大学体验英语(三)

1. It's one thing to recognize the importance of saving energy, it's another to put it into practice in every aspect of life.
2. The sales manager believes that clever is not clever if the new product doesn’t sell well.
3. He kept on making up excuses for his failure to finish the task as if a thousand lies would add up to the truth.
4. It is found from the investigation that the longer people stay in a store, the less likely they are to control their desire for purchases.
5. I believe that someone as diligent as she is will soon overcome difficulties in the study of English.

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Language Focus: Read and simulate > Exercise 9

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9.First notice the italicized structural similarities between the choice sentences and their simulated reproductions, and then do the simulated translation of the Chinese sentences.

Choice Sentences	Simulated Reproduction	Simulated Translation
*It's one thing to* use a word, *it's another to* explain it.	*It's one thing to* talk about reforms, *it's another to* carry them out for real.	认识到节约能源的重要性是一回事，但在生活的方方面面付诸实施又是另外一回事儿。
He looked confused, a reminder that *clever's not clever if* it doesn't communicate.	He tried to say something funny to break the ice, but soon realized that *clever's not clever if* no one laughed at it.	销售经理认为，如果销路不好，新产品就不能算好。
I went on talking, *as if* a thousand vague words *would* *add up to* one accurate definition.	He has studied at college for 7 years as if more degrees would *add up to* his success.	他不停地编着各种借口来解释为何没能完成任务，好像一千个谎言加起来就可以等于实情。
I had no idea because *the longer* I thought about idioms **the less** sure I was what they were.	She felt *the longer* she practiced the piano *the less* skilled she became.	这项调查发现，人们逛商场的时间越长，就越不能控制自己的购物欲望。
I can only trust that someone as curious as he is also owns a dictionary.	I assume someone as ambitious as he is will become somebody sooner or later.	我相信像她这样勤奋的人肯定会很快地克服她在英语学习方面的困难。

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