A:  Translate the following into English:

1.   调查研究表明老年人戒烟比年轻人要容易些。

2.  工会主席将辞职这一消息至今还未得到证实。

3.  我认为凭他十多年的教学经验， 迪克能够胜任这项工作。

4.  珍妮尽量控制自己，不让人看出她很紧张。

　　B. Translate the following into Chinese.

 1.    The other day I was in a post office applying for a letterbox.

2.  The Chinese people compare the small mouth of a young lady to a ripe cherry.

3.  My childhood has provided me with a lot of interesting memories.

4.  Icebergs are nature's beautiful wonders.

5.  On life's stage, we are all subject to circumstances and other people's schemes.

答案:

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1.   Research indicates that old people find it easier than young people to give up smoking.

2.  The news that the president of the Labor Union will soon resign hasn't yet been confirmed.

3.  I think, with his experience in teaching for more than ten years, Dick is qualified for the job.

4.  Jane held tight onto herself in order not to let others see that she was nervous.

5.  Without air, there should not have had any life on the earth.

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1.  前几天我去邮局申请一个邮箱。

2.  中国人比喻少女的嘴唇为樱桃小口。

3.  我的童年时代有很多美好的回忆。

4.  冰山是大自然伟大的奇迹。

5.  人生中，我们往往身不由己。