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1) I don’t like my straight hair so I’m going to have it curled . 2) This price is her minimum ; she refuses to lower it any further.
3) I often clip recipes out of newspapers and magazines but never use them when I cook. 4) She yielded to temptation and had another chocolate even though she was going on a diet.
5) Given the fact that she loves children, I am sure teaching is the right career for her. 6) They try to preserve their interesting old customs against the impacts of the modern world.
7) Philip was fascinated to see how the old woman wove (编织) cloth with such simple tools. 8) Among all his relatives, he has an especially deep affection for his aunt who cares for him most.
9) Teaching is not a one-way activity; teachers and students should interact with each other in class.
10) After his wife died, he remarried with much haste , which caused a lot of gossip (闲话) among his acquaintances.
11) Without your love and support, he would have been weighed down (颓丧) with grief after his daughter died of a car crash.
12) I have never seen a house like that — its untidiness defies description; I think she ought to learn how to keep a house.
13) These days more and more pregnant (怀孕的) women want the presence of their husbands at the birth of their children.
14) It is quite possible for a student to master English grammar and acquire a large vocabulary without the help of a teacher.
15) She watched him manipulate all the handles and gears [(汽车上的)排挡] in his automobile until she thought she could run it herself.
16) Lack of money and lack of machinery are the two major restraints on the growth of this factory; that’s why it remains the same as it was ten years ago.
1) Don’t let the little boy loose on the garden; he’ll pull up all the flowers. 2) The refrigerator I bought last week is too large to fit into our new kitchen. 3) When the flood broke out, the little girl clung to a tree and managed to hold on . 4) Her parents are divorced and her brother is in prison — it is a sad state of affairs , indeed. 5) It is said that in no country other than Britain can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.
6) The moment my father came in I could see from his worried face that his effort to find a job had been in vain once again.
7) Do you think it wise for a person to build his hopes on the economic strength of his country? Or should he base them on his own efforts?
8) He’s disorganized; he’s inefficient; he’s never been there when you want him. In short , he is hopeless.
9) Seeing his neighbour’s house on fire, he quickly reached for the phone and dialled 110. 10) You can’t always insist on your own way — there has to be some give and take .
1) They bound his hands and legs with a rope so he couldn’t escape. 2) He unfolded the map and tried to find out which way to go.
3) He’s been charged with possessing guns and attempting to attack the police.
4) The product’s success has surpassed all our expectations — we’ve never thought that it could sell so well.
5) Ten minutes before the appointed time, he sat nervously outside her office.
6) We like to make friends with Shelly because she has such virtues as loyalty, courage, and truthfulness.
7) Janet and Bob had corresponded with each other for many years before they finally met in Paris.
8) Tina gazed steadily at the famous singer, unable to believe she was so close to him. 9) My grandfather still has keen eyesight — he is able to read road signs in the distance. 10) The old man grasped my hand warmly and shook it, saying, “Congratulations. You’ve won.”
11) The lawyer’s arguments are well grounded because he has collected enough proof concerning the case.
12) It is very sensible of you to bring your umbrella to Kunming at this time of the year — it rains so frequently here.
13) The President failed in his attempts to win the second term because he hadn’t fulfilled his commitments made in the previous election.
14) Even though there are strict rules regulating the use of chemicals in food, some food producers disregard them intentionally in order to gain more profits.
1) People who cannot distinguish between colours are said to be colourblind.
2) Thoroughly, the vet (兽医) checked up on our horses and pronounced them fit to race. 3) My fence was torn down in the storm, so I need to put up a new one.
4) You can make a fortune out of these useless vases if you call them “antiques (古董).” 5) There was silence for a few seconds; then all of a sudden , the child let out a loud scream. 6) I lost track of what he was saying after the first couple of sentences — it was too complicated.
7) Casting an eye over the audience, he noticed that about one third of the seats were still vacant.
8) Their relationship broke up when the girl learned that the boy was not to be trusted. 9) I don’t understand why Susan, a kind-hearted girl, should take pleasure in my sufferings. 10) The treatment has been described as a painless way of curing cancer, which is untrue. 11) The organizers had expected about 500 people to come, but over 1,000 turned up in the end.
12) She is a Swiss in so far as she was born in Switzerland, but she became an American citizen in 1978.
13) The 16-year-old boy, who stabbed another boy in a cyber lounge (网吧), is under arrest and awaiting trial.
14) “Since we have reached agreement about the first item, let us pass on to the next item on the agenda,” said the chairman.
15) She gets lost easily while driving; so now whenever she is uncertain as to which road to take, she will telephone her husband.
1) You should familiarize yourself with the rules before you start to play the game. 2) A judge must be free from prejudice — his opinions must be fair and reasonable. 3) The police are appealing to the public for detailed information about the murderer. 4) The car that had been following ours suddenly accelerated and overtook us.
5) I won’t take his threats seriously — he often says he will punish me, but he never does. 6) Patients who are given the new drug will be asked to monitor their heartbeat, temperature and blood pressure.
7) It is the hospital’s policy to isolate any patient who is suffering from an infectious disease.