Unit 1
1. 汤姆是个非常好奇的男孩，他不仅对"是什么"感兴趣，而且也对"为什么"和"怎么会"感兴趣。
A very curious boy, Tom is interested not only in whats but also in whys and hows.
2. 据史密斯教授说，幸福就是你能充分利用你所有的一切。
Happiness, according to Prof. Smith, is the ability to make the most of what you have.
3. 你最好把这本书放在你15岁的儿子找不到的地方。
You’d better keep the book where your 15-year-old son can’t get his hands on.
4. 这故事非常滑稽，比尔一边读一边不停地笑。
Happiness, according to Prof. Smith, is the ability to make the most of what you have.
Unit 1
1. 老伴六十多岁时中风去世时，那位72岁的退休教授不胜悲痛。 无人依靠的生活对他来说将是非常困难的。
When his wife died of a stroke in her sixties, the 72-year-old retired professor was overwhelmed with grief. Life would be hard for him without anyone to rely on.
2. 两位业余画家上个月在伦敦举办了一次个人画展。许多人前去参观，其中包括一些著名的专业画家。
Two amateur painters held an exhibition of their pictures last month in London. Many people went to see it, including a few celebrated professionals.
3. 当20世纪80年代中期，7名宇航员在"挑战者"号的灾难中遇难时，全世界一下子陷入了震惊与悲痛中。
When seven astronauts died in the Challenger disaster in the mid-1980s, it plunged the whole world into shock and grief.
4. 在结束了其第二届首相任期之后，她仍积极参与政治事务。当政府遇到困难时，她屡次前来帮忙。
After completing her second prime ministry, she remained actively involved in political affairs. She came to the rescue several times when the government was in difficulty.