2．1．6 Exercises练习
Ⅰ．Sentence translation．
1．Warm discussions arose on every corner as to his achievements．
2．“Yes，”he said with aslow nod or two．
3．We are quite sure that the socialist system will replace the capitalist system in the end．
4．They were not content with their present achievements．
5．They did their best to help the sick and the wounded．
6．Air，for instance，is perfectly elastic．
7．The woman teacher is very strict with us．
8．Kerosene is not so volatile as gasoline．
9．Jackson was eloquent and elegant，but soft．
10．It was a stormy morning，with rain and mist．
11．We have made a careful study of the soil properties in that region．
12．Our country places the highest value on good relations with developing countries．
Ⅱ．Passage translation．
The Quest
Taking the train，the two friends arrived in Berlin in late October 1922，and went directly to the address of Chou En-lai．Would this man receive them as fellow countrymen，or would he treat them with cold suspicion and question them cautiously about their past career as militarists?Chu Teh remembered his age．He was thirty-six; his youth had like a screaming eagle，leaving him old and disillusioned．
When Chou En-lai＇s door opened they saw a slender man of more than average height with gleaming eyes and a face so striking that it bordered on the beautiful．Yet it was a manly face，serious and intelligent，and Chu judged him to be in his middle twenties．
Chou was a quiet and thoughtful man，even a little shy as he welcomed his visitors，urged them to be seated and to tell how he could help them．
Ignoring the chair offered to him，Chu Teh stood squarely before this youth more than ten years his junior and in a level voice told him who he was，what he had done in the past，how he fled from Yunnan，talked with Sun Yat-sen，been repulsed by Chen Tu-hsiu in Shanghai，and had come to Europe to find a new way of life for himself and a new revolutionary road for China．He wanted to join the Chinese Communist Party group in Berlin，he would study and work hard，he would do anything he was asked to do but return to his old life，which had turned to ashes beneath his feet．
As he talked Chou En-lai stood facing him，his head a little to one side as was his habit，listening intently until the story was told，and then questioning him．
When both visitors had their stories，Chou smiled a little，said he would help them find rooms，and arranged for them to join the Berlin Communist group as candidates until their application had been sent to China and an answer received．When the reply came a few months later they were enrolled as full members，but Chu＇s membership was kept a secret from outsiders．
(Agnes Smedley: The Great Road)