1．Ten to one，we will overfulfill our production plan for this month．

2．In fact，a thousand and one mechanical devices waste a great deal of energy in overcoming friction．

3．First of all，our purpose is to apply science and technology in the solution of practical problems．

4．The refrigerator turned out this month must be checked by one hundred percent．

5．The investigation into this traffic accident was done by halves．

6．The sun gives light and heat to the earth by the millions．

7．The recruits were goose-stepping on the drill-ground two by two．

8．Millions of people had seen apples fall，but it was left for Newton to ask why they fall．

9．This table lamp will cost 20dollars odd．

10．That story happened thirty odd years ago．

11．I waited three long hours at the long-distance bus-stop．

12．My jeep has run two thousand kilometers more or less．

13．It weighs above fifteen tons．

14．Helium in the air is a little under 1%．

Ⅱ．Passage translation．

President Clinton realized—as all of us must—that today＇s economy is global．We live in an era in which information，goods and capital speed around the globe，every hour of every day．Whether we like it or not，all of our fortunes are tied together．We are truly interdependent．

America supports international trade because we believe fundamentally that trade will enrich those nations who embrace its discipline．The great promise of trade is its potential to promote mutual prosperity，and to strengthen the bonds between sovereign nations．

The U．S．and China both demonstrate the potential of trade to improve the lives of our people．You know better than I the great achievements of the Chinese economy over the past two decades．In 1977，the sum total of Chinese imports and exports was less than $ 15 billion，putting China＇s share of world trade at 0．6　percent．The most populous country in the world，China＇s exports and imports totaled nearly $ 200 billion．China had become the world＇s tenth largest exporter．

Since 1978，when China began opening its economy to increased foreign investment and trade，aggregate output has more than doubled．The growth has occurred in the coastal areas near Hong Kong and opposite Taiwan，where foreign investment and modern production methods have spurred production of both domestic and export goods．Per capita GNP has grown at an average rate of 7．6% from 1980—1992．

The numbers are interesting，but how has this affected the people of China？In the last decade，telephone connection rose more than 60%．Electrical production more than doubled to 621 million kilowatt hours．In short，China has improved the economic well-being of its people．

The people of the United States also have experienced the benefits of world trade．Since World WarⅡ，the U．S．has been the world＇s largest economy and，in most years，the world＇s largest exporter．

But the importance of trade in our economy has exploded in the past three decades．In 1970，the value of two-way trade was equal to just 13% of the U．S．exports(goods and services)have risen by 4 million，to a total of 11 million．That＇s almost one out of ten American jobs．Last year U．S．trade equaled$ 1．8　trillion dollars．

Nor is the importance of trade likely to diminish for either China or the United States．China will continue to depend upon lucrative export markets to earn the foreign exchange it needs to develop and grow．At the same time，China＇s imports will supply the much needed machinery and technology to fuel its continued development．

For the United States，new commercial opportunities will grow most rapidly in the emerging markets．We estimate that three quarters of new export opportunities over the next twenty years—that＇s an incredible$ 1．9　trillion in potential exports—will come in the emerging markets of Asia and Latin America．This means jobs for American workers and a higher standard of living for the American people．

(Excerpted from Remarks by Ambassador Kantor at the University of International Business and Economics，1995)

2．4．4 Exercises练习

2．4．4　Exercises练习