Ⅰ．Phrase and sentence translation．

A)Translate the set phrases by means of dictionaries．

1．make one＇s flesh creep

2．just what the doctor ordered

3．not for all the tea in China

4．a marriage of convenience

5．mince one＇s words

6．with honey on one＇s lips and murder in one＇s heart

7．look for a needle in a haystack

9．keep one＇s own company

10．make bricks without straw

11．keep one＇s nose clean

B)Translate the proverbs by using dictionaries．

1．Far from Jupiter，far from thunder．

2．Wine and wenches empty men＇s purses．

3．Tell money after your own father．

C)Translate the allusions below by means of dictionaries．

1．an Oliver Twist; a Shylock; a pound of flesh; a Romeo; a Cinderella

2．Friday; Venus; Atlantic; Europe; Uranium

3．the old Adam; the Garden of Eden; David and Goliath

4．marathon; Hancock; a Napoleon

5．kick off; knock out; throw me a curve ball; play one＇s triumph/winning cards

D)Translate the following sentences，paying attention to the underlined parts with euphemisms．

1．That boy is an underachiever．

2．My daughter had tummy trouble last night．

3．This bride is too plump to fit into the new dress．

4．His wife is seven months gone．

5．It was said that there had been a massive exchange in Kashmir．

6．Her husband swore that he had had no connection with any other woman．

7．After nearly ten years of married life，she was heavy with child．

8．The old lady is hard of hearing．

9．Jane has got the flags out．

10．Olivia was in a bad way and asked for three days leave．

11．Are you a S，Dor W?(S = separated; D = divorced; W = widowed)

Ⅱ．Passage translation．

Can man be credited with choosing the right path when he knows only one？Can he be congratulated for his wise decision when only one judgment is possible？If he knows nothing of vice，is he to be praised for adhering to virtue?

From the day when the first man tasted the forbidden fruit，he has been struggling with the choice between good and evil，but without his full awareness of the pleasing taste of that apple，or even of its existence，could he be worthy of praise for forbearing to eat it?

Wisdom consists of the deliberate exercise of judgment; knowledge comes in the discrimination between those known alternatives．Weighing these alternatives is the way of maturity．Only then does man have the strength to follow his choice without wavering，since that choice is based firmly on knowledge rather than on an uncertain，dangerously shallow foundation of ignorance．

4．8 Exercises练习

4．8　Exercises练习