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This unit is now an established part of the course .

这个单元现在为本课程既定的一部分。

We consider this agreement to be an important step forward .

我们认为，这项协定是向前迈出了重要的一步。

His music is an integration of tradition and new technology .

他的音乐结合了传统和新技术。

No one can get the better of her in an argument .

辩论起来没人能辩过她。

I want to make an early start in the morning .

我想早上早点出发。

Can you give me an example of what you mean ?

你能给我举个实例来解释你的意思吗？

We need to promote an open exchange of ideas and information .

我们需要促进思想和信息的公开交流。

It was an event that would transform my life .

那是能够彻底改变我一生的一件事。

She takes an active part in school life .

她积极参加学校活动。

The book is an analysis of poverty and its causes .

这本书分析了贫困及其原因。

I think you have made an error in calculating the total .

我想你在计算总数时出了差错。

New technology has enabled development of an online ' virtual library ' .

新技术已经使在线“虚拟图书馆”的发展成为可能。

We put an ad in the local paper .

我们在当地报纸上登了一则广告。

It was an error on my part .

那是我的过失。

Someone has made an attempt on the President 's life .

有人企图刺杀总统。

It takes at least an hour to get home from work .

下班回家至少得花一个小时。

It might be an idea to try again later .

稍后再试或许是明智的。

We shall be looking for an improvement in your work this term .

我们期待你这学期功课有进步。

Living in Africa was very different from home and quite an experience .

生活在非洲完全不同于在家里，那真是一次不同寻常的经历。

There was so much traffic that we were an hour late .

路上车辆那么多，我们迟到了一个小时。

She has an executive position in a finance company .

她是一家金融公司的领导层成员。

The new office block has become an expensive white elephant .

这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。

It is important that students develop an awareness of how the Internet can be used .

重要的是学生逐渐懂得如何使用互联网。

We live in an age of rapid technological advance .

我们生活在技术迅猛发展的时代。

She 's an old hand at dealing with the press .

她是对付新闻界的一位老手。

Even at school , he showed he had an instinct for business .

他早在求学时期就表现出有经商的天赋。

She doesn 't fit the traditional mould of an academic .

她不像一个传统的学者。

He lost the use of his legs in an accident .

他在一次事故中失去了双腿的功能。

An unhappy home environment can affect a child 's behaviour .

不幸的家庭环境可能对孩子的行为造成影响。

He was trying to make it look like an attractive proposition .

他正设法使他的计划显得吸引人。