五十三、School And Education 学校和教育781. Every one must receive 9 years of compulsory education. 每人必须接受九年的义务教育。
782. Children enter primary school at the age of 7. 孩子们7岁进小学。
783. Some students quit school due to poverty. 一些学生因贫困而辍学。
784. There is fierce competition in the College Entrance Examination. 高考竞争激烈。
785. He majored in Computers. 他主修计算机。
786. She is working for her double major in English and Economics. 她正在修英语和经济双学位。
787. I graduated from Yale University 5 years ago. 五年前，我从耶鲁大学毕业。
788. Everybody hopes to apply to a good school. 申请好学校是令人向往的。
789. Mary is in her freshman year. 玛丽大学一年级。
790. Lily is a sophomore now. 莉莉现在大学二年级。
791. Mike is already a junior. 迈克已经大学三年级了。
792. As a senior, Peter is writing his thesis. 作为大学四年级学生，彼得正在写毕业论文。
793. Mr. Green is a member of the faculty. 格林先生是大学教员。
794. In Britain, there are open universities. 在英国，有成人大学。
795. There are many training classes and night classes. 有许多培训班与夜校。
五十四、About Jobs 关于工作796. What does your father do? 你父亲做什么工作？
797. He is a doctor. He has his own practice. 他是个医生，他自己开业。
798. Do you have any plans for your career? 你对未来有什么计划吗？
799. I want to be a pilot if possible. 如果可能的话，我想做个飞行员。
800. I hope that I can get a decent job with a good salary. 我希望有一份既体面，收入又高的工作。
801. I have an interview next week. 我下周要参加考试。
802. Tom has opened his own business while his classmates are still slogging away at school. 当汤姆的同学还在学校苦读时，他已经开始了自己的事业。
803. I like writing, but I wouldn’t take it as my career. 我喜欢写作但不愿以此为职业。
804. I worked as an intern in that firm last summer. 去年夏天我在那家商行实习。
805. He’s a very efficient young man though a little proud. 他是个很有能力的人，但是有点骄傲。
806. He made a successful career in business. 他的商务生涯十分成功。
807. My cousin has just been promoted to the rank of major. 我表兄刚被提升为上校。
808. He is a manager of a famous corporation. 他是一家著名公司的经理。
809. The statesman retired as the mayor of New York. 那位政治家退休时是纽约市市长。
810. He was appointed president of the committee recently. 他最近被任命为那个革命会的总裁。
五十五、Farms And Factories 农场和工厂811. This area is noted for its rich soil. 这个地区以土壤肥沃著称。
812. The place is too stony for farming. 这地方太多石块，不适合耕种。
813. In the flat country, people grow wheat and raise cattle. 在这平坦的乡间，人们种植小麦，饲养牲畜。
814. He has bought 10 tractors for the village. 他为村里买了10台拖拉机。
815. What’s the typical farm product in this region? 这个地区典型的农产品是什么？
816. At this time of the year farmers begin to plow their fields. 每年这个时候，农民们开始犁地。
817. Have you milked the cows? 你已经挤过奶了吗？
818. Pile the hay in the corner. 把干草堆到边上。
819. What’s the average yearly output of cars in your factory? 你们厂平均年产汽车多少台？
820. The meat packing industry is developing fast. 肉类加工业发展迅速。
821. Car manufacturers are having a bad time. 汽车制造商的日子不好过。
822. State-owned enterprises are getting out of difficulty. 国有企业开始走上坡路。
823. How many workshops are there in your factory? 你们厂有多少车间？
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