21世纪大学英语读写教程（第二册）课文翻译及课后答案1-7单元[1](3)

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Structure IX

1. It was for the benefit of the old people in the neighborhood that we organized this volunteer group.

2. It is only when we look back that we realize how far we have come. 3. It is his secretary who does all the work.

4. It is through the act of giving that we experience our fullest strength and power.

5. It was gold that led them to undertake the long and risky journey to California.

6. As I recall, it was you who suggested this idea in the first place.

7. It wasn?t until last week that they finished their report on the project. 8. It?s her beautiful eyes that I can?t forget. X.

1. The elephant weighs about 3,600 kg, whereas the blue whale weighs up to 130, 000 kg.

2.The word ?youngster? has a cheerful connotation, whereas ?offspring? sounds rather clinical.

3. Confucianism emphasizes family ties, whereas Protestantism teaches individual responsibility.

4.The earliest mammals appeared on the earth hundred millions years ago, whereas the first evidence of humans dates from only about one million year ago.

5. The aim of the natural science is to predict and control natural process, whereas the aim of the social science is to understand human behavior. 6. He must be about sixty, whereas his wife looks about thirty. Translation XI.

儒教也为亚洲人的成功提供了另一个要素。在孔夫子的哲学中，家庭起着最重要的作用----这种定向引导人们为家庭的荣誉而学习工作，而不仅仅是为了他们自己。一个人永远无法报答他的父母，而且在亚洲人中间还有一种责任感、乃至负罪感，这是一种如同新教哲学在西方一样的强大力量。 XII.

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9. Female students constitute the majority of our class. By contrast, their class is made up of males only.

10. American children can usually watch TV three hours a day, whereas their Chinese counterparts have to work on their homework during most their after-school time.