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A serious earthquake took place in Los Angeles last week which caused heavy losses of property. 上周洛杉矶发生了强烈的地震，造成严重的财产损失。

It does not alter the fact that he is the man responsible for the delay. 他不能改变为延期负责的事实。（他要对这次延误负责是不符合事实的。）

They set him free when his ransom had not yet been paid. 他还没有交赎金，他们就把他释放了。

The General Assembly may call the attention of the Security Council to situations which are likely to endanger international peace and security. 大会对于足以危及国际和平与安全之情势，得提请安理会注意。

You are the representative of a country and of a continent to which China feels particularly close. 您是一位来自于使中国倍感亲切的国家和大洲的代表。

That is the single monetary policy which will be discussed at the next European Union Conference. 那就是单一的货币制度，这个货币制度将在下一届欧洲联盟会议上进行讨论。

This is particularly true of the countries of the commonwealth, who see Britain’s membership of the Community a guarantee that the policies of the community will take their interests into account. 英联邦各国尤其如此，它们认为英国加入欧共体，将能保证欧共体的政策照顾到它们的利益。

I believe strongly that it is in the interest of my countrymen that Britain should remain an active and energetic member of the European Community. 我坚信，英国依然应该是欧共体中的一个积极的和充满活力的成员，这是符合我国人民利益的。

At this moment, through the wonder of telecommunications, more people are seeing and hearing what we say than on any other occasions in the whole history of the world. 此时此刻，通过现代通迅手段的奇迹 （神奇的现代通讯手段）， 看到和听到我们讲话的人比整个世界历史上其他任何（这样的）场合都要多。

If the announcement of the recovery of Hong Kong would bring about, as Madam put it, “disastrous effects,” we will face that disaster squarely and make a new policy decision. 如果说宣布收回香港就会像夫人说的“带来灾难性的影响”，那我们要勇敢地面对这个灾难，做出决策。

New ideas are an old tradition at Siemens. The company that grew out of the original Siemens & Halske is today a highly innovative leader in the world electrical and electronics market. 观念创新是西门子公司的一个悠久的传统。原来的西门子公司已发展成为今天在世界电气和电子市场上富有高度革新精神的领导者。Composed of Siemens AG and an array of domestic and foreign subsidiaries, the contemporary Siemens organization continues to set milestones on the road to progress. 由西门子公司和一大批海内外子公司组成的当代西门子公

司继续在前进的道路上建起一座座里程碑。Siemens maintains its own production facilities in 35 countries and operates a world-wide sales network. 西门子公司在35个国家拥有生产设施（生产线）并且构建了一个全球性的销售网络。With more than 300,000 employees, it is one of the largest companies in the world electrical/electronics industry, having recorded annual sales of DM 54 billion in the 1986/87 fiscal year. 它拥有30多万雇员，是世界电气、电子工业中最大的公司之一。其1986至1987财政年度销售额为540亿德国马克（为当时最高水平）。Reliable and farsighted management is united with the youthful dynamism and zest for innovation that typify the company. 远见卓识和坚实可靠的管理与朝气蓬勃的活力和改革创新的热情相结合，这就是西门子公司的特点。

AG (German, meaning: ""stock company"") is a corporation with a separate legal personality which must have at least five partners. The firm name usually reflects the activities of the company and must include ""AG."" 15 P.113 ? BBC World Service is the world’s biggest radio network, with 140 million listeners across the globe, broadcasting in 44 languages, heard on short-wave, medium-wave, FM and satellite. 英国广播公司国际广播电台是世界上最大的广播网，在全球拥有1.4亿听众，可以通过短波、中波、调频和微行勇种语言进行节目广播（向全球进行广播）。

We have an ambitious plan for the brand new technology of Digital Broadcasting by Satellite, due to start next year. The appearance of the Internet has taken us broadcasters all by surprise. 我们又依稀那个雄心勃勃（宏伟）的计划，即明年起是用全新的卫星数码技术进行广播。国际互联网的出现使我们这些广播人措手不及。

The Internet has enabled any radio station anywhere to become an international broadcaster with only a minor investment.有了互联网，世界上任何一个地方的广播电台都可以以很小的投资变成一家国际广播站。Although its sound quality is far from perfect, it excels that of short-wave. Internet radio does not only mean competition but also great opportunities. 虽然它的音质远非完善，但却胜于短波。互联网电台的出现不仅意味着竞争，同时也提供了机会。The BBC is taking the Internet very seriously, for it’s a cheap way of getting a reasonable quality signal to places in the world that even our short-wave transmitters can’t adequately reach. 英国广播公司非常认真地对待互联网广播一事，因为互联网广播可以用较少的投资将音质不劣的信号传达到短波都无法传达的地区。Very recently, we launched “BBC On-Line”, which incorporate a 24-hour news service. And the users can hear programmers in Mandarin, Arabic, Spanish and Russian. 最近我们开通了一条包括24小时新闻联播在内的BBC在线频道。用户可以收听到汉语、阿拉伯语、西班牙语和俄语的广播节目。

Natural science will in time incorporate into itself the science of man, just as the science of man will incorporate into itself natural science: there will be one science. 自然科学有时候会把自己和人文科学结合起来， 就像人文科学有时候会把自己和自然科学结合起来一样。所以最后只会存在一种科学。

Business was rather slow last month. 上个月生意不太景气。

The book is rather slow. 这本书很乏味（不精彩）。

You’d better go slow in reaching a conclusion. 你最好不要急于下结论。

He is slow of understanding. 他理解力较差。

He is so slow that I have to explain everything several times. 他太迟钝，所有的事我都得解释好几遍。

Be slow to promise but quick to practice. 不要轻易许诺，但一旦许诺要尽快实践。 He is slow at …… 此处隐藏：4678字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……