17. In an old building in Peking University,a yellow light shone into the old and dark hours of the night.The famous translator Xu Yuanchong (1)
(sit) behind the window and staring at the computer screen.He enjoyed working by (2)
(he) from 10:00 p.m.jye.ai 4:00 a.m.For him,the quiet night was a (3)
(value) time to focus on translation.He was exploring how (4)
(spread) Chinese culture abroad by translating Chinese beauty into Western beauty. Xu was born into a literary family in Nanchang (5)
April 18th,1921.When he was little,he (6)
(influence) by his mother who was interested in literature.Xu began to translate Chinese poetry into both English and (7)
(France) when he was still a teenager.He soon learned that Chinese and European languages were very different.Only about half of the words in these languages could be translated word-for-word.This is why translators should have(8)
creative mind.They are always trying to improve their translations to make sure they are correct and beautiful. Xu's motto is:Good,better;best.Never let it rest.Until your good is better;you're your better best.(9)
Xu was widely considered to be the best,he never stopped trying to become better.The more you learn and the(10)
(hard) you study,the better you will become.There is always room for improvement.
18.校園廣播節(jié)目是同學(xué)們獲取校園資訊的途徑之一。假設(shè)你是李華,你所在學(xué)校的英語(yǔ)廣播節(jié)目擬開(kāi)設(shè)"聽(tīng)眾來(lái)信"專(zhuān)欄,請(qǐng)你給該專(zhuān)欄投稿,內(nèi)容包括: (1)你喜歡該節(jié)目的哪一位主持人,請(qǐng)就其工作談兩點(diǎn)原因; (2)你對(duì)英語(yǔ)節(jié)目的兩點(diǎn)建議; (3)你對(duì)節(jié)目的祝愿。 參考詞匯:host男主持,hostess女主 要求: (1)語(yǔ)句連貫,語(yǔ)言流暢,層次清晰; (2)詞數(shù)80個(gè)左右。 Dear editors, I am a big fan of the English programs of our school radio station.______ Yours, Li Hua