第八课(659-752)
1. The dying leaves became brown and curled up.
快死的叶子发黄而卷曲。
2. She curled up in front of the fire with a book.
她蜷曲在炉火前看书。
3. The lovely boy has beautiful blonde curls.
这个可爱的小男孩长着漂亮的金黄色卷发。
4. This word is no longer in current use.
这个词现在已经不再使用。
5. The current is strongest in the middle of the river.
河中央的水流最急。
6. This button switches the current on.
这个电钮接通电流。
7. I drew the curtain as it was getting dark.
天黑了，我把窗帘拉上。
8. The castle was hidden behind a curtain of smoke.
城堡被一层烟雾遮掩着。
9. Social customs vary greatly from country to country.
国与国之间的社会习俗有很大差异。
10. She followed her usual custom of spending Sunday at her villa at the seaside.
她按照通常的习惯，在海滨别墅度过了星期天。
11. It took us only a few minutes to get through the Customs.
我们的海关检查只花了几分钟时间。
12. Don't cut your finger on the broken glass.
别让碎玻璃割伤你的手。
13. His cruel remarks cut me deeply.
他那无情的话太伤我的心了。
14. Before this play is broadcast several cuts must be made.
这个剧目播出前必须经过数次剪辑。
15. I go to the university twice daily.
我每天去那所大学两次。
16. I like to read China Daily on my way home.
我喜欢在回家的途中阅读《中国日报》。
17. She loves to dance to music.
她喜欢随着音乐跳舞。
18. The waves danced in the sunlight.
波浪在阳光下跳舞。
19. Her whole life has been given to the study of dance.
她一生献身于研究舞蹈。
20. The operation is a success and now the patient is out of danger.
手术成功了，病人现在已脱离危险。
21. Violent criminals like that are a danger to society.
那种暴力罪犯对社会是一种危害。
22. It's dangerous to be so near to the tiger.
离老虎那么近是很危险的。
23. His dog looks dangerous.
他的狗看上去很危险。
24. How dare you say such a thing?
你怎敢说出这样的话?
25. He dared me to jump over the river.
他激我跳过河。
26. I dare say you are right.
我认为你是对的。
27. It's a dark and moonless night.
这是一个黑暗无月的夜晚。
28. Some children are afraid of the dark.
有些小孩怕黑。
29. He turned off the light and the room was in complete darkness.
他关上了灯，室内一片漆黑。
30. He dashed across the street and ran towards me.
他冲过马路，向我跑过来。
31. This Greek dish is of a very early date.
这个希腊盘子是很早时期的制品。
32. They made a date to meet soon.
他们约定不久见面。
33. I can't date that house exactly, but it must be very old.
我不能确切地说出那所房子的年代，但一定是很古老的。
34. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have 3 daughters.
仲斯夫妇有三个女儿。
35. Joan of Arc was one of France's greatest daughters.
圣女贞德是法国最伟大的女性之一。
36. He is the man of the day.
他是时下的风云人物。
37. You can see stars by night, but not by day.
你在夜晚可以看到星星，白天却看不到。
38. His love for you is dead.
他对你的爱情已不复存在。
39. The meeting will deal with these problems.
本次会议将就这些问题作出处理。
40. It means a great deal to her.
这对她意义重大。
41. He holds life dear.
他珍视生命。
42. The accident cost him dear.
这次事故使他损失惨重。
43. Car accident caused many deaths.
车祸造成很多人死亡。
44. That defeat meant the death of all my hopes.
那次失败毁灭了我所有的希望。
45. We owe you a debt of gratitude for you help.
承蒙帮助，感恩不尽。
46. We'll run into debt if you spend more than our income.
要是你花的比我们挣的还多，我们就要欠债了。
47. He deceived me into signing the papers.
他骗我在文件上签了字。
48. You are deceiving yourself if you still believe that she loves you.
你如果还相信她爱你，你就是在欺骗自己。
49. My little daughter was born in December.
我的小女儿是十二月出生的。
50. Don't decide on important matters too quickly.
不要过于匆忙地对重要的事情作决定。
51. He decided to get married.
他决定结婚。
52. Britain declared war on Germany in 1914.
英国在1914年向德国宣战。
53. I now declare this meeting open.
我现在宣布会议开幕。
54. The customs asked me if I had anything to declare.
海关人员问我是否有要报税的东西。
55. Deeds are better than words when people are in need of help.
当有人需要救助的时候，行动胜于言语。
56. The deer escaped to the deep forest.
那鹿逃入了丛林深处。
57. The ship sank deep into the sea.
船深深地沉入了海底。
58. The union said that they would take action to defend their member's jobs.
工会说他们将采取行动维护会员的工作权益。
59. How can you defend the killing of animals for pleasure?
你怎么能为杀死动物取乐的行为辩护呢?
60. Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.
水在摄氏零度结冰。
61. They cannot be trusted in the slightest degree.
对他们一点也不能相信。
62. To do this job, you must have a degree in English.
从事这个工作你必须具有英语专业的大学学位。
63. We decided to delay our wedding until next year.
我们决定把婚礼推迟到明年。
64. Our plane was delayed by fog.
我们的飞机因大雾而误点了。
65. After much delay, he finished his paper at last.
拖了那么久，他终于完成了论文。
66. He takes great delight in painting.
他爱好绘画。
67. He delighted the audience with his performance.
他用他的表演使观众喜悦。
68. Newspapers are delivered every day.
报纸每天都送来。
69. The doctor delivered her baby.
医生给她接生。
70. They prayed to God to deliver them from danger.
他们祈求上帝把他们从危险中拯救出来。
71. The accused man denies that he has ever met her.
被告否认他曾经遇到过她。
72. I was denied the chance of going to university.
我得不到上大学的机会。
73. He has denied his country and his principles!
他已经背弃了自己的国家和原则!
74. The train to Beijing will depart from platform 3 in half an hour.
开往北京的火车将于半小时后从三站台开出。
75. Children depend on their parents for food and clothing.
小孩依赖他们的父母供给衣食。
76. The country depends heavily on its tourist trade.
这个国家的经济在很大程度上依靠其旅游业。
77. We are depending on you to finish the paper by Friday.
我们相信你在星期五之前可以完成这篇论文。
78. The police asked me to describe exactly how it happened.
警察让我描述一下这事是怎样发生的。
79. The guard deserted his post.
卫兵擅自离开了他的岗位。
80. The baby's mother deserted him soon after giving birth.
那个母亲生下他后不久就把他遗弃了。
81. The writer decided to live in the Sahara Desert for some time.
那位作家决定去撒哈拉沙漠住一段日子。
82. He deserved to be punished.
他应当受到惩罚。
83. You've been working all morning---you deserve a rest.
你已经干了一个上午了，该休息一下了。
84. I desire happiness.
我渴望幸福。
85. I am filled with desire to go back home.
我心中充满了回家的渴望。
86. There is a desk in the boy's room.
小男孩的房间里有张写字台。
87. You may leave your key at the reception desk.
你可以把钥匙留在服务台。
88. An atom bomb would destroy a city.
一颗原子弹能摧毁一座城市。
89. She found out her husband was a devil soon after her marriage.
结婚后不久她就发现她丈夫是一个邪恶的人。
90. The grass was wet with dew.
草被露水打湿了。
91. She wears a diamond ring on her left hand.
她左手上戴着一枚钻石戒指。
92. His secret died with him, for he never told anyone.
他的秘密至死也不为人知，因为他从未告诉过别人。
93. Flowers make no difference to this room.
这房间有没有花没什么区别。
94. He's a different man from what he was 10 years ago.
他和十年前不一样。