The universal language

　　1 近年來(lái)，這個(gè)城市發(fā)生了很大的變化，呈現(xiàn)出嶄新的面貌。(take on)

　　In recent years, great changes have taken place in the city, making it take on a new look.

　　2. 大學(xué)畢業(yè)后，他申請(qǐng)了很多工作，但還沒找到適合的。(apply for)

　　After graduating from university, he applied for many jobs, but he has not found one which suits him yet.

　　3. 1960年，他第一次上臺(tái)表演。從那以后，他越來(lái)越受歡迎了。(for the first time)

　　In 1960, he performed on stage for the first time. Since then, his popularity has grown greatly.

　　4. 張華沒有去學(xué)校讀書，而是去參軍了。(instead of)

　　Instead of going to school, Zhang Hua joined the army.

　　5.他是一個(gè)可以信賴的朋友，他從來(lái)沒有對(duì)任何人食言過(guò)。(break a promise)

　　He is a friend that you can trust. He has never broken his promise to anyone.

　　6.現(xiàn)在你應(yīng)該放棄了，想要讓他改變觀念只是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間和精力。(a waste of your time and energy)

　　You should give up now. Trying to get him to change his pinion is a waste of your time and energy.

　　7.他向同事請(qǐng)教了如何控制實(shí)驗(yàn)的進(jìn)度。(exercise control over…)

　　He asked for advice from his colleagues on how to exercise control over the pace of the experiment.

　　8.在一個(gè)現(xiàn)代社會(huì)中,受教育不應(yīng)該被看成是一種特權(quán) (be considered to)

　　Education should not be considered to be a privilege in a modern society.

　　9.我說(shuō)的只適用于你們當(dāng)?shù)囊徊糠秩?apply… to …)

　　What I said applies only to some of you.

　　10..因?yàn)樗谝魳贩矫娴奶熨x和聲譽(yù),他去了很多國(guó)家做指揮.

　　Because of his musical talent and fame, he traveled to many countries as a conductor.

　　11.她想要她的孩子立即見她(desire).

　　She desires that her child (should) see her at once.

　　12. 很顯然音樂和布景是這部另人驚異的作品的重要的因素.( the key components of…)

　　The music and the setting are clearly the key components of this amazing production.

　　13. 20世紀(jì)50 年代, R&B 進(jìn)一步改變了現(xiàn)代音樂,發(fā)展成為我們現(xiàn)在所熟知的搖滾樂.( lead to what…)

　　During the 1950s, R&B changed modern music further and led to what we know as rock and roll.

　　14.眾所周知，石油在我國(guó)的國(guó)民經(jīng)濟(jì)中起了重要作用。(play an important role in…)

　　As we all know，oil plays an important role in our national economics。

　　15. 在過(guò)去的二十年里，蘇州已經(jīng)變成了一個(gè)先進(jìn)的工業(yè)城市。(transform…into…)

　　In the past 20 years , Suzhou has been transformed into an advanced industrial city.

　　16.它的起源是奴隸制時(shí)期美國(guó)黑人的民歌。(be anchored in…)

　　Its origins are anchored in the folk songs of black Americans from the period of slavery.

　　17. 于1958年應(yīng)征入伍，他的音樂生涯也因此而縮短。(cut short )

　　Elvis' musical life was cut short when he was drafted into the army in 1958.

　　18. 傳統(tǒng)的爵士樂有些開始進(jìn)入衰弱期。(go into a decline)

　　Traditional jazz went into a bit of a decline.