Retail sales volume in local urbah and rural areas rose 57.8% and 46.8%______last year.

A; Can you keep an eye on my bag? B: ______ A: No. I"m going to the bathroom.

When we conduct foreign trade, the importance of understanding the language of a country cannot be underestimated. The successful marketer must achieve export communication which requires a thorough understanding of the language as well as the ability to speak it. Those who deal with advertising should be concerned less with obvious differences between languages and more with the exact meanings expressed. A dictionary translation is not the same as an idiomatic interpretation, and seldom will the dictionary translation meet the needs. A national producer of soft drinks had the company"s brand name impressed in Chinese characters which were phonetically (按照发音的) accurate. It was discovered later, however, that the translation"s literal meaning was "female horse fattened with wax," hardly the image the company sought to describe. So carelessly translated advertising statements not only lose their intended meaning but can suggest something very different including something offensive or ridiculous. Sometimes, what was translated was not an image the companies had in mind for their products. Many people believe that to fully appreciate the true meaning of a language it is necessary to live with the language for years. Whether or not this is the case, foreign marketers should never take it for granted that they are affectively communicating in another language.

A: We have to say bye now. I wish you a pleasant journey. B: ______

The only thing ______ really matters m the parents is how soon their children can return home.

We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways. It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. There are also a number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feelings. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, often show their teeth when they are angry. This is probably because they are born with those behavior patterns. Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like "he went pale and begin to tremble" suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, "he opened his eyes wide" is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese surprise can be described in a phrase like "they stretched out their tongues!" Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike. Even in the same culture, people differ in ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people"s faces. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do.

Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen. More people are working than ever before in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops and factories are discovering the greater efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunchrooms. In almost all lines of work emphasis now falls on ever-increasing output. Thus the "typical" Frenchman produces more, earns more, and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart of only a generation ago. He gains in creature comforts and ease of life. What he loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness, or individuality. Some say that France has been Americanized. This is because the United States is a world symbol of the technological society and its consumer products. The so-called Americanization of France has its critics. They fear that "assembly-line life" will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and leisurely old French style. What will happen, they ask, to taste, elegance, and the cultivation of the good things in life-to joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a stroll by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local cafe? Since the late 1940"s life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of material gain. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the triumph of the competitive, goods-oriented culture. Occasionally, they have reacted against the trend with considerable violence. In spite of the critics, however, countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront of the modem economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modern, industrial France is preferable to the old.

Until recently most histroians spoke very critically of the Industrial Revolution. They【B1】that in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard of living for the【B2】man. But they insisted that its【B3】results during the period from 1740 to 1840 were widespread poverty and misery for the【B4】of the English population.【B5】contrast, they saw in the preceding hundred years from 1640 to 1740, when England was still a【B6】agricultural country, a period of great abundance and prosperity. This view,【B7】, is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists【B8】history and economics, have【B9】two things: that the period from 1640 to 1740 was【B10】by great poverty, and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved the conditions for the majority of the populace.

The tree, the branches ______ are almost bare, is a very old one.

Nina______back home if she had known that her husband would go to the bus stop to meet her.

A: I thought you were working until 6:30. B: ______, but we finished our meeting at 5:30 and were let go.

The issue ______ at the conference is very important and it will create a sensation nationwide.

Speaker A: Mary! Oh, it"s good to see you again! Welcome home. Give me a hug. Speaker B: Thanks! ______, too, and it"s really nice to be back again.

A: It"s Janet Smith. ______? B: Yes, I"d like to have some information about having a phone installed.

Joan: Could you get me Extension 6459, please? Operator: ______

Change, or the ability to【31】oneself to a changing environment is essential【32】 evolution. The farmer whose land is required for housing or industry must adapt himself: he can transfer to another place and master the problems【33】to it; he can change his occupation, perhaps【34】a period of training; or he can starve to death. A nation which can"t adapt its trade or defense requirements to【35】world conditions faces an economic and military disaster. Nothing is fixed and permanently stable.【36】must be movement forward, which is progress of a sort, and movement backward, which is decay and deterioration. In a changing world, tradition can be a force for good or for evil.【37】long as it offers a guide, it helps the ignorant and the uninformed to take a step【38】and, thereby adapt themselves to【39】circumstances. But if we make an idol of tradition, it ceases to be a guide. It becomes an obstacle【40】on the path of course. Man is to accept the help which tradition can give but to be well aware of its limitations in a changing world.

Mike: I got a job from Dell. John: That"s great news. I"m very happy for you. Mike: Thanks. I feel like celebrating. Let"s go have a beer. ______.

She ______ some important details in her account, which aroused the police"s suspicion.

The accepted______ of adepuate diet have been challenged by new discoveries in nutrition.

I will never forget the ten years ______ we both spent in the little village.