1.中國父母往往過于關(guān)注孩子的學(xué)習(xí)，以至于不要他們幫忙做家務(wù)。他們對孩子的唯一要求就是努力學(xué)習(xí)，考得好，能上名牌大學(xué)。他們相信這是為孩子好，因為在中國這樣競爭激烈的社會里，只有成績好才能保證前途光明。中國父母還認為，如果孩子能在社會上取得大的成就，父母就會受到尊敬。因此，他們愿意犧牲自己的時間、愛好和興趣，為孩子創(chuàng)造更好的條件。

　　答案：Chinese parents tend to pay so much attention to their children's academic performance that they even don’t involve their children in the housework. Their only requirement of their kids is to study hard, perform well in exams so that their kids can be admitted to prestigious universities. They are convinced that this is to the benefit of their children, because only good academic performance can guarantee a promising future for their kids in the intense competition typical of China. They also believe that they will be respected if their children make great achievements in society. Therefore, they are willing to provide their children with a better condition at the expense of their time，hobbies and interests.

　　2.The United States Green Building Council, a nonprofit industry group that encourages the creation of environmentally conscious buildings, will introduce a bird-safety credit this fall as part of its environmental certification process.

　　答案：美國綠色建筑協(xié)會是一家非盈利工業(yè)組織，鼓勵建造注重環(huán)境的建筑物，并將于今秋引入鳥類安全標準作為其環(huán)境認證過程的一部分。

　　3.If we do physical exercises or go for a walk in foggy weather, we'll breathe in more harmful substances with the amount of exercise increased and our breath deepened and quickened. This may lead to such diseases as tracheitis, pharyngolaryngitis and conjunctivitis, or make them worse.

　　答案：人們?nèi)绻�在霧中鍛煉或散步，隨著活動量的增加，呼吸加深、加快，就會更多地吸入霧中的有害物質(zhì)，極易誘發(fā)或加重氣管炎、咽喉炎、結(jié)膜炎等諸多病癥。

　　4.It is determined through tests that the harmful substances in a fog droplet, such as acid, sodium, salt, amine, phenol, dusts and pathogen microbes, are dozens of times more than that in a normal atmospheric water drop.

　　答案：據(jù)測定，霧滴中各種酸、堿、鹽、胺、酚、塵埃、病原微生物等有害物質(zhì)的比例，比通常的大氣水滴高出幾十倍。

　　5.Personally, I am also a fritterer. I don't play mahjong. I seldom go to the theatre or cinema—I go there maybe only once every few years. I seldom spend long hours watching TV—usually I watch TV for no more than 30 minutes at a sitting. Nor do I go visiting and gossiping from door to door.

　　答案：我自己就是浪費了很多時間的一個人。我不打麻將，我不經(jīng)常的聽?wèi)蚩措娪�，幾年中難得一次，我不長時間看電視，通常只看半個小時，我也不串門子閑聊天。