considerable [ kən'sidərəbl] a.相当大的；重要的
emphasis [ 'emfəsis] n.强调，重点，重要性
importance [ im'pɔ:təns] n.重要；重要性
important [ im'pɔ:tənt] a.重要的；有势力的
main [ mein] a.主要的，最重要的
noticeable [ 'nəutisəbl] a.显而易见的；重要的
significance [ sig'nifikəns] n.意义，意味；重要性
significant [ sig'nifikənt] n.有意义的；重要的
anybody [ 'enibɔdi] n.重要人物
consequence [ 'kɔnsikwəns] n.重要(性)，重大意义
responsible [ ris'pɔnsəbl] a.重要的；可靠的
all in all 总的说来；头等重要的
attach importance to 认为重要
of importance 重要，具有重要意义
what is more 而且；更重要的是
wake up to 认识到…的重要性
make a/the difference有影响， 很重要
make a/the difference
有影响， 很重要
great [greit] a.伟大;重要的;好极了 ad. (口语)好极了,很好
importance [im'pɔ:təns] n. 重要性
important [im'pɔ:tənt] a. 重要的
principal ['prinsəp(ə)l] a. 最重要的 n. 负责人,校长
significance [sig'nifikəns] 意义,重要
unimportant a. 不重要,无意义的
VIP 重要人物
appreciable [ ə'pri:ʃəbl] adj．明显的，重要的
consequential [ 'kɔnsi'kwenʃl] adj．产生后果的，重要的
epistle [ i'pisl] n．(长而重要的)书信
imponderable [ im'pɔndərəbl] adj．（重要性）无法衡量的
inconsequential [ inkɔnsi'kwenʃəl] adj．不重要的，微不足道的
magnitude [ 'mægnitju:d] n．重要，星球的光亮度
marginal [ 'ma:dʒinəl] adj．书页空白处的，不重要的
momentous [ mou'mentəs] adj．极重要的，严重的
nonentity [ nɔn'entiti] n．无能力之人，不重要
overshadow [ əuvə'ʃædəu] v．遮蔽，使显得不重要
paramount [ 'pærəmaunt] adj．最重要的，最高权力的
peripheral [ pə'rifərəl] adj．不重要的，外围的
periphery [ pə'rifəri] n．外围，不重要的部份
preponderate [ pri'pɔndəreit] v． (数量上,重要性上)压倒,超过
redundancy [ ri'dʌndənsi] n．过剩，似乎多余其实重要的后备力量
climacteric [ klai'mæktərik, 'klaimæk'terik] n.重要的转折点，危机期
concordance [kən'kɔ:dəns] 重要语汇索引
四个如何认识 (江泽民总书记在今年6月28日中央思想政治工作会议上发表的重要讲话中，提出并精辟阐述了如何认识社会主义发展的历史进程、如何认识资本主义发展的历史进程、如何认识我国社会主义改革实践过程对人们思想的影响、如何认识当今的国际环境和国际政治斗争带来的影响等当前直接影响干部群众思想活动的重大问题.)
(重要而难懂的)专门术语 buzzword ; jargon
crucial 极重要的，决定性的
radical 根本的；重要的；激进的
highlight v.使显著n.最重要的部分
significant 重要的,有效的
you look great today.（你今天看上去很棒。）【每天都可以用！】
you did a good job. （你干得非常好。）【国际最通用的表扬！】
we're so proud of you.（我们十分为你骄傲。）【最高级的表扬！】
i'm very pleased with your work.（我对你的工作非常满意。）【正式、真诚的赞扬！】
this is really a nice place.（这真是个好地方！）【随口就说、但效果很好的表扬！】
you're looking sharp!（你看上去真精神/真棒/真漂亮。）【与众不同的表扬！】
you always know the right thing to say. = you're very eloquent.（你总是说话得体。）【高层次的表扬！】
nice going! = you did a good job.（干得好！）【极其地道的表扬！】
the food is delicious.（好吃！）【最普通、但非常重要的表扬！】
everything tastes great.（每样东西都很美味！）
your son/daughter is so cute.（你的孩子很可爱。）【外国人绝对喜欢听的表扬！】
what an adorable baby!（多么可爱的孩子。）【只管大胆用！】
i admire your work. = i respect your work.（我对你的工作表示敬意。）【世界通用！】
you've got a great personality.（你的个性很好。）【一个非常安全的表扬！】
you have a good sense of humor.（你真幽默。）【美国人极其喜欢的表扬！】
your chinese is really surprising.（你的中文令人惊讶。）【绝对和其他人不一样的表扬！】
your english is incredible.（我真不敢相信你的英语。）【用了六星级形容词！】
you have a very successful business.（你的事业很成功。）【现代人非常喜欢听！】
you're very professional.（你非常专业。）【专业化的表扬！】
your company is very impressive.（你的公司给我留下深刻印象。）
you're so smart.（你非常聪明。）
i envy you very much.（我非常羡慕你。）
your wife is very charming.（你的妻子很有魅力！）
you two make a lovely couple.（你们真是天生的一对！）
you're really talented.（你很有天赋。）
you look nice in that color.（你穿那种颜色很好看。）
you have a good taste.（你很有品位。）
you look like a million dollars. = you look outstanding.=you look like a movie star.（你看上去帅呆了。）
ID (Identification Card)（身份证）：证明该证持有者是学生的卡片。该证一般由学院或大学
校方在注册登记时发给，在校园内外（特别是校内）是证明身份的一种重要方式。
想象力比知识更重要。
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Gameplay：游戏可玩性。即游戏的玩法，是决定一个游戏有多好玩的重要因素。
NPC（Non Player Character）：非玩者人物。在角色扮演游戏中，玩者会在游戏过程中遭逢到的所有不受控制的人物。这些人物或会提示重要情报线索，或是无关紧要的人物。
ID (Identification Card)（身份证）：证明该证持有者是学生的卡片。该证一般由学院或大学校方在注册登记时发给，在校园内外（特别是校内）是证明身份的一种重要方式。
significant 重要的,有效的
GPRS：General Packet Radio Service 通用分组无线业务--这个很重要哦，要掌握
CMOS：是Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor的缩写，含义为互补金属氧化物半导体(指互补金属氧化物半导体存储器)。CMOS是目前绝大多数电脑中都使用的一种用电池供电的存储器(RAM)。它是确定系统的硬件配置，优化微机整体性能，进行系统维护的重要工具。它保存一些有关系统硬件设置等方面的信息，在关机以后，这些信息也继续存在(这一点与RAM完全不同)。开机时，电脑需要用这些信息来启动系统。如果不慎或发生意外而弄乱了CMOS中保留的信息，电脑系统将不能正常启动。
UPS：为Uninterruptible Power Supply(不间断电源)的英文缩写。它是伴随着计算机的诞生而出现的，是电脑的重要外围设备之一。UPS是一种含有储能装置，以逆变器为主要组成的恒压恒频的不间断电源，用以保护电脑在突然断电时不会丢失重要的数据。
No one can deny the fact that a person's education is the most important aspect of his life.
没有人能否认：教育是人生最重要的一方面。
In fact, we have to admit the fact that the quality of life is as important as life itself.
事实上，我们必须承认生命的质量和生命本身一样重要。
Before giving my opinion, I think it is important to look at the arguments on both sides.
在给出我的观点之前，我想看看双方的观点是重要的。
Although many people claim that, along with the rapidly economic development, the number of people who use bicycle are decreasing and bicycle is bound to die out. The information I've collected over the recent years leads me to believe that bicycle will continue to play extremely important roles in modern society.
尽管许多人认为随着经济的高速发展，用自行车的人数会减少，自行车可能会消亡， 然而，这几年我收集的一些信息让我相信自行车仍然会继续在现代社会发挥极其重要的作用。
From what has been discussed above, we may safely draw the conclusion that advantages of bicycle far outweigh its disadvantages and it will still play essential roles in modern society.
通过以上讨论，我们可以得出结论：自行车的优点远大于缺点，并且在现代社会它仍将发挥重要作用。
A large number of people tend to live under the illusion that they had completed their education when they finished their schooling. Obviously, they seem to fail to take into account the basic fact that a person's education is a most important aspect of his life.
许多人存在这样的误解，认为离开学校就意味着结束了他们的教育。显然，他们忽视了教育是人生重要部分这一基本事实。
For people who want to adopt a healthy and meaningful life style, it is important to find time to learn certain new knowledge. Just as an old saying goes: it is never too late to learn.
对于那些想过上健康而有意义的生活的人们来说，找时间学习一些新知识是很重要的，正如那句老话：活到老，学到老。
In the first place, extra studies bring about unhealthy impacts on physical growth of children. Educational experts point out that, it is equally important to take some sport activities instead of extra studies when children have spent the whole day in a boring classroom.
首先，额外的学习对孩子们的身体发育是不利的。教育专家指出，孩子们在枯燥的教室里呆了一整天后，从事一些体育活动，而不是额外的学习，是非常重要的。
Many leaders of government always go into raptures at the mere mention of artistic and cultural projects. They are forever talking about the nice parks, the smart sculptures in central city and the art galleries with various valuable rarities. Nothing, they maintain, is more essential than such projects in the economic growth.
只要一提起艺术和文化项目，一些政府领导就会兴奋不已，他们滔滔不绝地说着美丽的公园，城市中心漂亮的雕塑，还有满是稀世珍宝的艺术展览馆。他们认为在经济发展中，没有什么比这些艺术项目更重要了。
But is it really the case? The information I've collected over last few years leads me to believe that artistic and cultural projects may be less useful than many governments think. In fact, basic infrastructure projects are playing extremely important role and should be given priority.
这是真的吗？这些年我收集的信息让我相信这些文化、艺术项目并没有许多政府想象的那么重要。事实上，基础设施建设非常重要，应该放在首位。
Most important of all, apart from their hometown and parents, students couldn't catch sight of any familiar face and have to suffer from homelessness, which can cause certain serious mental disease.
更重要的是，离开了家乡和父母，看不到任何熟悉的面孔，他们不得不忍受思家之苦，这可能会导致严重的精神疾病。
Furthermore, people who addict to fashion clothes have to spend more time going shopping and pay more attention to the impression they make on others. As a result, it is impossible to devote enough time and energy in their study and job.
而且，沉湎于时尚服装的人们不得不花费更多时间逛商店，更加注意自己给别人的印象。因此，他们不可能有足够的时间用于学习或工作。 112a. No one can doubt the essential fact that the traffic problem over the last years has caused wide public concern all over the world. Experts in increasing numbers are beginning to believe that such situation would produce unfavorable effects on economic growth of local areas.
没有人能否认这一重要事实：最近几年交通问题在全世界受到了普遍关注。越来越多的专家开始相信这种状况将对当地的经济发展产生不利影响。
Many survey show that people in increasing numbers are beginning to recognize that boarding school provides better environment and facilities for children.
许多调查显示越来越多的人开始意识到寄宿学校能给他们的孩子提供较好的学习环境和设施。 120. At the same time, there are still many people who live under the traditional ideas that day schools play an extremely important role in children's study.
同时，仍有许多人持传统观点认为日制学校对孩子的学习发挥着极其重要的作用。
121. On the one hand, it is indisputable that boarding schools are exerting a growing important effect, especially in last few years.
一方面，寄宿学校正在发挥越来越重要的作用，尤其是最近几年，这是无可争辩的。
From what has been discussed above, we may safely draw the conclusion that both of day schools and boarding schools are important to train young students for our society.
通过以上讨论，我们可以得出结论，寄宿学校和日制学校对我们社会培养年轻学生都是重要的。
Although many people tend to live under the illusion that traditional technology and methods are still playing extremely important role in people's life, an increasing evidences show that it is less useful than many people think.
尽管许多人保持着传统观念，认为传统技术方法在人们生活中仍发挥着重要作用，但是越来越多的证据显示它并没有人们想象的有用。
Nothing is more important than to receive education.
没有比接受教育更重要的事。
We cannot emphasize the importance of protecting our eyes too much.
我们再怎么强调保护眼睛的重要性也不为过。
It is conceivable that knowledge plays an important role in our life.
可想而知，知识在我们的一生中扮演一个重要的角色。
Today an increasing number of people have realized that law education is of great importance. In order to keep law and order, every one of us is supposed to get a law education.
现在，愈来愈多的人认识到法制教育的重要性。为了维护社会治安 ，我们每人都应该接受法制教育。
Getting daily exercise is important.
每天锻炼很重要。
It is most important in this world to be pushing, but it is fatal to seem so.
世间最重要的是有进取心，但徒有其表是致命的。
With books, as with companions, it is of more consequence to know which to avoid, than which to choose.
读书如交友，懂得避开哪些比懂得选择哪些更重要。
An art is only great and significant if it is one that all may enjoy.
艺术作品只有在所有人都可以欣赏时才是伟大的、重要的。
In important matters, we expose our best sides; in trivial matter, we disclose ourselves as we really are.
我们在重要的时间中显示自己最好的方面，在无关紧要的小事中露出自己的本来面目。
A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.
会议就是重要人物的聚会，他们独自干不了什么事，但是在一起能决议什么事也干不了。
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
想象力比知识更重要。
That government is not best which best secures more life and property — there is a more valuable thing — manhood.
最完善地保护更多的生命财产的政治不是最好的政治——还有更重要的东西——人的地位。
Radio is an important means of communication.
收音机是重要的通讯工具。
Discipline is very important for any kind of scientific research.
自制对于任何科研工作而言都很重要。
The Second World War underlined the importance of science and technology.
第二次世界大战突出了科学和技术的重要性。
Respect is a very important part of any relationship.
相互尊重是人际关系中一个重要的方面。
In a composition, teachers are concerned that students express themselves correctly, but what also matters is that the thoughts are complete and well sequenced.
在批改作文时，老师会注意学生表达是否正确，可同样重要的还有表达的思想是否完整以及组织是否合理。
The rights of the individual are sometimes the most important rights in a free society.
在自由社会里有时个人的权利是最为重要的权利。
One of the most important tasks for a school is to help and promote forming a child's personality.
学校的一个重要任务就是要帮助和促进儿童个性的形成。
Japanese leaders saw the visit as an important signal of support.
日本领导人把那次访问看作是对方给予支持的重要信号。
It is important to understand the powerful economic and social forces at work behind their actions.
重要的是要懂得在这些措施的后面，经济和政治的力量所起的强大作用。
A general impression sometimes unconsciously takes account of the important elements which are not taken into account by an analysis.
总体印象有时倒会无意识地把一些分析时往往被忽略的重要因素考虑了进去。
We do not often consider the morality of our daily actions, though that should occupy a high position in our thinking.
虽然道德应在我们心目中占重要位置，可我们很少关心日常行为的道德问题。
He will be an important addition to our board.
他将是新加入我们董事会的重要人物。
It is reported that the meeting is critical for future decisions.
据报道这次会议对于以后的决定是至关重要的。
It is essential to remember every detail.
记住每个细节至关重要。
It is vital for the government to take immediate measures to deal with the situation.
政府立即采取措施对付这种局势是极其重要的。
Online learning is playing a very important role in education.
网络学习在教育中起着重要的作用。
People have come to understand that computer is playing an increasingly important role in our life.
人们开始意识到计算机在我们生活中起着越来越重要的作用。
It is critical that you (should) keep up with the progress of an online course.
跟上网络课程的进度十分重要。
Your success today must be significant for your future life.
你今天的成功对你未来的生活很重要。
Does the report give all the significant facts of the case?
这份报告提供了涉及这个案件的所有重要证据吗？
To a society both philosophers and plumbers are important.
对一个社会来说，哲学家和管道工同样重要。
The news article omitted some important details.
这篇新闻报道有意删除了一些重要的细节。
The single most important element that separates ordinary photographs from good photographs is the lighting.
区分普通摄影作品与摄影佳作的惟一最重要的因素就是看爆光如何。
In human friendship an important principle is "forgive and forget".
在人与人的关系中，重要的原则是"宽容与遗忘"。
Hard work is an important factor in success.
勤奋是成功的重要因素。
A key task is to get pupils to perceive for themselves the relationship between success and effort.
重要的是让学生自己看到成功与努力之间的关系。
The Vietnam War was an important issue in the United States for many years.
许多年中，越南战争在美国是一个重要话题。
Newspapers, magazines, television, and the Internet are important media for advertising.
报纸、杂志、电视和英特网，这些都是重要的广告媒体。
Every second counts.
每一秒钟都很重要。
The news writer immediately set out to obtain the important facts.
那位新闻记者立即着手去设法了解这些重要的事实。
an idea of great weight
很重要的观点
The travelling library fulfills an important need for people who live in the country areas.
流动图书馆满足了乡村居民的一项重要需求。
the world series 世界系列比赛（如美国垒球或橄榄球的重要比赛）
It’s important to know your own weaknesses and strengths.
了解自己的缺点和优点很重要。
He never dreamed of such an important position.
他从未想过得到这么重要的职位。
The discussion (the subject being important) was completed, and the chairman declared the meeting closed.
讨论一完（讨论的问题很重要）, 主席就宣布会议结束。
a political official prominent in matters concerning trade
与贸易事务有关的重要政客
The government should be playing a more prominent role in improving public traffic.
政府应该在改善公共交通方面起更重要的作用。
He has made an important contribution to the company’s success.
他对公司的成功作出了重要贡献。
This city serves as an important commercial center in the western region.
这座城市是西部地区一个重要的商业中心。
The provision of good public transport will be necessary for developing the areas around the city.
提供良好的公共交通对城郊地区的发展极为重要。
It is important to enrich the soil before planting.
种植前先改良土壤是很重要的。
Conservation of water is of great importance in desert areas.
节约用水在沙漠地区是非常重要的。
Flour and fat are the most important ingredients when making this cake.
做这种糕点时，面粉和油脂是最重要的配料。
I object that he is too young and inexperienced for such a key position.
我反对的理由是他太年轻，经验又不足，不适合这么重要的职位。
And, after all, though wildlife is important, I deserve my fun too.
尽管野生动物很重要，但别忘了，我也应该享受我的乐趣。
Enclosed is an important leaflet highlighting local service telephone numbers for use during normal working hours.
附上一张重要的活页，着重列有在正常工作时间内可用的本地服务电话号码。
Accuracy is essential in the calculation.
在计算中准确是非常重要的。
Your support will certainly make a difference in our cause.
你的支持肯定会对我们的事业起重要作用。
They have played an important role in the drive towards peace.
他们在努力争取和平方面发挥了重要作用。
I know this job of mine isn't much, but on the other hand I don't feel tied down.
我知道我这件工作不重要，但从另一方面来说，我不觉得受束缚。
People have now come to know the importance of trademark.
人们现在逐步认识到了商标的重要性。
My mother has sent me a registered letter, I guess she has something important to tell me.
我妈给我发了一封挂号信，我想她有什么重要的事情要说。
Lumbering is very important in some underdeveloped countries.
在一些不发达的国家，伐木业十分重要。
We regard the matter as nothing important. 我们认为这件事情不重要。
He thinks himself somebody, but we think him nobody.他自以为是重要人物，但我们觉得他什么也不是。
But black poets were not battling over old or new rather, one accomplished Black poet was ready to welcome another, whatever his or her style, for what mattered was racial pride.
但是黑人诗人并不争论关于第的问题，一个有成就的黑人诗人总欢迎新人，不管他们的风格怎样，因为真正重要的是种族自豪。
The hydrologic cycle, a major topic in this science, is the complete cycle of phenomena through which water passes, beginning as atmospheric water vapor, passing into liquid and solid form as precipitation, thence along and into the ground surface, and finally again returning to the form of atmospheric water vapor by means of evaporation and transpiration.
水文地质循环是这一科学里面的一个重要课题，它是水的完全循环过程。这一过程从水蒸汽开始中，以降水量的形式成为液态或者固态水，这样就到了地表，最后又通过蒸发或者散发方式回到水蒸汽的状态。
My point is that its central consciousness—its profound understanding of class and gender as shaping influences on people’s lives—owes much to that earlier literary heritage, a heritage that, in general, has not been sufficiently valued by most contemporary literary critics.
我认为它的关键意识——它对于阶级和性的深远理解对人们的生活有着重要影响——很大程度上归功于文化遗产，总的来说，当代的文艺批评家并未对此给予足够评价。
One need only ask first-year university students what music they listen to , how much of it and what it means to them, in order to discover that the phenomenon is universal in America, that it begins in adolescence or a bit before and continues through the college years.
只要问问大学一年级的学生他们听什么音乐，那对他们有多重要或者说意味着什么，就可以发现在美国是个普遍现象，它开始于青春期或更早的时候但会延续整个大学时代。
More important to them, though, is that it gives them some places where they can borrow money at a cost that is usually a good deal less than at the small-loan agency, or the installment house, or indeed most places.
对于他们来说更重要的是，给他们提供了一个以一定代价借钱的地方，这比小型的借贷公司，分期付款行或者其他地方要便宜得多。
Besides serving the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of important works in science, technology, and other fields are being produced, and not always by native speakers.
除了以英语为母语的人大量地使用英语外，很多重要的科学、技术文献也是由英语写成，而且作者不仅仅是以英语为母语的人。
The minister is busy with important affairs of state.
部长忙于重要国务。
He is busy with some important work.
他正忙于处理一些重要的事情。
Such values are central to our way of life.
这些价值对于我们的生活方式是至关重要的。
Your family should always come before your job.
你的家庭应该比你的工作重要。
Don't decide on important matters too quickly.
不要过于匆忙地对重要的事情作决定。
Christmas is an important feast for Christians.
圣诞节是基督教徒的一个重要节日。
The king is the most important person in a kingdom.
国王是一个王国中最重要的人物。
There is an important message for you from your brother.
你哥哥有个重要的消息要告诉你。
The items are listed in order of importance.
这些项目是根据其重要性排列的。
It's very important to teach the children about road safety.
把交通安全常识教给孩子们是非常重要的。
I'm not talking for talking's sake; this is important!
我现在不是为了说话而说话，我要说的事很重要！
请在重要事项的下面划线。
Please underline the important items. *underline 可用作动词，“在……下划线”。
这是生死攸关的大事。
It's a matter of life and death. *事情非常重大时用。
It's extremely important. (这是一件极其重要的事。)
这是最重要的事情。
That's the most important thing.
We need to know who's buying our products. (我们需要弄清楚谁买了我们的商品。)
That's the most important thing. (这是最重要的事情。)
That's the name of the game.
那是最重要的呀!
That's the name of the game.
赞成。
I agree. *比较生硬的说法。
I think it's very important. (我认为这个问题很重要。)
I agree. (我同意。)
I agree with that.
I'm with you. *“对，对”、“很好嘛”、“我赞成”、“OK”。
I'm for it.
I don't agree. (我反对。)
那并不重要。
It's not important.
你怎么那么严肃。
You look serious.
You look serious. (你怎么那么严肃。)
This is important. (这事很重要。)
You look grave.
We must stress that these payment terms are very important to us.
我们必须强调这些付款条件对我们很重要。
Please be aware that this is a crucial issue to us.
请了解这一点对我们至关重要。
I don't think price is a problem. The most important thing is that how many you can supply.
我认为价格不成问题。最重要的是你方能供货多少。
We would like to point out that delivery before Christmas is essential and hope you can offer us that guarantee.
我们想指出圣诞节前交货很重要并希望贵方能就此向我们作出保证。
Prompt delivery would be necessary as we have a fast turnover in this trade. We would therefore need your assurance that you could meet all delivery dates.
即期交货很重要，因为这种货流转很快。所以我们需要你方保证及时交货。
This kind of article is often bought as a gift, so exquisite and tasteful design is of prime importance.
人们购买这种商品通常用来赠亲友，所以精美高雅的设计至关重要。
It's essential to choose the right means of transportation.
选择合适的运输方式很重要。
Birth is much, but breeding is more.
出身固然重要，教养更且重要。
If matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
重要的并不在于一个人怎样死，而是在于他怎样生。
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
想像力比知识更重要。
Punctuality is the soul of business.
严守时间是办事情的重要原则。
Quality matters more than quanity.
质量比数量重要。
Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily, it must be worked for, studied for, thought for, and more than all, must be prayed for.
真正的学问，像其他一切有价值的东西一样，是不容易得到的，必须学习、钻研、思考，最重要的是必须有迫切的要求。
The first wealth is health.
健康是最重要的财富。
The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature.
爱美是所有健康人天性中的一个重要部分。
Quality is even more important than quantity.
质量比数量更为重要。
We must stress that these payment terms are very important to us.
我们必须强调这些付款条件对我们很重要。
Please be aware that this is a crucial issue to us.
请了解这一点对我们至关重要。
A My hobby is learning foreign languages.
A 我的爱好是学习外语。
B That’s a good hobby – and a useful one too.
B 这是不错的爱好——而且非常有用。
A Yes, I want to travel to Europe next year and I want to be able to speak different languages.
A 是的， 我想明年到欧洲去旅游。我想能够说不同的语言。
B What languages are you learning now?
B 你现在在学哪种语言？
A Well, for me, English is the most important. But I’m also studying French. I practise every week.
A 哦，对我来说，英语是最重要的。但是我也在学习法语。我每周都练习。
B I’d like to learn Spanish. At least, I’d like to speak a little, and visit Spain someday.
B 我想学习西班牙语。至少，我想说一点西班牙语，然后去西班牙玩。
A Extra money is always helpful.
A 额外挣的钱总是很有帮助。
B I know. That’s why I do evening job in the hotel restaurant.
B 我知道。这就是我为什么晚上在旅馆的餐馆打工的原因。
A If you are studying, it’s good to earn some extra income.
A 如果你在读书，额外有些收入很好。
B I agree. It’s only a part-time job at the hotel but it pays well.
B 我同意。虽然只是在旅馆里兼职，但是报酬很高。
A Well, life is expensive!? We all need money.
A 哦，生活消费很高！我们都需要钱。
B You can say that again!? The money helps me with my studying so it’s important for me to earn as much as I can.
B 太同意你的看法了！钱对我的学习有帮助，所以尽可能多地挣些钱对我很重要。
A Hi! Jump in. Let’s go.
A 嗨！上车。咱们走吧。
B Thanks for picking me up.
B 谢谢你来接我。
A No problem. We’ll get there quicker by car. Oh, remember – always fasten your seat belt.
A 不客气。坐车去我们将快点到达那里。噢，记住——永远要系上安全带。
B Yes, don’t worry. I always have it on, even in taxis.
B 是的，不必担心。我总是把安全带系上，即使在出租车里也一样。
A Well, it’s better to be safe.
A 哦，安全比较重要。
B I know. Better safe than sorry, as they say.
B 我知道。就像人们说的，防患于未然。
A Oh, yes. Very much. I'm sure it will be a great event - and great for China.
A 噢，是的。非常期待。我肯定这将是个重大的事件——对中国非常重要。
B I hope China wins lots of gold medals.
B 我希望中国赢得许多块金牌。
A So do I, Mr Clark. ?So do I. ?Canada, too, of course ...
A 我也是，克拉克先生。我也是。当然也希望加拿大赢得许多金牌。
B Yes, indeed. See you in August.
B 是的，的确。8月见。
A It’s always good to earn something extra.
A 额外挣些钱总是好的。
B I know. That’s why I do the weekend job in the restaurant.
B 我知道。这也是我为什么周某在餐馆打工的原因。
A If you are studying, it’s good to earn some extra income. Even from part-time work.
A 如果你在上学，额外有些收入很好。即使是做兼职工作也好。
B I agree. It’s not a full-time job but it pays well.
B 我同意。这虽然是一份兼职工作，但是报酬不低。
A Well, living is expensive these days. Everything helps.
A 哦，现在生活消费很高。干点什么都有用。
B Yes, the extra money helps me with my studying so it’s important for me to earn as much as I can.
B 是的，额外挣的钱对我的学习有帮助，所以我尽可能多挣一些，这对我很重要。
A I hope China does really well in the Olympics.
A 我希望中国在奥运会上取得优异的成绩。
B I’m sure it will. The host nation always performs well. And there are so many good athletes in China.
B 我想会的。东道主总是取得好成绩。而且中国有如此之多的优秀运动员。
A I wonder how many gold medals China will win.
A 我想知道中国总共能夺得多少金牌。
B Remember, silver and bronze are important too!
B 记住，银牌和铜牌也重要。
A You’re right. Anyway, the most important thing is to compete well.
A 你说得对。不管怎么说，最重要的事情是比出好成绩。
A Where did you live before you came to Beijing?
A 你来北京之前住在哪里？
B In Guangzhou. I was born and brought up in Guangzhou.
B 住在广州。我在那里出生，在那里长大。
A Ah, I know Guangzhou. It’s very different to Beijing.
A 啊，我知道广州。那里和北京很不一样。
B Yes, the weather is different, the people are different. And most of all, the food is different!
B 是的，天气很不一样，人也不一样。而且最重要的是，食物不一样！
A Was it a big change for you when you came to Beijing?
A 你来北京对你的生活是个很大的改变吗？
B Yes – I still miss Guangzhou, but now I really love living in Beijing.
B 是的，我现在仍然很想念广州，但是我现在非常喜欢住在北京。
A Most of all, I also like the team sports.
A 更重要的是，我也喜欢团体比赛。
B Me too. I love the team sports like volleyball and basketball.
B 我也是。我爱像排球、篮球这样的团体运动。
A Yes, and football too. The matches are always really exciting.
A 是的，还有足球。这些比赛总是相当紧张激烈。
B I think there’s a good chance of gold in the volleyball.
B 我想排球队赢得金牌的可能性很大。
A Especially the women’s volleyball.
A 尤其是女子排球队。
B I think China will do well in the team games. That would be great.
B 我想中国队在团体项目中将取得优异的成绩。那该多好啊。
A I think China will do really well in the Olympics.
A 我想中国在奥运会上将有出色的表现。
B I’m sure it will. The host nation always performs well. And there are so many good athletes in China.
B 我肯定中国会的。东道国总是表现出色。而且中国有这么多的优秀运动员。
A I wonder how many gold medals China will win.
A 我想知道中国将赢得多少块金牌。
B Remember, silver and bronze are important too!
B 记住，银牌和铜牌也重要！
A You’re right. Anyway, the most important thing is to compete well.
A 你说得对。不管怎样，最重要的事情是好好比赛。
A I’m also looking forward to the marathon. It’s one of the biggest events. It’s a classic race.
A 我也是很期待着看马拉松比赛。他是一项很重要的比赛。非常传统的比赛。
B And it’s something everyone can see.
B 同时是一项所有人都可以亲眼观看得比赛。
A Yes, the race goes all through Beijing. There will be thousands watching it.
A 对呀，比赛贯串北京城。接时将会有成千上万的人观看。
B It’s such a tough race! Forty kilometres . . . I hope it isn’t too hot when they run.
B 这是一项多么艰难的比赛！40千米。。。我希望他们赛跑时，天气不会太热。
A I hope China does really well in the Olympics.
A 我希望中国会在奥运会中取得胜利。
B I’m sure it will. The host nation always performs well. And there are so many good athletes in China.
B 我确定他们一定会的。主办国经常是非常出色的。同时他们有那么多优秀的运动员。
A I wonder how many gold medals China will win.
A 我在猜想他们会夺得多少金牌。
B Remember, silver and bronze are important too!
B 但是记住，银牌和铜牌一样重要！
The brand is not important.
哪个品牌不重要。
A reasonable price – not too expensive.
一个合理的价格－不要太贵的。
I want good quality.
我想要质量好的。
Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be im-portant.
George Eliot, British novelist
人世间的大多数烦恼都是由那些想成为重要人物的人惹出来的。
英国小说家艾略特.G.
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet and dramatist
人生重要的事情是确定一个伟大的目标，并决心实现它。
德国诗人、戏剧家歌德.J. W.
Health is certainly more valuable than money, because it is by health that money is procured.
Samuel Johnson. British writer, critic
健康当然比金钱更为重要，因为我们赖以获得金钱的就是健康。
英国作家、批评家约翰.S.
The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature.
John Ruskin, British writer and critic
爱美是健康人天性的重要组成部分。
英国作家、批评家罗斯金.J.
Money is a singular thing, It ranks with love as man's greatest source of joy. And with death as his greatest source of anxiety.
J.K, Galbraith, American economist
钱是最奇怪地东西，当它和爱情在一起时候，是人类幸福最大的源泉；当它和死亡联系在一起的时候，是人类焦虑的最重要缘由。
美国经济学家加尔布雷斯.J.K.
Those who have some means think that the most impo rtant thing in the world is love. The poor know that it is money.
Gerald Brenan, British writer
手头上有点钱的人认为爱是世界上最重要的东西，而穷人则明白世界上最重要的是金钱。
英国作家布伦南.G.
There is an important trick in this time-using formula ; you must get into your work quickly.
John Erskine, American educator and mustician
利用时间的准则有个重要的诀窍你必须迅速投入工作。
美国教育家、音乐家埃尔斯金.J.
I sometimes wonder whether the greater rule of all is --- to know how to please.
Moliere, J.B. French writer
有时候，我真的纳闷，莫非一切行为规范中最重要的一条就是学会怎样取悦于人吗
法国作家莫里哀.J.B.
One of the symptoms of approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's .work is terribly important, and that to take a holiday would bring all kinds of disaster, If I were a medical man , I should precribe a holiday to many patient who consicered his work important.
Bernard Russell, British philosopher
神经即将崩溃的症状之一是相信自己的工作极端重要，休假将会带来种种灾难。如果我是医生，我给这样的病人开的药方是：休假。
英国哲学家罗素.B.
We should work be such a significant source of human satisfaction.A good share of the answer rest in the kind of pride that is stimulated by the job , by the activity of accomplishing.
Leonard R.Sayles, British writer
为什么工作竟然是人们获得满足的如此重要的源泉呢？最主要的答案就在于，工作和通过工作所取得的成就，能激起一种自豪感。
英国作家塞尔斯.L.R.
Because friendships enhance our lives ,it is important to cultivate them.
Robert Louis Stevenson, British novelist and poet
培植友谊十分重要，因为友谊能提高生活的价值。
英国小说家、诗人史蒂文森.R.L.
As a modern parent, I know that it's not how much you give children those counts, it's the love and attention you shower on them.A caring attitude can not only save you a small fortune, but also even make you feel good about being tight-fisted and offering more care than presents.
O,Hare Noel, American writer
作为一个现代的父母，我很清楚重要的不是你给了孩子们多少物质的东西，而是你倾注在他们身上的关心和爱。关心的态度不仅能帮你省下一笔可观的钱，而且甚至能使你感到一份欣慰，因为你花钱不多并且给予了胜过礼物的关怀。
美国作家诺埃尔.O.
The family you came from isn't as important as the family you are going to have.
D.Herbert Lawrence, British writer
你将拥有的家庭比你出身的那个家庭重要。
英国作家劳伦斯.D.H.
If democracy is to survive, it is the task of men of thoughts, as well as men of action, to put aside pride and prejudice; and with courage and single-minded devotion---- to find the truth and teach the truth that shall keep men free.
Franklin Roosevelt, American pesident
傲慢与偏见；他们要有勇气，有全心全意的献身精神，最重要的是要有谦虚精神，去寻求与传播那使人民永保自由的真理。
美国总统罗斯福。F.
War is much too important to be left to the military.
George Cleenceall French statesan
战争太重要了，不能由军人决定。
法国政治家克列孟核.G
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Albert Einstein, American scientist
想象力比知识更为重要。
美国科学家爱因斯坦。A。
The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge are necessary, love is in a sense more fundamental, since it will lead intelligent people to seek knowledge, in order to find out how to benefit those they love. Delight without well-wishing may be cruel; well- wishing without delight easily tends to become cold and little superior.
Bertrand Russell British philosopher
美好生活由爱来激励，受知识指导。.....尽管爱与知识都必要，但在某种意义上爱更重要。因为爱会引导聪明的人去寻求知识，看看怎样能使他们所爱的人得益。...没有善良的愿望的喜悦可能是残酷；没有喜悦的善良容易变得冷漠和傲视一切。
英国哲学罗素，B.
Mistakes are an essential part of education.
Bertrand Russell, Bdritish philosopher
从错误中吸取教训是教育极为重要的一部分。
英国哲学家罗素. B .
The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation, The hand is more important than the eye…The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.
Jacob Bronowski, writer of the former soviet Union
只有勇敢付诸于行动而不是瞻前顾后，才能掌握这个世界。手比眼睛更加重要……手是思想的利剑。
前苏联作家布洛夫斯基. J .
Every person has two education, one which he receives from others, and one , more important, which he gives himself.
Edward Gibbon, British historian
每个人都受两种教育，一种来自别人，另一种更重要的是来自自己。
英国历史学家吉朋E
Art is much less important than life ,but what a poor life without it !
Robert Motherwell, American painter
艺术远没有生活重要，但是没有艺术生活是多么乏味呀！
美国画家马赦韦尔R
The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature.
John Ruskin, American writer and critic
爱美是健康人性的重要组成部分。
美国作家、批评家罗斯金J
You did a great job.
你做得很好。
You really impress me.
你令我印象深刻。
You're an outstanding individual.
你真是杰出人材。
You are a great asset to our company.
你是本公司的重要资产（台柱）。
You mean the world to me.
你对我来说是最重要的。
signify vt. 象征,预示;vi. 要紧,重要
serious a. 严肃的,认真的,重要的,严重的
@@@ 尤其, 特别
in particular 尤其, 特别
of special note 特别显著; 特别重要
@@@ 必须
attendance required 要求参加, 必须参加
be a must 必须做的事
be bound to do sth. 一定会..., 必然...
bread and butter 生活必需品; 衣、食和住, 生计
have got to 必须, 不得不
if necessary 如果必要的话
indispensable for/to 对...绝对必要的
make a point of doing sth. 认为某事重要; 认为某事完全有必要; 一定要做某事
no doubt 无疑地, 必定
order of the day 某一时间内必须做或通常做的事
prerequisite for ...是必须的, ...是先决条件
see to it that... 一定注意到...; 务必
vital to 对...(的存在、成功或运作)极重要的, 必不可少的
@@@ ...之处
check-out counter 结账处
dwelling place 住处
end up 1.结束, 停止
2.到达某处或某种状态, 结果, 到头来
for the good of 为了对...有好处; 为了...的利益
glean sth. from 从...处搜集(消息、资料、情报等)
have (sth.) in common 有共同之处
in the forefront (of sth.) 在...的最前沿; 在...最重要之处
parking lot 停车处
pay off 1.证明是成功的; 做...是有好处的或值得的
2.还清(债款)
put back 把...放回原处
send in 将...寄至某处进行处理
share sth. with sb. 与某人分享某物; 与...共有或合用某物;
在...方面有共同之处
stay behind (别人走后)在某处留下不走(尤指暂不回家)
stick around 逗留/停留在某处或附近, 不走远
the housing office 房管处
@@@ 爱; 喜欢
a standing ovation 起立欢呼
acquire a taste for sth. 对...有兴趣, 开始喜欢
attach to 1.依附在...上; 系在...上
2.依恋; 喜爱
3.认为...有重要性
be fond of 喜欢; 偏爱
care for 1.照顾, 照看
2.喜欢,喜爱
catch on 1.理解, 领会
2.逐渐流行, 逐渐受欢迎
do one's thing 做拿手的并且喜欢做的事
endear to (使)受到喜爱
enthusiasm for 热衷; 热爱
fall in love with 爱上...; 喜欢上...
keen on 喜爱; 热衷于
love affair 恋爱; 风流韵事
make sb. welcome 表示欢迎
prefer to 1.宁愿..., 更喜爱
2.喜爱A甚于B; 选择A而不选择B
take care of 1.负责, 处理
2.照顾, 照应; 爱护
welcome back 欢迎回来
@@@ 首先, 初始
above all 首先; 最重要的是
ahead of 领先; 在...前面
at first 起先
at the outset 最初, 开始
begin with 以...开始; 首先
first and foremost 首要地, 首先
first of all 首先, 第一
for one thing 首先; 一则(用以引出某事的理由)
in the first place 最初; 首先
second to none 首屈一指
lead off 开始, 开头; 率先
@@@ 依赖, 依靠
attach to 1.依附在...上; 系在...上
2.依恋; 喜爱
3.认为...有重要性
cash in on 靠...赚钱, 乘机利用
count on 依靠, 指望
depend on 依靠, 依赖; 信任
fall back on 依赖, 依靠; 求助于
reliance on sb./sth. 对...的依赖/依靠; 对...的信赖, 信任
rely on/upon 依赖, 依靠; 信赖
rest on 依赖, 依据
subsist on/upon 依靠...生活; 以...维持生命
thrive on 靠...健壮成长; 因...蓬勃发展
@@@ 重要, 必要
a big deal 重要的交易; 重要的事物或人
above all 首先; 最重要的是
attach to 1.依附在...上; 系在...上
2.依恋; 喜爱
3.认为...有重要性
boil down (to) 熬浓; 摘要; 归结为
come to the point 说到要点; 扼要地说
count for 有价值; 有重要性
essential to 对...不可缺少
first and foremost 首要地, 首先
First things first 最重要的事
for the most part 主要地; 大多数情况下
in the forefront (of sth.) 在...的最前沿; 在...最重要之处
indispensable for/to 对...绝对必要的
instrumental in doing sth. 对...有帮助的; 在...上很重要
least of all 最不重要的
make a difference 有影响; 很重要
make a point of doing sth. 认为某事重要; 认为某事完全有必要; 一定要做某事
miss the point 抓不着要点
of special note 特别显著; 特别重要
play a (+adj.) role in 在...扮演角色; 在...中起重要作用
to the point 中肯, 扼要
vital to 对...(的存在、成功或运作)极重要的, 必不可少的
@@@ 交换
a big deal 重要的交易; 重要的事物或人
cash a check 兑换支票, 取现钱
in exchange for ... 交换
stock exchange 股票交易所
appreciable a.明显的;重要的
full-bodied a.醇厚的;魁梧的;重要的
import n.含义;重要性
inconsequential a.不重要的
indifferent a.冷淡的;公平的;不重要的
marginal a.边缘的;末端的;不重要的
momentous a.极重要的
you flatter me. 你过奖了!
a: gail. i saw your art show last night, and i must let you know how amazed i was by your incredible accomplishments.
A: Gail, 我昨天参观了你的美术展。 我一定要告诉你我对你的卓越成就感到多么惊讶。
b: oh, you flatter me.
B: 哎呀, 你真是过奖了!
美国人从不吝啬夸奖别人。他们夸赞的话, 也往往让人听了飘飘然。重要的是,
他们通常是发自内心的。我觉得他们这种能够欣赏别人优点的性格是一个很值得学习的。
red-letter day大日子
This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client.
今天是susan的大日子。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。
zit 青春痘
Why is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out with a big zit
on my face?
为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢？
big deal重要的事
It's no big deal. I don't mind helping you out.
这没什么大不了的，我不介意帮助你摆脱困境。
goof up犯错，出岔子
Don't goof up. This project is too important.
别出岔子。这个计划太重要了。
think back回想
Think back. It's very important.
这很重要。你回想一下。
rub elbows 交际，接触
It's important for you to go to these parties and rub elbows with everyone. That's how contacts are made.
参加这些晚会与大家接触接触是很重要的，关系就是这样建立起来的。
heavy date 重要的约会.
"My boss is a stuffed shirt: all he talks about is how important his ancestors are, how he was number one in his class at his university, and the wonderful things he thinks he's done for our company."
“我的老板老是爱摆架子，吹嘘自己。他一开口就是说他的祖先的地位有多么重要，他在大学念书时又如何成为他们班里的第一名，还自称对我们公司作出了多大的贡献等等。”
make a difference 有影响，起(重要)作用
Transport by sea is the most important mode of transportation in the world today.
海运是目前世界上最重要的一种运输方式。
As an integral part of the contract, the inspection of goods has its special importance.
作为合同里的一个组成部分，商品检验具有特殊的重要性。
Quantity matters as much as quality of price, doesn't it?
数量和价格、质量一样重要，是吗？
To respect the local custom of the buying country is one important aspect of China's foreign policy.
尊重买方国家的风俗习惯是我国贸易政策的一个重要方面。
We can play an important part as a buying agent in your overseas trade.
我们能在担任你方海外贸易的进口代理中起重要作用。
Payment terms are important in a contract too, aren't they?
合同中的付款条件也很重要，对吗？
It 's important for you to read the "fine print" in any insurance policy so that you know what kind of coverage you are buying.
阅读保险单上的“细则”对你是十分重要的，这样就能知道你要买的保险包括哪些项目。
不重要 immateriality; unimportance
不重要的 unconsidered; unimportant; inconsequential
不重要的东西 unessential
不重要的角色 super
不重要的人 featherweight
不重要之人 nobody
A: Your pronunciation is very good, Ping. Your English sounds great.
A: 你的发音非常好，平。你的英语听起来很好听。
B: Thank you, Sue.
B: 谢谢你，苏。
A: It’s really good. How do you practice?
A: 你的英语真的很好。你怎么练习的？
B: It’s important to hear English and listen to it as much as you can.
B: 尽可能多地听英语是很重要的。
A: What do you do?
A: 你怎么做的？
B: I listen to the radio everyday. I buy CDs with English-language songs.
Everything helps!
B: 我每天听收音机。我还买英语歌曲CD。这些都很有帮助。
不重要 [bù zhòng yào] /unimportant/
非常重要 [fēi cháng zhòng yào] /very important/
重要 [zhòng yào] /important/significant/major/
重要的是 [zhòng yào de shì] /It is important (that) .../
重要问题 [zhòng yào wèn tí] /an important issue/
重要性 [zhòng yào xìng] /importance/
Energy conservation, a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.
能源储备、燃料替代以及能源密集型重工业的重要性的降低，都减少了石油消耗量。
The Supreme Court's decisions on physician-assisted suicide carry important implications for how medicine seeks to relieve dying patients of pain and suffering.
最高法庭关于医生协助病人结束生命问题的裁决，对于如何用药物减轻病危者的痛苦这个问题来说，具有重要的意义。
The more foreign capital you have helping you build your Third Wave infrastructure, which today is an electronic infrastructure, the better off you're going to be.
你拥有的去建造第三次浪潮基础设施（今天主要指电子基础设施）的外国资金越多，那么你的情况就越好。
That doesn't mean lying down and becoming fooled, or letting foreign corporations run uncontrolled.
这并不是说卑躬屈膝，任人愚弄，也不是对外国公司不加控制。
But it does mean recognizing how important they can be in building the energy and telecom infrastructures needed to take full advantage of the Internet.
但这的确意味着你已认识到外国公司对本国能源及通信基础设施建设的重要性，这些基础设施是充分利用互联网所必要的。
Being a man has always been dangerous.
做男人总是充满危险，
There are about 105 males born for every 100 females, but this ratio drops to near balance at the age of maturity, and among 70-year-olds there are twice as many women as men.
出生时男女比例大约是105:100，但到了成熟期，这一比例几乎持平，而在70岁的老人中女性是男性的两倍，
But the great universal of male mortality is being changed.
但是男性死亡率普遍偏高这种情况正在改变，
Now, by babies survive almost as well as girls do.
现在男婴存活率几乎同女婴一样高。
This means that, for the first time, there will be an excess of boys in those crucial years when the are searching for a mate.
这就意味着男孩到了寻找伴侣的关键年龄将首次出现男孩过剩现象。
More important, another chance for natural selection has been removed.
更重要的是，又一次自然选择的机会不复存在了。
"Important information can get buried in a sea of trivialities," says a law professor at Cornell Law School who helped draft the new guidelines.
康奈尔大学法学院一位参与起草新纲要的教授说，“重要的信息会淹没在细枝末节的汪洋之中”。
His mind was ready for the unpredictable.
他的思想在准备思考不可预测的事。
Unpredicability is part of the essential nature of research.
不可预测性是科学研究不可或缺的一个重要特征。
If you don't have unpredictable things, you don't have research.
如果没有不可预测现象的产生就无所谓科学研究了。
Scientists tend to forget this when writing their cut and dried reports for the technical journals, but history is filled with examples of it.
科学家们在为科学杂志撰写千篇一律的报告时常常忘记这一点，而历史上这样的例子却比比皆是。
The significance of hot spots is not confined to their role as a frame of reference.
热点的重要性不仅限于它们作为参照体系的作用。
It now appears that they also have an important influence on the geophysical processes that propel the plates across the globe.
现在看来，它们还对推动板块在地球表面漂移这一地球物理过程有重要影响。
Tight-lipped elders used to say, "It's not what you want in this world, but what you get."
沉默寡言的老人们曾经说：“重要的不是在这个世界上你想要什么，而是你得到了什么。”
The growth of the limited liability company and municipal business had important consequences.
有限责任公司及市政企业的发展导致了重大后果。
Such large, impersonal manipulation of capital and industry greatly increased the numbers and importance of shareholders as a class, an element in national life representing irresponsible wealth detached from the land and the duties of the landowners; and almost equally detached from the responsible management of business.
对资本与企业的如此大规模的非个人操纵大大地增加了作为一个阶级的持股人的数量及其地位的重要性。他们在国民生活中代表着非责任性的财富，与土地及土地所有者责任相分离，几乎也同样与企业的责任经营相分离。
And perhaps most important of all, advertising provides a guarantee of reasonable value in the products and services you buy.
也许最重要的是，广告为你购买的商品或服务提高了合理的价值方面的保证。
Apart from the fact that twenty-seven Acts of Parliament govern the terms of advertising, no regular advertiser dare promote a product that fails to live up to the promise of his advertisements.
除了国会制定的二十七项法案对广告词加以约束之外，没有哪个专职广告商胆敢推销与广告承诺不符的产品。
How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential to our ability to grow.
我们在尝试新的生存方式时如何看待自己对我们能力的培养是至关重要的。
In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is of greatest importance.
在这个多变而又复杂的世界里，对信息的要求最为重要。
Those people who have accurate, reliable up-to-date information to solve the day-to-day problems, the critical problems of their business, social and family life, will survive and succeed.
那些拥有准确、可信、最新信息并用来解决日常问题、工作中的重要问题以及社会和家庭问题的人就能生存下去并取得成功。
But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is important to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor in the lives of their children.
但环境也一定对其有深刻的影响，因为如果竞争对父母来说很重要的话，那它也可能成为孩子生活中的一个重要因素。
Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all A youngsters change into B's.
显然，要将所有A型孩子变成B型孩子既不现实也不可取。
The world needs types, and schools have an important duty to try to fit a child's personality to his possible future employment.
这个世界需要各种性格的人，一个重要职责是使孩子的性格适合将来可能从事的工作。
It is top management.
这才是最好的管理理念。
If the preoccupation of schools with academic work was lessened, more time might be spent teaching children surer values.
如果学校对学业的强调减少一些，也许就有更多的时间教孩子更重要的价值观念。
Perhaps selection for the caring professions, especially medicine, could be made less by good grades in chemistry and more by such considerations as sensitivity and sympathy.
也许对护理职业——特别是医疗护理人员——的选择应少注重化学成绩而多关注他们是否敏感、是否有同情心。
It is surely a mistake to choose our doctors exclusively from A- type stock.
只从A型性格的人员中挑选医生的确是个错误。
B's are important and should be encouraged.
B型性格的人非常重要，应该受到鼓励。
An important factor in a market-oriented economy is the mechanism by which consumer demands can be expressed and responded to by producers.
市场型经济中的一个重要因素是反映消费者需求以及生产者对消费者需求作出反应的机制。
The important factor in a private-enterprise economy is that individuals are allowed to own productive resources (private property), and they are permitted to hire labor gain control over natural resources, and produce goods and services for sale at a profit.
私有企业经济的一个重要因素是允许个人拥有生产资料（私有财产），允许他们雇用劳动力，控制自然资源，通过生产产品、提供服务来获取利润。
Exceptional children are different in some significant way from others of the same age.
For these children to develop to their full adult potential, their education must be adapted to those differences.
特殊儿童与其他同龄的正常孩子相比有一些重要的不同之处。
对于这些孩子来说，要使他们到成年时全部的潜力能得到开发，那么他们所受的教育就必须适应那些差异。
While the leading actor on the stage captures our attention, we are aware of the importance of the importance of the supporting players and the scenery of the play itself.
当舞台上的主角吸引了我们的注意力后，我们也能意识到配角及剧目本身场景的重要性。
"All men are created equal." We've heard it many times, but it still has important meaning for education in a democratic society.
“人人生来平等”这句话我们已听过无数次，但它对民主社会的教育仍然有着极其重要的寓意。
Although the phrase was used by this country's founders to denote equality before the law, it has also been interpreted to mean equality of opportunity.
尽管这句话被国家缔造者们用来预示法律面前人人平等，它也被解释为机会面前人人平等。
That concept implies educational opportunity for all children — the right of each child to receive help in learning to the limits of his or her capacity, whether that capacity be small or great.
这一概念暗示了所有儿童都有接受教育的机会——即每个儿童，不管其本身的能力大小与否，都有权利在学习上最大限度地得到帮助。
We do believe that South Africa's transition, hailed by many as a miracle, though in reality it was based on the actions of humans, has had a great importance in demonstration what is possible when the will and the conditions for peace are there.
我们相信，南非的转变（它被很多人称之为奇迹，实际上是基于人的行动）很重要地用实例表明了，只要存在促和平的意志和条件，什么都可以做到。
I can no longer remember our conversations, but they were never as important as her mere presence.
我已记不起我们谈了些什么。不过，那些谈话永远不像她仅仅在我面前存在一样重要。
At times, they see important reasons to lie for the patient's own sake;
有时，为了病人自身考虑，医生找出重要的理由来说谎。
in their eyes, such lies differ from self-serving ones.
在他们看来，这样的谎言决无自私自利之目的。
MAN WHO FORGETS IMPORTANT DATES IS LOVING EVERY DAY
忘记了重要日子的男人每天都满怀爱意
When I saw the letter from " Roseless Rosie ", the happily married woman who complained that her husband failed to remember " important " dates, I had to write.
当我看到 "没有玫瑰的罗茜 "，一个拥有幸福婚姻的女人，在信中抱怨她丈夫总是不记得 "重要的 "日子时，我觉得自己有必要写几句。
Gene never remembers important dates either, but I couldn't care less.
吉恩从不记得 "重要的 "日子，但我一点都不在乎。
Every day is an important day around here.
在我们家每一天都是重要的日子。
A great deal of money is poured into promoting and advertising material things for " special occasion " s_ it causes people to forget that the most important element in a lasting relationship is how they treat each other every day.
大量的金钱被倾注在宣传、促销那些为 "特别的时刻 "而准备的物质类的东西上，致使人们有时忘记了维系一种持久关系的最重要的因素是他们在每一天里怎样彼此相待。
Calcium, the most abundant mineral in the body, has long been recognised as vital for the formation and maintenance of strong bones and teeth.
钙是人体中最丰富的矿物质，长期以来一直被认为在强壮的骨骼和牙齿的形成和保持方面作用至关重要。
Still, experts across the region agree that calcium is an important nutrient.
虽然如此，整个亚洲地区的专家们都认为钙确是一种重要的营养素。
Recent research suggests calcium may have a critical influence over three health problems:
近来的研究表明钙可能对以下三方面的健康问题有着极为重要的影响：
This becomes a difficulty when eyewitness accounts are important for evidence in court trials.
在法庭审讯中，当目击者的陈述被当作重要证据时，就给我们带来了一个难题。
The selection of the first-born of the millennium may be as arbitrary as any fortunes of birth--ask a family in Tonga--but the chosen are not ciphers.
千禧第一婴儿的挑选可能和任何天生的运气一样带有任意性－问问汤加的一个家庭－但是选出的并非不重要的人。
Next Dr. Brock was asked if it was important to rewrite.
接着布罗克医生被问及修改是否重要。
Out of it come two of the most important qualities that this book will go in search of: humanity and warmth.
这本书将要探讨的两个重要品质－人性与热情－就源于此。
By all accounts, foreign direct investment, an important contributor to growth, has recovered impressively, according to Park Bong Kyu, director general for trade and investment policy at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy.
根据各种报导，在贸易、工业和能源部负责贸易及投资政策的局长朴民奎说，国外直接投资－对经济增长有重要贡献的因素－已有了很大的恢复，令人感慨而难忘。
Health and fitness advocates say programmes like this are critical at a time when American youths are fatter and less fit than ever before, the downside of inactivity and too much fast food.
卫生和健康的倡导者们说，在美国青年比以往任何时候更肥胖和更不健康的时代－越发缺少活动和过多的快餐，这种体育课程显得至关重要。
And it made her recognise how critical it is to be able to show measurable progress in fitness.
它还使她认识到设法让人了解健康上的明显提高是多么重要。
Price says it is important to look under the microscope and not assume that a person s symptoms are due to alcohol.
普赖斯还说，重要的是应在显微镜下查看而不能推断是由于酒精导致了患者的症状。
John held the book of old poetry close to him.
约翰小心地保存着这本旧诗集。
It meant so much to him.
这对他是多么的重要埃
These poems made her happy, and her happiness meant more to him than food and drink.
这些诗使她愉快，而她的愉快地他来说，比饮食还重要。
I could not sort out who belonged to whom, but it didn't matter.
我分不清谁是谁，不过这并不重要。
There it was: the answer to my curiosity, the reason for the care, the reserved spot next to the star and, more than anything else, the purpose for Christmas.
就在那儿，我的好奇有了答案，明白了妈妈悉心珍藏和在这颗星旁保留位置的原由；更重要的是，我理解了过圣诞节的意义。
Another student I knew, a man, knew that his roommate couldn't afford an important textbook in his subject; a book which was very scarce in second-hand shops and impossibly expensive when new.
我知道的另一个学生是个男生。他得知他的室友买不起本学科的一本重要教科书－一本旧书店中难得一见而新书又贵得出奇的书。
He even remembered to age the ink by putting it over a radiator, and made a few dogears and faint pencil-marks against what he thought might be significant passages.
他甚至没有忘记把书放在散热器上使墨水的色泽陈旧，将几张书页折上角，并且在他认为可能非常重要的段落做上淡淡的铅笔标记。
" Of course meditating for 10 days is not a miracle cure. Change is very hard, but what the inmates do find is their attitudes are more positive, and they have the desire to change.
"当然，沉思冥想十天不是一种特效的治疗方法。转变是很困难的，但是接受过此术治疗的犯人的确发现他们的处世态度更加积极了，而且他们有转变的欲望。
And that is half the battle, " said Mr. Singh.
这是最为重要的， "辛格先生说。
The keepers of the jail play a key role in rehabilitating inmates and it is important that they too experience Vipassana. "
狱中的管理人员在使监狱囚犯悔过自新的活动中起着关键性的作用，而且让他们也体验到维帕萨那冥想术的力量是很重要的。 "
First Union is a major player in global government banking which focuses on business with the multilateral financial institutions as well as embassies.
第一联合公司在全球政府银行业务中扮演着重要角色，着重于与多国金融机构和各国使馆开展业务联系。
The Paris show was important.
巴黎的演出很重要。
It did not disappoint. The muddy water rose higher until, at last, the critical seventh step was reached.
果然不出所料，浑浊的河水竟不断地高涨，终于淹到了至关重要的第七级台阶。
I had pictured the moment many times in the previous 13 years, imagining the lonely ride down the echoing corridors, fear gripping my heart, wondering:
在这以前的 13年里，找曾经对这个重要的时刻想象过许多次，每次脑海里都浮现出这样的情景：我孤零零的，任人推过一条又一条回声震荡的走廊，心中充满恐惧，脑中掠过一个个问号：
Would the surgery succeed?
手术会不会成功？
Would I die?
我会不会死掉？
Or would I be sent back to my former life with all its drudgery, discipline, and sucking fatigue?
或者我会不会再过以前的那种生活－尽是些痛苦而又单调的治疗、种种清规戒律和使人枯槁的疲劳？
It is the strongest sign yet that when everything shakes down in the great convergence--the merging of phone, PCs and TV--that mobile phones, and not PCs, will inherit the earth.
然而，这是一个最重要的迹象，它表明，当一切都在大融合（电话、个人电脑和电视的融合）中安顿就绪后，移动电话（而非个人电脑）将在地球上延续下去。
" I can see why people in the PC industry would say that because the rate of innovation has gone to zero !
我能理解个人电脑业内人士为什么会认为 PC 时代已告结束，因为创新已处于一种停滞状态！
We see this as a tremendous opportunity to improve the way PCs work, I hope people are starting to see design is making a difference in computers. "
我们把这看作是改进个人电脑工作方式的大好机会，我希望人们开始看到设计正在电脑中发挥着重要作用。 "
But his central message revolves around a simple physical fact, and one of the most important is that we must breathe the best possible way we can.
但是他的核心思想围绕着一个简单的物理事实，而最重要的问题之一是，我们必须以尽可能好的方式呼吸。
In Health and Healing he expands on the importance of breathing, that " most " vital and mysterious function ".
在《健康与痊愈》中，他详述呼吸的重要性说，那是 "最性命攸关和不可思议的机能 "。
The experience enforced his passionate interest in botanical drugs and fostered in him a great respect for the inherent power of the mind-body connection and its potential importance in medicine.
他的游历加强了他对植物性药物的强烈兴趣，并使他越来越注意身心关联的固有力量及其在医学上潜在的重要意义。
Meanwhile the consumer market for alternative medicines is booming and becoming a significant economic force.
同时，代用医药的消费市场正日趋繁荣，并演变成一个重要的经济力量。
" Our research has revealed evidence that lots of women benefit from their partners being there and find them immensely supportive.
"我们的研究已提供了证明，许多妇女因其丈夫在场而获益，发觉她们得到极大的支持。
The most important thing is that the woman who is giving birth feels relaxed, confident and happy.
最重要的是妇女在分娩时感到放松、自信和快乐。
If future predictions of a shortage of quality workers come true, it will become even more important to make employees feel part of the team.
如果将来高素质员工短缺的预见成为现实，要使雇员感到自己是集体不可缺少的一员就显得更为重要。
As a successful sales manager for a bedding company, David was adept at using his sales skills to make his reps feel important.
大卫担任寝具公司的销售经理，事业成功，他善于运用销售技能，使他的销售代理人们感到自己起了重要作用。
Or did you zero in on the two most important problems--how deep is the Mariana Trench and how fast might a cannonball fall through the water-- then hazard a guesstimate?
或者，你是否集中考虑两个最重要的问题－-马里亚纳海沟有多深，炮弹在海水中下沉的速度有多快－然后冒险作出猜测？
As both Rodger's editor and an avid Web user, I believe that his DoubleClick story was an important one because it spurred greater public awareness of the company's practices.
作为罗杰的编辑和热衷于网络的用户，我认为他关于双击公司的报道十分重要，因为它让公众更多地关注公司的这种作法。
The environment you grow up in is as important as your DNA in determining the person you ultimately become.
在确定你最终成为什么样的人的问题上，你成长的环境与你 DNA 一样重要。
Instead, the more science learns about genes, the more we will learn about the importance of the environment.
事实上，科学解释的基因信息越多，我们愈了解环境的重要性。
That goes for real life, too: genes are essential but not the whole story.
实际的生命也是如此：基因的确非常重要，但并不是生命的全部。
" You are the most important employees of the municipality, affecting the life of every resident directly.
"你们是市政当局最重要的官员，对每个居民的生活有直接的影响。
With branch offices scattered throughout North America and Europe, Razorfish relies on a spirited intranet site called " Mom " to maintain order and - just as important - a sense of community.
公司分支机构遍布北美和欧洲，公司建立了一个被称为妈妈网的生机勃勃的内联网，以维持公司的工作秩序以及同样重要的公司集体的观念。
Such competition may be one reason for the public relations skirmish, but another factor is the rising cost of gasoline in America.
尽管环境问题可能是双方交锋的原因之一，然而美国汽油价格上扬也是一个重要的因素。
If Keiko leaves, invaluable data will continue to be collected for up to a year, through the small transmitters he carries.
即使在凯科回归大海后，通过它身上携带的小型发射机，科学家仍能在长达一年的时间内继续收集价值难以估量的重要数据。
" The wedding day is not necessarily the most important day of their lives, " she adds.
举行婚礼那天未必是他们生活中最重要的日子，她补充说：
Perhaps most important, they will be massively distributed and therefore take up billions or trillions of positions throughout the brain.
也许最重要的是，它们将大量分布整个大脑，占数十亿或者是数万亿个位置。
More important, however, is the software of intelligence.
然而，更重要的是智能软件。
The important thing to remember is that bits are bits.
重要的是记住：比特就是比特。
Lately bits have become important to everybody because we can represent anything as bits anything.
但最近，比特对每个人都变得重要起来，因为我们可以用比特来代表任何东西的是任何东西。
I fired up the TV in the seat back all 24 channels worked fine, and ranged from ESPN Classic to CNNfn.
酒足饭饱之后，我打开了嵌在座位背后的电视所有 24个频道都工作正常，从 ESPN 重要比赛到 CNN 财经网，应有尽有。
An important observation, says Dr. Virginia Lee, a pathologist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, because t showed that tangles alone can result in neurodegenerative disease.
宾夕法尼亚医学院病理学家弗吉尼亚·李说，这一发现非常重要，因为缠结本身就可以引发各神经退化疾玻
There's evidence that gamma secretase is crucial to the normal development of blood cells.
证显示，伽马分泌素减能能对血细胞正常发育至关重要。
So most pharmaceuticals researchers are aiming for a 30% to 40% reduction hoping this won't upset too many other important bodily functions.
所以，大多数药物研究人员的目标是将分泌素减能能含量降低 30%至 40%，并希望这不会导致其他重要身功能发生紊乱。
Above all, don't tell yourself, " I can't be having a heart attack, I 'm not feeling any chest pains. "
最重要的是，不要认为：我不会患心脏病，因为我并没有感到胸口痛。
As head of state his most important function is as a living symbol of the Thai nation and a focus of unity for his people.
作为国家元首，他最重要的职责是担任泰国的国家象征和人民团结统一的核心。
But the piece de resistance of the remarkable new Casio line is a watch containing a fully functional digital camera.
不过，卡西欧这一系列出色的新产品中最重要的一款当属内含一架功能齐全的数码相的手表。
If Inktomi was going to have a shot at becoming a major player in the move to wireless, Peterschmidt was going to have to reinvent the firm for the wireless Internet economy.
如果 Inktomi 想要有会在这场无线网络运动中扮演一个重要角色，皮德施密特必须对公司进行改造，以应无线互联网经济。
Focus on the fundamentals.
要抓住最重要的东西。
Although both companies acknowledge timing the release of their drugs for the annual flu season, this year's epidemic has provided an unexpected publicity bonanza crucial in Europe, where advertising prescription drugs is illegal.
尽管两家制药公司都承认它们特意选在流感多发季节推出了各自的产品，这一年的流感却帮它们创造了意想不到的宣传效应──这在禁止为处方药做广告的欧洲是至关重要的。
But in Japan, these gadgets serve an important social purpose, linking people who have been disconnected in an impersonal, urban world.
但在日本，这些小玩艺儿在社会生活中可以发挥重要作用，那就是将生活在人际关系淡漠的城市中的人们联系在一起。
But the country's traditional strength - designing and producing gadgets that are chic, convenient and comically small - will likely become more and more important as consumers harness the Net's power with devices other than the stodgy personal computer.
但是它的传统强项──设计与制造别致、方便、小巧的器具──可能会变得越来越重要，因为消费者在挖掘网络潜力方面靠的不是笨重的个人电脑。
As Team New Zealand's Coutts advises: " Money doesn't win the Cup - everything does. "
因为这些事情同样很重要。正如新西兰帆船队的库茨所讲的那样：金钱不会赢得美洲杯──其他则可以。
The most important person Bezos hired was probably the first: Shel Kaphan, a brilliant programmer in Santa Clara, Calif., and veteran of a dozen start-ups, many of them, in fact, failures.
贝索斯眼中最重要的雇员可能就是他雇用的第一个人。这个人便是来自加州圣克拉拉市的杰出程序员谢尔·卡芬。谢尔曾在许多新兴公司干过。当然，这些公司中的大多数已经关门。
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