一 寸 光 阴 不 可 轻 1 1、My job varies between the extremely tedious and the annoyingly busy. On balance I think Im happier during the really busy times; no time to think about how bored I am。 2.It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them。 3.I figure out a good team of dogs, hitched to a light sled, can haul 1,000 pounds of goods. 4.In the story, the little girl has a wicked stepmother, who makes her life a misery. 5.Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced - even a proverb is no proverb to you till your life has illustrated it. 6.Nowadays almost all libraries are finding it increasingly difficult to remain within their budget . 7.You can increase a tyres grip in winter by slightly lowering its pressure . 8.Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario are shared by the United States and Canada, and form part of the boundary between the two countries. 9.The police are investigating the three men allegedly involved in organizing and carrying out the bank robbery. 10.I do not doubt in the least that inflation leads to economic decline. 11.A blizzard was blasting great drifts of snow across the lake. 12.Tim says just about everybody will be affected by the tax increase, but Im sure hes exaggerating. 1.Chinas economic success over the past three decades has raised the living standards of hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens. 2.Citibank picked the chief executive of E as its first Chinese customer Thursday to open an account at its new branch in the historic Peace Hotel along Shanghais fabled waterfront. 3.The United States last Wednesday imposed tariffs of up to 30 percent on a range of foreign steel imports to help protect its domestic industry. 4.Although he was raised as a Christian , hes not really very religious. 5.You can distinguish between frogs and toads in the following way: frogs have slender bodies, long limbs , and a smooth skin , and toads have stouter bodies , short limbs , and dry skin. 6.From the airplane window I could see a web of city streets. 7.Aunt Pat smiled at her little niece and bade her to eat. 8.Dr.Rich Hamilton is planning his own World Wide Web site on the Internet to provide assistance to anyone who asks for medical help. 9.It is difficult to estimate the number of people doing part-time jobs on the side. 10.The president has authorized his foreign minister, Mr Burns, to act as representative to the international conference to be held in Tokyo next month. 11.Advances in telecommunications have meant that it is just as easy to work from a computer terminal at home as it is from a town center office. 12.Until the new gym is built , you have no option but to make the best of existing buildings which may or may not suit your immediate requirements. 1.According to some scientist , global warming threatens the survival of the whole human race. 2.The number of visitors from parts of Scotland not including the Edinburgh area was , in fact , relatively small (19%) , and exceeded the number of overseas visitors (16%) by a small margin. 3.The early Spaniards established a chain of missions to civilize the local population along the San Antonio River. 4.It was common practice then that when the store owners wanted to go on vacation they simply closed up. 5.As they did not have relatives or friends there they often wandered around nearby malls when they got bored. 6.To make a birthday card , you can simply cut out some funny or pretty pictures from magazines, paste them onto a piece of card and then write your message inside. 7.She picked up the receiver and , without so much as asking the caller to hold on, went off to tell Jack that he was wanted on the phone. 8.To relax himself for a little while , he rose from the computer desk , walked across the room towards the window and stretched both arms upwards and sideways. 9.The new product has a pair of small loudspeakers fitted inside , which you can easily hook up to your computers sound card. 10.Music in fact is a universal language of a non-verbal nature which is rich in expression. 11.This chart is designed to show at a glance how many rooms have been rented out and how many are still available. 12.Be bathed in glorious sunshine, the boundless stretch of corn fields looked an impressive sight. 1.Amy is an expert in her field, and is well-paid _accordingly_. 2.Some parents feel that the school structure is a bit _loose _, allowing children too much fre edom when choosing learning tasks. 3.She needed all her powers of _concentratio n_ to stop herself from slipping on the icy roa d。 4. Monetary policy hasnt been working because interest rates have been reduced to almost zero without stimulating _ the economy. 5Its the strongest natural fabric and can stand very high temperatures and be machine washed. 6.So far as I know peoples tastes havent chan 一 寸 光 阴 不 可 轻 2 ged much, and, if anything , they are gettin g more diverse these days than they used to b e. 7.Its easier to find excu