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　　46.   Washington is known as “the father of his country” and is one of those “larger than life” historical figures who are known around the world.  华盛顿被称为“美国国父”，是一位誉满全球的具有传奇色彩的历史人物。

　　47.   Many immigrants have come to this land of opportunity for that reason－to seek a better future.  许多移民基于这个缘故来到了这块充满机会的土地上──为了追求一个更好的未来。

　　48.   Not all Americans are rich, but most are concerned about money. Success-oriented Americans often measure people’s worth by how much they have.  并非所有的美国人都很有钱, 但大多数美国人都在乎钱。以成功为取向的美国人常常用人们拥有财产的多少来衡量他们的价值。

　　49.   As a result, nearly half of foreign students in the U.S. are concentrated in just 100 out of 2,500 post-secondary institutions, mostly brand-name schools.  结果, 在美留学生几乎有一半集中在2500所高校的仅100所, 这些学校大多是名牌学校。

　　50.   Credit cards symbolize American shopping habits: “Buy now, pay later.”  信用卡反映美国人的购物习惯：“现在买, 以后付。”

　　51.   In general, the act is designed to keep the U.S. high-tech industry on top by filling the need for skilled technology workers.  总之，这个法案是为了填补美国对熟练技术工人的需求，以保持美国在高科技工业中的领先地位而制定的。

　　52.   Tom’s college education gave him an advantage over boys who had not been to a university. 汤姆的大学教育使他比没上过大学的男孩们占优势。

　　53.   Educators also claim that calculators are so inexpensive and commonplace that students must become competent in using them.  教育家们还声称, 计算器如此便宜而又普遍, 学生必须学会熟练使用。

　　54.   He already has five honorary doctorates－the latest bestowed upon him by Yale University late of May, 2002－but what he really wanted was this humble bachelor’s degree.  斯皮尔伯格已获得5个荣誉博士头衔，其中最近的一个是在2002年5月下旬由耶鲁大学授予的，然而他最想得到的却是这个不起眼的学士学位。

　　55.   Calculators do have their place in the world outside school and, to a limited extent, in higher-level math classes, but they are hardly education tools.  计算器在学校之外的社会中的确有其地位, 在高等数学课堂上也有一定的作用, 但它们很难算得上是教育工具。

　　56.   A student who has grown up with a calculator will struggle with both strategies and computations.  一个伴着计算器长大的学生既要对付解题策略, 又要对付实际运算。

　　57.   Students learn far more when they do the math themselves.  学生自己进行数学运算所获得的收益远比依赖计算器多。

　　58.   A student who learns to handle numbers mentally can focus on how to attack a problem and then complete the actual calculations easily.  学会心算的学生能把注意力集中到如何解题上, 然后轻而易举地完成实际运算。

　　59.   It’s my mother who has been encouraging me never to lose heart when I had difficulties in study.  这些年来，当我在学习中遇到困难时，是我的母亲一直在鼓励我从不要泄气。

　　60.   With more students applying to college than ever before, admissions directors are paying especially close attention to essays, interviews, and teacher recommendations.  由于有比以往更多的学生申请上大学, 招生部主任将格外注重作文、面试和教师的推荐信。