1. A word that is more or less right, a loose phrase,an ambiguous expression,a vague adjectives ,will not satisfy a writer who aims at clean English.差不多的词，不准确的词语，模棱两可的表达，含糊不清的修饰，都无法使一位追求纯正英语的作家满意。他会一直思考，直至找到那个能准确表达他意思的词。

A writer who pay great attention to expressing the exact English will never be satisfied with a word which can not express an idea accurately.

2. Choosing words is part of the process of the realization, of defining our thoughts and feelings for ourselves , as well as for those who hear or read our words.选词是认识过程的一个步骤，也是详细描述我们的思想感情并表达出来使自己以及听众和读者深刻理解的一个环节。

For the reader can easily understand what kind of feelings and thoughts we want to convey, we need to be careful to choose the words we used in article.

3.It is hard work choosing the right words, but we shall be rewarded by the satisfaction that finding them brings.寻找恰如其分的词的确是件不容易的事。一旦找到了那个词，我们就会感到很欣慰：辛劳得到了回报。

Finding the most suitable word is in no sense easy. But there is nothing like the delight and excitement we shall experience when we pick up such a word.

4. The exact use of language gives us mastery over the material we are dealing with.

准确的用语有助于我们深入了解我们描述的事物。

If we can use language accurately we are in a position to totally understand the subject matter.

第二单元

1. The result is that the Mediterranean, which nurtured so many civilisations, is gravely ill -- the first of the seas to fall victim to the abilities and attitudes that evolved around it.结果导致孕育众多文明的地中海环境极其恶劣—第一个由于其周围人们对其利用能力的增强和对其环境污染的忽视态度而受害的海洋。

The result is, the sea, the cradle of many civilizations, is seriously polluted. It is the first of the seas that has been made to suffer from a situation resulting from development mixed with an irresponsible mentality.

2. What is more, most cities just drop it in straight oil the beach; rare indeed are the places like Cannes and Tel Aviv which pipe it even half a mile offshore.更有甚者，多数城市直接将污水倾到海岸上。实际上，很少有像戛纳和特拉维夫那样的城市用管道把污水抽到离海岸0.5英里的地方。

Further, while the places such as Cannes and Tel Aviv dispose of their wastes through a pipe stretching out half a mile from the shore, most cities do not bother to do that but simply dump their sewage directly into the sea along the coastline.

3. An even greater danger lurks in the seductive seafood dishes that add so much interest to holiday menus.更大的危险潜伏在为假日菜单增色不少的诱人海鲜中。

There is an even bigger hazard hidden in the seafood dishes that are forever so appealing to those holiday makers.

4. Factories cluster round the coastline, and even the most modern rarely has proper waste-treatment plant.群集于海岸的工厂中，即使是最为先进的工厂也几乎没有严格意义上的废物处理系统。 Factories are set up around the coastline, few of which, including the most sophisticated, have been equipped with a satisfactory system for dealing with their effluents.