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Quiz 1
Part I. Translation of words or phrases from Text A and Text B
Direction: Translate the following expressions from English to Chinese or vice versa .
1. intense individualism
极端的个人主义
2. Well-raised children
健康成长的孩子
3. simple-minded teenagers
头脑简单的青少年
4. Excellence has its own rewards.
出类拔萃，自有回报。
5. 史无前例的经济增长
unparalleled economic growth
6. 一种得失平衡的游戏
a zero-sum game
7. 肤浅的快乐
superficial pleasures
8. 从根本上改变
fundamentally alter
9. 身材迷人
have an attractive body
10. 昙花一现的幸福
a temporary and short-term happiness

Part II. Read the following sentences from Text A and Text B, translate.
1) 上述事实对我们个人以及社会优先考虑的诸多事情都提出了挑战。
Translate:
These facts challenge many of the priorities we have set ourselves both as societies and as individuals.

2) Since people are always comparing their incomes with what others have, or with what they are used to, they only feel better off if they move up relative to the norm
Translate:
因为人们总是拿自己的收入和他人的收入以及他们惯于拥有的收入相比较，只有当他们认为和平均水准相比有所上升时才感到幸福。

3) If we want a happier society, we should focus most on the experiences which people value for their intrinsic worth and not because other people have them --- above all, on relationships in the family, at work and in the community.
Translate:
如果我们渴望一个更加幸福的社会，我们就应该着重强调人们所珍视的经历---首要的是亲情关系、工作关系和邻里关系，人们珍视这些经历并非因为别人拥有他们，而是因为这些经历拥有内在的价值。

4) A person who cultivates friendships and who is a joy to be around can have hundreds of good friends and can be rich beyond the wildest dreams of others.
Translate:
一个与人为友、乐观待人的人可以拥有数以百计的好友，可以超乎其他人想象得富裕。
5) All of these alternative types of wealth are different from financial wealth, and yet all of them can be equally rewarding in their own ways.
Translate:
虽然所有这些可选择的财富都有别于金钱，但都能够以各自独特的方式令人受惠。

Part III. Translation.
1) 在他们眼里，你的意见、你的好恶根本不重要。
In their eyes, your opinions, your likes and dislikes don’t count.

2) 你可以用更多新的证据来加强你的论证。
You can reinforce your argument with more fresh evidence.

3) 他通过帮助别人获得了很多快乐。
He derives a lot of pleasure from helping others.

4) 我们都已经尽了全力，可老板不这么想。
We have tried our best, but the boss thinks otherwise.

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