BEC listen and translation exercise 11

When you are in any contest you should work as if there were — to the very last minute — a chance to lose it.
比赛就应当拼尽全力，坚持到最后一分钟，以免功败垂成。

Every manufacturer says that his product is the best, or at least tries to give that

impression.

I am sure I will be given a second chance to correct my mistake.

Because of this, we are asking you either to repeat the campaign next year for free, or we

only pay 50% of the fee for this year.
因此，我们要求，要么你们明年免费重新举办这个活动，要么今年的活动按半价收费。

The doctor told me to cut down on my fat intake and get more exercise.

Previous research has shown married couples who avoid arguments are more likely to die earlier than their expressive counterparts.
先前的研究表明，回避争吵的夫妻比坦白沟通的夫妻去世得早。

I've heard so much about exercise these days yet even the experts can't agree on which exercises are the best.
近来我听说了很多各种各样的锻炼，但要说哪些锻炼最好，即使是专家也无法达成统一意见。

The cost of advertising is added to the price of the article.

I have to set off at seven o'clock in the morning to attend a ten o'clock class every morning.

And by the end of the month, he gained more than 10 kilos and his health deteriorated.

However, except for Thanksgiving turkey, it's hard to find a typical "American" food.

Your professor has removed this book to a special place named reserve room.
你的教授已经把这本书挪到一个叫作储藏室的特殊房间。

Hospitals had to treat hundreds of people cut by glass from shop windows.

Some teachers feel that television has taken away the child's ability to form mental pictures in his own mind.
有些老师觉得，电视夺走了儿童在大脑中将事物图像化的能力。
These positions are simply an extension of the woman's domestic role.

There are many people hanging around in the kitchen, drinking, chatting and distracting the cook.
很多人在厨房走来走去，畅饮、闲聊、分散厨师的注意力。

Heart disease is the leading killer of men and women in most industrialized countries.

They might sometimes trade with their neighbors, but in general they could get along just fine by relying on themselves.

Actually, you are not the first person coming to ask for the book.

Birds knew that long before humans did.

Usability is the most important aspect of web design.
可用性是网页设计最重要的一方面。

The old stereotypes 成见 of men's and women's work have been changing more quickly than ever before.

They hope the new laws will not punish people for printing a copy of something for their personal use.

Terrorism can never be condoned.