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一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。

二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。

三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。

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1.went up in smoke 以失败告终

原文

401.

All hope of my promotion went up in smoke after my reorganization plan fell through.

自从我的重组计划失败后，我晋升的希望就破灭了。

402.

Because of his great professional skill, the lawyer has a large number of clients.

由于高超的专业技能，这位律师拥有大量的客户。

403.

Smith has spent years studying the effects of sleep and sleep loss on memory and learning.

史密斯花了数年时间研究睡眠和睡眠缺失对记忆和学习的影响。

404.

I imagine that you are wondering when your new PC will arrive.

我猜你想知道你的新电脑什么时候会到。

405.

You must be a good athlete to have run a mile in such a short time.

你在这么短的时间内跑完了一英里，一定是个优秀的运动员。

406.

In a foreign country most of us go through culture shock.

在异国他乡，我们大多数人都会经历文化冲击。

407.

It is true he is a learned man, but he lacks common sense.

他确实是个有学问的人，但他缺乏常识。

408.

The more I studied computers, the more interesting I came to find it.

我对电脑学习得越多，就越发现它的有趣之处。

409.

When I was in Australia, I had great difficulty (trouble) in speaking English.

我在澳大利亚的时候，我在说英语方面有很大的困难。

410.

There are things in this world which simply cannot be expressed in the form of words.

世界上有些事情是无法用语言表达的。