2009年12月大学英语四级考试模拟试题(四)

　　Part V Translation (5 minutes)

　　Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

　　51. Don’t get involved in love games too early. _______ (要是……该怎么办) you suffer from failure in love?

　　52. That car ___________________(尽给我添麻烦) ever since I bought it.

　　53. _______________________ (努力不吸入) the vapor, Thomas turned his head.

　　54. But for his wife’s encouragement, he _____________ (就不能发明那个机器).

　　55. It _________________________ (直到得到有关当局的批准) that we can start the job.

　　Part I Writing

　　One possible version:

　　How to Conduct Patriotic Education Among the Youth of Today

　　These years have seen a widespread neglect of patriotic education in our society. According to some official reports, many patriotic education centers have been closed down or kept open to the public for other more profitable purposes, while many of our national heroes have given way to today’s pop stars in youth’s minds. If this current is allowed to run its course, I am afraid, things are bound to turn for the worse, with less and less sense of patriotism left in the youth.

　　The significance of patriotic education to our society can be seen from the following perspectives: Patriotic education can make youth more aware of the glorious history and culture of our nation, thus building up their sense of pride as Chinese. Furthermore, patriotic education helps youth value today’s hard-earned life so as to hold dearer their golden chances of enriching themselves with knowledge in peace.

　　So the most pressing issue for us now is how to effectively instill patriotism in the youth of today. In my opinion, the first step should be focused upon giving fuller play to the potential of patriotic education centers instead of running them for the purpose of making money. Then, greater efforts must be made to integrate patriotic education into the curriculums throughout a student’s education. In short, where there is effective patriotic education of youth, there is a greater enhancement of national cohesion.