2008年大学英语四级翻习题 18

　　模拟演练：
　　1.___________________(据我所知)，this is the first time a Chinese rider has won the competition.
　　2.You are never________________(老到不能获得圣诞长袜所带来的快乐。)
　　3._____________________(他们几乎从来没有分开过) in thirty years of marriage.
　　4.In the Chinese household, grandparents and other relatives__________________(起着重要的作用)in raising children.
　　5.Frankly speaking, I’d rather you__________________(不采用任何措施)about it for the time being.
　　答案：
　　1. So far as I know/As far as I know
　　（本题考查固定用法so/as as sb knows, 据某人所知）
　　2. too old to enjoy a Christmas stocking
　　(本题考查too…to…的句型，表示“太…以至于不能…”，还考查enjoy一词的用法，enjoy sth 表示“享受某事带来的乐趣”)
　　3. They were hardly ever parted
　　(本题主要考查否定词hardly,