169. A clever reader treats reading as making a dialogue with writers, inquires about their writing intention and cultivates a habit of drawing the lines under the key points and taking some notes in the margin. 一名聪明的阅读者把阅读看作是和作者的交流，询问他们写作目的，而且会养成在关键处划线，在空白处做笔记的习惯。

　　170. After a lunch interval, the slim secretary leant against the wall screaming for she was shocked to find someone had deleted her significant data regarding the sample of the insecticide, which meant she could hardly meet the deadline of handing in the report unless miracles happened. 午饭休息过后，这名苗条的秘书靠在墙上发出了一声尖叫，因为她吃惊地发现有人将有关杀虫剂样本的重要数据删除了。这意味着除非奇迹发生，她很难在最后期限前上交报告。

　　171. As the fire pump at the corner of the narrow corridor cracked, some staff mopped the floor, and others removed the vital property such as the elegant art treasures that were not proof against water and the director of the art museum dialled 911 for help and postponed the opening time. 由于狭长走廊角落里的消防泵破裂，一些员工拖地，一些将重要的财产，如不防水的精美艺术珍宝移走；艺术博物馆的馆长拨打911求助并推迟了开馆时间。

　　172. It disconcerted these adventurists who felt faint that they had been lost in the desert, so they had to hide in the shade of hill, connecting to the outside world with the satellite phone before they were drained of their energy. 令这些感觉晕厥的冒险者感到挫败的是他们已经迷失在沙漠里了，所以他们不得不躲在沙丘的阴凉处，在他们耗尽能量之前，用卫星电话与外界取得联系。

　　173. After hearing about the miserable fact that the respectable professor slipped on a slope of the bank, dropped into the lake and drowned when he jogged around the bank, his loyal supporters wept full of grief at his funeral. 在得知这位人尊敬的教授在岸边慢跑时，在斜坡处打滑，掉进湖里淹死的悲惨消息后，他的忠实支持者们在他的葬礼上悲痛地哭泣。

　　174. The homesick poet at a remote village needed several injections for he was defeated by the cold, continued coughing and sneezing and eventually had a high fever. 由于感冒、持续咳嗽、打喷嚏并最终引发了高烧，这位身在遥远村庄的思念家乡的诗人需要接受药物注射。

　　 175. As far as the scholar is concerned, a far-sighted government should erect a democratic system where citizens’ religion can be respected; everyone should possess the human right to vote and enjoy the social welfare; no body or organization is superior to law and hollow reform policies are on the decrease.

　　根据这位学者的说法，一个有远见的政府应该建立这样一套民主体制：公民的宗教信仰应受到尊重，每个人应该拥有选举和享受社会福利的权利，没有人或者组织可以超越法律，而且减少空洞的改革政策。

　　176. Since he inherited the fortune from his uncle, the childish gambler has kept betting instead of making a deposit and paying off his loan. 自从他从他舅舅处继承了财产之后，这个幼稚的赌徒非但没有存钱或者还清债务，而是继续赌博。

　　177. By means of the cable car, the nuclear family stood on the dominant peak of the mountain, gazing at the splendid view and the daughter exclaimed, leaping and making a victory gesture.通过缆车，这个三口之家站在了山顶，看着壮丽的景色；女儿尖叫着跳起来，做出胜利的手势。