翻译部分：
It is always inspiring to see a brave man fighting for a lost cause, and I never cease to admire the Jacobitish zeal with which year after year Mr. John Ervine carries on a guerrilla warfare against the ever-increasing power of tobacco. I admire it all the more because I have fired a few shots in the war against tobacco myself, and have invariable retired defeated, with sign of defeat, a cigarette in my mouth. I can go on fighting for a week or a month, but there always comes a time when I strike my colours -- and a match. (Robert Lynd)
词语要点：
1.lost：不作“失去的”解，应为“失败的”、“输了的”之意，如a lost battle（败仗），故在上文中意为“一种完全没有成功希望的运动”。
2.Jacobitish：为Jacobite的形容词。Jacobite为1688年被迫逊位的英王James II的拥护者，即支持House of Stuart（斯图亚特王室）者。
3.St.John Ervine为英国爱尔兰出生的剧作家兼小说家。在第一次世界大战后渡美，成为百老汇的批评家。
4.guerrilla warfare：游击战。
5.all the more because：因此更加。
6.retired defeated：败下阵来。
7.the sign of defeat与下面说的a cigarette in my mouth同格。
8.strike one's colours：投降。作者利用strike a match一语中的同一动词（strike）而作出此俏皮话语。
译文：
翻译书上的译文：
看到勇敢的人为着一种毫无成功希望的运动而奋斗的情形，是始终令人鼓舞的。年复一年地以斯图亚特王室拥护者的热诚，来对抗不断增长的烟草的势力，进行游击战的厄尔文，我一直都是衷心佩服的。我本人在对抗烟草的战争中，也曾开过几枪，而每次都败下阵来，口里叼着一支香烟，便是败北的标志，因此我对于他的热诚更加佩服。我能继续战斗一星期，或一个月，但最后总有一个时候要到来，那就是我挂降旗——划火柴。(罗伯特·林德)
斯眉的译文：
看到一位勇敢者为一项无望的事业而战是鼓舞人心的, 约翰·欧文先生在年复一年与不断增长的烟草势力进行游击战，对他所表现出来的百折不挠的热忱，我永远表示钦佩。在我自己向烟草抗争过几次之后便更加佩服这一点,因为我不可避免地败下阵来，而作为失败的标志，烟卷重又回到我的嘴边。我可以持续战斗一周或一个月, 但总有一个时刻我会故态复萌——划火柴。(罗伯特·林德)
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My car was acting up recently and wasn't running __1__, so I took it to a __2__ to have it checked. Everytime I tried to start the car, the __3__ would turn over for a second or two and then die. The mechanic pulled the car into his __4__ to look things over. The mechanic popped the __5__, checked to see if all the hoses and belts were in working order, and then tested the car battery and battery __6__. After taking a look at things for a few minutes and trying to get the car going, the mechanic diagnosed the problem as a bad __7__. He said he could fix the problem by replacing the alternator with a new ($130) or a rebuilt alternator ($80). Just __8__ the problem cost $65, and the labor was $50. I asked the mechanic to go ahead and do the __9__, and he said that there was a 30-day warranty on parts and __10__. Some mechanics might overcharge you for repairs, but the mechanic I go to is fair and does great work.
答案：
1.right 2.mechanic 3.engine 4.garage 5.hood 6.cables 7.alternator 8.diagnosing 9.repairs 10.labor
词汇练习：
1.My car was _______________ this morning, and it didn't run smoothly to work.
a.acting down
b.acting over
c.acting up
2.I thought the cost of the repairs was very ______________ because the job would have cost me much more to go elsewhere. I'm satisfied.
3.That shop always guarantees their work, and they provide a 10-day ______________ on all parts and labor in case you have another problem.
4.If you don't take your car to a trustworthy mechanic, the shop might ____________ you for the work they do, and you will end up spending too much.
5.I asked the mechanic to __________ my car to see if he could figure out the problem.
a.look beyond
b.look to
c.look over
6.I think we need to _____________ the battery because this one is dead. We can buy it at this shop.
a.redo
b.review
c.replace
答案：
1.c 2.fair 3.warranty 4.overcharge 5.c 6.b
