7.短文英译汉
small as it is， the pen has changed the course of history， shaped the destiny of nations， facilitated the commerce of peoples， recorded events， carried news， and done more work for mankind than all other tools or weapons． in the past the pen did all the work． for all writing intended to last for any length of time was valid only if written with pen and ink． the most famous letters in the world were written with a pen ; and it was with a pen that the greatest thinkers of all time wrote down their thoughts．
today the pen is more highly valued than ever． we cannot sign a cheque or write a letter or buy a house without our pen． the editor stirs the world with it， the student would fail to pass his examination without it，
the next time we take up our pen to write lets us remember that we hold in our hand the most powerful instrument mankind possesses．
8．将下面的句子译成英语
1）那座古城已经不存在了。
2）你越是勇敢地迎接挑战，你越可能成功。
3）我为他的仁慈而祝福地。
4）为了纪念这位英雄，人们树起了一座纪念碑。
5）周围这么吵，我不能聚精会神地工作。
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