今天的翻譯題是：

　　1. Many countries with long history in the world are now________.

　　2. The manager ensured us that is wont be long___________.

　　答案解析:

　　1.答案: falling behind the western developed nations/countries

　　詳解:

　　考查固定短語: 落后的表達為fall behind，句中now提示需用進行時falling behind。

　　查核心詞匯: 發達的developed，發達國家 developed nations/countries.

　　2. 答案: before we get pay rise//before he raises our salary/pay

　　詳解:

　　考查before引導的時間狀語從句: it wont be long 表示不久...。

　　考查名詞短語: 加薪 可表示為pay rise, 詞句中如果以我們作主語，就用get pay rise;

　　如果以the manager 做主語，用before he raises our salary/pay.