四级They had negative views of effort, believing that having to work hard was a sign of low ability.

他们对努力持否定态度，认为必须努力工作是能力低下的表现。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级If you have a sign in your yard declaring what setup you use, that'd point them in the right direction, though at that point, we're talking about a highly targeted, semi-sophisticated attack, and not the sort of forced-entry attack that makes up the majority of burglaries.

如果你的院子里有一个指示牌，上面写着你所使用的装置，这将为他们指明正确的方向，尽管在这一点上，我们谈论的是一种高度有针对性的、半复杂的攻击，而不是构成大多数盗窃案的那种强行进入攻击。

2016年12月阅读原文

考研The emerging consensus around the bill is a sign that legislators are getting frightened about a politically embarrassing short-term collapse at the USPS.

围绕该法案达成的共识表明，立法者们对美国邮政在政治上令人尴尬的短期崩溃感到害怕。

2018年考研阅读原文

考研It is not, however, a sign that they' re getting serious about transforming the postal system for the 21st century.

然而，这并不是一个迹象，表明他们正在认真考虑为21世纪改革邮政系统。

2018年考研阅读原文

六级This is a sign of the continued allure of creating scientific correlations across borders.

这是创造跨国界的科学关联的持续吸引力的一个迹象。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

六级The 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, intended to encourage private space vehicles and services, prohibits the transportation secretary ( ' , and thereby the FAA) from regulating the de sign or operation of private spacecraft, unless they have resulted in a serious or fatal injury to crew or passengers.

2004年《商业空间发射修正法案》旨在鼓励私人航天器和服务，禁止运输部长（以及联邦航空局）对私人航天器的设计或操作进行监管，除非这些行为对机组人员或乘客造成严重或致命伤害。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级Schools or teachers who sign up for the National Math Club receive a kit full of activities and resources, but there's no special teacher training and no competition attached.

注册国家数学俱乐部的学校或教师将获得一整套活动和资源，但没有特殊的教师培训，也没有附加竞赛。

2017年6月阅读原文

高考They should either monitor their websites better so that children do not sign up too early, or they should adjust their websites to the needs of younger users.

他们应该更好地监控自己的网站，这样孩子们就不会过早注册，或者他们应该根据年轻用户的需求调整自己的网站。

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

高考If properly administered, a kitemark on terms and conditions could help people know what exactly they are signing up to.

如果管理得当，一个关于条款和条件的风筝标记可以帮助人们确切地知道他们要注册什么。

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

四级The sight of a mailman on the street is a reassuring sign of life becoming normal again.

在街上看到邮递员是生活恢复正常的一个令人安心的迹象。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级The editor is frightened by this news, but he is more frightened by the idea of losing his newspaper, so he agrees to sign.

编辑被这条消息吓坏了，但他更害怕失去报纸，所以他同意签字。

2013年6月听力原文

六级From a political perspective, we need to understand the terms on which major countries like China and the USA might sign up to a global agreement because at the moment we don't have that consensus.

从政治角度来看，我们需要了解中国和美国等主要国家可能签署全球协议的条件，因为目前我们还没有达成共识。

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

高考Seventeen states allow parents to get an exemption豁免, sometimes just by signing a paper saying they personally object to a vaccine.

17个州允许父母获得豁免豁免, 有时只是签署一份文件说他们个人反对疫苗。

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

四级Lewis didn't see a "no parking" sign, but he has expected that his parking were allowed there.

刘易斯没有看到一个“禁止停车”的标志，但他希望他的停车场是被允许的。

2012年6月听力原文

高考I only learned how to sign the alphabet that day.

那天我才学会如何在字母表上签名。

2017年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文

四级Also, if we both sign up before Friday, we can get a discount on a six-month membership.

另外，如果我们都在周五之前签约，我们可以获得六个月会员的折扣。

2018年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

六级Although, over the years, Barbies had more than 180 different careers, including football coach, sign language teacher, ambassador, president and astronaut, her body shape hasn't changed much.

尽管这些年来，芭比娃娃有超过180种不同的职业，包括足球教练、手语老师、大使、总统和宇航员，但她的体型并没有太大变化。

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

六级Common research has long held that talking themselves through a task helps children learn, although doing so when you'v apparently matured is not a great sign of brilliance.

长期以来，普遍的研究认为，通过一项任务与自己交谈有助于孩子们学习，尽管当你明显成熟时这样做并不是一个很好的才华横溢的标志。

2017年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

四级The editor is amazed at how quickly Smith gets his stories—only minutes after they happen—but soon he's presented with a contract to sign.

编辑惊讶于史密斯在故事发生几分钟后就很快得到了他的故事，但很快他就拿到了一份要签署的合同。

2013年6月听力原文

高考In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.

在另一种用法中，亚洲文化中的人可能会把沉默视为尊重的标志，尤其是对长者或当权者。

2016年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

考研Furthermore, the highest CEO salaries are paid to outside candidates, not to the cozy insider picks, another sign that high CEO pay is not some kind of depredation at the expense of the rest of the company.

此外，首席执行官的最高工资是付给外部候选人的，而不是给那些心安理得的内部人士，这也表明，首席执行官的高薪并不是以牺牲公司其他人为代价的掠夺。

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Teenagers at risk of depression, anxiety and suicide often wear their troubles like a neon ( ' , 霓虹灯 ) sign.

面临抑郁、焦虑和自杀风险的青少年经常把他们的烦恼打扮得像霓虹灯一样（“，霓虹灯 ) 签名

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Teenagers at risk of depression, anxiety and suicide often wear their troubles like a neon sign.

面临抑郁、焦虑和自杀风险的青少年经常把他们的烦恼当成霓虹灯。

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

高考I never felt an urge to learn any sign language before.

我以前从未有过学习手语的冲动。

2017年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文

四级The center's "Shop with Your Doc" program sends doctors to the grocery store to meet with any patients who sign up for the service, plus any other shoppers who happen to be around with questions.

该中心的“带医生购物”计划将医生送到杂货店，会见任何注册该服务的患者，以及碰巧有问题的其他购物者。

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

高考As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign.

当我接近23英里时，我看到我妻子挥舞着一个标志。

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

高考This is usually interpreted as a sign that today's parents are trying to manage their children's lives past the point where this behavior is appropriate.

这通常被解释为一种迹象，表明今天的父母正试图管理他们孩子的生活，而不是采取这种行为。

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

四级In some countries, whistling by listeners is a sign of approval while in other courtiers it is a form of insult.

在一些国家，听众吹口哨是一种认可的表现，而在其他国家，这是一种侮辱。

2011年12月听力原文

四级Building a neon sign is an art practiced by professionals trained on the job to mold glass tubes into decorative shapes and letters.

建造霓虹灯标志是一门艺术，由受过专业培训的专业人员进行实践，他们将玻璃管塑造成装饰性的X形和字母。

2018年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

高考Other organisations such as banks ask customers to sign long contracts they may not read or understand, but Miller believes social media requires special attention because it is so new.

其他组织，如银行，要求客户签署长期合同，他们可能不会阅读或理解，但米勒认为，社交媒体需要特别注意，因为它是如此新。

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考At mile 3, I passed a sign:" go for it, runners!".

在第三英里时，我路过一块牌子：“加油，跑步者！”。

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

六级Studying at university will only become less attractive if employers shift their focus away from where someone went to university--and there is no sign of that happening anytime soon.

如果雇主将注意力从某人上大学的地方转移出去，那么在大学学习的吸引力只会降低，而且短期内没有这种情况发生的迹象。

2016年12月阅读原文

高考But at union station in Los Angeles last month, a board went up with dollar bills attached to it with pins and a sign that read, "give what you can, take what you need".

但上个月在洛杉矶的联合车站，一块木板上挂着美元钞票，上面有别针和一块牌子，上面写着“尽你所能，取走你所需要的”。

2019年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

四级If you have a sign in your yard declaring what setup you use, that'd point them in the right direction, though at that point, we're talking about a highly targeted, semi-sophisticated attack, and not the sort of forced-entry attack that makes up the major

如果你的院子里有一块牌子，上面写着你使用的是什么装置，这会把他们引向正确的方向，尽管在这一点上，我们谈论的是一种高度有针对性的、半复杂的攻击，而不是构成主要目标的那种强行进入攻击

2016年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

考研In adulthood, looking someone else in a pleasant way can be a complimentary sign of paying attention.

成年后，以一种愉快的方式看着别人可以是一种值得注意的补充信号。

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Studying at university will only become less attractive if employers shift their focus away from where someone went to university—and there is no sign of that happening anytime soon.

如果雇主们把注意力从某人上大学的地方转移开，而且短期内没有迹象表明这种情况会发生，那么在大学学习的吸引力只会降低。

2016年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

四级"When they see that carrier back out on the street," Swigart said, "that's the first sign to them that life is starting to return to normal.

斯威加特说：“当他们看到航空母舰重新出现在大街上时，这是他们开始恢复正常生活的第一个信号。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

考研Reding invited corporations to sign up for gender balance goals of 40 per cent female board membership.

雷丁邀请公司签署性别均衡目标，即女性董事会成员占40%。

2013年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研In signing the measure, California Governor Jerry Brown admitted that the law, which expressly classifies people on the basis of sex, is probably unconstitutional.

加利福尼亚州州长杰里·布朗在签署这项法案时承认，这项法律明确根据性别对人进行分类，很可能是违宪的。

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级It is a welcome sign of the coming of spring.

这是春天来临的喜讯。

2017年6月阅读原文

高考It all begins here, by signing up to join an organization.

一切都从这里开始，注册加入一个组织。

2016年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 七选五 原文

高考I myself went through this searching process and found something that has changed my experience at college for the better: I discovered asl-American sign language.

我自己也经历了这个搜索过程，发现了一些让我在大学里的经历变得更好的东西：我发现了asl美国手语。

2017年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文

六级But there is also time for brief diversions onto bizarre ground, such as a discussion of the skyscraper index (which holds that a boom in skyscraper construction is a foolproof sign of an imminent recessio.

但也有时间进行一些简单的转向，比如讨论摩天大楼指数（摩天大楼指数认为摩天大楼建设的繁荣是经济衰退即将来临的万无一失的迹象）。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级And that box there to confirm you have known driving convictions, thank you, and then sign there

那个盒子是用来确认你已经知道驾驶定罪的，谢谢，然后在那里签名

2014年6月听力原文

考研And the stock market reacts positively when companies tie CEO pay to, say, stock prices, a sign that those practices build up corporate value not just for the CEO.

当公司将首席执行官的薪酬与股票价格挂钩时，股市会做出积极的反应，这表明这些做法不仅为首席执行官创造了企业价值。

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研It is not, however, a sign that they're getting serious about transforming the postal system for the 21st century.

然而，这并不是一个迹象，表明他们正在认真考虑为21世纪改革邮政系统。

2018年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研“Those first few days should be spent looking for work, not looking to sign on,” he claimed.

“最初的几天应该花在寻找工作上，而不是寻找签约，”他声称。

2014年考研阅读原文

高考You need to pay $50 to sign up a child for the club.

你需要付50美元才能让一个孩子加入俱乐部。

2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

六级And, by contrast, the loss of hope, is turning out to be a stronger sign that a person may commit suicide than other factors long thought to be more likely risks.

相比之下，失去希望则是一个更强烈的迹象，表明一个人可能会自杀，而长期以来人们一直认为自杀风险更大。

2010年12月听力原文

六级I can't believe so many people want to sign up for the Korea Development Conference.

真不敢相信这么多人想参加韩国发展会议。

2012年6月听力原文

六级It is a sign of happiness and confidence.

这是幸福和自信的标志。

2013年12月听力原文

六级And that box there to confirm you have known driving convictions, thank you, and then sign there.

那个盒子是用来确认你已经知道驾驶定罪的，谢谢你，然后在那里签名。

2014年6月听力原文

考研with the use of eye-tracking technology, Julia minson of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government concluded that eye contact can signal very different kinds of messages, depending on the situation While eye contact may be a sign of connection or trust in

哈佛大学肯尼迪政府学院的朱莉娅·明森（Julia minson）利用眼球跟踪技术得出结论，目光接触可以发出非常不同类型的信息，这取决于具体情况，而目光接触可能是一种联系或信任的信号

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级But there is also time for brief diversions onto bizarre ground, such as a discussion of the skyscraper index (which holds that a boom in skyscraper construction is a foolproof sign of an imminent recession)

但也有时间进行一些简单的转向，比如讨论摩天大楼指数（它认为摩天大楼建设的繁荣是即将到来的衰退的万无一失的迹象）

2013年6月阅读原文

六级The first major sign of problems came in summer 2010, when the construction corporation pushed the opening from October 2011 to June 2012.

问题的第一个主要迹象出现在2010年夏天，当时建筑公司将开业时间从2011年10月推至2012年6月。

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

四级The editor is amazed at how quickly Smith gets his stories—only minutes after they happen—but soon he's presented with a contract to sign

编辑惊讶于史密斯在故事发生几分钟后就很快得到了他的故事，但很快他就拿到了一份要签署的合同

2013年6月听力原文

六级He wants to sign a long-term contract.

他想签一份长期合同。

2010年6月听力原文

四级It takes many hours to craft a single sign.

制作一个标志需要很多小时。

2018年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

考研In much of the world there is little sign of crisis.

在世界大部分地区，几乎没有危机的迹象。

2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研If my training intensity remains the same, but I'm constantly hungry and dropping weight, this is a sign that I need to increase my daily caloric intake.

如果我的训练强度保持不变，但我一直在减肥，这就是我需要增加每日卡路里摄入量的原因。

2019年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

六级More than a decade later, there was no sign of the ecosystem re-building itself.

十多年后，生态系统没有自我重建的迹象。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Her poems on various subjects,religious and moral were printed in Boston in 1773, three years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

1773年，在《独立宣言》签署前三年，她在波士顿出版了关于各种主题、宗教和道德的诗歌。

2013年12月听力原文

四级Go upstairs to sign some document.

上楼签署一些文件。

2010年12月听力原文

四级The editor is frightened by this news, but he is more frightened by the idea of losing his newspaper, so he agrees to sign

编辑被这条消息吓坏了，但他更害怕失去报纸，所以他同意签字

2013年6月听力原文

四级He was so glad to see them that he didn't even think to read the sign by the entrance.

他看到他们非常高兴，甚至没想到要看入口处的牌子。

2012年6月听力原文

考研"Those first few days should be spent looking for work, not looking to sign on," he claimed.

“最初的几天应该花在寻找工作上，而不是寻找签约，”他声称。

2014年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Dr. Gong marked his office with a hand-painted sign.

龚用一块手绘的牌子标记了他的办公室。

2018 年 6 月6级真题第1套

六级This highly polite style is no doubt something that young women have been expected to “grow into”—after all, it is a sign not simply of femininity, but of maturity and refinement, and its use could be taken to indicate a change in the nature of one’s social relations as well.

毫无疑问，这种高度礼貌的风格是年轻女性被期望“成长”的——毕竟，它不仅是女性气质的标志，也是成熟和精致的标志，它的使用也可以用来表明一个人社会关系的性质发生了变化。

2007年6月英语六级真题

六级The fact that young Japanese women are using less deferential language is a sure sign of change—of social change and of linguistic change.

日本年轻女性使用更少的恭顺语言，这无疑是社会变革和语言变革的标志。

2007年6月英语六级真题

六级But it is most certainly not a sign of the “masculinization” of girls.

但这肯定不是女孩“男性化”的标志。

2007年6月英语六级真题

六级In some instances, it may be a sign that girls are making the same claim to authority as boys and men, but that is very different from saying that they are trying to be “masculine.

在某些情况下，这可能是一个迹象，表明女孩和男孩和男人一样声称自己拥有权威，但这与说她们试图“男性化”截然不同。

2007年6月英语六级真题

六级Nor is there any sign of the intergenerational warfare predicted in the 1990s.

也没有任何迹象表明20世纪90年代预测会发生代际战争。

2010年12月英语六级真题

四级Sign has become a scientific hot button.

符号已成为科学热点。

2004年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D. C. , the world’s only liberal arts university for deaf people.

目前人们对手语的兴趣源于华盛顿加劳德特大学一位反叛教师的开拓性工作，该大学是世界上唯一一所为聋人开设的文科大学。

2004年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing.

当Bill Stokoe去Gallaudet教英语时，学校为他注册了一门手语课程。

2004年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语).

当时，美国手语（ASL）被认为只不过是洋泾浜英语的一种形式(混杂英语).

2004年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as “substandard”.

那是1955年，即使是聋人也认为他们的签名“不合格”。

2004年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space.

但手语是建立在手的运动、空间的调节之上的。

2004年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness, Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not resort to these pseudo-apologies.

这些伪道歉被那些认为说对不起表示软弱的人所使用。希望教孩子道歉的父母应该把道歉视为力量的象征，因此不要诉诸于这些伪道歉。

2005年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级In a way, Kudzu is a sign of labor shortage in the south.

从某种程度上说，库兹是南方劳动力短缺的标志。

2006年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级But her life was turned upside down when a motorist, distracted by his cell phone, ran a stop sign and crashed into the side of her car.

但她的生活发生了翻天覆地的变化，一名驾车者因手机分心，闯下停车标志，撞上了她的汽车侧面。

2006年12月大学英语新四级(CET-4)真题

四级Recent decisions by Hamilton and others may be “a sign that people are starting to realize that there’s this destructive competition going on,” says Baum, co-author of a recent College Report that raises concerns about the role of institutional aid not based on need.

汉密尔顿和其他人最近的决定可能是“人们开始意识到这种破坏性竞争正在进行的迹象”，鲍姆说，他是最近一份《大学报告》的合著者，该报告引发了人们对非基于需求的机构援助作用的担忧。

2009年12月大学英语四级考试真题

四级And many who sign up in January will be no-shows by February.

许多在一月份报名的人到了二月份就没有演出了。

2012年12月大学英语四级真题(3)

四级That is a sign of its immense potential.

这是其巨大潜力的一个标志。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)

四级Crying is a nearly universal sign of grief, though some mourners report that, despite genuine sorrow, they cannot shed tears—sometimes even for years after their loved one has gone.

哭泣几乎是一种普遍的悲伤迹象，尽管一些哀悼者报告说，尽管他们真的很悲伤，但他们还是无法流泪——有时甚至在亲人去世后的几年里。

2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）

四级Along the way, tears became more than a biological necessity to lubricate（润滑）the eye and developed into a sign of intense emotion and a signal of social bonding.

一路上，眼泪变得不仅仅是润滑的生理必需品(润滑）眼睛，并发展成为强烈情绪的标志和社会纽带的信号。

2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）

四级A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research, which tracked the effects on Starbucks of a similar calorie-posting law in New York City in 2007, found that the average calorie-count per transaction fell 6% and revenue increased 3% at Starbucks stores where a Dunkin Donuts outlet was nearby—a sign, it is said, that menu-labelling could favour chains that have more healthy offerings.

美国国家经济研究局（National Bureau of Economic Research）的一项研究追踪了2007年纽约市类似的卡路里张贴法对星巴克的影响，该研究发现，在附近有Dunkin Donuts门店的星巴克门店，每笔交易的平均卡路里数下降了6%，收入增加了3%——据说，这表明菜单标签可能有利于提供更健康产品的连锁店。

2015年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套)

四级If you have a sign in your yard declaring what setup you use, that'd point them in the right direction, though at that point, we're talking about a highly targeted, semi-sophisticated attack, and not the sort forced-entry attack that makes up the majority of burglaries.

如果你的院子里有一个标志，上面写着你使用了什么设置，这会给他们指明正确的方向，尽管在这一点上，我们谈论的是一种高度针对性的、半复杂的攻击，而不是构成大多数入室盗窃的那种强行进入攻击。

2016年12月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

四级Researchers have found that students who sign up to tutor others work harder to understand the material, recall it more accurately and apply it more effectively.

研究人员发现，报名辅导他人的学生更努力地理解材料，更准确地回忆材料，并更有效地应用材料。

2018年6月大学英语四级真题（第3套)

四级The center’s 'Shop with Your Doc’ program sends doctors to the grocery store to meet with any patients who sign up for the service, plus any other shoppers who happen to be around with questions.

该中心的“与您的医生一起购物”计划将医生送到杂货店，与任何注册该服务的患者以及碰巧有问题的其他购物者会面。

2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）

四级“When they see that carrier back out on the street,” Swigart said, “that’s the first sign to them that life is starting to return to normal.

Swigart说：“当他们看到航母回到街上时，这是他们生活开始恢复正常的第一个迹象。”。

2019年12月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

考研However, in many developing nations, cigarette smoking is seen as a sign of economic progress — and is even encouraged.

然而，在许多发展中国家，吸烟被视为经济进步的标志，甚至受到鼓励。

1982年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研To make the situation worse, there is as yet no sign that any slowing of the world’s population is in sight.

更糟糕的是，目前还没有迹象表明世界人口增长放缓的迹象。

1991年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request.

经过七天的“冷静期”后，患者可以签署申请证书。

1997年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研And the cost of computing power continues to free fall, which is a good sign for any enterprise setting up shop in silicon.

计算能力的成本继续自由下降，这对任何在硅领域开店的企业来说都是一个好兆头。

1999年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题