1. Unsurprisingly, he was caught in a lie and dismissed from his post.不出所料，他的谎言被拆穿，然后被开除了。注解：unsurprisingly /ˌʌnsə'praɪzɪŋli/ adv.并不令人惊奇地, 并不奇怪地2. My parents have always been my most dependable people.我的父母一直是我最可信赖的人。注解：dependable /dɪ'pendəbl/ adj.可信赖的, 可靠的3. Television still has a pervasive influence on people's daily life.电视仍然无处不在地影响着人们的日常生活。注解：pervasive /pər'veɪsɪv/ adj.弥漫性的, 渗透性的; 遍布的; 流行的, 普遍的have a pervasive influence on ... 无处不在地影响着……4. As leaders, we must realize the shortcomings as well as the advantages of our situation.作为领导者，我们必须意识到我们所处的情况的劣势和优势。注解：realize the shortcomings 意识到劣势the advantages of ... ……的优势5. Yet the inescapable fact was that they were about to go broke.然而，不可避免的事实是，他们即将破产。注解：inescapable /ˌɪnɪ'skeɪpəbl/ adj.不可避免的, 逃避不了的, 不能忽视的the inescapable fact is that ... 不可避免的事实是……be about to do sth 即将……
