今天的翻译题是：
1. Many countries with long history in the world are now________(落后于西方发达国家).
2. The manager ensured us that is won't be long___________(我们就能加薪).
答案解析:
1.答案: falling behind the western developed nations/countries
详解:
考查固定短语: “落后”的表达为fall behind，句中now提示需用进行时falling behind。
查核心词汇: 发达的developed，发达国家 developed nations/countries.
2. 答案: before we get pay rise//before he raises our salary/pay
详解:
考查before引导的时间状语从句: it won't be long 表示"不久..."。
考查名词短语: "加薪" 可表示为pay rise, 词句中如果以"我们"作主语，就用get pay rise;
如果以the manager 做主语，用before he raises our salary/pay.