今天的翻译题是：
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
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 wont 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.