大学英语课本答案

Unit one

words in action

Exercise one:

1. Nowadays people prefer to communicate with one another by e-mail.

2. Being tall gave him a(n) advantage over the other players.

3. He based his article on the relevant information he had gathered.

4. Sometimes she eats a lot and sometimes nothing at all; she just goes from one extreme to the other.

5. It is assumed that the Internet is an efficient means of communication.

Exercise 3:

1. It is not that I don't like this singer. The fact is that I'm not very fond of country music.

2. The cost is directly related to the amount of time spent on the project.

3. We are paid according to how much work we do.

4. To a certain extent, it was my fault that we lost the match.

5. Girls may bring their boy friends to the party and vice versa.

6. He is always ready to help others; no doubt he'll be willing to help you , too.

7. You must pay $2000; or else, you will have to go to prison.

8. cleared up 9. or else 10. at all costs 11. sure enough

12. He cannot ride a bicycle, let alone a motorbike.

13. What he talked about in yesterday's lecture is based on what he says in the article.

14. It's no use worrying about Jim; he is now with his aunt who loves him and will no doubt take good care of him.

15. He wants to improve his English by reading dictionaries, but in my view it is not an effective method of learning.

16. I called Linda last night and asked her if the exhibition of Chinese painting in her university was worth seeing.

Translation from Chines to english:

1. 这个婴儿还不会爬,更不要说走了.(let alone)

The baby can't even crawl yet, let alone walk!

2. 威尔声称谋杀案发生时,他正在与一群朋友吃饭,但是我认为他在说谎.(claim, in one's opinion)

Will claimed he was dining with a group of friends at the time of the murder, but in my opinion he told a lie.

3. 一定程度阅读速度与阅读技巧密切相关.有了阅读技巧,你就可以更好地应对课外阅读了.(to a certain extent, relate ...to..., cope with)

To a certain extent the speed of reading is closely related to reading skills; and with reading skills you can cope with outside class reading better.

4. 根据规则他俩都可以参加比赛.(according to)

According to the regulation/rule, they both can play the game .

5. 有些人想当然地认为日语中的每一个词在汉语中都有对应的词语.(assume, equivalent) Some people assume that there is a Chinese equivalent for every Japanese word.

6. 我们已将所有的相关信息告知了警方.(relevant)

We have passed all relevant informantion on to the police.

7. 关于那件事你问我再多的问题也没有,因为我是不会回答你的.(it's no use)

It is no use asking me any more questions about that matter because i won't answer.

8. 事先没有仔细阅读合同就签了名是吉姆的错误.(on one's part)

It was a mistake on Jim's part to sign the contract without reading it carefully.

9. 他们拒绝向我们提供所需要的全部信息.(provide...with...)

They refused to provide us with all the information we need.

10. 这起事故与三年前发生的一起事故极为相似.(similar to)

This accident is very similar to the one that happened three years ago.

11. 这部影片是根据莎士比亚的戏剧改编的.(base on)

This film is based on a play by Shakespeare.

12. 如果你的英语和电脑技能都掌握得好,那么你在谋职时就一定比别人更有优势.(have advantage over)

If you have a good command of English and computer skills, you will surely have an advantage over others in finding a job.

13. 然而大量的教学活动建立在行为主义心理学基础之上。

However, a great deal of teaching is still based on behaviorist psychology.

Unit Two

Words in action:

Exercise 2:

1. The government is trying hard to create more jobs for young people.

2. She finds herself in conflict with their parents over her future career.

3. The traffic accident involved two cars and one truck.

4. The two parties finally overcame their differences on the matter of interest rate.

5. Some strange customs have survived from earlier times.

6. Please let us know if you can attend the meeting scheduled for the coming Thursday.

7. She frowned with displeasure as she was reading her son‘s school report.

8. Students are likely to let their minds wander if the teacher‘s lectures are dull and boring.

9. I always feel so guilty about not visiting my parents more often, but I do have lots of things to cope with ever day.

10. The local farmers sustained heavy losses during the flood season.

11. The next morning we all went out to survey the damage caused by the fire.

12. By a sking that private question, you‘ve put me in a rather awkward position.

13. I really cannot recall the details of their argument, but I do think that both of them were stubborn.

14. The sudden appearance of a tiger from the woods terrified us all.

15. International students are required to carry medical insurance as a condition of enrollment.

16. Adapting to a new culture is no easy task because there are lots of cultureal differences to overcome.

Exercise 3::

1. The old man was sick of having arguments all the time with his wife.

2. ‗You really can‘t imagine what I have gone through,‖ Mary said, choking back her tears.

3. Compared with growing up in primitive societies, growing up in today world is in some ways harder.