大学英语综合教程4

Unit 1 active reading 1

1.Why hasn’t Jack Goodwin got a job yet?

为什么杰克·古德温还没有找到工作？

----It isn’t easy to get a job in the current financial climate.

在当前的金融环境下找到工作并不容易。

2.How does he spend a typical day?

他如何度过典型的一天？

----Watching television. 看电视

3.How do most of his friends spend the day?

他的大多数朋友如何度过一天？

----They do nothing all day and go to the pub in the evening, 他们整日无所事事，晚上去酒吧。

4.How are Jack’s parents helping him?

杰克的父母如何帮助他？

----By gradually making him more financially aware.

通过逐渐使他更加了解财务。

5.What does Gael Lindenfield say about Jack’s parents?

Gael Lindenfield对杰克的父母怎么说？

----The approach they have chosen is the right one.

他们选择的方法是正确的。

6.What do Whoopi Goldberg, Bruce Wills and Brad Pitt have in common?

Whoopi Goldberg，Bruce Willis和Brad Pitt有什么共同点？----They all did temporary jobs at one stage in their lives.

他们都在人生的一个阶段从事临时工作。

Unit 1 active reading 2

1.What did the writer want to do after finishing her degree? 学位完成后，作家想做什么？

----To do an MA at the London School of Economics.

在伦敦经济学院获得硕士学位。

2.Why did she ask for a job in The Salisbury?

她为什么要在索尔兹伯里找工作？

----She had the idea when she saw the landlord working. 当她看到房东工作时，她有了主意。

3.What did she buy with her first salary?

她用第一笔工资买了什么？

----A bunch of flowers. 一束花

4.Why did Tony give her 拢20,000?

托尼为什么要给她2万英镑？

----He trusted her and thought it would help her.

他信任她，并认为这会对她有所帮助。

5.What did she do with the money? 她用这笔钱做什么？

----She invested it and paid back Tony and other investors.她进行了投资，并偿还了Tony和其他投资者。

6.Why was Tony pleased when she repaid the loan?

托尼为什么还清贷款感到满意？

----It proved that he had been right to invest in her.

事实证明，他对她进行投资是正确的。

Unit 2 active reading 1

1.Why are we like Alice in Wonderland when we read a book? 当我们读一本书时，我们为什么像爱丽丝梦游仙境？----Because reading opens the door to new experiences.

因为阅读为新体验打开了大门。

2.According to the writer, what is the advantage of reading over real life? 根据作者的说法，阅读比现实生活有什么优势？

----We can experience variety and difference without going out of the house.

我们可以在不出门的情况下体验变化和差异。

3.What do the seven novels listed in Paragraph 4 have in common? 第4段所列的七本小说有什么共同点？

----Their titles stimulate imagination.

他们的头衔激发了想象力。

4.At what moment in our lives do books become important? 在我们的生活中什么时候变得重要起来？

----When we start listening to bedtime stories.

当我们开始听睡前故事时。

5.What claim did Merton make about the poems of William Blake? 默顿对威廉·布莱克的诗歌有何主张？

----They helped him understand the meaning of life.

他们帮助他了解生活的意义。

6.What is meant by a "home-run book"?

什么是“本垒打书”？

----A book which is so good you are unable to put it down. 一本书太好了，您无法放下它。

Unit 2 active reading 2

1.What does Miller consider to have been an advantage during his writing career? 米勒认为在他的写作生涯中有什

么优势？

----To have written without the aid of a library.

在没有图书馆帮助的情况下写作。

2.What did three stars on a book mean in the public library in Miller's youth? 在米勒年轻的时候，一本书上的三颗星对公共图书馆意味着什么？