Unit4二十一世纪英语读写译答案课文翻译习题课后答案

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Unit 4 Gareer Planning
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Labour is often the father of pleasure.
［Fr.］V oltaire
劳动通常是快乐的源泉。

［法］伏尔泰
Activity is the only road to knowledge.
［Br.］George Bernard Shaw
行动是通往知识的唯一道路。

［英］萧伯纳
Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.
Samuel Johnson
完成伟大的事业不在于体力，而在于坚韧不拔的毅力。

［英］塞缪尔·约翰逊Proverbs and Quotations
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Outline
Teaching Objectives
Part 1 Lead-in
Part 2 Reading Focus—Text A
Part 3 Integrated Exercises
Part 4 Reading Focus—Text B
Part 5 Intranet Assignments
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1. The importance of career planning cannot be
overemphasized. However, when you actually get down to it, you will find that it is no easy job. In this unit we are going to learn two texts about career planning. Text A is about how to
become your own boss. Text B is concerned with the
importance of career planning and how to accomplish the
planning process step by step.
Teaching Objectives
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2. By learning this unit, students will be able to grasp the main
idea and structure of the texts, master the key language points,
new words grammatical structures and translation skills.
3. Writing Focus in this unit introduces how to expand sentences,
using subordination. Through learning this part, students will
be able to write longer sentences by means of subordination.
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A. Look at the oil painting and discuss with your partner the following questions.
Lead-in
1. Describe the painting and explain its
meaning.
2. Do you think career planning is too
early for you? Why or why not?
3. How do you plan your career?
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B. Listening Practice
Pre-listening Task
Before listening to the dialogue, take a quick look at the words and expressions in the box below. Lead-in
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Post-listening Task
True or False statements
1. Networking is the most common way to find a job.
2. We should search jobsites based on some categories.
3. The woman once found a job through online jobsites.
B. Listening Practice
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(F) Online Jobsites are the most common places to find jobs.
(T) We should search jobsites based on our location, industry, and salary requirements.
(F) The woman once found a job though networking and yellow pages.
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4. National jobs will attract more competition than local jobs.
5. People usually look for jobs through yellow pages.
(T) The national job boards will attract more attention and more competition.
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(F) They aren‟t usually the first place anyone looks for a job.
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Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the words or expressions you hear.
B. Listening Practice
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1. The main three to find a new job are online jobsites, networking through friends, and family members and the yellow pages.
2. Y ou can search jobsites based on your location, and salary
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3. Depending on your and what you are looking for, you can easily narrow your list to three. It is best to have at least one
close to home.
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checking
industry
requirements
qualifications
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4. The process required very little effort on my part. I her friend who was the president of the company, interviewed for the position and in a of days accepted an offer.
5. I asked if the company was for the position I wanted,
requested email addresses and contact names.
contacted
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politely
hiring
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Successful Job and Career Searches
Man: Searching for a new job is painful.
Woman: It seems you will need to have a system that works for you.
M: What are some main sources?
W: The main three sources to find a new job are online jobsites,
networking through friends, and family members and checking
the yellow pages.
M: What is the most common one?
W: Online Jobsites are the most common places to find jobs right
now. Y ou can search jobsites based on your location, industry
and salary requirements. Y ou can also limit your search to full
time, part time and so on.
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M: So I should narrow down a little bit?
W: Y eah. Depending on your qualifications and what you are looking for, you can easily narrow your list to three. It is best to have at least one
local site close to home. The national job boards will attract more
attention and more competition.
M: How about the networking for job searches?
W: Networking is one of the best ways. When a position becomes
available the first people to know about it are the employees. I
accepted a position this way many years ago. A co-worker was
leaving the company and before she left, she told me. The process
required very little effort on my part. I contacted her friend who was
the president of the company, interviewed for the position and in a
matter of days accepted an offer.
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M: Y ou also mentioned the yellow pages. They aren‟t usually the first
place anyone looks for a job.
W: Right. However, the yellow pages can be your best friend. I once got
on the phone and called every company in the yellow pages that fit
me. I politely asked if the company was hiring for the position I
wanted, requested email addresses and contact names. Before
returning to work after two days, I had been on four interviews and
accepted a new position.
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Read the text and then answer the questions in the left margin.
Reading Focus-Text A
First Reading
Parent Entrepreneurs: Do Y ou Dream about Being Y our Own Boss1
Jennifer Broadley
〔Note 1〕This article is chosen from the website / viewprofile 〔Chinese〕家长企业家：你梦想自己做老板吗
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Paying off the mortgage and feeding the small family.
〔Note 2〕I was made redundant: I was dismissed, not employed.
〔Language Point〕as best I knew how:
means “I tried every means possible” or “I tried my best and used whatever way I knew”
What was the author‟s situation after having a baby?
〔Chinese〕七年前我孩子14周大的时候，我必须再工作。

当时自己买了公
寓，还要全力以赴抚养小家庭。

我擅长此道，因为我有份骄人的工作，不错的
表现……然而, 三个月后我被解雇了。

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〔Language Point〕very:
“And from that very day” is used for emphasis, meaning “on that day exactly”.
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〔Chinese〕哦，要养家糊口，要抵押还贷，我用了一个月的时间努力去另找份带薪的工作，结果一无所获。

一个月里，我考虑什么是自己想做的事，结果找到了符合我梦想的答案。

我想为自己工作。

我想用自己的知识才能，使他人展示出最佳的一面。

从那天起，我开始为那个梦想而奋斗。

After failing to find a salaried job, she established her own company.
How did she deal with the difficulty?
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〔Note 3〕My client list continued to grow: I had more and more clients.
〔Chinese〕那天以后的三个月里，我完成了初级行政指导的训练，然后有了第一个客户。

我的生意稳步增长，客户名单也在增长。

每年我学到更多知识，与人分享更多经验，给自己更多的投资。

我的客户名单继续增长。

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〔Note 4〕I’ve never been happier, more fulfilled or felt more in control of my future than since I’ve run my own businesses:
Since I‟ve run my own business, I have been happiest and most fulfilled in controlling my future. Her business was booming with the time passing.
How was her business?
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〔Language Point〕challenge:
originally means “to take exception to; to call into question”. In the context, it means “ to break through my thinking limit”.
e.g. The book challenges established beliefs.
〔Chinese〕经商以来，我从未感到如此快乐，如此满足，或者说对前途更加有掌控力了。

同时，我以前不了解自己，不知自己有多大能耐，也从未挑战一下对自己和自己能力的有限思考。

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〔Note 5〕Here are my hard-learned top tips:
The followings are the best suggestions that I have learned in a hard way.
〔Language Point〕consider:
After the verb “consider”, a gerund is used. V erbs of similar kind are “suggest, mind, enjoy, appr eciate” and so on.
e.g. We consider wasting the natural resources a crime.
〔Chinese〕如果你自己曾经考虑过走这条路，那么让我们面对它。

作为家
长，需要灵活的工作时间，需要比大多数的人赚更多钱。

我有一些一路走来的
经验，下面是我辛苦学来最有用的建议。

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〔Language Point〕as much as: means “almost; similar”.
e.g. Living an unhealthy life is as much as committing suicide.
“As much as” can also be used as pronouns, without following nouns, and
used as an adverb.
e.g. I ate as much as I could.
Y ou ought to rest as much as possible.
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〔Chinese〕1. 做你喜欢的事
为自己工作就要学习如何打理生意，你也会更了解自己。

如果经历这个过程，你可能会创造出自己信仰的东西，创造出激发你的东西，创造出你生来就要与世界分享的东西。

There are five valuable tips that she learned in a hard way.
1. Do something you love.
2. Build a support network.
3. Invest in yourself.
4. The marketing is more important than the mastery.
5. Embrace new technology.
What are her valuable tips?
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〔Note 6〕If you don’t know the right people here, just hold the intention for them to reveal themselves to you:
If you are not sure whether they are the appropriate people, you can just let them know what you intend to do and they will present themselves.
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〔Chinese〕2. 构建关系网络
有时我会认为自己不会美梦成真。

这时，支持我的关系网络就无比珍贵：我父亲，朋友切利，教练和我的策划团队。

有他们这些人真是谢天谢地。

精挑细选与你分享梦想的人。

两个，最多三个够了。

如果你不知道谁是合适人
选，留意观察他们，让他们显示才华……往后站一点，看看会发生什么奇
迹！
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〔Language Point〕pay off:
usually means “to pay the full amount on (a debt)”, but here it means “to effect profit”.
e.g. A bet always paid off poorly.
〔Chinese〕3. 自我投资
精神状态是生意成功的一个重要因素，但这不是一夜就能养成的。

在实际中要自我投资培养这种气质。

我读书，请教做生意的行家，还参加研讨会。

有足够的闲钱时，我乘飞机去各州学习最新的商务理念。

有回报吗？赚了好多桶金！！
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〔Note 7〕If you have the choice of advancing your craft or increasing your marketing know-how, choose the latter:
If you choose between improving your work skill and your marketing skill, you should choose to improve the marketing skill.
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〔Language Point〕along the way:
means “at the same time; in the meanwhile”.
e.g. With your experiences enriched, you will get to know the world
along the way.
〔Chinese〕4. 营销比精通技艺重要
如果没人知道你的产品或服务有多棒，那么你不可能经商成功。

如果你可以选择提升技艺或提高营销技巧，那么选择后者。

如果世界上最有天赋的医生无法让他潜在的客户知道他的名声，那么他将一直会受穷。

这点要相信我！学校或教材告诉你，说如果你增长技艺，那么生意会奇迹般地上升，对此不要轻易相信。

关注营销。

生意和客户群增长的时候，你会慢慢学会。

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〔Note 8〕It will empower you to ‘keep up with the kids’:
New technology will enable you to have the power to make progresses along with the kids.
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〔Language Point〕might:
in the text it is used to indicate a possibility or probability that is weaker than “may”.
e.g. We might discover a pot of gold at the foot of the mountain.
“Might” can also be used to express a higher degree of deference or
politeness than “may”.
e.g. Might I air my opinion?
〔Language Point〕conquer:
means “to overcome or surmount by physical, mental, or moral force”.
e.g. I finally conquered my fear of heights.
After the word “conquer”, some nouns can be followed such as “conquer
a disease;
conquer the world; conquer shyness; conquer bad habits; conquer
nature.”
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〔Chinese〕5. 接受新技术
我知道这一点可能吓坏你！相信我，这些年我一直在接受新技术。

我觉得只有克服对技术的恐惧时，其他领域的学习（和机会）才显现出来。

对家长来说，自己经商带来的自由，尤其是可以在家做灵活性大的工作自由是无比珍贵的。

直面你的恐惧！使用电子邮件、上网、了解新鲜资讯和全球市场，这会改变你做生意的方法。

为你敞开新的门，使你能与孩子们并肩前进。

(open-ended)
What do you think is the most important advice?
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Reading Focus
Second Reading
Comprehension of the Text
Go over the text to find out more about the author's experience and views. Complete the following
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mortgage
work
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flexibility
the ability to earn
paid off
bucket loads
get his name out
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Second Reading
Integrated Exercises
Read after the tape paragraph 9-10 from Text A. Pay particular attention to the pronunciation and intonation.
Task 1
4. The marketing is more important than the mastery
Y ou cannot run a successful ↗business| if nobody knows how brilliant your product or ↘service is. If you have the choice of advancing your ↗craft| or increasing your marketing ↗know-how|, choose the ↘latter. The most gifted doctor in the world| will remain ↗poor| if he can’t get his name out to his prospective ↘clients. ↘Trust me on this one! Don’t get sucked in by schools or ↗course ‘sellers’| who tell you| that if you increase your ↗mastery| your business will ↘magically increase. Invest in ↘marketing. As your business and client-base ↗grow|, you’ll learn along the ↘way.
Reading Focus-Text A
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5. Embrace new technology
I know| this one might ↘scare you! ↘Trust me|, I’ve been going through this ↗for ↘years now. Just when I think I’ve conquered my technology ↗fears| a whole other area of learning (and opportunity) opens ↘up. For a ↗mother| the freedom that comes from running your own ↗business |—especially one where you work from home with huge ↗flexibility| —is ↘priceless. ↘Face your fears! Keep up-to-date with ↗email|, ↗internet|, social ↗media| and your world-wide ↘marketplace. It will ↘change the way you do business. It will open ↘new doors. It will empower you to ‘↘keep up with the kids’!
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This is a piece of expository writing, telling the reader how the author fulfilled her dream step by step. The first part serves as an introduction to her great financial difficulty and her wish to fight her way out. The second part recounts how she started running her business and made it booming. Finally, she boiled down to some precious advice for the novices. Now put down the paragraph numbers or give its main idea. Some parts have been done for you.
Her five hard-learned best suggestions
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Task 3 V ocabulary Study
A. Choose an appropriate word from the box below to fill in the blank of each sentence. Make
1. Paris is world famous for its fashions.
2. With the time passing, he is getting familiar with business of
import and export trade.
3. Since he the women‟s f ootball team, they have won one game
after another.
4. To protect the environment, some hotels have stopped offering
supplies.
up-to-date
routine
coached
overnight
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5. During the manufacturing , the leather should be dyed in the first
place.
6. The visitors greatly by the breath-taking views in the valley.
7. Skillfully, the performer used to produce a dove from his hat.
8. In a slip of tongue, the mastermind his evil intention.
9. A tire is necessarily reserved for future use during the long journey.
10. Some young people with worries such as a mortgage to pay.
B. Choose an appropriate phrase from the box below to fill in the blank of each sentence. Make changes where necessary.
process
are
inspired
magic
revealed
spare
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1. The company just a new version of the software.
2. They estate for a couple of years and the profit is
satisfactory.
3. , everyone, for the wall is in the danger of falling to the ground soon.
4. the assignment in time, the students felt greatly relieved.
5. After one year‟s research, his investment in the stock market
handsomely.
6. They five hundred more workers at the factory after the sales are
increasing.
7. They fell overboard unexpectedly and had to for the shore in sight.
8. Everyone needs to acquire new knowledge to the time.
9. To adjust to the overseas study quickly, the freshman proposed the
dorm a foreigner.
10. The news you is based on rumors rather than truth.
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brought out
have invested in real
Stand back
Having put
through
paid off
are taking on
strike out
keep up with
sharing
with
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C. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given.
For example: anxious Some students have anxieties about leaving home.
1. valuable
2. real
3. select
4. price
5. practical
6. flexible He is such a memorable teacher that the lesson I have
learned from him is .
can be cruel, but we should face it bravely.
Well-known universities are very for so many people hope to get in.
Y our rich experiences are , which will help to
expand our business.
The first for the government is to build the
affordable housing for the poor.
The minister announced that the exchange rate is
limited.
invaluable Reality selective priceless practicality flexibility ________ ______
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Transform the following sentences after the model.
Model: I spent a month considering something that I‟d always wanted to do.
→I spent a month considering what I’d always wanted to do. Task 4 Structure
1. I would like to say something that I have discovered in my research.
2. Something that he can do at the moment is to stay where he is.
3. Don‟t hesitate to create something t hat you believe in.
I would like to say what I have discovered in my research.
What he can do at the moment is to stay where he is.
Don‟t hesitate to create what you believe in.
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4. Something that he says is not consistent with something that he does.
5. After a night‟s sleep, he forgot something that matters on the following day.
6. They are looking forward to seeing something that has never been heard of
before.
What he says is not consistent with what he does.
After a night‟s sleep, he forgot what matters in the following day.
They are looking forward to seeing what has never been heard of before.
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Task 5 Translation
A. Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese given in brackets.
1. He that will not allow his friend to share the prize
（不要指望朋友与他共患难share）.
2. A man dies often as he loses a friend, but he gains new life by
（新的交往和新的朋友contact）.
3. Adversity （显才华reveal）; fortune conceals it.
4. French cheese has a large variety and （享有国际
声誉world-wide）.
5. It is wise to consider time and again （在
开始新的职业道路之前career）.
6. The old master was eager to （传授技术
know-how）to the younger generation.
must not expect them to share the danger
new contacts and new friends
reveals genius
enjoys world-wide fame
before starting a new career path
pass the technical know-how
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7. The new invention of light bulbs （带
来翻天覆地的变化bring out）.
8. Those who expect to reap the fruits of labour must
（让自己先经历艰辛put through）.
has brought out earthshaking changes
put themselves through the hardship first
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B. Translate the following sentences from Text A into Chinese.
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2. I used books, business coaches, and seminars.
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我使用书本，请教做生意的教练，还参加了研讨会。

句中use一词带了三个宾语, 后两个宾语在翻译时分别加了
“请教”和“参加”两个动词, 这样译较符合中文的习惯。

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1. I spent a month trying to find another salaried job. Nothing.
我用了一个月的时间努力去找份带薪的工作，结果一无所获。

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按照前一句的含义, nothing一词翻译为“一无所获”, 而且为了
更好地连接句子, 增加了表示因果关系的连接词“结果”。

在
翻译时，增词是常态。

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本句先译by 后面的一个定语从句和一个条件状语从句，
然后再译第一句Don’t get sucked in 来总结应对办法。

中文的特点是条件在前，结果在后。

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3. Don‟t get sucked in by schools or course …sellers‟ who t ell you that if you
increase your mastery your business will magically increase.
学校或教材告诉你，如果你增长技艺，那么生意会奇迹般地上升，对此不要轻易相信。

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对家长来说，自己经商带来的自由，尤其是可以在家做灵活性大的工作是无比珍贵的。

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本句where引出的定语从句修饰one, 代词one代替freedom。

英语中经常使用代词以避免名词的重复，而汉语却不同，
名词可以，而且经常是必须重复。

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4. For a parent the freedom that comes from running your own
business — especially one where you work from home with huge
flexibility — is priceless.
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Imagine you were the author, and make a speech on the basis of the points she mentioned in the text. Try to use as many expressions you have learned from the text as possible. you may begin like this:
Ladies and gentlemen,
I am Jennifer Broadley, a young mother as well as an entrepreneur …
Task 6 Presentation
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Expanding Sentences (II): Subordination
Becoming better writers partly means that you should be able to write longer sentences. There are mainly two ways to make your sentences longer: coordination and subordination. In Unit 3, we have talked about “coordination”. In this unit, we will discuss about “subordination.”Task 7 Writing Focus
To write longer sentences, we can use one sentence to modify another sentence. This method is subordination（从属）. The sentence modified is called a main clause（主句）, and the sentence used to modify the other sentence is called a subordinate clause（从句）. In the following examples, the italicized parts are subordinate clauses:
A. Meaning of Subordination
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B. Compound sentence
The dog that you sent me yesterday is very naughty.
When you see this sign, you have to slow down your car.
As you can see from the above examples, a complex sentence is made up of three items: main clause + subordinator + subordinate clause, with the subordinator indicating the relationship between the main and the subordinate clauses. Can you put the above two sentences in proper places in the table below?
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According to the functions in the main clause, subordinate clauses are generally divided into three broad categories: noun clause（名词性从句）, adjective clauses（形容词性从句）, and adverbial clauses（副词性从句）. The following table provides information on some frequently used clauses. Can you work with your group members and supply a few examples for each of them?
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Coordination gives equal emphasis to parallel ideas, but subordination places more emphasis on the main clause. To see this clearly, let‟s compare the following sentences:
1. The story is about friendship, and I like the story very much.
2. The story which I like is about friendship.
3. I like the story which is about friendship.
Sentence 1 gives equal attention to both ideas, which means that they are both important, but sentence 2 and 3 mainly focus on the italicized parts in them. With proper subordination, we will be able to avoid choppy sentences while keeping the emphasis on proper place.
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A modifier should be placed close to the part it modifies; otherwise it will make the sentence awkward or even ambiguous. The italicized parts in the following two sentences are such examples.
1. The man was charged with murdering his colleague after the police arrested him.
2. The story she told at first sounded very interesting.
Can you work with your group members and correct the problems?
Error Reminder: Sentence Fragment
A. Combine the following groups of sentences with proper subordination. There may be more than one possible answer for some groups.
Exercises
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1. Learning to write is not easy. Everybody knows that.
2. Will it rain tomorrow? This will decide our plan for this weekend.
3. The drink is made from orange, yogurt and honey. The drink is very delicious.
4. I will always remember the moment. I saw her for the first time on that moment.
5. Many popular stars play in this movie. This contributes to the success of this movie. Everybody knows that learning to write is not easy./That learning to write is not easy is known to all.
Whether it will rain tomorrow will decide our plan for this weekend.
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The drink, which is made from orange, yogurt and honey is very delicious./The drink, which is delicious, is made from orange, yogurt and honey.
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I will always remember the moment when I saw her for the first time.
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That many popular stars play in this movie contributes to the success of this movie./This movie is successful because many popular stars play in it.
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