精读英语预习
杨立民《现代大学英语精读（3）》（第2版）【词汇短语+课文精解+全文翻译+练习答案】（Unit1）
杨立民《现代大学英语精读（3）》（第2版）【词汇短语+课文精解+全文翻译+练习答案】（Unit1）Unit1一、词汇短语Text Acrisis[]n.危机；危险期；决定性时刻adj.危机的；用于处理危机的【例句】Affair have reached a crisis.事情已经发展到了紧要关头。
endeavor[]n.&v.努力，尽力，力图【例句】We must always endeavour to improve our work.我们任何时候都要努力改进自己的工作。
【词组】make one’s(best)endeavor(s)尽全力，竭力【助记】end（最后）+eavor（联想favor）→最后，缘分使努力成为现实。
perceive[]v.感知，察觉；理解，领悟，意识到【例句】Did you perceive a red colour or a green one?你看出来是红颜色还是绿颜色？【词组】perceive sth.as sth.理解或领悟某事物；认为【助记】per（透过）+ceive（取）→透过感觉来拿→察觉。
【派生】perception n.知觉；[生理]感觉；看法；洞察力；获取encyclopedia/encyclopaedia[]n.百科全书【例句】A dictionary deals with words and an encyclopedia deals with facts.词典讲解单词，而百科全书讲解事实。
genetic[]adj.遗传的，起源的【例句】Genetic engineering will have revolutionaryconsequences for mankind.遗传工程将对人类产生深远的影响。
【词组】genetic material遗传物质；基因材料genetic information遗传信息【派生】genetical adj.遗传的；起源的；创始的genetics n.遗传学【助记】gene（基因）+ticendow[]v.资助，捐赠；（with）给予，赋予【例句】Nature endowed her with a beautiful singing voice.大自然赋予她一副美妙的歌喉。
现代大学英语精读1-Unit1知识点汇总
现代大学英语精读1-U n i t1知识点汇总-CAL-FENGHAI-(2020YEAR-YICAI)_JINGBIANExpressions, Collocations & Phrases1. a useful word 一个有用的词2. a helpful suggestion 一个有用的建议3. a painful experience 一段痛苦的经历4. a tearful voice 一个撕心裂肺的嗓音5. a hopeless war 一场无望的战争6. a priceless stone 一块无价的石头7. a useless book 一本无用的书8. a careful look 仔细一看9. an eventful year 多事之秋10. a harmful habit 一个有害的习惯；不良习惯11. a harmless animal 一个无害的动物12. a shameless liar 一位无耻的撒谎者13. a classless society 无阶级社会14. a hopeful situation 一种有希望的形势15. a fruitful visit 一次有成就的访问16. a powerful army 一支强有力的军队17. a careless mistake 一个粗心的错误18. a homeless child 一个无家可归的孩子19. a toothless old man 一个牙齿掉光的老男人20. a nameless flower 一支无名花21. take?steps 采取措施22. hold back/dry one's tears 忍着眼泪/擦干眼泪23. play games 玩游戏24. take/have/steal a nap 打盹25. tell a story 讲故事26. face trouble/challenge/truth/fact/pressure 面对麻烦/挑战/事实/真相/压力27. announce a thing 宣布一件事28. invade a place/one's life/one's privacy 攻占某地/干涉某人生活/侵犯某人隐私29. cross the desert/channel/mountains/ocean 穿越沙漠/海峡/高山/横跨海洋30. reach some places/the stage 到达某些地方/达到某种地步31. employ people 雇用某人32. in?vain? 徒劳无益33. show?off? 炫耀，卖弄34. resort?to? 采取35. cling?to? 坚持，保留36. burst?into? 突然开始37. bring?about? 造成，引起，导致；创造；实现38. give?rise?to? 造成，引起，导致39. on?their?own? 独立地(凭自己的力量)40.41.42. Translations1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。
大学英语精读(预备级)课后答案全
大学英语精读（预备级）课后答案第一部分UNIT1.1) To lose weight, Katie substituted some low-fat foods for high-fat foods in her diet, for example, having fat-free milk instead of regular milk.2) Our science teacher drew a(n) analogy between the way water moves and the way light travels in waves.3) In a dictionary, the word “noun” is often represented by the letter “n”.4) It is interesting that different styles of dress can be associated with different types of music.5) AIDS is the biggest health challenge we have had to face this century.6) Coal can easily be converted to gas.7) Although people often say this is beautiful or that is beautiful, it is mot easy to define the concept of beauty.8) The famous TV producer successfully reduced the history of space travel to a 2-hour show.9) I have a(n) image in my mind of how I want my room to be.10) Jack carried bundles of old clothes and magazines to the garage sale.11) There are all beautiful photos. It’s really hard for me to choose the best one.12) When asked where his mother was, the little boy pointed to the kitchen.13) John didn’t marry Mary in the end. He married Julie instead.14) The best thing about traveling is that you can meet different people and learn about various customs.UNIT2.1） Ever since my brother took that job offer, he has been traveling back and forth, and we rarely talk these days.2) The rain was so heavy and the road so muddy that it took us all day to reach our destination.3) Computer terminals are seen everywhere in offices now.4) Students should pay attention to the distinction between formal and informal words when they are learning a foreign language.5) Since the final exam is drawing near, you are not supposed to play football after school.6) Let’s make a(n) bet on who will be the first one to finish reading the book.7) He offered to take me for a ride in his car but I refused, because he is such a(n) rotten driver!8) We don’t see any racial prejudice here: people of all skin colors seem to get on well with each other.9) As the train came near, people waiting on the platform picked up their bags and got ready to board.10) Even if you can’t afford to stay in a 5-star hotel, you can still find cleanand inexpensive accommodation.11) What a delight to walk along the river on a sunny afternoon!12) Because of traffic problems above ground, many people in Shanghai ride the subway to work.13) He pretended to read a newspaper, but in fact he was observing the young girl who had just entered the teahouse.14) The ever increasing housing price forces young couples to buy apartments away from the city center.15) We welcome your valuable suggestions for improving our service.UNIT4.1)Dick wrote a letter of apology to his girlfriend and begged her to forgive his rudeness.2)The patient has responded to the drug and is recovering quickly.3)The two countries have enjoyed a friendly relationship with each other for a long time.4)His present job does not suit his abilities.he may do better at marking.5)Fighting with fists is not a good way to settle an argument.6)Under police questioning,he finally spilled out the teuth of what had happened that night.7)The beautiful sunny morning put me in a happy mood.8)The government called on people to hold on to the tradition of respecting the old.9)The appearance of the superstar drew tremendous applause.10)The young parents scolded their child because he spoke rudely to the guest.11)When people heard that he was raising his younger sister single-handedly,they were so touched that they gave money freely to help him.12)I want very much to thank you’ve done for me,but words fail me.Unit51)The Chinese new year seems to have lost its attraction as an important event of the year.2)I`m tired of this routine job of answering phones and ordering takeout food. I need some excitement.3)She hurried away as soon as she received a message from her husband.4)Some neighbors who have detected the smell of gas from the apartment called911.5)The saleswoman spoke in such a rude manner that i decided not to buy anything from her.6)During the sars outbreak, devices for taking people`s temperature without actually touching the human body sold very well.7)The ability to encourage others is essential to a leader.8)Human beings very often take action without thinking about the impact on the environment.9)The internet enable us to get information faster than ever.10)Regular exercises and a healthy diet enable people to live longer.11)Prof. Hogworth`s major research interest is the common characteristics shared by twins.UNIT7.1) The 20th century is remarkable for its inventions.2) I think I’ll just pop into this pub for a quick drink.3) Crops may suffer if temperatures dip below freezing.4) I took off my coat and hung it on the peg.5) Mrs. Eber wouldn’t let her cat outside for fear that it would be hit by a car.6) The patient managed to rise to his feet, but then he had to stick close to the tables for support on his way to the door.7) Bats are the only mammals to have wings and to manage long flight.8) The maid has to make sure the refrigerator is full of food, the cupboard full of clean linen and the beds changed regularly.9) Mom asked Karen to go to a nearby supermarket to buy a(n) jar of coffee and some orange juice.10) Jack worked here and there but never for long in one town.11) These gloves fit so well it’s as if they were tailor-made to my hands.12) Hang your coat on that peg and sit by the fire to warm yourself.UNIT10.1)I did not see the other car at the time because it was outside my field of vision.2)Do you think a beautiful face is an advantage or not for a woman?3)Fever is a symptom of many illnesses.4)The basketball player had barely sat down before the reporters started firing question at him.5)Their old house had been large and spacious (宽敞的);by conteast the new flat seemed small and dark.6)Every type of plant,with no exception,contains some kind of salt.7)Parents should pay more attention to their children during their formative years.8)Joey came close to despairing after six months of unemployment.9)I’m tired of being treated like a slave.I’ll quit immediately.10)Many of these problems had their origin in the upper levels of administeation.11)Jonathan’s great grandfather left Ireland for the United States,which was believed to be a land of promise.12)It’s interesting that some famous modern Chinese writers used be students of medicine.13)Maggie is no ordinary woman.She has supported over a hundred children through school by working two jobs at the same time.14)They have been hired to herd(放牧) Mr.Simpson’s sheep in the mountains the whole summer.UNIT12.1) I don’t much time , so tell me briefly what have you sen in the factory.2) Under no circumstances should you lend him any money, because he would never pay you back.3) Students clashed(发生冲突) violently with the police and some of them were badly injured.4) The club recruits new members on a regular basis.5) The police are making enquiries and try to get the truth of the whole thing.6) What sort of qualifications do I need for the job?7) Today there are still many magnificent palaces kept intact(完整的) in this country.8) He reacted to the insult(侮辱) by turning his back on Jimmy.9) The government put down the rebellion with brutal force.10) You need to see a doctor immediately. Otherwise the cough may develop into something more serious.11) The entire nation celebrated upon learning the news of the successful return of their first astronaut from outer space.12) Farmers in this village supply the city with fresh vegetables.UNIT14.1) Some computer programs can be downloaded(下载) and used free of charge for a few weeks. But you’ll have to pay a(n) fee if you continue to use them after that.2) This play is so popular that there is a long queue at the ticket window.3) Despite the knowledge that the operation might fail, Judy decided to take a risk.4) Oil is an important raw material, which can be processed(加工) into many different chemical products, including plastics.5) Mark elbowed his way on to the crowded bus but failed to get a seat.6) This instrument can be used to measure sea surface temperatures.7) He was so seriously ill that even the most eminent doctors could not cure him.8) The surgeon is performing a delicate(精细的) operation on Jessica’s knee.9) My friends phoned me that they had set out at 7 o’clock, so they should arrive soon.10) Chris had fallen in love with the decorative(装饰的) arts of the 18th centuries and wanted to furnish his house in that style.11) I’ll never regret spending years teaching in that remote village. It’s actually the best part of my life.12) Memories are not always reliable, because we tend to remember only those things we want to remember.13) You must get rid of that annoying habit of clearing your throat every time you speak.14) Successes don’t come by accident. Only those who try hard enough will be rewarded.第二部分UNIT2.1) Is that the best excuse you can come up with?2) That guy we met last night turned out to be Tina’s cousin.3) I think I will hold on to the records, but you can have the tapes.4) Will you take over the driving when we reach Los Angeles?5) The passengers cheered when the yacht(游艇) picked up speed.6) I’m hungry. It’s time for us to head for the restaurant.UNIT4.1)The team was required to figue out a solution(解决方案)to the problem by the end of this month.2)Margaret had difficulty with her mathematics,but her teacher managed to pull her through.3)During the interview,every candidate(应试者)tried to bring out the best in themselves.4)The diamond necklace that she wore at the party added to her glamour(魅力).5)A sense of hope rose in him and his face began to light up.6)True,you have failed this time,but at least you can draw some lessons from this experience.7)There was a touch of humor in his tone when he told the story.Unit51）Quite a few professor will leave this college in fall. For instance,prof. Smith will go to teach ant oxford.2）The soldiers are equipped with the latest weapons.3）Kids, will you please switch off the tv ? It`s time to go to bed.4）The captain of the ship asked two of his men to be on the look out for icebergs. 5）James kept looking at his watch . At last his guest took the hint and left. 6）Speed up. The floodwater is just behind us.7）Is your novel based on a real life story or did you make it up.UNIT10.1)Jimmy has turned down job offers from several different law firms.2)After the long vacation,he didn’t feel like going back to work.3)I know my son is far from the best singer,but certainly he’s not the worst.4)After reading Hemingway,John was fired with ambition（雄心）to become a writer.5)My wife doesn’t really care for tea;she likes coffee better.6)Don’t mix up those papers,or we’ll nenver find the ones we need.UNIT12.1) Many policemen were seriously injured when the police station was blown up by terrorists yesterday.2) She’s finding it difficult to face up to the possibility of an early death.3) He was disappointed at not getting the job, but he will get over it.4) The TV is broken, but I’ve sent for somebody to repair it.5) I think the door is locked, but I’d better go and make sure it is.6) The government gave him an award in recognition of the great achievement he made in chemistry.第三部分：短语互换UNIT1.1) Home should be a place where people can be safe from (换：get away fear) fear and danger.2) Professor Valentine made(换：put together) a reading list and asked her students to read all the articles on the list.3) Jennifer is becoming very interested in(换：getting into) fashion design(时装设计).4) A difficult task in far easier to finish if it is separated into(换：broken down into) smaller, easier pieces.5) After taking the medicine, the patient felt much(换：a good deal) better.6) For many times(换：Over and over again) I told Steve to give up smoking, but he never listened to me.7) Whether he can be hired or not will be decided by(换：depend/depends) the job interview(面试).UNIT7.1) It seems that Jim never loses interest in(换：gets tired of) playing games on his computer.2) This exercise is most beneficial if practiced for several times(换：once or twice)a day on an empty stomach.3) There are some children walking down the street, holding each other’s hand(换：hand in hand).4) Jessica found(换：come upon) some old letters by chance when she was cleaning the room.5) The TV show was so boring that I fell asleep(换：dozed off) in the middle of it.6) A teacher should encourage students to ask questions they might be unwilling to ask because of their anxiety about(换：questions they might be unwilling to ask for fear of) being thought stupid.7) Despite the heavy rain she was able to(换：managed to) reach the railway station in time.8) The Van Gough painting has been in(换：has belonged to) this wealthy family for years.第二种题型：看汉语意思填词组（Word Formation）UNIT2.1) When I reboarded(再次登上) the plane, I found my seat had already been taken.(board)2) Many years after my graduation, I gradually come to realize that what Mr.Lee taughtme in college days was invaluable(无价的).(value)3) The Great Wall is inarguably(无可争议的) one of the wonders in the history of mankind.(argue)4) Nowadays interracial(跨越种族的) marriage is everywhere and becomes more and more acceptable.(racial)5) It’s unlikely(不可能) that he would be willing to pay 500yuan for a ticket to the U2 concert.(like)第三种题型：UsageUNIT12.1) Linda! It’s Christmas time. Sing us a Christmas song(给我们唱个圣诞歌吧).2) Sam hopes that his daughter will live a happy life(幸福一生).3) All human beings die in the end. Some die a peaceful death(平静而逝) surrounded by the family, while others pass away on the road.4) He dreamed a bad dream(做了个噩梦) last night and woke up with an ashen face.5) A hot bath before bed helps you sleep a good night’s sleep(会让你睡个好觉).第四种题型：构造(Structure)UNIT1.1) The police are still trying to find out what caused the fire(是什么引起了这场火灾).2) I don’t know what size of shoes my father wears(我爸爸穿多大的鞋).3) The baby pointed to what looked like a ball(一个像球一样的东西).4) We should always be grateful for what our family and friends do for us(家人和朋友为我们所做的一切).5) Stella was eager to show her boyfriend what she had bought for his birthday(她为他的生日所买的东西).6) I dozed off in the back of the car and woke up to find myself already in Chicago(发现自己已经到了芝加哥).7) After walking for a long time, James found himself in an empty street(发现自己走在一条空荡荡的街上).8) If Jack carries on treating others so rudely, he will find himself with no friends/he will find himself losing all the friends(他会失去所有的朋友).9) This book tells people how to manage the situation when they find themselves getting angry(当他们生气时如何控制局面).10) After meeting Kater for the first time at a birthday party, John found himself falling in love with her(发现自己爱上了她).Unit7 10第五种题型：英汉互译(Translation)UNIT1.1) 这个小男孩最喜欢做的事就是搭积木。
英语精读课的教学目的与方法
英语精读课的教学目的与方法
英语精读课的教学目的是帮助学生提高阅读理解能力、扩
展词汇量、培养独立思考和分析问题的能力，以及提高学
生的写作和表达能力。
通过精读课，学生应该能够理解和
解释文本中的细节、主旨和隐含意义，掌握阅读策略和技巧，提高阅读速度和准确性。
为了达到这些目的，教师可以采用以下方法：
1. 预习：教师可以引导学生在课前进行预习，了解文章的
主题、结构和关键词汇。
预习可以帮助学生提前建立对文
章内容的基本了解，提高阅读效果。
2. 词汇讲解：教师应该注重词汇的教学，包括词义、词形
变化、词组搭配等。
教师可以使用词汇卡片、词汇表和词
汇练习等教具，帮助学生掌握并巩固词汇。
3. 阅读技巧讲解：教师可以教授学生一些阅读技巧，如扫读、略读、推理等。
学生可以通过练习和实践，逐渐掌握
并运用这些技巧。
4. 理解问题：教师可以设计一些与文章内容相关的问题，
引导学生深入思考和理解。
问题可以包括细节理解、主旨
概括、推理判断等，帮助学生培养批判性思维和分析能力。
5. 讨论与分享：教师可以组织学生进行小组讨论或班级分享，让学生互相交流和分享自己的理解和观点。
通过讨论
和分享，学生可以拓宽自己的思路，深化对文章的理解。
6. 写作练习：教师可以布置一些与文章内容相关的写作练习，如写摘要、写读后感等。
通过写作练习，学生可以巩固对文章的理解，并提高自己的写作能力。
总之，英语精读课的教学目的是培养学生的阅读理解能力和批判性思维，教学方法可以包括预习、词汇讲解、阅读技巧讲解、理解问题、讨论与分享以及写作练习等。
现代大学英语精读3unit 1
PART 2 Vocabulary1.(P14)1)into Chinese.⑴学生教职员工⑵政治上的成熟⑶成长过程中的变化⑷认同危机⑸恋爱关系⑹遗传工程⑺学术生活⑻偶然事件⑼民族认同⑽青春期⑾种族偏见⑿每天工作日程⒀伦理道德观念⒁处理日常生活的能力⒂历史背景⒃异性⒄感情上的支持⒅生活方式2）into English⑴to pursue an education ⑵to acquire knowledge ⑶to handle the case ⑷to define the word ⑸to select one’s major ⑹to resent the treatment ⑺to establish their identity ⑻to frustrate the students ⑼to declare war ⑽to drag one’s feet ⑾to evaluate the result ⑿to process knowledge ⒀to perform one’s duty ⒁to narrow the gap ⒂to expand business ⒃to expect better results ⒄to assemble cars ⒅to present facts⒉(P15)1)Give synonyms.⑴objective/pursue/end ⑵to happen ⑶to increase/toenlarge/to grow/to develop ⑷to try/to attempt/to make aneffort ⑸clear ⑹magazine ⑺choice ⑻to choose/to pick or pick out ⑼main/chief/principal/leading ⑽belief ⑾strong feeling ⑿to get/to gain/to obtain2)Give antonyms.⑴masculine ⑵immature ⑶independence ⑷inferior ⑸incompetent ⑹minor ⑺to narrow ⑻innocence ⑼to exclude ⑽disapproval ⑾mistrust/distrust ⑿inequality ⒀to discourage ⒁to grow/to increase/toexpand/to develop ⒂indistinct/unclear/vague ⒃impractical/unpractical/theoretical⒊(P15)1)handle 2)occurrence 3)handle 4)involved5)observant/occurrence 6)observation/observed/occur 7) involve 8) application 9)occurred/apply10)observers/handled 11)involvement 12)observation⒋(P16)⑴She intends to apply for that academic position.⑵He is so devoted to his research that idea that he willsoon have to retire never occurs to him.⑶Many people have observed that , without effectivechecks, we have a tendency to abuse our power.⑷Students must observe carefully how good writers usewords.⑸Some countries refuse to get involved in this dispute andthey resent any foreign interference.⑹How do you think we should handle the drug problem?⑺According to the agreement, all business policies apply toeverybody without any prejudice.⑻The control of the and storms will involve a tremendousamount of work and money.⑼You have to take into consideration the local conditionwhen you apply these technologies.⑽All applicants will have to fill out this form and mail in an application fee of 50 dollars.⑾Based on his careful observation of children’s behavior he came to the conclusion that learning is a naturalpleasure.⑿In a country of many nationailities, ethnic harmony requires very careful handling.⒀The government is determined to punish all the corrupt officials involved.⒁Cheating at exams dose not occur very often. But when it dose, the school takes a very tough position.5.(P16)⑴C ⑵A ⑶B ⑷A/D ⑸B ⑹D ⑺D ⑻A ⑼B ⑽C⑾A ⑿C ⒀D ⒁A ⒂B ⒃D ⒄A ⒅D6.(P18)1)⑴object ⑵objective ⑶objective ⑷objective ⑸objects2)⑴requires ⑵requires ⑶acquire ⑷acquire ⑸inquire3)⑴entrusted ⑵entrusted ⑶trust ⑷believe ⑸trust4)⑴repaid ⑵pay,repay ⑶place ⑷repay ⑸placed,replaced5)⑴anxious ⑵anxiously ⑶eager ⑷eager/anxious ⑸eager/anxious7.(P19)⑴suggested ⑵primarily ⑶told ⑷but ⑸remained ⑹consisted ⑺eventually ⑻regrets ⑼pursuing ⑽what ⑾where ⑿Although ⒀derive ⒁lacking ⒂droppingPART 3 Grammar⒈(P20)1)them: pronoun2)who they are and what their strengths and weaknesses are:two wh-clauses3)to enter the work world: an infinitive phrase4)that there are four distinct aspects to psychological separationform one’s parents: a that-clause5)where they are in the independence/dependence struggle: awh-clause6)how to give and receive affection in the adult word: a wh-clause7)very little: pronoun8)how they react to new knowledge and new ways of learning,how they process the knowledge presented to them, and how they organize this knowledge: three wh-clause9)shuddering: a gerund10)drifting down: a gerund phrase11)herself: a reflective pronoun12)how to let loose a plague capable of destroying wholenations: wh-word + to-infinitive13)what to say: wh-word + to infinitive14)whether it had been storming for three or four days: a nounclause introduced by “whether”15)(need) charity: a noun; (help) themselves: a reflexivepronoun; (told) Millard: a proper noun2.(P)1)Complete the sentences with one appropriate word.⑴what ⑵yourself ⑶what ⑷whether ⑸it ⑹others ⑺why ⑻which/how ⑼everything ⑽much3)Choose the right form.⑴feeling ⑵to change ⑶becoming ⑷being; being/to be⑸to go ⑹thinking ⑺to stay ⑻not to see ⑼havingfallen behind ⑽being recongnized4)Translate.⑴In the negotiations, the two sides found they had little incommon.⑵More and more old people are learning how to surf/use theInternet.⑶Don’t forget to write down your name on the exam paper.⑷We must bear in mind that there is no shortcut in learning.⑸He never regretted having shifted from business to politics.⑹I’d like to have a chat with you about your term papersometime this week.⑺Like sports, learning a foreign language requires a lot ofpractice.⑻They all remember where they were when they heard theshocking news.⑼People learn little from victory, but much more from defeat.⑽Whenever you face a decision you have three choice: do what you please; do what others do; or do what is right.3.(P22)1),6)the way + clause = the way in which + clause2),3),8)a way/the way(s) + to-infinitive phrase (referring toan activity in a specific way)4),5),7)a way/the way(s) + of + gerund noun (referring to anactivity in a general way)But in many cases, the difference between “a/the way to do sth.” and “a/the way of doing sth.” is blurred. The choice israther a matter of idiomatic usage.4.(P22)⑴a poet’s way of telling us ⑵the only way to learn a foreign language well ⑶no easy way to say good-bye ⑷the way they all stared at me ⑸some aspects of the way we speak ⑹(many) ways to get data into a computer ⑺The way I judge it ⑻a way of delivering the secret message ⑼a way to stop the leak ⑽the way the children responded to their questions5.(P23)a, this, a, this, an, The, the/a, a, the, the, The, the, /, The, his, the, the6.(P23)⑴D ⑵C ⑶A ⑷D ⑸B ⑹D ⑺A ⑻B ⑼D ⑽B ⑾C ⑿B ⒀A ⒁C ⒂AWRITTEN WORKIn that way, according to the writer of the article, is college a time of growth and expansion?College life is an important period in one’s life. Although the college students seldom think about that the key changes will probably happen to them during their college years.During this time, students are going through an identity crisis which includes independence/dependence struggle from their parents. And also, the most important thing is establishing their sexual identity. At the same time, these youngsters are learning how to give and receive affection in the adult word. What’s more, they establish their personal and social identity. They are a affirming their personal values such as religious faith, moral and ethical values and developing new ways to organize and using the academic knowledge as well as their world knowledge.In a word, college students can be growing in their understanding of themselves, others and world in which they lives.。
现代大学英语精读1知识点整理
1. clutch at: to try hard to hold sth. Esp. when you’re in a dangerous situation.Clutch to: to hold tightly2. from time to time 时不时3. make sb. Out of sb. 塑造某人成为~●make a mountain out of molehill 小题大做4. tear away 强制带离5. there is no good to be had in doing sth. 做某事是没有好处的6. come alone 出现Alone with: together with7. give rise to (由少到多)Make sth. Happen 引发（从无到有）8. resort to =give in to =fall back on 诉诸于9. Those who were able took advantage of the opportunities for success and happiness that present themselves.有才华的人总是在成功和幸福的机遇到来时及时地抓住（这些良机）10. let up :减轻，减慢1. passion●intense enthusiasm 酷爱●Intense emotion 强烈的情感2.happen to :碰巧3.in the first place: 首先4.wear an expression of …5.turn to 转向6.move in to●make intrusive advances toward intrude on●to attempt to seize control of7.zeroed in on●identify sth. And concentrate on it●locate target and aim at it8.interfer☞interference☞interferer●meddle in other people affairs●have undesirable effect9.shake down 敲诈10. be on the case :be in charge of or dealing of a particular crime1.barter for 物物交换2.spring up 迅速发展3.tend to 倾向4.If that kind of thing had happened when I was young, the whole village would condemned such an ungrateful son, and his father would surely have given him a good beating 虚拟语气5. But I feel a great pity for my wife. I have been forcing silence upon her all these years, yet she has not once complained of anything. 但是我对我的妻子感到抱歉，我这些年我一直对她沉默寡言，而她却从未抱怨过什么6.tie sb. Down 束缚某人1.for want of =lack of =be short of =be lacking in缺少，缺乏2. be something of n. 在一定程度上3.in return(for) 作为回报4.linger on●逗留，徘徊●持续●打发时间5.deny☞denial 否认1.now and then 有时2.turn up: find or to be found,appear3.keen:●characterized by strength and distinctness ofperception 洞察●extremely sensitive or responsive●having or showing great mental penetration or acumen1.give in : unwillingly agree2.at heart: in one’s deeply feelings3.supply sb. with sth.4.at length:●fully comprehensively 非常全面的⇨反义brief●at last, finally⇨反义immediately5.read A into B。
英语课前预习方法_英语怎么做课前预习
英语课前预习方法_英语怎么做课前预习英语怎么做课前预习一是摘抄新旧短语和表达法。
旧的短语和表达法一段时间不用，很快就会生疏，每一次复现都是一次有效的复习;二是摘抄典型句型，这样可以不断丰富我们的语言材料和语言知识;三要注意把预习过程中遇到的难点记录下来，以便听课的时候有针对性;四是预习笔记可以同课堂笔记合一，使课堂笔记成为预习笔记的补充和延伸。
英语课前预习方法课前认真预习，也是提高听课效率的可靠保证。
预习可使学生初步熟悉教材。
发现疑点和难点，找出自己的薄弱点，为下一步听讲做好充分的思想准备.并打下一定的基础。
做到很好的预习我们往，庄要做到以下几点：(1)找出预习单元的中心话题，即明确本单元的课知识要点：(2)参照每单元后面的Checkpoint中的Gram.啪r及Useful and Expressions，熟悉本单元的语法项目、句型及词汇等;(3)找出本单元的疑难点：文中一些自己不理解的地方或者自己觉得模棱两口的地方都可以称作为疑点、难点。
在预习时.要做好笔记，记录本单元的知识结构、重难点和预习体会等。
这样做可以使学生在课堂上带着解决问题的心情去听讲，课堂效率将大大提高。
而在学生所疑惑的问题得到解答时，他们的成就感也随之而来，兴趣也就增加了。
通过上面对英语课前认真预习学习方法的讲解，希望给同学们的学习很好的帮助，相信同学们会学习的更好。
英语学习方法(一)坚持听说训练，加深巩固单词在大脑中的痕迹。
每天都要坚持听英语磁带并跟着朗读每天坚持20分钟，关键是要养成每天坚持练习的习惯。
听力技能的提高可以大大提高英语课堂的听课效率，在英语学习过程中，一定要扩大听和读的练习时间。
一方面，纠正自己发音的错误，大胆张口，学说一口地道的英语;另一方面，逐渐培养起自己的英语语感。
每天坚持背诵单词。
英语单词量的深度和广度是外语学习成绩好坏的一个标志，掌握大量的单词非常有助于外语的学习。
英语学习，词汇为本。
随着词汇量的增加，阅读理解水平才有可能随之提高。
英语精读考试复习资料
英语精读考试复习资料默写短语（10*0.5=5）1.at times有时，偶尔2.be worth sth./doing sth.值得…的3.not only…but also…不仅…而且…4.far from一点也不5. a couple of两个；一些，几个6.get/have/obtain access to有权享用；可以使用7.participate in参加8.keep up with赶上；不落后9.feel like sth./doing sth.想要；想做10.give up 停止；放弃11.think out仔细考虑；推敲；琢磨e across偶然遇到；偶然发现13.reap the benefit(s)获得益处；得到好处14.trade for 用…换…15.give sb.insight(s) into深刻理解16.now that既然，由于17.instead of 而不是；代替18.reach out to接触，联系19.play a role起作用；扮演一个角色20.be/become aware of认识到，知道，察觉到21.in addition另外，加之22.reflect on深思，考虑23.speak up说出意见或看法；大声说24.be finished with做完，完成25.allow for为…留出余地；考虑到26.on sb.’s part/on the part of sb.某人所做的；就某人而言27.catch up (with)赶上，追上28.remind sb. of sth.使想起；提醒29.along with一起，一道30.turn off关闭31.burst into闯入；突然开始32.over and over一再，反复33.reach for伸手去摸；伸手去取34.turn up调大，开大35.turn down调小，开小36.as well as除…之外；和37.turn on打开开关38.as usual像往常一样，照例39.in peace and quiet平静的40.wake up（使）醒来41.make one’s blood boil使某人生气42.get rid of 摆脱；除去；丢弃；扔掉43.knots in one’s stomach紧张，不安44.in any case无论如何；不管怎样45.talk sth. over商议；讨论46.as a result结果是47.in turn因此，转而；依次；轮流48.tap into了解49.get ahead取得进步；成功50.look to依赖；指望51.feel like感觉好像；似乎52.the way以…方式，以…方法53.sound like听起来；似乎54.rather than而不是55.point of view观点，意见56.as opposed to与…对照；而不是57.get across（被）理解；（被）接受58.be concerned about担心59.check in打电话报平安；登记入住；办登机手续60.put sth.away把某物收好或放好61.lose one’s cool失去冷静62.awaken sb. to sth.使某人意识到某事63.lean on依靠64.grow up成长，长大65.let on泄露，透露66.start out出发67.make it及时赶到；办到，做到68.even if即使，虽然69.on one’s way (to)在路上70.even though虽说，即使71.break out 突然发生，爆发72.on leave休假73.see (too it) that务必做到e to 苏醒，恢复知觉75.now and again/then不时地，有时候76.call for要求77.set out出发78.for a while一会儿，一段时间79.pay attention to注意，关注80.hold to握住，抓住；坚信；忠于81.with that接着，随即82.turn out结果是，证明是83.make up one’s mind下定决心，打定主意84.range…from…to（在一定范围内）从…到…变化，变动85.be committed to献身于，投入于86.be absorbed in全神贯注于，专心于87.fix one’s eyes on凝视，盯住看88.drive sb. Crazy逼得某人发疯89.at one’s best处于最佳状态90.lighten up 放轻松；别太当真91.take sb. or sth. Seriously认为某人或某物重要92.the minute一…就…93.find out找出，查明，发现94.in relation to有关，关于95.become acquainted with与…相识，了解96.pick up学会；得到97.in part在某种程度上，部分地98.be/feel at home感到无拘束99.be content with对…感到满足100.a wealth of大量的，丰富的101.a fter all终究；最终还是；毕竟102.b e infected with感染（疾病）103.i n place of代替104.s uffer from受…之苦，患（某种疾病）105.h and out分发，散发106.s et up建立，创立（公司、机构）107.a t risk 有危险，有风险108.r egardless of 不顾，不管109.g uard against防止…发生110.w ipe out彻底摧毁；消灭111.d istract sb. from sth.使分心112.s ign up for报名参加113.i n haste匆忙地114.c all s骂某人115.h ave a shot at sth.尝试，企图，努力做某事116.t ake first place获得第一名117.f or fear(that)担心生怕118.s tart with从…开始119.s tand out突出；出色120.n o matter how/where/what,etc不管怎样（哪里，什么等）121.t urn in上交122.w ith ease 容易地，不费力地123.s it back 闲坐着；不作努力124.g et behind拖延125.g et sth. out of the way完成或处理某事126.s trike sb. as sth.给某人某种感觉或印象127.h ave to do with与…有关128.p low through艰难地完成129.a dapt to（使）适应130.c atch phrase流行语；口头禅131.d rop out中途退出；辍学132.f igure out想出；理解；明白133.w ould rather than宁愿…不愿…134.c are about关心135.a s to 至于；关于136.p age through翻看；浏览137.e nd up以…结束；最终到达138.a s long as只要139.d o with利用；处置填上单词的适当形式Unit1 A1.The years he spent in the countryside proved to be a(n) rewardingexperience.2. You can learn a lot from this online course. It is designed to help people communicatebetter through speech and writing.3. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no accessto health service.4. Asking too many personal questions during an interview can lead to a(n) embarrassingsituation.5. Don’t just complain about what’s wrong with it; suggest some positiveways to solve the problem.6. No one in the class could match John’s hard work and commitment to study,which is why the professor liked him.7. The website allows you to take a(n) virtualtour of the well-known city which was there about 2,000 years ago.8. Those who dare not answer questions in a traditional classroom can easily enjoy the benefitsof online courses.9. He couldn’t join the police because he was below the minimumheight allowed by the rules.10. Many new opportunitieswill be opened up in the future for those with a university education.Unit1 B1.Let’s hope that both younger and older members of our community follow Lisa’s example and come forward to become volunteers to help thedisabled in our district.1. Mary’s use of color was not as effective as she had hoped in making herroom look bigger;it still looked small.3. It was a(n) unique achievement ; no one has ever won the championship five times before.4. When people of the town discovered that the rich man had committed so much money to the poor,they no longer thought he was unkind.5. Advertising can expand and reinforce a company’s image.6. From my perspective ,Victor Hugo is the greatest writer the world has ever k nown.7. When you are writing directions,you’ve got to be direct andexplicit to make everything rightly understood.8. The other team we played against today was not much of a(n) challenge; we beat them easily.9. The project has been somewhat hindered from reaching greater success, and much remains undone.10. At a later stage,some new problems arose, which seemed moredifficult to deal with.Unit2A1. If the bike appeals to you that much,why not buy it?You just got paid yesterday.2. He managed to hide his identity and moved to a new town where people wo uld not know him.3. All of your concern was for nothing,because I was safe all night.4. It was worse than horrible;the smell in the room was so disgusting that it actually made me sick.5.I wasn’t quite angry,but I was a little upset when my noodles were cooked poorly.6. Modern music may have a negative influence as well as a positive oneon teenagers.7. He has made a(n) offensive remark that angers all of us.8. On hearing the news,the mother burst into tears and rushed out of the room,foll owed by a few other people.9. I bought some computer paper,but when I got it home I found it was the wrong stuff.10. I want you to be very thorough when you look in the park for the missing w oman so you won’t miss her.Unit2B1.I prefer the small poem entitled“She Walks in Beauty”.2.If you go to the interview in such old-fashioned clothes,you’ll ruin your chance of getting the job.3.They don’t know what their problems are,so they will first send in trained nu rses to evaluate the needs of each patient.4.I read an article in the newspaper that deals with today’s trend toward less formal clothing from more formal clothing.5.What attitude one adopts toward life matters a lot in one’s career choice.6.Men are now an important group of grocery shoppers,who tend to spend more money on grocery shopping than women.7.T o satisfy my curiosity about the history of my family,I went to visit the small villa ge in the mountains where my great-grandfather was born and lived unite the age of 15.8.His project is concerned with applying the technology topractical business problems.9.It’s difficult to find a job these days.Many young people don’t even get a (n) response from companies they are applying to.10.From my point of view,the concept of arranged marriages is misunderst ood in the West.Unit3 A1. Inwardly I was very unhappy with what he said, but I didn’t show it.2. I deeply regret to inform you that we cannot accept such conditions3. He trans lated books not only from English,but also,on occasion ,from French.4. The young couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe.5.He had repeatedly urged her to the United States to join him,but she refused to leave her homeland.6. Government officials visited the flood area on Thursday morning to coordinate the relief efforts.7. He showed great reluctance in signing the agreement,but he finally did it.8. Driving his new red sports car,he was sure his neighbors were looking at him with envy .9. You will have to adjust yourself to a completely new life in the Unite States when you get there.10. We were amazed to hear the news that the well-known writer,in her late eighties,was still writing a book.Unit3B1. The sole person remaining after the car accident was a little baby,who slept throu gh the accident as though nothing had happened.2. This application is for those who are already in Canada as studentsand wish to extend their stay.3. Any unexpected movements can startle the animal, so it must be approached slowly and steadily.The offices are conveniently located in the center of the city.5. They will inform him of any progress they make in the experiment.6. Her lawyer was in conference with two other lawyer and did not want to be inte rrupted .7. He felt as if his whole world had collapsed when his children were killed in the air plane accident.8.At the end of the game,player traditionally exchange shirts with each other.9.It soon became apparent that he got high scores in the test by cheating.10.The new test should enable the doctor to detect the disease early.Unit4A1.He suddenly became conscious that he was the only man who wasn’t wearing a suit at the party.2. My sister has been really depressed since she lost her job.3. The ages of the students in our online school range from 20 to 40.4. I remember that when I was a child I was very impressed with how many toys you had.5. Although my chance encounter with this famous artist was 30 years ago,I still remember it very well.6. After a brief introduction by the chairman, the speaker began her lectureon how to make a good impression.7. We decided to paint the doors blue to match the walls.8. we are often attracted to another person because of their physical appearance,and sometimes because of their ideas,opinions ,and goals.9. He relaxed himself by listening to his favorite song before he addressed the meeting.10. In a formal interview, you should always try to maintain good eye contact with the interviewers.Unit4B1. It is said that women today have enjoyed a higher social status.2. The way he paced up and down the room was a sure sign that he was worried.3. He felt he was mature enough to think for himself and bitterly resented being treated like a child.4. She told me that if she was not promoted within the next two years she was go ing to change jobs.5. Farmers will have a good harvest, assuming that the weather is favorable .6. It was difficult to estimate how many people had been wounded in the earthqua ke.7. The company has started an advertising campaign in the hope of attracting new customers.8. What do you think we should do about this problem?I’m finding it hard to make a(n) judgment.9. It is assumed that,through art,children become acquainted with culturesother than their own.10. She considered people to be products of the values and norms of the society th ey lived in.Unit5A1. Once you have had the disease,you are immune to it for the rest of your life,which means that you cannot get it again.2. Though he worked very hard,it took him a long time to acquire the skills he needed to become a professional artist.3. The spread of international crime and corruption constitutes a major threat to t he global economy.4. Each of us might define the concept of freedom in a slightly different way.5. It predicts that 300 million people will become infected in the next ten years and, without treatment,each victim will infect 10 to 15 others every year.6. This story,which tells about a man protecting his wife and children, illustrates how important the family is in Asian culture.7. At the airport,people stood behind a metal fence waiting for passengers to emerge from customs.8. When applying for a job,make sure you emphasize the skills and knowledge you have that an employer would find important to the job.9. There is no doubt that this new type of tire represents a major advance in road safety; you feel safer when driving on the highway.10. When they found out his identity,they threatened to kill him if he did not respo nd to their demands.Unit5B1.They have developed a computerized system that will greatly assist all library user s so that will not need the help of others.2.Because of the deep cut on her wrist,she lost consciousness and was bleeding heavily3. Fujitsu,Hitachi,and NEC are competing with US firms to see who can build the w orld’s fastest supercomputer.4. A spokesman said the government was confident of winning the vote and would not discuss the possibility of defeat..5. Many Europeans explored the continent of Africa in the 19th century to find out what it was like.6. After winning the next term of office,the new government then commenced to ta ke steps to develop the national wealth.7. After being apart for so long,he suddenly felt a(n) intense desire to see his girlfri end as soon as possible.8. The factory workers adopted what they had learned from another wine maker to improve the quality of their goods.9. If you carry a full glass of water carelessly,you will spill some of the water onto the floor.10. The press gave a completely different version of the events, which greatly confused those who tried to understand the truth.翻译Unit11.对于网络课程，学生不仅可以选择何时何地学习，在回答问题之前他们还可以有时间思考答案Not only can students choose when and where to learn for an online course, but they can also take time to think through answers before making a reply.2. 网上学习的想法使她非常兴奋，而他认为网上学习毫无意义和用处She is excited by the idea of online learning while be considers it meaningless and useless.3.与以英语为母语的人交谈是非常有益的体验。
大学英语精读预备级Unit1
大学英语精读预备级Unit1Unit 1. How to Be a Successful Language LearnerText A Learning to Think Over AgainGraham E. Fuller1.When you were a child, you didn't know what a tree was at first. Somebody had to tell you. Probably your parents took you outside, pointed to a tree and said, "Tree! "tree" .You had to learn to associate the sound of the word with the big green leafy thing you saw in front of you.2. That's what you must learn to do again when you are learning a foreign language. You need to learn to associate sounds with objects, and to think in a new way. Only this time, since you are grown up, you will be able to understand what needs to be done much faster. You'll know why somebody is pointing to a tree and saying a strange word. But you'll still have to learn the new word. You may even have to relearn it many times before you finally actually learn it.3. There is an important idea here. In America our name for that big green leafy thing is "tree',, but in Germany the name for that thing is "B aum ". In Arab countries the name is "shajra". And in China they say "shu". These various words are not themselves "trees". They are just some of the many hundreds of different sounds used in the world to represent that great big green leafy thing.of the total proportion of motorized travel 2014 bus travel at 21.4%, 50% of the total proportion of motorized travel. 1) line survey (1) transit network characteristics, Yibin City status of a total of 30 lines, all for the bus, total length of the line 833.8km4. To learn a foreign language you must get away from the idea of translating words. Translating takes too much time and mental energy. You will never learn to really speak and understand a foreign languageif you have to translate everything. Instead, learn to associate the new sound directly with the image in your mind. So when we hear the sound "Baum" or "shajra" or "shu", we don't want to think, "Hmmmm. Baum means tree, which means that great big green leafy thing."5. Don't think that the challenge of new thinking will be limitedonly to the area of new words; it is going to go much deeper than that. Let's use an analogy: you can build a house using materials of very different sizes and shapes. English uses one set of building blocks, but other languages will usedifferent-shaped building blocks that take some creativity to put together at first. Where we use two blocks, they may use three smaller ones---or maybe one large one.6. Here's an example of an English sentence: We have to buy a few books before going home. When translating into almost any foreign language, you will not take each English word and substitute a foreign word for it. You will instead be substituting groups of words or ideas from one language to the other. How each language will choose to groupthe ideas depends on the language. In French or Spanish, for example, “we have to buy” is broken down into three words: we/have to/buy. In of the total proportion of motorized travel 2014 bus travel at 21.4%, 50% of the total proportion of motorized travel. 1) line survey (1) transit network characteristics, Yibin City status of a total of 30 lines, all for the bus, total length of the line 833.8km Turkish, however, the Turks are able to reduce all these four words to only one.7. So learn to start thinking in terms of bundles of concepts or ideas that will be converted to new language and not single words. Try to think in a foreign language. This isn't all that hard. You learn to think in the language simply by using the language over and over again, asking and answering simple questions until you feel comfortable with the process. Then you add some new words, and a few more new situations, and practice using them together with all the words you learned in previous lessons. Bit by bit you build up skill.8. Once you really get into the language, you'll understand all thisa good deal better. Somebody will be saying something quite fast andyou'll suddenly realize that you understood it all! It's a great moment. Really satisfying. You probably wo uldn’t be able to repeat the words, oreven know how it was that you understood it all. But it's a signthat the language is starting to sink into your mind. You're beginning to understand without translating.of the total proportion of motorized travel 2014 bus travel at 21.4%, 50% of the total proportion of motorized travel. 1) line survey (1) transit network characteristics, Yibin City status of a total of 30 lines, all for the bus, total length of the line 833.8km。
大学英语精读预备级unit1
任务task 把任务分成三部分 break down the task into three parts separate the task into three parts
over and over again: repeat for many times 一再，再三
think over and over again再三思考 I have told him to drive carefully over and over again. 我一而再再而三地告诉他开车要小心。
Useful expressions
all over again: start again from beginning 重新 杰克在作业中出现了很多错误，他得重新做。 Jack made so many mistakes in his homework that he had to do it all over again.
新工作对我来说是个挑战。 The new job is an challenge to me. Linda only likes to study something that really challenges her.
substitute v. 代替，替换 substitute A for B 用A代B 我们用红球代替蓝球。 We substitute red ball for blue. 我找到了一个人接替我。 I found someone to substitute for me. 唯有艺术能代替自然。 Only art can substitute for nature.
represent v. 表示，代表 The blue lines on the map represents subways. 地图上蓝色的线表示地铁。 Beckham represented Great Britain. 小贝代表英国参赛。 The dove represents peace. 鸽子象征和平 。
大一英语专业精读1-5单元笔记
Unit 1Sentence Paraphrase and Language Study1.I walked alongside my father, clutching his right hand. (1)present participle as adverbial modifier Paraphrase: I walked next to my father, holding his right hand.clutch (1)vt. to hold sth. or sb. tightly, esp. because you are frightened, in pain, or do not want to lose somethingExamples: Tom fell to the ground, clutching his stomach.A woman clutching a baby stole an elderly woman’s purse.clutch at (2)to try hard to hold sth., esp. when you’re in a dange rous situation Example: A drowning man will clutch at a straw. (to try hard to find a sign of hope ora solution, even when they are not likely to exist in a difficult or dangerous situation)2. They did not make me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time. (1)“As” introduces an adverbial clause of reason. Paraphrase: But my new clothes did not bring any happiness to me, because it was the day I was forced to go to school for the first time.Cf. to throw sb. out of (a place): to force sb. to leave a place, e.g.They will throw me out of school if I fail three times.Nick got thrown out of college in the second year for taking drugs.Anyone who opposes the regime is liable to be thrown into jail/prison.More examples:The moment I saw him, I recognized he was the criminal the police were looking for. The year I was born, my father was working towards a PhD degree.The day Hans Christian Andersen returned to his hometown, almost all the people turned out to greet him.3. My mother stood at the window watching our progress, and I turned towards her from time to time, hoping she would help. (2)present participle phrase, acting as adverbial of accompanying circumstancesParaphrase: My mother stood at the window watching our slow and difficult movement towards the school, and I looked back at her frequently, hoping she would stop my father taking me to school.More examples:We walked along a street lined with gardens, and fields planted with crops, pears, and date palms. (2) past participle phrase used here to modify “a street” and “fields” respectively. It can be regarded as a relative clause cut short. Paraphrase: We walked along a street, on both sides of which there are gardens and fields where crops, pears and date palms are planted.What is the language spoken in that area? = that is spokenThey are problems left over by history. = which have been left4. It’s a place that makes useful men out of boys. to make sb./sth. become …Examples:The army made a man of him.The four brothers all made a success of their lives.He said the Government were frightened of nothing. The real trouble was that we were making a mountain out of a molehill (小题大做).5. I was not convinced. convince vt. to make sb. feel certain that sth. is true Examples:I couldn’t convince him of his mistake. How can I convince you of my sincerity?I managed to convince them that the story was true.a convincing argument convincing evidence6. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building. (5)gerund as the object of the prepositiontear sb. away from: to (make sb.) leave a place unwillingly because one has to Paraphrase: I didn’t think it was useful to take me away from home and put me into that building with high walls.More examples:1) We had difficulty in finding a parking lot. 2) I have no objection to hearing your story again.3) I’m not keen on gambling. I’m too afraid of losing. 4) There’s no point in waiting.There’s no good to be had in doing sth.=It’s no good/use doing sth. or There is no good/use doing sth.: It’s not useful to do sth.Examples:It’s no good crying spilt milk. (proverb)It’s no use talking to him.There is no good to be had in buying a boat when you don’t have enough spare time to use it.I don’t see there is any good to be had in downsizing the company.Related phrases:it is no (not much) goodit is no (not any, hardly any, little) useit is useless + doingit is not the slightest useit is worth (worthwhile)there is no (good, use)Example: There is no good denying that women are playing an important role in the world today.to tear oneself/sb. away from: to (make sb.) leave a place or a person unwillingly because one has to.Examples:Can’t you tear yourself away from the TV for dinner?The young artist couldn’t tear himself away from da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.7. Vast (1)a. extremely large; spreading a great distanceExamples:The vast plains of this country spread for hundreds of miles.He is very valuable to his employer because of his vast experience in the business. vast (2)Examples:The group of actors was brought from New York to London at vast expense.The refugees came across the border in vast numbers.The vast majority of young people don’t take drugs.8. I hesitated and clung to his hand, …to hold tightly; not release one’s grip on Examples:The little child clung to his mother for comfort.Some of the victims of the fire climbed out of the building, clung to the window ledges for a minute or two and then dropped to their death a hundred feet below. Collocations:cling to the belief; cling to the hope; cling to one’s own viewcling to the habit; cling to one’s possessions9. You will find me waiting for you when it’s time to leave. (7) find + obj + v-ing (object complement)Paraphrase: I’ll come to fetch you when school is over. I’ll be waiting for you here at the gate.More examples:1) When I entered the room, I found him reading something aloud.2) I found a tree lying across the road.3) If she catches you reading her diary, she’ll be furious.4) His remark left me wondering what he was driving at.5) The words immediately set us all laughing.Note: Thi s structure is very common in verbs like “see, hear, feel, watch, notice.”10. Some of the children burst into tears.burst into:to begin, suddenly and/or violently, to cry, laugh, sing, etc. Example: Aunt Annabel, who has been nervous and jumpy lately, suddenly burst into tears.Collocations:As the comic got into his stride, the audience burst into hoots of laughter/a guffaw. The aircraft crashed into the hillside and burst into flames.The orchards seemed to have burst into blossom overnight.The entire hall burst into thunderous cheers/applause.Everyone on the bus burst into song as we got closer to home.Similar expressions:As they left the club the revellers broke into song/loud curses.I mentioned the incident later to a tailor friend and he burst out laughing/crying.11. … from each floor we were overlooked by a long balcony roofed in wood. (11) Paraphrase:… on one side of the courtyard was a building with a long wood-roofed balcony on each floor where we could be seen. Or: … from the balcony on each floor of the building people could see the pattern into which we formed.overlook: vt. a. to have a view of sth. from above; b. to fail to see or notice; pay no attention toExamples:Our room overlooks the ocean. My garden is overlooked by the neighbours. I’m afraid I overlooked your name; I’ll add it to the list immediately.I’ll overlook your mistake this time.12. I had never imagined school would have this rich variety of experience. Paraphrase: I had never thought life at school would be so colorful and interesting. variety (1) n. number or range of different thingsExamples:The T-shirts are available in a wide variety of colors.The students come from a variety of different backgrounds.variety (2) n. quality of not being the same, or not being the same at all times Examples:There was little she could do to add variety to her daily routine.She didn’t like the work, because it lacked variety; she was doing the same things all the time.Variety is the spice of life. (=Doing a lot of different things, meeting different people, etc. is what makes life interesting.)Examples:1) Customs vary from country to country.2) Human nature, in all its many and varied forms, is very complex and hard to understand.3) Of all the various ways of cooking an egg, I like boiling best.4) There are wide regional variations in house price.5) There are too many variables in the experiment to predict the result accurately.6) Consumers’ preferences are so variable that planning is almost impossible.13. We saw a globe of the Earth, which revolved and ….v. a. to spin around or make sth. spin around, on a central point; b. (fig.) to think aboutExamples:The metal disc revolves at high speed. The earth revolves round the sun.The story revolves around a young girl who runs away from home.He revolved the matter in his head/mind.18. It was not all a matter of playing and fooling around. (15)all: completely; fool around: to waste time instead of doing sth. that you should be doingParaphrase: What we did at school wasn’t just playing and wasting time doing nothing useful.a matter of: a subject/situation that involves sth.Examples:Learning is a matter of seeing much, suffering much and studying much.The King’s mental state was becoming a matter of c oncern.Personally I can’t stand rock music, but I suppose it’s all a matter of opinion.I can’t say which wine is best—it’s a matter of personal taste.fool around/about: to waste time behaving in a silly wayExamples:He spent the whole afternoon just fooling around.Stop fooling around otherwise you’ll never amount to anything.Cf. He noticed a strange-looking person hanging about the bus stop.I hung around the station for an hour but he never showed up.The children lingered on at the zoo until the closing time.14. Rivalries could bring about pain and hatred or give rise to fighting.bring about: to make sth. happenExamples:Computers have brought about many changes in workplace.I offered to act as mediator and try to bring about a reconciliation between the two parties.That unpopular measure finally brought about the downfall of the government.give rise to: to be the reason why sth. esp. sth. bad or unpleasant happens Examples:Two phenomena are giving rise to world-wide concern—mass unemployment and mass migration into cities.Most people argued that poverty had given rise to the crimes in the town.15. … she would resort to physical punishment.resort to: to make use of ; to turn to sth. (esp. sth. bad) as a solutionExamples:There is no righ t to resort to violence when you don’t get your way.Terrorists resorted to bombing city centers as a means of achieving their political aims.Differences and disputes should be resolved through dialogue and negotiation rather than by resorting to force or terrorist actions.16. In addition, the time for changing one’s mind was over and gone and there was no question of ever returning to the paradise of home. (16) no possibility of Paraphrase: Besides, it was impossible for us to quit school and return to the good old days when we stayed home playing and fooling around all day. Our childhood was gone, never to come back.There is no question (of sth. happening / sb. doing sth.): There is no possibility. Example: There is no question of their dismissing you at the moment.17. Nothing lay ahead of us but exertion, struggle, and perseverance. (16) Paraphrase: We would have to do our best and keep working very hard until we finished school. This is what I imagined our school days would be like. Or: The kind of life that was waiting for us at school would be full of exertion, struggle and perseverance.Nothing but: onlyRight now he thinks about nothing but his research. She ate nothing but an apple for lunch.18. Those who were (relative clause modifying “those”)able took advantage of the opportunities for success and happiness that presented themselves. (relative clause modifying “opportunities”) (16)Paraphrase: If there came opportunities, capable students would seize them to achieve success and happiness.take advantage of: to use a particular situation to do or get what you wantExamples: I took advantage of the weather to paint the shed.Don’t lend them the car—they’re taking advantage of you!More phrases:For certain types of work wood has/gains/wins advantages over plastic.New tax regulations had given them an advantage over their commercial rivals.You have the advantage of me. Candidates with computer skills will be at an advantage.Do take more exercise. It is to your advantage.present (1)v. (reflex) to appear; attendExamples:When the chance to study at Harvard presented itself, I jumped at it.He was ordered to present himself at the chairman’s office at nine o’clock next morning.present (2) v. a. to give; offer; put forward; submit; b. to show or reveal; c. to put on; produce (a play)Examples:David’s manager presented him with the award for best sales in the region.His sudden resignation presents us with a tricky situation.The National Theatre is presenting “King Lear” next month.19. I looked around bu t found no trace of my father.trace (1) n. a. a small sign that shows that sb.or sth. was present or existed; b. very small amountIt vanished/disappeared/without trace. Petra’s lost all trace of her German accent. Age has left its traces on his face. There are traces of poison in the man’s blood.A mere trace of smile passed over her face.trace (2)v. a. to follow the marks to find sb. or sth.; b. to find the origin of sth.c. to study or describe the history, development or progress of sth. Examples:She had given up all hope of tracing her missing daughter.The style of these paintings can be traced back to early medieval influences.His book traces the changing nature of the relationship between men and women. 20. How did these hills of rubbish find their way to cover its sides? (17)to arrive or get to a placeParaphrase: How did the street come to be covered with so much rubbish on both sides? Where did they come from?find one’s way to:to arrive or get to a placeExamples:After being lost for two days, the little dog finally found its way back to its owner’s house.Because of the dense fog, the traveller couldn’t find his way to his camp.Related phrases:make one’s way to/towards the door bow her way out of the roompush her way out of the hall shoulder her way through the crowdworm his way into the organization beg her way back homeinch one’s way up the mountain21. Here and there stood conjurers showing off their tricks or making snakes appear from baskets. (17) an inverted sentence due to long subjectParaphrase: Conjurers stood everywhere. They were showing off their tricks or making snakes appear from baskets.More examples: 1) There are some exceptions to this reaction.2) Were there no air on the earth, there would be no life on it. 3) There goes the bell.4) In no case should we waste our time. 5) Away hurried the customers.show off: a. to attract attention to; b. to try to impress people and make them admire your abilities, achievements or possessionExamples:It was said that Mrs. Perkins only went to church to show off her new clothes.She was always at any function or gathering where her accomplishments could be shown off.Pay no attention to Susan—she’s just showing off.22. Then there was a band announcing the opening of a circus, with clowns and weight lifters walking in front. (17) “With+n.+doing” construction is used adverbially modifying “announcing”.Paraphrase: Then there was a band that was announcing the opening of a circus. The clowns and weight lifters were walking in its front.More examples:1) He stood there with a stick in his hand. (with + n. + prep.)2) Paul soon fell asleep with the light still burning. (with + n. + participle)3) She can’t go out with all these dishes to wash. (with + n. + to do)4) He was lying on the bed with all his clothes on. (with + n. + adv.)23. I was in a daze. n. a confused state of mind; v. to make (sb.) feel stupid or unable to think clearlyExamples: I’ve been wandering around in a daze all day.If someone gave you a heavy blow on the head, you would probably feel dazed.Dazed survivors staggered from the wreckage.24…, but the stream of cars would not let up.let up: a. to stop or become less strong or serious; b. to slacken one’s efforts Examples: When will the rain let up?Keep plodding away at your task, no matter how difficult it is; don’t let up on it.Unit 2Sentence Paraphrase and Language Study1．They were dreaming of golden beaches and sea tides as the grey, cold spring of New York vanished behind them.dream of/about: to imagine and think about sth. that you would like to happenExamples:1) The girl dreamed of becoming a movie star.2) Some thought it was the breakthrough scientists had dreamed of.3) He's got the sort of money that you and I can only dream about.vanish: v. to disappear suddenly, esp. in a way that cannot easily be explained Examples:1) I turned around again, the boy had vanished.2) It is a bad idea to let Tom Cruise vanish for almost an hour in the middle of his picture.3) Many species in South America have vanished completely.Cf. varnish, tarnish, furnishvarnish: to cover with 给······涂清漆1) He varnished the wooden table. 2) After he fixed the shelf, he varnished the whole to a high shine.tarnish: (esp. of metal surfaces) to lose; cause the loss of brightness （尤指金属表面）使失去光泽1) The damp atmosphere has tarnished the gilt. 2) His reputation is tarnished. furnish: to supply or provide; put furniture in1)The records furnished the information required.2)The president’s office is tastefully furnished with modern furniture.2. As the bus passed through New Jersey, …pass through: to go through a town, etc., perhaps stopping there for a short time, but not stayingExamples:1) As they passed through the flooded areas, they felt bad.2) We passed through the gates into a courtyard behind.3) We were just passing through (= travelling through a place) and thought we'd drop in to see you.pass (a place): to go past a place without enteringExamples:1) On her way to work she passed a supermarket. 2) We passed a group of students outside the theatre. 3) I pass the sports centre on the way to work.3. His fingers were stained from cigarettes …stain:v. a. to accidentally make a mark on sth. esp. one that cannot be removed; b. to change the color of sth., especially sth. made of wood, by using a special liquid (Syn. dye)Examples:1) This tablecloth stains very easily. 2) Her fingers were stained yellow from years of smoking.3) Stain the table before you varnish it.Collocations:stain sb.’s name/reputation/honor; stain with; leave a stain; blood/ink/wine stain; a stain on sb.’s character/reputation; remove/get rid of a stain; stubborn stainsExamples:1) A sudden gust of rain dashed against the red bricks that were already stained inpatches by water.2) Her fingers were stained with dirt, her nail varnish chipped.3) How do you get wine stains out of a tablecloth? 4) There was a dark red stain on the carpet.5) Water is a miraculous substance remover; it will remove probably 85 percent of all stains.5. He sat in complete silence and seemed completely unaware of the existence of the others.in+n.: to show a state or conditionunaware of: not knowing or realizing that sth. is happening or that sth. exists Paraphrase: He sat without saying anything as if he did not know there were other people around.4. …, the bus pulled into a Howard Johnson’s restaurant ….pull into: (of a vehicle) to arrive at (a station); move in towardsExamples:1) They will pull into the station at 7 sharp. 2) Let’s pull into the parking lot and have a rest.3) The train pulled into the station on the stroke of 12.Opposite—pull out:if a train pulls out, it leaves a stationExamples:1) The three-thirty is pulling out of platform four. 2) We got there just as the train was pulling out.7. The young people began to wonder about him, ….wonder about/at: to feel curious about; be doubtful aboutExamples:1) John says he didn’t do it, but I am still wondering about that.2) Sometimes I wonder about his behaviour.3) He wondered at her ability never to reveal the slightest disquiet in front of her husband.5.… she decided to engage him in a conversation.engage sb. in: to make sb. take part in sth.Examples:1) She tried to engage her roommate in a philosophical discussion.2) They spoke little about life outside the organization despite my efforts to engage them in conversation about it.3) They engaged him in a new project.6.The girl insisted that he join them. (Para. 5) subjunctive mood, "should" isdropped outinsist: demand that sth. should happenAfter the verbs expressing a command, decision, suggestion, such as decide, decree, demand, insist, move, order, prefer, propose, recommend, request, require, suggest, vote, advise, determine, desire, resolve, urge, etc, in that-clause we usu. use subjunctive mood “(should) do sth.”.More examples in ppt.7. He thanked her and retreated again into his silence.retreat into/to: to yield; move back toExamples:1) The soldiers were ordered to retreat to safer positions.2) At last we forced the enemy to retreat into the mountains from the town.3) More and more she retreated into books.Collocations:retreat into oneself 不与人交往，离群索居retreat into one’s shell 变得缄默，不愿与人接触retreat into fantasy 退避到梦幻世界8．…, and that if she can’t stand it, …stand: v. a. to bear, tolerate; b.to be or stay in a particular state or condition; c.to be proved to be true, correct, useful, etc. when testedcan't stand the heat (room)stand idle stand wear and tear (door)stand open stand up under close scrutiny stand up well to cross-checking Patterns：can't stand (sb./sth.) doing sth.can't stand to do sth.can't stand the sight/thought, etc. ofExamples: I can't stand people smoking around me when I'm eating.She can't stand to hear her parents arguing about her personal affairs.I know he can't stand the sight of me. She couldn't stand the thought of losing her children.a music stand乐谱架 a fruit stand水果摊 a stand for taxi出租汽车停车处make one’s stand clear表明立场come to a stand陷于停顿international stand国际地位standing committee/army常务委员会／常备军standing joke／jest老笑话take/make/mount a stand against sth. 反抗，抵抗9. She’s a wo nderful woman, really something—and forget about me.something: n. a thing or a person of some value or importanceExamples: He considers himself to be something, but actually he is nothing.She thinks she’s something since she won the beauty contest. Collocations: make something of yourself (= to become successful )be (really/quite) something(= spoken used to say that something is very good and impressive)there's something in/to something(= used to admit that someone's words are true or their ideas are successful, etc.)Examples: He looked like a man who might be able to make something of himself if a good woman took him in hand.Running your own company at 21 is really something.They had to concede that there was something in his teaching methods.forget about: a. to lose remembrance of; fail to keep in memory; fail to recall; b. to stop thinking or worrying about someone or something; c. not to care about or give attention to someone or something any longerExamples: She forgot all about their anniversary.Once they have money, some people forget about all their old friends.I'd completely forgotten about our bet until Bill reminded me.10. …, when I was sure the parole was coming through I wrote her again.come through: to arrive as expectedExamples: Has the train come through?We're still waiting for our exam results to come through.There is news just coming through of an explosion in a chemical factory.11. ... Soon all of them were caught up in the approach of Brunswick, looking at the pictures Vingo showed them of his wife and three children.be/get caught up in: to be completely absorbed in or get involved inExamples:I was caught up in conversation with a friend when someone knocked at the door.I am painfully aware of how we get caught up in our times and become contaminated by our own hypocrisy.I didn't want to get caught up in endless petty arguments.approach: v. to move towards or nearer to someone or somethingExamples: I heard footsteps approaching.Everyone prepared celebrations as the year 2000 approached.As I approached the forest, a hare ran out of the trees.Translation: He is hard to approach. 他很难接近。
现代大学英语精读1笔记整理
He left home and decided to take a chance on pursuing a career in acting.
I’ve alreadyarranged with him to meet atthe cinema.
Anyone who opposes the regime(政权制度) is liable to be thrown into jail/prison.
Hardships help make a man out of a boy.
I don’t see there is any good to be had in downsiz来自ng the company.
Let’s pull into the parking lot and have a rest.
She tried to engage her roommate in a philosophical discussion.
More and more she retreated into books.
The little child clung to his mother for comfort.
There was littleshe could do to add variety toher daily routine.
Learning is a matter of seeing much, sufferingmuch and studying much.
This type of music has an enduring appeal.
We eliminated the possibility that it could have been an accident because it was so well-timed.
现代大学英语精读1-paraphrasing
Unit 11. They did not make me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time. (1)Paraphrase:But my new clothes did not bring any happiness to me, because it was the day I was forced to go to school for the first time.2.“Why school” I asked my father. “What have I done”(3)Paraphrase:Why do I have to go to school I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong to be punished like this.3. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building. (5)Paraphrase:I didn’t think it was useful to take me away from home and put me into that building with high walls.4. It was not all a matter of playing and fooling around. (15)Paraphrase:What we did at school wasn’t just playing and wasting time doing nothing useful.5. In addition, the time for changing one’s mind was over and gone and there was no question of ever returning to the paradise of home. (16)Paraphrase:Besides, it was impossible for us to quit school and return to the good old days when we stayed home playing and fooling around all day. Our childhood was gone, never to come back.Unit 21. If banks were required to sell wallets and money belts, they might act less like churches. (para. 1)Paraphrase:Banks act like churches which usually control people’s life and can interfere in people’s life. So, the author thinks it is ridiculous for banks to act like churches.2. It was lunchtime and the only officer on duty was a fortyish black man with short, pressed hair, a pencil mustache, and a neatly pressed brown suit. (para. 3) Paraphrase:uncurled hair, a thin mustache looking like a line drawn by a pencil, and a neat and tidy brown suit3. Everything about him suggested a carefully dressed authority. (para. 3) Paraphrase:Everything about him—his clothes, manner, etc. indicated that he was a carefully dressed man who had an important position and power.4. I moved in for the kill. (para. 19)Paraphrase:I began to prepare to kill, destroy or defeat my enemy.5. I zeroed in on the officer. (para. 20)Paraphrase:I’m going to have a strong argument to silence the bank officer.6. Look, … we’re just wasting each other’s time. (para. 29)Paraphrase:Look, let’s stop talking a bout this because it is a waste of time./You are just talking nonsense. I don’t want to listen to you any more.7.… has been shaking this boy down… (para. 30)Paraphrase:… has been getting money from the boy by using threats…8. Anyway, the police are on the case… (para. 30)Paraphrase:Anyway, the police are working on the case…9. Not that I ever heard of. (para. 32)Paraphrase:I have never heard of such rules.Unit 31. My husband moved into our house as is the way with us in Esarn. (para. 1) Paraphrase:When we got married, we followed the tradition in Esarn and my husband came to live with my family.2. He has ears which don’t hear, a mouth which doesn’t speak, and eyes that don’t see. ( para. 2)Paraphrase:He does not notice what is happening around us and to our children, nor does he express his thoughts and feelings. (The woman is complaining that her husband does not bother about their children’s troubles.)3. … and it is no longer fertile, bleeding year after year and, like us, getting old and exhausted. (para. 3)Paraphrase:Our land is getting poorer with each passing year, like us who are getting old, weak and tired.4.… but in a bad year, it’s not only the ploughs that break but our hearts, too. (para. 3)Paraphrase:When there is a draught, the soil is so hard that it breaks the ploughs and we feel so sad that our hearts break too.5. Only ten years ago, you could barter for things, but now it’s all cash. (para. 4)Paraphrase:Just ten years ago, we could exchange one thing for another, but now we have to buy everything from the market.6. Shops have sprung up, filled with colorful plastic things and goods we have no use for. (para. 4)Paraphrase:Shops have suddenly appeared in the village selling attractive plastic things and things we don’t need.7. As for me, I wouldn’t change, couldn’t change even if I wanted to. (para. 7) Paraphrase:I didn’t want to change myself and my life, and actually I did not have the ability to change even if I wanted to.8. Yes, this bag of bones dressed in rags can still plant and reap rice from morning till dusk. (para. 7)Paraphrase:Though I’m poor, old and weak, I can still work in the rice field all day.9. I am at peace with the land and the condition of my life. (para. 9)Paraphrase:I am content with my land and accept my situation in life without complaint.10. I have been forcing silence upon her all these years, yet she had not once complained of anything. (para. 9)Paraphrase:All these years, I hardly talk with her or listen to her, so she has to keep silent about her thoughts and feelings, but she has never told anyone else about her unhappy feelings about my silence.11. Still the land could not tie them down or call them back. (para. 10) Paraphrase:My children grew up and had happy days on this land, but this could not prevent them from leaving for cities or attract them back from cities.12. Sickness comes and goes, and we get back on our feet again. (para. 11) Paraphrase:Inevitably we sometimes fall ill, but when we get well again we can always get back to our normal life and work on our land.Unit 41. Ausable was, for one thing, fat… Though he spoke French and German passably, he had never altogether lost the New England accent he had brought to Paris from Boston twenty years ago. (para. 2)Paraphrase:Ausable was, for one reason, fat… His French and German were not very good, but acceptable. Although he had been in Paris for twenty years, he never lost the American accent.2. …a sloppy fat man who, instead of having messages slipped into his hand bydark-eyed beauties, gets only an ordinary telephone call making an appointment in his room. (para. 4)Paraphrase:…an untidy fat man just has an ordinary phone call agreeing to meet somebody later in his room. There are no other imagined things as a beautiful lady with dark eyes putting a slip of message secretly into his hand.3. The fat man chuckled to himself as he unlocked the door of his room and stood as aside to let his frustrated guest enter. (para. 4)Paraphrase:The fat man laughed to himself when he opened the door of his room and gave way to his dissatisfied guest.4. You are disillusioned. (para. 5)Paraphrase:You are disappointed because what you believe in has turned out to be wrong.5. Before long you will see a paper, a quite important paper for which several men and women have risked their lives, come to me in the next-to-last step of its journey into official hands. (para. 5)Paraphrase:Soon you will see a document/a report come to me. Several people took chances in order to get it. When I receive the paper, I will place it in the hands of the proper authorities.By then I will have fulfilled my mission.6. For halfway across the room, a small automatic pistol in his hand, stood a man. (para. 6)Paraphrase:In the middle of the room, there was a man with a small automatic pistol in his hand.7. I’m going to raise the devil with the management this time. (para. 11) Paraphrase:(He was making up a story, which turned out to be a trap for Max.To make Max swallow this bait, Ausable pretended to be angry with the management and explained to Fowler (not to Max) why he was going to complain to the management about the balcony.)8. It might have saved me some trouble had I known about it. (para. 12) Paraphrase:If I had known about it, I would not have spent so much effort.9. I wish I knew how you learned about the report, … (para. 15)Paraphrase:I want to know how you succeeded in finding out the report, but I have no idea.10. Keeping his body twisted so that his gun still covered the fat man and his guest, … (para. 22)Paraphrase:He twisted his body in order to point his gun right at the fat man and his guest.Unit 61. My ancient jeep was straining up through beautiful countryside when the radiator began to leak. (para. 1)Paraphrase:When the radiator started to drip, my old jeep was trying hard to climb up the mountain in the scenery rural area.2. The over-heated engine forced me to stop at the next village, which consisted of a small store and a few houses that were scattered here and there. (para. 1)Paraphrase:Due to the high temperature of the engine, I had to stop at the next village, which contained a small shop and several houses that were loosely distributed.3. He, in turn, inspected me carefully, as if to make sure I grasped the significance of his statement. (para. 3)Paraphrase:Then he examined me with great caution in the way of ensuring whether I understood the importance of his words.4. As a product of American education, I had never paid the slightest attention to the green banana, except to regard it as a fruit whose time had not yet come. (para. 5)Paraphrase:As someone educated in the United States, I naturally had never paid any attention to the green banana, except to take it as a fruit which was not yet ripe or which was not yet ready to be picked and eaten.5. It was my own time that had come, all in relation to it. (para. 5) Paraphrase:It was me who had come to know the green bananas, and everything connected with it. According to the author, every civilization has special geniuses (symbolized by the green banana), which have existed for many years. But they will not come to your notice and benefit you until and unless you are ready to go out and meet them.6. I had been wondering for some time about what educators like to call “learning moments”, and I now knew I had just experienced two of them at once. (para. 5) Paraphrase:The two things that suddenly dawned on him are: the fact that every civilization has wonderful treasure to share with others and the idea that every village, town,region or country has a right to regard itself as the center of the world.7. The cultures of the world are full of unexpected green bananas with special value and meaning. (8)Paraphrase:The green bananas have become a symbol of hidden treasures from every culture. For proper understanding of a piece of writing, it is often important to notice such symbolic language and to know what the symbols stand for.Unit 81. He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. (para. 1) Paraphrase:He held his thumb out and the gas can to show that he was out of gas and needed a lift to the nearest gas station. Generally speaking, at the same time of holding his thumb out, a hitchhiker also has a board in his hand, on which the name of the place he wants to go is written. Here, the gas can shows that the young man has run out of gasoline for his car.2. Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much. (para. 2) Paraphrase:Because the author thought it was sensible for him to do so and did so indeed as a matter of course as other people would do the same in the situation.It shows that it was really something common. The real issue then was not that he didn’t help the young man but that he never thought about offering help to strangers.3. It would be cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar. (para. 5) Paraphrase:I would travel without a penny through the country where money was extremely important.4. I rose early…and a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles “America”. (para. 6)Paraphrase:Because what he wanted to do was to discover America and American people. The destination of the journey was Cape Fear, just literally, but the real destination was to seek understanding of the country and its people.5. In Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming. In Nebraska they said people would not be as nice in Iowa.Paraphrase:They suggest that the people there (probably people everywhere), were more or less provincial (another sub-concept of ethnocentric). They tended to make false assumptions about people in other places, . the people in their place were nicer/better than those in other places.6. I didn’t know whether t o kiss them or scold them for stopping. (para. 8) Paraphrase:(Because the situation when the two little ladies stopped for the author was, in his eyes, potentially dangerous for them. He says so to emphasize both the kindness and courage the ladies showed in that particular situation.)7. Once when I was hitchhiking unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker pulled over, locking his brakes so hard he skidded on the grass shoulder. (Para. 9) Paraphrase:(Because he had to. Otherwise he would not be able to stop right before the author. It shows the mental struggle that was probably going on in the driver’s mind. He was once robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker, which made it more difficult for him to make such a decision at the moment than others. However, he chose to stop finally and his kindness was thereby highlighted.)8. Those who had the least to give often gave the most.Paraphrase:Poor people are often more generous. They are often ready/willing to give comparatively more of what they have to those in need than rich people.9. Now we’re talking, I thought.Paraphrase:Now he knew what I wanted and the talk was going in the right direction.10. “When we do, ” he said, “it’s usually kin.” (Para. 13)Paraphrase:(The local people do not usually entertain/receive guests at home.) They only do this for their kin relatives.11. In spite of everything, you can still depend on the kindness of strangers. Paraphrase:(It means the fact that there are people who are indifferent to other people’s needs/ who refuse to help others/who may hesitate to help and people may say about lack of compassion in our society and a generally moral decay in our society. I find, however, on the whole you can still depend on the kindness of strangers.)Unit 91. The impressiveness was normal and not for show, for spectators were few. (para. 1)Paraphrase:The police officer walked that way habitually, not to attract attention or admiration because there were few people in the streets to be impressed. The description shows that the policeman quite enjoyed his work.2. Trying doors as he went, swinging his club with many clever movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye down the peaceful street, the officer, with his strongly built form and slight air of superiority, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace. (para. 2)Paraphrase:From how he looked and what he did on the beat, we can see that the policeman was competent at, confident of, proud of, and dutiful to his job. All these factors gave people the impression that he was a trustworthy protector of the peace. ( Notice how a string of present participles are used as adverbials to vividly describe the policeman’s actions.)3. The area was one that kept early hours. (para. 2)Paraphrase:People in that area closed their stores pretty early.4. The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. (para. 7) Paraphrase:The next morning I was going to leave (New York) for the West as planned to make a lot of money and get rich.5. We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our fate worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be. (para. 7)Paraphrase:We thought by that time we would have found out our fate and known how much we have achieved materially—whether our fortune huge or small.6. But after a year or two we lost track of each other. (para. 9)Paraphrase:We wrote letters and kept in touch with each other for a year or two, and then we stopped writing and haven’t heard from or heard of each other. Now neithe r of usknows what has happened or is happening to the other.7. You see, the West is a pretty big place, and I kept running around over it pretty lively. (para. 9)Paraphrase:I kept moving around in the West, never staying in the same place for long. (And that’s why it was hard for us to keep track of each other.)8. …and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up. (para. 9)Paraphrase:If my old friend comes to meet me as he promised, I would think my trouble of travelling so far is fairly rewarded.9. He was a kind of slow man, though, good fellow as he was. (para. 13) Paraphrase:However, he wasn’t very smart, even thought he was a good person.10. I’ve had to compete with some of the sharpest brains going to get my money. (para. 13 )Paraphrase:In order to make money, I had to compete with the most shrewd and crafty people.11. A man gets stuck in New York. It takes the West to make a man really keen. (para. 13)Paraphrase:A man is unable to go very far or to be very successful in New York where life is boring and opportunities for change are few. He has to go to the West to become an eager and exciting person.The man from the west means that New York City was “civilized”; it had too many laws, and that getting rich quickly was less likely. In the West, however, one couldby-pass the rules, and though being tougher and smarter one could become rich very fast.12. I should say not! (para. 16)Paraphrase:Of course I am not going to leave immediately.13. The few foot passengers in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along with coat collars turned high and pocketed hands. (para. 18 )Paraphrase:There were few people in the street of this part of the city. They had turned their coat collars high and kept their hands in their pockets for wa rmth. They didn’t look happy and were walking fast without saying anything.14. “Bless my heart!” exclaimed the new arrival. (para. 21)Paraphrase:“Bless my heart!” the man who had just arrived said aloud in surprise.15. It’s Bob, sure a fate. (para. 22)Paraphrase:Definitely it’s you, Bob.16. How has the West treated you, old man (para. 22)Paraphrase:How well did you do in the West, old friend17. …we’ll go around to a place I know of, and have a good long talk about old times. （para. 26）Paraphrase:I’ve heard of a place, so let’s go there and we will have a long talk about thosehappy days we spent together in the past. Note that probably the plainclothes policeman was thinking: I’ll take you to the police station and you will tell me about the crimes you committed in the past.18. At the corner stood a drugstore brilliant with electric lights. (para. 28) Paraphrase:There was a drugstore at the corner. Its electric lights were on and it was very bright inside.19. Chicago thinks you may come over our way and telegraphs us she wants to havea chat with you. (para. 31)Paraphrase:The Chicago Police Department thinks you may come to New York, sent us a telegraph and asked us to help them track you down and arrest.20. Going quietly, are you That’s sensible. (para. 31)Paraphrase:You won’t put up a fight and resist arrest, will you. That (cooperating will us without causing any disturbance) is the right thing to do.21. Somehow I couldn’t do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes ma n to do the job. (para. 33)Paraphrase:For some reason I couldn’t arrest you myself, so I had a policeman not wearing a uniform do it.Jimmy had mixed feelings. He knew what his duty was. But the memories of their friendship, the expressions of Bob’s undy ing respect and admiration for him and the fact that Bob had come all the way from a thousand miles away just to keep the appointment made 20 years before must have deeply touched him. Therefore, he could not bring himself to arrest Bob.Unit 101. The end of manual labor was liberating. (1)Paraphrase:Mandela is talking about forced labor. He felt liberated after the manual labor had been ended.2. To survive in prison, one must develop ways to take satisfaction in one’s daily life. (2)Paraphrase:In order not to die and go on living in prison, prisoners must cultivate ways to learn to enjoy themselves in their daily life.3. But eventually they gave in, and we were able to cut out a small garden on a narrow patch of earth against the far wall. (3)Paraphrase:But finally they agreed unwillingly, and we were able to mark out a small garden on a strip of earth against the wall in the distance.4. At the time, some of my comrades joked that I was a miner at heart, for I spent my days in a wasteland and my free time digging in the courtyard. (4) Paraphrase:At that time, some of my comrades said jokingly that I was really a miner since I spent my days in a land which had been deserted for a long time and my spare time digging in the courtyard.5. The authorities did not regret giving permission, for once the garden began to flourish, I often provided the warders with some of my best tomatoes and onions.(5)Paraphrase:The person in charge didn’t feel regretful that they had allowed me to have a garden because as soon as the garden began to grow well, I often gave the warders some of my best tomatoes and onions.6. I told her this small story at great length. I do not know what she read into that letter, (11)Paraphrase:I told her this small story in detail. I do not know whether she understood the meaning of the letter more than it did.。
现代大学英语精读1 第一单元 Quiz
Quiz 1 Number Name1. Put in appropriate prepositions or adverbs:1. All these possibilities are consideration.2. She feels ill ease with so many strangers watching.3. I was my wit’s end. I really didn’t know what to do.4. He was totally a loss for words.5. Go and ask his wife. She must be the know.6. Be your guard. Not everyone who smiles at you is a friend.7. This chair is place in this room. Get rid of it.8. A pay rise is the question. The company is operating a loss this year.9. She knew that she was against very strong opposition.10. They are very bad terms at the moment. They don’t speak to each other.2. Multiple choices1. When doing business in the Arab world, do not be surprised if your meeting isinterrupted several times by people who come into the room ___, whisper, or speak softly to the person with whom you are talking, and leave.a.unannouncedb. unaccouncingc. unannounced. to announce2. When coal, the __ of plants, is burnt, chemical energy is changed into heat energy.a.remainsb. remaindersc. tracesd. remnants3. We object to the idea that it is military force that should be __ in settling international disputes.a. applied tob. resorted toc. fallen back ond. restrained from4. The dean of our department asked that all the students ___ at the reception this afternoon in order to meet the representatives from other colleges.a. are presentb. will be presentc. would be presentd. be present5. The tremendous heat at a star’s core, __ tremendous gravity, joins the nuclei of hydrogen atoms.bined withb. having combined withc. combining withd. being combined with6. __ the choice of a fine home downtown and a modest one in the suburbs, the latter will win.a.Being givenb. Givenc. If givend. When given7. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards.a. equivalentb. alikec. uniformd. likely8. Very few scientists _______ completely new answers to the world’s problems.a. come up withb. come outc. come roundd. come up to9. At the party we found that shy girl ______ her mother all the time.a. depending onb. coinciding withc. adhering tod. clinging to10. Time __ , the celebration will be held as scheduled.a.permitb. permittingc. permittedd. permits (TEM-4, 03)11. Arriving at the bus stop, __ waiting there.a. a lot of people wereb. he found a lot of peoplec. a lot of peopled. people were found (TEM-4, 94)12. Much as __ , I couldn’t lend him the money because I simply didn’t have that much spare cash. (TEM-4, 99)a. I would have liked tob. I would like toc. I should have to liked. I should have liked to13. The encouraging factor is that the __ majority of people find the idea of change acceptable.a. numerousb. vastc. mostd. massive14. Animals that could not __ themselves to the changed environment perished and those that could survived.a. changeb. adaptc. modifyd. conform15. For the success of the project, the company should __ the most of the opportunities at hand.a. obtainb. graspc. catchd. make (TEM-4, 98)16. The local police are authorized to __ anyone’s movements as they think it.a. pauseb. haltc. repeld. keep (TEM-4, 98)17.She was standing outside in the snow, __ with cold.a. spinningb. shiveringc. shakingd. staggering (TEM-4, 04)18. The accusation left him quite __ with rage.a.quietb. silentc. muted. speechless19. As the drug took __ the patient became quieter.a. forceb. effectc. actiond. influence20. He is now convinced __ the truth of the report.a. aboutb. inc. atd. of3. Word Derivation1.It took courage and ____ (determined) to break the habit of smoking.2.(admit) to this university is by examination only.3. Children are usually taught not to play (violence).4. (nature), our pronunciation is far from perfect.5. “But how can we pay for it?” said John (practice).6. He impressed me (favor).7. The army is making (prepare) for a full-scale invasion.8. I am afraid I do not have the final (decide) in these matters.9. “Will there be any food left over?” he asked (hope).10. He did not pay close (attend) to the details.4. Translate the following sentences into English, using words in the brackets.1. 这个苍白安静的小女孩紧紧地靠在母亲胸前。
如何有效进行英语预习
如何有效进行英语预习课前预习是提高学生学习效率的一个重要措施，也是培养学生自主学习能力的手段之一。
那么如何有效进行英语预习呢?以下是店铺分享给大家的英语预习方法，希望可以帮到你!英语预习方法一、培养勤查字典的习惯从我们的现有水平来看，影响我们预习的主要因素是：知识面窄，词汇量小。
这就要求我们要尽快学会查阅字典等工具书。
"工欲善其事，必先利其器。
"器，就是工具。
工具要经常使用，才能得心应手。
要学好英语，必须练好查词典这个基本功。
预习过程中碰到不好猜的关键词，有的同学干脆胡乱编造一个，这种现象是很平常的，完全出于一个字--懒。
我们要学好英语，必须多查勤翻字典，并逐步达到查得快，查得准。
查字典是，特别要注意词的习惯搭配，一个实义词，往往由于其后搭配的小词不同，而意义各异。
二、激情朗读课文这个世界上的每一个人都有一个梦想：一种激情，一种他们对生活的渴望，就是这个渴望推动着他们向前。
只有大声喊出英语，才有读得越来越流利，才会唤起学生对英语的醒觉，从而获得成就感。
在这个心灵深处的渴望中隐藏着在激情，实现自我，以及梦想中生活的魔力。
激发学生内心深处的永不熄灭的火花，这火花会帮助他们塑造出内心的强大力量。
从而爱上英语，随时大声的充满自信的说英语，三、训练自己作好预习笔记由于英语本身比较灵活，条条款款多，不易掌握。
这就要求学生在预习中学会整理、综合、归纳、对比等方法。
譬如，课文的重点是什么，应该划什么。
不少同学对这些问题就象乱麻一团，茫无头绪，但如加以整理，分门别类，做好摘录卡片，这样一归纳不就一目了然了。
整理过程是加强记忆的一种好方法，而且还有利于我们对课文的理解。
四、及时检查预习的效果可以利用多媒体，投影预习比较好的课文，让学生去模仿。
请这些学生讲解怎么预习。
预习注意用双色笔，记号笔，还有运用不同的符号，三角形、圆圈等等。
为了提高预习效果，教师应对学生提出明确的预习作业，告诉学生他们应该做些什么，预习些什么和怎样进行预习。
大学英语精读第一册第一单元01
⼤学英语精读第⼀册第⼀单元01Want to know how to improve your grades with-out having to spend more time studying? Sounds toogood to be true? Well, read on...HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR STUDY HABITSPerhaps you are an average student with average intelligence. You dowell enough in school, but you probably think you will never be a top stu- dent. This is not necessarily the case, however. You can receive better grades if you want to. Yes, even students of average intelligence can be top students without additional work. Here's how:1. Plan your time carefully. Make a list of your weekly tasks. Thenmake a schedule or chart of your time. Fill in committed time such as eat- ing, sleeping, meetings, classes, etc. Then decide on good, regular timesfor studying. Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal10 reading and work assignments. Of course, studying shouldn't occupy all of the free time on the schedule. It's important to set aside time for relax- ation, hobbies, and entertainment as well. This weekly schedule may not solve all of your problems, but it will make you more aware of how you spend your time. Furthermore, it will enable you to plan your activities so that you have adequate time for both work and play.2. Find a good place to study. Choose one place for your study area. Itmay be a desk or a chair at home or in the school library, but it should be comfortable, and it should not have distractions. When you begin to work, you should be able to concentrate on the subject:3. Skim before you read. This means looking over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully. As you preview the material,you get some idea of the content and how it is organized. Later when you begin to read you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions. Skimming helps double your reading speed and im- proves your comprehension as well.4. Make good use of your time in class. Listening to what the teachersays in class means less work later. Sit where you can see and hear well. Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says.5. Study regularly. Go over your notes as soon as you can after class. Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused about. Read about these points in your textbook. If you knowwhat the teacher will discuss the next day, skim and read that material too. This will help you understand the next class. If you review your notes and textbook regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer. Regular review leads to improved performance on tests.6. Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is toshow what you have learned about a subject. The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't worry excessively about a single test. Tests pro- vide grades, but they also let you know what you need to spend more time studying, and they help make your new knowledge permanent.There are other techniques that might help you with your studying.Only a few have been mentioned here. You will probably discover manyothers after you have tried these. Talk with your classmates about their study techniques. Share with them some of the techniques you have found to be helpful. Improving your study habits will improve your grades.New Wordsaverage a.ordinary 普通的；中等的intelligence n.ability to learn and understand 智⼒necessarily ad.inevitably 必定case n.what has really happened; actual condition 实情additional a.added 附加的，额外的addition n.weekly a.done or happening every week 每周的；⼀周⼀次的schedule n.timetable 时间表chart n.(sheet of paper with) information written ordrawn in the form of a picture 图(表)commit vt.指定 ... ⽤于aside ad.to the side 在旁边；到(向)⼀边etc.(Latin, shortened form for et cetera) and otherthings 等等normal a.usual 正常的reading n.the act or practice of reading 阅览assignment n.sth. giving out as a task ( 布置的)作业occupy vt.take up 占⽤relaxation n.(sth. done for) rest and amusement 休息，娱乐relax v.hobby n.what one likes to do in one's free time 业余爱好entertainment n.show, party, etc. that people enjoy 娱乐entertain vt.solve vt.find an answer to (a problem) 解决(问题)aware a.having knowledge or understanding 知道的；意识到的furthermore ad.moreover; in addition ⽽且；此外enable vt.make (sb.) able ( to do sth. ) 使(某⼈)能(做某事) activity n.sth. (to be) done 活动adequate a.as much as one needs; enough 充分的；⾜够的distraction n.sth. that draws away the mind or attention 分⼼(或分散注意⼒)的事物concentrate(on or upon) vi. pay close attention ( to) 全神贯注(于) skim vt.read quickly to get the main ideas ( of ) 略读preview vt.have a general view of ( sth. ) beforehand 预习content n.what is written in a book, etc. 内容organize vt.form into a whole 组织later ad.后来；以后skip vt.pass over 略过portion n.part; share ⼀部分；⼀份double v.make or become twice as great or as many ( 使 )增加⼀倍comprehension n.the act of understanding or ability to understand理解(⼒)mention vt.speak or write about (sth. ) in a few words 提及confused a.mixed up in one's mind 迷惑的，混淆的confuse vt.textbook n.a standard book for the study of a subject 教科书；课本performance n.achievement 成绩meaningful a.having important meaning or value 富有意义的attitude n.what one thinks about sth. 态度，看法purpose n.aim ⽬的，意图excessively ad.too much 过多地，过分地excessive a.permanent a.lasting for a long time; never changing 持久的 ;永久的technique n.way of doing sth. 技巧，⽅法helpful a.useful; providing help or willing to help 有益的；给以帮助的，肯帮忙的Phrases & Expressionsdecide on make a choice or decision about 选定 , 决定set aside save for a special purpose 留出as well also; too; in addition 也 , 还 ; 同样be aware (of) know (sth.); know (what is happening) 知道 , 意识到concentrate on direct one's attention, efforts, etc. to 全神贯注于look over examine (quickly) 把 ... 看⼀遍 , 过⽬go over review 复习lead to result in 导致。
现代大学英语精读基础英语paraphrase
Unit 1 Text ⅠThinking as a HobbyParaphrases of the Text1.The leopard was Nature, and he was being natural.3The leopard symbolizes Nature,which stands for all animal needs or desires.美洲豹象征着自然,它在那里显得很自然而已;2.Nature had endowed the rest of the human race with a sixth sense and left meout.15Everybody, except me ,is born with the ability to thin大自然赋予其余的所有的人第六感觉却独独漏掉了我;3.You could hear the wind trapped in the cavern of his chest and struggling with allthe unnatural impediments. His body would reel with shock and his ruined face go white at the unaccustomed visitation.19你能听到风被他的胸腔堵住,遇到障碍物艰难前进发出的声音;他的身体因为不习惯这样的感觉而摇摇晃晃,脸色变得惨白;4.In this instance, he seemed to me ruled not by thought but by an invisible andirresistible spring in his neck.20Mr. Houghton’s deeds told me that he was not ruled by thought, instead, he would feel a strong urge to turn his head and look at the girls.在这种情况下,我认为他不是受思想,而是受他后颈里某个看不到却无法抗拒的发条的控制;5.Technically, it is about as proficient as most businessmen’s golf, as honest as mostpolitician’s intentions, or to come near my own preoccupation - as coherent as most books that get written.23This ironical sentence shows that the author not only considers those people incompetent,dishonest and incoherent but also despises most businessmen, distrust most politicians and dislikes most publications.从技术上而言,它娴熟如同商人玩高尔夫,诚实如同政客的意图,或者——更接近我自己的领域——有条理如同大多数写出来的书;6.We had better respect them, for we are outnumbered and surrounded.24The Grade 3 thinkers usually represent the great majority, so we has to respect them because we are surrounded by them.我们最好尊重他们,因为我们处于他们的包围之中,势单力薄;7.Man enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way on the side of a hill.24 The author thinks that just like cows always eat the grass of the same side of a hill, it is probably human nature to enjoy agreement because it seems to bring peace, security, comfort and harmony.人是一种爱群居的动物,就象牛喜欢沿着山坡的同一条道路吃草一样喜爱共识;8.I slid my arm round her waist and murmured breathlessly that if we were countingheads, the Buddhists were the boys for my money. She fled. The combination of my arm and those countless Buddhists was too much for her.27我伸手揽过她的腰屏住呼吸低声说,如果算人数我该捐钱给佛教徒;露丝的确是为我好,因为我人这么好;但是我的手臂加上那些数不胜数的佛教徒实在让她无法忍受了;9.It was Ruth all over again. I had some very good friends who stood by me, and stilldo. But my acquaintances vanished, taking the girls with them.32What had happened to Ruth and me now happened again. My grade-two thinking frightened away many of my acquaintances.又是露丝的问题;我曾有一些很要好的朋友站在我这边,他们现在仍然站在我这边;但是我的熟人都不见了,带着他们的女孩子消失了;Unit 2 Text ⅠSpring SowingParaphrases of the Text1....sleep and yet on fire with excitement, for it was the first day of their first springsowing as man and wife.3Although they were still not fully awake, the young couple was already greatly excited, because that day was the first day of their first spring sowing since getting married.有些困乏,也很兴奋,因为这是他们作为夫妇第一个春播的第一天;2.But somehow the imminence of an event that had been long expected loved, fearedand prepared for made them dejected.3The couple had been looking forward to and preparing for this spring planting for a long time. But now that the day had finally arrived, strangely, they felt somehow a bit dejected, unhappy, sad, or depressed.但是随着春播的迫近,这一他们为之期待许久,热爱,害怕和准备的大事的临近,他们反而有些沮丧;3.Mary, with her shrewd woman’s mind, thought of as many things as there are in lifeas a woman would in the first joy and anxiety of her mating.3Mary, like all sharp and smart women, thought of everything that was going to happen in the rest of her life. At that time, she had the complex thoughts of a woman at the first crucial moment of her marriage. She was filled with joy and anxiety and was bothered by many thoughts.玛丽用她精明的女性的思维,思考着一个女人在新婚生活中所得到的快乐和生活中的琐事;4.Martin fell over a basket in the half-darkness of the barn, he swore and said that aman would be better off dead than (4)It would be better for him to die than tripped over a basket.马丁再昏暗的谷仓中被一只篮子绊倒了;5.And somehow, as they embraced,all their irritation and sleepiness left them. Andthey stood there embracing until at last Martin pushed her from him with pretended roughness and said:“Come, come, girl, it will be sunset before we begin at this rate.”4All the anger, unhappiness and drowsiness melted away with their hug. They remained in each others arms until finally Martin pushed her away, with pretended roughness.他们就这样拥抱着,直到最后马丁推开了玛丽,并假装强硬的说道：“来吧,快点,姑娘,再这样下去当我们开始时太阳都要下山了;”6....as they walked silently...through the little hamlet, there was not a soul about.5 When they walked silently through the small village, they saw not a single person around.当他们穿着生皮鞋穿过小村庄时,那还没有其他人;7.And they both looked back at the little cluster of cabins that was the center of theirworld, with throbbing hearts. For the joy of spring had now taken complete hold of them.5他们带着悸动的心跳同时回头看看村庄中相似的小屋,那就是他们生活的世界的中心;春播的喜悦已经紧紧地包裹住了他们;8.Suppose anybody saw us like this in the field of our spring sowing, what would theytake us for but a pair of useless, soft, empty-headed people that would be sure to die of hunger12If people should see us like this with your arm around my waist, what would they think of us They were sure to regard us as a pair of good-for-nothings, people who are unable to endure hardships and foolish and, therefore, were sure to die of hunger.“想想如果有人看到我们在春播的土地上这样,他们只会把我们当成一对没用、软弱、没脑子的会被饿死的傻瓜,呼”9.She became suddenly afraid of that pitiless, cruel earth, the peasant’s slave master,which would keep her chained to hard work and poverty all her life until she would sink again into its bosom.13She became afraid of the earth because it was going to force her to work like a slave and force her to struggle against poverty all her life until she died and was buried in it.10.It overpowered that other feeling of dread that had been with her during themorning.17But when she sat and looked around the village, the fields and the people, a strange feeling of happiness arose in her. The feeling of joy drove away the feeling of terror that she had had in the morning.11.The strong smell of the upturned earth acted like a drug on their nerves.2012.All her dissatisfaction and weariness vanish from Mary’s mind with the deliciousfeeling of comfort that overcame her at having done this work with her husband.34Unit 3 Text ⅠGroundless BeliefsParaphrases of the Text1.They rest upon mere tradition, or on somebody’s bare assertion unsupported byeven a show of proof (1)They are only based on tradition, or on somebody’s assertion, but are not supported even by the least amount of proof.这些说法仅仅根据传统,或者根据某人毫无证据的断言……2.But if the staunchest Roman Catholic and the staunchest Presbyterian had beenexchanged when infants,and if they had been brought up with home and all other influences reversed, we can had very little doubt what the result would have been.3 If they were exchanged when they were infants and brought up different homes and under different influences, then the staunchest Roman Catholic would be the staunchest Presbyterian, vice versa. This shows that our beliefs are largely influenced by surroundings. 不过,如果在婴儿时期把最虔诚的罗马天主教徒和长老会教义信徒予以交换,然后使他们在相反的家庭与影响下长大,所能得出的结果是毋庸置疑的;3.It is consistent with all our knowledge of psychology to conclude that each wouldhave grown up holding exactly the opposite beliefs to those he holds now (3)我们可以根据所掌握的心理学知识得出结论,两人长大后会持有与现在恰好相反的观点……4.Of course we do not cease, when we cease to be children, to adopt new reliefs onmere suggestion.4Of course it does not mean that when we grow up we no longer have these mistaken beliefs. We are still easy and often willing victims of newspapers and advertising.当然,我们长大后也不会停止仅仅根据建议接受新观点;5.We should remember that the whole history of the development of human thoughthas been full of cases of such “obvious truths” breaking down when examined in the light of increasing knowledge and reason.8我们应该记住,在人类思想发展的整个历史过程中充满了这种“明显的真理”现象,经过人类不断增长的知识与理性的检验,这些“真理”不攻自破;6.The age-long struggle of the greatest intellects in the world to shake off thatassumption is one of the marvels of history.9世界上最伟大的学者们经过长期斗争否定了这一假设,这也是人类历史上的一大奇迹;7.Many modern persons find it very difficult to credit the fact that men can even havesupposed otherwise.10许多现代人发现很难相信人们曾有过另一种假设;8.We adopt and cling to some beliefs because—or partly because—it “pays” us to doso. But, as a rule, the person concerned is about the last person in the world to be able to recognize this in himself.14Peoples who hold those beliefs through self-interest usually will not admit this. They usually try to cloak themselves with beautiful altruistic words.我们之所以接受并且坚持某些观点的原因是——或者部分原因是——这样做对我们“有好处”;9.There is many a man who is unconsciously compelled to cling to a belief because heis a “somebody”in some circle—and if he were to abandon that belief, he would find himself nobody at all.15Many people are forced to hold a belief because he has become an important person in his group. If he gave up that belief, he would turn insignificant at once.许多人无意识地被迫坚持某种观点,因为他是某个圈子里的“重要人物”——如果他放弃这一观点,就会成为无足轻重的小人物;10.Somewhat similar is the acceptance of an opinion through the desire—probably notrecognized by the person concerned—to justify his own nature, his own position, or his own behaviour.17另一种类似的情况是有些人出于证明自己的性格、立场或行为的愿望而接受某一种观点,也许当事人不承认这一点;Unit 4 Text ⅠLions and Tigers and BearsParaphrases of the Text1.Of course, anybody who knows anything about New Y ork knows the city’s essentialplatitude --- that you don’t wander around Central Park at night --- and in that, needless to say, was the appeal; it was the thing you don’t do.1Everybody who knows New York knows the widely discussed topic there, that is, you should not wander in Central Park at night because it’s dangerous. However, precisely because of the risk, there are always people attracted to do so. They just wish to do what people normally don’t do.当然,了解纽约的人都知道关于这座城市老生常谈的话题——夜里不能在中央公园闲逛——而这,不用说,正是吸引力所在：它是你平常不会做得事情;2.So far , so normal, and this could have been an outdoor summer-stock Shakespeareproduction anywhere in America, except in one respect (3)And tonight’s performance could be any outdoor performance of Shakespeare’s play one regularly finds in summer in America. There was only one difference.到目前为止,一切还算正常,这和美国任何地方在室外上演的莎士比亚夏令剧目没什么不同,除了一点：3....the rotating red light was like a campfire in the wild, warning what’s out there tostay away.3旋转着的红色警灯就像野外的篝火,警告四周存在的威胁不要靠近;4.I got my bearings.6 I found where i was. 我终于认清了方向;5.The park was to be strolled through, enjoyed as an aesthetic experience, like a walkinside a painting.7人们漫步于公园,享受美的体验,犹如走进一幅油画中一样;6.I was emboldened by the realization: I was no longer afraid; I was frightening.9意识到这点,我的胆子就大了起来：我不再害怕了,令人害怕的是我;7.The park is now framed, enveloped even, by the city, but there was no escaping therecognition that the city—contrived, man-made, glaring obtrusive, consuming wasteful and staggering quantities of electricity and water and energy--- was very beautiful.12But there was no denying the fact you have to admit that the city was very beautiful, although it was not a natural kind of beauty, it was artificial and showy, and it used up a great amount of water and energy.公园现在被镶嵌在城市中,甚至被城市包裹,但不可否认的是这座城市——这座经过雕琢的、人工打造的、灯火辉煌8.And then, nature finding herself unable to resist, it started to pour.24Unit 9 Text ⅠThe Damned Human RaceParaphrases of the Text1.That is to say, I have subjected every postulate that presented itself to the crucialtest of actual experiment, and have adopted it or rejected it according to the result.para.2In other words, I have put every theory or hypothesis there is to the decisive test of actual experiment.也就是说,通过实验,我对每一种假设都进行了检测,并根据实验结果采纳或者否定了这一假设;2.I was aware that … have not scrupled to cheat the ignorant and the helpless out oftheir poor servings in order to partially appease that appetite. para.4I knew that many man who have more money than they can ever use have shown a maddesire to get more, and they have not ed to cheat poor people and their few saving in order to y that desire.我意识到,许多人虽然聚敛了不计其数的财富,然而他们仍然渴望更多,并且从无知又无助的人身上肆无忌惮地夺取微薄的财富,以便来平息心中的愿望;3.Men keep harems but it is by brute force, privileged by atrocious laws which theother sex were allowed no hand in making. para.6人妻妾成群,只是依靠暴力,由暴力的法律来授予特权;然而女性是无权参与制定这些法律的;4.He will not even enter a drawing room with his breast and back naked, so alive arehe and his mates to indecent suggestion. para.8他甚至不会裸露着乳房和屁股走进卧室,但他和同伴对下流的暗示又十分敏感;5.No--- Man is the Animal that Blushes. He is the only one that does it --- or hasoccasion to. para.8No, man is not the only animal that laughs, but it is true that man is the animal that blushes. He is the only animal that does it or has the need to.不——人是会脸红的动物;是唯一会脸红的动物——或者说有必要脸红;6.Man---when he is King John, with a nephew to render untroublesome, he uses ared-hot iron; para.9In the case of King John who wanted to get rid of his nephew he used a red-hot iron to torture him.当他作为约翰国王的时候,为了除掉侄子,他会用烧红的烙铁来折磨他；7.The cat is moderate---unhumanly moderate, she only scares the mouse, she does nothurt it; she doesn’t dig out its eyes, or tear off its skin, or drive splinters under its nails---man-fashion; when she is done playing with it she makes a sudden meal of itand puts it out of its trouble. para.9猫是适度的——与人不同的是它在吓唬老鼠,并不去伤害它;它不去挖老鼠的眼睛,剥它的皮,或者把木条钉进它的指甲里——像人一样;在它戏弄玩老鼠之后,他、便突然把它当饭吃了,使它脱离痛苦;8.He sets himself apart in his own country, under his own flag, and sneers at the othernations, and keeps multitudinous uniformed assassins on hand at heavy expense to grab slices of other people’s countries…para.13It is claimed that man is the only Patriot. Only man is capable of such noble sentiment. But what does it mean It simply means that he keeps himself away from others, occupies a piece of land, calls it his own country, and thinks that he is better than others, then he puts up a flag and gathers together a group of killers and steals land from others.他打着国旗,在自己的国度里自诩与众不同,并嘲笑其他国家;他不惜花费重金,屯兵无数,就是为了吞噬大片他人的国土9.He is the only animal that has the True Religion, several of them. He is the onlyanimal that loves his neighbor as himself, and cuts h is throat if his theology isn’t straight. He has made a graveyard of the globe in trying his honest best to smooth his brother’s path to happiness and heaven. para.14In trying to make it easy for his brother to find happiness and go to heaven, he has turned the world into a graveyard he has caused the death of millions around the world in converting them to his religion人是唯一信仰宗教的的动物;他是唯一信奉正统宗教——几种宗教的动物,也是唯一爱邻居就像爱自己一样的动物,如果邻居的神学理论不纯正,人就割断她的喉咙;他把全球变成了一个大墓地,千方百计为他的兄弟谋求幸福,为其上天堂铺平道路;10.The higher animals have no religion. And we are told that they are going to be leftout, in the Hereafter. I wonder why It seems questionable taste. para.14And we are told that they will not be allowed to go to the next world heaven. I wonder why It seems to show poor taste to leave out the higher animal and allow only human beings to go to heaven.高级动物没有宗教信仰;我们被告知,它们死后将被排除在天堂之外;我不明白这是为什么看来这是值得怀疑的选择标准;Unit 11 Text ⅠSoldier’s HeartParaphrases of the Text1.There is a brief purring sound, then a rhythmic drumming. para.2There is the sound of the plane dropping bombs or guns firing shells rhythmically.2.…it was the course for upper division students known as the colloquium. para.43.I don’t suppose many of our soldiers in the Gulf War have suffered from it --- theywere spared a long engagement. para.74.Two of the guards were the kind Chekhov describes in “Ward No.6” para.95.Once he waggled the stump under my face with a sly smile. This, he gave me tounderstand, was why he had been excused from military service. para.9Once he waved what remained of his trigger finger in front of me with a tricky smile. By doing this, he made me believe that this the cutting of his finger was the reason why he was able to escape being drafted into the army.6.Speaking only for myself, I think they brought me out of the fog in which I had beenwalking. para.10As far as I’m concerned, I think the shock treatment was effective and it helped me to regain my senses and become normal.7.I believe with Shakespeare that there are more thinkgs in heaven and earth than aredreamed of in the philosophy of those who serve the world, and who administer its institutions, and grow rich. para.11I agree with what Shakespeare says, that is there are more important things in heaven and in the world, things that are missing in the philosophy of the rich and powerful, things that these people have never dreamed of.8.The men and women I worked with in universities were pale and unreal incomparison. They were hollow and filled with words. para.22Compare to the people with whom I fought side by side during the war, the people I worked with in universities were pale and unreal. They talked a lot but their words were empty and meaningless because they had not experienced real life.9.They were deaf to the music. para.27My war experience gave me poetry and music. I would never get tired of writing about it. But they just didn’t care to know what happened in the war.。
大一大学生精读英语教材
大一大学生精读英语教材一、引言英语作为一门全球通用的语言，对于大学生来说具有至关重要的意义。
精读英语教材是大一新生的一项必修任务，旨在帮助他们掌握基本的词汇、语法和阅读技巧，为将来的学习打下坚实基础。
本文将探讨大一大学生如何有效地精读英语教材。
二、建立良好的学习计划1. 制定学习目标在开始精读英语教材之前，大学生应该设定明确的学习目标。
例如，每周阅读几篇课文，掌握多少个生词，理解文章的主要观点等。
这样可以帮助学生提高学习效率和动力。
2. 分配合理的学习时间要想顺利完成精读英语教材的任务，学生需要在日程中合理安排学习时间。
定期坚持每天固定的学习时间段，例如每天晚上7点到9点，以确保充足的学习时间。
3. 制定学习计划建立一个学习计划，安排每天的学习内容和任务。
将教材分成适当的章节，每天专注于学习一到两个章节，然后进行复习和总结。
这样可以避免过于拖延学习，同时保证学习的系统性和连贯性。
三、运用正确的阅读技巧1. 预习教材在阅读教材之前，先浏览一下文章的标题、副标题、开头和结尾段落，了解文章的主题和大意。
这有助于学生在阅读过程中有一个整体的把握。
2. 逐段理解将教材分成若干小段，逐段理解。
每读完一段，可以用自己的话复述一下段落的内容，确保自己理解准确。
遇到生词或难点时，可以查字典或寻求帮助，但不要停下阅读的脚步。
3. 形成阅读笔记精读的目的之一是帮助学生提高对文章细节的理解和记忆。
可以将关键信息、重要词汇和句子等内容记录下来，形成阅读笔记。
这样可以帮助学生回顾复习，并在需要的时候方便查找相关信息。
四、提高学习效果的方法1. 积极参与课堂讨论在课堂上，积极参与讨论是提高英语学习效果的重要途径。
与同学一起讨论教材内容，交流观点和理解，可以帮助学生更好地理解和巩固所学知识。
2. 制作英语学习卡片将教材中的重要词汇和短语写在卡片上，每天拿出来复习。
在每个卡片的背面写上中文释义和例句，这样可以帮助学生记忆和运用这些词汇和短语。
现代大学英语精读1 课后练习词组整理
现代大学英语精读1 课后练习词组整理Unit 1make的词组1、①be made of: & ②be made from 由……制成①：可看出原材料Houses in that part of country were mostly made of cheap material. Theyall collapsed in the earthquake. ②：不可看出原材料The Great Wall wine is made from the best grapes in our country. 2、make for some place 朝……地方前进In the distance, we saw the ship making for the shore. 3、make out ①弄清②识别、辨认出①Mr. Shaw’s views are changing all the time. Nobody can make out what h e really means.②It’s not easy to make out his handwriting. I don’t know what he’s trying to say here. 4、make up①编造②和好③打扮④占据①It was not long before people found out that the story was made up by the man. He had never seen a tiger on that mountain.②They had a big argument the other day and did not speak to each otherfor several days, but now they have already made up. ③They made him up as an old man.④Women make up only a small proportion of the population in prison. 5、make up for sth 弥补Mary worked harder than ever before to make up for the time she had lost.6、make up one’s mind to do sth.决定做某事He made up his mind to study Information Technology. 7、make sb/sth sth.The government has made this area a reserve.（保护区） He would like to make his son his successor. 他想让他的儿子成为他的接班人8、make sth out of sth. 把out后的变成out前的 School is place that makes useful men out of boys. 9、make fun of sth.Don’t make fun of his accent. He actually has a lot of interesting ideasin his speech.Unit 2look的词组：1、look on 袖手旁观We will not just look on whilst our next-door neighbor struggles with his enemy. 2、look into 仔细调查以便寻找解决方案We must look into our population policy. It has given rise to serious problems. 3、look up ①查字典②形势好转① Will you look up this word in the dictionary?② Things are looking up at our factory. For the first time in the last three months, weare operating a profit.4、look up to sb. =admire 尊敬Many people of that country looked up to him as their spiritual leader. things.There is no hope for a country if its intellectuals are looked down upon. 6、look forward to doing sth./sth 盼望We all look forward to the day when our country is reunited.Unit 31、I know in spite of（尽管） the progress we have made in all these years, many people are still unhappy because their life is filled with（充满了）worries and anxiety. But at my age（在……年龄段）, I am already at peace with （对……心态平和） the world. I have stopped complain about(of) things（抱怨…东西）. I know I have done my best, and the world belongs to（属于） the young. When I die of（死于……） old age, I will have no regret because I know what I have left unfinished will be passed on to（传递给…【物】） them.2、When I think of（想起） my great grandfather, I always feel a pity for （为……感到遗憾） him. My father told me that he used to work from morningtill dusk（一天到晚）, on a strip of land（一小条土地）, year after year, buthe was never able to protect his family from（保护……免受……） hunger and cold. Actually his first two children died in infancy（死于什么时期） 3、Doesit ever occurred to you that（突然想起……） in my day（在我们的年代）, nobody I knew ever complained about being overweight because we were always short of （缺少……） food? As for（至于……） me, I belonged to the lucky ones. Inever really starved（饥饿）. But I never was full either. As for clothes, we were usually in rags（衣衫褴褛）. Now and then（有时）, my father would buy a new pair of trousers. After a few years, they would be passed to the first-born child, and then to the next and still the next until they became rags.4、We haven’t got much time. Let’s get down to（着手做……接名词）business. I hate to leave the others to finish the job. Let’s get it over and done with（让……尽早结束）.5、Her son didn’t get paid（获得工资） very much, but mother and son managed to get by（勉强度日）. So her son’s sudden death was a terrible blow to her. She just couldn’t get over（从……中恢复） it.6、She was very easy to get on/ along with（相处）. She knew a bit of Chinese, and I knew a bit of Russian. So we managed to get across（解释清楚）our ideas. We soon became good friends. 7、The news of the scandal get about（传播开来） quickly and he was condemned by public opinion. But he still thought he could get away with（做坏事后逃脱责任）it with his father’s power and influence. 8、The bus got to the station and my mother got up（站起来）. But before she could get off, the bus started to move again. “Not so fast!I’m getting off.” “Sorry, I thought you were getting on.” get的词组：①get by：勉强够用，人作主语②get about：传播开来③get away with 做坏事之后逃脱④get on/along wit h sb 与某人相处⑤get up：站起来⑥get over 克服，从……中恢复⑦get sth over and done with 使……尽快结束⑧get down to sth/doing sth 着手做……⑨get done（promoted/ starved等）处在……的状态Unit 41、He slipped into（走入） his room and switched on（=turn on） the light. The room had not been lived in for quite some time obviously. For one thing（一方面）, it was dirty and except for（除了……，类似besides） a desk and a chair, was quite empty. 2、Liu Bei was scared of death（害怕……名词或动名词）when he was led to（被引向……）the princess’s room. It was filled w ith weapons of all kinds, hardly a proper setting for（……的合适氛围、场合注意是for） the wedding.3、Up to now（迄今为止）, he had been walking in the deep snow and against the icy wind（迎着风）. His hands and feet were numb with cold（冻僵了，with表示因为）. He knew he would freeze to death（冻死） before long（不久） if he could not find a warm place.4、My grandfather decided to work as（担任，以……为职业） a coal miner after he finished school instead of（而不是） going on to （继续）college. In those days, few people liked that job because for one thing, the work was hard, very hard. Besides, it was very dangerous.5、My brother works at an import and export company which deals in（从事……，售卖…） cars. According to my brother, the car business in ourcountry saw an even bigger increase last year instead of suffering a setbackas in many other countries（像其他国家那样）. 6、His father started his business when the economy was just beginning to take off（事业腾飞）. He took over（接管）his father’s business when his father died. But he soon lost it. After that, he took to drink（……成瘾；定期规律地做……）. 7、I took him for （把……（误）认为是……） an honest man and a nice comrade. But I was takenin（被骗）. He was not the man I thought him to be. 8、She takes after（相貌或行为举止上的相似） her mother. She also likes to take an active part in（积极参与） social reform.9、He is full of curiosity. Give him a toy and he will take it apart（拆开……） immediately.10、The problem is quite complicated. There are lots of things to be taken into consideration.（考虑……）Unit 5go的词组1、go up=increase 增加；=build up 建起来；欢呼、大喊①The exports have gone up by 10％.②Whenever you go in our country, you’ll see new building going up like mushrooms. ③A great cheer went up from the audience.2、go over=consider carefully 仔细考虑Let us g o over our plan more carefully. We can’t afford to let anything go wrong. 3、go about(doing) sth=to start to do 着手做某事I’d like to learn German but I don’t know the best way to go about it.4、go for ①攻击或批评②喜欢③同样适用于④试图获得⑤选择① The dog suddenly went for me while I was walking through the door. ② I don’t usually go for rock music.③ In a state of crisis, it is usually the weak that goes under first. That goes for nations as well as individuals.④Sun Yang is going for his second gold medal here. ⑤I think I’ll go for the chocolate cake.5、go into sth ①从事工作②被用于③详细解释、描述④撞击①I’ve always wanted to go into nursing/teaching. ②A lot of money has gone into the research.③It’s a long story to tell but I won’t go into its history today. ④The car went into a tree.6、go off ①着火、爆炸②响起③离开④（机器等）停止工作① A plastic bomb went off inside a department store, killing many people. ②The alarm clock goes off at 6’o clock every morning. ③He goes off to work as usual.④Suddenly, all the lights went off. 7、go out ①熄灭②恋爱①The fire went out in the middle of the night. No wonder it is freezing cold. ②She used to go out with my brother. 8、go to ①被用于（钱）It goes without saying th at it’s a wonderful thing that more money goes to education. 9、go together 共存In my opinion, red and green just don’t go together. 10、go under①破产②沉入水下①Many businesses have gone under in the last 3 months. ②The ship finally went under.Unit 6see的词组1、as I see it/ The way sb sees it,= in my opinion. As I see it, we have two options.2、see sth as/ be seen as/ be seen to be 把……看作…… I see the job as a challenge.3、see a lot of sb./ see more of sb 陪伴某人They’ve seen a lot of each other. I hope I can see more of my parents.4、see to it that(see that ) 确保She has to see to it that her brother can stay at school with her money. 5、time/place have seen sth. 发生Beijing has seen great changes over the years.6、see eye to eye on sth/ with sb 达成一致We don’t see eye to eye onthis issue. We saw eye to eye with each other.6、see through ①识破②完成不愉快的事③支持…度日①I’ve seen through your excuses. ②The movie was really junk. But I had to see it through because I couldn’t tear my six-year-old brother away.③Her monthly pay simply isn’t enough to see her through. 7、see off ①打败②送行①The team saw through their strong rival yesterday evening. ②I went tothe airport to see him off. 8、see out①送某人出门②坚持至到期①I’ll see you out because it i s dark and there is a big dog in our neighborhood. ②Don’t worry. I’ll see myself out.我自己出去没问题。
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5) Last summer, my mother bought my 89-year-old grandfather an air-conditioner to make him comfortable. But it almost killed him.
6) Sally felt sorry that she was busy with her work when he was hospitalized and needed her most. She promised that she would do everything she could for him some day.
9) You shouldn't marry somebody simply because you pity him. Love and pity are two different things.
10) The two economists have thought of a new theory on inflation.
(3) Wrongs must be righted once they are discovered.
(4) The train slowed down gradually as it came near to the destination.
(5) His hair was beginning to thin out.
3. Fill In the blanks with appropriate prepositions or adverbs.
1) ______a matter of fact, things are getting better and better.
2) By refusing to take our advice, they found themselves ______a dilemma.
3) It was you who lent me money and found me a job when I was almost desperate.
4) We must explore ways to save natural resources for the interests of our children.
5)Give the verb form of the following nouns.
(1) appreciation(8) repetition
(2) argument(9) supposition
(3) breath(10) explanation
(4) congratulation(11) admission
? 现代大学英语精读2练习与答案Lesson Five Say Yes
Lesson Five Say Yes
I. Discuss the following questions. (Work in groups of three.)
Do you personally approve of "mixed marriages"? What is the opinion of your group? What problems might there be in mixed marriages? What strengths or advantages might there be in mixed marriages? Be prepared to summarize your group's ideas to me class.
at a (terrific, steady, slow ..,) rate
(to do sth.) out of concern (pity ...) for sb.
to break up
to come up with
for Christ’s (sb.’s) sake
to blur sth out
3) Translate these sentences. Observe how adjectives are used as verbs.
(1) They were doing the dishes, his wife washing while he dried. (para. 1)
(2) She waited until the audience gradually quieted down.
(9) When anger blindsthe mind, truth disappears.
(10) The rescue team bravedthe storm to reach the sinking ship.
(11) These pills can only dull your pain. They do not cure your headache.
(6) You should not idle away your time.
(7) I busied myself with this new textbook during the vacation.
(8) It is natural for young people to look for opportunities to better themselves.
(6) His unhappy experience has made him rather ______(玩世不恭的). He does not trust anyone and has few friends.
(7) _______ (经济学) and ______(统计学) are the main subjects we are studying.
9) Put ______ all the things on the desk, including the books and dictionaries. The guest might come any time.
10) We were angry ______them ______laughing at us.
(5) consideration(12) comparison
(6) demonstration(13) contribution
(7) pressure(14) debate
(15) estimation(19) explosion
(16) production(20) certification
(17) prosecution(21) civilization
(18) supervision(22) penetration
2. Recast the sentences, replacing the underlined parts with the expressions listed below in their proper forms
11) The boys pitched ______and we cleaned ______the classroom in no time.
12) She is always complaining ______her health. Now she is ______it again.
4. Supply two or three verbs/phrasal verbs for the nouns/noun phrases.
7) —Has David started ______?
—No. He's waiting for Amy outside.
8) It would be lovely if we could camp in a forest, build a fire, pitch a tent and wake up next morning ______the sound of birds singing.
(8) Shakespeare's plays are literary ______ (经典作品).
(9) The economic boom and recession is a ______(周期性的) occurrence.
(10) The mountain scenery is ______(典型的) of that country.
4)Complete the sentences based on the Chinese in the brackets.
(1) Ann's answer to the question was quite _______(逻辑的).
(2) William Faulkner's novels have been praised for their _______ (带诗意的)qualities.
1) Mr. Yang has hit upon an idea of mixing classical music with pop music.
2) Their marriage ended after they had had many clashes over some important issues.
5) Being tired ______ restaurant food, they cook their meals and eat at home on weekends.