杨立民《现代大学英语精读(2)》学习指南【词汇短语+课文精解+全文翻译+练习答案】-Unit 7~U

Unit 7

一、练习答案

I. Spelling

II. Word-formation

III. Cloze

IV. Translation

Chinese → English

1) When he was a child, he was exposed to great works of literature, for both his

parents were well-read in classics.

2) The military announced that they had succeeded in developing a new stealth

fighter.

3) They’re working hard to come up with practical ways to reduce production

costs for this township factory.

4) Most people think that all things considered, life is much better today than it

was 30 years ago.

5) Success doesn’t only depend on what you do. What you don’t do is equally

important.

6) How do you account for the company’s high staff turnover?

7) Most of the buildings in the town were reduced to rubble in the earthquake.

8) How can I concentrate on my work with my roommates talking and laughing?

9) We admire the way he answered awkward questions at the press conference

with wit and facts.

10) The moment he entered the conference room, he had a feeling that

something had gone wrong.

English → Chinese

1) 那时我还是个小姑娘，脑子里充满童话般的梦想，什么彩虹呀，一碰就会带来幸福的

神奇的银雨点呀。父亲让我又想唱歌又想跳舞，我常常为他表演，为只有一个人的观众独唱，他不停地鼓掌，我是公主，他是国王。不过那都是很久以前的事情了。岁月催人老，我见得多了，反而懂得少了。难过之余，我发现自己比以前明事理了。

2) 我曾经十分肯定岁月不会在父亲或者是我身上留下痕迹，他会一直是那个我深爱着的

坚强、快乐的人。但是岁月却带走了我眼睛里的光彩，现在我看到他的眼睛也不再是奇妙的淡蓝色，而是退成了疲惫的灰白色。他说的笑话，他过去一直说的那些笑话，不再有趣，不再使我哈哈大笑。现在听来，这些笑话是人们对生活的嘲笑，令人伤感。

当他搂着我的时候，我感到我肩上的手十分沉重。当他拉起我的手时，他抓得太紧，握得太牢。

V. Proofreading

1) And not having a book of his own to point to, he pointed to mine which was

lying on the desk.

2) Our colleges inevitably graduate a number of such life forms, but it cannot be

said that they went to college; rather the college went through them—without making contact.

3) “I didn’t imply anything,” she said, “I just don’t see what’s wrong with a

white person marrying a black person, that’s all.”

4) “A great man shows his greatness,” said Carlyle, “by the way he treats little

men.”

5) He squeezed it to see how deep the wound was. “It’s shallow, “he said.

“Tomorrow you won’t even know it’s there. “He hoped that she appreciated how quickly he had come to her aid.”

6) There was no possible way of arguing with the fact that she would not be

herself if she were black.

7) Since it was he who lost the fight, we ought to come again to the conclusion

that people are powerless in the world.

8) Still, there was nothing very special in any of it, except death, which, while

always special, does not necessarily bring the nation to tears or to attention.

9) That somebody actually did so is part of the reason this particular tragedy

sticks in the mind.