新编英语教程第3册(李观仪主编)第四单元课后练习答案-

Answers to Exercises of Unit 4 (Workbook) Comprehensive exercises

Ⅰ. Spelling (P54)

1. lopsided

2. quirk

3. inaugurate

4. complexion

5. link

6. glare

7. shudder

8. blare

9. installation 10. passenger 11. champagne 12. geographic

Ⅱ. Dictation (P55)

Throughout the long period, the French showed noticeably more enthusiasm for a Channel tunnel than the British. This may seem curious, seeing that France already has many land frontiers, whereas for Britain a tunnel would be its first fixed link with the Continent, and thus more valuable. But the British were held back by their insularity, and especially by fears that an invader might be able to make use of the scheme. Happily, all that is past. Today Britain’s politicians and business circles hav e shown themselves as eager as the French.

Those who take a wider and longer-term view believe that these possible drawbacks for Britain will be far outweighed by the advantages. Passengers by express train will be able to do the journey at least an hour faster than by air, city centre to city centre, and without any tedious waits at airports. Also the fares will be cheaper. So the tunnel will probably stimulate a vast increase in tourism and business travel between London and Paris.

Ⅲ. Listening Comprehension (P55)

True (T) or False (F)?

For false statements, write the facts.

1. The writer spent a year in Moldova to study the customs of daily life.

T

2. In Moldova, guests are expected to help with some domestic duties.

F

In Moldova, guests are not expected to help with any domestic duties.

3. In Moldova, buying groceries generally required long journeys to markets by cars. F

In Moldova, buying groceries generally required long journeys to market by bus.

4. In England, guests may be invited to the kitchen to talk with the hostess.

T

5. In England, refusing food can be regarded as a kind of impolite behavior.

F

In England, hosts will not feel unhappy if their guests refuse food.

6. In England, the guest’s offer to help with the washing up may be accepted.

T

Script:(听力内容)

Different Forms of Hospitality

As a British woman social anthropologist, I once spent a year in Moldova, in Eastern Europe, studying everyday life in the country. I stayed with a Moldovan family, to see from the inside how people managed their lives.

I often found it surprisingly difficult to see life there through the eyes of a Moldovan. This was because the people I met were extremely hospitable and I was treated as an honoured guest at all times. As my hosts, they wanted me to enjoy myself, and not to get involved in shopping, cooking, or other domestic chores. Most mornings I was encouraged to go out to explore the city, or carry out my research, and I returned later to find that my elderly landlady and her sister had travelled across the city on buses to the central market to bring back heavy loads of potatoes, a whole lamb, or other large quantities of produce.

I was often invited to people’s homes, and was always offered food on entering. Most of the adults I met enjoyed inviting friends, family, neighbours, colleagues and even strangers into their homes, where they treated them to food, drink, and a lively, hospitable atmosphere. Hosts hurried to serve guests as well and as quickly as possible. When a household was expecting guests, large amounts of food were prepared in advance.

In England the roles of host and guest tend to present a different picture, in ways that some might welcome and others regret. The two roles are less strictly defined as the English move towards more casual notions of hospitality than in the past. Perhaps to make guests feel at home, they may be invited into the kitchen to talk, and an offer of help with the cooking may well be accepted.

In general, guests are expected to eat as much, or as little, as they like — so many people are on a diet that this is accepted as an adequate reason for not eating much. Hosts usually don’t feel that their food, cooking skills or hospitality are being criticized if a guest refuses second helpings. And after the meal, a guest who offers to help with the washing up may be disappointed to find that their offer is accepted!

Ⅳ.Translation

A. Translate the following sentences from Chinese into English.(P56)

1. 老师显然下了很大功夫教学生如何做实验。

It was clear that the teacher had taken great pains to show the students how to do the experiment.

（这句话中的“显然”可以用“it is clear that”的结构来表示。）

2. 我想校长对这位年轻的求职者存有偏见。

I am afraid the headmaster has some prejudice against the young applicant.

（这里的“我想”表示我的猜测，由于我不是非常肯定，所以可以用“I am afraid”表示；“对某人存有偏见”可以用“have some prejudice against sb.”来表示。）

3. 直到你告诉我后我才知道他所遭遇到的一切。