新编大学英语第7单元课后练习题答案

Unit 7

Vocabulary

1.

1) save

A. help someone by making it unnecessary for them to do something unpleasant or inconvenient

B. keep money so that you can use it later, especially when you gradually add more money over a period of time

2) mission

A. an important job that someone has been given to do especially when they are sent

to another place

B. a group of important people who are sent by their government to another country to discuss something or collect information

3) do

A. be suitable or acceptable

B. cook

4) expose

A. leave something no longer covered or protected

B. make known (something secret), reveal

5) modesty

A. behavior in which one avoids talking about one’s abilities, qualities, or possessions

B. the quality or state of being not large in size or amount, or not expensive

6) observe

A. watch someone or something carefully

B. obey (a law, rule or custom)

7) flight

A. a set of stairs between one floor and the next

B. a journey in a plane or space vehicle

8) bow

A. v. bend your body over something, especially in order to see it more clearly

B. n. a knot of cloth or string with a curved part on either side, used especially for decoration

9) pick up

A. lift something up from a surface

B. learn something by watching or listening to other people

10) take

A. need or require

B. understand or interpret in a particular way

2.

1)expose: reveal

2)abrupt: sudden

3)accomplish: achieve

4)surpass: exceed

5)feasible: workable

6)assure: convince

7)discourage: dissuade

8)inevitable: unavoidable

9)farewell: goodbye

10)caution: warning

11)compliment: praise

12)honor: respect

13)proposal: suggestion

14)modify: change

15)frustration: disappointment

3.

1)with

2)arranged

3)majority

4)proportion/percentage

5)similar

6)reaches

7)including

8)background

9)parents

10)if/whether

11)who

12)both

13)meetings

14)families

15)dating

16)before

17)decision

18)parents

19)marriage

20)rate

Translation

1.If you sing the song several times, your children will (begin to) pick up the

words.

2.We tried to assure the nervous old man that flying/air travel was safe.

3.An inadequate supply of vitamin A may lead to night blindness.

4.I can use a computer, but when it comes to computer repairing, I know nothing

about it.

5.Many a mother tries to have her dreams realized by her daughter.

6.The bad weather discouraged people from attending the parade.

7.I gave him some pills to ease his pain.

8.The job involves traveling/working abroad three months each year.

Writing and Translation

Translation Practice

1)有志者事竟成。

2)乱七八糟。

3)鸟以群分，物以类聚。

4)水火不容。

5)有其父必有其子。

6)眼不见，心不烦。

7)没有不散的宴席。

8)英雄所见略同。

9)厨师多坏一锅汤。

10)病从口入，祸从口出。

Writing

Sample 1

Dining Customs in China

Every country has its own peculiar dining customs. The Chinese feel that the first rule of being a courteous guest is to be modest. When a person is invited to dinner, he will decline first because he is afraid it will give the host and hostess a lot of trouble preparing for it. As the host keeps on inviting him, he’ll then accept it. Usually the guest will bring some gifts to the host, such as fruit, flowers and wine. The host will immediately protest his doing so by saying, “You shouldn’t have bought the gifts. You are too polite and generous!”

When the guest sits down and starts chatting, the host offers something such as tea, c andy, and fruit. The guest always says, “No, no, please don’t bother, I am not thirsty,” or “I’ll help myself to them.”

When the dinner is ready, the guests are invited to sit down first. They sit in the chairs that are facing the south, which are considered to be honored seats. After everybody is seated, the host asks the guests to start eating first because they will not eat before the host says so. The guests often avoid being eager to eat out of politeness. They usually don’t empty the dishes to show th at the host has prepared more food than enough out of their hospitality. On the other hand, the host and hostess usually prepare a lot of food to feed their guests.