进阶精读4unit1
精读4Unit1
•cut into : reduce , decrease work : produce, bring about, cause work a profound change in my personality 使我深受启迪，令我恍然大悟
•1、（line 86)“…the workers had no business settling for $5 and a few competitive bonuses…”
• L102~L105:
They kept carrying carton after carton from various corners of the house out the front door to curbside. I assumed their mother had enlisted them to remove junk for a trash pickup. 他们不停地将一个又一个的纸箱从房屋四处的角落搬出， 经过前门，送到人行道边。我以为他们的妈妈在指挥他们 清除破烂，好让垃圾车运走呢。
•3、(line 95) “…and a like amount for gifts…”
•Meaning: and a small amount of money ($40) for gifts •Like is used here as an adjective meaning “similar”
“ that normally are ……” 是定语从句，修饰 advertising inserts.) 翻译：我之所以受到指责，事情原来是这样：报业工人罢工，使 得急需人投送广告插页，这通常是夹在星期日的报纸里。
•L 28: “Piece of cake ! ” : something very easy to do 小菜一碟；
现代大学英语 精读4 UNIT1-UNIT6 短语句子翻译(全)另附重点课文全文翻译
浴巾a bath towel 文法学校a grammar school永恒的真理the eternal truth文件柜a filling cabinet新鲜空气fresh air纯属无稽之谈utter nonsense 违规行为delinquent behavior常客a frequent visitor高品德的high-minded monologue 固定的观点a settle view 时事current affairs身体障碍a physical impediment一阵狂风a hideous wind令人厌恶的景象a hideous sight言语障碍 a speech impediment 使人兴奋冲动的爱国激情heady patriotism无情的人侵者the remorseless invaders 首相the Prime Minister 烂苹果rotten apples国际联盟the League of Nations 思维过程a mental process 条理清楚的文章a coherent article一位点头之交a nodding acquaintance一个完整的体系a coherent system一位口译好手a proficient interpreter 一种不可阻挡的趋向an irresistible trend逐字逐句的激励literally inspired夜生活evening life食宿board and lodging 供吃住的寄宿舍boarding-house瞬间a split second玻璃弹子glass marbles做徒劳无益的事whipping the dead horse阿司匹林片aspirin tablets在此情况下in the circumstances提前in advance走过场a matter of form 楼梯间平台的窗户landing window紧张气氛the tense atmosphere毛线针knitting needles梦游to walk in one’s sleep飞机翼展the wingspan of a plane专业的历史工作者professional historians基于常识的反应a common-sense reaction事物的这种状况this state of affairs意见不一的历史学家contending historians老生常谈的事a cut-and-dried matter一个个人喜好的问题a matter of personal preference截然不同的观点diametrically opposed points of view民间故事folk tales书面文件written documents过去的遗留物the remains of the past人的动机和行为human motivations and behavior复杂和精细sophistication and subtlety 商船merchant ships 一旦发生潜艇战in the event of a submarine warfare一个粗糙的理论a crude theory 好战的行为belligerent acts宣传机器a propaganda machine德国外交部长the German foreign secretary权力平衡the balance of power因果关系the cause and effect海岸炮兵the shore batteries 终极关怀the ultimate concern 近因 a proximate cause人们常说的一句话a well-used phrase不会出错的解释 a foolproof explanation绝对有效的模式a model of unquestioned validity 永不停止的探索a never-ending quest一个难以达到但又十分诱人的目标an elusive yet intriguing goal难以解决的两难困境an insoluble dilemma 一本难以看懂的书an incomprehensible book一个爱交际的女人a sociable woman 黑市the black market黑色幽默black humor 害群之马black sheep黑人权利black power表达能力不强的人inarticulate people 全国性活动 a nationwide campaign赞美的话complimentary remarks 淘气男孩a mischievous boy一些有权力的人物certain powerful quarters 种族隔离的学校segregated schools 不可争议的权威indisputable authority公海high sea 上流社会high society 机密的消息confidential information 冷漠的门impersonal doors客观的信an impersonal letter 真诚的羡慕an unselfish envy紧张的声音a strained voice度假别墅holiday villa 一个著名的电视名人a famous television personality刻薄下流语言obscene language 下流故事an obscene story银行袭击a bank raid生产双层玻璃公司a double-glazing company联合抵押joint mortgage 拌嘴a cross word永远达不到的目标an unattainable goal 乡村和西部音乐country and western music加重了的潜水腰带a weighted diving belt 心碎heart-broken以自我为中心的人a self-centered man光是重量sheer weight光是运气sheer luck 一派胡言sheer nonsense军号声bulge call 人工呼吸kiss of life一串气泡 a trail of bubbles一点点关心one tiny scrap of care非理性因素non-rational factors 过去的好日子good old days思想模式thought patterns 陈旧的故事stock anecdotes思路brain path 鲜明的对比 a striking contrast 强烈的满足感keen satisfaction 感情上的联想sentimental association 一场恶吵a bitter quarrel酸葡萄sour grapes毫无根据的意见groundless opinions社会地位social position重要而有说服力的因素 a potent factor怀疑的余地room of doubt一种教条的观点great intellects大学者们great intellects不可避免的结果inevitable result 长期的斗争age-long struggle互相矛盾冲突的观点conflicting ideas鲜明的例子striking examples根深蒂固的信仰deeply-rooted convictions仅仅是断言bare assertion低头to sink one's head 使船沉没to sink the ship思考生命的意义to contemplate the meaning of life让阳光一下照着to catch the light毁了一个人的身体to ruin one's health 毁了国家to ruin the country猛敲桌子to bang the desk 扮演一个重要的角色to playa prominent role占有重要的位置to hold a prominent position 一个虔诚的佛教徒a pious Buddhist获得一种名声to gain a reputation 满足一个人的虚荣心to satisfy one's ego严刑逼供to give sb the third degree 发明一种教学方法to devise a teaching method在某人手中悄悄塞一支枪to slide a gun into sb's hand引起一些兴趣to whip up a little interest让谈话继续下去to keep the ball rolling让谈话开始to set the ball rolling一个作风古怪的百万富翁an eccentric millionaire分配资金to allot capital 勒紧裤带to tighten one’s belt 讲一句话to make a remark伸出一只手to stretch out one’s hand 润润嘴唇to moisten one’s lips抱怨天气to complain of the weather将棍子用力插入沙中to plunge the stick into the sand 突然冲我来了to turn on me 使某人心烦to get on on e’s nerve是某人将某事忘得精光t o put something out of someone’s mind脱钩t o come off the hook做填字游戏t o do a crossword puzzle 擤鼻涕to blow one’s nose 在鼻子上涂粉to powder one’s nose 提出案发时不在现场的证据to give an alibi获得新的深刻认识to gain new insights修改一个人的观点to revise one’s ideas追查起因to trace the cause 从这前提出发to begin from this premise朝目标开火to open fire on/at给以同样重视to give equal weight to sth支持某一观点to support a certain view 对政府施加影响to influence the government破坏实力平衡to destroy the balance of power组成联盟to form an alliance偿还贷款to repay the loans 考虑战争的问题to contemplate war填补缺口to fill in the gaps 结束探索to conclude the quest从某一角度看问题to view sth from a certain perspective从比较中获益to benefit from the comparison消灭差别to eliminate from the comparison 深入研究问题to dig into the problem 淹没在大海之中to be immersed in a vast sea从不同的观点出发to stem from a different point of view命中注定要做某事to be destined to do sth无视这个事实to ignore the fact作出假设to make an assumption 打败敌人to defeat the enemy夺回失土to win back one’s lost territory沉船to sink a boat截获机密to intercept the secret message将证据凑在一起to piece together evidence接近真理to approximate the truth 掌握新技术to master new techniques庆祝他的50华诞to celebrate its Golden Jubilee 引起羡慕to excite admiration触动良心to touch the conscience得奖to win the prize受到训斥to receive a reprimand省去这些字to omit the words宣布放弃奖金renounce the prizes 避免一场危机avert a crisis参加仪式attend the ceremony 展示一件艺术品exhibit a work of art尽情享受乐趣to indulge in pleasures 保护一个孩子guard a child感到有能力做某事feel up to do something 使某事正式结束bring sth to a close挥手让某人进去wave sb in使某人不必处于某种场合to save sb from a situation向某人说说心里话to talk out one’s heart to sb 把某人打翻在地knock sb down给某人斟酒pour sb a drink 举杯祝酒raise one’s glass从大腿上慢慢流下来trickle down her legs像鲸鱼一样喷水puff like a whale想雪一样融化掉melt down like snow 一眼看清了当时的情况sum up the scene进行电视采访do their interview 心存怨恨bear resentment难受的想吐feel sick in the stomach 突然大声的怒气冲冲的冲进来come in like thunder 渐渐散去drift away gradually 看中某人的意见value one’s opinion提高在某人心中的地位increase one’s standing with sb使自己振作起来pull oneself together 开始提供晚餐serve dinner 禽抱一个拿枪的劫匪tackle an armed robber和某人厮守下去stick with sb 系上腰带fasten the seat belt虐待妻子abuse one’s wife 和很多人乱搞男女关系screw his way around碰某人一个手指头lay a finger on sb 进行人工呼吸catch sb trying to do sth用力把自己身体升起heave oneself up浮出水面float to the surface在水下拼命挣扎thrash about under the water 使自己依靠在某物上prop oneself against冲出水面break surface 抓住某物seize hold of sth 把自己用力拉起来haul oneself up 紧紧锁住某人双手pinion one’s arms 把某人挡开fend sb off击中某处land a blow 呆在水下stay under in the water将这些观点加以归类to classify propositions 持有一种意见to hold an opinion 建立信念to establish convictions 颠倒过程to reverse the process 对是否是真相提出疑问to question the truth 获得财富to acquire wealth接受一种新的信念to adopt a new belief 放弃信念to abandon belief证明完全相反to demonstrate the contrary 相信这一事实to credit the fact 怀有一种意见to entertain an opinion使这个字的意思延伸一下to extend the term珍惜他们的尊敬to value their respect轻视他们的意见to belittle their opinions考虑某一点to make an allowance改变我们的思维模式to alter our thought patterns走同样的路to take the same course鹦鹉学舌般重复他人的思想to parrot others' ideasUNIT 11、我知道，不管发生什么I knew I could expect my brother to stand by me whatever happened.2、一般情况下As a general rule, young people tend to be more interest in the present and the future.3、如果他们双方不妥协Both sides will stand to lose if they do not compromise.4、我们希望使我们It is our hope to make all the courses and teaching materials integrated.5、中国的书面文字The Chinese written language has been a major factor for integrating our nation.6、在中国的传统艺术中In traditional Chinese art, the bamboo often stands for moral integrity and uprightness.7、绝大多数人都赞成深化改革The great majority of the people stand for further reform.8、伊丽莎白一世Queen Elizabeth the First ruled England for 45 years, and the country prospered under her rule.9、真理一开始The truth is always in the hand of a small minority at first. That's the rule.10, 民主意味着由Democracy means that the majority rules, but the minority’s right to disagree is also respected. These two basic rules are of equal importance.11、一个国A nation cannot be strong unless it is well-integrated economically, politically and culturally as well as geographically.12、那次晚会很乏味The party was boring, so she slipped out of the room and went home.13 路很泥泞The road was muddy. He slipped and fell into the river.14、有一天，我因为One day I was drowning my sorrows in a restaurant because I was broke when he came and slipped a roll of money into my hand.15、佛罗里达州The Court of Florida ruled that it was necessary to recount the votes.16、认为太阳绕着地球The idea that the sun moves round the earth ruled ancient scholars for more than a thousand years.17、这些胡同The hutongs are an integral part of old Beijing.18、日子一天天过去Days slipped by and I still had not made much progress.19、他怕犯错He weighed every word carefully lest he should make a mistake.20、她的身体糟糕到了Her health was such terrible that she would not go out in the sun even in winter lest she get sun-stroke.你能强迫一个Y ou can force a student to attend classes, but you cannot force him to think.学习文学The study of literature can help you to understand not only other people but also yourself.通过阅读范文Y ou can improve your writing by reading good models and by practicing writing.在中世纪In the Middle Ages, people believed that the earth was flat and that it was the center of the universe.我既没有时间I can afford neither the time nor the money to play golf with those big cheeses.小金Xiao Jin could not decide whether to apply for graduate studies right after college or to get a job first.爱能改善人们Love cures people-both those who give it and those who receive it.优秀的企业Excellent firms don't believe in perfection, only in constant improvement and constant change.许多东西Many things cannot be learned in the classroom, such as planning one's time, working on one's own and managing one's own affairs.在过去的10年里In the past ten years people, especially old people, have been concerned more about their health than about their income.UNIT21、我们公司在这么短It is a miracle how our company has developed into a multinational in sucha short span of time.2、那个国家的平均寿命The average life span of that country has increased from 42 years to 50 years in a matter of two decades.3、这两个国家的冲突The conflict between the two countries has spanned more than half a century.4有四座大桥There are four bridges spanning the river.5、我对你非常感谢I'm much obliged to you. Without your help, I would never have finished the book.6、不，这个聚会No, you are not obliged to go to the party. You don't have to go if you don't want to.7 人们找她She’s always ready to oblige when people come to her for help.8 山谷里有一个小湖In the valley is a small lake right between a meadow and a hill. It is a perfect spot for picnic .9、他坐在一个阴凉Sitting in that shady spot he soon dozed off.10、他看见我把一个塑料He criticized me on the spot when he saw me throw a plastic bag by the roadside.11 那是一件白底蓝点It is a white shirt with blue spots. It looks quite pretty.12、这位侦探发现了The detective spotted the suspect and he walked and arrested him.13、有一个气球爆了One of the balloons popped and it gave me quite a start.14 在上课的时候进It is very impolite to keep popping in and out of the classroom when the class is still going on.15、当他看见那位小伙子When he saw the young man ready to pay for the BMW in cash, his eyes almost popped out of his head.16、在那些国家里水比油In those countries, water is worth a lot more than oil. Friends will often bring dollars' worth of water as a gift.17、这个项目完成When this project is completed, it will benefit about a hundred thousand people. It will be well worth the effort and investment.18、这电影不值得看两遍This movie is not worth seeing twice. In fact, it's not worth seeing at all.19 我觉得那地方值得I think it is worthwhile to visit that place. I hear they have kept all their traditional houses intact-houses that were built in Ming-Qing styles.20、贾宝玉当他父亲Jia Baoyu was sick and tired of being his father's worthy son. He yearned for freedom.1.看来病人在这个城市It seems the patient has no relatives in this city.2.交朋友易It’s easy to make friends but difficult to keep them.3.他总是懂的朋友He can always understand what his friends are thinking and worrying about.4.或许根本就不是Perhaps it wasn’t Xiao Jiang at all who had left the tap running all night.5.那男孩一点也不The boy had no idea how he had become an old man in half a day.6.不知道王宁I wonder how Wang Ning has been doing in London. I haven’t heard from himfor almost a year.7.你出生于什么样的家庭It doesn’t matter what family you were born into. The real test ishow far you can go from where you started.8.她简直不相信She simply couldn’t believe what she saw. It was only yesterday that the twintowers were standing there.9.第八号陪审员Juror No. 8 pointed out that it might have been someone else who had stabbedthe boy’s father to death.10.在市场经济中In the market economy, it is primarily by individuals and firms rather than bygovernment agencies that decisions about what to produce, how much to produce are made.UNIT31.尚不知飞The cause of the aircraft crash is so far unknown.2.地球转The cause of global warming is still hotly debated among scientists.3.他把他的一He devoted all his life to the cause of environmental protection.4.历史上这条The river has caused us a lot of trouble in history.5.你认为国际恐怖主义的What do you think caused the upsurge of international terrorism?6.我们必须团结那些反对We must try and unite with those who have opposed us.7.任何进步和改革都会There is always opposition to any progress and reform.8.有些人对新事物总是Some people are always opposed to new things.9.这些贷款中不少从未归还A lot of those loans were never repaid. That high ratio of bad debts finally led to the financial crisis in this second economic power in the world.10.工商银行现在给The Business Bank now offers a special loan for students who can't pay for their education.11.这男孩问斯多太太能否将她的The boy asked Mrs.Stow for the loan of her binoculars.12.她在结束讲话时Her concluded her speech by saying that she hoped she could come again some day and see more of the country.13.他们一结束调查就As soon as they concluded the investigation, they were to report to the Security Council.14.在他访问期间，During his visit, he will conclude a new trade agreement with India.15根据这些有理疑点，陪审团只能得出结论，这个少Based on those reasonable doubts, the jury had to conclude that the boy was not guilty.16.他将经东京飞往纽约She is flying to New York by way of Tokyo.17.我想谈谈上世界60年代的情I'd like to say a few words about the situation in the sixties of the last century by way of an introduction to the movie.18.他们决定召They decided to recall their ambassador by way of protest.1.英雄是具有非凡品Heroes and heroines are people with unusual qualities.2.名流是因媒体炒作而出名Celebrities are people who become famous because of publicity through the media.3.在中国大陆，“爱人In China mainland, "sweet heart" often refers to a person's husband or wife.4.一个不能共患难的朋友A fair-weather friend is one who will desert you as soon as you are introuble.5.从广义上说，货币指Broadly speaking, money refers to anything generally accepted in exchange for other goods and services.6.一个坐在扶手椅里的An armchair revolutionary is one who talks about revolution, but who doesn't put what he says into practice.7.鲁教授说一个好教师应努力使自己成Professor Lu says that a good teacher is one who does all he/she can to make himself/herself unnecessary for the students.8.经济学定义为研究商品和服务的生产、分配和消费的社会Economics is defined as the social science that deals with the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services. 9.DVD是上面能储藏大量在计算机DVD is a disk on which large amounts of information, especially photographs and video can be stored, for use on a computer.10.《牛津高级学生词典》The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary defines "workaholic" as "a person who works most of the time and finds it difficult to stop working in order to do other things".UNIT41、因为疯牛病Import of that country’s beef was suspended because of the mad cow scare.2、在战争期间During the war, they had to suspend the construction of the railway.3、吸毒是一件严重It was a serious offence to take drugs. Robert was suspended from school for two weeks.4、她正躺在悬挂She was reading in a hammock suspended from two tree branches.5这次暂停销售The sales suspension has brought us heavy losses.6 这也许是亚洲This is perhaps the longest suspension bridge in Asia.7这个作家善于制造悬念。
现代大学英语精读4第二版unit1ThinkingasaHobby概要共51页
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71、既然我已经踏上这条道路，那么，任何东西都不应妨碍我沿着这条路走下去。——康德 72、家庭成为快乐的种子在外也不致成为障碍物但在旅行之际却是夜间的伴侣。——西塞罗 73、坚持意志伟大的事业需要始终不渝的精神。——伏尔泰 74、路漫漫其修道远，吾将上下而求索。——屈原 75、内外相应，言行相称。——韩非
现代大学英语精读4第二版 unit1ThinkingasaHobby概要
16、自己选择的路、跪着也要把它走 完。 17、一般情况下)不想三年以后的事， 只想现 在的事 。现在 有成就 ，以后 才能更 辉煌。
18、敢于向黑暗宣战的人，心里必须 充满光 明。 19、学习的关键--重复。
20、懦弱的人只会裹足不前，莽撞的 人只能 引为烧 身，只 有真正 勇敢的 人才能 所向披 靡。
现代大学英语精读4Unit1-14课后翻译答案
1、我知道，不管发生什么，我都可以指望我的兄弟会支持我。
I knew I couldexpect my brothe r to standby me whatev er happen ed .2、一般情况下，年轻人总是对现在和将来更有兴趣。
As a genera l rule, youngpeople tend to be more intere st in the presen t and the future.3、如果他们双方不妥协，就都会遭损。
Both sideswill standto lose if they do not compro mise.4、我们希望使我们的全部课程和教材都成为一个统一的整体。
It is our hope to make all the course s and teachi ng materi als integr ated.5、中国的书面文字一直是国家完整统一的一个重要因素。
The Chines e writte n langua ge has been a majorfactor for integr ating our nation.6、在中国的传统艺术中，竹子往往代表道德上的正直、刚正不阿。
In tradit ional Chines e art, the bamboo oftenstands for moralintegr ity and uprigh tness.7、绝大多数人都赞成深化改革。
The greatmajori ty of the people standfor furthe r reform.8、伊丽莎白一世女王统治英国45年。
在她统治期间，国家十分繁荣昌盛。
QueenElizab eth the FirstruledEnglan d for 45 years, and the countr y prospe red underher rule. 9、真理一开始总是掌握在少数人手里。
大学英语精读4第三版unit1ppt课件
1. Do you think man lives in harmony with nature now? 2. Do you thiห้องสมุดไป่ตู้k that man has been destroying nature?
Could you give some examples? 3. What do you think we should do to preserve nature?
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Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
— William Hazlitt
Interpretation: As a writer, Hazlitt urges us to love and appreciate nature heart and soul.
If the world warms by 6 degrees, from a distance
the _oc_e_a_n_s may appear bright blue, but they are marine wastelands. Deserts _m_a_r_ch_ across continents like conquering armies. _N_a_tu_ra_l_d_is_a_s_te_rs_ become common events. Some of the world’s great cities are _flo_o_d_e_d and
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(完整版)现代大学英语精读4UNIT1翻译及课后答案
UNIT1思考作为一种嗜好当我还是个孩子的时候，我就得出了思考分三种等级的结论。
后来思考成了嗜好，我进而得出了一个更加离奇的结论，那就是：我自己根本不会思考。
第一个把思考这个问题带到我面前的是我文法学校的校长。
他的办公室里有一些小雕像。
就在他书桌后面一个高高的橱柜上面。
其中一位女士除了一条浴巾外一丝不挂。
她好象被永远地冻结在对浴巾再往下滑的恐惧中了。
而不幸的是她没有手臂，所以无法把浴巾拉上来。
在她的身边蜷伏着一头美洲豹，好象随时都会往下跳到档案橱柜最上层的抽屉上去。
在豹子的另一边端坐着一个健硕的裸体男子，他手肘支在膝头，手握拳托着腮帮子，全然一副痛苦不堪的样子。
过了一些时候，我对这些雕像有了一些了解。
才知道校长把它们放在正对着犯错的孩子的位置是因为对校长来说这些雕像象征着整个生命。
那位裸体的女士是维纳丝。
她象征着爱。
她不是在为浴巾担心，而是忙着显示美丽。
美洲豹象征着自然，它在那里显得很自然而已。
那位健硕的裸体男子并不痛苦，他是洛丁的思索者，一个纯粹思索的象征。
我想我得解释一下，我是校长办公室的常客，为我最近做过或者没做的事情。
用现在的话来说我是不堪教化的。
甚至还不如说，我是顽劣不羁，头脑迷糊的。
每次在校长桌前接受处罚，那些雕像在他上方白晃晃地耀眼时，我就会垂下头，在身后紧扣双手，两只鞋不停地蹭来蹭去。
校长看着我然后说，“我们该拿你怎么办呢？”哦，他们要拿我怎么办呢？我盯着旧地毯更狠命地蹂躏我的鞋。
“抬起头来，孩子！你就不能抬起头来吗？”然后我就会抬起头来看橱柜，看着裸体女士被冻结在恐惧中，健硕的男子无限忧郁地凝视着猎豹的后腿。
我跟校长没什么好说的。
他的镜片反光，所以我看不到镜片后面有什么人性的东西，所以没有交流的可能。
“你从来都不动脑筋思考的吗？”不，我不思考，刚才没思考，也不会思考——我只是在痛苦地等待接见结束。
“那你最好学一学——你学了吗？”有一次，校长跳起身来伸手取下洛丁的杰作重重地放在我面前的桌上。
现代大学英语精读4lesson1知识点
现代大学英语精读4lesson1知识点Detailed study of the text[Paragraph 1]1. conclusion:a) sth you describe after considering all the information you havee.g. come to / arrive at / jump to/ reach / draw a conclusionThe police came to the inescapable conclusion that the children had beenmurdered.There were perhaps two main conclusions to be drawn from the abovediscussion.All the facts justify the conclusion that he is guilty.b) the end or final part of sthe.g. At the conclusion of the conference, little progress has been made.c) in conclusion: used in a piece of writing or a speech to show that you are about to finish what you are sayinge.g. In conclusion, I would like to say how much I have enjoyed myself today. conclude v.concluding adj.: the last remark etc in an event or piece of writingconclusive adj. showing that sth is definitely truethe _________ section of Chapter 6The investigation failed to provide any ________ evidence.[ Paragraph 2]2. statuette n.a very small statue that can be put on a table or shelf-ette suffix (in noun):a) a small thing of a particular typee.g. a kitchenette (= small kitchen) a snackette (= a very small meal),roomette, essayette, storiette, cigarette, parasolette, historiette,b) a woman who is doing a particular jobe.g. an usherette (= female usher), sailorette, conductrette, typette, undergraduette c) sth that is not real, but is imitatione.g. leatherette, flannelette, rosette, linenette3. nothing but: only; nothing excepte.g. The doctor told her that it was nothing but a cold.He was nothing but a coward.他只在乎自己的名誉和地位。
大学英语精读第四册UnitOne课文介绍
⼤学英语精读第四册Unit One课⽂介绍 导语：我们都曾幻想⾃⼰有⼀⼤笔钱，下⾯是⼀篇讲述获得⼀⼤笔钱的简单⽅式的英语课⽂，欢迎⼤家学习。
Text Two college-age boys, unaware that making money usually involves hard work, are tempted by an advertisement that promises them an easy way to earn a lot of money. The boys soon learn that if something seems to good to be true, it probably is. BIG BUCKS THE EASY WAY John G. Hubbell "You ought to look into this," I suggested to our two college-age sons. "It might be a way to avoid the indignity of having to ask for money all the time." I handed them some magazines in a plastic bag someone bad hung on our doorknob. A message printed on the bag offered leisurely, lucrative work ("Big Bucks the Easy Way!") of delivering more such bags. "I don't mind the indignity," the older one answered. "I can live with it," his brother agreed. "But it pains me," I said，"to find that you both have been panhandling so long that it no longer embarrasses you." The boys said they would look into the magazine-delivery thing. Pleased, I left town on a business trip. By midnight I was comfortably settled in a hotel room far from home. The phone rang. It was my wife. She wanted to know how my day had gone. "Great!" I enthused. "How was your day?" I inquired. "Super!" She snapped. "Just super! And it's only getting started. Another truck just pulled up out front." "Another truck?" "The third one this evening. The first delivered four thousand Montgomery Wards. The second brought four thousand Sears, Roebucks. I don't know what this one has, but I'm sure it will be four thousand of something. Since you are responsible, I thought you might like to know what's happening. What I was being blamed for, it turned out, was a newspaper strike which made it necessary to hand-deliver the advertising inserts that normally are included with the Sunday paper. The company had promised our boys $600 for delivering these inserts to 4,000 houses by Sunday morning. "Piece of cake!" our older college son had shouted. " Six hundred bucks!" His brother had echoed, "And we can do the job in two hours!" "Both the Sears and Ward ads are four newspaper-size pages," my wife informed me. "There are thirty-two thousand pages of advertising on our porch. Even as we speak, two big guys are carrying armloads of paper up the walk. What do we do about all this?" "Just tell the boys to get busy," I instructed. "They're college men. They'll do what they have to do." At noon the following day I returned to the hotel and found an urgent message to telephone my wife. Her voice was unnaturally high and quavering. There had been several more truckloads of ad inserts. "They're for department stores, dime stores, drugstores, grocery stores, auto stores and so on. Some are whole magazine sections. We have hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, of pages of advertising here! They are crammed wall-to-wall all through the house in stacks taller than your oldest son. There's only enough room for people to walk in, take one each of the eleven inserts, roll them together, slip a rubber band around them and slide them into a plastic bag. We have enough plastic bags to supply every takeout restaurant in America!" Her voice kept rising, as if working its way out of the range of the human ear. "All this must be delivered by seven o'clock Sunday morning." "Well, you had better get those guys banding and sliding as fast as they can, and I'll talk to you later. Got a lunch date. When I returned, there was another urgent call from my wife. "Did you have a nice lunch?" she asked sweetly. I had had a marvelous steak, but knew better by now than to say so. "Awful," I reported. "Some sort of sour fish. Eel, I think." "Good. Your college sons have hired their younger brothers and sisters and a couple of neighborhood children to help for five dollars each. Assembly lines have been set up. In the language of diplomacy, there is 'movement.'" "That's encouraging." "No, it's not," she corrected. "It's very discouraging. They're been as it for hours. Plastic bags have been filled and piled to the ceiling, but all this hasn't made a dent, not a dent, in the situation! It's almost as if the inserts keep reproducing themselves!" "Another thing," she continued. "Your college sons must learn that one does not get the best out of employees by threatening them with bodily harm. Obtaining an audience with son NO. 1, I snarled, "I'll kill you if threaten one of those kids again! Idiot! You should be offering a bonus of a dollar every hour to the worker who fills the most bags. "But that would cut into our profit," he suggested. "There won't be any profit unless those kids enable you to make all the deliveries on time. If they don't, you two will have to remove all that paper by yourselves. And there will be no eating or sleeping until it is removed." There was a short, thoughtful silence. Then he said, "Dad, you have just worked a profound change in my personality." "Do it!" "Yes, sir!" By the following evening, there was much for my wife to report. The bonus program had worked until someone demanded to see the color of cash. Then some activist on the work force claimed that the workers had no business settling for $5 and a few competitive bonuses while the bossed collected hundreds of dollars each. The organizer had declared that all the workers were entitled to $5 per hour! They would not work another minute until the bosses agreed. The strike lasted less than two hours. In mediation, the parties agreed on $2 per hour. Gradually, the huge stacks began to shrink. As it turned out, the job was completed three hours before Sunday's 7 a.m. deadline. By the time I arrived home, the boys had already settled their accounts: $150 in labor costs, $40 for gasoline, and a like amount for gifts—boxes of candy for saintly neighbors who had volunteered station wagons and help in delivery and dozen roses for their mother. This left them with $185 each — about two-thirds the minimum wage for the 91 hours they worked. Still, it was "enough", as one of them put it, to enable them to "avoid indignity" for quite a while. All went well for some weeks. Then one Saturday morning my attention was drawn to the odd goings-on of our two youngest sons. They kept carrying carton after carton from various corners of the house out the front door to curbside. I assumed their mother had enlisted them to remove junk for a trash pickup. Then I overheard them discussing finances. "Geez, we're going to make a lot of money!" "We're going to be rich!" Investigation revealed that they were offering " for sale or rent" our entire library. "No! No!" I cried. "You can't sell our books!" "Geez, Dad, we thought you were done with them!" "You're never 'done' with books," I tried to explain. "Sure you are. You read them, and you're done with them. That's it. Then you might as well make a little money from them. We wanted to avoid the indignity of having to ask you for……" New Words buck n. (sl.) U.S. dollar plastic a. 塑料的 n. (pl) 塑料 doorknob n. 门把⼿ leisurely a. unhurried 从容的，慢慢的 leisure n. free time 空闲时间，闲暇 lucrative a. profitable 有利的;赚钱的 pain vt. cause pain to panhandle vi. (AmE) beg. esp. on the streets delivery n. delivering (of letters, goods, etc.)投递;送交 enthuse vi. show enthusiasm inquire vt. ask super a. (colloq.) wonderful, splendid; excellent snap vt. say(sth.) sharply 厉声说 insert n. 插页 normally ad. in the usual conditions; ordinarily 通常 company n. 公司 echo vt. say or do what another person says or does; repeat 附和;重复 ad n. (short for) advertisement inform vt. tell; give information 告知 porch n. (AmE) veranda 门廊 armload n. as much as one arm or both arms can hold; armful walk n. a path specially arranged or paved for walking ⼈⾏道 unnaturally ad. in an unnatural way 不⾃然地 quaver vi. (of the voice or sound) shake; tremble 颤抖 truckload n. as much or as many as a truck can carry department store n. store selling many different kinds of goods in separate departments 百货公司 dime n. coin of U.S. and Canada worth ten cents dime store n. (AmE) a store selling a large variety of low-priced articles; variety store 廉价商品店;⼩商⼝店 drugstore。
大学英语精读第4册课文翻译及课后答案
大学英语精读第四册课文翻译Unit 1两个大学男孩 不清楚赚钱需要付出艰苦的劳动 被一份许诺轻松赚大钱的广告吸引了。
男孩们很快就明白 如果事情看起来好得不像真的 那多半确实不是真的。
轻轻松松赚大钱约翰•G•哈贝尔“你们该看看这个 ”我向我们的两个读大学的儿子建议道。
“你们若想避免因为老是向人讨钱而有失尊严的话 这兴许是一种办法。
”我将挂在我们门把手上的、装在一个塑料袋里的几本杂志拿给他们。
塑料袋上印着一条信息说 需要招聘人投递这样的袋子 这活儿既轻松又赚钱。
“轻轻松松赚大钱!” “我不在乎失不失尊严 ”大儿子回答说。
“我可以忍受 ”他的弟弟附和道。
“看到你们俩伸手讨钱讨惯了一点也不感到尴尬的样子 真使我痛心 ”我说。
孩子们说他们可以考虑考虑投递杂志的事。
我听了很高兴 便离城出差去了。
午夜时分 我已远离家门 在一家旅馆的房间里舒舒服服住了下来。
电话铃响了 是妻子打来的。
她想知道我这一天过得可好。
“好极了!”我兴高采烈地说。
“你过得怎么样?”我问道。
“棒极了!”她大声挖苦道。
“真棒!而且这还仅仅是个开始。
又一辆卡车刚在门前停下。
”“又一辆卡车?”“今晚第三辆了。
第一辆运来了四千份蒙哥马利-沃德百货公司的广告 第二辆运来四千份西尔斯-罗伯克百货公司的广告。
我不知道这一辆装的啥 但我肯定又是四千份什么的。
既然这事是你促成的 我想你或许想了解事情的进展。
”我之所以受到指责 事情原来是这样 由于发生了一起报业工人罢工 通常夹在星期日报纸里的广告插页 必须派人直接投送出去。
公司答应给我们的孩子六百美金 任务是将这些广告插页在星期天早晨之前投递到四千户人家去。
“不费吹灰之力!”我们上大学的大儿子嚷道。
“六百块!”他的弟弟应声道 “我们两个钟点就能干完!”“西尔斯和沃德的广告通常都是报纸那么大的四页 ”妻子告诉我说 “现在我们门廊上堆着三万二千页广告。
就在我们说话的当儿 两个大个子正各抱着一大捆广告走过来。
这么多广告 我们可怎么办?”“你让孩子们快干 ”我指示说。
精读Book4Unit1答案
精读Book4 Unit1答案1) though ul 2) might as well/may as well/could as well 3) draw your a en on to 4) marvelous 5) se le for 6) done with 7) Compe ve compe ve 8) pains/pained 9) bonus 10) shrink 11) delivery 12) overheard 13) sour 14) for rent 15) stack 16) reproduce 1) inquired 2) informed 3) awful 4) se le for 5) trash 6) claimed 7) Normally 8) a piece of cake 9) be done with 10) enable 11) am en tled 12) quite a while 1) ask for 2) was set up/has been set up 3) pulled up 4) gives off 5) was held up 6) keep up 7) ran over 8) made up 9) be le out 10) cut off 1) It pained Jenny to learn of Jim's refusal to help her with the transla on. 2) The extra work to be assigned to you will greatly cut into your spare me. 3) We'd been at the job for hours, but we hardly made a dent in it. 4) You have no business saying those nasty things about Dick. 5) 5) We We We might might might as as as well well well listen listen listen to to to the the the radio radio radio program program program since since since there there there isn't isn't isn't anything anything anything interes ng interes ng interes ng on on television. 1) standee 2) payee 3) grantee 4) addressee 5) a person who is absent 6) a person who is being trained 7) a divorced person 8) a person who is appointed 1) output 2) breakdown 3) setup 4) Takeoff 5) drawbacks 6) breakthrough 7) cutback 8) takeover 1) paper, store, shop, case, cream 2) making, keeping, bathing, condi oning, walking 3) market, way, stop, board/smith, ground 4) pill, water, material, point, machine 5) pour, look/put/come, come, 6) out, back/up, through/down/out 1) a dozen years 2) dozens of mes 3) two dozen passengers 4) dozens of phone calls 5) three dozen boxes 6) a dozen bo les/a dozen bo les of wine 1) a great deal of pain "has been caused by evils which have never happened" 2) the elderly lady Miss Morris quarrelled with was none other than her future mother-in-law 3) this essay is well-wri en except for a few gramma cal mistakes 4) I just caught the train in me 5) You can't eat your cake and have it too 1) You ought to know be er than to go swimming straight a er a meal. 2) Uncle Rob should have known be er than to trust that treacherous son of his. 3) Sally is old enough to know be er than to spend all her money on fancy goods. 4) Miss Miller certainly knows be er than to explore the desert all alone. 5) His college sons should have known be er than to try to get the best out of their employees by threatening them with bodily harm. 6) You ought to know be er than to go out in this freezing weather in those thin clothes. You'll get frozen. 1) delivery 2) a piece of cake 3) inquire 4) pulling up 5) stacks 6) deadline 7) marvelous 8) enable 9) cut into 10) se le for 11) se led our accounts 12) minimum 13) known be er than 1) adver sement/ad 2) read 3) No 4) like 5) words 6) towards 7) which 8) sizes 9) si ng 10) water 11) bo le 12) one 13) started 14) passed 15) run/pass 16) into 17) coming 18) if 19) quit 20) hour 21) wrote 翻译翻译1) 我们接到通知，财政部长将于次日接见我们。
现代大学英语精读4unit1课文summary
现代大学英语精读4unit1课文summaryLesson 1Thinking as a Hobby William Golding While I was still a boy,I came to the conclusion that there were three grades of thinking; and thatl myself could not think at all.It was the headmaster of my grammar school who first brought the subject of thinkingbefore me.He had somestatuettes in his study. They stood on a high cupboard behind his desk. One was a ladywearing nothing but a bath towel. She seemed frozen in an eternal panic lest the bath towel slipdown any farther, and since she had no arms, she was in an unfortunate position to pull the towelup again. Next to her, crouched the statuette of a leopard, ready to spring down at the top drawer of a filing cabinet. Beyond the leopard was a naked, muscular gentleman, who sat, looking down, with his chin on his fist and his elbow on his knee. He seemed utterly miserable.Some time later,I learned about these statuettes. The headmaster had placed them where they would face delinquent children, because they symbolized to him to whole of life. The naked lady was the Venus. She was Love. She was not worried about the towel. She was just busy being beautiful. The leopard was Nature, and he was being natural. The naked, muscular gentleman was not miserable. He was Rodin's Thinker, an image of pure thought.I had better explain that I was a frequent visitor to the headmaster's study, because of the latest thing I had done or left undone. As we now say,I was not integrated.I was, if anything, disintegrated. Whenever Ifound myself in a penal position before the headmaster's desk,I would sink my head, and writhe one shoe over the other.The headmaster would look at me and say,"What are wegoing to do with you?"Well, what were they going to do with me? I would writhe my shoe some more and staredown at the worn rug."Look up, boy! Can't you look up?"Then I would look at the cupboard, where the naked lady was frozen in her panic and themuscular gentleman contemplated the hindquarters of the leopard in endless gloom.I had nothing to say tothe headmaster. His spectacles caught the light so that you could see nothing human behind them.There was no possibility of communication."Don't you ever think at all?"No，I didn't think，wasn't thinking，couldn't think-I was simply waiting in anguish for the interview to stop."Then you'd better learn-hadn't you？"On one occasion the headmaster leaped to his feet，reached up and put Rodin's masterpiece on the desk before me."That's what a man looks like when he's really thinking."Clearly there was something missing in me.Nature had endowed the rest of the human race with a sixth sense and left me out.But like someoneborn deaf，but bitterly determined to find out about sound，I watched my teachers to find outabout thought.There was Mr.Houghton.He was always telling me to think.With a modest satisfaction，he would tell that he had thought a bit himself.Then why did he spend so much time drinking? Or was there more sense in drinking than there appeared to be? But if not, and if drinking were in fact ruinous to health-and Mr. Houghton was ruined, there was no doubt about that-why was he always talking about the clean life and the virtues of fresh air?Sometimes, exalted by his own oratory, he would leap from his desk and hustle usoutside into a hideous wind."Now, boys! Deep breaths! Feel it right down inside you-huge draughts of God's good air!"He would stand before us, put his hands on his waist and take a tremendous breath. You could hear the wind trapped in his chest and struggling with all the unnatural impediments. His body would reel withshock and his face go white at the unaccustomed visitation. He would stagger back to his desk and collapse there, useless for the rest of the morning.。
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进阶精读4u n i t1Unit 1 Ocean ExplorationI. Objectives:Students are required to be able to1. Have a thorough understanding of the next contextually and linguistically ;2. Expand their vocabulary to talk about deep sea and know how to use the keywords and expressions in context properly;3. Talk about the importance of the oceans and ocean study, the current status ofocean study and why it is far from satisfactory;4. Get familiar with argumentative writing.II. Importance and difficulties:1. Usage: sort of/kind of2. Analysis of some complex sentences;3. To learn to appreciate the reading skills demonstrated in the text.III. Teaching methods:1. Blackboard (with detailed explanations and analysis of the text);2. Multi-media (to display the lead-in and background information of the text);3.Discussion (to divide students to several groups to discuss the possible benefits and drawbacks of ocean exploration.)IV. Teaching-Steps:1. Opener (for one class)a. Ask Ss to Look at the picture on page 13 while listening to the recording and thenwork with their partner to answer the questions that follow.(1)According to the speaker, what does the SeaOrbiter look like?It looks like a giant ship sinking in the sea.(2)What purpose will it serve?It will be a permanent mobile exploration station for scientists to observe what is going on under the surface of the sea.(3)How many such vessels will be built and launched according to the architect?According to him, half a dozen such vessels will be built and launched.b. Briefly explain to Ss what Shark Week is .Shark Week is an annual, week-long TV programming block at the Discovery channel, which, usually beginning in July or early August, features shark-themed programs. It was originally devoted to conservation efforts and correctingmisconceptions about sharks.《鲨鱼周》是美国有线电视探索频道一年一度、为期一周的以鲨鱼为主题的电视节目，通常于每年7月或8月初播放。
大学英语精读第四册UNIT1课后阅读WinterIce-CreamMan
大学英语精读第四册UNIT1课后阅读WinterIce-CreamManWinter Ice-Cream ManI had spplied for and obtained the job on Friday,received a day's training on Saturday,and now,on Sunday,as I was about to take out an ice-cream van for the first time on my own,I was horrified to see snow starting to fall.The streets and roads were swiftly blanketed.As I left home after breakfast,I shivered inwardly as well as outwardly;I was gloomy at the thought that not for this Sunday morning was the leisurely reading of Sunday papers to the accompaniment of extra cups of tea.I would have given much to have been able to call off the whole thing.But I needed the job;and I had to pay the tuition which was due the next month.Strangely enough,after the first painful day alone in the cold,snowy suburbs,I found myself doing the work quite happily in what turned out to be the coldest and snowiest weather for several years.The first day was long and lonely.I had very few customers until the late afternoon and I began to have a strong nostalgia for my own fireside as I sat in my little box on wheels and saw the houses beginning to light up at tea-time;especially when members of various families came out for ice-cream and fled back happily in the gathering darkness to their own particular oasis of warmth and light.Then,too,I had to learn to manage my tail-heavy vehicle--the ice-cream cabinet was at the back--on the icy roads and at the same time try to remember my route and stopping-places.Twice during the next two weeks I was caught in severesnowstorms;in both cases in late afternoon when dusk was falling.“The first time,fortunately,I had with me an experienced senior inspector who showed me how to get up a hill in deep snow.He skillfully drove the van to an acute angle to the pavement and used the curb for the rear wheels to push against.This sent the van several feet up the hill before it started to slide back to the curb at a higher point than our starting point.We gradually went up the hill--even if rather hard.”The second time I was caught in a snowstorm I found myself stuck in a valley from which all roads led steeply,and I finished up with the van at an angle on the wrong side of the road.Waiting for a large delivery van to slide by me so that I could try my “curb-pushing” method of hill climbing,I heard a faint tapping on the closed sliding window on the opposite side of the van--the normal serving side.I looked across from the driver's seat,but could see no one.The near-by street lamp shed little on the scene through the white screen of falling snow.The tapping came again,louder and more insistent.I went across and opened the window.A voice said firmly:“Four six-penny ices,please.”I stared in amazement.A queue extended backwards across the road,its tail lost to view in the driving snow.My customers,adults as well as children,had seen me from their houses and had come out,still in sweaters and slippers,with no extra protection against the snow.That afternoon I did more trade stuck therein the snow than when I stopped at the proper stopping places and chimed my arrival.My tutor,the previous driver,had declared several times that those who really like ice-cream would go to considerable trouble to obtain it.How right he was!One of my regular customers,who was a retired confectioner,told me of another sales factor in bad weather.He said that many people did not buy confectionery in advance.Rain or snow kept them from their usual Sunday afternoon walk or even from a tea-time trip to their nearest shop;if they were unable to fetch chocolate and sweets,ice-cream available right outside their homes was an sdmirable and easy substitute.What he said was true.Icy winds apart,bad weather in the form of fog,rain or snow,never did reduce sales.One aspect of retail selling was the getting of orders for regular ice-cream deliveries at a set time--usually for use as a sweet at lunch or dinner,or as an extra when viewing television.On one occasion when I had moved through a road in the morning and got a provisional order for that day from one housewife,I returned doubtfully at one o'clock in the midst of a snowstorm quite expecting her to cancel the order.To my surprise she doubled her provisional order and asked for a regular weekly visit.It was her busy morning and she was grateful for one less thing to do.Indeed,rarely were these regular orders cancelled,and in bad weather they formed a steady source of income.In the evening they solved an awkward problem,as casual selling,even though I kept to customary arrival times,needed some sort of notice to be given that I was outside with the van.I ried to keep my chimes reasonable,but I always too noisy for those who did not require ice-cream and never loud enough for those who did.。
现代大学英语精读4-第二版-unit1-Thinking-as-a-Hobby课件PPT
thinking.
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• Why was he a frequent visitor to the headmaster’s study?
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Section I (Para. 1 – Para. 15) At the headmaster’s office
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Don’t you ever think at all?
Then you’d better learn – hadn’t you?
• What would he do when he found himself in a penal position before the headmaster’s desk?
• What would he see when he was demanded to look up? • How did he describe the three statuettes?
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现代大学英语精读4UNIT1翻译及课后答案
UNIT1思考作为一种嗜好当我还是个孩子的时候，我就得出了思考分三种等级的结论。
后来思考成了嗜好，我进而得出了一个更加离奇的结论，那就是：我自己根本不会思考。
第一个把思考这个问题带到我面前的是我文法学校的校长。
他的办公室里有一些小雕像。
就在他书桌后面一个高高的橱柜上面。
其中一位女士除了一条浴巾外一丝不挂。
她好象被永远地冻结在对浴巾再往下滑的恐惧中了。
而不幸的是她没有手臂，所以无法把浴巾拉上来。
在她的身边蜷伏着一头美洲豹，好象随时都会往下跳到档案橱柜最上层的抽屉上去。
在豹子的另一边端坐着一个健硕的裸体男子，他手肘支在膝头，手握拳托着腮帮子，全然一副痛苦不堪的样子。
过了一些时候，我对这些雕像有了一些了解。
才知道校长把它们放在正对着犯错的孩子的位置是因为对校长来说这些雕像象征着整个生命。
那位裸体的女士是维纳丝。
她象征着爱。
她不是在为浴巾担心，而是忙着显示美丽。
美洲豹象征着自然，它在那里显得很自然而已。
那位健硕的裸体男子并不痛苦，他是洛丁的思索者，一个纯粹思索的象征。
我想我得解释一下，我是校长办公室的常客，为我最近做过或者没做的事情。
用现在的话来说我是不堪教化的。
甚至还不如说，我是顽劣不羁，头脑迷糊的。
每次在校长桌前接受处罚，那些雕像在他上方白晃晃地耀眼时，我就会垂下头，在身后紧扣双手，两只鞋不停地蹭来蹭去。
校长看着我然后说，“我们该拿你怎么办呢？”哦，他们要拿我怎么办呢？我盯着旧地毯更狠命地蹂躏我的鞋。
“抬起头来，孩子！你就不能抬起头来吗？”然后我就会抬起头来看橱柜，看着裸体女士被冻结在恐惧中，健硕的男子无限忧郁地凝视着猎豹的后腿。
我跟校长没什么好说的。
他的镜片反光，所以我看不到镜片后面有什么人性的东西，所以没有交流的可能。
“你从来都不动脑筋思考的吗？”不，我不思考，刚才没思考，也不会思考——我只是在痛苦地等待接见结束。
“那你最好学一学——你学了吗？”有一次，校长跳起身来伸手取下洛丁的杰作重重地放在我面前的桌上。
现代大学英语精读4Unit1-14课后翻译答案
现代大学英语精读4Unit1-14课后翻译答案1、我知道，不管发生什么，我都可以指望我的兄弟会支持我。
I knew I could expect my brother to stand by me whatever happened .2、一般情况下，年轻人总是对现在和将来更有兴趣。
As a general rule, young people tend to be more interest in the present and the future.3、如果他们双方不妥协，就都会遭损。
Both sides will stand to lose if they do not compromise.4、我们希望使我们的全部课程和教材都成为一个统一的整体。
It is our hope to make all the courses and teaching materials integrated.5、中国的书面文字一直是国家完整统一的一个重要因素。
The Chinese written language has been a major factor for integrating our nation.6、在中国的传统艺术中，竹子往往代表道德上的正直、刚正不阿。
In traditional Chinese art, the bamboo often stands for moral integrity and uprightness.7、绝大多数人都赞成深化改革。
The great majority of the people stand for further reform.8、伊丽莎白一世女王统治英国45年。
在她统治期间，国家十分繁荣昌盛。
Queen Elizabeth the First ruled England for 45 years, and the country prospered under her rule. 9、真理一开始总是掌握在少数人手里。
现代大学英语精读4 Unit1 Thinking as a hobby_language study
familiar; to inform; Examples:
Mrs. Bosomley has become merely a nodding acquaintance.
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5. contemplate
v. a. to look at attentively and thoughtfully b. to consider carefully and at length; c. to have in mind as an intention or possibility
exalted a. excited; noble; exaggerated
Examples: Complementary colors exalt each other. He was exalted to the position of president. The retiring professor is exalted by his colleagues. an exalted dedication to liberty He has an exalted sense of his importance to the project.
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consider ponder meditate deliberate brood over
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Key to exercises （此答案仅供参考，如有不妥之处请指出供大家共同商榷）Preview2. Do the following exercises.1) muscle 2) delinquency/delinquent 3) prominence 4) proficiency5)frequency6)penalty 7)immensity 8)exaltation 9)withdrawal 10)mockery 11)deficiency 12)compensation词根1) ette: little one; small2) out---: in a manner that is greater, better, or more than something else.3) pose---: to put; to place4) dict--- : to say; to speakTranslation1) 那只是个口误，却让他丢失了政府部门的工作。
2）当听到那所大学没有授予她儿子博士学位时，她的情绪以下低落了。
3）照片上我们看到她赛后自豪而满足地挥舞着国旗的样子。
4）电影遭禁演，因为他们声称其中含有令他们反感的反对他们种族的内容。
5）他和他的内阁成员讨论的时候，当然不会谈这些小事。
6）我的小小的建议就写在这一小片纸上，请你见到她时给她。
7）有些人坚决反对，但大多数特洛伊人都决定要把那木马弄进城里。
他们永远没有想到这个怪物里面藏着敌人。
8）我觉得教师进课堂时应该穿得朴素些，你的这件衣服颜色稍显艳丽了。
上课讲Vocabulary1. Translate the following expressionsInto English1.Bang the door2. Cheer His Majesty3. Contemplate the statue4. devise a new method5. Gain a reputation6. Inspire the people7. Sinkone’s head8. symbolize the nation 9. Warm one’s hands 10. Ruin one’s health 11.Plan an important role 12. Settle the issueInto Chinese1.永恒的真理2. 文件柜3. 无稽之谈4. 违规行为5. 常客6. 新鲜空气7. 一个人唱高调 8.一种固定的观点 9.言语障碍 10. 可怕的风 11. 狂热的爱国主义12. 无情的侵略者 13. 首相 14.思维过程 15.国际联盟 16. 一篇条理清楚的文章17.一位口译好手 18. 一种不可阻挡的潮流 19. 烂苹果 20. 点头之交the parts in bold types in the following sentences with words and expressions fromthe text.1） was utterly disgusting2） was given to frequent shopping sprees3）saw the folly; fell into the other fault; cut down4) walked unsteadily; in anguish5) justify; countered by saying; If anything; ruin6) vanish of itself; combat; put in its place7) stand by him/ show his open contempt and mockery to8)viewed; symbolized; in eternal panic lest9)dismiss lightly; it might be Nazism all over again10) too much for; few and far between; few and far between3. Translate the following sentences into English. （上课讲）4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words or expressions.1) C 2) A 3) B 4)B/C 5) C 6) B 7)A 8)D 9)A 10)A5. Choose the right words in their proper forms.1. 1）sexy 2) sexual/sex 3) sexist 4) sexual2. 1) disinterested 2) uninterested 3)disinterested3. 1) literally 2) literate 3) literary 4) literary 5) literate4. 1) bulge 2)sticking out 3)bulging/swollen 4) protruding, protruding, bulge5) sticking out, swelling 6) jutting out5. 1) slipping 2) slid 3) sliding 4.)slip 5) gliding, gliding6. 1) reputation 2) prestige/reputation 3) reputation6. Fill in the blanks with suitable words to make the sentences ironical.1. beautifully 3. thick 8. Rich9. democraticGrammar1. 1, 3, 4, 8,102.2.1(上课讲)2.2 1) is being robbed 2) were being 3)is being done 4)being 5)are beingmade6)was being repaired 7)was being 8）being built 9)being 10)beingexaggeratedTranslation1) He is being investigated for receiving bribes.2) The government started airdropping food to areas being cut off by the flood.3) People are much concerned about how the charity money is being used.4) The exact locations of the labs are being kept secret for the sake of security.5) What’s the matter the Jim today? I think he’s being rather rude, not his usual self.6) The local police bureau is being criticized for being soft on white-collar crime.7) The car accident investigator is accused of being one-sided, favoring the offender.8) The project coordinator complaints that almost half of his time is being spent on meetings and reports.9) His latest novel being adapted for TV has been on the New York Times best-seller list for 42 weeks.10) The spokesman flatly denied all rumors being circulated at the moment about the president’s health.3.Study the grammatical structure of these involved sentences.1.This is a compound complex sentence. The two coordinate clauses are connectedby a semicolon “;”In the first coordinate clause:Adverbial clause: the bath towel slip down any fatherIn the second coordinate clause:Adverbial clause: she had no arms, she was in an…to pull up again.(introduced by “since”).2.This is a complex sentence.Main clause: it set me watching…and asking… what all the fuss was about.Subject: itPredicative verb: setObjects: watching… and asking…One of the objects “asking myself”(a gerund phrase) contains a noun clause “what all the fuss was about” which functions as the direct object of “asking”.Adverbial modifier: the prepositional phrase “without giving me anything positive” modifying the main verb “set”Attributive modifier: “put in the place of that heady patriotism” (an infinitive phrase) modifying “anything positive”.。
精读第四册Unit 1教案
授课题目：Unit 1Big Bucks the Easy Way授课类型：理论课教学目的：1) Help Ss get to know the lesson “No pains, no gains” and there is no “big bucks the easy way”.2) Ss should grasp the text content, basic vocabularies before class and finish the oral English practice in the class that required by T.3) Ss are to learn the reading skill—avoiding vocalization and inner speech.4) Ss are to learn the writing skill—words’ choice.教学要求：1) Get the main idea and summarize the text.2) Make a role-play according to the text.3) Do the exercises in the textbook.4) Understand that there is no way to earn money easily.教学重点及难点：理解文章主旨思想，完成role-play或者finding a part-time job的口语练习。
教学方法和手段：以学生为中心，采取交际法、翻译法、交互法、讨论法与演示法等多种方法相结合开展课程教学。
课堂讨论，促进师生互动；图表讲解课文结构及写作技巧；使用录音机、幻灯片、多媒体课件、相关图文资料及网络辅助教学等手段深入讲解课文，多层次多角度的开展课堂活动，使学生寓学于乐。
教学内容和过程：Step One Pre-reading Activities (20 minutes)1. Warm-up questions (10 mins)1) Do you depend on your parents financially?2) Have you ever had the worst experience of earning money? Please tell us about the time, kind of work and the amount of money you earn from that job.3) Do you think it was worthwhile? Did you get anything else besides money?4) Is it easy to earn money by working part-time? Are there any easy ways to make much money?Step Two While-reading Activities (40 minutes)1. Ss read the text and then discuss the following questions (30 mins)Lines 1-91. What did the father tell his college sons to think about?To deliver bags of magazines to make some of their own money.2. What was the father worried about?The sons would become used to or feel content with living by asking for money all the time.Lines 10-221. Why did the mother phone the father?She wanted him to know what was going on at home.2. How do you understand the word “super” she snapped?“S uper” means ver y good. But she “snapped” it, which means she was very angry. She was being sarcastic, i.e. she meant the opposite of what she said.3. Can you paraphrase the sentence “Another truck just pulled up out front”?Another truck has stopped outside in front of our house to deliver more materials.Lines 23-291. Which company did the two sons do the delivery job for?The Sunday Newspaper Company.2. Why did each truck deliver 4000 of the inserts?Each one was from a different company and had the ads the sons were required to deliver to 4000 houses.3. Why did two boys think it “piece of cake?They had no idea of how much work it would mean.Lines 30-35What did the father mean when he said “they are college men.”?He meant that they were grown-ups, and should be capable of dealing with the situation.Lines 36-501. In what cases does people’s voice become unnaturally high and quavering?When they are excited, angry, upset and the like.2. What does “magazine sections” mean?Parts of magazines, 8 or 12 pages long.3. How many steps are there in the process before delivering?Five: take out, roll, slip, band and slide.Lines 51-661. What do you think of the father’s answer?Clever and sensible. It is a lie, a harmless lie, one told in order to avoid upsetting somebody.2. Why did the father say “That’s encouraging”?The sons were learning how to solve the problem of manpower shortage; they hired other people to help, and learnt to improve efficiency by establishing assembly lines.3. Why did the mother say “it is very discouraging”?The measures weren’t working at all.Lines 67-771. W hat do you think of the father’s bonus program？It is reasonable and logical. Bonus is a popular incentive that management adopts. Sometimes we have to lose something in order to gain something. If you are reluctant to use a small bait, you can hardly get a big fish.2. Did the son understand that at first thought?No. he thought the more the workers got, the less he obtained.3. Why did the son answer “Yes, Sir”?He had come to realize it was a business and he took the father’s instructions as an order.Lines 78-861. What does “see the color of cash” mean?See Note 7 in your text book.2. What’s the difference between the original payment and the demanded one?The original payment was five dollars per person, while now they demanded five dollars per hour.3. Who probably played the mediating role?The mother.Lines 87-94Why did the son think it “enough”?No matter how much, it was the money they made by themselves with great efforts and they learnt a lot from the experience.Lines 95-1091. What did the youngest sons learn from their college brothers?They learnt to make their own money in order to avoid having to ask for money all the time.2. What were they going to do to try to earn money?They were going to sell or rent the family’s books.3. Do you agree “you’re never done with books”?Yes. Because………No. B ecause ………..2. T asks Ss to summarize the main idea and structure of the text (10 mins) Summary questions and concluding remarks:1) Do you think it necessary for the sons to make some money for themselves? Give reasons for your answer.I think it necessary…….because………..2) What do you think is needed in accomplishing something difficult?I think it is self-confidence, perseverance, co-operation or team work, reasonable management, strategies of solving problems, etc.3) What is the father’s tone in telling the story?The tone is light and ironic because the story is meant to be funny. The problem in the story was one that people think is very serious when it happens, but later they can laugh about.Step Three Post-reading Activities(100 minutes)1. Ss are to finish the exercises that are related to the new words after class and T explains some if necessary. (10 mins)2. Ss are to do role-play according to the text or make dialogues with the topic “Finding a Part-time Job” and present their performance in the class. (80 mins) Some useful expressions for finding jobs they may use:Job huntingInquiriesI’m looking for a summer job. Do you have any positions open?I’m looking for a job. Are there any vacancies /positions vacant in your company?Do you have any vacancy for a part-time job? /Do you have any job for a part-timer?/I was wondering whether you needed any part-timers.Hello, I’m calling about your ad for a lab assistant. Is the position still open? /Is the place filled?I’m interested in the job you advertised in yesterday’s newspaper for an office assistant. Do you still have that vacancy?ResponsesWhat kind of job do you want /would you like /are you interested in?Are you looking for full-time or part-time work?We have an opening for an office assistant. Are you familiar with modern office equipment?We may have an opening soon. Call me again in two weeks’ time.I’m sorry, there’s no vacancy recently. I’ll contact you if anything turns up.I’m sorry the position has been filled /the job is taken.Why don’t you send us your resume and we can keep it on file?Job InterviewsFor InterviewersTell me a little about yourself.Why are you interested in the job? /What interests you most about the job?Why did you leave your last job?What kind of experience do you have for the job? /Have you done any work in this area before?What do you think are your strengths?Would you mind telling me something about your personality?What do you think you would bring to the job? /Why do you think we should giveyou the job?Can you work well with other people?Do you speak any foreign languages?Would you be willing to travel on business?How soon can you begin to work for us? /How soon could you start working?Is there anything you’d like to ask about the job? /Are there any questions you want to ask me about the company or anything else?That’s all that I want to ask you. We’ll let you know our decision in a few days. Thank you for coming in. We’ll get in touch with you as soon as we make a decision./We’ll be in touch with you within the next two weeks.For IntervieweesI’ve just graduate from Beijing University with a Bachelor’s degree in computer science.I’m graduating from university in July. My major is Economics and my minor is English.I had a summer job with an import-export company.In my last year at college, I worked as an intern in the sales /marketing /human resources department of an electronics company.I have taken a course in office administration.I’m applying for the job because it’s something I really enjoy doing.I think the job will give me a chance to use all the skills I’ve acquired.I have a cheerful personality /a high sense of responsibility.I have good organizational skills and I’m able to work without a lot of supervision. I’m very good with people /a good team player.I’d like to know if the company provides opportunities for further education.I wonder how much you’ll be paying for the job.Do you mind telling me what benefits you provide for your employees?When will I know whether I have the job? /When will I know your decision?3. T makes comments on their performance. (10 mins)Assignments（作业）1) Ss are to finish all the exercises after class.2) Preview Unit 2.课后小结：。
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Unit 1 Ocean ExplorationI. Objectives:Students are required to be able to1. Have a thorough understanding of the next contextually and linguistically ;2. Expand their vocabulary to talk about deep sea and know how to usethe key words and expressions in context properly;3. Talk about the importance of the oceans and ocean study, the currentstatus of ocean study and why it is far from satisfactory;4. Get familiar with argumentative writing.II. Importance and difficulties:1. Usage: sort of/kind of2. Analysis of some complex sentences;3. To learn to appreciate the reading skills demonstrated in the text.III. Teaching methods:1. Blackboard (with detailed explanations and analysis of the text);2. Multi-media (to display the lead-in and background information of the text);(to divide students to several groups to discuss the possible benefits and drawbacks of ocean exploration.)IV. Teaching-Steps:1. Opener (for one class)a. Ask Ss to Look at the picture on page 13 while listening to therecording and then work with their partner to answer the questions that follow.(1)According to the speaker, what does the SeaOrbiter look likeIt looks like a giant ship sinking in the sea.(2)What purpose will it serveIt will be a permanent mobile exploration station for scientists to observe what is going on under the surface of the sea.(3)How many such vessels will be built and launched according to thearchitectAccording to him, half a dozen such vessels will be built and launched.b. Briefly explain to Ss what Shark Week is .Shark Week is an annual, week-long TV programming block at the Discovery channel, which, usually beginning in July or early August, features shark-themed programs. It was originally devoted to conservation efforts and correcting misconceptions about sharks.《鲨鱼周》是美国有线电视探索频道一年一度、为期一周的以鲨鱼为主题的电视节目，通常于每年7月或8月初播放。
其初衷是保护海洋、纠正对鲨鱼的错误观念。
c. Introduce the Times to the ssThe Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register, adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. The Times is the first newspaper to have borne that name, and it is also the originator of the widely used Times New Roman typeface. The Times had an average daily circulation of 446,164 in December 2016; An American edition of The Times has been published since 6 June 2006. It has been heavily used by scholars and researchers because of its widespread availability in libraries and its detailed index.d. Direct Ss’ atte ntion to the new words and expressions in opener.Sea Orbiter 海洋探测者号(建造中的一艘用作海洋探索平台的垂直船舶)vessel n. 船currently ad. 现在set sail 扬帆起航permanent a. 永久的Houseboat n. 船屋e. play the audio in Opener twice and ask Ss to answer the questions.(1) What is the video clip about(2) What is the name of this kind of fish(3)Why do people in this documentary decide to find and observe coelacanth(4) Why does the documentary mention dinosaurs(5) What was the coelacanth called according to 1938’s newspaper titles(6) What do you feel after watching the video What do you think wecan find through tracing and observing coelacanthf. choose some Ss to report their answers to class and then give feedback.2. Reading & Interacting (for two classes)a. New words and phrases of Reading & Interacting;b. Give a brief introduction of the general idea of the story told in the text;This article sets out to win us over to the idea that more resources should be given to deep sea research. The writer could have simply given us a dry lecture on the benefits. Instead he engages our interestby wrapping up his argument in a series of contrasts. Difficulty and success are held in skilful tension throughout. Having started by quoting an authority on how little we know about the deep sea in general, he moves on to regret how little we know about the giant squid in particular. It comes as a pleasant surprise when the negative tone set by these details of our ignorance is suddenly shattered in Paragraph Three with the account of the filming of the giant squid. Having shown what can be done with modern resources the author then returns to his theme of how much more needs to be done. The success was, after all, “but a drop…in the ocean.” But he then switches back once again to a more positive note, illustrating what can be achieved with the story of his sinking of the whale. Even in his simile of the watch, a similar pattern is present. As he points out, while understanding the ocean depths is much like understanding the mechanism of a watch, unlike a watch the ocean depths are far more difficult to open up.c. Ask the students to read through the text and text and then divide the passage into several parts;Part One Paras. 1–3 Man is far from having control of the ocean. We know very little about it, and the discoveries we have made, though monumental, are but a drop in an ocean-sized bucket.Part Two Paras. 4–5 The human-ocean connection is vital to us. Healthy oceans can help ease the burden of our rapidly increasing population on Earth.Part Three Paras. 6–9 It is very important to make observations of how the ocean works. However, owing to lack of funds, compared to space exploration, ocean exploration is lagging far behind, with theresult that we know as yet little about the deep sea.Part Four Paras. 10–12 True there are countless discoveries to be made and lots of work to be done, but it is worth our while to do so as we might find the key to our survival on Earth.d. Learn the text and give specific analysis and explanations;e. Do the exercises related to the text.3. Reading1, Reading 2 & Integrated Skills Practicing (for two classes)a. Ask the students to do the Reading 1 and Reading 2 before the class, and then check the answers in class, offering necessary guides;b. Ask the students to work in a group of five to six people then role-play the interview.students in the same group do online research together to learn more about the incident.students playing reporters brainstorm questions to ask the BP executives4. Integrated Skills Practicing (writing) (for one class)a. Guide Students to write an essay in support of ocean exploration under the title My Ocean Exploration Is So Important.Tips:A piece of argumentation (论说文) is one in which you make a claim or argument for or against something and back it up with facts or reasons in an effort to persuade or influence others. The argument may be stated at the beginning of the piece, and/or at its end as a conclusion. And the reasons supporting it should be set forth one by one. Here are some sentence patterns you can use to list your reasons:There are some good reasons / two possible reasons for …The reason lies in that …On the one hand … On the other hand …In the first place / First of al l / For starters / To begin with … Secondly / Furthermore / In the second place / In addition / Besides / Also …Finally / Last / Last but not the least …b. Have students work in pairs, exchange their writing and make comments according to the Evaluation criteria in Writing.Writing:Why Ocean Exploration Is So ImportantCountries, and the superpowers in particular, are spending huge amounts of money on manned space exploration, which to me seems to be an incredible waste. I believe more money should be devoted to ocean exploration instead.The oceans cover more than two-thirds of our planet’s surface. They cool us off, and protect our environment from overheating. The oceans are also a rich source of food for us. Abundant in fish, plants and minerals, they can help ease the burden our rapidly expanding population is placing on Earth. Ocean research also holds the promise of cures for an array of diseases and may help us combat cancer. In short, the oceans hold the key to our future.Unfortunately, we know little about the oceans of our own planet, let alone have control of them. Why is it so The reason lies in the great disparity between the amounts of funding for ocean exploration and space exploration. Less than one tenth of one percent of the money for the latter is spent on the former. It is imperative that we increase the amount of funding for ocean exploration, and start to observe and learn about the oceans in their entirety.V. Language Points:a. New words and Expressions1. explore v. to search or travel for the purpose of discovery 探测，考察. Management need to explore ways of improving office security.2. survival n. the state of continuing to live or exist 生存. “Survival of the fittest” is the law of the jungle.3. on the heels of following closely; keeping in step with 紧跟…之后. Journalists arrived on the heels of the police for news about the accident.4. specimen n. a portion or quantity of material for use in testing, examination, or study 标本. We have to test a specimen of your blood before you can become a donor.5. species n. (pl. species)（生物学）物种. The giant panda used to be an endangered species, but now it is reclassified as a vulnerable species.6. assume v. to take for granted; suppose 想当然，以为. We can safely assume that everyone in this small town has a mobile phone.7. from the beginning从一开始. Let me tell you what happened on this trip right from the beginning.8. influence n. 影响. As the biggest employer of this town, DuPont has a huge amount of influence on local politics.9. as yet到目前（或那时）为止. There is no cure for this disease as yet.10. giant n. a living being of great size 巨人，巨大的怪物a. having extremely large size or power 巨大的. He was one of the intellectual giants of our country.11. observe v. to watch attentively 观察observation n. 观察. The role of scientists is to observe and describe the world, not to try to control it.12. elusive a. difficult to find, describe, understand or achieve 难以捉摸的；难以找到的. Late night taxis are elusive and far from cheap.13. for the first time第一次. When were modern intelligence techniques taken to the battlefield for the first time14. landmark n. an object (such as a stone or tree) that marks the boundary of land; an event or development that marks a turning point 地标；里程碑. The Golden Gate Bridge is a famous landmark of San Francisco.15. a drop in the bucket/in the ocean沧海一粟. I can show you around a bit. But what I know about the city is but a drop in the ocean.16. vital a. of the utmost importance; full of life and vigor 重要的；充满活力的. Regular exercise is vital to our health.17. provide for supply what is needed for供养，供给. Elaine would not let her boyfriend provide for her.18. impact n. 冲击，影响. The impact of high housing price on spending is obvious.19. planet n. 行星. The Earth is one of the planets orbiting (around) the sun.20. learn about了解，学习. Forgive those who betray you or break your heart, for they have helped you learn about trust.21. entirety n. the whole or total amount of sth. 全部. We stayed at home throughout the entirety of the weekend.22.in one’s entirety整体地，全面地. The peace plan has not been accepted by the parties in its entirety.23. alien a. 陌生的，不常见的. Sushi is an alien food to many residents here.24. die from/of因…而死. The doctor told the patient that two alternatives were available to him — have the surgery, or die of the infection.25. array n. 大批，大量. There was a vast array of colours to choose from.26. overlook v. to fail to notice or consider 忽视. We tend to overlook all sorts of warning signals about our own health until it finally fails.27. feed on以…为食. The seals feed mainly on fish and squid.28. crack open打开，砸开. The door is locked. We need to crack it open.29. gear n. 齿轮；排挡. John usually oils the gears before he starts the machine.30. hostile a. very unfriendly 不友好的；敌对的. As a politician, he ought to know how to handle hostile media.31. expertise n. special skills or knowledge in a particular subject 专长. None of our competitors comes close to our level of expertise.32. amount n. 数量，总额. Our project is as yet far from completion. A considerable amount of work remains to be done.33. funding n. 资金. We need to find new sources of funding for the project to continue.34. countless a. 数不清的. Tom’s family, and countless others in their communit y, are against Brexit.35. under/below/beneath the surface of在…的表面之下. We could see fish swimming just under the surface of the water.36. fit together合适，相配；组合在一起. I don’t see how the ideas and facts fit together in your theory. 37. completion n. 完成，实现. Upon successful completion of the four-year program, the students will be awarded a bachelor’s degree.38. reveal v. to make known (sth. concealed or secret) 揭露，透露. Under the terms of their agreement with the drug manufacturer, victims are 39. fit into（使）适合，适应；符合. She fits into the team very well.39. for sb.’s benefit/for the benefit of sb. 为…的利益. Instead of viewing animals as made for our benefit, we should think that we must be of benefit to them.40. imperative a. extremely important and needing to be done or dealt with immediately 必要的，急需做的. It is imperative that we intensify our efforts to predict climate change accurately.Sentences1. Man’s influence is as yet but a passing shadow. (Para. 1):So far man has had no lasting influence on the ocean.2.Unlike the coelacanth, which was thought to have gone extinct, we have known for centuries that giant squid have existed in our oceans’ depths. (Para. 2): In this sentence, the nonrestrictive attributive clause explains in what sense the giant squid is unlike the coelacanth: The giant squid has been known to exist for centuries, while the coelacanth is thought to have gone extinct.3.That is, until 2012, when Drs. Edith Widder, Steve O’Shea and Tsunemi Kobodera filmed the elusive and mysterious giant in its natural deep-sea habitat for the first time … (Para. 3):We knew very little about the elusive and mysterious giant until 2012, when Drs. Edith Widder, Steve O’Shea and Tsunemi Kobodera filmed it in its natural deep-sea habitat for the first time …4.Healthy oceans can help ease the increasing burden our population is placing on this planet …(Para. 5):Healthy oceans can provide for us and make our fast growing population less dependent on other resources of the planet.5.… and then descended in submersible s to observe the ensuing feeding frenzy by an array of creatures (Para. 6):… and then went down to the ocean floor in submersibles to watch a host of creatures eating away the dead whale.6.We sank a whale which had died from apparently natural causes and washed up on shore, 2,000 feet below the Sea of Japan… (Para. 6):Please take note that the adverbial phrase “2,000 feet below the Sea of Japan” modifies the verb “sank.” So the sentence means that “we” found a whale which had died from apparently natural causes and washedup on shore, and “we” sank it to the ocean floor which was 2,000 feet below the Sea of Japan.7.It is imperative that we keep pushing the limits of our ocean. (Para.12):It is essential we keep striving to find fresh ways to overcome the challenges faced by ocean exploration.VI. Reference Books:Unit 1 of New Progressive College English Integrated Course 4 (Teacher’s Book)VII. Homework:Write a short essay about the ocean.。