现代大学英语5课后paraphrase大全

Unit 9

1.your imagination comes to life, and this,

The landscape makes your imagination vivid and lifelike, and you believe that

the creation of the whole universe was begun right here.

2.but warfare for the kiowas

The Kiowas often fought just because they were good warriors, because they

fought out of habit, character, nature, not because they needed extra lands or

material gains for the sake of surviving and thriving. And they could not

understand why the U.S. Cavalry never gave up pushing forward even when

they had won a battle.

3.my grandmother was spared the humiliation

Luckily, my grandmother did not suffer the humiliation of being put into a

closure for holding animals, for she was born eight or ten years after the event. 4.it was a long journey toward dawn

They moved toward the east, where the sun rises, and also toward the beginning

of a new culture, which led to the greatest moment of their history.

5.they acquired horse, and their ancient nomadic

Now they got horses. Riding on horseback, instead of walking on foot, gave them

this new freedom of movement, thus completely liberating their ancient nomadic

spirit.

6.from one point of view, their migration

In a sense, their migration confirmed the ancient myth that they entered the

world from a hollow log, for they did emerge from the sunless world of the

mountains.

7.the kiowas reckoned their stature Their stature was measured by the distance

they could see. Y et, because of the dense forests, they could not see very far, and

they could hardly stand straight.

8.clusters of trees and animals The earth unfolds and the limit of the land is far in

the distance, where there are clusters of trees and animals eating grass. This

landscape makes one see far and broadens one’s horizon.

9.not yet would they veer southward to They would not yet change the direction

southward to the land lying below which was like a large kettle. First, they must

give their bodies some time to get used to the plains. Secondly, they did not want

to lose sight of the mountains so soon.

10.I was never sure that I had the right to heard I was not sure that I had any right

to overhear her praying, which did not follow any customary way of praying,

add which I guess she did not want anyone else to hear.

11.transported so in the dancing light In this way she was entranced in the dancing

light among the shadows of her room, and she seeded to be timeless(what she

represented would last for ever).

12.the women might indulge themselves On these special occasions, women might

make loud and elaborate jokes and talk among themselves. Their gossip

revealed their position as servants of men and also a reward for their servitude.