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现代大学英语精读4课后习题翻译答案(完整版)
现代大学英语精读4课后习题翻译答案Unit 11. 我知道，不管发生什么情况，我都可以依靠兄弟的支持。
I know I could rely on my brother to stand by me whatever happened.2. 一般说来，年轻一代与老一辈不同，他们对现在而不是对过去更感兴趣。
但这两代人如果不互相尊重对方的需要，就都会遭受损失。
As a rule, the younger generation tends to be more interested in the present rather than the past unlike the older generation, but both generations will stand to lose if they do not respect the other’s needs.3. 中国的书面文字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 the whole nation.4. 在中国的传统艺术和文学中，竹子和松树往往象征着道德上的正直和刚正不阿。
In traditional Chinese art and literature, the bamboo and the pine tree always symbolize moral integrity and uprightness.5. 女皇伊丽莎白一世统治英国45年。
在她统治时期，国家十分繁荣昌盛。
Queen Elizabeth the First ruled England for 45 years, and the nation prospered under her rule.6. XX意味着多数人来治理；但不仅如此，尊重少数人反对的权利也是XX不可分的一部分。
现代大学英语精读(4)课后习题参考答案Unit 1 to Unit 5
(1)浴巾 (2)(美)小学 (3)永恒的真理 (4)文件柜 (5)纯属无稽之谈 (6)违规行为 (7)常客 (8)新鲜空气 (9)格调很高的独自(一个人唱高调) (10)一种固定的观点 (11)时事(当前国内外大事) (12)身体障碍 (13)可怕吓人的风 (14)令人厌恶的景象 (15)言语障碍(16)使人兴奋冲动的爱国激情 (17)无情的人侵者 (18)首相(19)国际联盟(国联) (20)思维过程(思想方式) (21)条理清楚的文章 (22)一个完整的体系 (23)一位口译好手(24)一种不可阻挡的趋向 (25)烂苹果(26)根据事实(启示)写成的 (27)一位点头之交现代大学英语精读（4）课后习题参考答案Unit 1 to Unit 5Unit 1I Translate_Phrases1) Into Chinese2) Into EnglishⅡ. Translate_Vocabulary1) I knew I could expect my brother to stand by me whatever happened.2) As a general rule, young people tend to be more interested in the present and the future. 3) Both sides will stand to lose if they do not compromise.4) It is our hope to integrate all the courses and teaching materials.5) The Chinese written language has been a major factor for integrating our nation. 6) In traditional Chinese art, the bamboo stands for moral integrity and uprightness. 7) The great majority of the people stand for reform.(1) to sink one's head (2) to sink the ship (3) to contemplate the meaning of life (4) to catch the light (5) to ruin one's health (6) to ruin the country (7) to bang the desk (8) to play a prominent role (9) to hold a prominent position (10) a pious Buddhist (11) to gain a reputation (12) to satisfy one's ego(13) to give sb the third degree (14) to devise a teaching method (15) to slide a gun into sb's hand8) Queen Elizabeth the First ruled England for 45 years, and the country prospered under her rule.9) The truth is always in the hands of a small minority at first. That's the rule.10) 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) A nation cannot be strong unless it is well-integrated economically, politically and culturally as well as geographically.12) The party was boring, so she slipped out of the room and went home.13) The road was muddy. He slipped and fell into the river.14) 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) The Court of Florida ruled that it was necessary to recount the votes.16) The idea that the sun moves round the earth ruled ancient scholars for more than a thousand years.17) The hutongs are an integral part of old Beijing.18) Days slipped by and I still had not made much progress.19) He weighed every word carefully lest he should make a mistake.20) Her health was such that she would not go out in the sun even in winter lest she got sunstroke.Ⅲ. Translate_Grammar1) You can force a student to attend classes, but you cannot force him to think.Or: You can force a student to attend classes, but not to think.2) The study of literature can help you to understand not only other people but also yourself.3) You can improve your writing by reading good models and by practicing writing.4) In the Middle Ages, people believed that the earth was flat and that it was the center of the universe.5) I can afford neither the time nor the money to play golf with those big cheeses.6) Xiao Jin could not decide whether to apply for graduate studies right after college or to get a job first.7) Love cures people-both those who give it and those who receive it.8) Excellent firms don't believe in perfection, only in constant improvement and constant change.9) 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.10) In the past ten years people, especially old people, have been concerned more about their health than about their income.Ⅳ. Paraphrase1) Nature had endow everybody except me the ability to think which is born with.2) You could hear that the fresh air had to struggle with difficulty to find its way to his chest, because he was unaccustomed to this as his lungs had been harmed by drinking. His body would lose balance and his face would become pale as a result of the unexpected visit of the wind. He would go back to his desk unsteadily and fall into the chair, unable to do anything for the rest of the morning.3) Mr. Houghton’s deeds told me that he was not ruled by thought; instead, he would feela strong urge to turn his head and look at the girls.4) Technically speaking, it is as skillful as most businessmen’s golf playing, as honest as most politicians’ purpose, and as consistent as most books’ content.5) As they are everywhere and so daunting in number that we’d better not offend them.6) Humans enjoy following the crowd as it can bring them peace, security, comfort and harmony, which is like cows eating grass on the same side of a hill.7) Our Prime Minister was a hypocrite to say that the imprisonment of the two major leaders of Free-India Movement-Nehru and Gandhi-was good for India. The American politicians were dissimulators to talk about peace but refuse to join the League of Nations. Those moments made me feel happy.8) I slid my arm around her waist and whispered that if we were talking about the number of people who believed in a certain religion, I believed the Buddhists were greater in number. My “indecent” behavior and the daunting number of the Buddhists scared her away.9) What had happened to Ruth and me now happened again. Although some close friends of mine still stuck by me, my grad-one thinking scared away many of my acquaintances.（1）夜生活 （2）吃和住（3）供吃住的寄宿舍 （4）一秒钟都不到 （5）玻璃弹子（6）抽打死马 （做徒劳无益的事） （7）阿司匹林片 （8）在此情况下 （9）提前/事先 （10）走过场（11）楼梯间平台的窗户 （12）紧张气氛 （13）毛线针 （14）梦游 （15）飞机翼展Unit 2I Translate_Phrases1) Into Chinese 2) Into EnglishⅡ. Translate_Vocabulary1) It is a miracle how our company has become a multinational in such a short span of time.2) The average life span in that country has increased from 42 years to 50 years in a matter of two decades.3) The conflict between the two countries has spanned more than half a century. 4) There are four bridges spanning the river.5) I’m much obliged t o you. Without your help, I would never have finished the book. 6) No, you are not obliged to go to the party. You don’t have to go if you don’t want to. 7) She’s always ready to oblige when people come to her for help.8) In the valley is a small lake right between a meadow and a hill. It is a perfect spot for a picnic.9) Sitting in a shady spot, he soon dozed off.10) He criticized me on the spot when he saw me throw a plastic bad down by the roadside.(1) to whip up a little interest (2) to keep the ball rolling (3) to set the ball rolling (4) an eccentric millionaire (5) to allot capital(6) to tighten one’s belt (7) to make a remark(8) to stretch out one’s hand (9) to moisten one’s lips(10) to complain of the weather(11) to plunge the stick into the sand (12) to turn on me(13) to get on one’s nerve(14) to put something out of someone’s mind (15) to come off the hook (16) to do a crossword puzzle (17) to blow one’s nose (18) to powder one’s nose (19) to give an alibi11) It was a white shirt with blue spots. It looked quite pretty.12) The detective spotted the suspect, and he walked over and arrested him.13) One of the balloons popped, and it gave me quiet a start.14) It is very impolite to keep popping in and out of the classroom when the class is still going on.15) When he saw the young man ready to pay for the BMW in cash, his eyes almost popped out of his head.16) In those countries, water is worth a lot more than oil. Friends will often bring ten dollars’ worth of water as a gift.17) When this project is completed, it will benefit about a hundred thousand people. It will be well worth the effort and investment.18) This movie is not worth seeing twice. In fact, it is not worth seeing at all.19) I think it is worthwhile to visit that place. I hear they have kept all their traditional house intact – houses that were built in Ming-Qing styles.20) Jia Baoyu was sick and tired of being his father’s worthy son. He yearned for freedom.Ⅲ. Translate_Grammar1) It seems the patient has no relatives in this city.2) It’s easy to make friends but difficult to keep them.3) He can always understand what his friends are thinking and worrying about.4) Perhaps it wasn’t Xiao Jiang at all who had left the tap running all night.5) The boy had no idea how he had become an old man in half a day.6) I wonder how Wang Ning has been doing in London. I haven’t heard from him for almost a year.7) It doesn’t matter what family you were born into. The real test is how far you can go from where you started.8) She simply couldn’t be lieve what she saw. It was only yesterday that the twin towers were standing there.9) Juror No. 8 pointed out that it might have been someone else who had stabbed the boy’s father to death.10) In the market economy, it is primarily by individuals and firms rather than by government agencies that decisions about what to produce, how much to produce are made.Ⅳ. Paraphrase1) Bella was young and pretty and was seen as the beauty of the boarding-house, but no one had shown any particular interest in her.2) Mr. Penbury was intelligent, but no one in the boarding-house liked him for that. He was too smart for them, and everybody felt annoyed.3) But Mrs. Mayton would not tolerate any silence for more than three minutes. So when no one broke the silence within three minutes she lost her patience and, turning to Penbury and asked.4) Mr. Calthrop was urging Mr. Penbury to give an answer immediately so that he would not have the time to make up a story.5. the weapon went right through his heart.6) We all know you are a sleep walker, so you may commit the murder in your sleep.7) Mr. Penbury advises Mr. Calthrop not to put so much emphasis on his statement when talking to the police if he does not want to arouse their suspicion about his story.8) “No,” Miss Wicks answered, “I have come to put an end to your cough.”Unit 3I Translate_Phrases1) Into Chinese2) Into EnglishⅡ. Translate_Vocabulary1) The cause of the aircraft crash is so far unknown.2) The cause of global warming is still hotly debated among scientists.（1）专业的历史工作者 （2）基于常识的反应 （3）事物的这种状况 （4）意见不一的历史学家（5）已经准备好了的现成的东西 （6）一个个人喜好不同的问题 （7）截然不同的观点 （8）民间故事 （9）书面文件（10）过去的遗留物 （11）人的动机和行为 （12）复杂和精细 （13）商船（14）一旦发生潜艇战 （15）一个粗糙的理论 （16）好战的行为；战争行为 （17）宣传机器 （18）德国外交部长 （19）实力平衡 （20）（事物的）因果 （21）海岸炮兵（22）终极关怀 （23）（事物的）近因 （24）人们常说的一句话（25）不会出错的解释 （26）绝对有效的模式 （27）永不停止的探索（28）一个难以达到但又十分诱人的目标(1) to gain new insights (2) to revise one’s ideas (3) to trace the cause(4) to begin from this premise (5) to open fire on/at(6) to give equal weight to sth. (7) to support a certain view (8) to influence the government (9) to destroy the balance of power (10) to form an alliance (11) to repay the loans(12) to contemplate war (13) to fill in the gaps (14) to conclude the quest(15) to view sth from a certain perspective(16) to benefit from the comparison (17) to eliminate from the comparison (18) to dig into the problem (19) to be immersed in a vast sea(20) to stem from a different point of view (21) to be destined to do sth. (22) to ignore the fact(23) to make an assumption (24) to defeat the enemy(25) to win back one’s lost territory (26) to sink a boat(27) to intercept the secret message (28) to piece together evidence (29) to approximate the truth (30) to master new techniques3) He devoted all his life to the cause of environmental protection.4) The river has caused us a lot of trouble in history.5) What do you think caused the upsurge in international terrorism?6) We must try and unite with those who have opposed us.7) There is always opposition to any progress and reform.8) Some people are always opposed to new things.9) 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) The Business Bank now offers a special loan to students who can’t pay for their education.11) The boy asked Mrs. Stow for the loan of her binoculars.12) She concluded her speech by saying that she hoped she could come again someday and see more of the country.13) As soon as they concluded the investigation, they were to report to the Security Council.14) During his visit, he will conclude a new trade agreement with India.15) Based on those reasonable doubts, the jury had to conclude that the boy was not guilty.16) She is flying to New York by way of Tokyo.17) 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) They decided to recall their ambassador by way of protest.Ⅲ. Translate_Grammar1) Heroes and heroines are people with unusual qualities.2) Celebrities are people who become famous because of publicity through the media.3) In China's mainland, "sweetheart" often refers to a person's husband or wife.4) A fair-weather friend is one who will desert you as soon as you are in trouble.5) Broadly speaking, money refers to anything generally accepted in exchange for other goods and services.6) An armchair revolutionary is one who talks about revolution, but who doesn’t put what he says into practice.7) Professor Lu says that a good teacher is one who does all he/she can to make himself/herself unnecessary for the students.8) Economics is defined as the social science that deals with the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.9) DVD is a disk on which large amounts of information, esp. photographs and video can be stored in a computer.10) The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary defines "workaholic" as "a person who works most of the time and finds it difficult to stop working and do other things".Ⅳ. Paraphrase1) Most students usually come to have their first experience of the study of history throughthe reading of a thick history textbook and soon are overwhelmed by a large number of names, dates, events and statistics.2) People used to believe history study was just an effort of memorizing “facts. “Now history means different things to different people, because they choose the best description and interpretation according to their own preferences among those given by historians.3) They cannot help feeling that two absolutely opposite ideas about an event cannot both be correct, but they do not have the ability to judge which one is right.4) They will come across the historical interception of the “Zimmerman Note. “In that telegraph, the German foreign secretary gave order to German minister in Mexico and asked him to propose an alliance with Mexico Government in case there would be war and to promise that Mexico Government would like to help Mexico win back the land that was taken away from Mexico by the US in the Mexico war.5) We can get rid of all disagreements if our knowledge could give us a perfect model that completely explained human behavior. Unfortunately, such model does not exist.Unit 4I Translate_Phrases1) Into Chinese2) Into EnglishⅡ. Translate_Vocabulary1. Import of that country’s beef was suspend ed because of the mad cow scare.2. During the war, they had to suspend the construction of the railway.3. It was a serious offence to take drugs. Robert was suspend ed from school for two weeks.4. She was reading in a hammock suspend ed from two tree branches.5. The sales suspension has brought us heavy losses.6. This is perhaps the longest suspension bridge in Asia.7. The author is very good at creating suspense .8. He used to watch with great envy children of wealthy people go to school. 9. I rather envy their school for its beautiful campus.10. She avert ed her face so that people would not see her blush.（1）难以解决的两难困境 （2）一本难以看懂的书 （3）一个爱交际的女人 （4）黑市 （5）黑色幽默 （6）害群之马 （7）黑人权力 （8）缺少表达能力的人 （9）全国性的运动 （10）赞扬和恭维的话 （11）调皮的男孩 （12）某些大人物们 （13）种族隔离的学校 （14）他的无可争议的权威 （15）一个地位很高的人士 （16）公海 （17）上流社会 （18）机密消息（19）冷淡而缺少人情味的门 （20）冷淡的公文式的信 （21）真诚的羡慕（22）不自然的额、紧张的说话声1) to celebrate its Golden Jubilee 2) to excite admiration 3) to touch the conscience 4) to win the prize 5) to receive a reprimand 6) to omit the words7) to renounce their prizes 8) to avert a crisis9) to attend the ceremony 10) to exhibit a work of art11) to indulge in pleasures 12) to guard a child 13) to feel up to it14) to bring sth to a cloze 15) to wave sb in16) to save sb from a situation 17) to talk out one’s heart to sb 18) to knock sb down 19) to pour sb a drink20) to raise (lift) one’s glass11. He has always had an aversion to publicity.12. The government's policy succeeded in avert ing a serious economic recession.13. Michael Jordan is the envy of many black kids.14. Every summer, hundreds of thousands of people are sent to guard the riverbanks against floods.15. It was not easy to get the golden apple, for it was guard ed by a ferocious giant.16. Xicheng was practically un guard ed so Zhuge Liang narrowly escaped being captured.17. The prisoners of war killed the guard s and escaped into the woods.18. He is probably the greatest guard in the history of basketball.19. They took the Americans off guard by launching a sudden attack on a Sunday.20. There were two armed soldiers standing guard at the bridge.21. Napoleon exhibit ed (his) military talent early in life.22. These exhibit s are all insured and carefully guarded.23. When the exhibition is over, the exhibits will be given to the host country as gifts.24. She is going to exhibit some of her most recent sculptures at the National Art Gallery.Ⅲ. Translate_Grammar1) Using “It is/was said/believed, etc.” to express general beliefs.1) It's widely rumored that Linda's being promoted.2) It is estimated that the project will cost RMB three billion.3) It is assumed that the Labor Party will remain in power.4) It was proposed a few years ago that the president be elected for one term only.5) It was announced that another bridge across the Yangtse would be built next year.6) It was believed that even them that the abnormal state of affairs wouldn’t last long. 2) Paying special attention ton subject-verb agreement.1) The jury is having trouble reaching a verdict.2) Whenever either of us is in a tight corner, we always come to each other’s help.3) Statistics are facts obtained from analyzing information given in numbers.4) Statistics is a branch of mathematics concerned with the study of information that is expressed in numbers.5) Neither his friends and nor his father was surprised when he was admitted by Tsinghua University.6) Xiao Li is one of best football players at our university who have ever participated in intercollegiate championships.Ⅳ. Paraphrase1) “My parents, my wife’s parents and our priest all thought that I’d pretend to be not feeling well enough as an excuse to be absent from the awarding ceremony. So I decided not to attend the ceremony.”2) “I’m a sculptor, and I don’t want to show any antagonistic feeling towards the whiteworld by receiving an award.”3) In Orlando you (the blacks) gradually develop a throat as strong as iron.4) So I thought I’d go and see my sculpture in the window and have some pleasant feelings of pride by enjoying my own work, which is natural to human beings.5) “What is extraordinary about the wonderful sculpture is that it is made by a black man like you. Do yo u know?”6) “She knows that her child will live a hard life in South Africa because they are black people.”7) I didn’t want to drink because if the police caught me drinking late at night I would be in great trouble.8) He wasn’t afraid of being seen walking with a black man.9) I answered “Yes”, but actually I didn’t want to tell him the truth.10) Drinking in the passage was certainly beyond my expectation. What was in my mind was not what you may be thinking…11) “Our country is beautiful. But the apartheid made me very sad.”12) as though they wanted to communicate with me emotionally but didn’t know the way to do it13) And I thought it was a sad thing, because if you don’t understand each other and don’t care for each other, they will hurt each other someday.14) Nobody knows what he was thinking. But I was thinking that he was much like a man trying to run but couldn’t because he was still not completely free from racist prejudices which were dragging his feet like iron shoes.Unit 5I Translate_Phrases1) Into Chinese2) Into EnglishⅡ. Translate_Vocabulary1. We need to increase our oil import in the coming years to meet the growing demand for energy.2. Our profits have increase d by 20% over the past two years.3. The number of privately-owned cars has increase d five times (fivefold) in five years.（1）假日别墅 （2）著名的电视明星 （3）下流语言 （4）黄色故事 （5）银行抢劫 （6）生产双层玻璃的公司 （7）联合抵押 （8）一句气话 （9）永远达不到的目标 （10）乡村音乐和西部音乐 （11）加重了的潜水腰带 （12）心碎的（13）一切以自我为中心的人 （14）光是重量 （15）光凭运气 （16）纯粹是胡言 （17）军号声 （18）人工呼吸 （19）一溜气泡（20一丁点儿的关心1) to trickle down her legs 2) to puff like a whale 3) to melt like snow 4) to sum up the scene 5) to do their interview 6) to bear resentment7) to feel sick in the stomach 8) to come in like thunder 9) to drift away gradually 10) to value one’s opinion11) t o increase one’s standing with sb 12) to have a liking for sb 13) to pull oneself together 14) to serve dinner15) to tackle an armed robber 16) to stick with sb17) to fasten the seatbelt / a belt18) to abuse one’s wife19) to screw his way around 20) to lay a finger on sb21) to catch sb trying to do sth 22) to try the kiss of life23) to heaven oneself up 24) to float to the surface25) to thrush about under the water 26) to prop oneself against 27) to break surface 28) to seize hold of sth 29) to haul oneself up 30) to pinion one’s arms 31) to fend sb off 32) to land a blow33) to stay under in the water4. The number of mobile phone owners in our city has increase d from 20 thousand to about half a million in less than 5 years.5. She prop ped her bike against a tree.6. The local economy is largely prop ped up by tourism.7. He was fast asleep with his head prop ped on a big rock.8. You need strong prop s to keep the tower from leaning any further.9. Flight 901 is due to land at the airport at 8:55.10. Many foreign observers say that the next man to land on the moon may very well be a Chinese.11. One of the stones they threw land ed on the head of a young soldier.12. If you go on like this, you will land yourself in a jail.13. I land ed a powerful punch to his chin and sent him sprawling.14. When you approach a drowning person, you must not let him grip your hands.15. Reports of the sudden appearance of these whales grip ped the interest of the whole city.16. If she lost grip on the rope, she’d fall 1000 feet to sure death.17. You must keep a grip on yourself. Don’t despair.18. Our government did everything possible to defend the value of our currency.19. The total value of our exports to that country in the first nine months this year has reached $94 billion.20. A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.21. At college, students acquire certain values. This is an important part of their education.22. If you value your life, quit smoking!23. This painting is value d at $20 million.Ⅲ. Paraphrase1) The man Nerys was engaged to leave her after she had become disfigured. But before the bank raid, he behaved like a lover. Many man, not just me, could have done the same if we had engaged with her.2) This man loved her only because she was beautiful. So he left her when she was no longer beautiful.3) We used to love this music when we were in love.4) I’m sorry abo ut what happened to Netys.5) I didn’t mean to hurt you by offering money, because I know it’s impossible for us to compensate in any way for the distress and suffering that Nerys and you have gone through.6) You don’t accept our help only because Vic was responsible for her suffering.7) You are with a hero if you are looking for a hero and that’s Vic rather than me, so don’t leave him.8) I love Vic very much. I feel guilty about this because Vic is your husband.9) Sharon, I can assure you that this experience is transient and won’t last long. We allhave the feeling when we are young.10) You never hear people speak ill of you, do you? People gossip about you.11) You know clearly that you have been hurting her.12) Beware of your manners. Stop shouting at me!13) If Sharon gets drowned, you will be held responsible.14) I will make you pay what you have done to me. You will be punished for what you have done to me.15) Sharon，you’d better not do anything. You have done enough to him.。
现代大学英语精读4lesson4课后答案
Key to Exercise of Unit Four9. to put back one’s headput down a drink11. in casesquint at sth. Out of the corner of one’s eye13. to stand next to sth.14. to be lost in the contemplation of sth.15. to feel like sth.16. with---and all17. round the cornerthis/that time19. to start off20. to walk abreast21. to be at one’s ease22. to weave sb. In23. to save sb. From24. to talk one’s heart to sb.25. not for all the money in the world knock sb. Down27. to say sth. In a strained voiceget beyond sb.29. for God’s sake30. to do sth. By accidentMarch the words or expressions in the two columns that have similar meanings.A. 1=B. 4 A. 2=B. 6A. 3=B. 8 A. 4 =B. 10 A.A. 5=B. 12 A. 6=B. 11=B. 15 A. 8==B. 16 =B. 1= B. 3 =B. 7=B. 18 =B. 20=B. 5 A. 16=B. 14.=B. 9 =B. 2=B. 13 =B. 196. Give the equivalent of the following in British English.1. lift 3. lorry 4. autumn6. term7. film8. cinema9. motorbike 10. sweet 11. cock 12. toilet13. pavement 14. clever 15. cheque 16. boot17. railway 18. undergroundMore Work on the Test1.T ranslate1.)Into Chinese1.难以解决的问题2.一本难以看懂的书3.一个爱交际的女人4.黑市5.黑色幽默6.害群之马7.黑人权利8.缺少表达能力的人9.全国性运动10.赞扬或恭维的话11.调皮的男孩12.某些大人物们13.种族隔离的学校14.他的无可争议的权威15.一个地位很高的人士16.公海17.上流社会18.机密消息19.冷淡而缺少人情味的门20.冷淡的公文式的信21.真诚的羡慕22.不自然的，紧张的说话的声音2） Into English1. to celebrate the Golden Jubilee2. to excite admiration3. to touch the conscience4. to win the prize5. to receive the reprimand6. to omit the words7. to renounce the prizes8. to avert a crisis9. to attend the ceremony10. to exhibit a works of art11. to indulge the pleasures12. to guard a child13. to feel up to it14. to bring sth. to a close15. to weave sb. in16. to save sb. from a situation17. to talk out one’s heart to sb.18. to knock sb. down19. to pour sb. a drink20. to raise (lift ) one’s glass二．Translate1.Import of the country’s beef wassuspended because of the mad cowscare.2.During the war, they had to suspendthe construction of the railway.2. it was a serious offence to take drugs, Robert was suspended from school for two weeks.3. She was reading in a hammock suspended from two tree branches.4.The sales suspension has brought us heavy losses.5.This is perhaps the longestsuspension bridge in Asia.6.The author is very good at creating suspense.7.He used to watch wit great envy children of wealthy people go to school.8. I rather envy their school for its beautiful campus.9.She averted her face so that people would not see her blush.10.He has always had an aversion to publicity.11.The government’s policy succeeded in averting a serious economic recession.12.Michael Jordan is the envy of many black kids.13.Every summer, hundreds of thousands of people are sent to guard the riverbanks against floods.14.it was not easy to get the golden apple, for it was guarded by a furiousgiant.15.Xicheng was practically unguarded so Zhuge Liang narrowly escaped being captured.16.The prisoners of war killed the guards and escaped into the woods. 17.He is probably the greatest guard in the history of basketball.18.They took Americans off guard by launching a sudden attack on a Sunday.19.There were two armed soldiers standing guard at the bridge.20.Napoleon exhibited his military talent early in life.21.These exhibits are all insured and carefully guarded.22.When the exhibition is over, the exhibit will be given to the host country as gifts.23.She is going to exhibit some of her most recent sculptures at the National Art Gallery.四．Put the most appropriate words in the blanks.1. C2. A3. B4. A5. D6. B7. C 8. D 9. A五． Study the difference between the following pairs or groups of words1. 1) renounce 2) announce3) renounce 4)denounce2. 1) avoid , prevent 2) prevent3. 1) divided 2) segregated3)divided 4)separated4. 1) personage 2) person3) personality 4)person5. 1)complementary 2) complimentary 3) complimentary 4) compliment6. 1) secret 2) confidential3) secret 4) confidential, secret七． Choose the best word or phrase for each blank from the four supplied inbrackets.2. larger3. Unfortunately4. original5. receipt6. rejoin7. viciously8. demanded9. marched 10. assumed 11. cases 12. get away 13. protest 14. had spoken to15. couldn’t really have comfortedMore Work on the Text二．Complete the following sentences with the right form ofthe verb in the brackets.1.is2. are3. was4. frightens5. are6. is7. were all8. was9. knows 10. are 11. are, am 12. is13. was 14. has 15. is, is三．Rewrite the sentences using the patternshown in the example.1.It is now believed that foreignlanguage are most easily learnt by children under 14.2.It is reported that the negotiationsbetween the two countries had made headway.3.It has been confirmed that a majorbreakthrough has been achieved in cancer research.4.It is strongly recommended thatfishing in the lake be strictly forbidden during the spring season.5.It is agreed among the rival companiesthat joint efforts should be made to prevent the price of color TV from going through the floor.6.It shouldn’t be assumed that all ourproblems will be resolved overnight.7.It is generally assumed thatdepression affects a person’s health in many ways.8.It was announced yesterday that a newtax law would be imposed beginning next year.9.In ancient times, it was believed thatthe heart , not the brain, was the center of thought.10.It is predicted (in a medical report)the number of AIDS victims in Asia will increase sharply in the next decade.四．Translate the sentences into English1.I t’s widely rumored that Linda’sbeing promoted.2.I t is estimated that the projectwill cost RMB three billion.3.I t is assumed that the Labor Partywill remain in power.4.I t was proposed a few years ago thatthe president be elected for oneterm only.5.I t was announced that anotherbridge across the Yangtze would be built next year.6.i t was believed even then that theabnormal state of affairs wouldn’t last long.二．Paying special attention to subject –verb agreement.1. The jury is having trouble reachinga verdict.2. Whenever either of us is in a tight corner, we always come to each other’s help.3. Statistics are facts obtained from analyzing information given in numbers.4. Statistics is a branch of mathematics concerned with the study of information expressed in numbers.5. Neither his friends and nor his father was admitted by Tsinghai University.6. Xiao Li is one of the best foot players at our university who have ever participated in intercollegiate championships.五．Put in appropriate connectives. 1.a s, where, that/which, if/whether ,but. if2.W hen, if, Then, that/which, than六．Complete each of the following sentences with the most likelyanswer.1. B2. A3. A4. D5. C6. A7. D 11. B 13. A 14. D 16 C。
杨立民《现代大学英语精读（4）》...
杨立民《现代大学英语精读（4）》...Unit 1一、词汇短语Text Astatuette [] n. 小雕像【词组】a china statuette瓷雕【例句】A china statuette of a shepherdess stood on the table. 桌上有一个牧羊女的小瓷像。
eternal [] adj. 永恒的，不朽的；无穷的，无限的【例句】①She felt eternal gratitude to him for saving her life. 她终生感激他的救命之恩。
②I am tired of your eternal arguments. 我讨厌你那没完没了的争论。
【助记】外部(external)世界是永恒的(eternal)诱惑【派生】eternally adv. 永恒地；不朽地eternity n. 来世，来生；不朽；永世lest [] conj. 惟恐，免得【例句】He took a flashlight lest it should get dark before he returned.为了预防回来以前天就黑了，所以他带着手电筒。
leopard [] n. 豹；美洲豹【词组】snow leopard 雪豹spring [] n. 春天；弹簧，发条，弹性；根源，源泉；泉水v. 跳，跃，使跳跃【例句】She sprang out of her chair to greet her father. 她从椅子上跳起来迎接她父亲。
【词组】in spring 在春天spring up 涌现，发生，出现spring from 起源于，出身于spring sth. on sb. 向某人突然说出或提出某事物（令人惊奇或猝不及防）muscular [] adj. 肌肉的；肌肉发达的；强健的【例句】Like most female athletes, she was lean and muscular.像大多数女运动员一样，她精瘦而健壮。
现代大学英语精读第1至4课课后答案
1. Virtue is ... self-centered.By right action, we mean it must help promote personal interest.2.... (Poverty) was a product of their excessive fecundity...The poverty of the poor was caused by their having too many children.3. ...the rich were not responsible for either its creation or its amelioration.The rich were not to blame for the existence of poverty so they should not be asked to undertake the task of solving the problem.4. It is merely the working out of a law of nature and a law of God.It is only the result or effect of the law of the survival of the fittest applied to nature of to human society.5. It declined in popularity, and references to its acquireda condemnatory tone.People began to reject Social Darwinism because it seemed to glorify brutal force and oppose treasured values of sympathy, love and friendship. Therefore, when it was mentioned, it was usually the target of criticism.6. ...the search for a way of getting the poor off our conscience was not at an end; it was only suspended. The desire to find a way to justify the unconcern for the poor had not been abandoned; it had only been put off.7. ...only rarely given to overpaying for monkey wrenches, flashlights, coffee makers, and toilet seats. Government officials, on the whole, are good; it is very rare that some would pay high prices for office equipment to get kickbacks.8. This is perhaps our most highly influential piece of fiction.It is a very popular story and has been accepted by many but it is not true.9. Belief can be the servant of truth---but even more of convenience.Belief can be useful in the search for truth, but more often than not it is accepted because it is convenient and self-serving.10. George Gilder... Who tells to much applause that the poor must have the cruel spur of their own suffering to ensure effort...George Gilder advances the view that only when the poor suffer from great misery will they be stimulated to make great efforts to change the situation, in other words, suffering is necessary to force the poor to work hard. 1. An imbalance between the rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of republics贫富不均乃共和政体最致命的宿疾2. Their poverty is a temporary misfortune, if they are poor and meek, they eventually will inherit the earth他们的贫穷只是一种暂时性的不幸，如果他们贫穷但却温顺，他们最终将成为世界的主人3.Couples in love should repair to R H Macy’s not their bedroom热恋的夫妇应该在梅西百货商店过夜，而不是他们的新房4.The American beauty rose can be produced in the splendor and fragrance which bring cheer to its beholder only by sacrificing the early buds which grow up around it.and so is in economic life. It’s merely the working out of the a law of the nature and a law of god美国这朵玫瑰花以其华贵与芳香让观众倾倒，赞不绝口，而她之所以能被培植就是因为在早期其周围的花蕾被插掉了，在经济生活中情况亦是如此。
现代大学英语精读4lesson3课后答案
1.Translate1)into Chinese(1)专业的历史工作者(2)基于常识的反应(3)事物的这种状况(4)意见不一的历史学家(5)已经准备好了的现成的东西(6)一个个人喜好不同的问题(7)截然不同的观点(8)民间故事(9)书面文件(10)过去的遗留物(11)人的动机和行为(12)复杂和精细(13)商船(14)一旦发生潜艇战(15)一个粗糙的理论(16)好战的行为；战争行为(17)宣传机器(18)德国外交部长(19)实力平衡(20)（事物的）因果(21)海岸炮兵(22)终极关怀(23)（事物的）近因(24)人们常说的一句话(25)不会出错的解释(26)绝对有效的模式(27)永不停止的探索(28)一个难以达到但又十分诱人的目标2） into English(1)to gain new insights(2)to revise one’s ideas(3)to trace the cause(4)to begin from this premise(5)to open fire on/at(6)to give equal weight to sth(7)to support a certain view(8)to influence the government(9)to destroy the balance of power(10)to form an alliance(11)to repay the loans(12)to contemplate war(13)to fill in the gaps(14)to conclude the quest(15)to view sth from a certain perspective(16)to benefit from the comparison(17)to eliminate from the comparison(18)to dig into the problem(19)to be immersed in a vast sea(20)to stem from a different point of view(21)to be destined to do sth(22)to ignore the fact(23)to make an assumption(24)to defeat the enemy(25)to win back one ’s lost territory(26)to sink a boat(27)to intercept the secret message(28)to piece together evidence(29)to approximate the truth(30)to master new techniques2.Give synonyms and antonyms of the following.1)synonyms(1)elusive : puzzling, baffling(2)intriguing: fascinating(3)evident: clear, plain, obvious, noticeable(4)ultimate: final, last(5)to revise: to correct, to change, to alter, to modify, to rewrite(6)to probe: to dig into, to investigate, to look into(7)belligerent: warlike, warring, aggressive, hostile(8)in addition to: besides, apart from, plus(9)in the event of: in the case of, should sth occur(10)nonetheless: nevertheless, in spite of that, just the same(11)to conclude ( the quest) : to end (the search / probing)(12)to denote: to refer to(13)persuasively: convincingly(14)more or less: on the whole, generally speaking(15)moreover: in addition, besides, apart from that, what ’s more(16)by way of: through2)antonyms(1)to be faulted: to be praised(2)exhilarating: depressing(3)unquestioned: doubtful(4)validity: unsoundness, weakness(5)premise: conclusion(6)motivation: effect(7)proportionate: disproportionate(8)pro-British: anti-British(9)to take into account: to ignore(10)crude (theory): a well-developed (theory), a sophisticated (theory)(11)confused: clear, clear-minded(12)professional: non-professional, amateurish3.Replace the words in bold type with words and phrases you know that convey more or less thesame meaning.1)simple/primitive; told; thick2)pondering/thinking about; future/fate; insignificant3)completely/entirely; different/opposite4)consider/regard; look at; angles/points of view5)knows very well; growing/increasing; complaints6)besides/apart from; easy; in the case of/if there is7)purposely paid no attention to8)generally/on the whole; however/but; come from/originate from9)absolutely reliable; wipe out/get rid of; bound to4.Translate1)The cause of the aircraft crash is so far unknown.2)The cause of global warming is still hotly debated among scientists.3)He devoted all his life to the cause of environmental protection.4)The river has caused us a lot of trouble in history.5)What do you think caused the upsurge in international terrorism?6)We must try and unite with those who have opposed us.7)There is always opposition to any progress and reform.8)Some people are always opposed to new things.9) A lot of those loans were never repaid. That high ratio of bad debts finally led to thefinancial crisis in this second economic power in the world.10)The Business Bank now offers a special loan to students who can’t pay for theireducation.11)The boy asked Mrs. Stow for the loan of her binoculars.12)She concluded her speech by saying that she hoped she could come again some dayand see more of the country.13)As soon as they concluded the investigation, they were to report to the Security Council.14)During his visit, he will conclude a new trade agreement with India.15)Based on those reasonable doubts, the jury had to conclude that the boy was not guilty.16)She is flying to New York by way of Tokyo.17)I ’dlike to say a few words about the situation in the sixties of the last century by way ofan introduction to the movie.18)They decided to recall their ambassador by way of protest.5.Put the most appropriate words in the blanks.1)while/although; to2)over/about; with3)to; in4)led to/resulted in/caused5)with; lends/gives/brings6)from; in7)as to; of8)in the even of; survive9)to; to; study10)out; in11)in; weight/priority12)denote; of13)immersed/buried; more or less14)rather; the more15)at; stems from/comes from/originates from/results from16)base; filled in。
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。
完整word版现代大学英语精读3第四课
Unit Four Diogenes and Alexander1.GlossaryWord list:1. bearded2.block3.elegant4.guffaw5.paradox10.nudge 9.titter 8.stroll 6. privacy 7.scant2.Key words: account possess form roll3.Phrases, idioms and expressionsa large corps of grow tired ofa quantity of imprint sth withan expedition against in particularbark at in such ways as tobring sb's power to ruin in the daytimecall upon keep sb from rain and windcare nothing for live without conventionsdo sth by choice look sb overdo sth by design open one's eyes with the sun at dawndo sth out of principle rise in respectdrink out of one's hands scoop water from the springfrom all over(a place) the man of the hourgreet sb with a bow wash sth down with a few handfuls of water 4.Collocationsclean one's weapons possess sbdiscard the jar procure goodsdo one's business rebuild the neglected fortifications emulate sb scratch one's backerase the old markings seek employmentescape complexities and extravagances stir sbexpound one's doctrine take commands nose'wipe on inhabit such a thing/placemock and satirize sb5.Word formation: -ware(earthware) auto/ n.+adj.6.Grammar1) using present participle as adverbial modifiers2) the first to/the first who…7.Back ground information1) Author2) Diogenes and Alexander3) Cynicism4) Other famous scholar at that age: Aristotle Plato Socrates8 Text structure and the main idea of this passage9.Preview questions about the text.1）What do you know about the historical background of the people discussed in the essay?What would be the corresponding period in our own history?2) What does the essay tell us about Diogenes and Alexander?3) What is a possible reason for an author to take the time to write an essay like this describingpeople who are long dead and gone?4) How is the essay structured?5) Try to find more information about these two historical figures to share with your classmate.10.Writing DevicesDiction 1)Contrast 2)Analogy3)Transferred epithet 4)Sentence Paraphrase 11.with the sun at dawn, scratched, done his business like a dog at the 1) He had opened his eyes(para1)…roadsideand complexities escape are without conventions, which artificial and false; Live 2)(para4)…extravagances3) They possess him. He is their slave. In order to procure a quantity of false, perishable goods hehas sold the only true, lasting good, his won independence.(para4)(para5)”…to restamp the currency“s aim was clear to him: it was '4) His life5) He was the man of the hour, of the century…(para13)Quiz1)1.His doctor prescribed some foods that can _____ needed protein and vitamins to the diet.a. facilitateb. furnishc. supplyd. equip2. The troops _____ the area before the civilians were allowed to return.a. securedb. ensuredc. storedd. provided3. She ____ her family by working in a hospital.a. provides againstb. provides forc. provides withd. provides to4. You may keep the book a further week ____ no one else requires it.d. even ifc. in case b. if onlya. provided that5. He has ____ his small company into a corporate giant.b. altered a. variedd. transformedc. converted6. I want to ____ some Hong Kong dollars into American dollars.d. transformc. convert a. modifyb. turn7. The river ____ through beautiful country.d. patrolsc. sauntersa. strollsb. wanders8. At night these busy streets during the day become ____ of traffic.d. blankc. hollow a. vacant b. empty9. Theirs is at best a ____ form of flattery.d. sunkena. vacantb. voidc. hollow10. Don't walk on that broken glass with ____feet.d. nudeb. barrenc. sterile a. barefeed the animals. 11. On no account ____a. are the visitors allowed tob. the visitors are allowed toc. are allowed the visitors tod. the visitors are to allowed12. Scarcely ____ lost his temper.a. never he hasb. never has hec. ever has hed. he has ever13. Not until yesterday ____ his mind.a. he changedb. he didn't changec. he did changed. did he change14. No sooner ____ he was asked to leave again.a. he had arrived thanb. he arrived whenc. had he arrived thand. whenhearrived15. Jack is ____ hardworking than his sister, but he failed in the exam.d. no moreb. no lessc. not morea. not less16. His humor was ____ make everyone in the room burst out laughing.a. so as tob. such as toc. so thatd. such that17. A pen is to a writer, ____ a gun is to a fighter.a. asb.likec. thatd. what18. He is a good man and is known ____ to everyone.a. such asb. as thatc. as suchd. so that19. ____ the spirit is exhausted by overwork, ____ it is destroyed by idleness.a. So…thatb. Such…thatc. Such…asd. As…so20. That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn't bothered by his loudness ___ by his lack of talent.a. thanb. ratherc. asd. so much as2) Match the items in the two columnsAll that glitters is not gold. No cross, no crown.Forgive and forget.Money makes a mare go.All are not thieves thatA golden key opens every door.dogs bark at.One misfortune rides on We have only a shortlife to live.nother's back.aEvery bird likes its own nest. Let bygones be bygones.Life is but a span. Hardship never comes alone.East or west home is best.No pains, no gains.。
现代大学精读4,1~4课课后翻译
现代大学精读4,1~4课课后翻译第一篇：现代大学精读4,1~4课课后翻译第一课我知道，不管发生什么，我都可以指望我兄弟会支持我。
i knew l could expect my brother to stand by me whatever happened.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 interestd in the present and the future如果他们双方都不妥协，就都会遭损both sides will stand to lose if they do not compromise 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。
we hope to integrate all the courses and teaching materials 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 for integrating our nation 在中国的传统艺术中，竹子往往代表道德上的正直in traditional Chinese art ,the bamboo stand for moral integrity and uprightness 绝大多数人都赞成深化改革。
the great majority of people stand for further reform 伊丽莎白一世女王统治英国45年。
queen elizabeth i rule England for 45years,and the country prospered under her rule 真理一开始总是掌握在极少数人手里the truth is always in the hand of a small minority at first.that's the rule 民主意味着由多数人来治理，但是democracy means that the majority rules,but the minority's right to disagree is also respect.these two basic rules are of equal importance 一个国家不可能强大，除非她不但是a nation cannot be strong unless it is well-integrated economically,politically and culturally as well as geographically 那次晚会很乏味，所以她悄悄溜出房the party was boring,so she slipped out of the room and went home 路很泥泞，他一滑掉进了河里。
现代大学英语精读4 Unit Four
② If something makes for another thing, it causes or helps to cause that thing to happen or exist. 促成; 造就
Eg： International football matches sometimes make for better understanding between countries. The large print makes for easier reading.
I managed to snatch an hour’s sleep on the
train.
6. Not to mention: used to add sth that makes
the situation even more difficult, interesting, surprising, etc. 更别提 beautiful weather and delicious food, not to mention the famous shopping malls. not to mention his five kids.
(paras. 2—6)
III. His later adventures (paras. 7—12) IV. The occurrences during the rest of the night (paras. 16—24)
I. Introduction
1.①Stuff sth with sth: to fill or overfill a
Sarah curled up on the sofa.
②Curl up: if something flat curls up, its edges start to become curved and point upwards
现代大学英语精读3Lesson4WisdomofBearWood讲解
Lesson Four Wisdom of Bear WoodBackground InformationI. AuthorMichael Welzenbach (1954—2001) was an art critic as well as a poet and novelist. He wrote some of the most stimulating criticisms of art and music for the Washington Post.II. Robin HoodRobin Hood is a legendary hero of a series of English ballads, some of which date from at least the 14th century. He was a rebel, and many of the most striking episodes in the tales about him show him and his companions robbing and killing representatives of authority and giving the gains to the poor. Their most frequent enemy was the Sheriff of Nottingham, a local agent of the central government. Others included wealthy ecclesiastical landownersRobin treated women, the poor, and people of humble status with courtesy. A good deal of the impetus against authority stems from the restriction of hunting rights. The early ballads, especially, reveal the cruelty that was an inescapable part of medieval life.The authentic Robin Hood ballads were the poetic expression of popular aspirations in the north of England during a turbulent era of baronial rebellions and agrarian discontent, which culminated in the peasants’ Revolt of 1381. Robin Hood was a people’s hero as King Arthur was a noble’s.III. BerkshireSituated in the heart of southern England, the County of Berkshire, also known as "Royal Berkshire" is home to several well-known towns and cities, such as Windsor, where the famous royal retreat Windsor Castle can be found. Another royal connection is the Town of Ascot, famous for its very popular annual horse racing festival—"Royal Ascot". Berkshire also boasts many picturesque villages with views across the River Thames absolutely stunning.IV. Rural Life in BritainCottages: Picturesque cottages are most people’s idea of the typical country building. Cottages dating from the late 16th century are generally the earliest to survive.All manner of materials were used to build England’s country cottages: stone, slate, wood, flint, clay, cob, thatch, boulders and pebbles, and turf. Whatever material was used, traditionally this would have reflected what was locally available.Whilst colorful flowers, always important to the cottage dweller, were haphazard in their planting, vegetables were grown in orde red rows. Edibles were grown, not only for the cottagers’ own table but also to be sold as a means of supplementing their income. The garden was not solely inhabited by plants, for the keeping of bees, and sometimes pigs, which was once a common sight in the cottage garden. The cottage garden provided the opportunity for the annual village show to develop, with every keen gardener hoping his produce would scoop the top prize.Part One: Introduction to the Text1. The story is about a friendship betw een two souls who are “seemingly different” in every way: one is an American boy of twelve; and the other is an old English woman.2. The story is not very subtle, nor is it particularly dramatic, but it is nevertheless beautiful. It is beautiful not just because it contains some beautiful descriptions of the Wood, but because it is about a beautiful friendship.Part Two Detailed Discussion of the Text1. The Structure of the TextIt can be divided into three big parts:The first part describes the loneliness of the boy and his roaming in the woods.The second part describes the boy’s encounter with the old lady.The last part describes the death of the old lady and the boy’s nostalgia for her.2. Detailed Discussion of the text1) The theme of the story is summed up at the very end. It is about “ a wisdom tutored by nature itself, about the seen and the unseen, about things that change and things that are changeless, and about the fact that no matter how seemingly different two souls may be, they possess the potential for that most precious, rare thing---an enduring and rewarding friendship.”2) The story is not very subtle, nor is it particularly dramatic, but it is nevertheless beautiful. It is beautiful not just because it contains some beautiful descriptions of the Wood, but because it is about a beautiful friendship.3) What is interesting is the fact that this is a friendship between two souls who are “seemingly different” in every way: one is an American boy of t welve,; and the other is an old English woman.4) Why can they become good friends?A: They are both lonely: the boy is lonely because he is in a foreign country with his father, the woman is lonely because she has just lost her dear husband.B: They have the common interest in nature and knowledge.C: The shortbread the woman keeps supplying for the boy is also one of the reasons.D: The real reason for their friendship is the old woman’s selfless interest in the boy. It is often said that true love is in the giving and not in the taking. So is friendship. The woman not only gives the boy good food to eat, she also gives him a new vision of the beautiful nature, the key to the treasury of human knowledge, and above all, her care, concern, love and affection. Does she get anything in return? Yes. Through giving, she cannot help receiving. Although totally unaware, the boy has given the woman great consolation too. He is the real good companion of the woman. He brings great happiness and consolation to the woman. That is what she really needs in her deep heart.5) In this world, there are many things you can see and there are many things you can’t see, and friendship is what you can’t see, unlike your worldly belongings, because it exists deep in your heart. In this world there are also things that change and things that do not change, and true friendship does not change. It is rare and precious. It is enduring and rewarding.Part Three Vocabulary —the usage of suspect, regard, earn, incline and identify1.suspect(1) to think that sth is probably true or likely, esp. sth bad(2) to think that someone is probably guilty(3) to doubt the truth of sth2.regard(1) to look at attentively; to observe closely(2) to consider or look upon in a particular way(3) to have great affection or admiration forgive one’s regards to somebodyin this regardwith regard toas regardsregardless of3.earn(1) to receive a certain amount of money for the work you do(2) to get sth you deserve4.incline(1) to think that a particular belief or opinion is most likely to be rightto be inclined to do5.identify(1) to recognize and correctly name someone or sth, or to discoverthe nature and origin of the thingidentity (n.)identification (n.)identical (adj.)Part Four Grammar Focus1. Ways of expressing adverbial2. Ways of expressing apposition3. PrepositionsPart Five More work on the Text.1. Oral Work;2. Vocabulary Exercises;3. Grammar Exercises;4. Written Work (Topic): Friendship1. Why did Bear Wood become the boy’s favorite? What was so special about it?2. Why did the boy remember so fondly his days in the Bear Wood? What did he mean when he talked about wisdom as a legacy?3. What are the “seen and unseen”; “things that change and things that are changeless”?4. What do you learn from their friendship?Text AppreciationI. Text AnalysisPlot of the storySetting of the storyProtagonists of the storyWriting techniques of thestoryTheme of the storyHave you got the key elements in the story?Plot: the cultivation of friendshipbetween a boy and an old ladySetting: Bear woodProtagonists: "I" and Mrs. Robertson-GlasgowWriting techniques: go to Writing DevicesTheme of the story: go to the next pageTheme of the StoryTrue friendship is both rare and precious. It exists deep in heart and does not change. It is enduring and rewarding.The theme is summed up at the very end.Structure of the TextPart 1 (paras. 1─ 4 ) about:The lonely boy found his pleasure in Bear Wood.Part 2 (paras. 5-23 ) about:The boy met Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow in the Bear Wood and they became best friends.Part 3 (paras.24-27 ) about:Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow became sick and dead while their friendship flourished more than ever before.Part 4 (paras. 28-37) about:The revelation of true love.1. Friendship Between Two SoulsDifferencesoldEnglishwomanlost her husband12Americanboyseparated from friendsSimilarities1. lonely2. common interest—nature and knowledge3. true love—giving not taking4. others…(Scan the text and list out the related information.)2. Beauties vs. Beauties1). Beauties that lie in the Wood :a vaulted cathedral…2). Beauties that lie in the friendshipgiving but no taking…3. When I was 12 years old, my family moved to England, the fourth major move in my short life. (In Para. 1)Question: What does the author intend to emphasize, using this sentence as the opening?The author intends to impress the readers that the boy disliked moving very much. The comparison formed between "12" and "4" is impressive.4. Question: What can you learn from the first 3 sentences of Paragraph 2?From the "Background information" we’ve already got a good idea that in Berkshire there are lots of historic interests, including some famous ancient castles. For little boys, ancient castles usually mean brave explorations and endless pursuit of mysterious treasures. The boy, however, had no taste for these kinds of things. Instead, he just loved nature. Maybe besides this reason, he was also trying to avoid any involvement with other boys.5. Question: In the beginning of the story, what did Bear Wood mean to the little boy? •heaven—but a lonely heaven (Was he really happy about the situation?)• a secret fortress (What to defend? Did it form attachments or loneliness?)•almost a holy place (Why holy?)• a private paradise (Who was going to intrude into it?)6. Question: What is the implication of Paragraph 7?Following the 6 short sentences connected by 5 "ands" and 1 "so", the readers can feel, in a vivid way, the boy is not at ease and is eager to leave.7. Question: The owls are "introduced", "not native". What is indicated here?In fact, neither the old lady nor the little boy is native in Berkshire. The only common thing is that they can share nature peacefully and happily with the introduced animals.8. Question: Compare the two sentences."… she was growing frailer and less inclined to laugh.""I began to grow quickly. I played soccer and made a good friend."With time passing, the old lady was dying; at the meantime, with the inspiration of the friendship, the boy was developing into a confident and open-minded boy and no longer afraid of having new friends.9. I suspected, of course, that she was lonely; I did not know she was ill.( In Para. 26)Question: What is the implication here?The old lady was so kind to the boy. She was so involved in furthering the communication with the boy that he even failed to notice how ill she was. Of course, because she was quite open to him, he could understand her loneliness10. Question: Why does the image of "the biscuit tin" reoccur so many times in the last part of the story?Such an image entails a lot:•the finest shortbread in the world made by the old lady;•the everlasting friendship between them;•the kindness best shown by the boy’s favorite snacks even before her death;•the odds and ends kept to remind how much the boy had learned from the old lady—not only knowledge about nature, but also about lively life and rewarding friendship.Further Discussion About the StoryHow did the boy come to live in England?How did he like the frequent moves?What did he usually do to amuse himself?Why did Bear Wood become his favorite?How did the boy come to meet Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow?How did they become friends?Why did they enjoy each other’s company so much?What did the boy discover about the elderly woman?Can you imagine what kind of life she had had?How did the boy suddenly lose his dear friend?Why did the boy remember so fondly his days in the Bear Wood?Retell the story in your own words.III. Sentence ParaphraseSentence Paraphrase 1When I was 12 years old, my family moved to England, the fourth major move in my short life. (1)When I was 12 years old, my family moved to England, which was the fourth major move in my short life.the fourth major move in my short life:noun phraseas a condensed non-restrictive relative clause1).Lottie grinned, a real wide open grin.2).His father was laughing, a queer sobbing sort of a laugh.Sentence Paraphrase 2My father’s government job demanded that he go oversea s every few years, so I was used to wrenching myself away from friends. (1)demanded that he go overseas:subjunctive mood ,not "went" or "goes"wrenching myself away from friends:twisting and pulling myself violently away from friends1. In the past men generally preferred that their wives _______ in the home.A. workedB. would workC. workD. were working2. Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it ______ in a religious as well as worldly frame of reference.A. is to be analyzedB. had been analyzedC. be analyzedD. should have been analyzedC CSentence Paraphrase 3Loving nature, however, I was most delighted by the endless patchwork of farms and woodland that surrounded our house. (2)Loving nature: present participle phrase, showing the reasonPatchwork of farms: farms that look like small pieces of cloth of different colors when seen from far aboveHowever, as (because) I loved nature, I was really very happy to enjoy the endless pieces of farms and woods around our house.More examples1).Being a few minutes late, he was dismissed.2).Having been criticized, he made up his mind to improve his work thoroughly.Sentence Paraphrase 4In the deep woods that verged against our back fence, a network of paths led almost everywhere, and pheasants rocketed off into the dense laurels ahead as you walked. (2)verged against :was close to; was at the edge or on the border ofa network of paths: a system of roads that cross each other and are connected to each otherpheasants rocketed off: pheasants went off like rocketsSentence Paraphrase 5Keeping to myself was my way of not forming attachments that I would only have to abandon the next time we moved. (3)Keeping to myself: not mixing with or talking to other peopleKeeping to myself, forming attachments: gerund phrasesI did not try to make many friends because in that way I did not have to give up my friendship the next time I had to move.More examplesYou can have it for the asking.I feel like going shopping today. How about you?Our family make a point of going to church every Sunday.The old lady had great difficulty getting on the bus.The children are having fun playing on the playground.Sentence Paraphrase 6My own breathing rang in my ears, and the slightest stirring of any woodland creature echoed through this private paradise. (4)Breathing: gerund phraseStirring: movementI could even hear my own breathing, and even the lightest movement of any bird or animal in the wood could be heard throughout this paradise.Sentence Paraphrase 7I proceeded quietly, careful not to alarm a bird that might loudly warn other creatures to hide. (5)Proceeded: movedcareful not to alarm a bird: an adjective phrase:functioning as subject complement, which denotes the state the subject is inI moved quietly and carefully so that I would not alarm any bird which might loudly warn other animals in the woods to hide.More examples"They’re not?" I asked, fascinated.At a quarter to three, he got up and crept downstairs, careful of the creaky boards, and let himself out.The cows looked at him, sleepy and surprised.Sentence Paraphrase 8Soon I saw a small brick cottage that glowed pinkly in the westering sun. (18)Soon I saw a small brick cottage shining with a pink color in the sun that was moving toward the west.Sentence Paraphrase 9…and my well of knowledge about natural history began to brim over. (24)Well: spring or fountain, metaphor: knowledge linked to a wellBrim over: overflow, exaggeration: having knowledge overflowingI began to know much about natural history, too much for a boy of my age.Sentence Paraphrase 10Familiarity sometimes makes people physically invisible, for you find yourself talking to theheart—to the essence, as it were, rather than to the face. (26)Essence: the most important quality of sth.; the thing that makes sth. what it isas it were: used to describe sth. in a way that is not quite accurateWhen people get to know each other really well, sometimes they don’t notice physical changes. The boy did not see that his friend, the old lady, was getting weaker and weaker because all the time he was talking to her heart, rather than to her face.Sentence Paraphrase 11My mother was regarding me with a strange gentleness. (29)My mother was looking at me with a strange gentleness because she wanted to break the news gently so that I would not take it too hard.Sentence Paraphrase 12It is a wisdom tutored by nature itself, about the seen and the unseen, about things that change and things that are changeless, and about the fact that no matter how seemingly different two souls may be, they possess the potential for that most precious, rare thing—an enduring and rewarding friendship. (37)I learn a lot of knowledge, taught by nature itself, about the things I can see—the birds, insects, trees, and flowers, and the things I cannot see—ideas, scientific laws and principles. I also learn a lot about the things that change, including life itself, as well as the things that are changeless like friendship, love, and many basic values.。
现代大学英语精读4(第二版)-部分课文及短语重点翻译
精读四 Unit 1 bang the door 猛然敲门 1. cheer His Majesty 向国王陛下欢呼 2. contemplate the statue 凝视那雕像 3. 发明一种新方法/设计 4.devise a new way gain a reputation 获得一种名声 5. inspire the people 鼓舞人民6. s head ’sink one 低下头 7. 代表国家/象征8.symbolize the nation s hands ’warm one 暖和双手 9. s health ’ruin one 毁了某人的健康 10. play an important role/part in 扮演重要的角色 11. 解决这个问题 12. settle the issue the eternal truth 永恒的真理 1. a filing cabinet 档案柜 2. utter nonsense 无稽之谈 3. delinquent behavior 有违法倾向的行为 4.常客 5.a frequent visitor fresh air 新鲜空气 6. high-minded monologue 格调很高的独白 7. a settled view 一个固定的观点 8. a speech impediment 语言障碍 9.可怕的风10.a hideous wind heady patriotism 使人兴奋的爱国热情11. the remorseless invaders 无情的入侵者 12. the Prime Minister 首相 13.a mental process 思维过程 14.国际联盟 15.the League of Nations a coherent article 一篇有条理的文章 16. a proficient interpreter 一位口译好手 17. an irresistible trend 一个不可避免的趋势 18. rotten apples 腐烂的苹果 19.点头之交 20.a nodding acquaintance （前五）他因收受贿赂而正在接受调查。
现代大学英语精读4第二版课后翻译答案（unit4-unit6,中英双语）
Unit5
统计数据 但如果按人口 1.
显示，中国拥有总计为 2.8 万亿立方米的水资源，仅次于巴西、俄罗斯和加拿大，居世界第四位。
总数分配，
我们人均拥水量就只占世界平均数的四分之一左右。
Sta s cs show that China has a total amount of 2.8 trillion cubic meters of water resources, second only to Brazil, Russia and Canada, rankin
droughts.
尽管我们 水土流失与 4.
在过去的几十年里取得了很大的成就，但我们的江河湖泊还远远没得到有效治理。
荒漠化正日益严重的威胁者
很多河流 以黄河 我们的经济和人们的生活。
都已经断流。
为例，1998 年它断流的时间长达 2 Nhomakorabea2 天。
In spite of the impressive progress we have achieved in the past years, we are s ll far from effec vely harnessing our rivers, lakes and
although there is bound to be opposi on.
他读到 他将信 他从衣服上 8.
这封信的时候气疯了。
撕碎，扔进了废纸篓。
撕下一块布，用自己的鲜血写下了他的最后一封信。
He was furious/infuriated when he read the le Heer. tore it u pand threw it into the wastepaper baskTehte. n he rippeda piece of his coat
现代大学英语精读4第二版课后翻译答案（unit4-unit6,中英双语）
现代大学英语精读4第二版课后翻译答案（unit4-unit6,中英双语）Unit41.我看见一叶扁舟顺河漂流。
我不想像这小舟一样没有目标，随波逐流地了此一生。
I saw a boat drifting along the river. I do no t intend to be like this boat, drifting through life aimlessly.2.山谷里的桃花全都盛开了，让她留恋忘返。
在前面不远处，她看见一家农舍，从窗户内传来了美妙的乡村音乐。
The peach trees in the valley were in full blossom, making it difficult to tear herself away from them. Some distance apart from her, she saw a little hut with sweet country music drifting out of its window.3.结婚以后，我和朋友的来往慢慢变少了。
而我夹在那些一起共事的商界人士当中十分不自在。
他们说的生意经我厌烦透了。
After my marriage, my friends and I drifted apart a little, and I was completely out of my element among those business people I had to work with. Their business discussions bored me stiff .4.他们之间已经具有发生内战的所有要素。
国际社会已向双方呼吁，希望他们和平解决争端。
They already had all the necessary elements for a civil war. The international community has appealed to both sides for a peaceful settlement of their disputes.5.很多人认为教会正在失去他的吸引力。
现代大学英语精读第四课
(完整版)现代大学英语精读4thinkingasahobby原文、课文对比版
Thinking as a Hobbyby William GoldingWhile I was still a boy, I came to the conclusion that there were three grades of thinking; and since I was later to claim thinking as my hobby, I came to an even stranger conclusion - namely, that I myself could not think at all.I must have been an unsatisfactory child for grownups to deal with. I remember how incomprehensible they appeared to me at first, but not, of course, how I appeared to them. It was the headmaster of my grammar school who first brought the subject of thinking before me - though neither in the way, nor with the result he intended. He had some statuettes in his study. They stood on a high cupboard behind his desk. One was a lady wearing nothing but a bath towel. She seemed frozen in an eternal panic lest the bath towel slip down any farther, and since she had no arms, she was in an unfortunate position to pull the towel up again. Next to her, crouched the statuette of a leopard, ready to spring down at the top drawer of a filing cabinet labeled A-AH. My innocence interpreted this as the victim's last, despairing cry. 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 of Milo. 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. It is easy to buy small plaster models of what you think life is like.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; and I was puzzled. Grownups never made sense. Whenever I found myself in a penal position before the headmaster's desk, with the statuettes glimmering whitely above him, I would sink my head, clasp my hands behind my back, and writhe one shoe over the other.The headmaster would look opaquely at me through flashing spectacles. "What are we going to do with you?"Well, what were they going to do with me? I would writhe my shoe some more and stare down 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 the muscular gentleman contemplated the hindquarters of the leopard in endless gloom. I had nothing to say to the 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 plonked Rodin's masterpiece on the desk before me."That's what a man looks like when he's really thinking."I surveyed the gentleman without interest or comprehension."Go back to your class."Clearly there was something missing in me. Nature had endowed the rest of the human race with a sixth sense and left me out. This must be so, I mused, on my way back to the class, since whether I had broken a window, or failed to remember Boyle's Law, or been late for school, my teachers produced me one, adult answer: "Why can't you think?"As I saw the case, I had broken the window because I had tried to hit Jack Arney with a cricket ball and missed him; I could not remember Boyle's Law because I had never bothered to learn it; and I was late for school because I preferred looking over the bridge into the river. In fact, I was wicked. Were my teachers, perhaps, so good that they could not understand the depths of my depravity? Were they clear, untormented people who could direct their every action by this mysterious business of thinking? The whole thing was incomprehensible. In my earlier years, I found even the statuette of the Thinker confusing. I did not believe any of my teachers were naked, ever. Like someone born deaf, but bitterly determined to find out about sound, I watched my teachers to find out about 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? He would spread his arms wide with the action of a man who habitually spent his time striding along mountain ridges."Open air does me good, boys - I know it!"Sometimes, exalted by his own oratory, he would leap from his desk and hustle us outside 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, rejoicing in his perfect health, an open-air man. He would put his hands on his waist and take a tremendous breath. You could hear the wind trapped in the cavern of his chest and struggling with all the unnatural impediments. His body would reel with shock and his ruined face go white at the unaccustomed visitation. He would stagger back to his desk and collapse there, useless for the rest of the morning.Mr. Houghton was given to high-minded monologues about the good life, sexless and full of duty. Yet in the middle of one of these monologues, if a girl passed the window, tapping along on herneat little feet, he would interrupt his discourse, his neck would turn of itself and he would watch her out of sight. In this instance, he seemed to me ruled not by thought but by an invisible and irresistible spring in his nape.His neck was an object of great interest to me. Normally it bulged a bit over his collar. But Mr. Houghton had fought in the First World War alongside both Americans and French, and had come - by who knows what illogic? - to a settled detestation of both countries. If either country happened to be prominent in current affairs, no argument could make Mr. Houghton think well of it. He would bang the desk, his neck would bulge still further and go red. "You can say what you like," he would cry, "but I've thought about this - and I know what I think!"Mr. Houghton thought with his neck.There was Miss. Parsons. She assured us that her dearest wish was our welfare, but I knew even then, with the mysterious clairvoyance of childhood, that what she wanted most was the husband she never got. There was Mr. Hands - and so on.I have dealt at length with my teachers because this was my introduction to the nature of what is commonly called thought. Through them I discovered that thought is often full of unconscious prejudice, ignorance, and hypocrisy. It will lecture on disinterested purity while its neck is being remorselessly twisted toward a skirt. Technically, it is about as proficient as most businessmen's golf, as honest as most politician's intentions, or - to come near my own preoccupation - as coherent as most books that get written. It is what I came to call grade-three thinking, though more properly, it is feeling, rather than thought.True, often there is a kind of innocence in prejudices, but in those days I viewed grade-three thinking with an intolerant contempt and an incautious mockery. I delighted to confront a pious lady who hated the Germans with the proposition that we should love our enemies. She taught me a great truth in dealing with grade-three thinkers; because of her, I no longer dismiss lightly a mental process which for nine-tenths of the population is the nearest they will ever get to thought. They have immense solidarity. We had better respect them, for we are outnumbered and surrounded. A crowd of grade-three thinkers, all shouting the same thing, all warming their hands at the fire of their own prejudices, will not thank you for pointing out the contradictions in their beliefs. Man is a gregarious animal, and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way on the side of a hill.Grade-two thinking is the detection of contradictions. I reached grade two when I trapped the poor, pious lady. Grade-two thinkers do not stampede easily, though often they fall into the other fault and lag behind. Grade-two thinking is a withdrawal, with eyes and ears open. It became my hobby and brought satisfaction and loneliness in either hand. For grade-two thinking destroys without having the power to create. It set me watching the crowds cheering His Majesty the King and asking myself what all the fuss was about, without giving me anything positive to put in the place of that heady patriotism. But there were compensations. To hear people justify their habit of hunting foxes and tearing them to pieces by claiming that the foxes like it. To her our Prime Minister talk about the great benefit we conferred on India by jailing people like Pandit Nehru and Gandhi. To hear American politicians talk about peace in one sentence and refuse to join the League of Nations in the next. Yes, there were moments of delight.But I was growing toward adolescence and had to admit that Mr. Houghton was not the only one with an irresistible spring in his neck. I, too, felt the compulsive hand of nature and began to find that pointing out contradiction could be costly as well as fun. There was Ruth, for example, a serious and attractive girl. I was an atheist at the time. Grade-two thinking is a menace to religion and knocks down sects like skittles. I put myself in a position to be converted by her with an hypocrisy worthy of grade three. She was a Methodist - or at least, her parents were, and Ruth had to follow suit. But, alas, instead of relying on the Holy Spirit to convert me, Ruth was foolish enough to open her pretty mouth in argument. She claimed that the Bible (King James Version) was literally inspired. I countered by saying that the Catholics believed in the literal inspiration of Saint Jerome's Vulgate, and the two books were different. Argument flagged. At last she remarked that there were an awful lot of Methodists and they couldn't be wrong, could they - not all those millions? That was too easy, said I restively (for the nearer you were to Ruth, the nicer she was to be near to) since there were more Roman Catholics than Methodists anyway; and they couldn't be wrong, could they - not all those hundreds of millions? An awful flicker of doubt appeared in her eyes. I slid my arm round her waist and murmured breathlessly that if we were counting heads, the Buddhists were the boys for my money. But Ruth has really wanted to do me good, because I was so nice. The combination of my arm and those countless Buddhists was too much for her. That night her father visited my father and left, red-cheeked and indignant. I was given the third degree to find out what had happened. It was lucky we were both of us only fourteen. I lost Ruth and gained an undeserved reputation as a potential libertine.So grade-two thinking could be dangerous. It was in this knowledge, at the age of fifteen, that I remember making a comment from the heights of grade two, on the limitations of grade three. One evening I found myself alone in the school hall, preparing it for a party. The door of the headmaster's study was open. I went in. The headmaster had ceased to thump Rodin's Thinker down on the desk as an example to the young. Perhaps he had not found any more candidates, but the statuettes were still there, glimmering and gathering dust on top of the cupboard. I stood on a chair and rearranged them. I stood Venus in her bathtowel on the filing cabinet, so that now the top drawer caught its breath in a gasp of sexy excitement. "A-ah!" The portentous Thinker I placed on the edge of the cupboard so that he looked down at the bath towel and waited for it to slip.Grade-two thinking, though it filled life with fun and excitement, did not make for content. To find out the deficiencies of our elders bolsters the young ego but does not make for personal security. I found that grade two was not only the power to point out contradictions. It took the swimmer some distance from the shore and left him there, out of his depth. I decided that Pontius Pilate was a typical grade-two thinker. "What is truth?" he said, a very common grade two thought, but one that is used always as the end of an argument instead of the beginning. There is still a higher grade of thought which says, "What is truth?" and sets out to find it.But these grade-one thinkers were few and far between. They did not visit my grammar school in the flesh though they were there in books. I aspired to them partly because I was ambitious and partly because I now saw my hobby as an unsatisfactory thing if it went no further. If you set out to climb a mountain, however high you climb, you have failed if you cannot reach the top.I did meet an undeniably grade one thinker in my first year at Oxford. I was looking over a small bridge in Magdalen Deer Park, and a tiny mustached and hatted figure came and stood by my side. He was a German who had just fled from the Nazis to Oxford as a temporary refuge. His name was Einstein. But Professor Einstein knew no English at that time and I knew only two words of German. I beamed at him, trying wordlessly to convey by my bearing all the affection and respect that the English felt for him. It is possible - and I have to make the admission - that I felt here were two grade-one thinkers standing side by side; yet I doubt if my face conveyed more than a formless awe. I would have given my Greek and Latin and French and a good slice of my English for enough German to communicate. But we were divided; he was as inscrutable as my headmaster. For perhaps five minutes we stood together on the bridge, undeniable grade-one thinker and breathless aspirant. With true greatness, Professor Einstein realized that any contact was better than none. He pointed to a trout wavering in midstream.He spoke: "Fisch."My brain reeled. Here I was, mingling with the great, and yet helpless as the veriest grade-three thinker. Desperately I sought for some sign by which I might convey that I, too, revered pure reason. I nodded vehemently. In a brilliant flash I used up half of my German vocabulary. "Fisch. Ja. Ja."For perhaps another five minutes we stood side by side. Then Professor Einstein, his whole figure still conveying good will and amiability, drifted away out of sight.I, too, would be a grade-one thinker. I was irrelevant at the best of times. Political and religious systems, social customs, loyalties and traditions, they all came tumbling down like so many rotten apples off a tree. This was a fine hobby and a sensible substitute for cricket, since you could play it all the year round. I came up in the end with what must always remain the justification for grade-one thinking, its sign, seal, and charter. I devised a coherent system for living. It was a moral system, which was wholly logical. Of course, as I readily admitted, conversion of the world to my way of thinking might be difficult, since my system did away with a number of trifles, such as big business, centralized government, armies, marriage...It was Ruth all over again. I had some very good friends who stood by me, and still do. But my acquaintances vanished, taking the girls with them. Young women seemed oddly contented with the world as it was. They valued the meaningless ceremony with a ring. Young men, while willing to concede the chaining sordidness of marriage, were hesitant about abandoning the organizations which they hoped would give them a career. A young man on the first rung of the Royal Navy, while perfectly agreeable to doing away with big business and marriage, got as red-necked as Mr. Houghton when I proposed a world without any battleships in it.Had the game gone too far? Was it a game any longer? In those prewar days, I stood to lose a great deal, for the sake of a hobby.Now you are expecting me to describe how I saw the folly of my ways and came back to the warm nest, where prejudices are so often called loyalties, where pointless actions are hallowed into custom by repetition, where we are content to say we think when all we do is feel.But you would be wrong. I dropped my hobby and turned professional.If I were to go back to the headmaster's study and find the dusty statuettes still there, I would arrange them differently. I would dust Venus and put her aside, for I have come to love her and know her for the fair thing she is. But I would put the Thinker, sunk in his desperate thought, where there were shadows before him - and at his back, I would put the leopard, crouched and ready to spring.。
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She realized …
If
they were able to stand the test and emerged from the worst together, . their relationship or marriage would be strengthened, and a sacred bondage would be formed between them. But if they failed the test, their relationship would be broken and they would be driven apart.
But, he says it to the woman, so we can see he regards her as his families, or someone he trusts.
Hearing these words, what was the narrator’s response?
2. Was it a terribly big storm? What details can you give from Paragraphs72-75 to illustrate your answer?
1. The tops of the trees …… crashing on the beach (para71)
Section 5: Para 91--95
When they came out from the bushes, they found rashes(疹子) on their arms and feet. What plants gave them rashes??
The narrator:
First thought
Para 87-88
So, the narrator understand the deep feelings of the man. She knew he and his wife experienced the worst together.
I knew now that he was a person who had hit rock bottom.
Next …
The man has something to say to the woman…
His voice surprised me, like the sun. But in the opposite way. It had a weight to it, a warning--- determination edged with apology. (para.79) The man surprised the narrator pleasantly
71 )
那声音就像是卷着石块的海浪冲击着海滩
Paragraphs71-75
1. When they saw a heavy rain coming, where did they go for shelter?
They hurried across the mown grass into bushes and the tall weeds.
He tells to the woman about his youngest boy who was killed by him last summer. It has become a secret which he never wants to talk about hid in his heart. Since he moved to this new place, he had kept it from all the People he met.
Key words: nettles Real life
joe-pye weeds
ordinary life
Ordinary life is more like the insignificant-looking nettles that are stinging and piercing, thus irritating and annoying people rather than the joe-pye weeds with showy pinkish-purple flowers. Real life is disturbing, frustrating, and unsettling, offering no tidy resolution.
Part Ⅲ —— section 4 (para 69-90)
The narrator’s adventurous experience with Mike through the rainstorm.
The climax of the story
• like the sound of a wave full of stones, crashing on the beach (Para
I thought of the moment when he got out of … (para 85) I walked a little behind him. And I did not say anything… (para86)
they were not ordinary friends but soul mates. As they understand each other perfectly, no words were needed at this moment.
The narrator: Epiphany 顿悟
Love that was not usable, that knew its place. Not risking a thing yet staying alive as a sweet trickle, an underground resource. With the weight of this new stillness on it, this seal.
At night, when they were watching the stars and when she was lying in bed, she was disturbed by sexual desire. During the storm, the two were holding each other tightly, but they did that to protect themselves from the terrible storm. Now they kissed and pressed together because they had just survived a devastating storm,a dangerous situation. They kissed and embraced as a spontaneously shared ritual. At this moment, lust that had disturbed her in the night gave way to this sense of being together. We can see that in a certain sense, the rain had washed away the lust and purified her mind, thus purifying their relationship, too.
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2. When we stopped …… direction of the midnight cloulds(para72) 3. Curtains of rain—not ……ahead of it (para72) 4. It was hard enough to stand up …… (para73)
Para 71—76 are characterized by detailed descriptions of the storm.
It serve as an important element of the whole story.
The two friends who survived the storm together felt even closer. This makes readers think that something will happen between the man and woman now.
爱不是来被利用的。我们十分清楚它应在的位置。我们不拿它来冒险，而是 让它像涓涓细流慢慢流淌，仿若地下资源，将爱封存，静静的流淌。
What happened, or rather what did not happen between Mike and the narrator that weekend may not seem very special or exciting, but through it the author explores the complexity of human emotions and the beauty of ordinary life.
Paragraph-75
What did they do when the wind passed over? Why ?
Then we kissed and pressed together briefly. This was more of a ritual, a recognition of survival rather than of our bodies’ inclinations. (para. 75)
Para - 94
Para 92-93 talks about what they do to kill the rashes.