综合教程4-paraphrase答案

IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences taken from the text.

Unit 1 1.…there has been this long lull with nothing particular up!

…Britain has been in too long a period of stillness without taking any particular action against the enemy!

2.…we must “… meet with Triumph and Disaster. And treat those two impostors

just the same.”

…we are sure to experience both Triumph and Disaster, and we must treat them as the same thing different appearances because they are essentially interchangeable.

3.…never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.

…never give in unless we are convinced that it is honourable and sensible for us to do so.

4.Britain, other nations thought, had drawn a sponge across her slate.

Other nations thought that Britain was completely conquered.

5.…we have only to persevere to conquer.

…we will win as long as we hold on to the end.

Unit 2 1.The phrase “personal space” has a quaint, seventies ring to it.

The phrase “personal space” has an odd touch that was characteristic of the 1970s.

2.T-shirt weather can make proximity more alluring (or much, or less).

In hot summer days, people can be drawn to each other, especially to the opposite sex (or feel disgusted with the closeness of others.)

3.The logistics of it vary according to geography.

People in different regions are given different sizes of personal space. 4.…individuals routinely commandeer booths and sets of facing seats meant for

foursomes.

…it is quite common that one person occupies a booth and a set of facing seats designed for four people.

5.Even the focus of science these days is micro, not macro.

Even science focuses on the intra-personal, inner world rather than the

interpersonal, outer society these days.

6.In the same way that the breeze from a butterfly’s wings in Japan may eventually

produce a tidal in California, I have decided to expand the contracting boundaries of personal space.

Because the initial invasion of personal space can cause a chain of reactions,

which may bring about a catastrophic consequence, as the breeze from a

butterfly’s wings in Japan, if it initiates a chain of waves, may eventually produce

a tidal wave in California, I have decided to enlarge the shrinking personal space.

Unit 3 1.Given the relatively few restrictions governing access and usage, it is the

communications modal equivalent of international waters.

As there are relatively few restrictions for reaching and using the Internet,