高级英语-1-答案-(外研社;第三版;张汉熙主编)

第一课Face to face with Hurricane Camille Paraphrase:

1. We are 23 feet above the sea level.

2. The house has been here since 1915, and has never been damaged by any hurricanes.

3. We can make the necessary preparations and survive the hurricane without much damage.

4. Water got into the generator and put it out. It stopped producing electricity so the lights also went out.

5. Everybody go out through the back door and run to the car.

6. The electrical systems in the car (the battery for the starter) had been put out by water.

7. As John watched the water inch its way up the steps, he felt a strong sense of guilt because he blamed himself for endangering the whole family by deciding not to flee inland.

8. Oh God, please help us to get through this storm safely

9. Grandmother Koshak sang a few words alone and then her voice gradually grew dimmer and stopped.

10. Janis displayed rather late the exhaustion brought about by the nervous tension caused by the hurricane.

Translation (C-E)

1. Each and every plane must be checked out thoroughly before

taking off. 每架飞机起飞之前必须经过严格的检查。

2. The residents were firmly opposed to the construction of a waste incineration plant in their neighborhood because they were deeply concerned about the plant’s emissions polluting the air.居民坚决反对在附近建立垃圾焚烧厂，因为他们担心工厂排放的气体会污染周围的空气。

3. Investment in ecological projects in this area mounted up to billions of Yuan. 在这个地区，生态工程的投资额高达数十亿元。

4. The dry riverbed was strewn with rocks of all sizes.干枯的河道里布满了大大小小的石块。

5. Although war caused great losses to this country, its cultural traditions did not perish.虽然战争给这个国家造成巨大的损失，但当地的文化传统并没有消亡。

6. To make space for modern high rises, many ancient buildings with ethnic cultural features had to be demolished.为了建筑现代化的高楼大厦，许多古老的，具有民族特色的建筑物都被拆毁了。

7. In the earthquake the main structures of most of the poor-quality houses disintegrated.在地震中多数质量差的房子的主体结构都散架了。

8. His wonderful dream vanished into the air despite his hard

efforts to achieve his goals.他为实现自己的目标付出了最大努力，但最后美好的梦想还是化成了泡影。

第二课Hiroshima-the “Liveliest” City in Japan Paraphrase:

1. They were so absorbed in their conversation that they seemed not to pay any attention to the people around them.

2. As soon as the taxi driver saw a traveler, he immediately opened the door.

3. The traditional floating houses among high modern buildings represent the constant struggle between old tradition and new development.

4. I suffered from a strong feeling of shame when I thought of the scene of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima wearing my socks only.

5. The few Americans and Germans seemed just as restrained as

I was.

6. After three days in Japan one gets quite used to bowing to people as a ritual to show gratitude.

7. I was on the point of showing my agreement by nodding when I suddenly realized what he meant. His words shocked me out my sad dreamy thinking