李观仪《新编英语教程》第5册 UNIT11
新编英语教程5 unit9-12
Unit9 What Makes a Leader?Unit9 What Makes a Leader?什么造就领袖？迈克尔·科达并非每位总统都是领袖，但是每次选总统的时候，我们都希望选出一位领袖，特别是当国家处于彷徨和危机之时。
在安逸的年代里，我们是有矛盾心理的，毕竟，领袖爱提要求，要挑战现状，会整顿改革。
时势造英雄，时机对领袖和对其他任何事都一样重要。
领袖必须在人民盼望领袖的时刻登台亮相，如邱吉尔在1940年、罗斯福在1933年和列宁在1917年那样。
在他亮相的时候，他还必须提出简单、有说服力的纲领。
伟大的领袖几乎总是善于删繁就简，他们撇开争论、反驳和怀疑，直接提出人人易懂易记的解决方案。
邱吉尔告诫英国人要准备付出“鲜血、劳作、眼泪和汗水”，罗斯福告诉美国人“我们唯一要惧怕的就是惧怕本身，”列宁向厌战的俄国人许诺和平、土地和面包。
直截了当而又影响深远的信息。
领袖应该什么样，我们心中有一幅图像。
我们甚至能够指认出一些身体上的标志：他们无需身材高大，但必须有非同一般、引人注目的特征——如约翰逊的鼻子和耳垂、艾森豪威尔的大笑脸。
他们还有身边的标志性物品，如林肯的高顶礼帽、肯尼迪的摇椅。
我们期望我们的领袖稍稍与众不同，不能像普通人似的。
福特总统的麻烦一半都在于如下的事实：如果你闭上一会眼，你想不起来他的脸、他的身材或者衣着。
做领袖的应该有令人难忘的特征，让人过目不忘，永生难忘。
领袖如果能够做某些我们大多数人不能做的事也有助于他的威望：罗斯福战胜了小儿麻痹症，毛泽东以72岁高龄搏浪长江。
我们不希望我们的领袖“就和我们一样。
”我们希望他们像我们，但比我们强，有点特别之处、过人之处。
然而如果他们太与众不同的话，我们也不接受他们。
史蒂文森嫌太理智，洛克菲勒又太富有。
即使是电视，虽然其作为图像媒体以重形式而轻内容多为人诟病，也不能完全掩盖我们所认同的领袖气质，或者这些气质的缺失。
电视暴露了尼克松的不安全感，以及汉弗莱对自己的声音不可救药的迷恋。
新编英语教程第三版第五单元PPT教案
Unit 5 On Not Answering the Telephone
Lead-In Listening In and Speaking Out Text Oral Work Guided Writing Comprehensive Exercises
- Sharpay and Ryan, cell phones, I will see you in detention. - Ahh! - We have zero tolerance for cell phones in class, so we will get to know each other in detention. Cell phone. And welcome to East High, Miss Montez. Mr. Bolton, I see your phone is involved, So we will see you in detention as well. - That’s not a possibility, Miss Darbus, Your Honor, see, because we have basketball practice, and Troy ... - Ah, that will be 15 minutes for you too, Mr., Danforth, Count them.
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新编英语教程5课文翻译(标准)
Unit Three: 我的朋友阿尔伯特.爱因斯坦1)虽然阿尔伯特.爱因斯坦是迄今为止世界上最伟大的科学家之一，但如果要我用一个词来描述他的话我会选择纯朴。
或者有关他的一些轶事能让你理解我为什么这么说。
有一次，遇上了倾盆大雨，他摘下帽子揣在衣服下面。
别人问他为什么，他以令人钦佩的逻辑解释说，雨会淋坏帽子，而他的头发淋湿了却不会坏。
这种直达问题核心的诀窍以及他对美非同寻常的感知就是他主要科学发现的秘密所在。
2)1935年，在坐落于新泽西著名的普林斯顿高级研究院，我第一次见到阿尔伯特.爱因斯坦。
他是第一批被该院邀请的人，在工资方面学院任由他提条件。
令院长惊鄂的是，爱因斯坦要求的薪水简直办不到---- 他要得太少了。
院长不得不恳求他接受一个大一些的数目。
3)我对爱因斯坦很敬畏，犹豫再三才就我一直在考虑的一些想法向他请教。
当我终于鼓起勇气敲响他的门时，听到一个温和的声音说：“进来。
”声调有些上扬，带有欢迎和询问的语气。
我走进他的办公室，看见他坐在桌子旁边，一边抽着烟斗一边算着什么。
他的衣服很不合身，头发乱蓬蓬的，极具个性，向我热情地微笑着表示欢迎我的到来。
他的平易自然立刻让我放松了下来。
4)当我开始阐述自己的见解时，他叫我把方程式写在黑板上，这样他就能明白它们是怎么展开。
接着他提出了一个令人惊鄂但又非常可爱的请求：“请你漫漫地写，我理解东西不快。
”这种话竟出自爱因斯坦之口！他说得很温和，我笑了。
从此残留的畏惧之情都烟消云散了。
5)爱因斯坦于1879年出生在德国的乌尔姆市。
他并非神童式的人物。
事实上他说话很晚，他的父母甚至担心他是弱、智儿。
上学后,虽然老师们看不出他有什么天分，但天才的迹象已经显露。
例如，他自学微积分，老师们有些怕他，因为他总问些他们回答不出的问题。
因此，十六岁时他就问自己是否当人跟着光波跑得一样快的时候它会好像是静止的。
由这一天真的问题的引发，十年之后他创立了相对论。
6)爱因斯坦没有通过苏黎士瑞士联邦工艺学校的入学考试，但在一年后被录取了。
新编英语教程第五册课后练习试题答案解析
新编英语教程第五册课后练习题答案Answers to the exercises in Unit 1II. Paraphrase1.A writer who is particular about the exactness of an expression in English will never feel happy with a word which fails to express an idea accurately.2. To a certain extent, the process of finding the right words to use isa process of perfection where you try to search for words that may most accurately express your thoughts and feelings, and words that may most effectively make your listeners and readers understand your thoughts and feelings.3. Finding the most suitable word to use is in no sense easy. But there is nothing like the delight we shall experience when such a word is located.4. Once we are able to use language accurately, we are in a position to fully understand our subject matter.III. Translate1.After citing many facts and giving a number of statistical figures, he finally drove home his point.2. It took us half a year more or less to carry through the research project.3. What he said was so subtle that we could hardly make out his true intention.4. His new book looks squarely at the contemporary social problems.5. The younger generation today are very much alive to the latest information found on the Internet.6. It is a matter of opinion whether a foreign language is more easily learned in one’s childhood or otherwise.7. Never lose heart in the face of a setback; take courage and deal with it squarely.8. Rice, meat, vegetables, and fruit constitute a balanced diet.Language WorkIII.1. clumsy-unskillful2. deft-skilful3. loose-vague4. subtle-tricky5. precise-accurate6. shift-alteration7. vague-ambiguous8. scrupulous-conscientious9. ignorance-want of knowledge 10. disadvantages-drawbacks 11. cultivating-developing 12.mistaken-erroneous 13.unimportant-trivial 14. dark-dim 15.flexible-adaptable 16. fine-subtle 17. sentimental-emotional 18. essence-quintessence19. coercion-compulsion 20. fascinating-absorbingV.1. less2. because/since/as3. not/disagree4. that5. resistance6. runners7. solve/resolve8. More9. That 10. without11.achievement/feat/accomplishment 12. in 13. do/achieve/finish 14. physical 15. those 16. few 17. cannot 18. the 19. with 20. notAnswers to the exercises in unit 2II. Paraphrase1. What happens is that the Mediterranean, the cradle of many ancient cultures, is seriously polluted. It is the first of the seas that has been made to suffer from a situation resulting from development mixed with an irresponsible mentality.2. Further, while the places such as Cannes and Tel Aviv dispose of their wastes through a pipe stretching out half a mile from the shore, most cities do not even bother to do that but simply dump their sewage directly into the sea along the coastline.3. There is an even bigger hazard hidden in the seafood dishes that are forever so appealing to those holiday- makers.4.Factories are set up around the coastline, few of which, including the most sophisticated, have been equipped with a satisfactory system for dealing with their effluents.Translation1. One man’s effort is not enough to cope with such a complicated situation.2. When do you think the new IT (information technology) regulations will take effect?3.The chances of winning a prize in a lottery are slim; perhaps only a one-in-a-hundred chance.4. It is deplorable that many a youngster has fallen victim to the use of drugs.5.There is virtually no one who is in favor of his proposal.6. Beware of the swindler with a slick tongue and a smiling face.7. Don’t touch the bag! The explosive in it may blow up at any minute. Your life will be at risk.8. He looked quite confident about the job, though some doubts lurked in the depth of his mind.Language WorkI.1-5 BABBA 6-10 DBADCII.1-5 CDBCC 6-10 CDCDCIII.1. in contras2. on the contrary3. but/except4. Apart from/ Besides5. besides/apart from6. without7. except for8. except for/ apart from9.also 10. In contrast 11. Apart from/Except for 12. beside 13. on the contrary 14. In … contrastVI.1. heats2. If3. colder4. climate5. affected/influenced6. maritime7. warm/mild8. continental9. evaporates 10. absorb/hold 11.sponge/cloth 12. saturate 13. surface 14. small/tiny 15. raindrop 16. clouds 17. As 18. out 19. landAnswers to the exercises in Unit 3II. Paraphrase1. This natural ability of getting to the essence of a subject was the key to the great discoveries made by him in science-This natural gift and his unusual awareness of beauty.2. His engrossment in ideas was incredibly intense and deep. When attacking a problem difficult to solve, he kept attempting to deal with it with great effort, just as an animal chases and bites a weaker animal it preys upon until the latter gives in.3. He would look lost in thought, thinking about something distant, and yet meditating within himself. He did not seem to be in deep thought, nor did he knit his brows—he was just in self-contained peaceful contemplation.4.The theories, considered isolated one by one, was really credible, so much so that they seem to be simple and clear. But when considered together,they were so strongly contradictory to each other that a less learned scholar would have given up one or the other completely and would no longer take up the issue again.5. Einstein’s work was done quietly with pencil on paper and seemed to be far removed from the confusion of everyday life, but his ideas were so radical that they led to strong arguments and made people unreasonably angry.III. Translation(1) He honked his car horn to alert the pedestrians.(2) The fast development of Information Technology is an outstanding example of human endeavour.(3) Mary groped for the appropriate words to express her indebtedness to her teacher.(4) The school principal’s plain words conveyed a message of challenge to the young people.(5) Don’t tamper with the wires, or you may cause a short circuit.(6) He thought he could beat everyone at the competition, but his excessive confidence failed him.(7) What he said seemed simple and clear, but there was an implied meaning that we couldn’t quite fathom.(8) He tried to steer the group’s random talk towards some constructive subjects.Answers to the exercises in Unit 6II. Paraphrase(1) When I got ready to enter college, I was expecting a college education in some definite fields. I was very eager to know the answers to some questions difficult to understand, and that has made me work and improve myself; especially in areas of study where there were no prompt answers, but there were endless questions.(2) When he read or recited Greek poetry, it seemed that what was described in the verse became alive; both the romantic ideas and the poetical lines sounded like beautiful music, and I, just like him, was motivated to be neither a hero in poetry nor a poet who created poetry, but only a student of Greek culture and poetry, in such a way that I would be able to interpret Greek poetry.(3) “Come on, boy. The world belongs to you—you are expected to do creative thinking and to act creatively for the world. There is still a lot to be accomplished, and a lot to be found out. No poem written can be called the greatest and no railroad built can be the best. The perfect state has yet to be conceived. Everything has yet to be done.(4) What I was hearing was the unrestrained, earnest, and sparkling interchanges of great intellect as sharp as first-rate tools. They werealways polite, speaking one at a time; no one spoke to anyone in secret and no one digressed; they all spoke when there was an issue everyone was interested in; and while they were explaining something, anyone, no matter whether he was for or against the issue, would tell others what he knew about a philosopher’s opinion or a poet’s phrase in order to clarify or to beautify the theme.III. Translate1. Can you make out the meaning of his long-winded harangue?2. Being worried about his exam results, he was not in the least attentive to the visiting professor’s lecture.3. Is it easier for a child or a grown-up to pick up the rudiments of a foreign language in a short period of time?4. Did what he said about the short-term training course appeal to you?5. The biography of the great scientist inspired him to greater efforts in doing research.6. Should we be indifferent to the living conditions of the people in the lower income bracket?7. The decision made recently by the school board had little to bear on our curriculum.8. The ship was so strongly built that it can withstand any storm.Language WorkI 1-5. ABCBD 6-10. BBBADAnswers to the exercises in unit 7II. Paraphrase1. In my opinion, gifted children are children who are specially endowed with natural abilities which rank high on testing scales.2. I am of the opinion that children should be grouped according to their interest and ability and be subject to a form of training that will develop their abilities and capabilities to the utmost.3. It is the teacher, rather than the way that the classes are formed, that influences the students in how they look at differences in ability among themselves.4.I am confident that if teachers are aware of individual differences and motivate young people in different ways, the students will develop through cultivating their own interests and abilities.III. Translate1. Her questions about the functioning of the software manifest a great interest in Information Technology on her part.2. We have no grounds to prove the validity of the theory of the “missing link.”3. To a certain extent, his reasoning is valid, but not as a general rule.4. His tireless efforts yielded great fruits –a new theory in genetics.5. Don’t think that all great scientists are endowed with special talents –it’s 99% of perspiration and only 1% of inspiration that make them great.6. What criteria did you use when you elected the chairperson of the Students’ Union?7. Can you identify the handwriting of all your students?8. Whether or not the outcome is successful lies with the efforts made by the candidates.Language WorkI.1-5 ACBDC 6-10. DACBB 11-15 ADACA 16-20 BBCADAnswers to the exercises in Unit 8II. Paraphrase.1.People spend much of their life time trying hard to keep things in good shape. They think a product, after leaving its factory, should last at least for a reasonably long period before ceasing to work.2. Quality-control instruments and testing devices are also governed by Murphy’s Law, so they are not reliable.3. Look at the artifacts of the pre-industrial era exhibited in a museum and you will see that technology is not the factor that decided the quality of these items.4. If a handmade basket or boat is made by an inexperienced or irresponsible worker, it may break down as easily as machine-made baskets or boat.5. My opinion is that it is the social relationship between producer and consumer rather than the technological relationship between producer and product that makes “handmade” items so highly regarded.III. Translate1. The harsh reality of daily life dispelled all his hopes for a bright future.2. Our sports meet will be postponed to next week because of the unpredictable weather.3. Every visitor to this exhibition must show his/her identity card no matter who he/she is.4. The renovation plan for the old city centre is subject to the approval of the municipal government.5. His hopes withered away after he had experienced one failure after another.6. E-mail is so quick and convenient in sending messages that it may soon replace ordinary mail service.7. The sight of the Great Wall evoked a sense of wonder in him.8. The maintenance of quality-control instrument can be very costly.Language WorkI 1-5. ABADA 6-10. CCBDB 11-15. DCBCD 16-20. ADDBDAnswers to the exercises in Unit 9II. Paraphrase1. The other was a newspaperman through and through—uncompromising, energetic, and intelligent about how to report reliable news based on facts.2. The different ways of providing news, i.e., the newspaper, television, and radio seem all to follow the belief that all news is bad news. Why is this so? Could it be because people are used to dwelling on negative news as a rule and because newspaper people are generally sensitive to such news when facing everyday happenings?3. I do not mean to propose that we make up some “good” news and use it as a remedy for the catastrophes reported on the front page. Neither do I consider good news as a thorough and detailed news story about how the local YMCA operates.4. What the news media report on us and on the world is the only information about ourselves and about the world we get. Such reportage had better be faithful to our life—and not be a distortion—because we must rely on the truthful picture of our life to make our decisions and plan our future.5. The knowledge that you come to possess by your own efforts over a long period of time does not become part of your inborn character. You may be able to earn the good life in a good society, but such good life cannot be yours permanently. If the understanding of the good life in a good society is not passed on, you will lose what you have earned.III. Translate1. If there is anything you are not clear about the device, address your inquiry to our head office.2. Before we put the new plan into practice, we had better scrutinize every aspect of it to make sure that it is practicable.3. We expect that there will be a change for the better in this area after the new regulations are implemented.4. Don’t take his words literally. He's just cracking a joke.5. The prospect of employing nitrogen fixation in agriculture is promising.6. His attempt at contriving a correcting fluid which leaves no marks on paper ended in failure.7. The non-Chinese-speaking foreigner gestured to make a request, but he just couldn’t get hi s idea across.8. Without considering the urgency of the matter, he gave us a flat refusal, once and for all.Language WorkI 1-5 BBCCC 6-10 BACAC 11-15 CC A/C BB 16-20 AAC A/B A21-22 A/B CAnswers to the exercises in Unit 11II. Paraphrase1. The more you attempt to shake off your worry, the harder it will be for you to get rid of it/have it off your mind.2. It is not a good idea to begin thinking of pursuing a hobby when you have already grown old.3. It is no good believing that you are in a p osition to enjoy at a moment’s notice any pastime which happens to catch your fancy; pleasure comes from exerting one’s talents in a hobby suited to one’s circumstances.4. Since those very wealthy people can afford to get access to almost anything they may think of and to turn the most fanciful ideas into reality, there is nothing in this world that can interest or excite them any more. To them, a new pleasure, a new excitement may very often make them even more bored about life.5. In fact, it is probably those whose work provides them with their enjoyment are those who are most in need of periodic distractions from their work.III. Translation1. His attempt at insinuating that John was the culprit turned out to be futile.2. He is very clever at improvising excuses when he fails to do what is expected of him.3. His trip to Tibet will gratify his desire to see the Potala.4. This corporation commands excellent human resources.5. Think of an alternative way of entertaining your guests. Don’t always show them VCDs.6. It is harmful to indulge in whims and caprices.7. Try not to lay your hands on anything that you are not entitled to.8. He did not come to the competition. It may well be that he had forgotten all about it.Language WorkI 1-5 ACCDA 6-10 DBBCD 11-15 ADBBC 16-20 BCDBAAnswers to the exercises in Unit 12II. Paraphrase1. A person's life is, above all else, shaped by conformity to the customs passed down in his society.2. We cannot understand the complexities of human life unless we know the role of custom in all its manifestations.3. If we conduct any systematic inquiry, it is essential for us to be unbiased/ we need to be unbiased towards every component part of the subject under examination.4. While people were convinced that differences between themselves on the one hand and aboriginal and backward people on the other hand were irreconcilable, the scientific study of the human race as such was not possible.III. Translate1Conventions are different from tradition in that the former are the generally accepted standards of behavior in a society, whereas the latter refers to the customary way of thinking or behaving that has been passed down from the past to the present.2. For a long time the teachings of Confucius and Mencius held sway over Chinese society.3. His scribbling is unintelligible to anyone but himself.4. He appealed to the higher court on the premise that he was unjustly sentenced to two years' imprisonment.5. One of my classmates finds it very difficult to differentiate between the two consonants /f/ and /v/.6.The predominant feature of the botanical garden is its spaciousness.7. Do you believe that human beings have evolved from the apes?8. It is incumbent on the teachers not only to impart knowledge but also to teach the students moral principles.Language WorkI. 1-5 ACBAC 6-10 ACBAB 11-15CBAAD 16-20 BDADB。
李观仪新编英语教程第五册unit 10 things the throw-away society
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Greater London
The administrative area of Greater London combines the City of London, the City of Westminster and 31 other London boroughs, and encompasses what is commonly known simply as London, capital of the United Kingdom. It has a population of 7,172,036 (2001 census).
Future Shock and Other Books
Future shock means the shattering stress and disorientation that we induce in individuals by subjecting them to too much change in too short a time. Alvin’s subsequent book,the Third Wave(1980) is another significant book. The Shockwave Rider (1995) is a science-fiction novel inspired by his Future Shock.
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Paper Clothes for 2000
It may seem impractical but paper is making its way to the fashion runway. The paper clothes trend actually started in the 1960’s when Pop Art was in full swing. Artist James Rosenquit wore a paper suit to many fashionable functions. In fact, one of the paper suits is now permanently exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. You can buy a variety of paper clothes. Choose from a creased paper shirt , paper look jacket or a banana fiber paper hat .In London, you can even buy it in Top Shop: Hussein Chalayan has created an affordable range for TS Design, including a paper shift dress, Velcro-fastening trousers, shirt and even a matching paper bag purse.
李观仪《新编英语教程(5)》(第3版)学习指南【词汇短语+课文精解+全文翻译+练习答案】
李观仪《新编英语教程（5）》（第3版）学习指南【词汇短语＋课文精解＋全文翻译＋练习答案】目录Unit 1 一、词汇短语 二、参考译文 三、课文注释 四、练习答案Unit 2 一、词汇短语 二、参考译文 三、课文注释 四、练习答案Unit 3 一、词汇短语 二、参考译文 三、课文注释 四、练习答案Unit 4 一、词汇短语 二、参考译文 三、课文注释 四、练习答案Unit 5 一、词汇短语 二、参考译文 三、课文注释 四、练习答案Unit 6 一、词汇短语 二、参考译文 三、课文注释 四、练习答案Unit 7 一、词汇短语 二、参考译文 三、课文注释 四、练习答案Unit 8 一、词汇短语 二、参考译文 三、课文注释 四、练习答案Unit 9 一、词汇短语 二、参考译文 三、课文注释 四、练习答案Unit 10 一、词汇短语 二、参考译文 三、课文注释 四、练习答案Unit 11 一、词汇短语 二、参考译文 三、课文注释 四、练习答案Unit 12 一、词汇短语 二、参考译文 三、课文注释 四、练习答案弘博学习网————各类考试资料全收录内容简介《新编英语教程（第3版）学习指南》按照原教材的课次进行编写，每单元涉及单元语法、词汇短语、参考译文、课文精解以及练习答案等内容，旨在帮助学生更好、更高效地学习和掌握教材中的重点及难点知识，具有很强的针对性和实用性。
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弘博学习网————各类考试资料全收录Unit 1一、词汇短语Text I1clumsy [5klQmzi] adj. moving or doing things in a very awkward way 笨拙的，拙劣的：I spilt your coffee. Sorry—that was clumsy of me.我把你的咖啡弄洒了。
新编英语教程 第五册教案 PPT1-10单元
Unit OneTEXT I Hit the Nail on the Head(恰到好处；一语中的）•III. Library Work•1. 1) Gustave Flaubert (1821 –1880), French novelist, was associated with, though not representative of, the movement of naturalism and known as one of the greatest realists of 19th-century France. He devoted his life to long hours spent in heavy toil over his work. His writing is marked by exactness and accuracy of observation, extreme impersonality and objectivity of treatment, and precision and expressiveness in style, or the principle of the mot juste.•1. 2) Mrs. Malaprop is a famous character in Sheridan’s comedy The Rivals(1775). She is noted for her blunders in the use of words. ―As headstrong（不受管束的）as an allegory（比方；寓言）(alligator) on the banks of the Nile‖ is one of her grotesque（荒唐的）misapplications. She also requests that no delusions（欺骗;迷惑）(allusions) to the past be made. She has given us the word malapropism（用词错误，尤指误用发音相似而意义全非的词）as a name for such mistakes. •2. Hindi（印地语）is a literary and official language of northern India. Swahili（斯瓦希里语）is a Bantu（班图) language that is a trade and governmental language over much of East Africa and in the Congo region. Bantus are people belonging to a group of tribes found in equatorial and southern Africa.•IV. Organization of the Text•1. An analogy between the unskilled use of the hammer and the improper choice of words (Paragraph 1)•2. The significance of finding the right words (Paragraphs 2 --- 3)•3. Semantic differences between words having the same root (Paragraphs 4 --- 7) •(1). Example 1 (human vs. humane) (Paragraph 4)•(2). Example 2 (anxiety vs. eagerness) (Paragraph 5)•(3). Example 3 (singularity vs. singleness) (Paragraphs 6 – 7)•4. Wrong choice of words caused by failure to recognize their connotations (Paragraph 8) •Examples: imprison, contain, sum up, epitomize and distill•5. Stylistic differences between synonyms (Paragraph 9)•Examples: in my childhood vs. when I was a child; love to watch vs. love watching; die vs. expire; poor vs. in indigent circum-stances•6. The abundance of specific words in English for general notions (Paragraph 10)•7. Conclusion (Paragraph 11): the importance of a good control and command over known words (A good writer is not measured by the extent of his vocabulary, but by his skill in finding the word that will hit the nail cleanly on the head. )•V. Key Points of the Text•Paragraph 1•knock over: hit … to fall 捶翻•drive something home: force (the nail) into the right place; make something unmistakably clear 把（钉子等）打入；使明确无误•E.g. (1). He slammed the door and drove the bolt home. 他砰地关上门，把门闩插好。
李观仪《新编英语教程》(第3版)(参考译文 Unit 11)【圣才出品】
三、参考译文对话感恩节雪莉：你好，盖瑞，很久不见了。
最近怎么样了？盖瑞：哦，你好，雪莉。
我都好。
你呢？雪莉：不错，谢谢。
感恩节就要到了，我们班打算举办一次聚会庆祝一下。
盖瑞：太好了。
雪莉：但说实话，我对于感恩节了解不多。
你能告诉我一些关于它的知识吗？盖瑞：当然。
感恩节和圣诞节在美国是最重要的两个节日。
雪莉：哦，真的吗？我以为只有圣诞节对你们是重要的节日呢。
盖瑞：事实上，感恩节是美国最古老的节日，有着非常悠久的传统。
雪莉：它最早是什么时候开始的？盖瑞：嗯，至于日期，有些争论。
但是通常认为第一个感恩节发生在1621年10月的普利茅斯，那里是清教徒最终定居的地方。
他们举行庆祝活动感谢上帝的赐福和当地原住民的帮助。
雪莉：那么为什么现在的感恩节是在11月的第四个星期四呢？盖瑞：这个日子在过去的几个世纪里经历了多次变化。
1789年，美国的第一任总统乔治·华盛顿把11月26日定为感恩节。
后来，亚伯拉罕·林肯总统说这个全国性的节日应该是11月的最后一个星期四。
最后在1941年，罗斯福总统宣布11月的第四个星期四为感恩节。
雪莉：哦，我明白了。
它起先是一个宗教节曰。
盖瑞：是的，但是现在它不再那么有宗教意味了，已经成为一个非宗教的全国性节日了。
人们庆祝这一天更多地是因为他们喜欢这个节日隐含的意义。
这就是对你拥有的东西、给予你帮助的人表示感谢。
雪莉：那真是个好主意。
或许我们也需要每年庆祝这个节日，特别是我们年轻人。
我们需要学会感谢我们的父母、我们的老师和帮助过我们的人。
你们是如何庆祝这个节日的呢？盖瑞：大多数家庭会准备一顿“火鸡宴”，除了火鸡外，还包括第一次庆祝时吃的食物，例如火腿、馅料、肉汁土豆、许多其它蔬菜、作为甜点的面包和馅饼。
雪莉：我想那是非常丰盛的一餐。
盖瑞：是的。
这是家人团聚的时刻。
亲人们常常从老远的地方赶回来一起庆祝。
在美国，感恩节周末是一年中交通最繁忙的时候。
雪莉：除享用盛宴外，你们那天还做些什么呢？盖瑞：我们还举办感恩节游行活动，包括了大批受欢迎的媒体明星、军乐队、花车、大型氦气球。
(完整word版)新编英语教程5(1-12)课文翻译.docx
Unit 1恰到好处你一个笨手笨脚的男人往箱子上子？只他左敲敲，右敲敲，不准会将整个子翻，果敲来敲去到来只敲了半截。
而熟的木匠就不么干。
他每敲一下都会巧妙地正着落下去，一到底。
言也是如此。
一位秀的家造句上力求准确而有力地表达自己的点。
差不多的，不准确的短，摸棱两可的表达，含糊不清的修，都无法使一位追求真英的作家意。
他会一直思考，直至找到那个能准确表达他的意思的。
法国人有一个很切的短来表达一个意思，即“ le mot juste”, 恰到好的。
有很多关于精益求精的作家的名人事，比如福楼拜常花几天的力求使一两个句子在表达上准确无。
在浩瀚的海中，与之有着微妙的区，要找到能恰如其分表达我意思的非易事。
不是扎的言功底和相当大的量的，需要人尽汁，要察敏。
是程的一个步，也是描述我的思想感情并表达出来使自己以及听众和者深刻理解的一个。
有人：“在我思想未成文之前，我怎么知道自己的想法？” 听起来似乎很离，但它确很有道理。
找恰如其分的的确是件不容易的事。
一旦找到了那个，我就会感到很欣慰：辛得到了回。
准确地用言有助于我深入了解我描述的事物。
例如，当有人你：“某某是怎么的人？”你回答：“恩，我想他是个不的家伙，但他非常⋯⋯”接着你犹豫了，找到一个或短来明他到底在哪里。
当你找到一个恰当的短的候，你自己他的看法更清楚，也更精确了。
一些英根相同而意却截然不同。
例如human 和 humane, 二者的根相同，也相关，但用法完全不同。
“human action (人行 ) ”和“ humane action( 人道行 ) ”完全是两事。
我不能“人道力宣言”，而是“人宣言”。
有一种屠工具叫“ humane killer (麻醉屠宰机 ) ，而不是 human killer (人机器 ) 。
言中的坏手的例子在我身随可。
有人邀一名学生去吃，他写信予回复。
看他的信是尾的：“我将很高赴并不安（anxiety）期待着那个日子的到来。
”“ Anxiety ”含有和恐惧的意味。
新编英语教程5(第三版 李观仪)Unit 1-8 课文及译文参考
Unit 1 恰到好处Have you ever watched a clumsy man hammering a nail into a box? He hits it first to one side, then to another, perhaps knocking it over completely, so that in the end he only gets half of it into the wood. A skillful carpenter, on the other hand, will drive the nail with a few firm, deft blows, hitting it each time squarely on the head. So with language; the good craftsman will choose words that drive home his point firmly and exactly. A word that is more or less right, a loose phrase, an ambiguous expression, a vague adjective（模糊的形容词）, will not satisfy a writer who aims at clean English. He will try always to get the word that is completely right for his purpose.你见过一个笨手笨脚的男人往箱子上钉钉子吗？只见他左敲敲，右敲敲，说不准还会将整个钉子锤翻，结果敲来敲去到头来只敲进了半截。
而娴熟的木匠就不这么干。
他每敲一下都会坚实巧妙地正对着钉头落下去，一钉到底。
语言也是如此。
一位优秀的艺术家谴词造句上力求准确而有力地表达自己的观点。
新编英语教程(李观仪)Unit 5 练习答案.doc
Unit 5VocabularyI. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.1. a disease that gradually became more and more serious2. with the help of3. looking very carefully and hard at4. are ready5. not caring aboutII. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.1. tilted2. led up to3. hold on to it4. care for5. is inclined to6. making a living7. follow, example8. to a degreeIII. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. inclination2. indifferent3. penetration4. frailty5. affliction6. excellence7. progressively8. disillusionmentIV. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part in each sentence without changing its original meaning.1. A2. C3. B4. D5. B6. A7. D8. BV. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sentence it is used.1. pessimism2. painfully, desperately3. cheerless, unhappy, gloomy4. fortunately5. weak, feeble6. disappointed7. selflessness, unselfishness 8. periodVI. Write in each space the meaning of each given word.1. in the same way2. in progress3. with no concern4. coming soon5. something ready for use6. handy to use7. preventing the passage of sound8. almost or entirely surrounded by landGrammarI. Complete the following sentences according to the Chinese.1. About 100 students2. more or less 40 pages3. There are 30 or so questions4. two hours or thereabouts5. some four miles6. 50ishII. Explain the meaning of the italicized parts.1. a nap2. very good indeed3. in a mess4. on hands and knees5. very much better than you are6. talking quickly and continuously7. very probably8. a lot of waysIII. Correct the errors, where found, in the following sentences.1. three-quarter →three quarters2. was →were3. plus 25 years →25 years plus4. second time →a second time5. see →have seen6. hour →hours7. 29 →Twenty-nineIV. Fill in the blanks with both, each, either or neither.Both, both, Neither, neither, both, each, eitherV. Put in some, any or one of their compounds.1. somewhat2. something3. some4. somehow5. anything, something6. something7. anything8. someVI. Make sentences of your own after the sentences given below, keeping the parts in italics in your sentences.1. In spite of everything I just said, I will still join the trip.In spite of the shortages, people became healthier by eating good, simple foods.2. It seems to me that here’s little chance of the situation changing in the near future. It seemed to her that the whole thing was a waste of time.TranslationI. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1. 常言道猫有九命，我信这话，因为我已经活第三回了，尽管我并不是猫。
李观仪新编英语教程第5册 UNITppt课件
3. Explain the meaning of the word “inputs” as used in “If these human inputs are assisted by…” (para.1).
“Inputs”, as the compounding indicates, means “what is put in.” In this context, the word refers to the efforts made and responsibility taken by human beings, to the “intelligence, skill, and commitment” they contribute to production.
Two kinds of boats were common. The umiak was a large open boat consisting of a wooden frame covered usually with walrus(海象) hide; it was used both to transport people and goods and, especially in northern Alaska, to hunt whales. The other type of craft distinctive of the Eskimo and their cultural relatives, the ALEUTS, was the kayak. This one-man hunting vessel was entirely decked over with sealskin or caribou skin. The hunter sat in a cockpit(船尾座) inside, dressed in tight-fitting waterproof clothing made from seal or walrus intestine(肠). The kayak glided silently through the water and enabled the hunter to move very close to his prey.
新编英语教程5(词汇Unit1-10)
Unit One Hit the Nail on the Head1. drive sth home: force (the nail) into the right place; make sth unmistakably clear.2. scrupulous: painstaking, meticulous3. far afield: very far away4. rife:1) widespread, common 2)full of5. leader: British English for newspaper editorial6. coercion: pressure, compulsion7. epitomize: be typical of; serve as the typical example of8. disprove: prove to be contrary; refute9. expire: die, pass away; come to an end10. indigent: poverty-stricken, pennilessUnit Two Beware the dirty seas1. sluice: (v.) to pour as if from a sluice(水闸)，i.e., a man-made passage for water fitted with a gate for stopping and regulating the flow; (n.) a channel controlling water flow2. nurture: further the development of; care for3. evolve: develop gradually (by a long continuous process)4. endemic: (of a disease) found regularly in a particular place5. litany: repetition. The literal meaning of “litany” is “a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with responses by the congregation”.6. flush: pour; flood with water to clean out (See dictionary)7. lurk: exist unseen8. effluent: liquid wastes, such as chemicals or sewage that flows out from a factory or some other places into a river or the sea9. plankton: very small forms of plant and animal life that live in a body off water 浮游生物10. slime: unpleasant sticky substance, such as the thick sticky liquid on the skin of various fishUnit Three My Friend, Albert Einstein1. knack: a clever way of doing things2. be in awe of: have respect as well as fear and reverence for3. staggering: unexpectedly surprising; astounding4. vestiges: traces5. ultimately: finally; after a long series of time6. recalcitrant: hard to deal with; unmanageable7. worry: assail a problem again and again until it is solved, just like a dog biting some small animals repeatedly, shaking it or pulling it with the teeth8. surcease: (archaic) cessation, pause9. plausible: seeming to be reasonable10. a house of cards: an insecure scheme11. ineffable: unutterable; incapable of being expressed in words12. elusively whimsical: indescribably quaint or strange 捉摸不透的，古怪Unit Four The Invisible Poor1. perennial: lasting forever or for a long time2. rutted roads: roads with deep, narrow marks made by the wheels of vehicles3. be exempt from: be freed from a duty. service, payment, etc.4. tenement: a large building, especially one in the poor part of a city, which is divided into small flats which are rented cheaply5. affluent: wealthy, prosperous6. compound v.: /kom'paund/ make worse by adding (something) to . . . (often used in the passive)7. existential: relating to human experience (a formal-word)8. lurid: sensational, shocking9. dispossessed: people who have lost all their possessions10. cynical: doubtful as to whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile11. involvement: connection12. old rhetoric of reform: writings about reform in the past that sounded fine and important, but were really insincere and meaninglessUnit Five The Plug—in Drug:TV and the American Family,PartⅠ1. afflict: trouble2. asset: valuable object; advantage3. preposterous: unthinkable, absurd4. splintering: splitting, breaking up5. the peer group: a group of people of the same age, class, position. etc. here, group of children of the same age6. television-oriented: interested in and influenced by TV7. equivocal: ambiguous8. sorcerer: person who performs magic by using the power of evil spirits9. stint: fixed amount of work: here, the fixed TV programme10. conjure up: bring into the mind11. sane: (in this context) in possession of good relations/of a close bond12. backlog: a reserveUnit Six Preparing for College1. driving motive: the incentive / encouragement that urges them on;2. the rudiments: the basics, the fundamentals (The word rudiments is always in the plural form when used in this sense.)3. metaphysics: the branch of philosophy that deals with abstract concepts, etc. 形而上学，玄学，纯粹哲学4. conscious culture: the culture (i.e. customs, arts, etc,) that is directly perceptible or known to us5. fanatic: one who is very enthusiastic about a particular activity6. personify: express or represent ( a quality in human form)7. sedentary: inactive; done while sitting down8. underline: indicate the importance of9. balked: baffled; frustrated10. a maddening lot: a wild, uncontrollable group11. righteous sects: morally justifiable groups of people whose religious beliefs are considered different form those of a larger group12. relish: 味,味道,兴趣;开胃小菜;great enjoymentUnit Seven Grouping the Gifted:Pro1. innate: belonging to an individual from birth2. pursuit: an activity that one engages in as a profession, vocation, or avocation3. athlete: person who practises athletics; competitor or skilled performer in physical exercises4. heterogeneously: in such a way that members are very different from one another5. criterion /--ia: standard on which a decision may be based6. snob: one who has an offensive air of superiority (here, in matters of knowledge)7. elite: a socially superior group8. instill: put (ideas, etc. ) gradually but firmly into someone's mind by continuous effort9. spark: encourage; stimulate into greater activity10. latent: present and capable of becoming though not now visible or active11. skyrocket: rise or increase rapidly12. pay dividends: produce an advantage. especially as a result of an earlier action (dividend: that part of the money made by a business which is divided among those who own shares in the business 红利)Unit Eight Why Nothing Works1. savant: a man of learning, especially a person with detailed knowledge in some specialized field2. corollary: an immediate inference from a proved proposition3. forestall: defeat, prevent by prior measures4. commitment: a pledge to follow certain beliefs or a certain course of action; devotion (to duty etc. )5. artifact: a usually small object (as a tool or an ornament) showing human workmanship that has special historical interest6. evoke: bring to mind7. projectile point: the tip of a weapon that is thrust forward; spear or arrowhead8. band: a group of people formed for some common purpose and often with a leader9. barter: trade by exchanging one commodity for another10. alienation: a withdrawing or separation of a person from an object or position of former attachment; a feeling of not belonging to or being part of one's surroundingsUnit Nine Where Is the News Leading Us?1. symposium: a conference in which experts or scholars discuss a certain subject2. scrutinize: examine very closely and carefully3. distortion: misrepresentation; a false or dishonest account4. eruptive: (in this context) sensational, shocking, disturbing5. collide with: crash violently into; run into (one another)6. ingredient: a component part of something7. inhibitor: one who holds back, prevents8. deplete: exhaust, use up, reduce9. cynicism: disbelief in the sincerity of human motives10. antidote: remedy, corrective; something that prevents or counteracts11. envision: picture mentally, imagine, visualize12. caricature: a picture ludicrously滑稽的exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or thingsUnit Ten Things:The Throw—Away Society1. Humanoid: having human form or characteristics2. texture: the degree of roughness or smoothness, coarseness or fineness, of a substance or material, especially as felt by touch; visual and tactile qualities of a surface3. staggering: stunning, wondrous, breathtaking4. deride: laugh at contemptuously; to scoff at or mock5. transience: temporariness, impermanence; the quality or state of being temporary or impermanent6. at a rapid clip: (informal) at a fast pace7. inextricably embedded: so deeply involved that it is impossible to get free8. boutique: a small fashionable clothes shop9. sumptuous: expensive and grand10. train: a part of a long dress that spreads over the ground behind the wearer11. A-line dresses: dresses with a flared bottom and close-fitting top, having an "A" or tent-like shape12. supplant: take the place of; replace。
英语综合考研李观仪《新编英语教程》考研资料
英语综合考研李观仪《新编英语教程》考研资料一、一、单元语法本单元主要涉及一般现在时、现在完成时、一般过去时和一般将来时的被动语态。
被动语态表示主语是动作的承受者，由“助动词be＋过去分词”构成，表达“被、受、由”之意。
一般用于以下几种情况：（1）不知道谁是动作的执行者It is found that Tom was murdered.有人发现汤姆被谋杀了。
（2）没有必要指出谁是动作的执行者这个市场出售新鲜水果。
Fresh fruit is sold in this market.（3）强调动作的承受者“A Tale of Two Cities” was written by Dickens.《双城记》的作者是狄更斯。
（4）有些情况如公告、通知、报纸标题等，有时用被动语态（被动结构）更适宜。
No books are to be taken out of the reading room.书籍不得带出阅览室。
现以动词do为例，列出上述四种时态的被动语态：（1）一般现在时：is / am / are + doneHow is this word pronounced? 这个单词怎么发音？（2）现在完成时：have / has + been doneAll the work has been finished.所有工作都已完成了。
（3）一般过去时：was / were + doneShe was asked to sing a song.大家要求她唱首歌。
（4）一般将来时：will / shall + be done或is / am / are going to + be done Some of you will be sent to America for further training.你们中有些人将被送到美国接受进一步的培训。
这些树将被种植在这个区域。
The trees are going to be planted in this area.二、一、单元语法本单元主要涉及复合动词的被动语态。
李观仪《新编英语教程》第5册 UNIT1
Writing Skill
Analogy Analogy is a special kind of comparison and a more concrete way to
explain things. Like comparison, analogy shows similarities, but unlike comparison, analogy aims at what is common between two things of different classes. Analogy is a method often used in exposition and description by which an unfamiliar object or idea is explained by comparing it with more familiar objects or ideas. e.g. Some old people are oppressed by the fear of death…The best way to overcome it ---so at least it seems to me --- is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal, until bit by bit the walls of the ego recede, and your life becomes increasingly merged in the universal life. An individual human existence should be like a river --- small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past rocks and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the water flow more quietly and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being. The man who, in old age, can see his life in this way, will not suffer from the fear of death, since the things he cares for will continue…
李观仪《新编英语教程》(第3版)学习指南-Unit 9至Unit 11【圣才出品】
圣才电子书 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台
等成分。下面对几个常用的关系代词进行解说。 ① who, whom, that 这些词代替的先行词是人的名词或代词，在从句中所起作用如下： Is he the man who/that wants to see me? 他就是想见我的人吗？（who/that 在从句中作主语） He is the man whom/ that I saw yesterday. 他就是我昨天见的那个人。（whom/that 在从句中作宾语） ② whose 用来指人或物，(只用作定语，若指物，它还可以同 of which 互换），例： They rushed over to help the man whose car had broken down. 那人车坏了，大家都跑过去帮忙。 Please pass me the book whose (of which) cover is green.请把那本绿皮的书递给
government officials’ abuse of power 政府官员滥用职权；rude or offensive
things that someone says when they are angry 辱骂：a stream of abuse 连
声辱骂；破口大骂
4. bear baiting 逗熊游戏 the activity of attacking a wild animal with dogs
1. surgery [
] n. a surgical operation or procedure 外科手术或过程
2. enlighten [
] vt. to give spiritual or intellectual insight toghten me on your plans for the future? 请给我解释一下
李观仪《新编英语教程(1)》学习指南(Unit 11)【圣才出品】
Unit 11一、词汇短语Text I1. shrug [FrQ^] n. & v. to raise (the shoulders), especially as a gesture of doubt,disdain, or indifference耸肩：He shrug his low opinion of the occupant ofthe room.他耸耸肩表示对那房间的住户不屑一顾。
2. reflection [ri5flekFEn] n. a) an image that you can see in a mirror, glass, or water反射；倒影；b) a thought or an opinion resulting from such consideration想法，意见：reflections on the current situation对当前形势的看法3. accordance [E5kC:dEns] n. agreement; conformity一致，和谐：in accordance with与…一致4. kindliness [`kaIndlInIs] n. the quality or state of being kindly仁慈，亲切5. benign [bi5nain] adj. showing gentleness and mildness温厚的，和蔼的：The actionwas so graceful and inclusively benign.这个动作是这样优雅、这样地充满了慈祥。
6. cocktail [5kCkteil] n. an alcoholic drink made from a mixture of different drinks鸡尾酒7. spicy [5spaisi] adj. a) having an agreeably pungent taste辛辣的，有滋味的：a spicytomato sauce辛辣的蕃茄酱；b) high-spirited; lively兴致高的，生动的8. lounge [laundV] n. a lobby休息室：We had coffee in the lounge.我们在客厅里喝咖啡。
新编英语教程5(第三版李观仪)unit-8课文及译文参考
Unit 1 恰到好处Have you ever watched a clumsy man hammering a nail into a box? He hits it first to one side, then to another, perhaps knocking it over completely, so that in the end he only gets half of it into the wood. A skillful carpenter, on the other hand, will drive the nail with a few firm, deft blows, hitting it each time squarely on the head. So with language; the good craftsman will choose words that drive home his point firmly and exactly. A word that is more or less right, a loose phrase, an ambiguous expression, a vague adjective（模糊的形容词）, will not satisfy a writer who aims at clean English. He will try always to get the word that is completely right for his purpose.你见过一个笨手笨脚的男人往箱子上钉钉子吗？只见他左敲敲，右敲敲，说不准还会将整个钉子锤翻，结果敲来敲去到头来只敲进了半截。
而娴熟的木匠就不这么干。
他每敲一下都会坚实巧妙地正对着钉头落下去，一钉到底。
语言也是如此。
一位优秀的艺术家谴词造句上力求准确而有力地表达自己的观点。
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Writing Skill
Metaphor Metaphor is one of the figures of speech used in comparing persons, objects, actions, and ideas. A metaphor is an implied or indirect comparison in which the persons or things compared are, in general, not similar, for example, ―The love of money is the root of all evil.‖ In the present essay, in a number of places, Churchill speaks metaphorically, creating an imaginative and emotional impression. (find out the metaphors)
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classes: those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure; and those whose work and pleasure are one. Thus, the third category of human beings in the first classification, i.e., those who are bored to death, is excluded. Obviously, in Churchill’s opinion, these can’t be regarded as rational, industrious, useful human beings, and in their case, no hobby can help to relieve their boredom.
Questions on the Text
1. While ―worry‖ is defined as a ―spasm of emotion‖ in the first sentence of the passage, what other phrases are used in the first paragraph to refer to this annoying state of the mind? ―its (the mind’s) convulsive grasp‖, ―the (old) undue grip‖ 2. What does the word ―attended‖ on line 5 mean? accompanied 3. In para.2 Churchill uses a metaphor to describe the cultivation of a hobby. Identify the metaphor and then explain it. The last sentence – ―The seeds must be carefully chosen… when needed.‖ The cultivation of a hobby is compared to that of a plant. First of all, the right hobby (the seed of a plant) must be carefully chosen for a person (good ground); then the process of cultivating a hobby, like that of growing a plant, requires care and effort. Only in this way can one reap in due time the fruit of one’s labour – the relaxing effect of one’s hobby.
4. In para.3 Churchill broadly divides human beings into three classes: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death, and those who are bored to death. What kinds of people do you think Churchill had in mind when he made such a classification? ―Those who are toiled to death‖ refer to manuallabourers, bluecollar workers.(para.3) ―Those who are worried to death‖ refer to people who work with their brains, e.g., professionals, public men. (para.3) ―Those who are bored to death‖ refer to people who are not doing anything seriously, perhaps the leisured class. The 4th paragraph refers particularly to this class of non-industrious and useless creatures. 5. Why does Churchill classify as unfortunate those people who can command everything they want, gratify every caprice and lay their hands on almost every object of desire? Do you think Churchill’s attitude towards those people is really one of sympathy? These people are simply hopeless; nothing works to relieve them of their boredom. Churchill does not really feel sympathetic towards them. Note the phrase ―avenging boredom‖. He seems to think that this is what they deserve.
Cultural background
About the author—Sir Winston Churchill Winston Churchill(1874-1965), British statesman and author. Besides being one of the outstanding leaders in world history and one of the great British prime minister, Churchill was a prolific writer and an amateur painter. He received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1953. His paintings were given a retrospective one-man show in the galleries of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1958.
Text Analysis
This essay is an exposition. The theme is about the significance of cultivating a hobby. According to the author, the significance of a hobby lies in its relaxing the mind of rational, industrious, useful human beings. To explain how a hobby works, he first of all explains what worry really is. (para.1) Now we see that hobby is the only way to attenuate worry, so it’s of the first importance to a public man. But how can a hobby be cultivated? Para 2 answers the question. In order to better explain how hobby attenuate worry, the author classifies people into 3 catagraries: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death, and those who are bored to death. (para.3 and 4) In this way, he states that hobby should be rightly chosen. Though hobby can release worry , it can only do to the rational, industrious, useful human being. So in para.5,Churchill again divides people into two
Use of Synonymous Expressions In writing, repetition of some important words, phrases or grammatical structures is often used to gain emphasis. e.g. 1. It is no use doing what you like; you have got to do what you do. 2. That is our policy and that is our declaration. 3. We will never parley. We will never negotiate But, a repeated word or phrase, by calling attention to itself rather than to its meaning, can sometimes be distracting and may consequently weaken your writing.