英语专业高级英语第一册期末考试句子分析paraphrase

英语专业高级英语第1册Exercises (paraphrase)

L 1

1. Bargaining is the order of the day: Bargaining is the normal way of doing things.

2. thread their way among the throngs of people: (The donkeys) went in and out along the people and from one side to another.

3. ma kes a point of protesting that…of all profit: (The seller) thinks it is necessary for him to declare that the price he is asking makes it impossible for him to gain any profit.

4. he is sacrificing this because of…the customer: He is selling the thing at less than its cost because he respects the customer.

5. with the customer coming and going at intervals: the customer bargain for some time, then leaves (hoping to frighten the seller that he might lose the customer) and comes back again after a period of time and carries on the bargaining.

6. the red of the live coals glowing bright…of the bellows: The light of the burning coal becomes alternately bright and dim as the coals burn and die down, (burn again) along with the repeated movements of the bellows.

7. or the simple, everyday kitchenware…strictly functional: you can also find simple household utensils for daily use, which are pleasant to look at but do not have decoration on them and are strictly designed to serve useful purpose.

8. Every here and t here…a sunlit courtyard: Now and again through a doorway you’ll be able to catch a brief view of a sunlit courtyard.

L2

1. a lot of sad thought…official might say: My sad thought had no connection with the stationmaster might say.

2. was for me a far gr eater adventure…I’d previously taken: (The fact that I was now in Hiroshima) was in itself a much more exciting experience for me than any trip I had taken or any reporting work I had done in the past.

3. serious looking men… the crowds about them: They (serious looking men) were so absorbed in their conversation that they seemed not pay attention to the crowds about them.

4. The tall buildings of the martyred city…of the wheel: The high buildings passed swiftly and when the driver made sudden changes of direction, we sometimes swung to one side, sometimes to the other side in response to the swaying motion of the car.

5. The rather arresting spectacle…and the miniskirt: The traditional floating house among high modern buildings represent the constant struggle between old tradition (traditional culture) and new development (western style).

6. After three days in Japan, the spinal…extraordinarily flexible: After three days in Japan one gets quite used to bowing to people as a ritual to show gratitude.

7. I was just about to…my sad reverie: I was on the point of showing my agreement by nodding when I suddenly realized what he meant. His words shocked me out of my sad dreamy thinking. 8. the very sight of which would…healthy visitor: even healthy visitors w ould shiver when (as soon as) they see those surgical instruments.

9. each day of suffering…from earthly cares: one more day of suffering would mean a day nearer my death (would bring me closer to my death).