大学英语精读4第一单元课后习题ppt
大学英语精读修订版第四册课件
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▪ 4. delivery n. 1)投递，送交；2)投递的邮件，发送的 货物；3)分娩；4)讲话的方式，演讲风格
▪ ----- Please pay on delivery.
▪ Phr. cash on delivery 货到付现金
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take delivery (of sth.) 收到某物
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delivery note 货单
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▪ 8. echo n.回音，回声，共鸣 vi.发出回声，产生回响 vt. 模仿，重复，附和
▪ ----- They echoed their leader’s every word.
▪ ----- He has no original opinion; he is just his brother’s echo.
▪ Phr. echo sth. (back) (指地方)传回回声
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echo to/ with sth. (指地方)产生回声
▪ ----- The valley echoed (back) his song.
▪ ----- The hills echoed to the sound of their laughter.
----- He always wears a sour expression.
▪ acid表示讽刺、刻薄或严厉的批评。 ----- an acid remark ----- I read an acid comment on the political situation.
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Book4 Unit One By Miranda
▪ Phr. the company one keeps 经常与之为伍的人；伙伴
现代大学英语精读4_lesson1_lesson8课后答案
Key to the Exercises3.15) out of sight16) in this instance17) to think well/ill of sb18) to confront sb with sth19) to lag behind20) to confer sth on sb21) for my money22) to be too much for sb23) to make for24) to set out to do sth25) few and far between26) to aspire to27) at the best of times28) all over again29) to do away with30) to stand to lose4.Increase your vacabulary with the help of the rules of word-building1) Find the most useful derivatives of the following.satisfy: satisfied, satisfying, satisfactory, satisfaction, unsatisfied, dissatisfied resist: resistance, resistant, irresistiblejust: unjust, justice, injustice, justify, justified, justification, justifiable cohere: coherent, coherence, incoherent, incoherencecenter ( v): center (n. ), central, centralize, centralization, decentralize, decentralization visit: visitor, visitation, revisit (The following words are also related to visit: visible, invisible, visibility, vision, visual, television, supervise)integrate: integration, integrated, integral, disintegrate, disintegration, integrityMore Work on theTextVocabulary1.1) into Chinese.1) into Chinese.(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2) into English.(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 playa 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 hand2.1) Synonyms.(1) to spring (to jump, to leap)(2) lest (for fear that)(3) utterly (completely)(4) to symbolize (to represent)(5) to sink one's head (to lower ... )(6) to contemplate (to think/ponder)(7) spectacles (glasses)(8) impediment (barrier, obstacle)(9) to collapse (to fall/to tumble down)(10) to ruin (to destroy)(11) to vanish (to disappear)(12) oddly (strangely)(13) to aspire to (to desire/to aim for)(14) to do away with (to eliminate)(15) to stop/give up (smoking) (to quit)(16) deficiency (weakness, fault, shortcoming)(17) folly (stupidity)2) Antonyms.(1) coherent (incoherent)(2) mental (physical)(3) disinterested (interested)(4) hideous (pleasant)(5) settled (unsettled)(6) frequent (infrequent)(7) integration (disintegration)(8) proficient (incompetent)(9) to destroy (to create)(10) to surpass (to lag behind)(11) remorseless (remorseful)(12) to vanish (to appear)(13) accustomed (unaccustomed)(14) irreverent (reverent)(15) few and far between (many, innumerable, countless, numerous) (6) loyalty (disloyalty)(17) contented (discontented)(18) pre-war (post-war)(19) prominent (unimportant)3. Translate1) 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.8) 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 culturallyas well as geographically.13) The party was boring, so she slipped out of the room and went home.14) The road was muddy. He slipped and fell into the river.15) One day I was drowning my sorrows in a restaurant because I was broke when he came and slippeda roll of money into my hand.16) The Court of Florida ruled that it was necessary to recount the votes.17) The idea that the sun moves round the earth ruled ancient scholars for more than a thousand years.18) The hutongs are an integral part of old Beijing.19) Days slipped by and I still had not made much progress.20) He weighed every word carefully lest he should make a mistake.21) Her health was such that she would not go out in the sun even in winter lest she got sunstroke.4.1)c.2) A.3) D.4) A.5) B.6) B.7) C.8) B.9) A.10) C.11)D12) A.13) A.14) B.5.1) (1) sexy (2) sexual (3) sexy (4) sexist (5) sexual2) (1) uninterested (2) disinterested (3) disinterested (4) disinterested, uninterested3) (1) Literary (2) literally (3) literate (4) literal (5) literary4) (1) bulging (2) sticking out of (3) bulging (4) bulging (5) sticking out of( 6) protruding, protruding5) (1) slid (2) slip (3) slipped (4) sliding (5) slip6) (1) prestige (2) reputation (3) reputation (4) prestige61) decisive2) sang beautifully3) robust4) soft5) democratic6) eloquent7) have lost his appetite.8) The slice of meat was so thick that it was quite (transparent).9) His room was surprisingly clean and tidy. It was almost as clean as (pigsty).10) Many people are just as original as (parrots).7(1) their(2) even(3) reason(4) disagree(5) to express(6) thinking(7) for(8) dealing with(9) Staying(10) hungry(11) gains(12) born of(13) can(14) superficial(15) whenIII Grammar11) Point out the parallel construction and its grammatical form in each of these sentences.(1) not by thought; by an invisible and irresistible spring in his neck-two prepositional phrases (contrast)(2) unconscious prejudice; 19norance; hypocrisy-three noun phrases (listing)(3) as proficient as most businessmen's golf; as honest as most politicians' intentions; as coherent as most books that get written-three comparative adjective phrases (listing)(4) all shouting the same thing; all warming their hands at the fire of their own prejudicestwo absolute constructions (listing)(5) watching the crowds cheering His Majesty the King; asking myself what all the fuss was about-two present participle phrases (as object complements, listing)(6) prejudices are called loyalties; pointless actions are turned into customs by repetition- two clauses (listing)(7) three coordinate clauses (listing)(8) to appreciate little that which we have; to long for that which we have not-two infinitive phrases as subject (contrast)(9) to be; not to be-two infinitive phrases as subject (choice)(10) give me liberty; give me death-two imperative clauses (choice)(11) is written without effort; is read without pleasure-two passive verb phrases (contrast)(12) you can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time; you can't fool all of the people all of the time-two coordinate clauses connected by "but" (series plus contrast)The first clause itself contains two parallel constructions-all of the people some time; some of the people all of the time-connected by "and" (choice)2) Study and point out the function of the italicized part of these sentences.(1) adjective phrase as subject complement(2) deaf: adjective forming a complement to "someone" with "born"bitterly determined to find out about sound: adjective phrase as complement to "someone"(3) adjective phrase as subject complement(4) adjective phrase as attributive modifying "good life" (an adjective phrase modifying a noun should be placed after the noun)(5) adjective phrase as subject complement21) Thomas Edison says that genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.2) Suzhou is known for its canals, gardens and tree-lined streets.3) The morning was dark, cold with a little snow in the air.4) The unemployed man wanted a job rather than welfare.Or: The unemployed man wanted to find a job rather than to apply for welfare.5) Crawling down a mountain is sometimes harder than climbing up.6) The essay is difficult to understand not because there are a lot of technical terms but becausethere are quite a few involved sentences.Or: The essay is difficult to understand not because of the technical terms 10 it but because of the involved sentences.7) For further information, you can either consult an encyclopaedia or surf the Internet.8) Not only China but also the rest of the world will benefit from her WTO entry. It is a win-winevent.Or: As a win-win event, China's WTO entry will be of benefit to both China and the rest of the world.9) The job of the university is not only making specialists of its students but also helping thembecome civilized citizens.Or: The job of the university is both to make specialists of its students and to help them becomecivilized citizens.10) Going to classes, doing his homework and reading occupy most of his waking hours at college. 31) 20 years later he returned as poor as when he had left.2) He arrived home from a coast-to-coast journey a bag of bones.3) The girl stared at her parents, puzzled, troubled and annoyed.4) The proposal was dismissed as impractical and unfeasible.5) Just some twenty feet away, crouched the wolf, ready to jump on the boy at any moment.6) The audience sat open-mouthed, watching the conjurers performing all sorts of tricks.7) The detective was lying awake in bed, thinking how they could capture the wanted man alive.8) The talk show host was pleased that he had passed through the crowd unrecognized.9) Sincere, compassionate, forgiving, Linda is the soul of the true, the good and the beautiful.10) Diogenes was lying in the sunshine, shoeless, bearded, and half-naked, but contented and happy. 41) 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 eatth 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 ajob 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 healththan about their income.51) looks, being complimented, will say, has come, felt, was, was always looking for, to hurt, wascalled, believed, heard, would come, take, replace, might/would happen, to make, would/might get, to fool, would say.2) became, should be removed, (I) 've learned, wouldn't really want, is, provides, isn't, dies, crashes,will lay, have been lying, find, rotting, sprout, goes on.61) C.2) D.3) B.4) D.5) A.6) C.7) B.8) A.9) C.10) B.1l)C.12) D.13) A.14) B.15) D.16) ALesson Two Waiting for the PoliceKey to exercises1. TranslateInto Chinese1.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.紧气氛13.毛线针14.梦游15.飞机翼展Into English1.to whip up a little interest2.to keep the ball rolling3.to set the ball rolling4.an eccentric millionaire5.to allot capital6.to tighten one’s belt7.to make a remark8.to stretch out one’s hand9.to moisten one’s lips10.to complain of the weather11.to plunge the stick into the sand12.to turn on me13.to get on one’s nerve14.to put something out of someone’s mind15. to come off the hook16.to do a crossword puzzle17.to blow one’s nose18.to powder one’s nose19.to give an alibi2. Replace the italicized derogatory words int eh following sentences with commendatory ones.1. slim2. robust3. famous4. orator5. wonderful/terrific/superb/excellent6. beauty7. mansion8. innocent; kind-hearted9. principle10. revolutionaries11. debates12. boom13. thrifty; honesty or common decency14. Discussion15. Stability16. regulate3. Translate1.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 matterof 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 to 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 spotfor 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.11.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 stillgoing on.15.When he saw the young man ready to pay for the BMW in cash, his eyes almost popped outof his head.16.In those countries, water is worth a lot more than oil. Friends will often bring tendollars’ worth of water as a gift.17.When this project is completed, it will benefit about a hundred thousand people. It willbe 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 traditionalhouse 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.4. Put the most appropriate words in the blanks.1-6 B D A B B D7-12 B A CC A D5. Tell the difference between the following pairs or groups of words.1. 1) earnest/ serious2) serious3) serious4) earnest/serious5) serious2. 1) make full use of2) took advantage of3) take advantage of4) take full advantage of/ make full use of5) take advantage of6) make some use of3. 1) weird2) strange3) eccentric4) odd5) strange/unusual/odd; peculiar/weird4. 1) advise2) advised3) suggest4) proposed5) suggest6) propose7) proposes/suggests5. 1) always/constantly2) regularly3) normally/usually4) constantly5) always6) regularly; always7) normally/usually6. Study the following sentences and point out what it is that is being exaggerated. 1.how startled she was2.the fat that she never seemed to stop knitting3.how he has been touring the world to give lectures for money4.how all food is removed or destroyed leaving nothing for the enemy5.his poor shooting6.his chronic tardiness7.his dumbness8.the strong smell of the cheese9.his eagerness to please powerful people10.his complete absence of moral considerations in his attempt to grab money11.my hunger12.difficulties in life13.the number of people14.the amount of medicine15.the heavy pompous word7. Choose the best word or phrase for each blank from the four supplied in brackets.1.While2.average3.under4.being5.mutual6.favorable7.account8.status9.relate10.stay11.On12.actual13.friendly14.nervousness15.inMore work on the Text1.Grammar in context1.1) In the circumstances: explanatory2) approximately: explanatory3) as you know: afterthought4) and Mr. Houghton was ruined, there was no doubt about that: afterthought5) he explained: afterthought6) the trick of interrupting here: explanatory7) in fact: transitional8) I’ve often wondered: afterthought9) for his part: transitional10)it’s true: afterthought11) if anyone should ask my opinion: afterthought12) ‘for its part’ and ‘on the other hand’: both transitional2.Study and summarize ways of making suggestions.Using a question:1)Shouldn’t…2)Shall we…5)Why don’t you/weUsing an imperative sentence:6) Suppose we…7) Let’s…Using ‘suggest/propose’’3)I propose…4) I suggested…2.Insert the appropriate parenthetical expression into the sentences from the list below.1.In fact2.Especially at an advanced level3.It was that long, I am sure4.Of course5.However6.On the other hand7.I suppose8.Forty-five years ago9.Whether invited or not10.For example11.Voluntarily orinvoluntarily12.It had been tested only onceplete the senteces below by translating the Chinese in the brackets.1.I suggest/propose we break up for two weeks.2.Shouldn’t we get a lawyer3.Why don’t you go and have a look in4.Suppose we take/ Let’s take5.Why don’t we just stay home/ Let’s just stay home6.Take a shortcut through the sports-ground7.We propsoe that the UN security Council meet at the earliest possible time8.Shouldn’t they be informed of9.Let’s/ why don’t we draw lots10.Shall we set a limit4.Translate1.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 andworrying about.4.Perhaps it wasn’t Xiao Jiang at all who had left the taprunning 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 havent heardfrom him for almost a year.7.It doesn’t matter what family you were born into. The realtest is how far you can go from where you started.8.She simply couldn’t believe what she saw. It was onlyyesterday that the twin towers were standing there.9.Juror No. 8 pointed out that it might have been someone elsewho had stabbed the boy’s father to death.10.In the market economy, it is primarily by idividuals andfirms rather tha by government agencies that decisions about what to produce, how much to produce are made.5.1. are making, were considered, are, are being used, don’t compact, have, starting, do2. will work, is, are , reproduces, deplete, is, are fueled, add3. can move, don’t tear, skin, will never take, are6.1-5 C D B C A6-10 D C A B B11-16 D A D C A B1. Translate 1) 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. 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 same2）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 techniques(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 lessthe same 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 tothe 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 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 day andsee more of the country.13)As soon as they concluded the investigation, they were to report to the SecurityCouncil.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 centuryby way of an 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 inLesson Four A Drink in the PassageI. Oral work (omitted)II. Vocabulary Test:1 Translate1) into Chinese.(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2) into English(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 words2. Study the difference between the following pairs or groups of words.1)(1)renounce (2)announce (3)renounce (4)denounced2)(1)avoid; prevent (2)prevent (3)avoid (4)averted/ avoided/ preventedIII. Grammar work1. Complete the following sentences with the right from of the verb in the brackets. (1) is (2) are (3)was (4)frightens2. Translate the sentences into English.1) Using “It is/ was said/ believed, etc.” to express general beliefs.(1)It’s widely rumored that Linda’s getting 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. 2) Paying special attention to 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.3. Put in appropriate connectives.(1)as , where , that/which, if/ whether, but , if.4. Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer.(1) B (2)A (3)A四册六单元课后习题答案Key to the exercisesVocabulary1. Translate.2) into Chinese.(1)非理性因素 (2)过去的好日子 (3)思想模式(4)旧的故事 (5)思路 (6)鲜明的对比(7)强烈的满足感 (8)感情上的联想 (9)一场恶吵(10)酸葡萄 (11)—毫无根据的意见 (12)社会地位(13)重要而有说服力的因素 (14)怀疑的余地 (15)一种教条的观点(16)大学者们／大才子们 (17)不可避免的结果 (18)长期的斗争(19)互相矛盾冲突的观点 (20)鲜明的例子 (21)根深蒂固的信仰(22)仅仅是断言2) into English.(1) to classify propositions (2) to hold an opinion(3) to establish convictions (4) to reverse the process(5) to question the truth (6) to adopt a new belief ,(7) to demonstrate the contrary (8) to credit the fact(9) to entertain an opinion (10) to acquire wealth(11) to extend the term (12) to abandon belief(13)to value their respect (14) to belittle their opinions(15) to make an allowance (16) to alter our thought patterns(17) to take the same course (18) to parrot others' ideas2. Put appropriate prepositions or adverbs in the blanks.1) out/:over 2) on/upon 3) at; about 4) off 5) on; off 6) out; as 7) as; ou t 8) off 9) as; out 10) on; as 11) off; as 12) at; as 13) as; out 14) out; o ut3. Replace the words and expressions italicized with suitable words and exp ressions from the text.1) meet with; proposition; bare assertion 2) accept a view uncritically; res ts upon; mere3) deeply-rooted propositions; established 4) hold opposite views; conflicti ng interests5) parroting; tend to; such ideas as fit in with 6) conceive of; consistent with7) is also true of; make allowance for 8) stock subjects; going to the dogs 9) in fashion; a strong argument in its favor 10) bear grudge against; or as the case may be11) belittle; are jealous of 12) attribute to13) As a rule; would be the last person to 14) consists in; shaking off15) In light of; on our guard 16) left us with no doubt4. Translate.。
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现代大学英语精读第四册课件lesson(1)
Grade-two thinking had nothing constructive to offer. It destroys without the power to create. Therefore the satisfaction it brings the thinker is limited and does not last.
Three grades:
Grade-three thinking: was no thinking at all, but a combination of ignorance, prejudice and hypocrisy. Most people belong to this category (according to the author).
Unit One: Thinking as a Hobby
Thinking
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William Golding (1911-1993), a remarkable British novelist, is never likely to be remembered for his social portraiture, which is not the essence of his work. He was a writer trained in a grand metaphysical Christianity who could address questions of good and evil in a corrupted and Godless age.
nothing but(p2): nothing except;only
His parents care nothing but his scores at school.
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B) She was neither for nor against it. C) She was all for it. D) She was pleased with it.
2)His policy in doing business is “Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back”.
Montgomery Ward & Company is a United States retail and mail-order concern. Across the United States the company has more than 500 retail stores and 700 catalog ['kætəlɔg] stores(通过商品 目录订购的商店）. The company was founded as a mail-order business in Chicago in 1872 by A. Montgomery Ward, who adopted the policy “Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back”. The first retail store was established in 1926.
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“I don’t mind the indignity,” the older one answered. “I can live with it,” his brother agreed. “But it pains me,” I said, “to find that you both have been panhandling so long that it no longer embarrasses you.”
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1. Do you think man lives in harmony with nature now? 2. Do you thiห้องสมุดไป่ตู้k that man has been destroying nature?
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Interpretation: As a writer, Hazlitt urges us to love and appreciate nature heart and soul.
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大学英语精读第四册课后答案
大学英语精读第三版第四册答案Unit1翻译1 我们接到通知,财政部长将于次日接见我们;We were informed that the Minister of Finance was to give us an audience /receive us the next day.2 我觉得很奇怪,他似乎不记得自己的生日;I thought it odd that he didn't seem to remember his own birthday.3 学期论文最迟应在下星期二交来,可是至今大部分学生却几无进展;Next Tuesday is the deadline for handing in the term papers, but most students have hardly made a dent in the work so far.4 看到学生人数不断减少,校长心里很难受;painIt pained the headmaster to find the number of students shrinking.5 在那个国家一般用现金付账,但支票变得普遍起来了,不久会代替现金作为人们结账的一种方式;Cash is commonly used in paying bills in that country, but checks are becoming more popular and will, in a short while, replace cash asa way for people to settle their accounts.6 该公司声称,这条河流的污染不是它造成的;The company claims that it is not responsible for the pollution in the river.Unit2翻译1 比尔已是个成熟的小伙子,不再依赖父母替他做主;Bill is a mature young man who is no longer dependent on his parents for decisions.2 这个地区有大量肉类供应,但新鲜果蔬奇缺;There are abundant supplies of meat in this region, but fresh fruit and vegetables are scarce.3 工程师们依靠工人们的智慧发明了一种新的生产方法,使生产率得以提高;Drawing on the wisdom of the workers, the engineers invented a new production method that led to increased productivity.4 他花了许多时间准备数学考试,因此当他获知自己只得了个B时感到有点失望;He spent a lot of time preparing for his math exam. Hence he was somewhat disappointed to learn that he got only a B.5 我们有充裕的时间从从容容吃顿午饭;We have ample time for a leisurely lunch.6 地方政府不得不动用储备粮并采取其他紧急措施,以渡过粮食危机;The local government had to draw on its grain reserves and take other emergency measures so as to pull through the food crisis.Unit3翻译1 萧伯纳在他一个剧本的前言中提出这样的看法：今天人们比在中世纪时更加迷信;In the preface to one of his plays, Bernard Shaw advances the idea that people are more superstitious today than they were in the Middle Ages.2 丈夫死后,她只好独自挑起抚养五个孩子的经济重担;After her husband died, she had to bear the severe financial burden of raising five children by herself.3 证明或驳斥某个论点的最好办法之一是从亲身经历中举出例子;One of the best ways to prove or refute a point is to cite examples from your own experience.4 亨特说贝蒂老是夸大他的缺点,这话很可能会引起一场争吵;Hunt's statement that Betty always exaggerates his faults may well lead to a quarrel.5 我当时对她绝对信任,无论她告诉我什么,我都会相信;I trusted her so much that I would have swallowed any story she told me.6 一家人聚拢来讨论经济问题时,父亲一开头就说,每月存点钱是绝对必要的,遇到紧急情况,我们可以依靠积蓄;When the family gathered to discuss matters of finance, Father started off by saying that it was absolutely necessary to set aside some money each month, for in an emergency we could fall back on our savings.Unit4;翻译有时,倒霉的事儿似乎会到处跟随着你;就举不久前我所遭遇到的事为例吧;一天我开车去附近一座城市出差,在一个十字路口,见到红灯亮起我便将车停了下来;可是,突然一辆黑色的别克车从后面向我的车子撞过来;我受了点伤;万分忿怒之下我咒骂着下了车,可却发现那车的女驾驶员像是被撞得不省人事了,她那坐在车后的小孩也受伤了;我只好在口袋中摸找报了警;几分钟后一辆警车开来,急忙将女士和小孩送往医院;而我却被告知要待在原处;事实上,尽管我对这事毫无责任,我在两小时后方得以离开现场;回到家,精神力气好像一点儿都没有了;至于出差的事么,我只好取消了;为此,我的工作也受到很大损失;至今,我仍搞不明白这车祸到底是怎么回事;Sometimes bad luck seems to follow you everywhere. Take, for instance, what happened to me not long ago. One day I drove to a nearby city on business. At a junction I pulled the car to a halt as the red light was on; however, a black Buick suddenly collided into my car from behind.I was slightly injured. Wild with anger I cursed and got out only to find that the woman driver of the other car appeared to have been knocked unconscious and her young child, who was sitting in the rear of the car,was hurt, too. I had to fumble in my pockets for my mobile phone and call the police. In a few minutes a police car came and rushed the lady and her child to hospital. I was, however, asked to stay where I was. In fact, I didn't leave the scene until two hours later although I was not to blame at all. By the time I got home all my energy seemed to have deserted me. As to the business trip, I had to cancel it. As a result, my work suffered enormously. Up to now, I still can't make sense of the accident.Unit5翻译1 我确信这项所谓 so-called 明智的决定,与期望相反,会带来极其严重的后果;I am convinced that, contrary to expectations, the so-called informed decision will bring very grave consequences.2 诚然,他曾欺骗你,但他已经承认自己做错了,并道了歉;所以你不应该老是以怀疑的态度对待他;It's true he once deceived you, but he has admitted he has done wrong and apologized. So you shouldn't always treat him with suspicion.3 他在这个问题公开进行辩论之前就已表明了自己的立场;He had taken a stand on the issue before it was openly debated.4 在调查过程中,他们发现了种种形式的政治腐败,并揭露了许多贪官污吏corrupt officials;In the course of their investigation, they discovered various forms of political corruption and exposed a number of corrupt officials.5 玛丽的两难处境是：把真相告诉老板从而失信于她的同事,还是让老板蒙在鼓里从而辜负他的信任;Mary's dilemma was whether to betray her colleagues by telling her boss the truth or to betray his trust by keeping him in the dark about it.6 首先,是什么使你认为这项规划会促进改革其次,你怎么知道这些改革会让全县得到好处Now, in the first place, what has made you think led you to think this program will promote reforms, and in the second, how do you know these reforms will benefit the whole county;Unit6翻译1 那位卫生部副部长一再强调把中西医结合起来是多么重要;The vice minister of health has emphasized time and again how important it is to integrate traditional Chinese medicine with western medicine.2 热天很难保藏食品,使之保持新鲜与食用安全;很自然,许多人觉得在夏季还是不上饭店为好;In hot weather it is rather difficult to preserve food and keep it fresh and safe to eat. Naturally, many people prefer not to eat in restaurants during the summer months.</3 阅读时在作者强调的论点底下划线,对我们会有所裨益;It will do us good to underline the points that the author emphasizes in his book.4 经过好几天侦查,警方终于弄清这起谋杀案和新近发生的越狱事件有关;After days of inquiry the police finally tied up the murder with the case of the recent escape from prison.5 我想劝说他们采纳我们的计划,首先因为这一计划所需资金较少,其次,不会造成环境污染;I want to persuade them to adopt our plan, because, in the first place, it calls for less funds and, in the second place, it will not cause environmental pollution.6 父亲用绳子把芹菜 celery 扎在一起,放在河里浸了浸,然后拿到菜场去卖;Father bound the celery together with a rope and dipped it in the stream for a while before he took it to the market for sale.Unit7翻译1 法庭的判决引起史密斯先生的朋友们的气愤,他们相信他是无辜的;The court's judgment aroused anger among Mr. Smith's friends, who believed that he was innocent.2 当我们经过那家价格昂贵的餐馆时,父亲催我们快走,他说在这样高档的fancy 地方用餐是大大超过我们的经济能力的;As we passed the expensive restaurant, father hurried us along saying that it was well beyond our means to have dinner at such a fancy place.3 老师在评价一篇文章并给它打分 grade vt. 时,可能是根据总的印象而不是根据仔细的分析 analysis;A teacher may evaluate and grade an essay on the basis of his general impression rather than on a detailed analysis.4 小狗 puppy 将我的一张画搞坏了,我真想对它发火,可它那十分可爱cute 的样子使我不禁笑着把它从地上抱了起来;be inclined to, ruinI was inclined to get angry at the puppy for ruining my painting but he was so cute that I could not help but laugh and pick him up.5 爱德华 Edward 常常喜爱在那间可以眺望大海的房间里朗诵诗歌;Edward was in the habit of reciting poems in the room overlooking the sea.6 安东尼 Anthony 彻夜未眠,因为他对于是否得插手此事举棋不定;Anthony stayed up all night because he just could not make up his mind whether or not to take a hand in the matter.。
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however, does not often last long. They fall back to reality as fast as they had _o_r_ig_i_n_a_lly_ risen above it all.
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5. Why does the author adopt the example of Oscar
Wilde’s uncompromising behavior?
Reference Words: pay a heavy price for remaining
financially and emotionally. The only real winners are those
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新起点大学英语精读第四册Unit1BigBuckstheEasyWay剖析
Unit One:Big Bucks the Easy WayTwo college-age boys, unaware that making moneyusually involves hard wor k, are tempted by anadvertisement that promises them an easy way toearn a lot of money. The boys soon learn that ifsomething seems to good to be true , it probably is.BIG BUCKS THE EASY WAYJohn G. Hubbell"You ought to look into this," I suggested to our twocollege-age sons."It might be a way to avoid the indignity of having to ask for money all theti me." I handed them some magazines in a plastic bag someone bad hung on our doorknob. Amessage printed on the bag offered leisurely, lucrative work ( "Big Bucks the Easy Way!") ofdelivering more such bags."I don't mind the indignity," the older one answered."I can live with it," his brother agreed."But it pains me," I said，"to find that you both have been panhandling so long that it no longerembarr asses you."The boys said they would look into the magazine-delivery thing. Pleased, I le ft town on abusiness trip. By midnight I was comfortably settled in a hotel ro om far from home. The phonerang. It was my wife. She wanted to know how my day had gone."Great!" I enthused. "How was your day?" I inquired."Super!" She snapped."Just super! And it's only getting started. Another truck just pulled upout fron t.""Another truck?""The third one this evening. The first delivered four thousand Montgomery Wa rds. The secondbrought four thousand Sears, Roebucks. I don't know what thi s one has, but I'm sure it will befour thousand of something. Since you are re sponsible, I thought you might like to knowwhat's happening.What I was being blamed for, it turned out, was a newspaper strike which m ade it necessary tohand-deliver the advertising inserts that normally are inclu ded with the Sunday paper. Thecompany had promised our boys $600 for deli vering these inserts to 4,000 houses by Sundaymorning."Piece of cake!" our older college son had shouted." Six hundred bucks!" His brother had echoed,"And we can do the job in two hours!""Both the Sears and Ward ads are four newspaper-size pages," my wife infor med me."Thereare thirty-two thousand pages of advertising on our porch. Even as we speak, two big guys arecarrying armloads of paper up the walk. What do we d o about all this?""Just tell the boys to get busy," I instructed."They're college men. They'll do what they have todo."At noon the following day I returned to the hotel and found an urgent messag e to telephonemy wife. Her voice was unnaturally high and quavering. There had been several more truckloadsof ad inserts."They're for department stores, dime stores, drugstores, grocery stores, auto stores and so on. Some are whole magazine sections. We have hundreds of t housands, maybemillions, of pages of advertising here! They are crammed wa ll-to-wall all through the house instacks taller than your oldest son. There's on ly enough room for people to walk in, take oneeach of the eleven inserts, roll them together, slip a rubber band around them and slide theminto a plasti c bag. We have enough plastic bags to supply every takeout restaurant inA merica!" Her voice kept rising, as if working its way out of the range of the h uman ear. "Allthis must be delivered by seven o'clock Sunday morning." "Well, you had better get those guys banding and sliding as fast as they can, and I'll talk to youlater. Got a lunch date.When I returned, there was another urgent call from my wife."Did you have a nice lunch?" she asked sweetly. I had had a marvelous stea k, but knew betterby now than to say so."Awful," I reported. "Some sort of sour fish. Eel, I think.""Good. Your college sons have hired their younger brothers and sisters and a couple ofneighborhood children to help for five dollars each. Assembly lines h ave been set up. In thelanguage of diplomacy, there is 'movement.'" "That's encouraging.""No, it's not," she corrected."It's very discouraging. They're been as it for hours. Plastic bagshave been f illed and piled to the ceiling, but all this hasn't made a dent, not a dent, in t hesituation! It's almost as if the inserts keep reproducing themselves!" "Another thing," she continued."Your college sons must learn that one does not get the bestout of employees by threatening them with bodily harm.Obtaining an audience with son NO. 1, I snarled,"I'll kill you if threaten one of those kids again!Idiot! You should be offering a bonus of a dollar every hour to the worker who fills the mostbags."But that would cut into our profit," he suggested."There won't be any profit unless those kids enable you to make all the delive ries on time. Ifthey don't, you two will have to remove all that paper by your selves. And there will be noeating or sleeping until it is removed."There was a short, thoughtful silence. Then he said,"Dad, you have just worked a profound change in my personality.""Do it!""Yes, sir!"By the following evening, there was much for my wife to report. The bonus p rogram hadworked until someone demanded to see the color of cash. Then so me activist on the work forceclaimed that the workers had no business settlin g for $5 and a few competitive bonuses whilethe bossed collected hundreds of dollars each. The organizer had declared that all the workerswere entitled to $5 per hour! They would not work another minute until the bosses agreed. The strike lasted less than two hours. In mediation, the parties agreed on $ 2 per hour.Gradually, the huge stacks began to shrink.As it turned out, the job was completed three hours before Sunday's 7 a.m. d eadline. By thetime I arrived home, the boys had already settled their accou nts: $150 in labor costs, $40 for gasoline, and a like amountfor gifts—boxes of candy for saintly neighbors who had volunteered station wagons and helpin delivery and dozen roses for their mother. This left them with $185 each — about two-thirds the minimum wage for the 91 hours they worked. Still, it was "enough", as one of themput it, to enable them to "avoid indignity" for quite a while.All went well for some weeks. Then one Saturday morning my attention was d rawn to the oddgoings-on of our two youngest sons. They kept carrying carto n after carton from variouscorners of the house out the front door to curbside . I assumed their mother had enlisted themto remove junk for a trash pick up. Then I overheard them discussing finances."Geez, we're going to make a lot of money!""We're going to be rich!"Investigation revealed that they were offering " for sale or rent" our entire libr ary."No! No!" I cried. "You can't sell our books!""Geez, Dad, we thought you were done with them!""You're never 'done' with books," I tried to explain."Sure you are. You read them, and you're done with them. That's it. Then you might as wellmake a little money from them. We wanted to avoid the indig nity of having to ask you for……"New Wordsbuckn. (sl.) U.S. dollarplastica. 塑料的n. (pl) 塑料doorknobn. 门把手leisurelya. unhurried 从容的，慢慢的leisuren. free time 空闲时间，闲暇lucrativea. profitable有利的；赚钱的painvt. cause pain topanhandlevi. (AmE) beg. esp. on the streetsdeliveryn. delivering (of letters, goods, etc.)投递；送交enthusevi. show enthusiasminquirevt. asksupera. (colloq.) wonderful, splendid; excellentsnapvt. say(sth.) sharply 厉声说insertn. 插页normallyad. in the usual conditions; ordinarily 通常companyn. 公司echovt. say or do what another person says or does; repeat 附和；重复adn. (short for) advertisementinformvt. tell; give information 告知porchn. (AmE) veranda 门廊armloadn. as much as one arm or both arms can hold; armfulwalkn. a path specially arranged or paved for walking 人行道unnaturallyad. in an unnatural way 不自然地quavervi. (of the voice or sound) shake; tremble颤抖truckloadn. as much or as many as a truck can carrydepartment storen. store selling many different kinds of goods in separate departments 百货公司dimen. coin of U.S. and Canada worth ten centsdime storen.(AmE) a store selling a large variety of low-priced articles; variety store 廉价商品店；小商口店drugstoren.(AmE) a store that sells not only medicine, but also beauty products, film, ma gazines, andfood 药店，杂货店groceryn. a store that sells food and household supplies 食品杂货店sectionn. part of subdivision of a piece of writing, book, newspaper, etc.; portion（文章等的）段落；节；部分cramvt. fill too full; force or press into a small space 把……塞满；把……塞进stackn. an orderly; heap or group of things 一叠（堆、垛等）bandn. flat, thin piece of material 带；带状物vt. tie up with a band捆扎rubber bandn. 橡皮筋takeouta. （餐馆）出售外卖菜的rangen. the distance at which one can see or hear （听觉、视觉等）的范围marvel(l)ousa. wonderful; astonishingsteakn. 牛排；大块肉（或鱼）片soura. 酸的eeln. 鳗鲡diplomacyn. 外交encouraginga. 鼓舞人心的dentn. a hollow in a hard surface made by a blow or pressure; initial progress 凹痕，凹坑，初步进展reproducevt. produce the young of (oneself or one's own kind) 生殖，繁殖bodilya. of the human body; physicalharmn. damage or wrong 伤害audiencen. the people gathered in a place to hear or see; a chance to be heard 观众；听众；陈述意见的机会snarlvt. speak in a harsh voice 咆哮着说bonusn. an extra payment to workers 奖金thoughtfula. give to or indicating thought 沉思的，思考的cashn. money in coins or notes 现金activistn. a person taking an active part esp. in a political movement激进分子work forcen. total number of workers employed in a particular factory, industry or area 工人总数；劳动人口competitivea. 竞争的organizern. person who organizes things 组织者mediationn. 调解partyn. one of the people or sides in an agreement or argument 一方；当事人graduallyad. slowly and by degrees.graduala.shrink (shrank, shrunk)vi. become less or smaller 减少；变小n. fixed limit of finishing a piece of work 最后期限station wagonn. 小型客车，客货两用车minimum (pl. minima or minimums)n. the smallest possible amount, number, etc. 最低限度的量、数等minimum wagen. the lowest wage permitted by law or by agreement for certain work 法定最工资odda. strange; unusualgoings-onn. activities, usu. of an undesirable kindcartonn. a cardboard box for holding goods 纸板箱（或盒） curbsiden. the area of sidewalk at or near curb（curb: 人行道的镶边石）enlistvt. obtain the support and help of; cause to join the armed forces 取得……的支持和帮助；征募trashn. waste material to be thrown away; rubbish垃圾pickupn. a small light truck with an open back used for light deliveries 小卡车；轻型货车overhearvt. hear by chance; hear without the knowledge of the speaker(s)无意中听到；偷听到financen. money matters; (used in pl.) money;(science of ) the management of funds财政；钱财；金融geezint.哎呀，呀salen. the act of selling sth.Phrases & Expressionsbring or come to a stop （使）停下a piece of cake(informal) sth. very easy to doeven asjust at the same moment asknow better thanbe wise or experienced enough not (to do sth.) 明事理而不至于be atbe occupied with, be doingmake a dent (in)make less by a very small amount; reduce slightly; make a first step toward s success(in)减少一点；取得初步进展cut intoreduce; decrease 减少have no businesshave no right or reason 无权，没有理由settle foraccept, although not altogether satisfactory （无可奈何地）满足于settle one's accountpay what one owes 结帐quite a whilea fairly long timedraw(sb.'s) attention tomake sb. notice, or be aware offor saleintended to be soldfor rentavailable to be rentedbe done withstop doing or using; finish 做完，不再使用may/might/could as wellwith equal or better effect 不妨，还不如，最好Proper NamesMontgomery Ward蒙哥马利—沃德百货公司Sears, Roebuck西尔斯—罗百克百货公司。
大学英语精读第四册第一单元课件[1]
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Size: It has more than 500 retail stores and 700 catalog stores across the USA. Rank: It ranks as the second largest mail-order firm in the world. Important Events: 1) In 1872, the nation’s first mail-order house was established, providing merchandise for a largely agricultural market. 2) In 1926, the first retail store was established. 3) On August 2, 1985, the first mail-order catalog in the United States, the Montgomery Ward & Company catalog, which began in 1872, was discontinued due to increasing costs.
The father persuades boys to get a job. The boys get a job to hand-deliver ads because of a newspaper strike. The boys get into a difficult situation.
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新世纪大学英语精读4unit1
Unit 1 Man and NatureText BWord Detective1.1) d 2) a 3) f 4) c 5) g 6) e 7) b2.1) (vt.) cause to happen faster or earlier than expected(vi.) move faster2) (n.) a piece of land set aside for wild animals, plants, etc.(vt.) set aside or keep for a special purpose3) (n.) the protection of plants and animals esp. from the damaging effects of human activity(n.) the preservation of valuable natural substances that exist in limited amounts4) (n.) the people employed by a company or working in any organization(n.) the department in an organization that deals with the people working there5) (vt.) give (sb) the right to do with or have sth.(vt.) give a title to (a book)3.1) resides in 2) slowed down 3) is tied to 4) come by 5) called uponChecking Your Comprehension1. N. (Para. 1)2. Y (Para. 3)3. N (Para. 4)4. Y (Para.6)5. Y(Para.7,8,10) 6N (Para.7,10)Enhance Your Language AwarenessI. WORDS IN ACTIONWorking with Words and Expressions1. In the boxes below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.1) disaster 2) compelled 3) historical 4) disciplined5) destruction 6) output 7) retreat 8) abandoned9) trace 10) eternal 11) investment 12) transfer13)justify 14) nonetheless 15) contributions 16) accelerate 17) threaten2. In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary.1) show signs of 2) called upon 3) off limits 4) in fear of 5) slow down6) cut down 7) from head to foot 8) come by 9) lost out 10) As yet 11)reside in Increasing Your Word Power31) individual 2) contradictory 3) destructive 4) rational 5) primitive6) synthetic 7) distant 8) pessimistic 9) irreplaceable 10) enormousII. GRAMMAR REVIEW1.1)She wished us health and success in the new year.2)He asked how we were getting along with our work.3)Jack said to me that I would be happy to know that his condition had improved.4)Rose asked Jack whether he was sure his mother would like the idea.5)He asked John how long he had been waiting for them.2.1)The strikers protested to the police that they had no right to arrest them.2)He promised that he would give us whatever assistance we needed.3)He agreed (that) that was best solution to the problem.4)My sister admitted that it was she who had broken the glass.5)He declared that he meant what he said and would never go back on his word.6)The man insisted that we give an explanation of what had happened.7)Mrs. Jones complained that no one showed concern for the elderly in that country.8)The sales manager explained that he couldn’t give us a definite answer because he had not receivedinstructions from his company.CLOZE1) realm 2) elemental 3) obtain 4) stubbornly 5) transferred6) transformed 7) subdued 8) expansion 9) irreplaceable 10) extinct11) dynamic 12) verge 13) moderate 14) ecological 15) rationalTRANSLATION1、The village is so close to the border that the villagers live in constant fear of attacks from the enemy.2、In only twenty years the country was transformed into an advanced industrial power.3、The company has evolved into one of the major chemical manufacturing bases in this region.4、Given the current financial situation, it is inevitable that the US dollar will be further devalued.5、The government’s call for suggestions about the control of water pollution produced very little response fromthe citizens.6．The weather showed no signs of getting better so the government called upon us to get prepared for floods. 7、At one time scientists thought there was nothing smaller than an atom but now most people know that an atomconsists of even smaller particles.8、The students were all very much concerned about the World Cup, spending at least two hours every day watching the live matches on TV.9、The department store lost out because loans were very hard to come by and it could not start business on time.10、We can’t go there for a walk because there is a navy base there, which is off limits to tourists.2.Human beings live in the realm of nature. They are not only dwellers in nature, but also transformers of it. With the development of society and its economy, people tend to become less dependant on nature directly, but indirectly their dependence grows.Human beings are connected with nature by “blood”ties. No one can live outside nature. However, the previous dynamic balance between man and nature has shown signs of breaking down. Problems such as the population explosion, ecological imbalance and the shortage of nature resources have become major factors keeping human society from being further developed.Professor Spirkin holds that the only choice for human beings is the wise organization of production and care for Mother Nature.。
大学英语精读四 1-6单元课后
大学英语精读四1-6单元课后c l o z e(总4页)-本页仅作为预览文档封面，使用时请删除本页-大学英语精读四 1-6单元课后cl ozeWhen dad told us about the delivery work itsounded easy, just a piece of cake. The trouble was, wedidn’t take care to inquire just how much material was involved. Before long trucks seemed to be pulling upoutside our house all day long, leaving stacks ofadvertising. It seemed we should have no chance of meeting the deadline. The we had this marvelous idea. Hiring local kids to help would enable us to get the job done on time. True, it would cut into our profits, but there was no alternative. things seemed to be going well, but then we had trouble over a pay claim. Our workers demanded five dollars an hour, but fortunately for us they were ready to settle for less. As for us, when we finally settled our accounts we ended up earning less than the minimum wage for our efforts. I guess we should have know better than to believe that big bucks come easy.While it is often said that love makes the world goround, scientists take a less romantic view. To theirminds, energy is the fundamental force at work. All animal life is dependent on obtaining sufficient energy from food. Deer, like other wild animals, do this through eating as much food as possible in the summer, when food resources are abundant. Any excess of energy over their current needs is deposited in the body in the form of fat. Then, when food becomes scarce in the winter, they can live off the fat. In addition, nature helps them to survive the winter by slowing down their metabolism, assisting them to pull through the cold weather. However, when the winter is particularly harsh, deer may have to draw on the fat they have built up moreheavily. Under such conditions, only deer in good condition are able to survive to give birth to a new generation.In his essay George Orwell starts off by citing Bernard Shaw’s remark that people are more superstitious today than they were in the Middle Ages. They promptly accept the opinions of experts without asking any questions themselves. Obviously Shaw exaggerates just in order to prove his point that we should not always fall back on the theories of well-known authorities. Rather, we should aim at finding out some things for ourselves. By way of illustration, Orwell outlines arguments against the Flat Earth and the Oval Earth theories, thus throwing light on the fact that much of our knowledge actually rests on authority rather than on reasoning or on experiment. Finally, Orwell draws his conclusion that ours is a credulous age partly because we have such an exceptionally heavy burden of knowledge.The last time Lyz saw her husband was as he waved goodbye to her from the steps of their house. He was due to fly off on business later that day. Unluckily for him his flight was cancelled and he found himself having to take United Flight 93 the following day. It was from on board that ill-fated flight that he telephoned with the news that hijackers had threatened to blow up the aircraft. Cursing his bad luck, he nonetheless realized that his fate was in his own hands. Hoping that the terrorists were bluffing when they claimed to have a bomb, he and some other passengers decided to act. Without hanging up, he set off with the others to attack the hijackers. From the telephone came the sound of screams. Then silence.Whether or not to tell the seriously ill about their true condition has long been a dilemma for medical professionals. Many doctors believe that concealing the facts from those patients will benefit them psychologically and may help them recover. But new studies show that contrary to this widespread belief, the overwhelming majority of patients want to be told the truth, even in the case of grave illnesses. If they are not, they feel betrayed and misled. As it is, lying makes it difficult for patients to make choices concerning their own health. And keeping a dying patient in the dark prevents him from making decisions about the end of his life. Lying can also cause doctors to lose their integrity and credibility and dose harm to colleagues who are honest with their patients. In the long run, lying hurts the entire medical profession. As a consequence of the current concerns, many hospitals have adopted patients’bills of rights, but patients still need to be wary because the days if physicians deceiving patients are certainly not over yet and many never be.We all know that we need to “read between the lines” of a text, but some people find writing between them just as helpful. For making books can be a useful tool at times. This is not true of all books, of course. It would clearly be wrong to scribble notes in a magnificent leather-bound first edition that has been preserved unmarked. Nor would writing on works we just dip into for light entertainment be appropriate. But with one’s own textbooks, marking may have a place. For reading is not just a passive transfer of information from the page to the eye. Reading is a much more active process, in which we need to think through and question what we read in order to integrate it into our existing knowledge. Setting down our ideas on the page as weread and underlining those points we find particularly relevant can have a part to play here. So, next time you sit down to study, instead of letting your eyes just glide lazily over the page, reach for your pen!。
精读4unit1课后练习包括答案
Preview2.Do the following exercises .1)muscle2)delinquency/delinquent5)frequency6)penalty7)immensity8)exaltation 11)deficiency 12)compensation 3) prominence9)withdrawal4) proficiency10)mockery词根1)ette: little one; small2)out---: in a manner that is greater, better, or more than something else.3)pose---: to put; to place4)dict--- : to say; to speakTranslation1)那可是个口误，却让他扔掉了政府部门的工作。
2）当听到那所大学没有授予她儿子博士学位时，她的情绪以下低落了。
3）照片上我们看到她赛后骄傲而满足地摆动着国旗的样子。
4）电影遭禁演，因为他们声称其中含有令他们厌烦的反对他们种族的内容。
5）他和他的内阁成员谈论的时候，自然不会谈这些小事。
6）我的小小的建议就写在这一小片纸上，请你见到她时给她。
7）有些人坚决反对，但大多数特洛伊人都决定要把那木马弄进城里。
他们永远没有想到这个怪物里面藏着仇家。
8）我感觉教师进课堂时应该穿得朴素些，你的这件衣服颜色稍明显媚了。
上课讲Vocabulary1.Translate the followingexpressions Into English1. Bang the door2. Cheer His Majesty3. Contemplate the statue4. devise a new method5. Gain a reputation6. Inspire the people7. Sinkone’ s head8. symbolize the nation 9. Warm one’s hands 10. Ruin onePlan an important role 12. Settle the issue’ s health 11.Into Chinese1. 永远的真理2. 文件柜3.无稽之谈4.违规行为5.常客6.新鲜空气7.一个人唱高调 8. 一种固定的见解 9. 语言阻挡 10. 可怕的风 11. 狂热的爱国主义12.无情的侵略者 13. 首相 14. 思想过程 15. 国际缔盟 16. 一篇条理清楚的文章17.一位口译好手 18. 一种不可以阻截的潮流 19. 烂苹果 20. 点头之交the parts in bold types in the following sentences with words and expressions from the text.1） was utterly disgusting2） was given to frequent shopping sprees3） saw the folly; fell into the other fault; cut down4)walked unsteadily; in anguish5)justify; countered by saying; If anything; ruin6)vanish of itself; combat; put in its place7)stand by him/ show his open contempt and mockeryto 8)viewed; symbolized; in eternal panic lest9)dismiss lightly; it might be Nazism all over again10)too much for; few and far between; few and far between3. Translate the following sentences into English. （上课讲）4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words or expressions.1) C 2) A 3) B 4)B/C 5) C 6) B 7)A 8)D 9)A 10)A5.Choose the right words in their proper forms.1.1 ）sexy 2) sexual/sex 3) sexist 4) sexual2.1) disinterested 2) uninterested 3)disinterested3. 1) literally 2) literate 3) literary 4) literary 5) literate4. 1) bulge 2)sticking out 3)bulging/swollen 4) protruding, protruding, bulge5) sticking out, swelling 6) jutting out5. 1) slipping 2) slid 3) sliding 4.)slip 5) gliding, gliding6.1) reputation 2) prestige/reputation 3) reputation6.Fill in the blanks with suitable words to make the sentences ironical.1. beautifully 3. thick8. Rich9. democraticGrammar1.1, 3, 4, 8,102.2.1 ( 上课讲 )2.2 1) is being robbed 2) were being 3)is being done 4)being 5)are beingmade6)was being repaired 7)was being 8 ） being built 9)being 10)beingexaggeratedTranslation1) He is being investigated for receiving bribes.2) The government started airdropping food to areas being cut off by the flood.3) People are much concerned about how the charity money is being used .4) The exact locations of the labs are being kept secret for the sake of security.5) What ’ s the matter the Jim today? I think he ’ s being rather rude , nothis usual self.6)The local police bureau is being criticized for being soft on white-collar crime.7) The car accident investigator is accused of being one-sided , favoring the offender.8)The project coordinator complaints that almost half of his time is being spent on meetings and reports.9) His latest novel being adapted for TV has been on the New York Timesbest-seller list for 42 weeks.10)The spokesman flatly denied all rumors being circulated at the moment about the president’ s health.3.Study the grammatical structure of these involved sentences.1. This is a compound complex sentence. The two coordinate clauses are connectedby a semicolon“ ;”In the first coordinate clause:Adverbial clause: the bath towel slip down any fatherIn the second coordinate clause:Adverbial clause:she had no arms, she was in an⋯to pull up again.(introduced by“ since” ).2.This is a complex sentence.Main clause: it set me watching⋯and asking⋯ what all the fuss was about.Subject: itPredicative verb: setObjects: watching⋯and asking⋯One of the objects“asking myself ” (a gerund phrase) contains a noun clause“what all the fuss was about ” which functions as the direct object of“asking ”.Adverbial modifier: the prepositional phrase“ without giving me anythingpositive ” modifying the main verb“ set”Attributive modifier:“ put in the place of that heady patriotism”(aninfinitive phrase) modifying“ anything positive”.。
大学英语精读4unit1精品课件
“You ought to look into this,” I suggested to our two college-age sons. “It might be a way to avoid the indignity of having to ask for money all the time.” I handed them some magazines in a plastic bag (someone had hung on our doorknoFather advised his two college-age sons to think about taking a KEY job because________.
A) his sons had asked for too much money B) his sons asked for money without minding the indignity [ɪn'dɪgnɪtɪ] C) he could not support his family D) he was pained to see his sons’ response to his suggestion
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5. Why were the boys overjoyed to take the job? KEY A) Because they liked the job very much.
B) Because they could visit 4,000 families. C) Because they could buy many pieces of cake. D) Because they thought they could get a lot of money with ease.
最新大学英语精读第4册U1ppt课件
of underbrush.
L36 an empty victory
• [usually before noun] (of sth that sb says or does) with no meaning; not meaning what is said; having no effect
child for school. • He wasn't there at the crucial moment (=
when he was needed most).
L30 took the gamble of pressing on to Moscow
• gamble [singular] an action or plan that involves a risk but that you hope will succeed 冒险
L24 engaged (at …) in
• engage to attack or begin to fight someone: 交战
• Enemy planes engaged the troops as they advanced into the mountains.
• [I always + prep.] to be doing or to become involved in an activity; to take part in something
• The car got bogged down in the mud.
• The tank became bogged down in mud.
现代大学英语精读第四册课件lesson
Introduction of the author of the text
The author of the text, John Smith, is a renowned British writer and translator. He has published numerous works in both fiction and non-fiction genres, and is well-regarded for his unique style and insightful observations on modern society.
The theme and idea of the text
The theme of the text is the impact of technology on modern society. It explores how the rise of digital technology has transformed the way people live, communicate, and interact with each other.
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Multiple choice answer and analysis
Answer: B
Explanation: The correct answer is B because it is the only option that correctly identifies the main idea of the paragraph. The paragraph discusses the importance of language learning through immersion, and B选项 summarizes this idea by stating that immersion is the most effective way to learn a language.
精读第四册Unit 1教案
授课题目：Unit 1Big Bucks the Easy Way授课类型：理论课教学目的：1) Help Ss get to know the lesson “No pains, no gains” and there is no “big bucks the easy way”.2) Ss should grasp the text content, basic vocabularies before class and finish the oral English practice in the class that required by T.3) Ss are to learn the reading skill—avoiding vocalization and inner speech.4) Ss are to learn the writing skill—words’ choice.教学要求：1) Get the main idea and summarize the text.2) Make a role-play according to the text.3) Do the exercises in the textbook.4) Understand that there is no way to earn money easily.教学重点及难点：理解文章主旨思想，完成role-play或者finding a part-time job的口语练习。
教学方法和手段：以学生为中心，采取交际法、翻译法、交互法、讨论法与演示法等多种方法相结合开展课程教学。
课堂讨论，促进师生互动；图表讲解课文结构及写作技巧；使用录音机、幻灯片、多媒体课件、相关图文资料及网络辅助教学等手段深入讲解课文，多层次多角度的开展课堂活动，使学生寓学于乐。
教学内容和过程：Step One Pre-reading Activities (20 minutes)1. Warm-up questions (10 mins)1) Do you depend on your parents financially?2) Have you ever had the worst experience of earning money? Please tell us about the time, kind of work and the amount of money you earn from that job.3) Do you think it was worthwhile? Did you get anything else besides money?4) Is it easy to earn money by working part-time? Are there any easy ways to make much money?Step Two While-reading Activities (40 minutes)1. Ss read the text and then discuss the following questions (30 mins)Lines 1-91. What did the father tell his college sons to think about?To deliver bags of magazines to make some of their own money.2. What was the father worried about?The sons would become used to or feel content with living by asking for money all the time.Lines 10-221. Why did the mother phone the father?She wanted him to know what was going on at home.2. How do you understand the word “super” she snapped?“S uper” means ver y good. But she “snapped” it, which means she was very angry. She was being sarcastic, i.e. she meant the opposite of what she said.3. Can you paraphrase the sentence “Another truck just pulled up out front”?Another truck has stopped outside in front of our house to deliver more materials.Lines 23-291. Which company did the two sons do the delivery job for?The Sunday Newspaper Company.2. Why did each truck deliver 4000 of the inserts?Each one was from a different company and had the ads the sons were required to deliver to 4000 houses.3. Why did two boys think it “piece of cake?They had no idea of how much work it would mean.Lines 30-35What did the father mean when he said “they are college men.”?He meant that they were grown-ups, and should be capable of dealing with the situation.Lines 36-501. In what cases does people’s voice become unnaturally high and quavering?When they are excited, angry, upset and the like.2. What does “magazine sections” mean?Parts of magazines, 8 or 12 pages long.3. How many steps are there in the process before delivering?Five: take out, roll, slip, band and slide.Lines 51-661. What do you think of the father’s answer?Clever and sensible. It is a lie, a harmless lie, one told in order to avoid upsetting somebody.2. Why did the father say “That’s encouraging”?The sons were learning how to solve the problem of manpower shortage; they hired other people to help, and learnt to improve efficiency by establishing assembly lines.3. Why did the mother say “it is very discouraging”?The measures weren’t working at all.Lines 67-771. W hat do you think of the father’s bonus program？It is reasonable and logical. Bonus is a popular incentive that management adopts. Sometimes we have to lose something in order to gain something. If you are reluctant to use a small bait, you can hardly get a big fish.2. Did the son understand that at first thought?No. he thought the more the workers got, the less he obtained.3. Why did the son answer “Yes, Sir”?He had come to realize it was a business and he took the father’s instructions as an order.Lines 78-861. What does “see the color of cash” mean?See Note 7 in your text book.2. What’s the difference between the original payment and the demanded one?The original payment was five dollars per person, while now they demanded five dollars per hour.3. Who probably played the mediating role?The mother.Lines 87-94Why did the son think it “enough”?No matter how much, it was the money they made by themselves with great efforts and they learnt a lot from the experience.Lines 95-1091. What did the youngest sons learn from their college brothers?They learnt to make their own money in order to avoid having to ask for money all the time.2. What were they going to do to try to earn money?They were going to sell or rent the family’s books.3. Do you agree “you’re never done with books”?Yes. Because………No. B ecause ………..2. T asks Ss to summarize the main idea and structure of the text (10 mins) Summary questions and concluding remarks:1) Do you think it necessary for the sons to make some money for themselves? Give reasons for your answer.I think it necessary…….because………..2) What do you think is needed in accomplishing something difficult?I think it is self-confidence, perseverance, co-operation or team work, reasonable management, strategies of solving problems, etc.3) What is the father’s tone in telling the story?The tone is light and ironic because the story is meant to be funny. The problem in the story was one that people think is very serious when it happens, but later they can laugh about.Step Three Post-reading Activities(100 minutes)1. Ss are to finish the exercises that are related to the new words after class and T explains some if necessary. (10 mins)2. Ss are to do role-play according to the text or make dialogues with the topic “Finding a Part-time Job” and present their performance in the class. (80 mins) Some useful expressions for finding jobs they may use:Job huntingInquiriesI’m looking for a summer job. Do you have any positions open?I’m looking for a job. Are there any vacancies /positions vacant in your company?Do you have any vacancy for a part-time job? /Do you have any job for a part-timer?/I was wondering whether you needed any part-timers.Hello, I’m calling about your ad for a lab assistant. Is the position still open? /Is the place filled?I’m interested in the job you advertised in yesterday’s newspaper for an office assistant. Do you still have that vacancy?ResponsesWhat kind of job do you want /would you like /are you interested in?Are you looking for full-time or part-time work?We have an opening for an office assistant. Are you familiar with modern office equipment?We may have an opening soon. Call me again in two weeks’ time.I’m sorry, there’s no vacancy recently. I’ll contact you if anything turns up.I’m sorry the position has been filled /the job is taken.Why don’t you send us your resume and we can keep it on file?Job InterviewsFor InterviewersTell me a little about yourself.Why are you interested in the job? /What interests you most about the job?Why did you leave your last job?What kind of experience do you have for the job? /Have you done any work in this area before?What do you think are your strengths?Would you mind telling me something about your personality?What do you think you would bring to the job? /Why do you think we should giveyou the job?Can you work well with other people?Do you speak any foreign languages?Would you be willing to travel on business?How soon can you begin to work for us? /How soon could you start working?Is there anything you’d like to ask about the job? /Are there any questions you want to ask me about the company or anything else?That’s all that I want to ask you. We’ll let you know our decision in a few days. Thank you for coming in. We’ll get in touch with you as soon as we make a decision./We’ll be in touch with you within the next two weeks.For IntervieweesI’ve just graduate from Beijing University with a Bachelor’s degree in computer science.I’m graduating from university in July. My major is Economics and my minor is English.I had a summer job with an import-export company.In my last year at college, I worked as an intern in the sales /marketing /human resources department of an electronics company.I have taken a course in office administration.I’m applying for the job because it’s something I really enjoy doing.I think the job will give me a chance to use all the skills I’ve acquired.I have a cheerful personality /a high sense of responsibility.I have good organizational skills and I’m able to work without a lot of supervision. I’m very good with people /a good team player.I’d like to know if the company provides opportunities for further education.I wonder how much you’ll be paying for the job.Do you mind telling me what benefits you provide for your employees?When will I know whether I have the job? /When will I know your decision?3. T makes comments on their performance. (10 mins)Assignments（作业）1) Ss are to finish all the exercises after class.2) Preview Unit 2.课后小结：。
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• 7. _ Competitive _sports are recommended to young adults to prepare them for the _ competitive __world of college and business. 年轻人应该多进行一些竞技性的体育运动以适应充 满竞争的大学生活和商业活动。 • 8. It _ pains/pained _ to admit that I was such a fool as to repeat the mistake. 承认我是个重复犯同样错误的傻瓜，这使我感到痛 苦。 • 9. My boss paid me and added a _ bonus_ for the new customers I had signed up. 老板付给我工资并发了奖金奖励我签了新客户。
• 14. In the United States it is quite easy to find a place _ for rent _but the high cost keeps many young people away. 在美国，找到一个地方居住很容易，但高昂的价 格使许多年轻人止步不前 。 • 15. The professor was reluctant to stop grading the _ stack _ of papers on her desk, but she was really too tired to read on. 教授不情愿停止批改桌上的试卷，但她实在太累 了，无法再继续看下去。 • 16. Bacteria _ reproduce _themselves by splitting into two. 细菌靠自己分裂成俩个进行繁殖 。
翻译答案 • 1). 我们接到通知，财政部长将于次日接见我们。 We were informed that the Minister of Finance was to give us an audience /receive us the next day. • 2) 我觉得很奇怪，他似乎不记得自己的生日。 I thought it odd that he didn't seem to remember his own birthday. • 3)学期论文最迟应在下星期二交来，可是至今大部分学生 却几无进展。 Next Tuesday is the deadline for handing in the term papers, but most students have hardly made a dent in the work so far.
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1) Inquired 2) Informed 3) Awful 4) Settle for 5) Trash 6) Claimed 7) Normally 8) A piece of cake 9) Be done with 10) Enable 11) Am entitled 12) Quite a while
• 10. A soldier should never _ shrink _ from the duty of defending his country even in the face of certain death. 即使面对死亡，一名战士也不应该逃避保卫祖国 的职责 。 • 11. Due to exceptionally bad weather, the ship arrived late and the _delivery__ of goods was not on time. 由于天气突变，船到晚了，货物无法准时送到。
• 4) 看到学生人数不断减少，校长心里很难受。 It pained the headmaster to find the number of students shrinking. • 5) 在那个国家一般用现金付账，但支票变得普遍起来了， 不久会代替现金作为人们结账的一种方式。 Cash is commonly used in paying bills in that country, but checks are becoming more popular and will, in a short while, replace cash as a way for people to settle their accounts. • 6) 该公司声称，这条河流的污染不是它造成的。 The company claims that it is not responsible for the pollution in the river.
4. Harry has a vivid imagination; he caies. 哈利具有丰富的想象力，他能编出奇特的故事 。 5. Although Margie was swimming so well, she failed to win the first prize and had to _ settle for (无可奈何 的满足于…) __ the second. 尽管玛吉游泳游的很棒，但他未能获得第一，而 只能屈居第二 。 6. I’m quite determined to have the thing finished and _ done with __ before leaving the office. 我坚决完成此事并且要在下班前做完 。
• 12. My wife was rather embarrassed when she _ overheard __some of our guests say they didn’t like the meal she’d cooked for them. 当我的妻子无意中听到一些客人说他们不喜欢她做 的菜，她相当尴尬 。 • 13. People in my hometown tend to eat more _ sour _food on hot summer days presumably because it could help quench [kwentʃ] their thirst. 在我的家乡，炎热的夏天人们好吃酸的食物，因 为酸的食物有助于解渴 。
1. A _thoughtful____ person thinks before speaking and considers the feelings of others. 一个考虑周到的人总是先思考再说话，而且总是 考虑到别人的感受。 2. The library is closing. We __ might as well/may as well/could as well __ go home. 图书馆关门了，我们最好还是回家。 3. I’d like to _ draw your attention to_ the fact that there is some sense after all in the speaker’s nonsense. 我想让你注意到这样一个事实，在演讲者的胡言 乱语中总有一定的意义。