Suggested answer:
Online editions of the newspapers are being read by more and more people not wanting to buy the traditional edition.
Now rewrite the sentences using So + inversion + that. Follow the example.
Example:
The news was so striking that years after the event, many people can still remember exactly what they were doing when they first heard it.
So striking was the news that, years after the event, many people can still remember exactly what they were doing when they first heard it.
1. The newsreader's accent was so odd that I couldn't understand what she was saying. Suggested answer:
So odd was the newsreader's accent that I couldn't understand what she was saying.
2. The language on that programme was so incredibly bad that I switched off the TV. Suggested answer:
So incredibly bad was the language on that programme that I switched off the TV.
3. The story was so exaggerated that it had to be completely rewritten. Suggested answer:
So exaggerated was the story that it had to be completely rewritten.
4. One of the trainees was so careless that he left his notebook at the scene of the crime.
Suggested answer:
So careless was one of the trainees that he left his notebook at the scene of the crime.
5. The distance from one region to the next was so great that we had to travel by plane. Suggested answer:
So great was the distance from one region to the next that we had to travel by plane.
6. Frank's reactions were so slow that he wasn't able to avoid hitting the car in front. Suggested answer:
So slow were Frank's reactions that he wasn't able to avoid hitting the car in front.
Translate the sentences into Chinese.
1. The objective importance of an event is obviously not enough—there are plenty of enormous global issues out there, with dramatic consequences, from poverty to global warming—but since they are ongoing, they don't all make the headlines on the same day. 9/11, in contrast, was not just international, but odd, unexpected, and (in the sense that it was possible to identify with the plight of people caught up in the drama) very human.
Suggested answer:
一个事件光有客观重要性显然还不够——世界上有大量全球性的大问题，都会造成戏剧性的后果，从贫困问题到全球变暖问题——但由于它们都是进行中的，并不都会在同一天成为头条。对比之下，9/11不仅具有国际性，而且奇特怪异、出人意料，还（可能使读者对身陷那场悲剧中的人们的痛苦感同身受，从这个意义上讲）极具人性。
2. But TV news is not necessarily more objective or reliable than a newspaper report, since the images you are looking at on your screen have been chosen by journalists or editors with specific objectives, or at least following set guidelines, and they are shown from a unique viewpoint. By placing the camera somewhere else you would get a different picture. Suggested answer:
但是，电视新闻未必比报纸报道更客观或更可靠，因为你在屏幕上看到的图像是经记者或编辑根据特殊的目的，或至少是按照预定指示筛选过的；它们是从一个独特的视点展现给观众的。如果把摄像机移到别的地方，你就会看到另一番景象。
3. The Internet provides an easy outlet for anyone with an opinion, and there's nothing a newspaper editor likes more for reassurance about their work than feedback and opinions, as diverse as possible. Teenagers today don't remember a time when they didn't have the Internet, and reading a newspaper is something they only do if they have an assignment to write about the specific medium of print journalism. Suggested answer:
互联网为任何有意见的人提供了一个便利的窗口；报纸编辑最喜欢的莫过于给他们提供各种不同的反馈和意见，他们能从中得到安慰。如今十几岁的少年已不记得曾经没有互联网的日子了；只有在写关于印刷新闻这一特定媒体的作业时他们才去读报。
4. So maybe the newspaper won't die without a struggle. Trends for the future of newspaper include an increased demand for local news, and the continued exploitation of lifestyle journalism, which began in the late 1980s, especially within personal finance and travel, will create new revenue streams. Suggested answer:
如此看来，报纸是不会轻易消失的。未来报纸发展的趋势包括对本地新闻需求的日益增长，而始于20世纪80年代后期的对生活方式新闻的持续开发利用——尤其在个人理财和旅游方面——将会创造新的收入来源。
Translate the sentences into English.
1. 这个消息来得如此突然、如此令人震惊，我在沙发上呆呆地坐了几分钟。我的第一本能反应就是赶紧打电话把这件事告诉领导，看看我们能为那些在这起交通事故中死伤的同事做些什么。(so ... that; first instinct) Suggested answer:
So sudden, so striking was the news that I sat motionless on sofa for a few minutes. My first instinct was to call our leaders to tell them what had happened and see what we could do for those colleagues who died or got injured in this traffic accident.
2. 纸版的儿童图书与电子书相比有很大的优势。对孩子们来说，一本印刷精美的纸版书不仅是一本书也是一个玩具。读纸版书的感觉与在屏幕上读书的感觉是很不同的。(have advantage over; be different from) Suggested answer:
Paper books for children have an enormous advantage over e-books. For children, a beautifully printed paper book is not only a book but also a toy they can play with. Reading a paper book is rather different from reading a book on the screen.
3. 近年来，传统媒体呈现出衰退的趋势，新媒体迅速发展。尽管如此，这并不一定意味着传统媒体已失去市场。若谈到阅读新闻之类，人们还是习惯于像报纸这样的传统媒体。(in the tendency of; not necessarily; when it comes to ...) Suggested answer:
In recent years, traditional media are in the tendency of decline and new media are developing rapidly. However, this does not necessarily mean that trational media have lost the market. When it comes to reading things like news, people are still used to such traditional media as newspaper.
4. 随着金融危机的爆发，许多企业陷入了困境。对于那些因缺乏流动资金无法进行再生产又不想让恶性循环继续下去的企业，他们唯一能做的事情就是向政府求助。(find oneself in
difficulty; turn to) Suggested answer:
With the explosion of the financial crisis, many enterprises find themselves in difficulties. For those who have no circulating fund to invest in new production and would not let the vicious circle continue, the only thing they can do is to turn to government for help.
Unit5
Complete the sentences with the words in brackets and the appropriate prefix up- or under-.
1. I had to swim for a long way to get out of their sight. (water) Correct answer
underwater
2. What's happened since I've been away? Can you me? (date) Correct answer
update
3. The first rule in any combat is: Never your enemy. (estimate) Correct answer
underestimate
4. My men spent most of the morning carrying heavy equipment . (hill) Correct answer uphill
5. As he didn't have his bathing costume with him, the child went swimming in his . (pants) Correct answer underpants
6. This computer isn't very powerful. I need an . (grade) Correct answer upgrade
7. You should stand to salute the General. (right) Correct answer upright
8. In London the subway is known as the . (ground) Correct answer Underground
Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Can you send me a text message when you arrive? (text) Your replacement: Correct answer text
2. I would like to make a video of this scene. (video) Your replacement: Correct answer video
3. Samantha is taken to school by bus every morning. (bus) Your replacement: Correct answer bussed
4. How can I get access to your account without the password? (access) Your replacement: Correct answer access
5. About 100 people moved in a crowd into the waiting room. (crowd) Your replacement: Correct answer crowded
6. I've already sent you my reply by mail. (mail) Your replacement: Correct answer mailed
7. That's a lot of money you've got there. I think you should put it in the bank. (bank) Your replacement: Correct answer bank
8. Scientists have succeeded in making a map of the human genome. (map) Your replacement: Correct answer mapping
Rewrite the sentences, using the expressions in brackets.
1. One day he will be able to speak fluent English. ( the day will come) Suggested answer:
The day will come when he will be able to speak fluent English.