2. You'll both have to get a job one day. (the time will come) Suggested answer:
The time will come when you'll both have to get a job.
3. One day you will have a chance to write about the experience. (there will come a day) Suggested answer:
There will come a day when you will have a chance to write about the experience.
4. Perhaps one day I will understand. (the day will come) Suggested answer:
Perhaps the day will come when I will understand.
Rewrite the sentences using what must it be / have been like. Follow the example.
Example:
It's very bad in Holland. I wonder what it's like in those faraway and uncivilized places where the Germans are sending them.
If it's that bad in Holland, what must it be like in those faraway and uncivilized places where the Germans are sending them?
1. It's very cold here. I wonder how cold it is in Scotland. Suggested answer:
If it's very cold here, what must it be like in Scotland?
2. Houses are expensive in this part of the country. I wonder how expensive they are in Paris.
Suggested answer:
If houses are expensive in this part of the country, what must they be like in Paris?
3. The reading list is rather long in the first year. I wonder how long it will be in the second year.
Suggested answer:
If the reading list is rather long in the first year, what must it be like in the second year?
4. Incomes are very low here. I wonder how low they were a hundred years ago. Suggested answer:
If incomes are very low here, what must they have been like a hundred years ago?
5. The rules are completely crazy in peacetime. I wonder how crazy they are during wartime.
Suggested answer:
If the rules are completely crazy in peacetime, what must they have been like during wartime?
6. Life is hard now. I wonder how hard it was during the Middle Ages. Suggested answer:
If life is hard now, what must it have been like during the Middle Ages?
Translate the sentences into Chinese.
1. It was a horrible joke, but Doc Daneeka didn't laugh until Yossarian came to him one mission later and pleaded again, without any real expectation of success, to be grounded. Doc Daneeka snickered once and was soon immersed in problems of his own, which included Chief White Halfoat, who had been challenging him all that morning to Indian wrestle, and Yossarian, who decided right then and there to go crazy. Suggested answer:
那是个粗鲁的玩笑，可是达尼卡大夫并没有笑，直到约萨里安又执行了一次任务之后，再次来求他 要求停飞——尽管这没有任何指望。达尼卡大夫窃笑了一下，很快又沉浸到他自己的麻烦中去了，这包括怀特?哈夫特指挥官那天早上一直在向他挑战，要和他比印度式摔跤，而约萨里安则恰恰在彼时彼地决定要发疯。
2. There was only one catch and that was catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Suggested answer:
只有一个诡局，那就是第二十二条军规，它规定：在面对真正的、紧迫的危险时考虑到自身安全是理智的思维过程。奥尔疯了，因此可以停飞。他只须提出请求；而一旦他提出请求，他就不再是疯子，就得去执行更多的飞行任务。
3. Our many Jewish friends and acquaintances are being taken away in droves. The Gestapo is treating them very roughly and transporting them in cattle cars to Westerbork, the big camp in Drenthe to which they're sending all the Jews ... If it's that bad in Holland, what must it be like in those faraway and uncivilized places where the Germans are sending them? Suggested answer:
我们的许多犹太人朋友和熟人都被成群地带走了。盖世太保对他们非常粗暴，用运牲口的拖车把他们运送到德伦特最大的集中营威斯特伯克，他们把所有犹太人都遣送到那里。??如果说在荷兰都这么糟，那么在德国人送他们去的那些遥远的蛮荒之地又会是什么样呢？
4. The voice that comes across is of a solitary young girl writing for herself, yet at the same time it is the cry of all those innocent victims of evil whose fate was to suffer in the Second World War. That is why Anne Frank's diary has achieved fame as the voice of the Holocaust in which six million Jews were murdered: She speaks for all of humanity. Suggested answer:
它传来的是一个孤独少女的声音，她为自己写作，但同时也是所有无辜受邪恶迫害者的呐喊，他们的命运就是在第二次世界大战期间受难。这就是安妮?弗兰克的日记被誉为犹太人大屠杀（其间有六百万犹太人被杀害）之声的原因：她的话代表了全人类的心声。
Translate the sentences into English.
1. 虽然遇到了很多困难，但在他的带领下，公司产品打开了销路，总体形势也有了好转。为了表彰他的突出贡献，公司决定奖励他一套住房。(come across; for the better; in recognition of)
Suggested answer:
Though they came across many difficulties, under his leadership they successfully found a market for their products, and the overall situation was changing for the better. In recognition of his outstanding contributions, the company decided to give him a flat as an award.
2. 当约翰向他挑战，要跟他比击剑的时候，他感到非常尴尬，因为他自知剑术不高，不是约翰的对手。如果他接受挑战，他肯定会输；可如果不接受呢，他就是个懦夫。(challenge ... to)
Suggested answer:
When John challenged him to fencing, he was very embarrassed because he knew that he was no match for John at it. If he took the challenge, he would surely lose; but if he didn't, he would be a coward.
3. 他昨天感冒了。我们本以为他好好睡一晚上之后会好起来，所以今天早上就送他去上学了。但是下午放学回家时他发起烧来，不得不卧床休息。(assume; confine to) Suggested answer:
He caught a cold yesterday. Assuming that he would get better after a good night's sleep, we sent him to school this morning. But later in the afternoon, he got back home with a fever and was confined to bed.
4. 在过去的几年里，我得了几次重病，一直在贫困状态中生活，但是我没有放弃我的梦想。无论发生什么事，我总是坚守我的梦想，而梦想对我来说也变成了极大的支持和安慰。(abandon; in spite of; cling to) Suggested answer:
In the past few years, I have had several severe illnesses and lived in a state of poverty, but I have never abandoned my dreams. In spite of everything I clung to my dreams, which have turned out to be a great support and comfort to me.
Unit6
1. Correct answer
1. (b) for saying that you had the ability, means, money or knowledge to do something
2. (b) for saying that you had the ability, means, money or knowledge to do something
3. (a) as the past tense of can for saying that you saw, heard, felt, tasted, smelled, understood or remembered something
4. (d) used with certain verbs to mean you have a good reason to do or think something
5. (a) as the past tense of can for saying that you saw, heard, felt, tasted, smelled, understood or remembered something
6. (c) used only in negatives for emphasizing that something should not happen or continue
7. (a) as the past tense of can for saying that you saw, heard, felt, tasted, smelled, understood or remembered something
2. Correct answer
1. (a) is a conditional?
2. (c) means that someone didn't succeed in doing something? 3. (b) means that someone succeeded in doing something?
4. (e) means it is possible that someone might win something? 5. (d) means someone did win something?
3.a a b b b a a a
Read the explanations of the words. Answer the questions.
1. strain When you feel strain, you feel pressure caused by a difficult situation or physical effort. So when are you likely to: (a) take the strain?
Suggested answer:
When things are difficult and you have to deal with the pressure, eg before taking exams or when you start your first job.
(b) feel eye strain?
Suggested answer:
Try not to look at the computer screen for too many hours or you'll feel eye strain. Every now and then you really need to rest your eyes.
(c) be under strain?
Suggested answer:
I'm sorry I was a bit impatient just now. Actually, I've been under strain with my work recently and I need to relax more.
(d) find it is a strain to hear something?
Suggested answer:
Do you mind turning the music down just a little bit? I've got a splitting headache and I find it's a strain to hear heavy rock music just at the moment ... That's better, thanks!
2. stretch When you stretch something you make it as long or as straight as possible. (a) What does it look like when you stretch out your arms?
Suggested answer:
It could look like a large cross or perhaps as if you're trying to give someone a warm welcome, with a hug.