Unit10
Vocabulary exercises
I. Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words.
1,I have long looked for an opportunity to pay a certain debt which I have owed since I was seven years old. 2,she longed very much, I can remember, to have some of them to play with.
3,First, you must picture to yourself that child, living quite solitary in a remote Chinese countryside, in a small mission bungalow perched upon a hill among the rice fields in the valleys below. 4,he took “Oliver Twist” out of his place and in great peril descended 5,He taught me to hate hypocrisy and pious mouthing of unctuous words. 6.If he saw everything black and white, it was because life rushed out of him strong and clear, full of love and hate
II. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in their appropriate forms and note the difference of meaning between them.
Indecision wind zest alien dip into Obligation beyond the reach of heed voracious In peril
1,Do you happen to know that orange trees are------------------------to Canada ?
2,The careless mother forgot to put the sugarcoated pills --------------------------the child
3,The cottage is located on the side of the lake.You just go along the road------------------- by the lake 4,As a --------------------reader of detective stories,he likes
5,Although I major in linguistics ,I sometimes ------------------- politics and economics 6,The Tangshan orphans found it a(n)----------------------- of their to help the quake -hit 7,The fireman climbed down the ladder,--------------,holding a baby in his left arm
8,The young man from the countryside was warned to take -------------------------------before he went out 8,A moment's -------------------------------- when you've got the ball,and you could close the game 9,Never have I seen a young man that could do his job with such -------------------------as he
III. Choose a word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
1.The young professor presented a book of his to the old man,his former tutor,in---------for the help he got under his instruction A.gratitude B.grateful C,thanking D.thank 2.The office was in darkness except for the -----------------light above his desk
A.singular B.solitary C.exclusive D.alone 3.When the pop singer took the floor ,the audience--------- thunderous applause
A.burst out B.burst forth C.burst in D.burst into
4.Some fans were still------------at the entrance of the theater ,hoping to see the movie star one more time. A.wandering B.haunting C.lingering D.loafing 5.A linguist as he is ,he often ----------other branches of science merely out of interest.
A.dips into B.digs into C.probes into D.explores into
6.On hearing the news that an earthquake had occurred in Sichuan,the young man----------to do whatever he could for the quake-stricken people
A.solve B.resolved C.involved D.revolved
7.As soon as the thief saw the policeman coming,he ----------into a lane that happened to be a dead ally. A.made at B.made away C.made off D.made out 8.If you happen not to have anything --------------,could you please give me a helping hand ?
A.in hand B.outof hand. C.by hand D.on hand
IV. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.
beyond the reach of indecision alien voracious dip into Wind obligation zest heed to
Do you happen to know that orange trees are------------ to Canada ?
The careless mother forgot to put the sugarcoated pills ----------------------the child
The cottage is located on the side of the lake.You just go along the road------------------------- by the lake As a-----------------------reader of detective stories,he likes
Although I major in linguistics ,I sometimes ------------------------politics and economics The Tangshan orphans found it a(n) -------------------of their to help the quake -hit
The fireman climbed down the countryside was warned to take----------------------before he went out A moment's-----------------------------when you've got the ball,and you could close the game Never have I seen a young man that could do his job with such ------------------ as he
Translation exercises Unit 10
1 有些学生渴望学自己想要学的，而不是被要求学的东西。(long v.).
2. 许多志愿者为北京2008奥运会提供了有价值的服务。(render a service to)
3. 世界经济处于紧急状态，各国政府必须采取紧急措施来应对。(desperate)
4.剪刀、刀具、火柴及药物都必须置于孩子们拿不到的地方。(beyond the reach of)
5.我身边总放着一笔钱，至少一千元，以备急用。(on hand)
6.诚实的人鄙视谎言和说谎的人。(despise)
7. 我花了很长的时间才开始感觉到能自如运用英语。(feel at home)
8. 由于经济衰退，有些中小企业家可以说是债台高筑。(so to speak)
9. 他就是这样的人，总是人前甜言蜜语，背后恶语相向。（mouth v.）
10.我当时被那些激进分子表现出来的狂热给吓坏了。(zest)
课后翻译题 答案 Unit1
1,他对这次面试中可能提到的问题作好了准备。
He has prepared answers to the questions that he expects to confront during the interview. 2,他悲惨的遭遇深深打动了我们。
His sad story touched us so deeply that we nearly cried. 3,他们俩手挽着手沿着河边散步，有说有笑。
The two of them are walking hand in hand along the river bank, chatting and laughing. 4,听到这令人激动的消息之后，他眼睛里涌出欢乐的泪水。 When he heard the exciting news, tears of joy welled up in his eyes. 5,上海人容易听懂苏州话，因为上海话和苏州话有许多共同之处。
People from Shanghai can understand Suzhou dialect with ease, for Shanghai dialect and Suzhou dialect have much in
common.
6,亨利和妻子正在考虑能不能在3年内买一幢新房子。
Henry and his wife are looking into the possibility of buying a new house within three years. 7,女儿再三请求到国外去深造，他最终让步了。
He finally gave in to his daughter’s repeated requests to further her education abroad. 8,我们在动身去度假之前把所有的贵重物品都锁好了。 We locked all our valuables away before we went on holiday.
9,虽然咱们分手了，但我希望咱们依然是好朋友，像以前一样互相关心，互相帮助。
Although we have parted from each other, I hope that we will remain good friends and that we will care for and help each other just as we did in the past.
10,在紧急关头，军长召集全体军官开会，制定新的克敌战略战术。
At that critical moment, the army commander summoned all the officers to work out new strategies and tactics which would make it possible to conquer the enemy. Unit 2
1.一个由外交部长率领的政府代表团昨天抵达南非，开始对该国进行为期三天的友好访问。(head) key:Yesterday a government delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs arrived in South Africa and began a three-day friendly visit to the country. 2.看看这些讽刺社会弊端的漫画真是有意思，令人捧腹大笑。(awful funny)
key:It is awfully funny and splits your sides with laughter to observe these caricatures which satirize social ills.
3. 计算机是最有用的教学工具之一，所有的功课以及所有的问题和答案都可在屏幕上显示出来。(show on a sceen) key:Computers are one of the most useful teaching aids,for all your lessons as well as all the questions asked and all the answers provided can be shown on a screen.
4.小张的母亲前天突然病倒，他赶紧派人请来医生给他母亲治疗。(send for) key:As soon as his mother fell ill suddenly the day before yesterday,Xiao Zhang sent for a doctor,who came and diagnosed and treated his mother.
5.他去年高考失败，但他并未感到沮丧。他继续努力，今年考上了一所名牌大学。(disappoint) key:He failed in the college examination last year,but he did
not feel disappointed.Instead,he continued to study hard,passed the examinationsuccessfully and became a student in a famous university this year.
6.这个中学生有许多英语单词发音不准，必须狠下工夫，学好音标，掌握标准的语音。(prnounce) key:There are many English words that this middle school student cannot pronounce correctly;therefore,he has to make great effort to learn the phonetic symbols well and acquire standadEnglish pronunciation.
7.在这个知识爆炸，信息爆炸的时代，我们必须不断学习，注意知识更新，才能适应专业工作的需要。(become adjusted to)
key:In this new era marked by knowledge explosion and information explosion,we have to pursue constant study and take particular care to renew our knowledge. Only thus,can we become adjusted to the requirements of our specialized work.
8.那男孩把衬衫塞进裤腰里，将皮包夹在腋下，看上去俨然一副老板模样。(tuck)
key:With his shirt tucked into the top of his trousers and a leather bag tuckedunder his arm,he boy looked just like a boss. 9.这位女孩虽然只有8岁，但已擅长计算分数了。难怪她父母为她感到自豪。(fraction)
key:Although she is only eight years old,the little girl is already very good at calculating fractions.No wonder her parents feel very proud of her.
10.街坊四邻都已听说那个消息了，而你却没听说过，你说怪不怪？(neighborhood)
key:All the neighborhood have heard about the news,but you haven't.Don't you think it is very strange? Unit 3
1,对不起，我迟到了，我刚才在开会脱不开身
I am sorry I am late, but I was at a meeting and couldn’t get away.
2,在音乐会上，歌手唱完每一首美妙动听的歌曲时，观众便高声喝彩表示赞赏。
At the concert, whenever a singer finished singing a beautiful song, the audience would burst into loud cheers to show their appreciation.
3,她是个穿着时髦的人，对饮食很少讲究。
She is always wearing stylish clothes, but she seldom cares about what she eats or drinks. 4,护士告诉我医生奇迹般地治好了你的心脏病。
The nurse told me that the doctors had done wonders for your heart disease. 5,主席颁奖时赞美获奖者为人类做出了巨大贡献。
When awarding the prize, the chairman complimented the winner on his great contribution to mankind. 6,这个问题许多年来使专家们迷惑不解。
This problem has bothered the experts for many years. 7,警察到达后，示威的人群逐渐散开了。
The crowd of demonstrators melted away when the police arrived
8,既然准时是个好习惯，我们应该十分注意准时，努力养成这种好习惯。
Since punctuality is such a good habit, we should pay close attention to it and make every effort to cultivate it. 9,老人疼爱那女孩，就好像她是自己的女儿一样。
The old man cherishes this girl, as if she were his own daughter. 10,这只是例行的体格检查，没有什么好担心的。
It’s just a routine physical checkup, nothing to get worried about. Unit 4
1,这是为增强我们的竞争能力所做的尝试。
It is an attempt made to strengthen our competitive ability. 2,这个地区的警察知道那些小偷经常出没于哪些地方。 The police in this district know where the thieves hang out. 3,这些签署的协议将冲破对自由贸易设置的所有障碍。
The agreements signed will break down all the barriers to free trade. 4,那是一种非常困难的局势，但他应付得很成功。
It was a very difficult situation, but he handled it very successfully.
5,他是我最好的朋友。既然他需要我的帮助，我可不能对他置之不理。
He is my best friend. I just can’t turn my back on him now that he needs my help. 6,只要你努力工作，你迟早一定会获得成功，实现自己的抱负。
So long as you work hard, you are bound to succeed and realize your ambition sooner or later. 7,虽然他讨厌这工作，但他决心坚持干下去，因为他需要钱来养家。
Although he hates the job, yet he is determined to stick it out because he needs the money to support his family. 8,那位癌症病人对疾病始终抱乐观的态度，坚持与疾病作斗争，最后终于战胜了癌症。
That cancer patient kept an optimistic attitude towards his disease, persisted in combating it, and conquered it in the end. 9,这所大学拥有教职工2000多人，其中包括150名左右教授和500余名副教授。
This university has a staff of more than 2000, including about 150 professors and over 500 associate professors. 10,举办这场音乐会是为了纪念这位作曲家逝世75周年。
The concert was held to mark the 75th anniversary of the composer’s death. Unit 5
1,那个精神科医生因在公众场合谈论他的病人而被指控违反了职业道德规范。
That psychiatrist, who had talked about his patients, was charged with violating professional ethics. 2,教室的墙上悬挂着一些名言，令人鼓舞，催人奋发。
Hanging on the walls of the classroom are some famous sayings, which inspire and urge people to exert themselves. 3,各种各样的商品应有尽有，什么都不短缺。
All kinds of commodities are available. Nothing is in short supply.
4,我们都信任董事长，因为他是个刚正不阿的人
We all trust the president of the board of directors, who is a man of absolute integrity. 5,在我们投票支持他之前，我们想知道他的主张。
Before we vote for him, we want to know what he stands for.
6,这笔钱是在被告家里发现的，被告不能对此做出令人满意的解释。
The defendant couldn’t account for the fact that the money was found in his house. 7,看到他是正确的，我只好放弃原来的主张。 When I saw that he was right, I had to back down. 8,因为她既聪明又勤奋，所以被任命为销售经理。
She has been appointed sales director, for she is both clever and diligent. 9,本届政府所面临的最大挑战之一是创造更多的就业机会。
One of the biggest challenges faced by the present government is that of creating more jobs. 10,我们的战士们猛攻敌人的堡垒，其势如暴风骤雨，没过多久，敌人就投降了。 The enemy succumbed soon after our soldiers stormed its stronghold. Unit 6
让她感到为难的是，要不要把丈夫得了不治之症的真相告诉他。(dilemma)
The dilemma she is facing is whether to tell her husband the truth about his fatal disease. 2．你都三十几岁了还在啃老，难道不觉得羞耻吗？（stigma）
Don’t you think it a sort of stigma that you, already in your thirties, still have to depend on your old parents? 3. 全世界几乎所有的政府都十分关注这个金融问题。(be concerned about)
Almost all the governments in the world are very much concerned about the financial issue. 4. 至于英语教学研讨会，我建议本周末召开。(with regard to至于/关于某方面)
With regard to the seminar on English teaching, I suggest that it be held on the coming weekend. 5．要不要出国进修就完全由你自己决定吧。（whether or not） Whether to go abroad for further education or not is entirely up to you. 6．只要有一颗火星就能再充满煤气的房间里引起爆炸。（引起/导致: lead to/ result in/cause） Just a single spark can lead to an explosion in a room filled with gas. 7．无论政府作了多少努力，房价几乎没有下降。(decline)
No matter what efforts the government has made, the price for housing has barely declined. 8．为了通过托福考试，他把业余时间的每分每秒几乎全花在学习英语上了。(devote.. to) In order to pass TOEFL, he has devoted almost every minute of his spare time to English studies. 9. 凭借他的表演潜力，这个小伙子有可能成为娱乐界的超级明星。(potential)
With his acting potential, the young man is likely to be a superstar in the field of entertainment.
10．人们相信，兄弟姐妹之间的妒忌多见于有钱人家，而不是贫困人家。(Sibling jealousy) It is believed that sibling jealousy exists more in a rich family than in a poor one. Unit 7
1,我爬上峭壁，以便饱览大海的景色。
I scrambled up the cliff for a good view of the sea. 2,他向窃贼猛扑过去，为夺取武器与之搏斗。
He lunged at the burglar and wrestled with him for the weapon. 3,我认为我国国民经济将继续快速增长。
I figure that our national economy will continue to develop rapidly. 4,董事长力图让股东们放心，公司业绩不佳的情况不会再发生。
The chairman made an effort to reassure the shareholders that the company’s bad results wouldn’t be repeated. 5,别像个孩子似的，要控制住你自己！ Stop acting like a baby! Pull yourself together!
6,他是个非常隐秘的人，从不向任何人透露自己的秘密。