Unit 3 – Section A
Language Focus – Words in Use
1. Ernest Hemingway's keen insight into his society, ardent love for people and perceptive abilities helped him to form his own (peculiar) characteristic of writing.
2. The project is on the point of collapse, and unless something very (radical) is done to repair the damage there will be no hope for the project.
3. It's not unusual for teenagers to go through a(n) (phase) when they feel ashamed of their parents, afraid that they might not live up to their friends' standards. 4. It is (sensible) for every family to make earthquake emergency plans and know how to leave the area during the chaos following an earthquake.
5. Economists are interested in all the factors that can help to (predict) the extent to which a price change will affect supply and demand in the market. 6. Starting Monday, all foods (labeled) \must be up to the strict national standards that the government decided to put into effect now.
7. There is more to a woman than her looks, so I (resent) the fact that after a woman grows old and loses her looks people stop paying attention to her.
8. Apart from technological development, the 20th century (witnessed) an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural transformation. 9. Unlike the practice in China, if you're at a hotel restaurant in the United States, expect a 15-20 percent service charge or add the (equivalent) amount yourself. 10.The change in smoking habits (parallels) a change in the incidence of lung cancer. The more people smoke, the more chances of occurrence for lung cancer.
Word Building 1. chaos 2. drama 3. academic 4. depress 5. detect 6. erode 7. classify 8. confusion 9. cooperation 10. dictation 11. right
12. journalist 1. chaotic 2. dramatic 3. academy 4. depression 5. detection 6. erosion
7. classification 8. confuse 9. cooperate 10. dictate 11. rightist 12. journal
1. One thing that helps you to listen to your thoughts is to keep a(n) (journal) because it helps to record various insights you gain when doing daily activities. 2. The country went through a(n) (chaotic) period of social and economic transformation: a boom in banking, engineering, scientific research and political thinking.
3. After the disaster many people began to suggest that government offices that help with storm preparations (cooperate) with offices that monitor wild animals. 4. Even though people didn't expect much, the president's speech did little to prevent the (erosion) of people's confidence in the government.
5. New Zealand's economy has probably been going through a more (dramatic) revolution recently than that of any other Western countries.
6. The language teacher gave the students a short list of words that are in common use in the UK but would either (confuse) or even offend Americans.
7. My middle daughter received three scholarships to attend a summer military (academy) . Later she became our city's first international foreign-exchange student.
8. Systematic sampling (系统抽样) of West German voters carried out in 1979-1980 indicated that 13 percent of all voters in the Federal Republic were (rightists) in their political views.
9. People who spend more time on the Internet experienced more (depression) and loneliness than those who spend less time on the Net.
10. Though he did not (dictate) his speech to the audience, he went at a pace slow enough for the listeners to take down a lot of what he said. 11. Speaking of clone, most of the physical differences between originals and copies are so minor that (detection) of them would require a sophisticated laboratory. 12. The up-to-date (classification) of books in the newly-built school library helps you to find the books you want more quickly than before.
Banked Cloze There is a special life stage that our generation goes through. It is the (1) (transition) period, during which we move from teenage to adolescence. We learn who we are and what we stand for and what inspires us. Also, in this period we are (2) (saddled) with a lot of pressure from our parents who want us to make something out of ourselves.
My parents have already expressed feelings of (3) (anxiety) over my future with academics and life. When I expressed to them recently that I would not mind graduating in five years instead of four in order to study abroad to (4) (acquaint)myself with the world, they seemed so shocked. That idea sounded foreign and to them was (5) (equivalent) to lack of ambition.
Apart from that, my mother has (6) (expressed) to me that she is worried that I am not searching for a boyfriend. I (7) (resent) this stupid idea of marrying out of college since it does not suit me one bit. Women today can get what they want out of life without a man, even children, as it becomes more (8) (acceptable) for women to adopt children.
I personally want to stay in school as long as I can to (9) (reinforce) my academic
work, possibly complete a law degree and start a career, and then after, and only after, begin to think about (10) (shifting) to marriage. If my math is correct, that means I will be more or less \when my mother had me.
Language Focus – Expressions in Use
1. As the result of her divorce, she was obviously (saddled with) the double burden of playing the role of both mother and father.
2. Do not be intimidated by people who think they are smarter than you, and don't (back off) when facing competition; inner confidence is important. 3. As our sweet childhood (gives way to) adolescence's temptation of love, we begin to learn, as adults, that most pleasures do not last forever.
4. In the economic recession, employers (resorted to) the reduction of costs, most particularly in wages, in order to survive in the competitive world markets. 5. People from abroad can take part in the intensified language program because schools have to (make allowances for) students whose English is not their first language.
6. Talking about negotiations, once an agreement is made, the Chinese sometimes (wonder at) the slow pace in which Westerners implement the decision.
7. Earthquakes occur without warning; however, it is claimed that some animals can feel earthquakes (prior to) occurrences because of their highly sensitive organs. 8. An allowance can be (based upon/based on) your child's age, your own financial resources, the expenses it will cover and the goals you and your child wish to accomplish.
Translation
英译汉 As an important part of the American culture value system, \is admired by most American people. Americans view the family as a group whose primary purpose is to advance the happiness of individual members. In contrast to many other cultures, the primary responsibility of the American family member is not to advance the family as a group, either socially or economically. What would be best for the family is not usually considered to be as important as what would be best for the individual. With freedom comes the responsibility to care for oneself, for it is the freedom of choice that carries with it the responsibility: to accept the consequences of the choices. Many Americans give their children a lot of freedom because they want them to be independent and self-reliant. Along with the American emphasis on individual freedom, the belief in equality between parents and children also has had a strong effect on the family.
作为美国文化价值体系的一个重要组成部分，\个人主义\受到大多数美国人的推崇。美国人认为家庭作为一个群体，其主要目的是促进家庭各成员的幸福。与许多其他文化相比，美国家庭成员的主要职责，不是在社会上或经济上提高整个家庭的地位。人们通常认为，什么是对个人最好的要比什么是对家庭最好的更为重要。与自由相伴而来的是照顾自己的责任，因为所选择的自由承载了责任，即必须接受自己的选择所带来的后果。许多美国人给他们的孩子很多的自由，因为他们希望孩子们能够独立和自力更生。在美国人强调个人自由的同时，父母与孩子间平等的信念也对美国家庭产生了巨大的影响。
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