综合教程4 Unit4课后练习答案
Enhance Your Language Awareness
Words in Action
▇Working with Words and Expressions
1 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.
■Answers:
1) mass
2) gambled
3) voluntary
4) hunted
5) classified
6) abolished
7) division
8) senseless
9) fashions
10) coordination
11) declarations
12) committed
13) necessity
14) moderately
15) slightest
16) considerable
17) evaluate
18) derived
2In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Complete the sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.
■Answers:
1) stands/stood a chance
2) ruled out
3) consist /consists of
4) gone through
5) in the strict sense
6) At a guess
7) earns a living
8) coincide with
9) gone in for
10) got their teeth into
▆ Increasing Your Word Power
1 Word Building
Did you notice the suffix -ary and -ory in words such as “voluntary” and “satisfactory” in Texts A and B? The suffix -ary or -ory can be added to a noun to form an adjective. Now add the suffixes of -ary or -ory to the nouns in the following table to form adjectives, then translate them into Chinese.
▆
1) imaginary 2) congratulatory 3) Migratory 4) documentary 5) legendary 6) introductory 7) contradictory
8) explanatory
2 Study the following usage notes and then complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate word from the box. ▆ Answers for reference: 1) vocation 2) posts 3) trade 4) job 5) work 6) profession 7) career 8) position
3 Underline the mistakes in the following sentences, paying special attention to the use of prepositions. Write down your corrections in the space provided. If there is no mistake, write “No Mistake”. ▇ Answers:
1) ( of will.
2) ( against ) This incident can by no means justify their discrimination for the
black people.
3) ( for ) My son has little aptitude of sport but he excels in music. 4) ( with ) The deceased musician was buried in his home village in
accordance to his wishes.
5) ( over ) The mayor (市长) presided on the ceremony to lay the foundation
stone of the new museum.
6) ( of ) Truth be told, I am envious about his fame and success though I
always pretend otherwise.
7) ( in ) The old man’s will was signed at the presence of two
witnesses—his younger sister and one of his favourite students.
8) ( No Mistake ) When Britain declared war on Germany, Jack’s grandpa joined
the army and his grandma was frightened for his safety all the
time.
9) ( of ) The marketing strategy that I designed proved successful and my
boss was very appreciative for my efforts.
10) (No Mistake ) The new theatre is very spacious, but unfortunately, it is difficult
of access for wheel-chair users.
11) ( for ) Edward Snowden was on a plane bound to Moscow when he got
to know that his passport had been revoked (吊销) by the US
government.
12) ( of ) Professor Peterson is very contemptuous for the so-called
“popular” writers, whom he describes as talentless and worthless. Grammar in Context
1 Turn the following complex sentences into simple sentences.
▇Answers for reference:
1) I don’t remember having borrowed/borrowing anything from you.
2) She’ll stay here for a couple of weeks before going on to New York.
3) The prospect of Professor Smith’s comin g to see us cheered us all.
4) Jim, a man of strong character, naturally didn’t give in.
5) Arriving at the school gate, he found his classmates had already assembled.
2 Replace the that-clause in each of the sentences with a prepositional phrase.
▇Answers for reference:
1) He was afraid of falling behind the others.
2) We were all amused at Henry’s running after the dog in his slippers.
3) Have they informed you of the change in the plan?
4) We’re grateful to you for having given us so much help.
5) We assured them of our willingness to cooperate with them.
Cloze
Complete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given.
▇Answers:
(1) enjoy
(2) physical
(3) compelled
(4) necessity
(5) support
(6) mental
(7) idealize
(8) status
(9) values
(10) classified
(11) essential
(12) mind
(13) attitude
(14) fortunate
Translation
1 Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or expressions given in brackets.
▇ Answers for reference:
1) As more and more details of her private life were disclosed by the media, she
was compelled to resign her post as general manager (or: resign as general manager/ resign from the post of general manager) of the company.
2) She is very satisfied with her new job as it coincides with her interests.
3) I bought this shirt because the pricet was reduced from 300 yuan to 80 yuan.
4) To bring her children up, the mother really went through all kinds of hardships.
5) The police have ruled out murder in the case of the old lady’s death.
6) The municipality (municipal government) promised to take effective steps as
soon as possible to solve the problems of air pollution.
7) I did not go in for the Campus Tennis Championships held last month because of
my injured leg.
8）If you can get the support of the majority of the girls, you stand a good chance of winning the election and becoming Chairman of the Students Union.
9) Not all the books he wrote were as successful as this one so I recommend that
you borrow it from the library and read it.
10) At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games Liu Xiang won the championship of the
men’s 110-meter hurdle and broke the world record, which had been previously held by an American athlete.
2 Translate the following passage into English.
▇Answers for reference:
Some people think that they’ve fulfilled their tasks as long as they go on duty and come off duty on time. They never think about what is meant by “work” and why they should work at all. In fact, “work” involves such qualities as wisdom, enthusiasm, imagination and creativity.
To do his work well, a worker must have a spirit of dedication, and be capable of bearing hardships and standing hard work. In addition, he should have initiative and creativity. Having initiative means the worker should be ready to grasp every opportunity to display his outstanding ability.
In addition, a worker should make clear the nature and significance of the work he does, be responsible for whatever he is doing and plunge himself into the work with vigorous enthusiasm. If he can do so, he will find a job no longer a burden but an indispensable part of his life. Whatever he does, he can always find values and pleasure in the work and achieve extraordinary results in otherwise ordinary work. THEME-RELATED WRITING
Write a composition of no less than 150 words on the topic “My Career Choice”. Your writing should cover the following points:
1) the kind of job you prefer to do
2) factors you consider when choosing the job
3) conclusion
▆Sample Essay:
My Career Choice
When it comes to the choice of career, different people consider the matter from different perspectives. Personally I prefer to be a teacher.
I have three reasons for my decision. The first reason is that the profession of
teaching is in agreement with my personality. Being an outgoing, patient and understanding person, I think I am able to communicate with my students and understand their feelings easily, which constitutes an important factor in ensuring success in teaching. The second reason is that I am interested in the job. It would always give me great joy and satisfaction to see the happy faces of my students, to share my knowledge and life experience with them and to participate in their process of growing up. The third reason is related to my occupational attitude. I always believe that school teachers all over the world are respected for their profound knowledge and higher social status. I have always held my teachers in respect and I hope I would be respected as a teacher, too, in the future.
I think teaching is an ideal career for me. Being a university student now, I will work hard to realize my dream.
(198 words)
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大学英语综合教程4课后翻译
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Unit 1 lexf Organization
II. More Synonyms in Context 1) During the First World War, battles occurred here and there over vast areas. Some of the most dramatic fighting took place in the gloomy trenches of France and Belgium. 2) Elizabeth made careful preparations for the interview and her efforts / homework paid off. 3)1 spent hours trying to talk him into accepting the settlement, but he turned a deaf ear to all my words. 4) Pneumonia had severely weakened her body, and I wondered how her fragile body could withstand the harsh weather.
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Unit1 Working with words and expressions 1. 2. cloze Translation
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Unit1 1, There has been this long lull with nothing particular turning up! you are beginning to be anxious because there has been no progress of the war in such a long quiet period… 2,we must "...meet with Triumph and Disaster. And treat those two impostors just the same." We are sure to experience both Triumph and Disaster and we must treat them as the same thing taking different appearances because they are essentially interchangeable. 3,never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense Never give in unless we are convinced that it is honorable and sensible for us to do so. 4,Britain, other nations thought, had drawn a sponge across her slate. Britain, in other nations’ eyes, was completely wiped out/conquered. 5,we have only to persevere to conquer. … we have no choice but to hold on until victory comes. Unit2 1, The phrase "personal space" has a quaint, seventies ring to it The phrase “personal space” sounds old-fashioned and reminds one of the seventies…2, T-shirt weather can make proximity more alluring (or much, much less). … I have suspected that maybe the cause (of the space invasion) is the season: summer may either make people want to be closer to each other or more likely, to keep a distance between each other. 3, The logistics of it vary according to geography people in different regions are given different size of personal space. 4, individuals routinely commandeer booths and sets of facing seats meant for foursomes. …individuals, as usual, occupy the booths and seats which are desi gned for four people. 5,In the same way that the breeze from a butterfly's wings in Japan may eventually produce a tidal wave in California, I have decided to expand the contracting boundaries of personal space. Because the initial invasion of personal space can cause a chain of reactions, which may bring about a catastrophic consequence, as the breeze from a butterfly’s wings in Japan, if it initiates a chain of waves, may eventually produce a tidal wave in California, I have decided to enlarge the shrinking personal space. Unit3 1,Given the relatively few restrictions governing access and usage, it is the communications modal equivalent of international waters As there are relatively few restrictions for reaching and using the Internet, communications via the Internet are comparable to traveling through the international waterways. 2,But much less widely reported has been the notion that the Internet may be responsible for furthering the fragmentation of society by alienating its individual users A lot of people talk about the “new information age”, but not so many people are acquainted with the idea that the Internet separates people form each other and fragments society further as a result
新标准大学英语综合教程4课后翻译
新标准大学英语综合教程4课后翻译 Uint 1 If you ask me, real life is not all it's cracked up to be. Twelve years at school and three years at uni versity, teachers banging on about opport un ities in the big wide world bey ond our sheltered life as stude nts, and what do I find? 依我看，现实生活与人们想象的不一样。我们上了12年的中、小学，又上了3年的大学， 这期间老师们一直在没完没了地谈论在安宁的学生生活之外那个广阔天地里的各种机会，可 我遇到的又是什么呢？ Try as I might to stay cheerful, all I ever get is hassle, sometimes with people (especially boys, god, whe n will they grow up?), but mostly with mon ey. It's just so expe nsive out here! Everyone wants a slice off you. The Inland Revenue wan ts to deduct in come tax, the bank man ager wants repayments on my student loan, the Iandlord wants the rent, gas, water, electricity and my mobile bills keep coming in, and all that's before I've had anything to eat. And then some bright spark calls me out of the blue, ask ing if rm in terested in buying a pension. At this rate, I won't even last till the end of the year, let alone till I'm 60. 无论我怎么想保持心情愉快，麻烦事总是接踵而来：有时是跟人争吵(尤其是跟男孩，天哪！他们什么 时候才能长大？)，但通常是为钱发愁。这个地方什么东西都很贵！人人 都想从我身上拿点钱去：国税局要收个人所得税，银行经理要我偿清学生贷款，房东催我 交房租、燃气费、水费、电费，手机账单也不断地寄来。所有这些还没算上吃饭的钱。更 可气的是，不知从哪里冒出一个自作聪明的家伙冷不丁地给我打电话，问我要不要买养老金。 照这样下去，我连今年都活不过去了，更别提活到60岁领养老金了。 汉译英 我认为，选修第二专业并不适合每一位本科生。我大学本科主修英语专业，大一时就开始辅修经济学了。无疑，我是班里最用功的学生。我竭尽全力想同时达到两个不同专业的 要求，但还是有不及格的时候。因为经济学需要良好的数学基础，我不得不花大量时间钻 研数学，因而忽略了英语学习。 If you ask me, tak ing a sec ond major isn't good for every un dergraduate. In my freshma n year as an En glish major, I took economics as my minor. By all odds, I was the most hardwork ing stude nt in my class. But try as I might to meet the requireme nts of the two differe nt subjects, I still could n't do well eno ugh to pass all the exams. Given that the study of econo mics required a good comma nd of mathematics, I had to spe nd so much time on math that I n eglected my En glish major. 第二学期，《英国文学》及《宏观经济学》两门课不及格给我敲响了警钟，这可是我一生中第一次考 试不及格，这大大打击了我的自信心。虽然我不是一个容易向命运低头的人， 在暑假结束的时候，我还是决定放弃经济学，以免两个专业都难以完成。当我只需修一个 专业的时候，一切似乎又回到了正轨。(if you ask me; odds; try as …might; sap on e's con fide nee; give n that; bow to fate;come to a close; for fear that; now that) Faili ng En glish Literature and Macroec onomics in the sec ond semester soun ded the alarm for me. This was the first time I did not pass a course in my life, which had greatly sapped my con fide nee. Although I was n ot a man who would easily bow to fate, as the summer break came to a close, I decided to give up econo mics for fear that I would fail in both subjects. Now that I had only one subject to attend to,everything seemed to be on the right track again. Uint2 In dubitably the vast majority of books overlap one ano ther. Few in deed are those which give the impressi on of orig in ality, either in style or in content. Rare are the unique books -less tha n 50, perhaps, out of the whole storehouse of literature .In one of his recent auto-biographical no vels, Blaise Cendrars points out that R my de GSurmont, because of his knowledge and awareness of this repetitive quality in books, was able to select and read all that is worthwhile in the entire realm of literature.Cendrars himself —who would suspect it? —is a prodigious reader. He reads most authors.Not only that, but when he likes an author he reads every last book the man has written, as well as his letters and all the books that have been written about him. In our day his case is almost un paralleled, I imagi ne.For, not only has he read widely and deeply, but he has himself written a great many books. All on the side, as it were. For, if he is anything, Cendrars, he is a man of action, an adventurer and explorer,a man who has known how to ——waste II his time