对牛弹琴解析

Lesson ThirteenSoldier's HeartKeys:I.Give the meaning of the following words in the present context.1.engagement: battle2.board: thick stiff card used in bookbinding. Board game: game played on a board3.shock: affect with an electric or pathological shock.4.current: ordered movement of electrically charged particles5.subject: liable or exposed to6.to keep one ' s eyes peeled: to look or watch carefully for; to be on the lookout for7.guts: the bowel or entrails; bellyII.Paraphrase, bringing out the implied meanings of the following.1.This is a description of the sound of the planes dropping bombs or guns firing shellsrhythmically. To drum: to make a sound like that of a drum.2.it was the course for students at a more advanced level. Upper division: higher grade.Colloquium: a conference at which scholars or other experts present and discuss papers on aspecific topic. It refers to a seminar here.3.…they were lucky that they did not have to fight a long war.4.“Ward No.6 ” is a short story written by Chekhov. It describesa ward in a town hospitalin Russia for patients who are suffering from mental illness. It is gloomy damp, stinkingand overcrowded. The ward guards treat the patients as prisoners, beating and abusing themconstantly. Question: what kind of place is the ward the author stayed in as a patient.5.Once he waved what remained of his trigger finger under my nose with a smile that showed hewas hiding something from other people.6.As far as I 'm concerned, I think the shock treatment was effective and it helped me otregain my senses and become normal.7.I agree with what Shakespeare says, i.e. there are more important things in heaven and inthe world, things that are missing in the philosophy of the rich and powerful, things thatthese people have never dreamed of.pared to the people with whom I fought side by side during the war, the people I workedwith in universities were pale and unreal. They talked a lot, but their words were empty and meaningless because they had not experienced real life.9.My war experience gave me poetry and music. I would never get tired of writing abut it. Butthey just didn 't care to know what happened in the war.III.Translate into Chinese.1.对牛弹琴2.驱使人去奋斗的需要3.以相当快的速度4.弹药箱5.长得特别出色的人物6.人类永远必须面对的处境7.空降师8.人间地狱9.尸体遍布10.进出口公司11.忙于音乐12.敌人阵地13.铁路路堤14.无可补救的伤害15.子弹形的头16.狡黠的一笑17.食指18.就我而言19.战斗疲劳症20.精神创伤后遗症21.高年级学生22.橡皮船23.步兵24.平行线IV.Translate the following phrases into English.1.to lie face down2.to scrape the bottom of the barrel3.to bury the dead4.to vanish from sight5.to have a vague recollection6.to engage the enemy7.to discharge sb. from the army8.to waggle a finger at sb.9.to receive shock treatment10.to administer the world ' s institutions11.to stand being confined12.to keep an eye peeled for sth.13.to clear sb.14.to recommend sb. doing sth.15.to imagine doing sth.16.to slip in by a side door17.to shoot at close rangeV.Translate the following sentences into English.1.We have decided to take up this subject about Sino-Japanese relations in our nextdiscussion.2.What is bore? A bore is a person who never stops talking and never changes the subject.3.It is quite natural that English should have become one of the most important subjects inschool today.4.The schedule is subject to change.5.She is the kind of person who is subject to sun strokes even in winter.6.The plan is subject to approval from higher authorities.7.The business operations of all foreign-owned enterprises in China are subject to Chineselaws.8.He was subjected to cruel torture.9.Let ' s sweep the snow away first thing tomorrow morning.10.The fold swept away everything we had in the village.11.The students all swept into the auditorium after supper to watch that new movie.12. a terrible typhoon swept across the coastal area of our province yesterday.13.The idea of reform swept the country like a wild fire.14.The backpack is stuffed with books and weighs at least thirty pounds.15.Please, no sea slugs or scorpions. I don ' t care for that kind of weird stuff.16.Learning a foreign language in two months? Stuff and nonsense!17.Look at the mess on your desk! Why don ' t you clear away all these useless things?18.During an emergency, the streets will have to be cleared.19.The boy was cleared of suspicion as more evidence was presented in his favor.20.The sky suddenly cleared and we all jumped for joy.21.It is my habit to clear my debts by the end of the year.22.Twenty years ago, “Made in China sti”ll a wc a tschword for shoddy goods. Today ourexports are comparable in quality to the world ' s best.st year the total value of our exports amounted to $500 billion, up by 15%.24.The devaluation of a currency is usually good for exports, but bad for exports.25.China is beginning to export more and more technology-intensive products with high addedvalue.26.The doctors were confident of themselves and assured the family that the child could besaved.27.She was totally absorbed in her book and wasn ' twaawsabr e itnhgatwsahteched.28.Twenty-four tourists were killed in the explosion, and many more were sent to hospital.29. A man was found sleeping soundly in his seat when the film was over.30.Human beings enjoy learning. That ' s one of the few tings that wedonbtehtteero th earspecies on our planet.31.He believes it is better to have an assured income than to be good-looking.32.He thinks hardships make a man out of a boy sooner than almost anything else.33.The library cost more than had been provided for it.VI.Choose the best word or phrase for each blank from the four answers.1-5 CCBAD 6-10 ACACB 11-15 ACBCAVII.Put the verb in brackets in the correct passive form.2.must be realized3. 5. b eing turned 6.8.t o be fed, washed, put away 11. was being watched 12.could be done should be taken9. being considered was painted1. being disguised4. to be recognized7. being replaced10. is to be understoodplete the sentences by translating the Chinese in brackets into English.1. more exciting than in pools2. than by their personal emotions3.rather confused than excited4.than move to a seat in the front row5.than suited her present financial position6.than could be expected of ten-year-olds7.rather than by what he says8.much better than expected9.than there appears to be10.rather than thought11.cared for more than his own life12.than scientists in Newton ' s day did。