现代大学英语精读第二版第三册lesson_2答案

Lesson Two

How Reading Changed My Life Vocabulary

1 Translate

Into Chinese

1). a work of art 一件艺术品

2). bargain basement 便宜货；廉价商品区

3)printing press 印刷（机）

4)the source of quotation 引文出处

5)literary criticism 文学批评

6)in the latter half of the century 该世纪后半叶

7) a liberal arts college 文理学院

8) a man of action 实干家，说干就干的人

9）intellectual pursuits 对知识的追求；学习与研究

10）national character 民族性格

11）domino effect 多米诺骨牌效应

12）a tool for advancement 一种提升的工具，提高（自己）的方法13）hale and hearty (美)健壮的，矍铄的

14）the virtues of reading 阅读的益处（好处）

15）a sense of superiority 一种优越感

Into English

1) 免予恐惧be free from fear (panic)

2) 从他父亲那里继承财产to inherit property from his father

3) 和学生互动to interact with students

4) 给年轻人作榜样to set an example for the youths (to act as a model for young people)

5）对挑战作出反应to react/respond to challenges

6) 反抗压迫to rebel against oppression

7) 渴望成功to aspire to success

8) 怀疑他们的动机be suspicious of their motives

9) 认真记住历史教训commit the lessons of history to memory

10) 向这些人让步give way to these people

11）将这地区一分为二to divide this region into two parts

12) 干涉我们的内部事务to interfere with our internal affairs

13) 主修土木工程to major in civil engineering

14) 把他们从绝望中救出来to save them from despair

15) 导致经济萧条to result in economic recession/slump/depression

3.Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.

1)into, in, with, for

2)to, to,

3)of, at, up, in, against

4)to, to, off, to

5)to/for, at, in/with

6)in, to, from

7)among, to, out of

4.Translate the following sentences, using words and expressions from the text. 1). I suspected that the book might not be in print. I checked with the bookstore people, and they told me that I was right. The book had been out of print for years.

2). One memorable story in the novel concerns how Liu Bei tried not to arouse Cao Cao’s suspicion about his ambitions, because if he did his life would be at stake.

3). When Cao Cao called him a real hero, Liu Bei was so shocked that he dropped his chopsticks. But he cleverly covered up his suspicious behavior.

4). The first suspect was the victim’s son. The police suspected him of murdering his father because the neighbors had heard them fighting on the night of the killing. 5). In learning, the important thing is not to commit everything to memory, but to use your imagination and think creatively as well as critically.

6). He must have been the funniest burglar imaginable. He broke into a house, ate and drank to his heart’s content, and remained dead drunk until discovered the next morning, with a perfectly content look on his face.

7). I have trouble remembering people’s names. I imagine it must result from old age.

8). We often live under many imaginary threats and feel disheartened as a result.

9). I suspect we teachers sometimes underestimate students’ mental capacities. Young people as a matter of fact have very imaginative minds.