高级英语复习

Unit 4

Paraphrase

1 .…if the great myth... of America is the story of progress, then Disney World is a place that masquerades as the happy ending, in which progress culminates in a utopia of transcendence that undoes the fallen state of nature, society an ourselves.

改：…if the great myth of America is the story of progress, then Disney World serves as the happy ending in which progress reaches the ideal state of utopia that goes beyond limits of our physical world and changes the decadent state of nature, society and ourselves.

2.”..ti does so by inviting us to regress to a state of happiness before the fall from childhood, with simplified visions of life that filter our the difficult truths of the self an society.”

改：…it does so by inviting us to see a world that is free from imperfection and to retreat to a happy period before childhood ended which is marked by unsophistication, free from moral decay, both individual and social.

Ⅱ

1.The book is a fictionalized(fiction) account of the life of St.Fransis.

2. Containment(contain) of crowd violence was the police’s main concern.

3. It was clear that they had not acted in violation(violate) of the rules.

4. She’s perpetually(perpetuate) asking me for money.

5. The vest films are those which transcend(transcendence) national or cultural barriers.

6.There is a lot of interest in carrying out experiments in the weightless(weight) conditions which are experienced aboard space stations.

7.There is a growing disenchantment(disenchant) with the way the club is being run.

8. What we are seeing increasingly is a society of private affluence(affluent) and public squalor.

9.The constraints(constrain) of politeness wouldn’t allow her to say what she really thought about his cooking.

10.The certificate had clearly been falsified(false).

Ⅲ

Masquerade as inherent in of the essence culminate in

Conform to bring to life revolve around reveal about

Conceal from magic wand usher in float out through

1.In any of discussions, of course,honesty is of the essence.

2.The conversation revolved around childcare problem.

3.Members must conform to a strict dress code.

4.The sound of piano-playing floated out through the open window.

5.Is there something you’re concealing from me?

6.The legislation should usher in a host of new opportunities for school levels.

7.Hooligans masquerading as football fans have once again caused disturbances.

8.My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and it all culminated in my deciding to change jobs.

9.It’s always been an interesting period in history and this film really brought it to