1. Text-related
1) well-off/affluent 2) dated 3) falling into 4) bracket 5) deny 6) tangible
7) pursuit 8) cherishes 9) out of place 10) abrupt 11) focus 12) donations
2. Theme-related
1) consume 2) fueled 3) annual 4) plain 5) physically
6) security 7) indicates 8) equally 9) traditional 10) follows
II. Translation
1. Translate the Sentences
1) The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.
2) Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.
3) Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school.
4) Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life.
5) In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried hard to meet our minimal needs.
2. Translate the passage
With more and more donations coming in, our university will be much better off financially next year. We will thus be able to focus on the most important task that we, educators, must take on: to encourage students to attain their scholarly/academic goals, to train them to be dependable and responsible individuals, to prepare them for the life ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well as material satisfaction.
U3Unit 3 The Generation Gap
Text A Father Knows Better
I. Vocabulary
1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases…
1) typical 2) dumb 3) junior 4) glorious 5) welfare 6) came over 7) interference
8) fading 9) narrowed down 10) frank 11) schemes 12) at any rate
2. Rewrite each sentence…
1) consists of five generals and four police officers.
2) will be in a location overlooking the lake.
3) was humiliated by her comments about my family background in front of so many people.
4) have any proof that it was Henry who stole the computer?