exemplary
典范的；惩戒性的；可仿效的 rather than
?
而不是；宁可…也不愿
other than 除了；不同于
6. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE appropriate word.
Students vs. Teachers
Nicole’s most recent article really interests me a lot by touching on how a student should properly judge his or her teacher in their ability to (1) teach. Because I myself, as an inexperienced young college teacher, have so frequently been (2) confronted with the same problem — students are so likely to ask the teacher so many knotty (3) questions that they reckon he or she will make neither head nor (4) tail of. I remember one of the questions that my students once asked me with a cunning frown, “If the (5) plural form of mouse (which is the mammal) is mice, how about the mouse linked on our (6) computers? What is its plural form? Mice or mouses?” I was dumbfounded indeed. For I seldom (7) thought about it and never used two such things at the same (8) time. But I soon responded that I didn’t know for (9) sure at the moment and had to go back and (10) check it out and if you really pressed me for an (11) answer then it must be “mice,” for I could not think of any other (12) possible answer to it through tight logic and sound grammar rules. Later on I found out my timid (13) guess was right. I was so happy. My students’ attempt to bring me (14) down with their smart-devised question was thwarted. I claimed the (15) victory in such a clever manner that my students (16) rewarded me with their nodding and after-class admiring chat among themselves. I won another (17) battle of wit. But surely I knew this was not going to be the (18) end; there were going to be more ones harder to crack, coming pouring onto my face like waterfalls as soon as I saw my students again. It was a nightmare.
IV. Translation
1. Translating Sentences
1).这家公司是由几名有事业心的年轻人创立的。(enterprising)
? The company was started by a couple of enterprising young men. enterprising adj. willing to try or think of new ideas or methods e.g. It's very enterprising of them to start up a business like that.
It was enterprising of him to go by himself.
2). 那是他唯一一次自己在午夜前睡觉的，因为他实在太累了。(of one’s own accord)
?It was the only time when he went to bed of his own accord before midnight, because he
was really too tired.
do something of your own accord: to do something without being asked, forced, or helped by someone else
e.g. Do you think David resigned of his own accord?
Notes of Translating Sentences
3). 经过长时间的仔细酝酿，书才得以完成。(meticulous)
? Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book. meticulous adj. very thorough and with careful attention to detail e.g. Everyone agreed that it was a piece of meticulous research.
4). 她从头到脚穿着一身黑。(be attired)
? She was attired from head to foot in black. attired adj. dressed
e.g. elegantly attired in a red gown 5). 为攒我们去度假的钱，我节衣缩食整整一年。(scrimp and save)
? I’ve been scrimping and saving all year to pay for our holiday.
scrimp and save: to be very thrifty; to live on very little money, often in order to save up for something.
e.g. We had to scrimp and save in order to send the children to college.
The Smiths pinched and scraped all year in order to go on a Caribbean cruise.
6). 我知道他是好意，但我希望他别来管我们。(well-meaning)
? I know he’s well-meaning, but I wish he’d leave us alone. well-meaning adj. trying to help but often making things worse e.g. Her well-meaning remarks just make us uncomfortable.
a well-meaning friend/person/group
7). 当有人指出他犯了错误时，他非常生气。(indignant)
? He became very indignant when it was suggested he had made a mistake. indignant adj. angry because of an unfair situation or someone's unfair behaviour
e.g. I was indignant because I felt that I had been punished unfairly.
He was very indignant with his wife over her improper conduct. 8). 说了多少次了，安东尼，刀子和叉子要放入中间的抽屉！(umpteen)
? I’ve told you for umpteen times, Anthony, knives and forks go in the middle drawer! umpteenth adj. a lot of
e.g. For the umpteenth time, I tell you I don't know!
This was Ferguson's umpteenth trophy for United.
9). 缝纫恐怕不是我的专长。(forte)
? I’m afraid sewing isn’t one of my fortes. forte n. something that someone is very good at or knows a lot about
e.g. I should warn you that public speaking isn't really my forte.
The small talk was not the forte of either leader.
10). 观众热烈的欢迎使她十分高兴。(buoy)
? She was buoyed by the warm reception her audience gave her. buoy vt. to encourage someone and make them feel more confident
e.g. He has been buoyed up by the news.
2. Translate the following passage into English.
纽约大学的外国学生来自130多个国家，50%来自亚洲，主要是韩国、日本和中国。大学所有14个学院都有外国学生就读。这些学院包括文理学院、法学院、商学院和教育学院。75%的外国留学生在研究生院学习。约25%的学生接受四年制的本科教育，学习期满，他们可获得学士学位。
在纽约大学上学的费用因就读学院的不同而不同。举例来说，在瓦格纳(Wagner)公用事业研究生院学习一年的学费约为19 000美元。纽约大学其他一些学院的学费有的比这高一些，有的则低一些。住宿费约为9 000美元一年。
在纽约大学攻读学士学位的学生可以向金融机构贷款，用以支付学习费用。纽约大学研究生院的外国留学生可以在校内得到教学或研究工作的职位，他们也可以从金融机构获得贷款。
参考译文
The foreign students at New York University come from more than 130 countries. Fifty percent are from Asia, especially South Korea, Japan and China. Foreign students are studying in all fourteen schools within the university. These include arts and sciences, law, business and education. Seventy-five percent of the foreign students are in graduate school. About twenty-five percent are in four-year programs that lead to a bachelor’s degree.
The cost of attending New York University is different in each of its schools. For example, one year of study at the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service costs about $19,000. Some other schools within NYU cost more. Some cost less. The housing cost is about $9,000 a year.
Bachelor’s degree students at NYU can borrow money from financial institutions to help pay for their studies. Foreign students in graduate school at NYU can get teaching or research jobs at the university. They can also get loans from financial institutions.