II. Translation
The new president of our university disapproves of the idea that we should be allowed to tell lies under certain circumstances. He believes that if people get used to telling any kind of lie, they will indulge themselves and eventually be stuck with the bad habit. To tell or not to tell a lie can sometimes become a very sticky issue, but our president insists on the notion that nobody in the world of education should dodge the responsibility of attaching primary importance to honesty while teaching the young. I agree with him. What about you?
UNIT4 Vocabulary I. 1.
(1) for myself (2) concluded (3) infinite (4) internal (5) misery (6) mode (7) ventured (8) visible (9) observation (10) commended 2.
1) I lay in bed feeling thoroughly wretched. 2) It is fragrant with the smell of apple blossom.
3) They are fine specimens of the veteran revolutionaries.
4) I’d like to enroll in the modern art course if it is not too late. 5) The taste is slightly bitter, and it has a strange odor. 3.
1) The scheme does nothing to help families on low incomes and is sure to provoke
/call forth/draw/ arouse criticism.
2) Jenny is terribly uncertain as to whether Bob is the right boy for her.
3) These goods bear no resemblance to those I saw printed in the advertisements. 4) In China, where black hair and black eyes are the norm, her blond hair and blue
eyes are rather conspicuous.
5) We did not have time for a rehearsal before the performance because of the delay
of our flight. 4.
1) The new parliament member, an energetic politician and ardent advocate of the welfare system, said: \investigation has revealed that there are still people who lead a wretched existence in our society. To leave them to their own devices is to deny them the basic human right, the right to a decent life.\
2) One day my professor entrusted me with a task of doing a certain experiment and meantime gave explicit instructions that I must read his new book beforehand.
The book, however, did not commend itself to me. Could I go ahead without reading it? The perplexity haunted me for quite a while. Then I decided I could not look him in the face if I betrayed his trust. So I started reading his book in earnest before turning to the experiment. 3) The day I left for college, my father gave me an alarm clock and an English
learner’s dictionary. Both proved useful in my subsequent years of study. The latter helped to make me accurate in my writing while the former helped me to be punctual. However, I had to part with the clock with reluctance later when it was proved to be beyond repair. 5.
1) turned to 2) turned…down 3) turn up 4) turned out 5) turned…over 6) turned on 7) turned away 8) turns out 9) turned in 10) turning in
II. Confusable Words 1) come 2) Come; bring; bring 3) take; taken 4) went; went; going 5) went; came 6) take 7) bring 8) come 9) brought 10) went / came
Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze
1. Text-related (1) Enrolling (2) specimen (3) leave him to his own devices (4) investigation (5) By and by (6) content with (7) entrusted (8) reluctance (9) infectious (10) observation (11) mode (12) grounded in 2. Theme-related (1) known (2) only (3) doing (4) assistance (5) assignment (6) simply (7) But (8) turned (9) singled (10) because
II. Translation
When I enrolled in Math 202, I anticipated difficulties because I was not well grounded in mathematics in high school. The course was taught by Professor Richardson, a fine specimen of an old-fashioned gentleman, very cordial to his
students. However, when it came to academic matters, he was by no means an easy person. Before he started his lecture, he discoursed enthusiastically on the importance of working in an orderly fashion, of being thoroughly prepared before each class, and of not being content with what you have learned. His attitude towards work was infectious, and by and by I became an ardent math lover, too.
UNIT5 Vocabulary I 1.
1) percentage 2) zone 3) warmth 4) diverse 5) widen 6) looked around 7) in the face of 8) in perspective 9) temperate 10) theoretical
2.
1) Its profits shrank from $5 million to $1.25 million in the last global financial crisis. 2) They will have to adhere to the cultural norms of the organization in order to be successful with their database project.
3) My hometown is/lies halfway in between Salk Lake City and Denver. 4) I saw waves battering (against) the rocks at the bottom of the cliff.
5) Flood waters washed away the only bridge connecting the village to the outside world. 3.
1) Your report on the new car park is fine, but why don't you beef it up with some figures? 2) There is a wide variation among Internet providers in cost, features, software, reliability and customer service.
3) Poverty is one of the reasons for the high incidence of crime in this neighborhood. 4) I suggested we sing and dance for the elderly people in the nursing home, and all my roommates were in favor of my idea.
5) Doctors who are compelled to work 36 hours at a stretch cannot possibly be fully efficient.
4.
1) Much of the loss of biodiversity currently being experienced is attributed to human activity. Natural extinction is being accelerated by human populations wiping out entire ecosystems for development and single crop farming. Destroying naturally diverse vegetation destroys the life sustained by that habitat. We already know the scary effects of deforestation on global warming, but do we stop to think about the thousands of animal and insect species that are dying off because of global warming?
2) In August 2005, some scientists from esteemed scientific organizations predicted that a temperature increase of 2 °C above the pre-industrial level could trigger the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, which would have overwhelming consequences for sea levels and biodiversity. At the current level of climate change, this prediction could become a reality in 10-15 years.
3) With huge amounts of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere global surface temperature would rise to a great extent, thereby melting the north and south pole glaciers causing drought, and throwing agriculture into turmoil.The effects would be magnified if temperatures keep going up dramatically. 5.
1) think back to/on 2) think … over 3) thought of 4) think of …as 5) think up
1) picked up 2) picked out 3) picked up 4) picked on 5) picks at
II. Word Family
1. 1) contaminated 2) contaminate 3) contamination 4) uncontaminated 2. 1) habitable 2) habitation 3) inhabit 4) uninhabited 5) uninhabitable 6) inhabited Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze 1.
1) beef up 2) coastal 3) in favour of 4) residents 5) theoretical 6) disastrous 7) battered 8) shrinking
9) migrate 10) washed away 11) Scary 12) humanity 2.
1) predicting 2) accuracy 3) basis 4) collide
5) atmosphere 6) melts 7) affected 8) actions 9) striving 10) technologies II. Translation
Most scientists no longer doubt that the world is warming up and that humanity has altered climate. They agree that the long-term effects of global warming will be disastrous for the planet and its inhabitants. What is more, climate change won’t be a smooth transition to a warmer world. Some regions will be greatly affected by abrupt climate changes. Enormous areas of densely populated land like coastal Florida would become uninhabitable. Hundreds of millions of residents would have to migrate to safer regions. Therefore, it is no surprise that global warming has made its way onto the agenda of world leaders.
UNIT6
Vocabulary
I. 1. 1) the hard way 2) solemn
3) wrote out 4) champion 5) ownership 6) privilege 7) To be sure 8) handicap 9) surge 10) cut the ground from under …feet
2. 1) The committee aims to achieve reconciliation between the two opposing
parties.
2) The management's refusal to increase the minimum monthly grant.
3) Public places such as metro stations, theaters, and museums have been made more accessible to the disabled.
4) His love for the countryside brought forth a series of remarkable watercolors.
5) It embodies the ideals of freedom and equality.
3. 1) The books are keyed to the interests of children.
2) We will not stand by and let the small village schools get closed for lack of funds.
3) Their response was in effect a refusal to our request though they didn't turn it down explicitly.
4) Generous to a fault, he paid for all the expenses 5) We shall always feel we are deeply in your debt.
4. 1) Under the leadership of Sam Walton, Wal-Mart prospered at an amazing speed. Asked about the underlying reasons for the great success, he said, \with, it's the two orientations that characterize the culture of this company: cooperative with regard to making decisions, and trusting in relation to fellow workers. Every employee has a strong sense of obligation to the company and boundless enthusiasm for the work.\