II. Confusable Words 1. 1) sensible 2) sensitive
3) sentimental 4) sensitive 5) sensible 6) sentimental 2. 1) conserve 2) preserves
3) conserve 4) preserving
III. Word Formation age-old 古老的 air force 空军
daughter-in-law 儿媳妇 first-rate 一流的 greenhouse 温室
half brother 同母异父兄弟；同父异母兄弟 ice-cream 冰激凌 lifelike 逼真的 light year 光年
salesperson 售货员；推销员
self-centered 以自己为中心的，自私的 threefold 三倍 overuse 过度使用
stone-still 石头似的一动不动
worldwide 全世界范围的；在全世界范围的
Structure
1. 1) Now that he has begun a new life in a foreign country, everything seems so different and he is understandably excited.
2) The things I've worked so hard for appear to me so shallow and worthless now that I've achieved them.
3) Now that the warmer months are coming, why don't you take the opportunity to travel around Siberia?
4) Now that she knew the whole truth she realized how stupid she had been not to suspect that her boyfriend was actually a spy.
2. 1) When Mount Qomolangma was remeasured in 1987 by a more accurate method, it was found to be 24 meters higher than previously believed. 2) The central heating system has proved less effective than originally hoped for. 3) The new electronic dictionary is sold at a much lower price than predicted. 4) Totally fed up with the noise in the surroundings of the hotel, Prof. Sherrington said he'd leave as soon as he finished his work and wouldn't stay there a moment longer than necessary.
Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze
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1. concern 2.environment
3. excess 4.regardless
5. consequences 6.fatal
7. distinguish 8.urgent
9. distinctions 10.fundamental (B)
1. between 2. than 3. conserving 4. less 5. concern 6. that 7. own 8. more 9. use 10.mankind/man 11. as 12. which 13. lower 14. differences
II. Translation
It is relatively more difficult to call for poorly educated people to conserve resources because they tend to view resources as nothing more than handy materials, which they can never overuse to the point of excess. They are seldom aware of the fatal consequences of the ruin of nature. In contrast, most educated people bind their own well-being to that of nature and try to preserve nature on the grounds of self-preservation. Though it may be difficult to distinguish a good proposal from a bad one in our current debate on environmental issues, one contemporary commentator has argued that protecting the environment in the name of man should be our guiding principle.
Part III Text B
Comprehension Check 1. a 2. b 3. d 4. a 5. d 6. c Language Practice 1. nothing but 2. patches 3. get away from 4. spoil 5. Pollute 6. explosion 7. assumptions 8. enables 9. has rusted 10. washed up 11. dump 12. stained 13. substance 14. destruction 15. triumph 16. pinched 17. hardens 18. For all 19. Uttered 20. mankind
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