济南创业大学-坚持就是胜利英文
Unit 4
V
ocabulary
1
.
Translate the following expressions,
Into English
1. stay away from sth
2.
wind its way up to the mountain
3. peek
through the window
4. address
university students
5. grab sb's arm
6. set out for a place
7.
avoid eye contact
8. pick up one's pace
9. snatch a purse 10. do yoga
11. keep one's head down
12.
row a boat
13. escape punishment
14. lose one's bearings
15.
unroll the sleeping bag
16. whip round
17. rip out the intestines
18. camp out
Into Chinese
1.
—件花格呢衬衣
2.
矿泉水
3.
角边眼镜
4.
创建公园的管理人员
5.
享有特权的人的领地
6.
老年公民
7..
拦路强盗
8.
娱乐中心
9.
一帮男孩
10.
一条供人跑步的小路
11.
密不透风的树叶
12.
帝国大厦
13.
方向感
14.
在触手可及的地方:
15.
没有教养的人
16.
—次美的体验
17.
乱冲乱撞寻衅
,
18.
从不间断记日记的人
19.
供游人遛马的小道
2. Replace the parts in
bold type with appropriate words and expressions
from the text
1. rounded; came upon;
assaulting
2. avoid eye
contact; is panicking
3. frighten away
4. spotted; got my bearings; emboldened
5. enveloped; on my own
6.
shrieking; whipped round
7.
involuntarily called up the memory of; being
sexually assaulted; pick up my pace/bolt
8. consume staggering quantities of
9. resumed; drifted from... to another
3. Translate the following
sentences into English.
1.I
saw
a
boat
drifting
along
the
river.
I
do
not
intend to
be
like
this
boat,
drifting
through
life
aimlessly.
2. The peach trees in the valley were
in full blossom, making it difficult to tear
herself away from
them. Some distance
apart from her she saw a little hut with sweet
country music drifting out of its
windows.
3.
After
my
marriage,
my
friends
and
I
drifted
apart
a
little,
and
I
was
completely
out
of
my
element among those
business people I had to work with. Their business
discussions
bored me stiff.
4. They already have all the necessary
elements for a civil war. The international
community
has appealed to both sides
for a peaceful settlement of their disputes.
5. Many people think that the church is
losing its appeal although it has accumulated more
and more wealth.
6. The idea
of business expansion appeals to me. Today the
economy of many of our trade partners
is beginning to pick up speed. Our
domestic market is also projected to recover
next year.
7. Reform always
contains some elements of risk, but we risk a lot
more without reform. Today
most people
find further reform appealing although there is
bound to be opposition.
8.
He
was
furious
(infuriated)
when
he
read
the
letter.
He
tore
it
up
and
threw
it
into
the
wastepaper
basket. Then he ripped a piece off his coat and
using his own blood as ink, wrote his
last letter.
9.
In
hindsight
(Looking
back),
we
all
feel
that
it
was
foolish
to
tear
down
(demolish)
this
beautiful city wall.
10. You wait at home.
I'll come and pick
you up at around seven. Don't worry. The doctor has
assured us that
her health will pick up soon.
4
.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
1. on, into, out
2. within, as,
toward
3. in, to
4. by, out of/from
5. On, up, off
6. on
7. with
8. on, at, at
9. out, to
10. across, for
5. Point out and correct mistake(s) you
find in the following sentences.
1.
people and you will not assume that
people have most likely never heard of it.
2. A day that is cold will not be
muggy.
away from
3.
day.
4.... peeked through
the impenetrable foliage: If it's impenetrable you
cannot see clearly. In fact
you can't
see anything at all.
5. If you were
certain where you were you would not have lost
your bearings.
6. We usually say
of
purses rather
than wallets which are usually for men. Then,
people do not bolt calmly. They bolt
when they run suddenly, especially when
frightened.
7.
The
woman
was
so
frightening:
The
woman
was
not
she
started
yelling uncontrollably: People usually
yell when they are angry or excited Here
or
8.
a
small
boulder:
boulder
is
a
very
large
stone
or
rock,
therefore
small
boulder
is
a
contradiction in terms unless
the boulder is small by comparison, though still
too big be called a
stone, and a
boulder naturally is not something your sister can
swing, swung it into the lake: The
usual word is
something usually
means a circular
movement or a
movement from side to side with one end fixed.
9. condescending tune: It should be
10. a strong cold breeze:
11. If something is at its most
popular, it means that it can be enjoyed by
ordinary people. (Unless
you specify
that it is popular with a certain type of people.)
12.
sky in a glare.
shockingly beautiful:
13. We
do not usually associate
14.
whipped round slowly:
15.
drizzle
heavily:
is
to
rain
in
very
small
drops,
drizzle
heavily
is
example
of
contradiction in terms.
all
damp through and through:
6. Study the following sentences. Ray
attention to euphemisms
—
use of pleasant, mi or indirect
words and
phrases in place of more accurate or direct ones.
1. visit the necessary: euphemism for
2. passed away: euphemism for
3. What he said about his relationship
with the secretary was not just misleading. It w
bare-faced
lie.