nuance大学 英语写作手册 课后题

2021年1月24日发(作者：实行英文)
Part 1
1. Our host entertained us with many interesting stories of adventure, he had been a member of an
exploration team working in the Arctic.
Our host entertained us with many interesting stories of adventure, who had been a member of an
exploration team working in the Arctic.
2. When I woke up I saw him asleep in bed, I had not heard him when he came back.

Because I
had been sleeping soundly.
When I woke up I saw him asleep in bed, I did not hear him when he came back.

Because I had
been sleeping soundly.
3. Liu always did his work a little better than his fellow workers, that was why he got higher pay
than others.
Liu always did his work a little better than his fellow workers, which was why he got higher pay
than others.
4. No
student
could
answer
that
question,
even Xiao Yao,
who
was
usually
quick in
answering
questions, was silent.
No
student
could
answer
that
question,
even
Xiao
Yao
who
was
usually
quick
in
answering
questions was silent.
5. Lin looks like Li, however, they are not related.
Lin looks like Li, but they are not related.
6.
The
old
man
hunched
forward.

His
head
tilted
at
an
angle.

His
eyes
half
closed,
looking
very sleepy.
The old man hunched forward.

His head tilted at an angle.

His eyes half closed,
looks
very
sleepy.

7. The work was well planned, everybody worked with great enthusiasm, thus, they over fulfilled
their quota.
The work was well planned, everybody worked with great enthusiasm, so they over fulfilled their
quota.
8. Mark Twain, a well-known American writer, whose experience as a pilot on a steamboat was no
doubt an important factor that helped him to become a famous writer.
Mark Twain is a well-known American writer, whose experience as a pilot on a steamboat was no
doubt an important factor that helped him to become a famous writer.

Part2
1. Xu comes from a working-class family.

He enrolled in college last fall.
Xu who comes from a working-class family enrolled in college last fall.
2. The dean issued a bulletin. It said the library would remain open on weekends.

The dean issued a bulletinwhich said the library would remain open on weekends.

3.
Last
night
was
a
windy
night.
The
thunder
roared.

The
wind
blew
a
gale.
The
rain
fell
in
torrents.
Last
night
was
a
windy
night,
the
thunder
roaring,
the
wind
blowing
a
gale.
the
rain
falling
in
torrents.
4. There are icicles on the trees. The temperature must have fallen considerably during the night.
The temperature must have fallen considerably during the night for there are icicles on the trees.

5. He returned to his hometown.

He had been away for twelve years.

He looked in vain for the
familiar landmarks.
After he had been away for twelve years,
he returned to his hometown, looking in vain for the
familiar landmarks.
6. We have made some progress.

We still have a long way to go.
Although we have made some progress, we still have a long way to go.
7. The sky was cloudless.

The sun was shining brightly.
The sky was cloudless and the sun was shining brightly.
8. There were over two hundred passengers on board the plane.

About one third of them were
foreigners.
There
were
over
two
hundred
passengers
on
board
the
plane,
about
one
third
of
whom
were
foreigners.
9.
The
girl
began
to
learn
to
play
the
piano
when
she was
a
child.

Her
mother was
a
famous
pianist.
The girl whose mother was a famous pianist began to learn to play the piano when she was a child.


10. Napoleon was born in 1769.

At that time Corsica had just been acquired by France.
Napoleon was born in 1769 when Corsica had just been acquired by France.
11. She appeared on the stage. A stormy applause broke forth.

When she appeared on the stage, a stormy applause broke forth.

12. The gypsies are really a nomadic people from India.

They migrated into Europe.

Once they
were thought to be Egyptians.
The
gypsies
once
who
were
thought
to
be
Egyptians
are
really
a
nomadic
people
from
India.

They migrated into Europe. .

13.
The
new
workers
are
young
and
inexperienced.

They
are
eager
to
learn
from
the
veteran
workers.
The
new
workers
are
young
and
inexperienced
so
they
are
eager
to
learn
from
the
veteran
workers.
14. It was a poor quarter.

There were a lot of small huts. They had mud walls and straw roofs.
They dotted a hillside.
It
was
a
poor
quarter.

There
were
a
lot
of
small
huts
which
had
mud
walls
and
straw
roofs,
dotting a hillside.
15. He heard that his father was ill. He was anxious to go home to see him. He went to the station
early in the morning to buy a ticket.
He heard that his father was ill. He was anxious to go home to see him so he went to the station
early in the morning to buy a ticket.

Part3
1.
She began to speak very fast at the meeting at ten o’clock.

She spoke very fast at the 10 o’clock meeting.

2. Bernard Shaw was one of the best-known playwrights.
… of Britain in the 19
-20th centuries.
3. The houses were mere shanties, and rags were stuffed in the cracks and holes.
… were mere shanties, with rags stuffed in the cracks and holes.

4. I read the novel on the train, which did not interest me at all.
On the train I read the novel which did not interest me at all.