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1、unit6Thetelephone精读第二版答案unit-6The-telephone(精读第二版)-答案Unit 6 Text AThe TelephoneAnwar F. AccawiIV Key to ExercisesPreview 2.Do the following exercises.1Translate, paying attention to the use of the bold type.1.这辆二手车买得很便宜。2.他的讲话被打断/缩短了。3.在这里建造铁路之前，先要把这里的水抽干。4.这花瓶擦干净以后看起来就会和新的一样。5.这房子被刷成了淡绿色。6.就在此时，门被突

2、然踢开。7.恐怖分子被枪杀，人质都被释放。8.在日本，鱼往往是生吃的。9.这可怜的孩子生下来的时候就是聋的，不久又失明了。10.据说在皇陵完工的时候，那些建造皇陵的工人都被活活埋在里面。2Give the corresponding adjectives of the following names of countries.1.Iraqi2.Pakistani3.Yemeni4.Lebanese5.Danish6. Hungarian7.Belgian8.Argentine9.Swedish10.Swiss11.Norwegian12.Polish3Review how these word

3、s are formed.These are compound adjectives consisting of a noun plus an adjective with the noun serving as a modifier of the adjective. Jet-black for example means as black as jet (a hard black material).4 Point out the word or phrase that doesnt belong in each line.1.crush2.crack 3.crunch4.valueles

4、s5.click6.enthroned7.breezemitment9.career10.obliterate5 Complete the verb phrases by putting in prepositions or adverbs listed below.1.for2.up3.for4.for5.for6.for7.down/up8.up9.into/in/down/up10.up11.up12.for13.up14.in15.into16.into17.up18.up19.up20.in21.up22.for23.up24.into25.in26.for/up27.up28.up

5、29.up30.in31.for32.in33.in34.up35.down/up36.into37.for38.into39.for40.into41.into 42.for43.down/up44.up45.up46.down/up47.for48.in49.up50.up51.forVocabulary 1.Translate the following expressions.Into English1. to crack the walls2. to save souls3. to play hide-and-seek4. to slow to a trickle5. to grab

6、 sb by the hair6. to call sb names7. to rip her shirt8. to reveal the secret9. to resist progress10.to come into view11.to gather firewood12.to talk sb out of doing sth13.to wriggle ones way out of14.to run errands15.to deliver sb from suffering16.to assure a steady supply17.to take the pressure off

7、 sb18.to keep him out of ones hairInto Chinese1. 梯田2. 多岩石的山脉3. 百日咳4. 周围的村庄5. 林中的一块空地6. 细粉尘7. 羊粪8. 粘乎乎的双手9. 强壮有力的的妇女10.旌旗如林11.第一手的资料12.漆黑的头发13.一位虔诚的天主教徒14.家务事15.一种让人感到在家般自在的声音16.手卷香烟17.有利可图/十分挣钱的生意18.一家肉铺19.它往日风采的空架子20.一所教会学校2. Replace the parts in bold type with appropriate words and expressions fro

8、m the text.1.gave way: caved in buried: trapped2.asked for: chargedprofitable: lucrative3.persuade him not to: talk him out of itobstruct: resist4.a quarrel: a argumentdeveloping: escalating5.sent to: relayed to / delivered to gather: assemble/congregate show their strong disagreement with: protest

9、against6.become all skin and bones: been reduced to mere skeletonsrescue: save/deliver7.started to: began to/proceeded tovery seriously and carefully: with utmost gravity8.destroyed: ruined/devastated/wreckedtore: cracked/split9.prevent unwanted visitors from bothering you: keep unwanted visitors of

10、f your hair 10.heavily crowded: packed with peoplesqueeze: wriggle3Translate the following sentences into English.1.Incredible as it may sound, I hear that they charge 40 yuan for a bowl of simple noodles.2.Sun Quan finally talked everybody into agreeing to put Lu Xun, a young scholar, in charge of

11、(commanding) this decisive battle.3.He was arrested on the charge of (charged with) smuggling, but in accordance with the law, no citizen can be arrested without evidence. 4.She dropped the plate on the ground, but it miraculously did not break, landing without so much as a crack. OR not break. It d

12、idnt have so much as a crack5.I can assure you that if we dig a well deep enough here, we will strike water. So if you guys have no objection, lets get started/proceed.6.She takes delight in shifting the tables and chairs in this room so as to give the room a new look.7.The focus of our economic dev

13、elopment has shifted from the coastal areas in the east to the central and western areas. 8.He shifted/changed to the highest gear, thus leaving all the other cars far behind.9.I maintained that smoking should be forbidden, but he disagreed because he said that the tobacco industry was an important

14、source of government revenue.10.The local people raised a strong objection to installing the cable car over that beautiful mountain.4.Choose the right words in their proper forms.11. assure2.assured3.reassuring4.insured; ensured5.ensure; reassured6.reassuringly 2 1.twisted/turned2.twisted3.wring4.di

15、storted/twisted5.twisted6.twisted7.wringing 3 1. gathered/assembled2. assembling3. gather; gathered OR collect; collected4. gathering; assembled/gathered; collectors5. collect/gather6. collect; collecting; collection 4 1. crack; break2. cracked; tear3. tore4. split; broke5. break; Split6. tore/rippe

16、d7. torn5 1. abandoned2. abandoned/deserted/forsaken; abandoned3. abandon/desert/forsake4. desert5. forsaken; deserted6. abandoned 6 1. ignore 2. neglect 3. overlook 4. neglected 5. ignore 6. neglecting5. Point out which of the following sentences contain paradox and which oxymoron.1.paradox2.parado

17、x3.oxymoron4.oxymoron5.oxymorons6.paradox7.paradox8.paradox9.oxymoron10.paradox11.paradox12.paradox13.paradox14.paradox15.oxymoron16.paradoxGrammar1.Learn to use as and though as concessive conjunction.1Group the patterns of concessive clauses in the following sentences into the categories listed be

18、low. 1, 2, 3, 6; 4, 9; 5, 8; 7, 102Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in brackets using the patterns of concessive clauses listed in the previous exercise. 1.Simple as it is2.Much as he loves his children3.Try as he might4.Trash as it really is5.Happy and contented as they are in reti

19、rement6.Hard taskmaster though he appeared to be in the lab7.Tempting though it was8.Perfect talk show host though he is9.Much as I respect him10.Proud as they are of their father2.Learn to use “It is/was (high) time that sb did sth”.1Decide on the precise meaning of the structure. Note: The structu

20、re “it is/was (high) time (that)” is used to convey two meanings. One is “approximately the right time”, the other being “past the appropriate time” For example, Its time you went to bed can mean either that “You should have gone to bed much earlier” (often stated with emphasis on the word time), or

21、 that now is the appropriate time for you to go to bed. The precise meaning of this term depends on the tone of voice and/or the context. 1, 3, 6, 7, 2, 4, 5, 8。2 Translate the sentences into Chinese using the “it is/was time” pattern.1. Weve been training for the whole morning. Its time we took a b

22、reak and had lunch.2.The Johnsons decided that it was high time their 40-year-old son moved out of their house. 3.20 years have passed, and its time we buried the past misunderstandings of our two families.4.Its time we protested publicly and said no to such gender discrimination in this department.

23、5.Its time unions and management sat down and worked out a real solution to the problem. 6.It is time national leaders took stock of their nations resources and worked out realistic plans.1Study the grammatical structure of these involved sentences.1.This is a complex sentence. Main clause: story of

24、 the fish and oranges was true Subordinating clauses: Adverbial clauses: 1.of concession: Incredible as it may sound2.of reason: because men who would not lie even to save their own souls told and retold that story until it was incorporated into Magdalenes calendar.Both adverbial clauses modify the

25、predicate verb of the main clause “was true”.Embedded in the second are two subordinating clauses. The first is a relative clause “who would not lie even to save their own souls” modifying the subject of the reason clause “men”; the second, “until it was incorporated into Magdalenes calendar” is a t

26、ime clause modifying its main verb “told and retold”.2.It is also a complex sentence. Main clause: I watchedSubordinating clauses:Time clause: the rest of the sentence except for the opening word “breathless.”Within the time clause there are two relative clauses. The first of which, “that supposedly

27、 would make it possible to talk with uncles, aunts, and cousins”, modifies “a black machine”; the second, “who lived more than two days ride away”, modifies “uncles, aunts, and cousins”.2Translate the selection into Chinese. 然而这个问题仍然没有得到答复。以上所列举的明显的影响看起来说得很不够，而且仅涉及机械方面，也就是说仅触及皮毛。或许电话至关重要的影响都转瞬即逝，而且无

28、法测量。使用电话对个人是有风险的，因为这意味着对外界的暴露；对某些人来说，与人通话时对方突然挂断电话是他们最怕发生的一件事；还有的人会梦中听到电话铃响，醒来时心脏砰砰地跳。现实生活中，电话铃声或许比生活中的其他任何声音都更能激起希望、恐惧、忧虑、快乐究竟是哪种情感当然取决于我们的期盼。电话是我们连接社会的神经末梢。 在某些方面电话本身是个矛盾的怪物。一方面，它是它促使其诞生之时代的象征，另一方面，它又与这个时代截然相反。在这个崇尚“大”、充满暴力的时代，他却小而平和只需要一些微小的部件和很低的电压。在这个一切都变得复杂的时代，它基本上极为简单。它是如此和人相似，传出的声音是如此的真实，就连跨洋通话时朋友、情人之间都无须自报姓名，问它对人类生活的影响，也就像问我们手和脚有什么作用一样没有意义。加拿大哲学家马歇尔麦克鲁汉是少数谈及这些问题的学者之一，他称电话创造了人的“一种额外的感知。”他的话或许接近于道出了电话的本质。