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Lesson Thirteen Soldiers HeartExercises:I. Give the meaning of the following words in the present context.1. engagement2. board3. shock4. current5. subject6. to keep ones eyes peeled7. gutsII. Paraphrase, bringing out the implied meanings of the following.1. there is a brief purring sound, the a rhythmic drumming.2. it was the course for upper division students known as the Colloquium.3. they were spared a long engagement.4. Two of the guards were the kind Chekhov describes in “Ward No.6”5. Once he waggled the stump under my face with a sly smile.6. Speaking only for myself, I think they brought me out of the fog in which I had been walking.7. I believe with Shakespeare that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in the philosophy of those who serve the world, and who administer its institutions, and grow rich.8. The men and women I worked with in universities were pale and unreal in comparison. They were hollow and filled with words.9. They were deaf to the music.III. Translate into Chinese. 1. deaf to the music2. a driving need3. at a good pace4. ammunition boxes5. stunning physical specimens6. a permanent human condition7. an airborne division8. hell on earth9. strewn with dead bodies10. an import-export firm11. taken up with music12. enemy position13. a railroad embankment14. irremediable harm15. a bullet head16. a sly smile17. the trigger finger18. speaking only for myself19. combat fatigue20. post-traumatic stress disorder21. upper division students22. rubber boats23. infantry soldier24. parallel linesIV. Translate the following phrases into English.1. 面朝下躺着2. 刮桶底3. 掩埋死者4. 从眼前消失5. 有点模糊的记忆6. 和敌人接火7. 允许离开军队8. 向人摇摇手指9. 接受电击（休克）疗法10. 管理世界各种机构11. 忍受被限制在一个地方12. 留心注意谋事|某物13. 澄清对他的怀疑14. 推荐某人做谋事15. 想象做谋事16. 走后门进去17. 近距离射击V. Translate the following sentences into English.1. 我们决定下次讨论会上讨论中日关系这个题目。2. 什么是令人讨厌的人？令人讨厌的人就是那种说个没完，又永远不换话题的人。3. 今天英语成为学校最重要的一门课程之一 很自然。4. 这个时间安排有可能会变化。5. 她属于甚至冬天也常常会中暑的那种人。6. 这个计划需经上级批准。7. 所有外国全资企业在中国的业务经营都需遵守中国法律。8. 他遭到了残酷的拷打。9. 我们明天一早把雪扫掉吧。10. 洪水把我们村里的一切都卷走了。11. 学生们晚饭后都冲到礼堂去看那部新电影。12. 昨天一场可怕的台风横扫了我省的沿海地区。13. 改革的思想像野火一样传遍了全国。14. 书包了塞满了书，起码有三十磅重。15. 请别给我海参或蝎子。我不喜欢这类古怪的东西。16. 两个月学一种外语？胡说八道！17. 瞧你桌上乱七八糟的样子！你为什么不把你无关的东西清理掉？18. 遇到紧急情况的时候，所有街道都必须让出来。19. 由于提出了更多的有利证据，对那个男孩的怀疑排除了。20. 天突然好起来了。我们大家都高兴得跳了起来。21. 每年年底以前还清全部所欠账款是我的习惯。22. 20年以前，“中国造”还是劣质产品的标记，但是现在我们的出口品在质量上可以和世界最好的相比了。23. 去年我们的出口达到了5，000亿美元，增长了15个百分点。24. 一种货币的贬值通常对出口有利，而对进口不利。25. 中国已开始出口越来越多高附加值的技术密集型产品。26. 医生们很有信心并使家属相信那孩子有救。27. 她全神贯注地看书，没有意识到她被盯上了。28. 在爆炸中有24名观光者死亡，更多的人被送进了医院。29. 电影散后发现一个人在座位上沉睡。30. 人类喜欢学习，这是我们与地球上其他物种相比为数不多的一个长处。31. 他相信有一个铁饭碗比长得漂亮要好。32. 他认为艰难困苦几乎比别的任何东西能更快的让一个少年成为一个男子汉。33. 那座图书馆耗资超过了所提供的款项。VI. Choose the best word or phrase for each blank from the four answers.Clearly, the effect of modern medicine is a mixed blessing. (1) _ it prolongs human life, in doing so it sometimes also (2) _ the suffering of ill people and their families. Like any other (3) _ tool, high-tech medical care must be used with discretion. (4) _ the human body is often compared (5) _ a machine, there are important difference: a machine does not (6) _ physical or mental anguish and does not cry out in agony. We want our automobile to (7) _ as long as possible; we dont have to ask our (8) _ car if it wants to be repaired and sent back on the (9) _ again. But despite “miracle drugs,” computers, lasers, and son on, health care workers are _ (10) primarily dealing with people. With people, the _ (11) must be not only to _ (12) the quantity of life but also to improve the _(13). That is the _ (14) challenge facing contemporary medicine. It is, on a higher level, the same challenge health care workers _ (15) faced.1.A.Even ifB.WhenC.WhileD.Unless2. A.continueB.lengthenC.prolongs D.stretch3.A.forcefulB.powerful C.strongD.tough4.A.although B.As C.BecauseD.When5. A.asB.likeC.to D.with6.A.feelB.mindC.noticeD.sense7.A.continue B.endureC.last D.persist8.A.broken B.destroyed C.smashed D.used9.A.highwayB.path C.road D.street10.A.butB.stillC.therefore D.yet11.A.goal B.intentionC.purposeD.reason12.A.enhance B.improve C. increase D.raise13.A.happiness B.quality C.valueD. satisfaction14.A.couple B.double C.dual D.twin15.A.alwaysB.everC.forever D.neverVII. Put the verb in brackets in the correct passive form.1. The man thought _ (disguise) as a policeman would make people trust him. But there was something vicious about him that a policemans uniform could not hide.2. It _ (must realize) that sport in its modern form is almost entirely a British invention.3. The doctors were sure of themselves and assured the parents that nothing _ (could do) for the child.4. In the United States, people believe that the saddest thing for a man is to be a failure. A man whos been nothing all his life needs _ (recognize)5. At the sound of the lock _ (turn) the captain stepped forward and quickly pushed the door open.6. Now the relatives and friends thought I was hopeless and told my mother that I _ (should take) kindly, sympathetically, but not seriously.7. What is local and familiar is suddenly _ (replace) by something that is foreign and unfamiliar. Many people find themselves unable to adapt to this change.8. The mother refused to regard the crippled child as just something _ (feed), _ (wash) and then _ (put away) again.9. Jim spent the whole afternoon searching on the Internet for information about the event _ (consider).10. “Self-interest” _ (is to understand) first in the ordinary sense, as referring to a mans way of earning his livelihood and acquiring wealth.11. She was totally absorbed in her book and wasnt aware that she _ (watch).12. He remembered a paper knife his mother had had. On the handle _ (paint) the words “Knowledge is Power.”13. The boy never stopped to think why he _ (give) three free tickets for the concert of the three tenors.14. Twenty-two people _ (kill) in the explosion, and many more were in hospital.15. As the examination sheets _ (pass out), I heard someone moan, “Oh, No!”VIII. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in brackets into English.1. Swimming in rivers is so much _ (比在游泳池里游更令人兴奋).2. Responsible national leaders contemplating state matter are more likely to be influenced by the interests of their countries _ (而不太受个人情绪左右)3. The students are _ (不是兴奋而是感到糊涂) when they are told that the controversy over historical interpretations is what lends excitement to the study of history.4. Id rather stay where I am _ (而不想挪到前排的位置).5. The young woman found her room was more rich furnished _ (而与她目前的经济地位不相称).6. Alice played the piano with more style _ (对于10岁孩子所能期望的).7. A man should judged by what he does _ (而不是她所说的那些话).8. The situation in the area is _ (比预料的要好得多).9. I think there is more sense in what these young people have said _ (比表面上看起来).10. William Golding think that grade-three thinking is feeling _ (而不是思维).11. Douglas lunged at Vic when he was threatening the woman that Douglas _ (超过他对自己的生命的所关怀). 12. Today high school students know much more about the universe _ (比牛顿时代的科学家). Keys:I. Give the meaning of the following words in the present context.1. engagement: battle2. board: thick stiff card used in bookbinding. Board game: game played on a board3. shock: affect with an electric or pathological shock.4. current: ordered movement of electrically charged particles5. subject: liable or exposed to 6. to keep ones eyes peeled: to look or watch carefully for; to be on the lookout for7. guts: the bowel or entrails; bellyII. Paraphrase, bringing out the implied meanings of the following.1. This is a description of the sound of the planes dropping bombs or guns firing shells rhythmically. To drum: to make a sound like that of a drum.2. it was the course for students at a more advanced level. Upper division: higher grade. Colloquium: a conference at which scholars or other experts present and discuss papers on a specific topic. It refers to a seminar here.3. they were lucky that they did not have to fight a long war.4. “Ward No.6” is a short story written by Chekhov. It describes a ward in a town hospital in Russia for patients who are suffering from mental illness. It is gloomy damp, stinking and overcrowded. The ward guards treat the patients as prisoners, beating and abusing them constantly. Question: what kind of place is the ward the author stayed in as a patient.5. Once he waved what remained of his trigger finger under my nose with a smile that showed he was hiding something from other people.6. As far as Im concerned, I think the shock treatment was effective and it helped me to regain my senses and become normal.7. I agree with what Shakespeare says, i.e. there are more important things in heaven and in the world, things that are missing in the philosophy of the rich and powerful, things that these people have never dreamed of.8. Compared to the people with whom I fought side by side during the war, the people I worked with in universities were pale and unreal. They talked a lot, but their words were empty and meaningless because they had not experienced real life. 9. My war experience gave me poetry and music. I would never get tired of writing abut it. But they just didnt care to know what happened in the war. III. Translate into Chinese.1. 对牛弹琴2. 驱使人去奋斗的需要3. 以相当快的速度4. 弹药箱5. 长得特别出色的人物6. 人类永远必须面对的处境7. 空降师8. 人间地狱9. 尸体遍布10. 进出口公司11. 忙于音乐12. 敌人阵地13. 铁路路堤14. 无可补救的伤害15. 子弹形的头16. 狡黠的一笑17. 食指18. 就我而言19. 战斗疲劳症20. 精神创伤后遗症21. 高年级学生22. 橡皮船23. 步兵24. 平行线IV. Translate the following phrases into English. 1. to lie face down2. to scrape the bottom of the barrel3. to bury the dead4. to vanish from sight5. to have a vague recollection6. to engage the enemy7. to discharge sb. from the army8. to waggle a finger at sb.9. to receive shock treatment10. to administer the worlds institutions11. to stand being confined12. to keep an eye peeled for sth.13. to clear sb.14. to recommend sb. doing sth.15. to imagine doing sth.16. to slip in by a side door17. to shoot at close rangeV. Translate the following sentences into English.1. We have decided to take up this subject about Sino-Japanese relations in our next discussion.2. What is bore? A bore is a person who never stops talking and never changes the subject.3. It is quite natural that English should have become one of the most important subjects in school today.4. The schedule is subject to change.5. She is the kind of person who is subject to sun strokes even in winter.6. The plan is subject to approval from higher authorities.7. The business operations of all foreign-owned enterprises in China are subject to Chinese laws. 8. He was subjected to cruel torture.9. Lets sweep the snow away first thing tomorrow morning.10. The fold swept away everything we had in the village.11. The students all swept into the auditorium after supper to watch that new movie.12. a terrible typhoon swept across the coastal area of our province yesterday.13. The idea of reform swept the country like a wild fire.14. The backpack is stuffed with books and weighs at least thirty pounds.15. Please, no sea slugs or scorpions. I dont care for that kind of weird stuff.16. Learning a foreign language in two months? Stuff and nonsense!17. Look at the mess on your desk! Why dont you clear away all these useless things?18. During an emergency, the streets will have to be cleared.19. The boy was cleared of suspicion as more evidence was presented in his favor.20. The sky suddenly cleared and we all jumped for joy.21. It is my habit to clear my debts by the end of the year.22. Twenty years ago, “Made in China” was still a catchword for shoddy goods. Today our exports are comparable in quality to the worlds best.23. Last year the total value of our exports amounted to $500 billion, up by 15%.24. The devaluation of a currency is usually good for exports, but bad for exports.25. China is beginning to export more and more technology-intensive products with high added value.26. The doctors were confident of themselves and assured the family that the child could be saved.27. She was totally absorbed in her book and wasnt aware that she was being watched.28. Twenty-four tourists were killed in the explosion, and many mor