大学英语综合教程paraphrase.docx

Unit 1 Never Say Goodbye1. One day a terrible war came, and my son, like so many sons, went away to fight a great evil.(para.12) Paraphrase: A dreadful war broke out one day, and many young men, including my son, joined the army and went to the battlefront to fight against the Fascist Nazi.2. All I could think of was that the last thing I said to him in this life was goodbye.(para.12) think of: remember Paraphrase: At that time (when the bad news came), I was so sad that I could hardly remember anything. I could only remember that at that train station I said goodbye to him which was the last word I said to him in this life.3. When you and your friends must part, I want you to reach deep within you and bring back that first hello.(para.13) Paraphrase: When you and your friends must separate, I hope that you could try your best to remember that first friendly greeting.4. When he returned from several weeks in the hospital, he wanted his bed next to the window, where he could see his beloved rosebush.(para.14) Paraphrase: He was in hospital for several weeks, and when he returned from hospital, he wanted his bed to be placed next to the window because he wanted to see through it the rosebush which he loved very much. 5. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had meant about never saying goodbye-about refusing to give in to the sadness.(para.20) Paraphrase: It was true that suddenly I understood what he had implied by the words “never saying goodbye”, that is, we should never give in to sadness.Unit 2 The Fun They Had1. They turned the pages, which were yellow and crinkly, and it was awfully funny to read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to-on a screen, you know.(para.3)be supposed to do sth: be expected to do sth Paraphrase: They felt it very amusing to read a book with words printed on it motionless as they flipped the worn-out pages, because in their eyes words in a book should be moving the way they ought to-on a screen.2. When you are through with the book, you just throw it away, I guess.(para.4) Paraphrase: When you have finished reading the book, you merely cast it away, I believe.3. He smiled at Margie and gave her an apple, then took the teacher apart. Margie had hoped he would not know how to put it together again, but he knew how all right (para.12) Put together: assemble Paraphrase: With a smile the inspector gave Margie an apple, and put the machine into several pieces. Margie had hoped that he would have difficulty assembling the mechanical teacher, but to her disappointment, he knew it clearly,4. She had been hoping they would take the teacher away altogether. (para.13) Paraphrase: She had been hoping that they would carry the mechanical teacher to another place once for all.5. He walked away whistling, the dusty old book tucked beneath his arm.(para.30) Paraphrase: He whistled a tune as he moved away, holding the dusty old book under his arm.Unit 3 Whatever Happened to Manners?1. Do you remember a time when people were a little nicer, a little softer, a little gentler with each other? (para.1)Paraphrase: People in the present age are less gentle, less friendly or less polite than people in the past.2. I feel that much of the world has somehow gotten away from that. (para.2) Paraphrase: I feel that many people in the contemporary world are, for some reason, not as nice, not as friendly, or not as polite with one another as people in the past.3. I think of good manners as a sort of hidden beauty secret.(para.3) Paraphrase: I regard good manners as a kind of concealed magic method or formula which makes you beautiful.4. A gracious manner not only sets an excellent example for your children and grandchildren but it adds priceless panache to your image.(para.4) Paraphrase: On the one hand, your pleasant manner helps your children and grandchildren learn the proper ways to behave. On the other hand, it adds the greatest splendor to your image.5. Of course, saying “Thank you.” does wonders for the person on the receiving end too.(para.5) Paraphrase: Certainly, saying “Thank you.” could achieve positive results for the person who receives the thank-you remark.6. I bet the note my guest sent did not take long to write.(para.6) Paraphrase: I am certain that it wont cost my guest a lot of time writing a thank-you note.7. Just because his job is to carry my bags does not mean he does not appreciate a little gesture that makes his life a wee bit easier.(para.8) Paraphrase: The bellmans job is to carry my bags. However, if people do him a little favor, such as holding the door open for him, he would surely appreciate it. 8. It shows they are in your thoughts and you want to make them happy.(para.10) Paraphrase: It shows that you pay great attention to them and want to make them happy.9. Now, if we could just get everyone to catch them.(para.11) Paraphrase: I sincerely wish that everyone could practice good manners.Unit 5: How To Be True To Yourself1. My grandparents believed you were either honest or you werent. There was no in-between.(para.1) Paraphrase: My grandparents held a firm belief that there was a definite distinction between honesty and dishonesty.2. They had a simple motto hanging on their living-room wall: “life is like a field of newly fallen snow. Where I choose to walk every step will show.”(para.1) Paraphrase: My grandparents strongly believed that everyone should be responsible for what he had done by putting on a slogan on the wall.3. They understood instinctively that integrity means having