我们骑车去香山好吗

Exercises for Lesson Twelve I Give brief answers to the following questions using your own words as much as possible 1 Were the Tonnerres rich or poor Substantiate your answer with facts 2 What would happen sometimes to old Jules or his son Lazarus on Saturday nights 3 Why did the doctor propose taking Piquette to Diamond Lake for the summer 4 Why did the narrator s mother first object and then agree to take Piquette along 5 What was the cottage on the lake called What was the scenery there like 6 Why did the narrator ask Piquette respectfully I bet you know a lot about the woods and all that eh 7 Why was the narrator startled and her feelings hurt by Piquette s rude answers to her questions 8 Why did the narrator say that all that summer Piquette remained as both a reproach and a mystery to her 9 What does the narrator mean when she says For the merest instant then I saw her 10 What is the full name of the narrator of the story 11 How is the disappearance of the loons related to the theme of this story II Paraphrase 1 with a face that seemed totally unfamiliar with laughter 2 Sometimes old Jules or his son Lazarus would get mixed up in a Saturday night brawl 3 Her attendance had always been sporadic and her interest in school work negligible 4 She existed for me only as a vaguely embarrassing presence 5 She dwelt and moved somewhere within my scope of vision 6 If it came to a choice between Grandmother Macleod and Piquette Piquette would hands down nits or not 7 Her defiant face momentarily became unguarded and unmasked and in her eyes there was a terrifying hope 8 She looked a mess to tell you the truth a real slattern dressed any old how 9 She was up in court a couple of times drunk and disorderly of course III Translate the following sentences into English using the word or expressions in the text 1 我们骑车去香山好吗 2 只有在妈妈去世之后 女儿才意识到自己开始更了解母亲了 3 她沉默寡言 总爱独自一人行动 4 看到他脸上那副滑稽的样子 她禁不住大笑起来 5 这笔款子不是他的 是他向朋友借的 6 这些移民第二代仍感到处于主流文化的边缘 无论是在白人社会还是华人社会中 他们都找不到恰当的位置 7 这一对美国夫妇让他在客厅的沙发上睡了一夜 8 她张开嘴 但没说什么 口张得圆圆的 好像要唱一支歌似的 9 他问我他应如何着手学习第二门外语 10 这条法规已于去年停止生效了 11 这些重要消息没有在报纸上登出来 12 我觉得很难说服他改变注意 IV Topic for oral work 1 What kind of life did Piquette live after her summer holidays at Diamond Lake 2 Did Piquette commit suicide or die an accident death Give your reasons V Write a short composition on either of the two topics 1 My childhood 2 A Summer Holiday Key to Exercises for Lesson Twelve I Answers to the questions 1 The Tonnerres were poor The basis of their dwelling was a small square cabin made of poles and mud which had been built some fifty years before As the Tonnerres had increased in number their settlement had been added until the clearing at the foot of the town hill was a chaos of lean toes wooden packing cases warped lumber discarded car tyres ramshackle chicken coops tangled strands of barbed wire and rusty tin cans 2 Sometimes one of them would get involved in a fight on Main Street and be put for the night in the barred cell underneath the Court House 3 Because she had had tuberculosis of the bone and should have a couple of months rest to get better 4 Her mother first objected to take Piguette along because she was afraid that the girl would spread the disease to her children and she believed that the girl was not hygienic She then agreed to do so because she preferred Piquette to the narrator s grandmother who promised not to go along with the family and decided to stay in the city if the girl was taken along 5 The cottage was called Macleod their family name The scenery there was quite beautiful with all kinds of plants and animals at the lakeside 6 The narrator knew that maybe Piquette was an Indian descendant who knew the woods quite well so she tried to ask piquette to go and play in the wood and tell her stories about thewoods 7 Because Piquette thought the narrator was scorning and showing contempt for her Indian ancestors which was just opposite to her original intention 8 Because the narrator felt somewhat guilty Piquette stayed most of the time in the cottage and hardly played with the narrator At the same time she felt there was in Piquette something strange and unknown and uncomfortable 9 That was the very rare chance she was unguarded and unmasked so that the author could perceive her inner world 10 Her full name is Vanessa Macleod 11 Just as the narrator s father predicted the loons would go away when more cottages were built at the lake with more people moving in The loons disappeared as nature was ruined by civilization In a similar way Piquette and her people failed to find their position in modern society II Paraphrase 1 who looked deadly serious never laughed 2 Sometimes old Jules or his son Lazarus would get involved in a rough noisy quarrel or fight on a Saturday night after much drinking of liquor 3 She often missed her classes and had little interest in school work 4 I only knew her as a person who would make other people feel ill at ease 5 She lived and moved somewhere within my range of sight Although I saw her I paid little attention to her 6 If my mother had to make a choice between Grandmother Macleod and Piquette she would certainly choose the later without any hesitation no matter whether the latter has nits or not 7 Normally she was a defensive person and her face was guarded as if it was wearing a mask But when she was saying this there was an expression of challenging on her face which for a brief moment became unguarded and unmasked And in her eyes there was a kind of hope which was so intense that it filled people with terror 8 She looked a mess to tell you the truth she was a dirty untidy woman dressed in a very careless way 9 She was brought in court several times because she was drunk and disorderly as one could expect III Translation 1 What about cycling to the Fragrant Hills 2 Only after her mother s death did the daughter realize that she was beginning to understand her mother 3 She is a quiet person who does not enjoy other s company 4 Seeing the funny look on his face she could not help bursting into laughter 5 The money does not belong to him He borrowed it from a friend 6 The second generation of immigrants are still marginalized belonging neither among the white society nor among the Chinese American community 7 The American couple put him up on the sofa in the living room for the night 8 She opened her mouth but said nothing Her mouth was round as though she wanted to sing a song 9 He asked me how to set about learning a second foreign language 10 This decree ceased to be effective last year 11 This important news failed to find its way into the newspaper 12 I had trouble in making him change his mind IV Omitted V Omitted 补充练习 Word explanation 1 dwelling A residence B dwarf C lingering D inhibit 2 strand A thread B twist C swing D warp 3 put A set B state C offer D all the above 4 odd A add B irregular C odds D index 5 vague A apparent B flagrant C equivocal D conspicuous 6 distress A distract B desperate C agony D annoyance 7 miraculous A irresponsible B astonishing C wild D reckless 8 scorn A disdain B reverence C contempt D a and c 9 swear A curse B swelter C vote D utter 10 awareness A obliviousness B realization C frankness D ware 11 sullen A light hearted B cheerful C optimistic D gloomy 12 perseverance A penetration B persecution C persistence D preserv 13 flicker A spark B fresh C shatter D smash 14 plaintive A bare B lamentable C clear D painstaking 15 appeal A disgust B repel C appal D charm 16 odour A ordeal B smell C dreary D perm 17 ramshackle A shack B young C ram D rickety 18 obscenity A vulgarism B abomination C filthiness D all the above 19 brawl A dispute B wail C moan D battle 20 negligible A inconsequential B oversight C carelessness D forgetful Give the full spelling of the words according to the context 1 Something that is d contains a lot of things or people in a small area 2 A c is a small area of grass or bare ground which is surrounded by a much larger area of trees and other large plants 3 Your t are the top parts of your legs between your knees and your hips 4 R is money food or clothing that is provided often from public funds for people who are very poor or hungry 5 Something that is e makes you feel shy ashamed or guilty 6 If you describe someone or something as p you mean that they are strange often in an unpleasant way 7 If you tell someone to b or to behave themselves you are telling them that they should act in a way that people think is correct and proper 8 When someone a you they get nearer to you 9 If you s somewhere you walk there quickly and noisily because your are angry about something 10 Someone who is d 11 If you are d you show aggression or independence by refusing to obey someone or refusing to behave in the expected way 12 If you w something you see it happen This is a fairly formal word 13 If you p something you own or have it 14 If something c it stops happening or existing Fill in each of the blanks with one of the following words or expressions in its proper form Each word or expression is to be used only once add to anyhow at that catch fail ill at ease intend scope set about strike 1 What do you to do today 2 The movie itself was marvellous and the mu