现代大学英语第二版精读4 Unit 6 The telephone Key to Exercises

u Unit 6 The Telephone Key to Exercisesu Q Do the following exercises.u 1 Translate, paying attention to the use of the bold type.u 这辆二手车买得很便宜。u 他的讲话被打断/缩短了。u 在这里建造铁路之前，先要把这里的水抽千。u 这花瓶擦干净以后看起来就会和新的一样。u 这房子被刷成了淡绿色。u 就在那时，门被突然賜开。u 恐怖分子被枪杀，人质都被释放。u 在日本，鱼往往是生吃的。u 这可怜的孩子生下来就失聪，不久又失明了。u 10.据说在皇陵完工的时候，那些建造皇陵的工人都被活埋在里面。u 2 Give the corresponding adjectives of the following names of countries.u 1. Iraqiu 2. Pakistaniu 3. Yemeniu 4. Lebaneseu 5. Danishu 6. Hungarianu 7. Belgianu 8. Argentineu 9. Swedish u 10. Swissu 11. Norwegianu 12. Polishu 3 Review how these words are formed.u 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 (au hard black material).”u Vocabularyu Q Translate the following expressions.u Into Englishu 1.crack the wallsu 2.save soulsu 3.play hide-and-seeku 4.slow to a trickleu 5.grab sb by the hairu 6.call sb namesu 7.rip her shirtu 8.reveal the secretu 9.resist progressu 10.come into viewu 11.gather firewoodu 12.talk sb out of doing sthu 13.wriggle ones way out of the crowdu 14.run errandsu 15.deliver sb from sufferingu 16.assure a steady supplyu 17.take the pressure off sbu 18.keep him out of ones hairu Into Chineseu 梯田u 多岩石的群山 u 百日咳 u 周围的村庄 u 林中的一块空地 u 粉尘 u 羊粪u 黏糊糊的双手 u 精瘦强健的妇女 u 旌旗如林u 第一手资料 u 漆黑的头发u 一位虔诚的天主教徒 u 家务事u 一种让人感到在家般自在的声音 u 手卷香烟u 有利可图/十分挣钱的生意 u 一家肉铺u 它原来模样的空架子 u 一所教会学校u Q Replace the parts in bold type with appropriate words and expressions from the text.u 1.caved inu 2.charged, lucrativeu 3.talk him out of it, resistu 4.an argument, escalatingu 5.relayed to/delivered to, assemble/congregateu 6.been reduced to mere skeletons, save/deliveru 7.began to/proceeded to, with utmost gravityu 8. crackedu 9.keep unwanted visitors off your hair u 10. packed with people, wriggleu K1 Translate the following sentences into English.u 1.Incredible as it may sound, I hear that they charge 40 yuan for a bowl of simple noodles at the airport.u 2.Sun Quan finally talked everybody into agreeing to put Lu Xun, a young scholar, in charge of/commanding this decisive battle.u 3.He was arrested on the charge of smuggling, but in accordance with the law, no citizen can be arrested without evidence.u 4.She dropped the plate on the ground, but it miraculously did not break, without so much as a crack.u 5.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.u 6.She takes delight in shifting the tables and chairs in this room so as to give the room a new look.u 7.The focus of our economic development has shifted from the coastal areas in the east to the central and western areas.u 8.He shifted/changed to the highest gear, thus leaving all the other cars far behind.u 9.I maintained that smoking should be forbidden, but he disagreed because he said that the tobacco industry was an important source of government revenue.u 10.The local people raised a strong objection to installing the cable car over that beautiful mountain.u Q Choose the right word(s) in their proper forms.u 1. assure u 2. assured u 3. reassuring u 4. insured, ensured u 5. ensure, reassured u 6. reassuringlyu 21. twisted/turned u 2. twisted u 3. wring u 4. distorted/twistedu 5.twisted u 6. twisted u 7. wringingu 31. gathered/assembled u 2. assembling u 3. gather/collect, gathered/collectedu 4.gathering, assembled/gathered, collectorsu 5. collect/gatheru 6.collect, u collecting, u collectionu 41. crack, break u 2. cracked, tear u 3. tore u 4. split, brokeu 5.break, Split u 6. tore/ripped u 7. tomu 51. abandoned u 2. abandoned/deserted/forsaken, abandoned/deserted/forsakenu 3. abandon/desert/forsake u 4. desert u 5. forsaken, deserted u 6. abandonedu 1. ignore u 2. neglect u 3. overlook u 4. neglected u 5. ignore u 6. neglectingu B Point out which of the following sentences contain paradox and which oxymoron.u 1 paradox u 2. paradox u 3. oxymoron u 4. oxymoron u 5. oxymoron u 6. paradox u 7. paradox u 8. paradox u 9.oxymoronu 10.paradoxu 11.paradoxu 12.paradoxu 13.paradoxu 14.paradoxu 15.oxymoronu 16.paradoxu Grammaru D Learn to use as and though as concessive conjunctions.u 1Group the patterns of concessive clauses in the following sentences into the categories listed below.u Ol，2，3,6 4,9 5,8 7,10u 2Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in brackets using the patterns of concessive cluscs listed in the previous exercise.u 1 Simple as it isu 2.Much as he loves his childrenu 3.Try as he mightu 4.Trash as it isu 5.Happy and contented as they are in retirementu 6.Hard taskmaster though he appeared to be in the labu 7.Tempting though it wasu 8.Perfect talk show host though he isu 9.Much as I respect himu 10. Proud as they are of their fatheru B Learn to use It is/was (high) time (that) sb did sth.u 1 Study the use of It is/was (high) time (that) sb did sth in the following sentences and put each into a category listed below.u The structure “it is/was (high) time (that).，is used to convey two meanings. One is “approximately the right time，” the other being “long past the right time.” For example, “Itsu 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 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 theu context.u O 1,3, 6, 72,4,5, 8u 2 Translate the sentences into English using it is/was (high) time (that) sb did sth.u 1.Weve been training for the whole morning. Its time we took a break and had lunch.u 2.The Johnsons decided that it was high time their 40-year-old son moved out of their house.u 3.Twenty years have passed, and its time we buried the past misunderstandings of our two families.u 4.Its time we protested publicly and said no to such gender discrimination in this department.u 5.Its time unions and management sat down and worked out a real solution to the problem.u 6 it h time national leaders took stock of their nations resources and worked out realistic plans.u Q Study the grammatical structure of these involved sentences.u 1 This is a complex sentence.u Main clause: the story of the fish and oranges was true Subordinate clauses:u Adverbial clauses of concession: Incredible as it may soundu Adverbial clauses 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 predicate verb of the main clause was true.u In the second clause there are two subordinate clauses:u 1)who would not lie even to save their own souls (a relative clause modifying the subject of the reason clause “men”)u 2)until it was incorporated into Magdalenes calendar (a time clause modifying its main verb “told and retold”）u 2. It is also a complex sentence.u Main clause: I watchedu Subordinate clause: the rest of the sentence except for the opening word “breathless (This is a time clause)u Within the subord