Key to Exercises
U1
I
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
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did not have a favorable or friendly feeling toward somebody something that could develop into a greater idea to be successful in life or at work
an increase in the amount you are paid for work
used for emphasizing how little (there is of something) serious formal study or research of a subject
being in a position that gives you an advantage or opportunity
to yield/give in (The metaphor is a card game where a player is said to “fold” when he puts down his cards, realizing that he has a weak hand.) 10. to keep matters enjoyable and not very serious 11. earning (money)
12. to be willing/inclined to do something
13. to be the essential quality of a formal speech
14. publicity (used to talk about how often or how well or badly someone or
something is described in newspapers or magazines)
15. the chances of something happening; the likelihood of being successful 16. the newest and the most advanced 17. facility for physical exercise
18. (AmE. informal) to have fun eating, drinking, and dancing, etc. with other
people
19. (very informal) to be justifiably cheated 20. to be forced to give up
21. to oppose or resist stubbornly and obstinately
22. to attack, to pursue in order to oppose/argue against
23. to have something as the most important part; to boil down to 24. planned direction in which a vehicle is moving
25. to add more details to make something more complete 26. for all involved or affected
V
1. My father had some unhappy experiences with lawyers and policemen (implying that he got into some trouble and was punished in some way) and therefore did not like lawyers and policemen. The speaker’s use of this unashamed admission about his father’s trouble with the law is humorous.
2. My father advised me to study literature since that was what I really liked. I had only one life, unless I had secret knowledge that we can all be reborn again and again (that reincarnation is not just nonsense) and therefore I can go to college many times. My father of course was totally contemptuous of the whole idea of reincarnation.
3. They want the diploma/credentials which will enable them to get well-paid jobs on Wall Street or go to law schools, medical schools, or business schools to become lawyers, doctors, and business executives.
4. In order to be successful, they have to work hard. They must earn the right to keep their job as a professor for as long as they like, keep publishing if they do not want to perish, get higher and higher salaries, and get offers from outside their universities to add to their prestige. And all this can be broadly called scholarly work.
5. The professor saves his energies for his own scholarly work while the student saves
his energies for his friends, socializing, volunteer work, building a network of people who might be useful for his career, and trying in every possible way to
obtain an ideal job upon graduation, which is really the most important goal for him. The speaker is implying that neither the professor nor the student is giving his/her main attention to teaching and learning.
6. Eton, as we know is a “public”(that is, private) school for the British aristocracy. It educates the men who become Britain’s leaders; the ties formed there are
all-important as are the unspoken rules you learn. So what Wellington is saying here is that it was this small and cohesive class and its values that defeated Napoleon.
7. What students are looking for from a liberal arts education is not a luxury, but a necessity. It is not something you could do with, but something you absolutely can’t do without.
8. You may be… someone who is never embarrassed in social gatherings because you are so well-read and so knowledgeable (or who can embarrass others by making them appear ignorant).
9. For some reason, you find that these writers who lived a long time ago seem to know more about you than you do yourself.
10. In reading, I continue to look for one thing. I hope that I can find new ideas and new perspectives that will make me change the course of my life and put me on a new and better road. VI. Phrases
1. 炮制计划
2. 取得一种成就；获得一种技能/本领/功夫 3. 不太喜欢，没有好感 4. 内部消息 5. 课程目录
6. 拥有大量资金的大玩家 7. 首要的目标 8. 成功的前景 9. 印发证书
10. 教学的基本原则 11. 学术出版物 12. 与这问题无关 13. （他）全身心投入 14. 社交生活 15. 建立关系网 16. 为他们谋生计 17. 视而不见 18. 与美国结盟
19. 德才兼备/全面发展的学生 20. 艰苦的任务
21. 挖掘他们的资源 22. 报界的恶评
23. 最新、最先进的健身设施 24. 得来不易的智慧 VII. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
understatement metaphor simile oxymoron alliteration hyperbole euphemism parallel structure antithesis rhyme
Sentences 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
我每次讲话都必须在弗洛伊德有关观点的基础上再努力往前探索。 只是聪明的人都习惯于琢磨他们如何才能顺利谋生的问题。 我当时提出，这种行为完全可以勒令他休学一段时间。
黑色的豪华轿车开来停在他的办公室前面，从车里涌出来大批衣着得体的谈判人。 我那位哥们吓得腿发软了吗？没有，他不是那种人，不过他实在不喜欢这个过程。
6. 你们可能会以为，对于大学教育不该有什么实质性的内容，不该以约翰·济慈喜欢称
之为“心灵培养”为目的的这种观念，教授们和大学校长们一定会十分谨慎，不去张扬。
7. ……那些抱着热切期望的父母们，希望你们能实现自己的理想，或者希望你们能为
他们实现当初没能实现的理想……
8. 常识是一种应该尊重的东西，不过不该向它顶礼膜拜（我不是想和令人钦佩的伯克
抬杠）我认为不该向。
9. 他研究了宗教问题。他说这归根结底是对父亲的热切企盼。
10. 假如那位教授嘲弄你，因为你问了一个严肃的问题而不让有关的人都太平，那你就
必须要坚强，保持你超然的分析的态度。
U2
Ι
1. a piece of equipment of an old-fashioned radio or TV set that you turn to adjust
the volume of the sound
2. very interested in and pleased with something so that you pay a lot of attention
to it
3. to make someone feel that they must watch or listen to something or someone,
because they are so interested in it or attracted by it
4. to play a piece of music using the right rhythm and speed 5. a first appearance in public as of an actor 6. an untidy mixture of things
7. (music) a passage that is repeated
8. to fasten something firmly so that it cannot move
9. something that does not succeed, often in a way that causes embarrassment 10. a public performance of music or poetry, usually given by one person or a small
group
11. a person who adjusts a musical instrument, especially a piano, so that it plays at
the correct pitch
12. (of clothes or fabrics) treated chemically so as to repel clothes moth V
1. I imagined myself as different types of prodigy, trying to find out which one suited me the best.
2. I hated the tests because they represented hopes so high that failure to realize them was inevitable.
3. I had new thoughts, which were filled with a strong spirit of disobedience and rebellion.
4. The girl was of the Shirley Temple type, very energetic and lively.
5. Although I saw signs that warned me that my mother was thinking of turning me into a girl like that on TV, I didn’t feel worried.
6. Old Chong was conducting an invisible orchestra which was created by his dreaming thought.
7. I practiced the piano under my mother’s instruction every day for the next year as my duty, but I played in an uncooperative way to show my rebellion.
8. When I said those words, I felt that some very nasty thoughts had got out of my chest, and I felt surprised. But at the same time, I felt good because those terrible thoughts had been suppressed in my heart for quite a while and they had got out at last.
9. I could feel that her anger had reached the point where her self-control would
collapse, and I wanted to see what my mother would do when she lost complete control of herself.
10. When the lid to the piano was closed, it shut out the dust and also put an end to
my misery and her dreams.
VI Phrases
1. 几乎不用首付现款
2. 过高的希望和达不到的期盼 3. 短路 4. 我家起居室的唯一摆设 5. 力气大得吓人 6. 自行其是 Sentences 1. 我的头发没有做出我要的大卷花，而是给我弄成一头乱蓬蓬的黑色小卷
毛。
2. 在她告诉我答案前，她对了对手中的杂志，看看“赫尔辛基”是否能这样
发音。
3. 她似乎被这音乐吸引住了。这钢琴曲不长，但有点狂乱，有着迷人的特
点，乐曲一开始是快节奏的，接着是欢快跳动的节拍，然后又回到嬉戏的部分。
4. 如果她的才气和她的脾气一样大，她早就出名了。 5. 而我的妈妈挺起胸膛，吹牛说，“我们的问题比你的更糟糕。如果你让精
妹洗碗，她根本听不到，因为她满脑都是音乐，似乎她的天才是无法制止的。”
6. 我最喜欢练习的部分是花哨的谢幕行礼动作：先出右脚，脚尖点在地毯
的玫瑰图案上，身子侧摆，左腿弯曲，抬头，微笑。
7. 我朝观众望去，看到了我妈木然的面孔，爸爸的哈欠，林朵阿姨的尴尬
笑容和薇弗莉闷闷不乐的表情。
8. 一股凉气从头顶开始，然后一点点传到全身。但我却不能停止演奏，双
手犹如着了魔。我不停地想，我的手指会调整好，就像火车会被扳到正确的轨道上。
9. 她的脸部失去了表情，嘴巴紧闭，双臂无力地垂下。她退出了房间，神
色惊异，好像一小片枯黄的树叶被风吹走了，那样的单薄、脆弱、毫无生气。
外研社现代大学英语精读5第二版-课后习题答案
