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Unit 1 Livi ng in Harmony
Enhance Your Lan guage Aware ness 1.
Text A amaze bunch bun dle capacity
commerce conquer display drop roast style symbol vague figure
appreciate participate shift slip Text B
rob
1) My neighbours are a friendly bunch_of_people.
2) Dave amazed his friends by leaving a well-paid job to travel around the world. 3) The employees in this company work an eight-hour shift . ____
4) The professor came to the classroom with a bundle_of_newspapers under his arm.
5) A passenger asked the driver: “Could you drop_me off near the post office? rd like to post a letter.
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6) The little girl's capacity_for_learning Ianguages astonished me. 7) How many countries will be participating_in_the_Olympic Games? 8) I like the typically French style of living._It is so romantic.
9) They have made their fortunes from industry and commerce_. ___ 10) They threatened to shoot him and rob him_of all his possessions. 11) In many cultures , the lion is the symbol_of_courage.
12) Your help was greatly appreciated_._We are very grateful to you for it.
13) It's the first time the painting has been displayed to_the_public.
14) During the exam, the naughty boy tried to slip_ a note to his classmate while the teacher was n't look ing.
15) As the saying goes , conquer the desires , or they will conquer you. 16) Before the dinner party , Mother has ordered a roast_ from the butcher. 17) I did n't wait for you at homebecause I figured_ that you would n't come.
2.
Text A
at kni fepo int help out rely on
take a gamble (on) in (rich) con trast to
expose...to
pick up
rise on e's life
flag dow n pull over run con trary to
Text B
pull away sta nd out
1) In this painting , a single red rose stands in_rich_contrast_to __ the grassla nd.
2) The factory workers are_exposed_to_ poisonous gases and many of them
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suffer from lung diseases.
3) During the war , the soldier
risked_his_life_ helping others to escape.
4) Do trust me. You can _rely_on_ me to keep your secret. 5) If you are attacked or robbed at_ knifepoint _____ , how would you react then? 6) She is such an extraordinary girl that she always stands out in a crowd. 7) Obviously , this foolish idea runs_contrary_to com mon sen se(常识). 8) I was very tired and had to flag_downa taxi in order to get homeearly. 9) The mother picks/picked __ up her children from the kindergarten at 5:00 p.m. every day.
10) The publishers took_ a_gamble_on an unknown author , and the books have sold well.
11) The driver waved to us as he pulled_away_ .
12) The driver pulled_over_ to the side of the road to see what was wrong with his truck.
Tran slatio n
Tran slate the followi ng senten ces into En glish expressi ons give n in brackets.
, using the words and
1) 离婚的传言不过是为他的新电影炒作的手段而已。 (a ploy to do sth.) The rumor about his divorce is just a ploy to gain publicity for his new film. 2) 他孤注一掷，用父母留给他的所有钱来开一家工厂。 (take a gamble on sth.) He took a gamble on starting a factory with all the moneyhis parents had left him. 3) 赢得那场重要的比赛之后，他们把对长抬到肩膀上，欢呼着胜利。 (hoist...to.. )
After winning the important game they hoisted their captain to their shoulders in shouti ng triumph.
4) 在全球化热潮中，我们要提防不同文化的冲突。 (watch out for sth.) In the rush to go for globalization of cultures.
5) 在这种情况下，出现麻烦是不足为奇的。 (in the circumsta nces In the circumsta nces it was not surpris ing that there was trouble . 6) 这婴儿非常健康。(the picture of ) The baby is the very picture of health.
7) 人们已经意识到儿童接触有关暴力和色情电视节目的危害。
(expose sb. to
)
， we should watch out for collision
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sth.)
People have realized the dan gers of expos ing childre n to viole nee and sex on TV. 8) 我们始终考虑到我们是在为谁制作这部影片。(have in mind ) We always had in mi nd for whom we were mak ing the film.
Unit 2 Optimism and Positive Thinking
Enhance Your Lan guage Aware ness 1. Text A accomplish address conv ersely
crisis
Curse highlight in credible issue
Perspective
positive
rare
shape
Text B
harde n prior startle resp onse
1) Don't just make a negative complaint about our service; give us some positive_ advice.
2) The noise of the car startled_ the birds and the whole flock flew up into the air.
3) Viewed from an international perspective. ， it appears absolutely esse ntial to emphasize the importa nee of pote ntial customers' n eeds in the develop ing coun tries.
4) In this terrible job you have to harden your heart to pain and suffering.
5) Wecan have manychoices in life and the choices that wemakewill shape our life. 6) Efforts should be made to address the com muni cati on problem existi ng betwee n tee nagers and their pare nts.
7) That couple has endured so many emotional and financial crises_ . It is amazing that their marriage has lasted for so many years.
8) Just before the speech con test (演讲比赛)，he fell ill and was not able to participate in it; he could only curse his luck.
9) It is incredible— that her four-year-old boy can write some600 Chinese characters ( 汉字).
10) You can add the liquid to the powder ，or conversely_，the powder to the liquid.
11) The next big issue confronting the workers is the question of social security ( 社会保险).
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新世纪大学英语综合教程2第二版(课后作业)
