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Unit One
Comprehension: True (T)
or False (F)?
Put a T before the
statement if you think it is true and put an F if
you
think it is false.
____ 1. The writer thought that the
likelihood of him getting the
job was
not great though he was young and eager to do
something useful.
____ 2.
The headmaster liked the young man at first sight.
____ 3. The headmaster saw eye to eye
with the writer as far as
children
’
s games
were concerned.
____
4.
The
writer
was
not
happy
about
his
having
to
teach
algebra and geometry,
but he did not mind having to
walk a
mile along the dusty road to the Park.
____ 5. The young man was satisfied
with the salary he would
get.
____ 6. The writer did not feel unhappy
at the idea of working
under the
headmaster
’
s wife.
Translation
1.
他们都认为他成功的可能性很小。
2.
我不知道她为何总带有一种闷闷不乐的神情。
3.
等到所有同学都就座后，学生会
主席才开始宣布野营的日
程安排（
itinerary
）
。
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4.
胃是人体至关重要的器官，请善待之。
5.
他认为总经理如此重视那些日常琐事是荒唐的。
6.
她的研究涉及到多种语言和文化，富有挑战性。
7.
根据安排，全体工作人员依次值晚班。
8.
想到要远离父母独立生活，她深感不安。
9.
对于她是否胜任这项工作我们不
甚担心，我们所担忧的却
是她的健康状况。
10.
想
到
要作一次环球航海旅行，他为之激动不已。
Answers
for reference:
Comprehension: True (T)
or False (F)?
1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. F
Translation:
1.
They all believed that he had a slim
chance of success.
2.
I don
’
t know why
she has an air of sadness all the time.
3.
It was after
all the students had taken their seats that the
president of the
students
’
union proceeded to
announce the
camping itinerary.
4.
The stomach is
a vital organ of the human body; please
take good care of it.
5.
He considered
it ridiculous for the general manager to
attach so much importance to those
routine trifles.
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6.
Her study,
which ranged over many languages and cultures,
was full of challenge.
7.
As is
scheduled, all the members of the staff take turns
to
do late duty.
8.
She was
greatly upset at the thought of leaving her
parents
and living on her own in a
remote area.
9.
We do not worry so much about her
qualifications for the
job as about her
health.
10.
H
e was greatly excited about
the prospect of having a
cruise around
the world.
Unit Four
Comprehension:
Explain the following in your own
words.
1.
…
the
income from the estate probably amounted to about
￡
200 a
year
…
2.
There
is
no
country
where
Shakespeare
’
s
work
is
not
read
with
something
very
like
awe
because
there
is
something
fascinating
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about a man.
3.
…
almost every
detail of his personal life is supposition rather
than
fact.
4.
But his activities, like those of nearly every
playwright of his day,
are so vague
that he could have been born in Roman times.
5.
…
had made a
thriving business out of its most famous citizen
for a
long time.
6.
…
he has such
a fine reputation that it is well worth the
journey just
to be able
…
7.
He can next be traced in 1592 in
London.
8.
Shakespeare
soon
became
sufficiently
well-known
for
managers
and
other influential people to refer to him in
writing.
Translation
1.
凡是听到她不幸的遭遇的人无不深表同情。
2.
他提出这个问题是出于好奇心，而非处于求知欲。
3.
这位年轻学者专心致志地开发新
型的电脑翻译软件，
他深信在
不久的将来自己会成名。
4.
别把它当作一回事，我刚才所说的并非指你。
5.
这扇
门这么低，
那个高个子进屋时无法挺直身子，
只能低头猫
腰进入。
6.
我们的班长两个星期前突发高烧，此后一直卧床不起。
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7.
令人难以置信的是他在两年内竟然把这些普通的女孩子训练
成了
世界一流的长跑运动员。
8.
他们竭力说服她放弃诉讼，但都无济于事。
9.
那些过着富裕生活的农民从未想过要迁居到大都市去生活。
10.
他
在
餐厅享用美味的晚餐时，
听到车子的警报声，
猛然间他想
起自己停在外面马路上的车子未上锁。
Answers for reference:
Comprehension:
1.
…
in all probability (most
likely), the money he made from his
estate reached about
￡
200 a
year
…
2.
People all
over the world read
Shakespeare
’
s work with a
feeling
of profound respect and
wonderment because there is something
about him which made people charmed...
3.
We do not base
every minute and particular detail of his personal
life so much on facts as on guesswork.
4.
We are so
uncertain about his activities that we might as
well say
that he was born when the
Romans occupied Britain a long time
ago.
5.
Because of its most famous citizen,
Stratford-Avon has made a lot
of money
for a long time.
6.
... he enjoys such high prestige that
it is worthwhile to make a
journey to
Stratford-upon-Avon just to be able...
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7.
... after that we know he was in London
in 1592.
8.
Soon
Shakespeare became so famous that managers and
other
powerful people often mentioned
him in their writings.
Translation:
1.
No one who has
heard about her misfortune will not feel deep
sympathy for her.
2.
He asked the
question out of curiosity rather than out of his
desire
for knowledge.
3.
This young
scholar devoted all his attention to the
development
of a new type of computer
translation software in the full
conviction that he would make a name in
the near future.
4.
Don
’
t take it
seriously. What I
’
ve just
said is not meant for you.
5.
It was such a
low doorway that the tall man had to bend his head
rather than keep upright when entering
the room.
6.
Our
monitor was suddenly down with a high fever two
weeks ago
and has been keeping to his
bed since then / ever since.
7.
It
’
s unbelievable
that he made world-class long distance runners
out of these ordinary girls within two
years.
8.
They
tried their best to talk her into giving up the
lawsuit, but in
vain.
9.
It never
occurred to those comfortably off farmers that
they
would move to a metropolitan city.
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10.
W
hile enjoying his delicious
dinner in a restaurant, he heard the
car alarm and realized in a flash that
he left his car outside in the
street
unlocked.
Unit
Seven
Comprehension: Explain the
following in your own words.
1.
…
or pose as unusual.
2.
…
flavoured with cheap face-
powder and chain-smoking;
…
3.
Are you
strong-minded enough to
…
?
4.
…
,
only to be told that
…
?
5.
“
The truth will
out.
”
6.
a book more in
evidence than Shakespeare or the Bible,
…
7.
…
to escape from some idle
or inquisitive chatterbox, or
somebody
who wants something for nothing
…
8.
…
or from some reporter bent
on questioning you
…
9.
…
your back is chilled by the cold looks of somebody
…
10.
…
there are two things for
which the English seem to show
particular aptitude
…
Translation
1.
史密斯太太认为妇女理应下厨房
做饭，因而从不允许家里
任何人来取而代之。
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2.
他不受人们欢迎的主要原因是，他往往在别人最需要他助
以一臂
之力时逃之夭夭。
3.
万一出现紧急情况，将用直升飞机把抢救队送至事故现
场。
4.
至于日趋严重的空气
污染问题，我们必须清醒地认识到这
是全人类共同面临的一种威胁。
5.
这本地方杂志创刊不到一
年，其发行量已达到
50
万册之
多。<
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6.
当她发现没人来车站接她时，感到一阵心寒。
7.
这些测试的结果表明，你很有音乐天赋。
8.
他们日以继夜地在实验室工作了
整整一个月，不料却发现
他们在做根本无法做成的事。
9.
一项重要实验做到一半时电话铃
响了。他对持续不停的铃
声置之不理，心想要是有重要的事他迟早总会知道的。
10.
要
是你数学考试再次不及格，真是活该。这学期的数学课
你缺课次数太多了
。
Answers for reference:
Comprehension:
1.
…
or pretend to be uncommon / out of the
ordinary
2.
…
filled with the odour of
women
’
s low quality
face-powder and that of
men
’
s
cigarettes
…
3.
Do you have
enough strong will power to
…
?
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4.
…
,
then you are just told that
…
?
5.
The truth will become publicly known.
6.
a book which
can be seen in more places than
Shakespeare or the
Bible
…
7.
…
to keep away from some lazy or curious gossip, or
from somebody who wants something but
not to offer
anything in return.
8.
…
or
from some reporters who is determined to question
you
…
9.
…
somebody
’
s cold stare behind
your back is sufficient to
make your
blood run cold
…
10.
T
he English seem to be
especially talented in two
areas
…
Translation:
1.
Mrs. Smith took it for granted that
women were supposed
to do cooking in
the kitchen and would never allow
anyone in the family to take her place.
2.
The major reason for his unpopularity
was that he would
flee away when his
help was most needed.
3.
The
helicopters will be used to send the rescue party
to
the scene of disaster in case of an
emergency.
4.
As
for the increasing air pollution, we must be
clearly
aware that it threats all human
beings.
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5.
This local
magazine which made its first appearance less
than a year ago has already had a
circulation of 500,000.
6.
Her heart chilled when she found that
nobody had come to
the station to meet
her.
7.
The
results of these tests clearly show that you have
an
aptitude for music.
8.
They worked
day and night in the laboratory for a whole
month only to find that they were
attempting the
impossible.
9.
The telephone
rang in the middle of his important
experiment. He ignored the persistent
ringing, thinking
that important
messages would reach him sooner or later.
10.
I
t
serves you right if you fail your maths test
again.
Y
ou
’
ve
cut too many maths classes this semester.
Unit Nine
Comprehension: Explain the following in
your own words.
1.
I found myself
on varied assignments, all the way from ship
news to sports reporting.
2.
There was
nothing spectacular in Mr.
Jacob
’
s manner or
appearance; but when he spoke about
prizefights, he was no
longer a bland
man but a colossus
…
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