Languagework I.Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words 1.There were the condemned men,due to be hanged within the next week or two. 2.He was a Hindu,a puny wisp of a man,with a shaven head and vague liquid eyes. 3.They crowded very close about him,with their hands always on him in a careful,caressing grip. 4.Two warders marched on either side od the prisoner,with their rifles at the slope. 5.At each step his muscles slid neatly into place. 6.and in two minutes,with a sudden snap,one of us would be gone-one mind less,one world less. II.Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in their appropriate forms and note the difference of meaning between them. VIBRATE OSCILLATE 1.More and more people believe that the common stocks in a predictably cyclical way. 2.Half sleeping,she could feel the train with the monotonous roll of wheels along the track. 3.He will never forget his first experiences as a total stranger in the big city, those years which between hope and despire. 4.When you play a note on any guitar,you create an overtone series,and those overtone series come about through the string in properly divided lengths. MOTION MOVEMENT 1.In the middle of the blaze stands a tall dead pine,which caught a lightening bolt during last night's thunderstorm and set the fire in 2.The jury watched the tape dozens of times in slow and in freeze frame. 3.The of the enemy troops in the border area has been closely monitored. 4.The labour has been assailed by accusations of sexism and demands for change from feminists. INSPECT EXAMINE 1.They don't normally give any advance notice about which building they're going to for the annual quality assessment. 2.The aim of the course is to _certain philosophical issues which arise from modern linguistics. 3.If it is our contention that the weapons inspectors have all the authority they need now to those sites,do you think those sites should be now? 4.Here is an opportunity for students to the concepts of what it is to be
Language work I. Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words 1. There were the condemned men, due to be hanged within the next week or two. 2. He was a Hindu, a puny wisp of a man, with a shaven head and vague liquid eyes. 3. They crowded very close about him, with their hands always on him in a careful, caressing grip. 4. Two warders marched on either side od the prisoner, with their rifles at the slope. 5. At each step his muscles slid neatly into place. 6. .and in two minutes, with a sudden snap, one of us would be gone—one mind less, one world less. II. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in their appropriate forms and note the difference of meaning between them. VIBRATE OSCILLATE 1. More and more people believe that the common stocks _ in a predictably cyclical way. 2. Half sleeping, she could feel the train _ with the monotonous roll of wheels along the track. 3. He will never forget his first experiences as a total stranger in the big city, those years which _ between hope and despire. 4. When you play a note on any guitar, you create an overtone series, and those overtone series come about through the string _ in properly divided lengths. MOTION MOVEMENT 1. In the middle of the blaze stands a tall dead pine, which caught a lightening bolt during last night’s thunderstorm and set the fire in _. 2. The jury watched the tape dozens of times in slow _ and in freeze frame. 3. The _ of the enemy troops in the border area has been closely monitored. 4. The labour _ has been assailed by accusations of sexism and demands for change from feminists. INSPECT EXAMINE 1. They don’t normally give any advance notice about which building they’re going to _ for the annual quality assessment. 2. The aim of the course is to _ certain philosophical issues which arise from modern linguistics. 3. If it is our contention that the weapons inspectors have all the authority they need now to _ those sites, do you think those sites should be _ now? 4. Here is an opportunity for students to _ the concepts of what it is to be
an environmentalist,and to their own behaviour in this context. DANGLE SUSPEND 1.Once inside the hall,we could see chandeliers on heavy chains from the ceiling. 2.The belt of her coat in the mud 3.Joan suggested we a rope from the garage roof to secure the door from falling. 4.A gold bracelet from his left wrist III.Filling the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase from the box,using its appropriate form. amicably appeal barracks chuckle clumsy homely magistrate servile solemn tolerant twist vanish 1.She thought she was too to get a date. 2.I could hear the note of in her voice as she asked me to talk things over again 3.In this decade of politics,many more women have become 4.I hope that we can settle this issue 5.This is a far from book-it is a rich mix of pleasures and information,and is full of surprises. 6.We rushed out of the shop in hot pursuit,but the thief had into thin air. 7.He and turned,trying to free himself from the rope. 8.I tried to excuse myself for missing her party but made the attempts very IV.Put the words in the parentheses into their appropriate tenses and aspects. When I (1) (open)the door I (2) (see)a man on his knees.He clearly (3) (listen)to our conversation and I(4)(wonder)how much he (5) (hear). When I (6) (ask)what he (7)(do),he (8) (say）that he(9) _(drop)a 50p piece outside the door and (10 (look)for it.I (11) _(not see)any sign of the money,but I(12) (find)a small note-book and pencil which probably (13) (drop) when the door(14) (open)suddenly.So he(15)(take)notes of our conversation!The notes (16) _(be)written in a foreign language,so I (17) turn to the stranger and (18) (ask)him to translate.But he(19) (pull)my hat over my eyes and(20)(run)off down the corridor.By the time(21) (recover)from the shock he(22)(disappear)round the corner.Curiously enough,when I(23) (move)my foot I (24) (find) that I (25) (stand)on a 50p piece.Perhaps he(26) (tell)the truth after all! Translation
an environmentalist, and to _ their own behaviour in this context. DANGLE SUSPEND 1. Once inside the hall, we could see chandeliers _ on heavy chains from the ceiling. 2. The belt of her coat _ in the mud. 3. Joan suggested we _ a rope from the garage roof to secure the door from falling. 4. A gold bracelet _ from his left wrist. III. Filling the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase from the box, using its appropriate form. amicably appeal barracks chuckle clumsy homely magistrate servile solemn tolerant twist vanish 1. She thought she was too _ to get a date. 2. I could hear the note of _ in her voice as she asked me to talk things over again. 3. In this decade of politics, many more women have become _. 4. I hope that we can settle this issue _. 5. This is a far from _ book—it is a rich mix of pleasures and information, and is full of surprises. 6. We rushed out of the shop in hot pursuit, but the thief had _ into thin air. 7. He _ and turned, trying to free himself from the rope. 8. I tried to excuse myself for missing her party but made the attempts very _. IV. Put the words in the parentheses into their appropriate tenses and aspects. When I ⑴_(open) the door I ⑵_ (see) a man on his knees. He clearly ⑶_(listen) to our conversation and I ⑷_(wonder) how much he ⑸_(hear). When I ⑹_(ask) what he ⑺_(do), he ⑻_ (say) that he ⑼_(drop) a 50p piece outside the door and ⑽_ (look) for it. I (11) _(not see) any sign of the money, but I (12) _(find) a small note-book and pencil which probably (13) _(drop) when the door (14) _(open) suddenly. So he (15) _(take) notes of our conversation! The notes (16) _(be) written in a foreign language, so I (17) _( turn ) to the stranger and (18) _(ask) him to translate. But he (19) _(pull) my hat over my eyes and (20) _(run) off down the corridor. By the time (21) _(recover) from the shock he (22) _(disappear) round the corner. Curiously enough, when I (23) _(move) my foot I (24) _(find) that I (25) _(stand) on a 50p piece. Perhaps he (26) _(tell) the truth after all! Translation
I.Translate each of the following sentences into English,using the words or expressions given in the blackets. L.当我女儿听说不能去时，她气得双脚直跳。(up and down) 2.晚会正进行的火热的时候，警察闯了进来。(in full tide) 3.海伦伸出手从壁橱中拿了一只杯子。(reach out) 4. 在家里相比，家长在公众场合更加宽容孩子。(tolerant) 5. 在这次讨论会上，大家提出了不少有趣的想法。(throw up) 6. 在公众场合取笑同事根本谈不上是幽默。(poke) 7. 让贵宾用的话，这个房间还需要好好清扫一下。(do with sth.) 8. 虽然当地政府有这样那样的恐惧，时装节还是顺利的举行了。(pass off) II.Translate the following into Chinese: Every afternoon a file of old women passes down the road outside my house, each carrying a load of firewood.All of them are mummified with age and sun,and all of them are tiny.One day a poor old creature who could not have been more than four feet tall crept past me under a vast load of wood.I stopped her and put a five-son piece into her hand.She answered with a shrill wail,which was partly gratitude but mainly surprise.I suppose from her point of view,by taking any notice of her,I seemed almost to be violating a law of nature.She accepted her status as an old woman,that is to say,as a beast of burden.When a family is traveling it is quite usual to see a father and a grown-up son riding ahead on donkeys and an old woman following on foot,carrying the baggage -George Orwell,Such,Such Were the Joys
I. Translate each of the following sentences into English, using the words or expressions given in the blackets. 1. 当我女儿听说不能去时，她气得双脚直跳。（up and down） 2. 晚会正进行的火热的时候，警察闯了进来。（in full tide） 3. 海伦伸出手从壁橱中拿了一只杯子。（reach out） 4. 在家里相比，家长在公众场合更加宽容孩子。（tolerant） 5. 在这次讨论会上，大家提出了不少有趣的想法。（throw up） 6. 在公众场合取笑同事根本谈不上是幽默。（poke） 7. 让贵宾用的话，这个房间还需要好好清扫一下。（do with sth.） 8. 虽然当地政府有这样那样的恐惧，时装节还是顺利的举行了。（pass off） II. Translate the following into Chinese: Every afternoon a file of old women passes down the road outside my house, each carrying a load of firewood. All of them are mummified with age and sun, and all of them are tiny. One day a poor old creature who could not have been more than four feet tall crept past me under a vast load of wood. I stopped her and put a five-son piece into her hand. She answered with a shrill wail, which was partly gratitude but mainly surprise. I suppose from her point of view, by taking any notice of her, I seemed almost to be violating a law of nature. She accepted her status as an old woman, that is to say, as a beast of burden. When a family is traveling it is quite usual to see a father and a grown-up son riding ahead on donkeys and an old woman following on foot, carrying the baggage. —George Orwell, Such, Such Were the Joys