Language work I.Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words. 1.Every day I would battle back tears as I stood in front of my peers,embarrassed and most often,alone. 2.However,in my 12-year-old mind I had no choice but to see the punishment through,I knew it was very important not to let my well-meaning mother know about this ritual humiliation. 3.if she ever told my father he would have instantly been on the warpath in my defence. 4.I was beside myself with excitement:my imagination fielled by glamorous shots of the popular Hollywood temptresses. 5.There was none of my usual pleasure in putting on the cherished dress that day. 6.At assembly I didn't bother to wait for the command but trudged up to the stage of my own accord to endure the sniggers of the other girls and the beady eyes of the deputy head. 7.Tears of frustration threatened to break free as I wondered for the umpteenth time why the unfeeling teacher couldn't look past my clothes for once. 8.I consoled myself that I could at least lose myself in Charles Dickens'A Tale of Two Cities for a while at the back of the class to recover and regain my computer: 9.And then she came out with the most welcome sentence I had ever heard at that mean-spirited place. 10.I floated through the rest of the day buoyed by the warmth generated by her thoughtfully chosen words. II.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words. 1.Johnny is so (ingenuity)he can make the most remarkable sculptures from the most ordinary materials. 2.So what is his(prescribe)for success? 3.I cannot allow any(relax)of the rules. 4.All pupils are expected to attend the school (assemble). 5.She has the most (adore)two-year-old daughter. 6.To the (mortify)of the show's organizers,the top performers withdrew at the last minute. 7.She has wearing a black suit (trim)with white. 8.I didn't know what to say -I just offered a few words of (console) 9.I didn't want to lose my (compose)in front of her. 10.She looked a bit (dejection)when she was told that she hadn't got the job. III.Fill in each of the blanks with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form. drag into speak up for rife with of one's own accord ration into single out trudge through beside oneself
Language work I. Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words. 1. Every day I would battle back tears as I stood in front of my peers, embarrassed and most often, alone. 2. However, in my 12-year-old mind I had no choice but to see the punishment through, I knew it was very important not to let my well-meaning mother know about this ritual humiliation. 3. .if she ever told my father he would have instantly been on the warpath in my defence. 4. I was beside myself with excitement: my imagination fuelled by glamorous shots of the popular Hollywood temptresses. 5. There was none of my usual pleasure in putting on the cherished dress that day. 6. At assembly I didn’t bother to wait for the command but trudged up to the stage of my own accord to endure the sniggers of the other girls and the beady eyes of the deputy head. 7. Tears of frustration threatened to break free as I wondered for the umpteenth time why the unfeeling teacher couldn’t look past my clothes for once. 8. I consoled myself that I could at least lose myself in Charles Dickens’A Tale of Two Cities for a while at the back of the class to recover and regain my computer. 9. And then she came out with the most welcome sentence I had ever heard at that mean-spirited place. 10. I floated through the rest of the day buoyed by the warmth generated by her thoughtfully chosen words. II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words. 1. Johnny is so _ (ingenuity)—he can make the most remarkable sculptures from the most ordinary materials. 2. So what is his _(prescribe) for success? 3. I cannot allow any _ (relax) of the rules. 4. All pupils are expected to attend the school _ (assemble). 5. She has the most _ (adore) two-year-old daughter. 6. To the _ (mortify) of the show’s organizers, the top performers withdrew at the last minute. 7. She has wearing a black suit _ (trim) with white. 8. I didn’t know what to say —I just offered a few words of _ (console). 9. I didn’t want to lose my _ (compose) in front of her. 10. She looked a bit _ (dejection) when she was told that she hadn’t got the job. III. Fill in each of the blanks with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form. drag into speak up for rife with of one’s own accord ration into single out trudge through beside oneself
in place on the warpath see through comply with 1.The office was rumors. 2.Ann the cake between the children. 3.The arrangements are all for the concert next Thursday. 4.There are serious penalties for failure to the regulations. 5.The course would take me three years to complete,but I was determined to it 6.She has often the rights of working mothers. 7.If there was one thing she couldn't face in the morning it was her mother 8.He was with grief when she died. 9.Don't me _your argument!It has nothing to do with me. 10.I spent the whole weekend this report,and I still haven't finished reading it. 11.She came No one asked her to come. 12.It's not fair the way my sister is always for special treatment. IV.Explain the meaning of the underlined word of phrase in each sentence. 1.The product will have to meet internationally_prescribed standards. 2.He relaxed his grip on my arm. 3.At the staff meeting,the manager told the assembled company that no one would lose his job. 4.I tried to push past her but she barred my way 5.When Helen criticized me,Chris rushed to my defence 6. Reports in today's newspaper have added fuel to the controversy. 7.it tormented me all day-did I remember to lock the door when I left the house. 8.She's always got her beady eves on what I'm doing 9.I came in from the cold half an hour ago,but I'm only just beginning to thaw out. 10.After reading the letter he was in a buoyant mood Translation I.Translate the following sentences into English,using the words or phrases given in the brackets. 1.这家公司是由几名有事业心的年轻人创立的。 (enterprising） 2.他是前重量级冠军，预计会轻松拿下这场拳击赛。 (bout) 3.为写此书，投入了许多小时一丝不苟的前期准备。 (meticulous） 4.她从头到脚穿一身黑。(be attired) 5.我节衣缩食整整一年，为的是攒我们去度假的钱。 scrimp and save) 6.我知道他是好意，但是我希望他别来管我们。 well-meaning) 7.当有人提出他犯了错误时，他非常生气。 (indignant) 8.说了多少次了，安东尼，刀子和叉子放在抽屉的中间。 (umpteenth) 9.缝纫恐怕不是我的专长。(fote)
in place on the warpath see through comply with 1. The office was _ rumors. 2. Ann _ the cake between the children. 3. The arrangements are all _ for the concert next Thursday. 4. There are serious penalties for failure to _ the regulations. 5. The course would take me three years to complete, but I was determined to _ it _. 6. She has often _ the rights of working mothers. 7. If there was one thing she couldn’t face in the morning it was her mother _. 8. He was _ with grief when she died. 9. Don’t _ me _ your argument! It has nothing to do with me. 10. I spent the whole weekend _this report, and I still haven’t finished reading it. 11. She came _. No one asked her to come. 12. It’s not fair the way my sister is always _ for special treatment. IV. Explain the meaning of the underlined word of phrase in each sentence. 1. The product will have to meet internationally prescribed standards. 2. He relaxed his grip on my arm. 3. At the staff meeting, the manager told the assembled company that no one would lose his job. 4. I tried to push past her but she barred my way. 5. When Helen criticized me, Chris rushed to my defence. 6. Reports in today’s newspaper have added fuel to the controversy. 7. it tormented me all day—did I remember to lock the door when I left the house. 8. She’s always got her beady eyes on what I’m doing. 9. I came in from the cold half an hour ago, but I’m only just beginning to thaw out. 10. After reading the letter he was in a buoyant mood. Translation I. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases given in the brackets. 1．这家公司是由几名有事业心的年轻人创立的。 （enterprising） 2．他是前重量级冠军，预计会轻松拿下这场拳击赛。 (bout) 3．为写此书，投入了许多小时一丝不苟的前期准备。 (meticulous) 4．她从头到脚穿一身黑。 (be attired) 5．我节衣缩食整整一年，为的是攒我们去度假的钱。 ( scrimp and save) 6．我知道他是好意，但是我希望他别来管我们。 ( well-meaning) 7．当有人提出他犯了错误时，他非常生气。 （indignant） 8．说了多少次了，安东尼，刀子和叉子放在抽屉的中间。 (umpteenth) 9．缝纫恐怕不是我的专长。 (forte)
10.观众热烈的欢迎使她十分高兴。(buoy) I.Translate the following passage into English. 纽约大学的外国学生来自130多个国家，50%来自亚洲，主要是韩国、日 本和中国。大学所有14个学院都有外国学生就读。这些学院的教学内容包括 人文科学和自然科学、法律、商务和教育。75%的外国留学生在研究生院学习。 约25%的学生接受四年制的本科教育，学习期满，他们可获得学士学位。 在纽约大学上学的费用因就读学院的不同而不同。举例来说，在瓦格纳 (Wagner)公用事业研究生院学习一年的费用约为19000美元。纽约大学其它 一些学院的费用有的比这高一些，有的则低一些。住宿费约为9000美元一年。 在纽约大学攻读硕士学士学位的学生可以向金融机构贷款用以支付学习 费用。纽约大学研究生院的外国留学生可以在校内得到教学或研究工作的职 位，他们也可以从金融机构获得贷款
10． 观众热烈的欢迎使她十分高兴。 (buoy) II. Translate the following passage into English. 纽约大学的外国学生来自 130 多个国家，50%来自亚洲，主要是韩国、日 本和中国。大学所有 14 个学院都有外国学生就读。这些学院的教学内容包括 人文科学和自然科学、法律、商务和教育。75%的外国留学生在研究生院学习。 约 25%的学生接受四年制的本科教育，学习期满，他们可获得学士学位。 在纽约大学上学的费用因就读学院的不同而不同。举例来说，在瓦格纳 （Wagner）公用事业研究生院学习一年的费用约为 19000 美元。纽约大学其它 一些学院的费用有的比这高一些，有的则低一些。住宿费约为 9000 美元一年。 在纽约大学攻读硕士学士学位的学生可以向金融机构贷款用以支付学习 费用。纽约大学研究生院的外国留学生可以在校内得到教学或研究工作的职 位，他们也可以从金融机构获得贷款