Language work I.Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words 1.Being the first black woman elected to Congress has made me some kind of phenomenon. 2.If I said that being black is a greater handicap than being a woman,probably no one would question me. 3.That there is prejudice against women is an idea that still strikes nearly all men-and,I am afraid,most women-as bizarre. 4.Prejudice against blacks was invisible to most white Americans for many years. 5.From the start of that campaign,I faced undisguised hostility because of my sex. 6.Among members of my own party,closed meetings were held to discuss ways of stopping me. 7.My opponent,the famous civil-rights leader James Famer,tried to project a black,masculine image. 8.Mr.Farmer still doesn't quite know what hit him. 9.A few years ago,I was talking with a political leader about a promising young woman as a candidate. 10.I love teaching,and I am ready to go back to it as soon as I am convinced that this country no longer needs a woman's contribution. II.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms ofthe given words 1.He felt a sense of (incredulous),anger and pain at the accusation made against him. 2.A move towards healthy eating could help (elimination)heart disease. 3.His feelings of resentment have been (suppression)for years. 4.By the time the pilot realized how close the plane was to the building,it was too late to take (evade)action. 5.There is a (predominate)of people with an arts degree on the board of governors. 6.It's very easy to (empathy)with the characters in her books. 7.Late last night,the French (ambassadorial)was summoned to the Foreign Office to discuss the crisis. 8.The truth is that they appoint no more than a (tokenism)number of women to managerial jobs. 9.Customers are tired of the (stereotype),fast-talking salesperson. 10.It is not his acting but his (masculine)that really appeals to the audience
Language work I. Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words. 1. Being the first black woman elected to Congress has made me some kind of phenomenon. 2. If I said that being black is a greater handicap than being a woman, probably no one would question me. 3. That there is prejudice against women is an idea that still strikes nearly all men-and, I am afraid, most women- as bizarre. 4. Prejudice against blacks was invisible to most white Americans for many years. 5. From the start of that campaign, I faced undisguised hostility because of my sex. 6. Among members of my own party, closed meetings were held to discuss ways of stopping me. 7. My opponent, the famous civil-rights leader James Famer, tried to project a black, masculine image. 8. Mr. Farmer still doesn’t quite know what hit him. 9. A few years ago, I was talking with a political leader about a promising young woman as a candidate. 10. I love teaching, and I am ready to go back to it as soon as I am convinced that this country no longer needs a woman’s contribution. II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words. 1. He felt a sense of _ (incredulous), anger and pain at the accusation made against him. 2. A move towards healthy eating could help _ (elimination) heart disease. 3. His feelings of resentment have been _ (suppression) for years. 4. By the time the pilot realized how close the plane was to the building, it was too late to take _ (evade) action. 5. There is a _ (predominate) of people with an arts degree on the board of governors. 6. It’s very easy to _ (empathy) with the characters in her books. 7. Late last night, the French _ (ambassadorial) was summoned to the Foreign Office to discuss the crisis. 8. The truth is that they appoint no more than a _ (tokenism) number of women to managerial jobs. 9. Customers are tired of the _ (stereotype), fast-talking salesperson. 10. It is not his acting but his _ (masculine) that really appeals to the audience
III.Fill in each of the blanks with a word or phrase taken from the box in its ap propriate form. think of as hold a rank run for drop out of reap the rewards be content with sit on build up be rewarded with make a difference 1.She studied every evening and at exam time. 2.I think he fairly his life. 3.Exercises can big to your health. 4.He for his years of service to the company a grand farewell party and several presents. 5.Because of poor health she had to stop the election. 6. I him someone who will always help me. 7.These antique chairs are uncomfortable to 8.He said that there were few members of ethnic minorities senior military 9.They gave him chicken soup to his health. 10.Several students_ the course after three weeks IV.Explain the meaning of the underlined word or phrase in each sentence. 1.He's in a dead-end job. 2.Six people have been put on trial for their role in the anti-government demonstrations. 3.She can't tolerate noise of any sort when she's trying to write. 4.Her persistence and enthusiasm have helped the group to achieve its status as an international development agency. 5. Rescue efforts have been handicapped by rough seas and hurricane-force winds. 6.I'll leave it to chance. 7.No one is sure whether this plan will work,but it's a step forward 8.It's a children's story but adults can appreciate it on another level. 9.The White House said yesterday that the ship was laden with tank parts, explosives,and other military hard ware. 10.The new teacher totally failed to enforce any sort of discipline Translation I.Translate the following sentences into English,using the words or
III. Fill in each of the blanks with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form. think of as hold a rank run for drop out of reap the rewards be content with sit on build up be rewarded with make a difference 1. She studied every evening and _ at exam time. 2. I think he _ fairly _ his life. 3. Exercises can _ big _ to your health. 4. He _for his years of service to the company _ a grand farewell party and several presents. 5. Because of poor health she had to stop _the election. 6. I _ him _ someone who will always help me. 7. These antique chairs are uncomfortable to _. 8. He said that there were few members of ethnic minorities _ senior military _. 9. They gave him chicken soup to _ his health. 10. Several students _ the course after three weeks. IV. Explain the meaning of the underlined word or phrase in each sentence. 1. He’s in a dead-end job. 2. Six people have been put on trial for their role in the anti-government demonstrations. 3. She can’t tolerate noise of any sort when she’s trying to write. 4. Her persistence and enthusiasm have helped the group to achieve its status as an international development agency. 5. Rescue efforts have been handicapped by rough seas and hurricane-force winds. 6. I’ll leave it to chance. 7. No one is sure whether this plan will work, but it’s a step forward. 8. It’s a children’s story but adults can appreciate it on another level. 9. The White House said yesterday that the ship was laden with tank parts, explosives, and other military hardware. 10. The new teacher totally failed to enforce any sort of discipline. Translation I. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or
phrases given in the brackets. 1.也许有人会觉得我的报告过于悲观，但至少我在报告中实事求是地反映了 我们面临的问题。(strike as) 2.这本书很有意思，书中就人际关系所表达的许多的观点很深刻.(insight into) 3.我发现在这个国家没有车还真不行。(handicap) 4.警察已经排除了意外事件的可能性，因为时间上太巧合了。(eliminate)》 5.她看着他，一脸鄙视。(und isguised) 6.这本书中的人物都是模式化的。(stereotype) 7.只要你坚持锻炼下去，很快就会尝到健康带来的种种甜头。 (reap) 8.如果你企图逃脱，就有坐牢的危险。(evade)》 9.他一直试图按他的标准塑造我。(mold into) l0.我们没有屏幕，但我们可以把幻灯打后墙上。(project onto) II.Translate the following passage into Chinese. Whenever women's liberation is mentioned,there are often two reactions.One is that this is just a bunch of frustrated women.The other is that this is something that is a white thing,which doesn't concern black women. The truth is that the exploitation of black women goes deeper than that of white women.Unity of all black women is needed to push for such demands as self-determination,equal pay,free abortion and child-care centers.We should realize the need for the women of the black nation to have a liberation movement of women of part of our movement for total liberation of our people. The black man has been led to believe that office and skilled jobs are given to the black woman by the white capitalists to make the black man feel inferior.In reality, there aren't enough jobs for everyone,and the black woman suffers the most from low pay and unemployment
phrases given in the brackets. 1. 也许有人会觉得我的报告过于悲观，但至少我在报告中实事求是地反映了 我们面临的问题。 （strike as） 2. 这本书很有意思，书中就人际关系所表达的许多的观点很深刻。（insight into） 3. 我发现在这个国家没有车还真不行。 （handicap） 4. 警察已经排除了意外事件的可能性，因为时间上太巧合了。（eliminate） 5. 她看着他，一脸鄙视。 （undisguised） 6. 这本书中的人物都是模式化的。 （stereotype） 7. 只要你坚持锻炼下去，很快就会尝到健康带来的种种甜头。 （reap） 8. 如果你企图逃脱，就有坐牢的危险。（evade） 9. 他一直试图按他的标准塑造我。（mold into） 10. 我们没有屏幕，但我们可以把幻灯打后墙上。（project onto） II．Translate the following passage into Chinese. Whenever women’s liberation is mentioned, there are often two reactions. One is that this is just a bunch of frustrated women. The other is that this is something that is a white thing, which doesn’t concern black women. The truth is that the exploitation of black women goes deeper than that of white women. Unity of all black women is needed to push for such demands as self-determination, equal pay, free abortion and child-care centers. We should realize the need for the women of the black nation to have a liberation movement of women of part of our movement for total liberation of our people. The black man has been led to believe that office and skilled jobs are given to the black woman by the white capitalists to make the black man feel inferior. In reality, there aren’t enough jobs for everyone, and the black woman suffers the most from low pay and unemployment