《高级英语(二)》作业参考答案

《高级英语(二《高级英语(二)》作业参考答案)》作业参考答案

《高级英语(二)》作业参考答案

I.Explain the italicized words in English

1. bankrupt, penniless

2. developing, carrying them out at high speed

3. exposed the falsehood of

4. difference, disagreement

5. removal

6. pass our time pleasantly

7. beginning

8. inner places (parts)

9. joy/happiness

10. tells or reveals

11. completely, entirely

12. organizing

13. as its characteristic is

14. cast away

15. given up, neglecte

II. Paraphrase

1. a man who became constantly preoccupied by the moral weaknesses of mankind.

2. The man who had made the world laugh was himself consumed by bitterness.

3. He is here because unenlightenment and prejudice are widespread and unchecked.

4. Every living language is in a process of constant change.

5. A dictionary should record the fact without bothering whether it can satisfy the vanity of those who use a dictionary to prove their unyielding position in an argument or help those who bet some money in support of their conviction.

6. But they make it easier to survive when economic conditions are unfavorable.

7. The Russians will fight on. And it will be difficult for them to manage to carry on the fight.

8. Mark Twain first observed and absorbed the new American experience, and then introduced it to the world in his books or lectures.

9. The case had come down upon me unexpectedly and violently.

10. People had to pay in order to have a look at the ape and to consider carefully whether apes and human beings could have a common ancestry.

11. Mark Twain began working hard to become well known locally as a newspaper reporter and humorist.

12. Let’s accuse Scopes of teaching evolution and let the court decide whether he is breaking the law or not.

13. a shameless example of irresponsibility in making the dictionary

14. Lexicography is a science and its judgment, like the judgment of God, cannot be swayed by anybody no matter what high social position he may occupy.

15. They make it more difficult to make a large amount of money when economic conditions are favorable.

《高级英语(二《高级英语(二)》作业参考答案)》作业参考答案

16. But it will make it difficult for the Americans to reject their second demand.

17. Before I die, I want to enjoy beauty to my heart’s content.

18. who are determined to take the biggest share of the trade

19. When these smaller shipping companies go bankrupt, a big part of the few old industries that have been doing well and earning huge profits will close down.

20. Pug thought it better to give a clear, direct answer. Ambiguity would not bring any good, only more illusions and disappointments.

21. There is a trace of simple poetic quality in his character.

III. Translate the following into Chinese

1. 从所有这些形形色色的人身上，马克吐温敏锐地认识了人类，认识了人们的言与行之间的差距。

2. 究竟是什么导致了这场喧嚣与愤怒呢？出版这部词典的麦里目出版公司也许称得上是全球最大的词典出版商，该公司声称他们为筹划这部词典的出版工作耗资三百五十万美元，动员了三百名专家学者花费二十七年的心血才完成了世界上任何语言中词汇量最大的词库。难道这一切都是骗人的把戏吗/

3. 马克吐温认为，美国人的理想中缺少了一种成分。他说：“我们只消偶尔地躺下来好好放松休息一下，保持锋棱利角，我们将有可能成为一个多么朝气蓬勃的民族，一个多么富有思想的民族啊！”

4. 然而，如今英国的这一至关重要的产业正面临着空前严重的危机。几乎在世界上所有的主要航海线上，英国商业船队都有被强劲的外国竞争对手挤开的危险。

5. 他们从世界上消失了，在这个世界上无足轻重，无所成就；甚至他们的存在本身就是个错误，是个失败，是种愚蠢。这个世界上也没有留下丝毫能表明他们存在过的痕迹。这个世界赠给他们的只是一日的哀伤和永久的遗忘。

6. 而那些规模较小的海运公司却没有足够的财力来从事多样化经营，它们面临着破产的命运。一旦这些海运公司破产，英国有限的几个值得保留的传统产业的一大部分也会随之消亡。

7. 达罗在热得像烘箱似的法庭里来回踱着方步。“今天受到攻击的是教师”，他接着说道，“明天就会轮到杂志、书籍和报纸。要不了多久，社会上便会是一种人与人为仇，教派与教派为敌的局面，直到我们的社会大踏步地退回到十六世纪那光辉的年代，那时如果有谁胆敢给人类带来智慧、知识和文化，就会被那些愚昧的偏执狂们点燃柴堆活活烧死。”

8. 我最喜爱的是岸边的那些悬崖峭壁及其背后的那高耸云端、神奇莫测的峰峦叠嶂，那山峰只有最英勇无畏的人才能够攀登上去。在崇山峻岭之间人迹未至的石隙和幽谷中生长着的是一些什么样的高原植物呢？我也这样地让自己的想象力尽情地探索劳拉性格深处的秘密。她的性情表面上严肃冷峻，但她内心里却孕育着丰富温柔的情感，宛如娇嫩的花朵，等待着勇士去发现。

IV. Translate the following into English

1. Tom was every bit as intelligent as the top boy in his class.

2. The kids did extremely well in their exam, to the great satisfaction of both parents and teachers.

3. I did not anticipate that I would get involved in this dispute.

4. The project got under way soon after the signing of the contract.

5. We should constantly adapt our thinking to the changing conditions

6. Some Western countries were afraid that the oil-producing countries would drive them out of business by undercutting them.

7. To improve your diction, you must pay attention to the shades of meaning of words.

《高级英语(二《高级英语(二)》作业参考答案)》作业参考答案

8. Under pressure, he had no other choice but quit office.

9. The dauntless revolutionary spirit of the Chinese people finds full expression in the new play.

10. Racial discrimination still exists in various forms in the United States though racial segregation is against the law.

11.Can you sum up the central idea of this ancient poem in plain terms?

12. What can you infer about the author from the article itself?

13. Many scientists and technicians are out to learn foreign languages so as to be able to read first-hand reference materials.

14. We looked at it more carefully to see whether there was more to it than we assumed in the past. V. Answer the following questions

1. Because his literary works such as two novels about Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are loved by Americans who imagine he was adventurous, patriotic, romantic, and humorous.

2. Because the result would affect the whole country, even the world.

3. New dictionaries are needed because English has changed more in the past two generations than at any other time in its history.

4. The Third World countries regard a merchant navy as a symbol of their national power and have expanded their fleets at an incredible rate.

5. He likes the stern cliffs best, with ranges of mountains soaring behind them, because they are full of possibilities and only the most daring can climb on to the top.

6. Personal tragedy made him become bitter late in life.

7. This article is intended to draw the world’s attention to the Evolution Theory and persuade people not to be stubbornly hostile to science.

8. Britain is sorry that she has lost her dominance on the high seas. Britain was proud of being the lord of the sea for a long time, but now she regrets that she no longer enjoys a naval supremacy.

9. No, they didn’t. Churchill thought that if U.S. helped Russia, it would hurt itself soon. Roosevelt thought the U.S. would help Russia to defeat the Germans because Hitler was threatening the world peace and he must be destroyed.

10. Because suffering and sin can be found everywhere human beings live, including those two islands, one being a leper colony, the other a penal settlement.

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