综合英语一课后答案

【篇一：综合英语第三册unit-1课后答案】

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Ⅰ. vocabulary

1. word derivation

1) assurance n.→ assure v. → assuring a.

①她向我们保证一切都会好起来的。

she assured us that everything would turn out all right.

or she gave us her assurance that everything would turn out all right.

②他的安慰话帮我排除了恐惧。

his assuring words helped to banish my fear.

2) discreet a. → discreetly ad. → discretion / discreetness n.

①提出忠告要谨慎，接受忠告要虚心。

you need to be discreet in giving advice, humble in accepting it.

②那人小心翼翼地把名片放进上衣口袋。

the man discreetly slipped the card into his top pocket.

③他以最谨慎的态度处理此事。

he handled the matter with his best discretion.

3) relax v. →relaxing a. → relaxation n.

①你可以通过按摩来放松肌肉。

you can relax your muscles by massage.

②业余爱好应该是可以使人放松的。

hobbies are supposed to be relaxing.

③瑜伽是一种可以使身心放松的运动。

yoga is an exercise that can provide mental and physical relaxation.

4) humiliation n. → humiliate v. → humiliating a.

①士可杀不可辱。

a scholar prefers death to humiliation.

②他在老板面前批评他的同事，因而让同事蒙羞。

he humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss.

③历史上中国曾被迫签署了太多屈节辱国的条约。

in history, china has been forced to sign too many humiliating treaties.

5) strategically ad. → strategic a. → strategy n.

①在战略上，我们应该藐视一切敌人。

strategically we should despise all our enemies.

②西部大开发战略吸引了全世界的注意。

the large-scale development strategy for the western region drew worldwide attention. ③一般而言，首先参战的那方具有战略优势。

generally, the first to the field of battle has the strategic advantage.

6) embarrass v. → embarrassing a. → embarrassment n.

①他淘气地寻找机会让他姐姐难堪。

he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister.

②每个人都会遇到不知该给服务生多少小费的窘境。

everyone has faced the embarrassing dilemma of deciding how much extra to give a waiter. ③他避免了在众人面前吻她的尴尬。

he spared the embarrassment of kissing her in front of everybody.

7) maneuver v./n. → maneuverable a.

①他设法跻身董事会。

he maneuvered himself into the board of directors.

②在军事演习中，蓝军企图摸营，被红军挫败。

in the military maneuver, the blue army attempted to attack the red army?s sentinels in the dark, but was defeated.

③这艘船的大小适中，可操作性很强。

the ship is of an appropriate size and is highly maneuverable.

8) mature a. → maturity n.

antonym: immature a. → immaturity n.

①她是位成熟的夫人，但显得年轻而且异乎寻常地美丽。

she was a mature woman, but appeared young and was extraordinarily beautiful.

②她到十六岁发育成熟。

she had reached maturity by the time she was sixteen.

③不管熟还是没有熟的水果，都可以用糖来保存。

the fruits, mature or immature, can be conserved with sugar.

2. phrase practice

1) you have to take your daughter to hospital, as a rash has broken out on her face and hands. break out: (of war, fighting, disease, or similarly undesirable things) start suddenly

e.g.

印度尼西亚爆发了森林火灾。

forest fires have broken out across indonesia.

2) in the darkness, i _______ the right box. groped for

grope for: feel or search about uncertainly (for something) by hands; search uncertainly or with difficulty (for a solution, answer, etc.)

e.g.

我在黑洞洞的屋里摸索着寻找电灯开关。

i grope for the light switch in the dark room.

3) i warned him repeatedly that it was no good _______ that kind of tricks ________ me. trying…on

try on: put on (an article of clothing) to find out whether it fits or is suitable; test the effect or

result of

e.g.

①你可以试试这件新上衣。

you can try on this new coat.

why do people like to try their luck on lottery?

4) our sympathies ________ the relatives of the victims. go out to

(one?s heart or sympathy) go out to sb.: feel sympathy towards sb. and think about them e.g.

他非常同情布莱克曼夫人和她那没有父亲的孩子。

his heart went out to mrs. blackman and her fatherless child.

5) the drug traffickers were arrested after the police were ________ by the local residents. tipped off

tip off: give an advance warning or hint to…

e.g.

他向警察告密，揭露了恐怖分子的阴谋。

he tipped off the police about the terrorist plot.

3. synonym / antonym ?2. with that thought in mind, i raised my head, squared my shoulders, and set out in the direction of my dorm, glancing (and then ever so discreetly) at the campus map clutched in my hand. ?synonyms: carefully, meticulously ?synonyms: self-restraint, self-control

4. i spent the afternoon seeking out each of my classrooms so that i could make a perfectly timed entrance before each lecture without having to ask dumb questions about its whereabouts. ?5. freshmen manuals advised sitting near the front, showing the professor in intelligent and ?synonyms: manner, behaviour class football player i?d seen just days before …

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7. i expected him to out of the cafeteria as i had, but instead he turned around and began preparing another tray.

?8. what i had interpreted as a malicious attempt to embarrass a naive freshman had been merely a moment of college fun.

?antonyms: mature, sophisticated

Ⅱ. grammar

1)nominal clauses

there are five main types of nominal clauses: that-clauses, interrogative sub-clauses, nominal relative clauses, nominal to-infinitive clauses and nominal -ing clauses. nominal clauses function like noun phrases. they can occur as subject, object, complement, apposition, and prepositional complement.

for example:

? the hope is [that we will succeed]. (complement)

? the hope [that we will succeed] is uealistic. (apposition)

? [what you do] does not concern me. (subject)

? i didn?t ask [where you live]. (object)

? i had prepared myself very carefully for [what i must say]. (prepositional complement) ? [to send him money now] would be [to put the cart before the horse]. (subject;

complement)

practice

combine each pair of sentences into one, using nominal clauses.

（以下每句话的答案点击以后出现，注意斜体的地方做到ppt里面也要保持斜体） ① did he ever go there at all? do you know?

do you know if/whether he ever went there at all?

② what do you need? you need a good rest.

what you need is a good rest.

③ who does it belong to? you must give it back.

you must give it back to whoever it belongs to.

④i decided to resign, which was wise.

my decision to resign was wise.

⑤it is proposed that we should import more equipment. the proposal is to be discussed at the meeting.

the proposal that we should import more equipment is to be discussed at the meeting. ⑥who can have told you that? it puzzles me.

who can have told you that puzzles me.

2) so that

（以下每句话的答案点击以后出现，注意斜体的地方做到ppt里面也要保持斜体） so that introduces an adverbial clause of purpose, which usually contains a modal verb. for example:

?the teacher must speak clearly [so that his students can understand well].

?they climbed to the top of the mountain [so that they could get a bird’s-eye view of the city]. practice（以下每句话的答案点击以后出现，注意斜体的地方做到ppt里面也要保持斜体） combine each pair of sentences into one, using “so that”.

① he wore glasses and a false beard. nobody would recognize him.

he wore glasses and a false beard so that nobody would recognize him.

② they are hurrying. they don?t want to miss the train.

they are hurrying so that they may not miss the train.

③ please arrive early. we want to be able to start the meeting on time.

please arrive early so that we can start the meeting on time.

【篇二：大学综合英语教程1第1到10单元课后题,附带翻译题答案。】

>unit1 never say goodbye

i. explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words.

1.the anguish of moving from the only home.

2. ? they all have 3. ? in that place in your heart where 4. don’t ever the sadness and the loneliness of that word.

5.take that special hello and

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.

1. shudder shake

a. seeing the referee drawing out the yellow card, the coach began ————————— his fist in rage.

b. she ————————— at the touch of his leathery hand.

c. the tree branches were ———————— in that sudden gust of wind.

d. he ———————— breathlessly in the doorway until his pursuers had raced past.

2. answer reply

a. he had hoped that divorce would be the —————— to all his problems.

b. we are still waiting for him to ——————— to our requests for further assistance.

c. in ——————— to his suggestions, they have decided to consult him for more details.

d. he ———————— his critics by claiming that he was responding to the new needs of globalization.

a. the ———————— impression we got was that they were not interested in the new project.

b. it was claimed in the newly published report that higher education, in ———————— , is financially in trouble. c. it may be said that good health is a ———————— condition, and that occasional sickness is —————— . d. aids is becoming the most ———————— cause of death among drug addicts.

4.small tiny

a. a ———————— house would do perfectly for the two of them.

b. “get back on board!” i shouted as his ———————— figure struggled up the river bank.

c. displayed at the exhibition were some ———————— toy soldiers that were beautifully carved.

d. the visitor was a ———————— man who would give every appearance of self-importance.

iii.choose a word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.

1. she suffered great mental ——————— after her husband died, and as a result she became mad.

a. anger b. discomfort c. unhappiness d. anguish

2. she offered me some food that had a ———————— taste.

a. specialb. peculiarc. particular d. concrete

3. building the proposed underground railway may ———————— much more than the government could pay.

a. spend b. costc. take d. waste

4. realizing the immense international pressure, the president ———————— stepped down.

a. conspicuouslyb. gracefully c. lonelyd. truly

5. the audience whistled and shouted, waiting for her to sing one ———————— song.

a. lastb. finalc. ending d. concluding

6. during the war, all the women were left unloved, exhausted, impoverished and ——————— .

a. alone b. hoarse c. grave d. lonely

7. he was put into prison, but he never ——————— , and continued his fight from behind the bars.

a. gave up b. give in c. stopped d. retreated

8. his high school report ———————— that he was brilliant in all science subjects.

a. believedb. noticed c. noted d. decided

iv. fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form. lock away summon instead starewhisper give in evil

confront with well up gentlybriefpull

1.the minister didn’t make any comments on their own human rights problems; he said———————— that we were to do more on this issue.

2. ———— the sight of the poor, the sick and the unemployed, the government had no way out but to decide to reform.

3. take good care to———————— your jewelry before going away on holiday.

4. strong feelings———————— within them.

5. he tried to———————— from his memory what he knew of his former neighbor.

6. the secretary of state said that the war was going to be———————— but decisive.

7. i looked hard at him, while he———————— dully back at me.

8. a voice seemed to be———————— in her mind, telling her to be brave.

9. if a man speaks or acts with a(n) ———————— thought, pain follows him.

10. if you always———————— to others you will end up feeling depressed.

v. fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate form of the given capitalized word in the bracket.

example: the bloodstain on her dress was very —————————.( notice )

answer: the bloodstain on her dress was very noticeable.

1. nobody wanted to live in the———————— part of the town.( industry )

2. the police asked him to give a———————— of the suitcase he had lost. ( describe )

3. he had no———————— that he was being watched.( suspect )

4. this is alexandra, my personal———————— .(assist)

5. although some of my work-mates quickly found new jobs after the factory closed down, my brother and i were———————— for several months. (employ)

6. although i was positive that the girl had stolen my ring, i could not find any———————— .（prove）

7,with very high scores in the entrance ----------,he succeeded in entering the world famous university( examine)

8,completely exhausted and utterly staved after a long days march,the soldiers could hardly walk any----------(far)

translation exercises

1. 他为这次面试中可能面对的问题准备好了答案。(confront)

2. 他那悲惨的遭遇深深打动了我们，使我们几乎要哭出声来。( touch )

3. 他们俩沿着河边手挽着手散步，有说有笑，非常愉快。( hand in hand )

4. 他听到这令人激动地消息之后，眼睛里涌出欢乐的泪水。( well up )

5. 上海人容易听懂苏州话，因为上海话和苏州话有许多共同之处。( in common )

6. 亨利和妻子正在研究能否在三年内买一幢新房子。( look into )

7. 对女儿再三请求到国外去深造，他最终让步了。(give in to)

8. 我们把所有的贵重物品都锁好了，然后才出去度假。( lock away )

9.虽然咱们分手了，但我希望咱们依然是好朋友，像以前一样互相关心，互相帮助。( part )

10. 在紧急关头，军长召集全体军官开会，制定新的克敌战略战术。( summon )

unit2 the fun they had

vocabulary exercises

i. explain the italicized part in each sentence in your ownwords.

1. when you’2. she read the book for a while.

3. our television screen must have a million books on it and 4. ? her mother ? 5. he smiled at margie and gave her an apple, then6. margie

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.

1. funny interesting

a. ————————— jokes kept coming in through e-mail messages.

b. this tour will give you a(n) ————————— insight into the life of the mongolian people.

c. it will be—————————to see how the new government will deal with unemployment.

d. william is strange recently. he is always wearing that————————— hat.

2. still silent

a. there was a——————conversation between deaf-and-dumb people who communicated by sign language

b. the vast crowd fell————————— at the news that the president was dead.

c. after the storm, it became very————————— in the forest.

d. the girl was dancing about excitedly when suddenly she stood————————— and put on a horrified look.

3.dispute argue

a. mr. spender does not————————— that he owes the money, but he just wouldn’t like to return it.

b. his lawyer was————————— that he was unfit to be sent for trial.

c. the two parties are still————————— the fee, so that the concert has to be postponed.

d. he was————————— with his boss about his salary increase.

4.regularusual

a. many more students than————————— take language courses in evening classes.

b. it is————————— for a sales representative to go from door to door to promote products.

c. ————————— medical examination are recommended for workers who frequently work in polluted worksites. d. a 20% discount will be offered to———————customers to the store.

iii. choose a word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.

1. he was working on a children’s book————————— “limericks.”

a. tagged b. headed c. labeled d. entitled

2. the whole generation were brought up to be————————of material things, so that they had great difficulty settling down to a market economy.

a. scornful b. proud c. sorrowfuld. afraid

3. the report was highly———————and only professionals could read it.

a. mechanical b. technical c. sentimental d. logical

4. the university has introduced a new————————— of conduct on university life.

a. disciplineb. codec. key d. principle

5. you might fins it useful to————————— each student before you start the game.

a. number b. calculate c. figured. estimate

6. the football team lost their first game by a————————— of 1-2.

a. point b. mark c. score d. number

7. we could see he felt————————— as he pointed and laughed at him

a. lofty b. stupid c. superior d. advanced

8. if he thinks you’re so————————— ,can you suggest a way out of this trouble?

a. wiseb. smart c. intelligentd. modern

iv.fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.neighborhoodtucknonchalantlyin no timesorrowfullyawfully

crinklyscornful punchadjust fit(v.) light up slot

1. the local people had a new church built————————— , after it was destroyed in the bombing.

2. david, with thinning red hair and————————— eyes, looked already in his seventies.

3. he once made a————————— remark about dishonest ways of making money.

4. noises from the conversation site are disturbing the whole————————— .

5. “he looks————————— glad to see you,” said mary ann.

6. you can get the best effect by————————— the volume during playback.

7. when you go for a country walk, remember to————————— a plastic bag in your pocket.

8. “this is none of my business,” william said————————— .

9. she would have raised both fists skyward and————————— the air in delight.

10. the smiths rearranged things, so that new kitchen units would————————— .

v. fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate form of the given capitalized word in the parenthesis.

example: the bloodstain on her dress was very —————————. ( notice )

answer: the bloodstain on her dress was very noticeable.

1. it’s quite————————— to ask him again. he’ll never agree. ( point )

2. no, this is not an original; it’s a good————————— , though. ( produce )

3. we’d better go by train. the car is too————————— for such a long journey.( reply )

4. thanks to your————————— we have now collected the money we need.( generous )

5. jenny has sent me a very————————— letter explaining why she didn’t do what she promised. ( apology)

6. you must realize that such———————cannot be tolerated. ( obey )

7,i have never worked for such a considerate---------;i think all the other -----------have the same opinion (employ)

8,without your---------he would never have been able to do it (courage)

translation exercises

1.一个有外交部长率领的政府代表团昨天抵达南非，开始对该国进行为期三天的友好访问。( head )

2.看看这些讽刺社会弊端的漫画真是很有意思，令人捧腹大笑。( awfully funny )

3.计算机是最有用的教学工具之一，所有的功课以及所有的问题和答案都可在屏幕上显示出来。（show on a screen）

4.小张的母亲前天突然病倒，他赶紧派人请来医生给他母亲治疗。 (send for)

5.他去年高考失败，但他并未为感到沮丧。他继续努力，今年考上了一所名牌大学。 (disappoint )

6.这个中学生有许多英语单词发音不准，必须狠下功夫，学好音标，掌握标准的语音。( pronounce)

7.在这个知识爆炸、信息爆炸的时代，我们必须不断学习，注意知识更新，才能适应专业工作的需要。(become adjusted to)

8.那男孩吧衬衫塞进裤腰里，将皮包夹在腋下，看上去俨然一副老板模样。 （tuck）

9.这位女孩虽然只有8岁，但已擅长计算分数了。难怪她父母为她感到自豪。 （fraction）

10.街坊四邻都已听说那个消息了，而你却没听说过，你说怪不怪？ ( neighborhood )

unit3 whatever happen to manners?

vocabulary exercises

i. explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words.

1. ? and i feel that much of the world has somehow2. ? never giving a wave or nod of appreciation when another motorist lets them 3. but it can 4. of course, saying “thank you.” too.

5. similarly, bring home the most insignificant little presents for people you cherish will 6. now, if we could just get everyone to

ii. fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair and note the difference of meaning between them.

1. compliment praise

a. the president——————— leaders of countries for their cooperation in the war against terrorism.

b. susan refused to———————— her boss merely to win his smile.

c. people genuinely———————— her attitude towards life in time of great difficulty.

d. he———————— her on her new dress without even looking at it.

2. appreciate enjoy

a. a little note was added:“payment would be—————— by this saturday, 6th april.”

b. he liked the challenges; he ———————— danger.

c. she seemed to be———————— herself hugely, chatting

with all the guests at the party.

d. we have very much———————— your prompt attention

to our queries.

3. precious priceless

a. he has received many presents from admires, from

the———————— to the extremely valuable.

b. the castle’s rooms also house many——————antiques,

most of which are the only copies extant.

c. it is true that the———————— blessing of boys has been

their ability to get through their teens untroubled by

【篇三：综合英语 3 课后翻译答案】

听到他屡遭失败的消息，我感到很难过。（distress）

it distressed me a great deal to hear the news that he had suffered repeated failures.

2. 他虽然失去了老板的欢心，但仍然装出了一副高兴的样子。（assume）

he assumed an air of cheerfulness even though he lost favor with his boss.

3. 格列佛经历了冒险奇遇，见到了各色奇异的人物。（assortment）

gulliver met with extraordinary adventures and witnessed an assortment of strange people.

4. 如果你再犯同样的错误，他会很生你气的。（furious）

he will be furious with you if you repeat the same mistake.

5. 我们都被他坦率的观点、幽默的语言和亲切的态度所深深吸引。（draw）

we were all greatly drawn by his frank views, humorous words and genial manner.

6. 等到欢呼的掌声平息下来，那位诺贝尔奖获得者开始演讲。（die down）

the nobel prize winner began his speech after cheers and applause died down.

7. 他天生有一种特别的洞察力和预见力，因此，他很少随大流。（run with the crowd） he is gifted with a special sort of insight and foresight, so he rarely runs with the crowd.

8. 我发现现实毕竟是非常严酷的，一个人难以完全按照自己的理想去生活。（live up to） i feel realities are after all very harsh, so one can hardly live up entirely to his ideals.

unit 2

1. 我的顶头上司是典型的工作狂，一年365天每天工作10小时以上。（workaholic） my direct superior is a typical workaholic, for he works for over ten hours each day all the year round.

2. 校长十分注重课外活动，他认为课外活动有助于培养学生对于外部世界的浓厚兴趣。（extracurricular）

the principal attaches much importance to extracurricular activities and he believes that they will help to cultivate students’ tremendous interest in the external world.

3. 星期一早上，他总是快速冲个澡，胡乱吃块三明治，拦辆出租车去上班。（grab） he always grabs a shower, a sandwich and then a taxi to go to work every monday morning.

4. 既然你要离开公司了，你要在本周内清算账目。（straighten out）

since you are leaving the company, you should straighten out the accounts within this week.

5. 为了按时完成博士论文，他经常熬夜。（stay up）

in order to finish his ph. d. dissertation on time, he often stays up.

6. 没有什么能够取代内心深处最深切的爱。（replace）

nothing can replace the profoundest love lodged in one’s heart of hearts.

7. 他被认为是总裁职位的当然人选，因为他已经出色地做了近10年副总裁。（natural n.） he is considered a natural for the post of the president, for he has been an excellent vice-president for almost ten years.

8. 他实在太普通了，丢人堆里根本找不着。（pick out）

he is too ordinary to be picked out from the crowd.

unit 3

1. 这所大学是世界上历史最悠久的高等学府之一。（venerable）

the university is one of the most venerable institutions of higher learning in the world.

2. 如果一个人缺乏实践经验，仅凭课堂里学的东西是难以成功的。（deficient）

if one is deficient in practical experience, he can hardly become a success with only what he has acquired in class.

3. 我火冒三丈，这篇专题文章本周内必须写完，但老是被打断。（exasperate）

i felt exasperated by constant interruptions, for i had to finish writing the monograph by the end of this week.

4. 他认为用旧文体来写一个当代的主题是滑稽可笑的。（ludicrous）

he feels that it is ludicrous to write on a contemporary theme in a old style.

5. 上海的外滩在上世纪七八十年代是年轻情侣喜欢来的谈情说爱之地。（coo）

the bund in shanghai was a place where young couples liked to come to coo in the 70s and the 80s of the last century.

6. 作为10来岁的孩子，他女儿算是非常恬静的，因为她喜欢读书胜于嬉戏。（sedate） his daughter is very sedate for a girl of about ten, for she prefers reading to playing.

7. 当第一抹阳光洒向大地的时候，这对情侣手拉手，在乡村道路上散步。（stroll） the couple strolled hand-in-hand along the country road when the sun in its first splendor steeped the earth.

8. 这个诗人在世时被普遍认为是一个怪僻的浪漫天才。（eccentric）

the poet was commonly considered as an eccentric romantic genius when alive.

unit 4

1. 毫无疑问，莎士比亚使各个时代剧作家相形见绌。（overshadow）

there is no doubt that shakespeare overshadows all the other playwrights throughout the ages.

2. 《了不起的盖茨比》被普遍认为是美国上世纪爵士时代的缩影。（epitome）

the great gatsby is commonly deemed as the epitome of the jazz age of the last century in america.

3. 你最好不要在他去哈佛大学深造的兴头上泼冷水。（put a damper on）

you’d better not put a damper on his enthusiasm to further his studies at harvard.

4. 年轻人容易盲目崇拜体育圈和娱乐圈迷人的明星。（make a fetish of）

young people tend to make a fetish of glamorous stars in sports and entertainment circles.

5. 他们一路闲逛，漫步来到市中心区域观看庆祝国庆的烟花燃放。（traipse）

they traipsed all the way to the downtown area to watch the national day fireworks display.

6. 他没有犯什么大错或大罪，不该受到如此严厉的惩罚。（deserve）

he doesn’t deserve such a severe punishment as he has committed neither serious errors nor grave crimes.

7. 我每次遇到他，他总是说一大堆无聊的话。（a whole lot of）

every time i met him, he would talk a whole lot of nonsense.

8. 名声是一个许多人愿意掉下去的陷阱。（trap）

reputation is a trap into which many people are ready to fall.

unit 5

1. 当哈姆雷特拿不定主意该采取什么行动时，他就装疯。（feign）

hamlet feigned madness when he was hesitating about what to do.

2. 搪塞推诿是这生意人的惯用伎俩。（prevarication）

prevarication is one of this businessman’s habitual tricks.

3. 真理之光有时太刺目，于是善意的谎话随处可见。（ubiquitous）

sometimes the light of the truth is too dazzling, so white lies are ubiquitous.

4. 美国许多妇女声称她们对自己二等公民的地位感到不满。（profess）

many women in america profess that they are not satisfied with their status of second-class citizens.

5. 一时冲动之下，他失言抖出了秘密。（blurt out）

on impulse, he blurted out the secret.

6. 你应该摆脱偏见，抵制诱惑，不让任何东西扭曲你的判断。（wrap）

you should free yourself from prejudice, resist temptations, and let nothing warp your judgment.

7. 他是一个过于敏感和富于想象力的人，经常在头脑里编织一张复杂的网络。（a tangled web ）

being over-sensitive and imaginative, he often weaves a tangled web in his mind.

8. 他在伙伴中很受欢迎，因为他尽量不给别人添麻烦。（spare）

he is very popular among his peers, as he always tries to spare others any trouble.

unit 6

1. 有时，我们不得不做出选择，因为没有中间路可走。（middle ground）

sometimes, we have to make a choice because there is no middle ground.

2. 他脑海里经常浮现过去的景象：那时的他无忧无虑，没有生活的重压。（conjure up） he often conjured up visions of the past when he was free from the pressures of life.

3. 当他有倦意的时候，经常喝杯浓浓的清咖啡提提神。（refresh）

he often refreshed himself with a cup of strong black coffee when he felt tired.

4. 他挤过一群醉鬼和讨价还价的女人，穿过灯火闪耀的街市。（thrust）

he thrust a throng of drunken men and bargaining women and walked on through the flaring streets.

5. 老道的译者虽然理论不多，但可以凭借经验将一种语言转换成另一种语言。（rule of thumb）

experienced translators, though lacking in theory, can render one language into another by rule of thumb.

6. 人们普遍认为外长此行的主要目的是打破两国关系的僵局。（break the ice）

it was generally held that the major purpose of the foreign minister’s trip was to break the ice with regards to the relations between the two countries.

7. 读好书、交好友可以提升境界。（elevate）

reading good books and making friends with good people can elevate the mind.

8. 鲜花和彩灯为古老的小镇平添了节日的喜气。（lend）

the flowers and the colorful lights lent a festive atmosphere to this ancient small town.

unit 7

1. 对我来说，你绝对不只是相识的人而已。（acquaintance）

to me, you are definitely more than an acquaintance.

2. 这个地区的许多手艺人经营各种各样的手工艺品。（deal in）

many artisans in this area deal in an assortment of articles of handicraft art.

3. 他们为这次意外的成功而感到欣喜若狂。（go into raptures）

they went into raptures over the unexpected success.

4. 我感到十分惊讶，他用一种超然冷静的态度分析着威胁他们所有人的危险形势。（detachment）

much to my surprise, he analyzed with extraordinary detachment the dangerous

situation that threatened all of them.

5. 她躲在窗帘后面窥望那陌生人。（peer）

she peered at the stranger from behind the curtain.

6. 假日里，他在海滩上尽情享受日光浴的快乐。（indulge in）

he indulged in the sunbath on the beach during the holidays.

7. 听到他去世的噩耗，她不胜悲哀。（be overwhelmed）

hearing the news of his death, she was overwhelmed with grief .

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