Unit 3

Vocabulary

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3 Translate the following expressions

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4. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets.

1. represent, represented

2. employer, unemployed, employees, reemployed

3. well-informed, information

4. informer, inform, authorities

5. complaints, complain, unemployment

6. insult

7. insulting, insult

8. representative

9. be insulted

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2?Complete the following verb + noun collocations or expressions

1 mind (his own business)

2 plant / grow / harvest / reap (the rice)

3 dig / sink (a well)

4. (catch) fish / birds / crabs / mice/ a thief / a cold / the meaning / the disease

5 till / improve / conserve (the soil)

6 plough (the field)

7 (condemn) the enemy?/ the killings

8 (attract) attention / interest / criticism

9 (gather) flowers/ nuts / information /troops

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4.?Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions and adverbs

(1) in, of, with, at, with, about/of, to, of, on, to

(2) of, for, from, till, on, after, against/from, in

(3) to, in, of, of, for, to, for, in, to,

(4) down, over, with

(5) by, over,

(6) along, with, across

(7) around/ round, away, with

(8) to, up, off, off, on

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5?Translate the following sentences, using the?link +predicative pattern

1. 祝英臺(tái)雖然不愿意嫁給馬家小少爺，但她不能不服從她父親。她的心都碎了。

Zhu Yingtai had to (was forced to) obey?her father and marry the young master of the rich Ma family although she was extremely unwilling. She was heartbroken.

2. 那個(gè)人從來(lái)沒(méi)見(jiàn)過(guò)這么大的一張鈔票。他說(shuō)：“這東西看著好，摸著也好，的確就是好?！?/span>

The man had never seen such a large note. He said,?“It looks good, feels good, and it is good.”

3. 樹(shù)葉都變黃，變紅，變紫了?？雌饋?lái)真是如天堂一樣美。

Leaves had turned/got/gone/become?yellow, red and purple, It really looked heavenly beautiful (beautiful like heaven).

4. 隨著年紀(jì)越來(lái)越老，她開(kāi)始容易感到疲憊。

As she grew older, she began to feel tired easily.

5. 他的話聽(tīng)起來(lái)很有說(shuō)服力，但好聽(tīng)的理由并不等于好的理由，兩者之間存在很大差別。

What he said sounded very convincing, but reasons that sound good do not always mean good sound reasons. There is a big difference between the two.

6. 他愛(ài)說(shuō)話，他永遠(yuǎn)無(wú)法保持沉默，而他說(shuō)的往往被證明是錯(cuò)的。

He likes to talk. He can never keep quiet, and what he says often proves (turns out to be) incorrect.

7. 他在戰(zhàn)斗中受了傷，流了很多血，變得十分虛弱，他的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)強(qiáng)迫他留在醫(yī)院到傷口痊愈為止。

He got wounded in battle, lost a lot of blood, and became very weak. His leaders ordered him to stay in the hospital until he was completely recovered ( healed).

8 他以為可以從我們手中滑過(guò)去；他們錯(cuò)了，他們休想干了壞事就溜走。

They thought they could slip through our fingers. They were wrong. They couldn’t get away with what they had done.

9. 長(zhǎng)征的時(shí)候，紅軍需要越過(guò)大渡河，穿越草地，翻過(guò)雪山。

During the Long March, the Red Army had to get across?the Dadu River, through the grassland and over the sown-covered mountains.

10. 你在哪里生活習(xí)慣了嗎?你和同學(xué)相處的如何？我們給你寄的錢(qián)夠你湊合著用嗎？

Are you used to the life there? How do you get along with?your classmates? Can you get by with the money we send you? (Is the money we send you enough for you?)

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7?Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the appropriate word or phrase in the brackets.

1 wish ???2 hoping ?????3 hope, wish ?????4 wished

5 hope ???6 can’t, can, won’t ?

7 should, would/could/might

8 happened/occurred, happen/occur

9 occurred, taken place/happened/occurred

10 happen, take place

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Grammar

3. Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word

1. trying ???2 enough ??3 brought ???4 without ???5 first ????6 simple ??7 any

8 times ????9 in ????10 only

4?Translate the following sentence using sentence patterns of?unreal condition?or as.

1. If you had arrived ten minutes earlier, you could have caught the train.

2. Your father would have forgiven you if you had told him the truth.

3. If it hadn’t snowed heavily, I would have taken you along to yesterday’s?party.

4. If there had been more rain in spring, the harvest would have been much better.

5. If they hadn’t learned a lesson from their failure, they wouldn’t have achieved?so much.

6. If my family hadn’t supported me, I wouldn’t have taken part in this contest.

7. Many people think that China’s Great Wall is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world,.

8. As so often happens, misfortunes/troubles never come singly/alone.

9. As is often the case with many first-year college students, Jim finds it hard to adapt to the life at college.

10. As is reported, the president will visit five African countries next month.

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5 Identify and correct the mistake(s)

1. Supermarkets?have sprung up?everywhere in Beijing since the 1990s.

2. The old lady finds the shop filled with goods she has no use for.

3. If I had had time, I would have joined you for dinner yesterday.

4. The old couple told me that they had nothing to complain about.

5. My grandfather advised?me to apply to Nanjing University for admission.

??(or: My grandfather suggested?that?I apply to Nanjing University for admission.)

6. He went back to work as soon as he?was back on his feet.

7. He said he would?pass on?the message to all his friends.

8. We might have finished our work by 5 pm if the manager had not interfered.

9. Any country will sooner or later fall behind?if it fails to?keep up with the times.

10. Maybe it is fate that brought?my children back to our hometown.

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Unit 4

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Vocabulary

2?Complete the following verb + noun collocation or expression

1. fit the (description; lock; theory)

2. (make; receive; have; get; answer ) a telephone call

3.(make; have; arrange; keep; break) an appointment

4. risk (failure; life; health)

5. affect the (health; future; economy; result; decision)

6. raise (hell; hands; eyes; a finger; voice; glass; wages; prices; hope; issue)

7. save (time; money; trouble; life; face; country)

8. wave (a gun; arms; hand; flag; cloth)

9. (do) harm

10 bite (one’?lip; one’s nails; none’s tongue)

11. (take; seize; miss; gives; have; get) chances

12. cover (a table; one’s body; somebody; ground; field; anger; all subjects; all expenses; many miles; pages)

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5 Rewrite the following sentence using the words or expressions in the brackets.

1. He did not fit the description of a great scholar. For one thing, he was half naked. For another, he slept by the roadside of a busy city, hardly a setting for a philosopher.

2. I wish I knew how they learned about this secret missile.

3. Her face suggested a ripened?apple, and she was otherwise very strong except for the loss of both her leg.

4. They?made an appointment in a restaurant that evening, where the waiter quickly slipped a note into the spy’s hand concerning he secret message.

5. We waited for almost one hour and the food we ordered still did not come. I decided to raise the devil with the management.

6. The government has promised that it will not hesitate to punish those who deal in cheating, gambling, black marketeering, and prostitution.

7. Had the authorities aggressed?with the plan, it would have brought a lot of problem. Luckily, it was turned down and no harm had been done.

8. We must make sure that the nuclear power stations are absolutely safe. We can’t take chances.

9. ?I think we should mind our own business. But I will check on him anyway.

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6 Translate the following sentences into English

1. 他們別想當(dāng)然地以為我們會(huì)接受他們的條件，把我們當(dāng)傻瓜。我們不那么容易上當(dāng)。

Don’t let them take it for granted that we will accept?their conditions/terms. We are no fools, and we won’t be so easily taken in.

2. 我們只花了三年時(shí)間就使我們的村民收入增加了一倍.

It took us only three years to double the income?of our villagers.

3. 他們要是不收回他們的話并道歉,我要給他大鬧一場(chǎng).

If they do not take back their remarks and apologize, I am going to raise the devil with them.

4. 我們提出的這個(gè)問(wèn)題很復(fù)雜,有很多東西需要考慮.但是我們得碰碰運(yùn)氣吧.

The problem we raised is complicated. Many things have to be taken into consideration. But we have to take our chances.

5. 這孩子像他爹,對(duì)一切都好奇. 給他一個(gè)玩具,他立刻就拆開(kāi).

The boy takes after his father/Dad. He is full of curiosity. Give him a toy, and he will immediately take it apart.

6.你一定要確保他們帶你去見(jiàn)他們的經(jīng)理,告訴他們,事情很重要,很可能關(guān)系到我們的投資計(jì)劃.你必須見(jiàn)他本人.

You must sure that they take you to the manager. Tell them that it’s very important and may affect our investment?plan, and therefore you must see him in person.

7. 他們告訴乘客說(shuō),天已晴朗了,飛機(jī)估計(jì)半小時(shí)以后起飛.

They told the passengers that the sky had cleared up and the plane was about to take off in half an hour.

8. 我建議你落實(shí)一下你們逮捕的那個(gè)人和描繪的犯人是否相符.

I suggest you go and check if the man you have arrested fit the description?of the wanted man.

9. 你意思是假如我們采取這一步,就可能影響我們兩國(guó)的關(guān)系嗎?

Do you mean that it will affect the relationship of our two countries if we take this step?

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7. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the appropriate word or phrase in the brackets.

1 except, except for ??????2 effect, affect

3. ordinary, common ?????4. cause, cause, course

5. used to ??????????????6. hard- , hardly

7. am used to ???????????8. glanced at

9. staring at ????????????10. gazing at

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Grammar

3 Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.

1 time ??2 buy ??3 instead ???4 with ????5 did

6 pushed ??7 nobody ???8 When ???9 what ??10 used

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4 Translate the sentences into English

(1) ?using adverbial clauses of time and reason introduced by as

1. As the final exams are coming nearer, students have stopped computer games, and they are busy preparing for them.

2. As time goes by, it becomes easier?to forgive and forget.

3. The couple sat and listened as their daughter told them about her first day at school.

4. As we approached the 21^st?century, we keenly felt the need for understanding and cooperation between nations.

5. As he is learned and humors, Professor Yan is very popular with his students.

6. As many important people will go to the party, the couple think they should be seen there, too.

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(2) using the passive

1. Three subway lines are being built in the city.

2. Shakespeare’s works have been translated into many languages and read all over the world.

3. Almost half of the crops in the area have been destroyed in the rainstorm.

4. If you were asked to list ten people you admire, who would you name?

5. What would you do if you saw a stranger being bullied?

6. Their relationship is based on shared dreams and interests.

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