大学英语Unit8BOOK3课后练习答案

1、Words in action Page 250-2511) proof2) slice3) were delayed4) rejected5) abroad6) dictate7) splashes8) tender9) burst 10) flavor11) transmitted12) tremendous13) slippery14) transplanted2. Page 251-2521) a fish out of water2) from head to toe3) orient myself to4) as such5) on the . side6) by means of

2、7) bulid up8) win. over9) identify themselves with10) get over 11) enter into12) opening up13) resulted from14) held our breath1.1) charged 2) condemn 3) scold 4) blame 5) accused 6) condemned 7) blames8) criticized 1) ultraclean 2) superstructure 3) supersonic 4) superheroes 5) superstar 6) ultra-s

3、tylish 7) ultraconservative8) ultraviolet 2.1.The announcement was followed by a not unexpected silence.2) Exhausted and hungry, she could not walk without my help.3) Theres nobody who makes no mistakes in his lifetime.4) You cant search my house without a warrant.5) A life lived without dreams cant

4、 be as rich and rewarding as life can be.6) The American West is a region where farming is impossible / not possible without irrigation.2.1) The longer I am at this job, the happier I am.2) The more risky it is, the more I like it.3) The sooner you start, the earlier / sooner youll finish it.4) The

5、more people you know, the less time youll spend with them.5) The more you learn, the less you find you know.1) transplanted2) cues 3) tendency 4) frustration 5) attributed 6) cures7) capacity 8) bulit upCloze: page 2569) by means of10) due to 11) orient.to12) get over 13) opens up14) In addition1) 1

6、) 在饭桌上，我们中国人会习惯性地劝客人多吃菜，在饭桌上，我们中国人会习惯性地劝客人多吃菜，以证明我们热情好客。以证明我们热情好客。hospitality; habitually; proofhospitality; habitually; proofAs a proof of our hospitality, we Chinese will habitually urge our guests to help themselves to more dishes on the table.2) 2) 移居到一个新的国家，你可以通过倾听人们移居到一个新的国家，你可以通过倾听人们的谈话，观察他们的

7、举止来适应当地文化的谈话，观察他们的举止来适应当地文化 。by means of; orient onself toby means of; orient onself toWhen you move to a new land, you can / may orient yourself to the local culture by means of listening to what people say and observing how they act.3) 3) 熟悉的环境给人平安感，所以人们往往有意无意熟悉的环境给人平安感，所以人们往往有意无意地抵抗或避开陌生环境地抵抗或避开陌

8、生环境 。familiarity; tendencyfamiliarity; tendencyFamiliarity with the environment gives a person a sense of security; so people have the tendency to resist or avoid new situations, consciously or unconsciously.4) 4) 对某地区的人产生偏见甚至敌意，这经常源于我对某地区的人产生偏见甚至敌意，这经常源于我们对他们缺乏了解。们对他们缺乏了解。hostility; result fromhost

9、ility; result fromPrejudice against or even hostility towards people from a certain region often results from the fact that we know very little about we know virtually nothing about them. 5. 5. 我觉得直接拒绝是一种礼貌，而我父母却很少说我觉得直接拒绝是一种礼貌，而我父母却很少说“不，以免使对方为难。不，以免使对方为难。declinedeclineI believe it is polite to dec

10、line directly, while my parents seldom say “No so as not to embarrass others. 6. 6. 知识积累有两种方式：亲身体验和间接体验。能为知识积累有两种方式：亲身体验和间接体验。能为我们翻开不同文化世界的阅读属于间接体验。我们翻开不同文化世界的阅读属于间接体验。bulid up; open upbulid up; open upThere are two means to build up knowledge: to get it personally or by second-hand experience. Read

11、ing, which opens up a new world of different cultures for us, belongs to second-hand experience.2.Once transplanted abroad, we will feel anxious and uneasy and even unable to deal with daily routines. As a matter of fact, these symptoms result from losing our familiar environment. Such a feeling of

12、cunfusion and anxiety is referred to as culture shock. We used to feel free, easy and happy with a life style bulid up over so many years. Now, to get over a series of bad feelings caused by culture shock, we must act positively / take a positive attitude. First, we should be broad-minded: accepting all cultural differences as normal. Then, try to orient ourselves to the new surroundings. The local culture will become more understandable if we actively participate in community activities. As the saying goes, When in Rome, do as Romans do. Ste