高级英语1第三版课后答案句子理解和翻译paraphrase

1、1. We re elevated 23 feet.We re 23 feet above sea level.2. The place has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has bothered it.The house has been here since 1915, andno hurricane has ever caused any damage to it.3. We can batten down and ride it out.We can make the necessary preparations and surviv

2、e the hurricane without much damage.4. The generator was doused, and the lights went out.Water got into the generator and put it out. It stopped producing electricity, so the lights also went out.5. Everybody out the back door to the cars!Everybody goes out through the back door and runs to the cars

3、!6. The electrical systems had been killed by water.The electrical systems in the car (the battery for the starter) had been put out by water.7. John watched the water lap at the steps, and felt a crushing guilt.As John watched the water inch its way up the steps, he felt a strong sense of guilt bec

4、ause he blamed himself for endangering the whole family by deciding not to flee inland.8. Get us through this mess, will you?Oh God, please help us to get through this storm safely9. She carried on alone for a few bars; then her voice trailed away.Grandmother Koshak sang a few words alone and then h

5、er voice gradually grew dimmer and finally stopped.10. Janis had just one delayed reaction.Janis displayed the fear caused by the hurricane rather late.and every plane must be checked out thoroughly before taking off.每架飞机起飞之前必须经过严格的检查。residents were firmly opposed to the construction of a waste inci

6、neration plant in their neighborhood because they were deeply concerned about the plant s emissions polluting the air. 居民坚决反对在附近 建立垃圾焚烧厂，因为他们担心工厂排放的气体会污染周围的空气。3. Investment in ecological projects in this area mounted up to billions of Yuan.在这个地区，生态工程的投资额高达数十亿元。4. The dry riverbed was strewn with roc

7、ks of all sizes.干枯的河道里布满了大大小小的石块。5. Although war caused great losses to this country, its cultural traditions did not perish. 虽然战争 给这个国家造成巨大的损失，但当地的文化传统并没有消亡。6. To make space for modern high rises, many ancient buildings with ethnic cultural features had to be demolished. 为了建筑现代化的高楼大厦，许多古老的，具有民族特色的建

8、筑物都被拆毁了。7. In the earthquake the main structures of most of the poor-quality houses disintegrated.在地震中多数质量差的房子的主体结构都散架了。8. His wonderful dream vanished into the air despite his hard efforts to achieve his goals.他为实现自己的目标付出了最大努力，但最后美好的梦想还是化成了泡影。第二课 Hiroshima-the “ Liveliest ” City in Japan1. Serious-

9、 looking men spoke to one another as if they were oblivious of the crowds about themThey were so absorbed in their conversation that they seemed not to pay any attention to the people around them.2. At last this intermezzo came to an end, and I found myself in front of the gigantic City Hall.At last

10、 the taxi trip came to an end and I suddenly found that I was in front of the gigantic City Hall.3. The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the verysymbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt.The traditional floating hous

11、es among high modern buildings represent the constant struggle between old tradition and new development.4. experiencing a twinge of embarrassment at the prospect of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima in my socks. I suffered from a strong feeling of shame when I thought of the scene of meeting the mayor

12、 of Hiroshima wearing my socks only.5. The few Americans and Germans seemed just as inhibited as I was.The few Americans and Germans seemed just as restrained as I was6. After three days in Japan, the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.After three days in Japan one gets quite used to bow

13、ing to people as a ritual to show gratitude.7. I was about to make my little bow of assent, when the meaning of these last words sank in, jolting me out of my sadreverie.I was about to show my agreement by nodding when I suddenly realized what the mean ing of his words. His wordsshocked me outmysadd

14、reamythinking.8. .and nurses walked by carrying nickel-plated instruments, the very sight of which would send shiversdown the spineofanyhealthy visitor.and nurses walked by carrying surgical instruments which were nickel plated and e ven healthy visitors when they see those instruments could not hel

15、p shivering.9. Because, thanks to it, I have the opportunity to improve my character.I have the chance to raise my moral standard thanks to the illness.1. There is not a soul in the hall. The meeting must have been put off.礼堂里个人者B没有，会议定是延期了。2. That modern construction looks very much like a flying s

16、aucer.刃 B座现代建筑看上去彳艮想个飞碟。3. Sichuan dialect sounds much the same as Hubei dialect. It is sometimes difficult to tell one fromthe other.四川话和湖北话在北方人听起来很相似，有时难以区别。4. The very sight of the monument reminds me of my good friend who was killed in the battle.一看见纪念碑就想起了再战斗中死去的好友。5. He was so deep in thought

17、that he was oblivious of what his friends were talking about.他陷入沉思之中，没有理会同伴们在谈些什么。6. What he did had nothing to do with her.他干的事与她毫无关系。7. She couldn ' t fall asleep as her daughter' s illness was very much on her mind. 她睡不着觉，女儿的病使她心事重重。8. I have had the matter on my mind for a long time.这件事长

18、期以来一直让我放心不下。9. He loves such gatherings at which he rubs shoulders with young people and exchanges opinions with them on various subjects.他喜欢这些聚会，喜欢与年轻人交往并就各种问题交换意见。10. It was only after a few minutes that his words sank in.几分钟以后大家才领悟他话中的含意。11. The soil smells of fresh grass.土壤散发着青草的气味。12. Could you

19、 spare me a few minutes?我可以占用你几分钟时间吗？13. Could you spare me a ticket?你能匀出一张票子给我吗？14. That elderly grey-haired man is a coppersmith by trade.那个上了 年纪的灰头发的人是铜匠。第三课Blackmail1. The words spat forth with sudden savagery, all pretense of blandness gone.Ogilvie said these words suddenly and rudely, throwing

20、 away his pretended politeness.2. When they find who done that last night, who killedthat kidan'its mother, then high-tailed it, they ll throw the book, and never mind who it hits, or whether they got fancy titles they find who killed the mother and the kid and then ran away,they'll carry ou

21、t the maximum punishment no matter who will be punished in this case or what their social position is.3. The Duchess of Croydon-three centuries and a half of inbred arrogance behind her-did not yieldeasily.The Duchess was supported by her arrogance coming from parents of noble familieswith4.a histor

22、y of three centuries and a half. She wouldn' t give up easily.Even the self-assuranceof Ogilvie flickeredfor an instant.The Duchess appeared so firm about their innocence thatOgilviefelt unsure if his a5.ssumption for a moment. But the moment was very short.The house detective took his time, lei

23、surelypuffing a cloud of blue cigar smoke,his eyes sardonicallyon the Duchess as if challenging her objection.The house detective was took his time smoking his cigar and puffed a cloud of blue smoke the same time,his eyes were fixed on the Duchess with contempt as if he6.was openly daring her object

24、ion as she has done earlier.There ain ' t much, out of the way, which people who stay in this hotel do, I don't get to hear about.No matter who stays in this hotel does anythingimproper,I always get to know abou7.t it.The Duchess of Croydon kept firm, tight rein on her racing mind.The Duches

25、s of Croydon is thinking quickly,but at the same time keeping her thoughts under control.8. And when they stopped for petrol, as they would have to, their speech and manner would betray them, making them conspicuous.Furthermore, when they had to stopfor petrol, their speech and manner would make th

26、em noticeable andrevealtheir identity.9. There mustbe nomistake, novacillationor delaying because of her own smallnessof mind.She mustn'tmakeany mistake,showany hesitation or deal with the situation carelessly dueto hersmallness ofmind.1) There is no call for hurry . Take your time .不用着急慢慢来。2) A

27、re you suggesting that I am telling a lie?你的意思是说我在撒谎吗？3) He tried every means to conceal the fact .他企图尽一切办法掩盖事实的真相。4) Our chance tosucceed isvery slim . Neverthelesswe shall do ourutmost .5) We will haveour meetingat10 tomorrow morning unlessnotifiedotherwise. 如不另行通知，我们的会在明天上午十点开。虽然成功的机会很少，我们仍然要竭尽全力

28、去干。6) Neither of us is adept at figures .我们俩谁也不善于计算数字。7) Would it be possible to reach that place before dark assuming we set out at 5 o'clock?假定五点出发，我们在黄昏前能到达目的地吗？8) He was reluctant to comply with her request.他不愿意依从她的要求。9) I know you are from the South. Your accent has betrayed you. 我知道你是南方人，

29、一听你的口音就知道了。10) Wehave no alternative in this matter.在这件事情上，我们没有任何选择的余地。第四课 The Trial That Rocked the World1. " Don' tworry,son, we'll show them a fewtricks.”Don' t worry, young man. We have some clever and unexpected tactics and we will surprisetheminthe trial.2. Thecasehaderupted r

30、ound my headThecasehadcome down upon me unexpectedlyand violently.3. No one, least of allmost famous trials inI, anticipated . history.that my case would snowball into one of theI was the lastonetoexpect thatmycasewould become oneof themostfamoustrials in US history.4. ” That s one hell of a jury! ”

31、The jury iscompletely inappropriate.e allowed to spreadideas of science. ”6.“ There is some doubt about that, ”“There is some doubt about whetherDarrow snorted.man has reasoningpower,said Darrow scornfully.7. .accused.accusedBryan of calling for a duelBryan of challenging a lifeto the death between

32、science and religion.and death strugglebetween science and religion.8. Spectatorspaid to gaze at itand ponder whether they might be related.People had to pay in orderto have a lookat the ape and toconsidercarefully5. ” Todayit is theteachers,hecontinued, ” andtomorrow themagazines,thebooks,the newsp

33、apers. ”“ Todayit is theteacherswhoare put on trialbecause ofteachingscientifictheory, ” hecontinuedto say, ”Soonthe magazines,the books andnewspaperwillnot bhave a common ancestry.whether they and the apes could9. Now Darrow sprang his trump card by calling Bryan as a witness for the defense.Darrow

34、 surprisedeveryone by asking for Bryan as a witness for the defense whichwas a clever idea.heartwent out to the old warrioras spectatorspushed by him to shake Darrowshand.Darrow.I felt sorry for Bryanas the spectators rushed past him to congratulate1) I did not anticipate that 1 would get involved i

35、n this dispute. 我没有预料到会卷入这场争端。2) You must involve yourself in the work if you want to learn something.如果你想学到一些东西，那你自己就应该参加到这项工作中去。3) Racial discrimination still exists in various forms in the United States though racial segregationis violating the law. 虽然种族隔离室违法的，但种族歧视在美国仍然以不同形式存在着。4) The jury broug

36、ht in a verdict of guilty after their discussion. 陪审团议论了一番，最后裁决他有罪。5) He thinks the two views could be reconciled.他认为这两个观点是可以一致起来的。6) The spectators' hearts went out to the defendant.观众对被告充满了同情心。7) He always put a dictionary on hand while reading an article.他阅读文章时总把字典放在手边。8) The dam construction

37、 project has got under way before conducting environment impact assessment.还没有进行环境影响评估筑坝工程就开工了。第五课 The Libido for the Ugly1. it reducedthewhole aspirationof man to amacabreanddepressingjoke.This dreadful scene ar as a ghastly,makes all saddeninghuman endeavors to joke.advanceandimprove their lotappe

38、2.The countryitselfis notuncomely, despite thegrimeofthe endlessmills.Thecountry itselfispleasantto look at, despitethe sooty dirt spreadby theinnumerable millsin this region.3. They have taken as their model a brick set on end.The model they followed in building their houses was a brick standing up

39、right.4. This they have converted into a thing of dingy clapboards, with a narrow, low-pi tched roof.These brick-like houses were made of shabby, thin wooden boards and their roofs were narrow and had little slope.5. When it has taken on the patina of the mills it is the color of an egg long past al

40、l hope or caring.When the brick is covered with the black soot of the mills it takes on the color o f a rotten egg.6. Red brick, even in a steel town, ages with some dignity.Even in a steel town, old red bricks still appear pleasing to the eye.7. I award this championship only after laborious resear

41、ch and incessant prayer. I have given Westmoreland the highest award for ugliness after having done a lot of hard work and research and after continuous praying.8. They show grotesqueries of ugliness that, in retrospect, become almost diabolical. They show such fantastic and bizarre ugliness that, i

42、n looking back, they become almos t fiendish and wicked.9. It is incredible that mere ignorance should have achieved such masterpieces of ho rror.Itis hard to believethat peoplebuiltsuch horrible houses just because they did notknow what beautifulhouses were like.10. On certain levels of the America

43、n race, indeed, there seems to be a positive l ibido forthe ugly People in certain strata of American society seem definitely to hunger after ugly thin gs;whileinother less Christian strata, people seem to long for things beautiful.11. They meet, in some unfathomable way, its obscure and unintelligi

44、ble demands. These ugly designs, in some way that people cannot understand, satisfy the hidden and unintelligible demands of this type of mind.12. Out of the melting pot emerges a race which hates beauty as it hates truth. The place where this psychological attitude is found is the United States.1.

45、The cultural diversity of Shanghai Expo is the richest ever seen on earth. 上海世 博会的文化多样性是世界上有史以来最为丰富的。2. The poverty of that region is beyond imagination. 那个地区的贫困状况几乎是无法想象 的。3. Dontask him about his father s death in the car accident;donteven alludeto it. 不要问他父亲在车祸总丧生的事，这事连提都别提。4. On the cast expanse

46、s of wilderness there is not a single tree in sight. 在这片荒 原上连棵大树也看不到。5. Despite severe natural catastrophe, people in the stricken areas still believe in l ove and the future. 尽管遭受了特大自然灾害，灾区的人民依然相信爱、相信未来。6. On the whole your reportis well-written, butthereis still plenty of room forimprovement. 总的来说

47、，你的报告写的很好，但还有很大的改进余地。7. I ve made up mymind not to buy acar asI prefer toride abile in the city. 我决定不买汽车，在城市里我更喜欢骑自行车。8. Many children s love of Internet games borders upon craziness. 不少儿童对网络游戏 的爱好近于痴狂。第六课 Mark Twain-Mirror of AmericaParaphrase ：1. Most American remember Mark Twain as the father of

48、Huck Finn s idyllic cruise thro ugh eternal boyhood and Tom Sawyersendless summer of freedom and adventure.Mark Twain is known to most Americans as the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huck Finn is noted for his simple and pleasant journey through his bo

49、yhood which seems eternal and Tom Sawyer is famous for his free roam of the country and his adventure in one summer which seems never to end. The youth and summer are eternal because this is the only age and time we knew them. They are frozen in that age/season for all readers.2. The cast of charact

50、ers set before him in his new profession was rich and varied-a cosmos. His work on the boat made it possible for him to meet a large variety of people. It is a world of all types of characters.3. All would resurface in his books,together withthe colorful language that he soaked up with a memorythat

51、seemed phonographic.All would reappear in his books, written in the colorful language that he seemed to be able to remember and record as accurately as a phonograph.4. Steamboat decks teemed not only with the main current of pioneering humanity,but its flotsam of hustlers,gamblers,and thugs as well.

52、Steamboat decks were filled with people who explored and prepared the way for others and also lawless people or social outcasts such as hustlers, gamblers and thugs.5. He went west by stage coach and succumbed to theepidemicofgoldand silverfever in Nevadas Washoe region.He took a horse-drawn public vehicle and went west to Virginia