高级英语第一册课后练习答案

Lesson1

TheMiddleEasternBazaar

I.

1)AbazaarisamarketorstreetofshopsandstandsinOrientalcountries.Such

bazaarsare1ikelytobefoundinAfghanistan,theArabianPeninsula,Cyprus,Asiatic

TurkeyandEgypt.

2)Thebazaarincludesmanymarkets：cloth—market,copper-

smiths'market.carpet一market,food一market,dye-market,pottery一market,

carpentersJmarket,etc.Theyrepresentthebackwardfeudaleconomy.

3)AblindmancouldknowwhichpartOfthebazaarhewasinbyhissensesofsmell

andhearing.Differentodoursandsoundscangivehimsomeideasaboutthevarious

partsOfthebazaar.

4)Becausetheearthenfloor,beatenhardbycountlessfeet,deadensthesound

offootsteps,andthevaultedmudbrickwallsandroofhavehardlyandsoundstoecho.

Theshop-keepersalsospeakinslow,measuredtones,andthebuyersfollowsuit.

5)Theplacewherepeoplemakelinseedoi1seemsthemostpicturesqueinthebazaar.

Thebackwardnessoftheirextractingoilpresentsanunforgetablescene.

II.

1)littledonkeyswentinandoutamongthepeopleandfromonesidetoanother

2)Thenasyoupassthroughabigcrowdtogodeeperintothemarket,thenoise

oftheentrancegraduallydisappear,andyoucometothemuchquietercloth-market.

3)theydropsomeofitemsthattheydon'treallywantandbegintobargain

seriouslyforalowprice.

4)Hewillaskforahighpricefortheitemandrefusetocutdownthepriceby

anysignificantamount.

5)Asyougetnearit,avarietyofsoundsbegintostrikeyourear.

III.Seethetranslationoftext.

IV.

l)n.+n..seaside,doorway,graveyard,warlord

2)n.+v..daybreak,moonrise,bullfight

3)v.+n..cutback,cutthroat,rolIway

4)adj.+n..shortterm,softcoal,softliner,hardware

5)adv.+v..output,upgrade,downpour

6)v.+adv..pullover,buildup

V.

1)thread(n.)shefailedtoputthethreadthroughtheeyeoftheneedle,(v.)

Hethreadedthroughthethrong.

2)round(v.)Onthe1stofSeptembertheshiproundedtheCapeofGoodHope.(adv.)

Hewheeledroundandfacedmeangrily.

3)narrow(v.)Inthediscussionswedidnotnarrowthegapanyfurther,(adj.)He

failedbyaverynarrowmargin.

4)price(n.)ThedefencesecretarysaidtheU.S.wasnotlookingforanagreement

atanyprice,(v.)Atthepresentconsumptionrates(ofoil)theworldmaywellbe

pricingitselfoutofitsfuture.

5)(v.)liveAbout40%ofthepopulationlivesonthelandandtriestoliveoff

it.(adj.)Thenationheardtheinauguralspeechinalivebroadcast.

6)tower(n.)Thetowerwasbuiltinthe14thcentury,(v.)Thegeneraltowered

overhiscontemporaries.

7)dwarf(v.)Athirdofthenation，scapitalgoodsareshippedfromthisarea,

whichdwarfsWestGermany'smightyRuhrValleyinindustrialoutput,(n.)Haveyou

everreadthestoryofSnowWhiteandtheDwarfs?

VI.

1)lightandheat：glare,dark,shadowy,dancingflashes,theredofthelivecoals,

glowingbright,dimming,etc.

2)soundandmovement：enter,pass,threadtheirway.penetrate,selecting,pricing,

doingalittlepreliminarybargaining,din,tinkling,banging,clashing,creak,

squeaking,rumbling,etc.

3)smellandcolour：profusionofrichcolours,pungentandexoticsmells,etc.

vn.

Dglare指刺眼的光；brightness指光源发出的强烈稳定的光，强调光的强度。

2)din指连续不断的噪音，听了很使人心烦意乱;sound指人们感觉到的各种各样的声音，

包括高亢的，轻柔的，悦耳的，难听的；noise指所有强烈的、混乱的或令人不快的sounds。

3)quiet或silent指没有声音；而音被压低或吸收而已。muted则指有声音，只不过声

4)display指陈列(物品),让人看得见;exhibition指展示(物品)，以引人注意、观看。

5)distinct指声音十分清晰，让人一听就知道与别的声音不一样；clear指某物丝毫也

不混乱、含糊或模糊不清，因而也就易于理解或领悟。

6)huge指体积大，比large更具体。

7)varied不同于different,它强调的是充满变化，有多种形式或种类繁多。

8)exotic不仅指很奇怪，而且指外来的，本地没有的。strange的“奇怪”内涵是：生

疏、异样、不自然、费解等。

9)sunlit一词更为具体，指因为阳光照耀而明亮；bright则强调光的强度。

10)massive不仅指大，而且指重，给人的印象深。

iDconstantly强调稳定，始终如一；endlessly则强调没完没了，单一，乏味。

12)old意指旧的、老的或古老的；used不一定就是陈旧的，它的意思是因已用过而不再

新了。

vm.

1)buyers2)sharp,strong3)dismal,gloomy,solemn4)declaring,

insisting5)strike6)abundance,plenty7)richandcostly8)goods

9)mixing

IX.

l)Thereisthecloth—market,withitsprofusionofrichcolour.

2)Thereisthecoppersmiths'market,whereyoucanhearthesoundsoftinkling,

bangingandclashing.

3)Thereisthecarpet-market,whereyoucanfindvariedtexturesandregional

designs.

4)Thereisthespice—market,withitspungentandexoti'csmells.

5)Thereisthefood—market,witheverythingyouneedforthemostsumptuous

dinner.

6)Thereisasunlitcourtyard,withflowersbloomingandbirdschirping.

X.

1)Azig-zagpathlosesitselfintheshadowydistanceofthewoods.

2)Atthebazaartherearemanystallswheregoodsofeveryconceivablekindare

sold.

3)Ireallydon'tknowwhatitisthathasmadehimsoangry.

4)Thenewlyunearthedbronzevaseispleasinginformandengravedwithdelicate

andintricatetraditionaldesigns.

5)Beyondthemountainsthereisavastgrasslandthatextendsasfarastheeye

cansee.

6)Theydecidedtobuythathousewith,agarageattached.

7)Theteachersmakeapointofbeingstrictwiththestudents.

8)Thislittlegirlisverymuchattachedtoherfather.

9)Toachievethefourmodernization,wemakeapointoflearningfromtheadvanced

scienceandtechnologyofothercountries.

10)Asduskfell,daylightfadedaway.

11)Theapprenticewatchedhismastercarefullyandthenfollowedsuit.

12)Frankoftentookahandinthewashing-upafterdinner.

XI.

bazaar,veiledwomen,coppervessels,carpets,spice,mosque,camels,

caravanserai,desert,etc.

XII.Omitted.

XIII.

1)AsIgodeeperintothebazaar,thenoiseoftheentrancefadesaway,andI

cometothemutedcloth-market.Theearthenfloor,beatenhardbycountlessfeet,

reducesthesoundoffootsteps,andIcanhearnosoundbeingechoed.Theshop-keepers

speakinslow,controlledtones,andthe;customerstalkinthesameway.

Thecopper-smiths*marketiseasilytracedbythenoisecomingfromit.AsI

approachit,atinklingandbangingandclashingbeginstostrikemyear.Thenoise

issodeafeningthat1havetoleaveasquicklyasIcan.Icanhardlyimaginehow

thosecopper-smithsandtheirapprenticescanbeartoliveinallthatnoise.

Lesson2

Hiroshimathe“LiveliestCityinJapan”

I.

l)ThewritermustbeanAmericanjournalistorreporter.2)Theaimofthevisit,

Ithink,wastogatherinformationaboutHiroshimatoday.3)Alotofsadthoughts

wereonhismind.Therewereothervisitorsfromabroadwhodidn，tsharehisviews.

Thefirstparagraphshowsthistousclearly.4)Hefeltasenseofguilt.

5)TheJapanesewerenotpreoccupiedwiththesamethoughtasthewriterwas.

6)HiroshimawasdifferentfromotherJapanesecitiesinthatitwasdestroyed

byanatomicbombonAugust6,1945.

7)Sincethen,ithasbeenrebuiltwithhardworkandwiththehelpofeducation,

scienceandtechnology.

8)Oneisanobviousconflictbetweenwesterninfluencesandthetraditional

customs.Anotheristhattheimpactofthe1945bombattackisstillfeltorseen

tillnow.

9)Becausehethoughtitwasunnecessarytodososincetheanswerswereobvious

afterhistalkwiththepatients.

10)TheanswerwastheHiroshimawasnottheliveliestcityinJapan.

II.

l)Theyweresoabsorbedintheirconversationthattheyseemednottopayany

attentiontothepeoplearoundthem.

2)Assoonasthetaxidriversawatraveler,heimmediatelyopenedthedoor.

3)Thetraditionalfloatinghousesamonghighmodernbuildingsrepresentthe

constantstrugglebetweenoldtraditionandnewdevelopment.

4)1sufferedfromastrongfeelingofshamewhenIthoughtofthesceneofmeeting

themayorofHiroshimawearingmysocksonly.

5)ThefewAmericansandGermansseemedjustasrestrainedas1was.

6)AfterthreedaysinJapanonegetsquiteusedtobowingtopeopleasaritual

toshowgratitude.

7)1wasonthepointofshowingmyagreementbynoddingwhenIsuddenlyrealized

whathemeant.Hiswordsshockedmeoutmysaddreamythinking.

8)Ithoughtforsomereasonorothernoharmhadbeendonetome.

III.Seethetranslationofthetext.

IV.

l)n.+presentparticiple：epoch—making,face一keeping,timeconsuming,

nerve一wracking

2)n.+pastparticiple：home一made,bedridden,sun—burnt,heartfelt

3)n.+adj・：pitch—dark,headstrong,duty-free,coal一black

4)n.+n.+-ed：1ion-hearted,iron-fisted,wall-eyed,brick-walled

5)adj.+n・+-ed：stiff-necked,highminded,dull—witted,warm—blooded,

empty-headed,cold-blooded

6)adj.+presentparticiple：high—sounding,hard-working,plain-sailing,

far—reaching

7)adj.+pastparticiple：high—flown,new-born,finespun,high—strung

V.

Dwas指事实如此;而mustbe意为"很可能”。

2)“WasIatthescene…？”表示不能断定是不是在那里，而“WasInotatthe

scene…？”表示肯定是在那里，有“难倒……不是”的意思。

3)elderly意为“上了年纪的“，但不算太老。

4)grin指露齿而笑，有时可指傻笑，但不出声；laugh表示大笑；。mile一词最常用，

指不出声地微笑，可表示开心、满意、喜爱等等。

5)sketch指很快地勾画出轮廓。

6)careful指认真、周全，小心谨慎以免出错；cautious指处处谨小慎微，以防失败或

危险。

7)site大多指•块地方，可大可小；它可能是留作特殊用途的地方，如建筑工地(a

buildingsite),也可能指发生某事的地方或场所，如第一枚原子弹爆炸的地方(siteofthe

firstatomicbombardment)0spot所指地点较小。

8)demolish意义比较实在，指彻底拆除，而destroy仅指破坏。

9)gay意为轻松愉快，兴致高。delightful指有魅力，心情好。

10)gaze指目不转睛地长久地注视，往往出于好奇、钦羡、着迷等。stare指盯着看，瞪

大眼睛看，往往出于吃惊、羡慕等。

VI.

1)job,task,duty2)unaware3)fronts>bythefrontdoors

4)striking/fascinating/strange/sight；continual,endless,constant

5)sudden,sharpfeeling；idea,thought,expectation6)killed,murdered

7)pain,torture8)fame9)daydream,thoughts10)atomicdisaster

11)teardown,pulldown12)meetwith,face

Vil.

1)他刚才所讲的与讨论的问题无关。

2)战场旧址使他回想起那战火纷飞的抗战岁月。

3)他专心致志地工作，完全没有理会周围正在发生的事。

4)记者们看到诺贝尔奖获得者时感到很兴奋。

5)—老师用了个什么字?我没太听清楚。——我也没听清楚，很像是preoccupation。

6)又拐了一个弯，我们来到了一个可容几百人的大岩洞。

7)人们领悟到这骇人听闻的消息之后都惊得目瞪口呆。

8)铁水倒人混铁炉有如把茶水从茶壶倒入茶杯。

9)手术的失败使年青的外科大夫心情沉重。

10)将军常到兵营里去，和普通战士们在一起。

VII.

1)soil2)soil3)earth4)earth5)familiarto6)familiar

with7)puzzled8)surprising9)admits10)hadconfessed

ll)careful12)cautiously

DC.

l)Thereisnotasoulinthehal1.Themeetingmusthavebeenputoff.

2)Thebooklooksverymuchlikeabox.(Thebooklooksmuchthesameasabox.)

3)SichuandialectsoundsmuchthesameasHubeidialect.Itissometimesdifficult

totellonefromtheother.

4)Theverysightofthemonumentremindsmeofmygoodfriendwhowaskilledin

thebattle.

5)Hewassodeepinthoughtthathewasobiiviousofwhathisfriendsweretalking

about.

6)Whathedidhadnothingtodowithher.

7)Shecouldn*tfallasleepasherdaughter*sillnesswasverymuchonhermind.

8)Ihavehadthematteronmymindforalongtime.

9)Helovessuchgatheringsatwhichherubsshoulderswithyoungpeopleand

exchangeopinionswiththemonvarioussubjects.

10)Itwasonlyafterafewminutesthathiswordssankin.

11)Thesoilsmellsoffreshgrass.

12)Couldyousparemeafewminutes?

13)Couldyousparemeaticket?

14)Thatelderlygrey-hairedmanisacoppersmithbytrade.

X.Omitted.

XI.

MyVisittotheEuropeanTown

Oneautumn,myfriendsandIwenttoWuxionvacation.Wedecidedtovisitthe

EuropeanTownfirst.ItisaparklocatedonthesideofTaiLake.ManyEuropean

scenicspotsarebuiltsmallerthereandalotoftouristsgothereforsightseeing

everyday.Becausetheymayneverhavethechancetoseetherealones,theypayto

seetheseimitations.

Wearrivedatthetownlateinthemorning.Itbegantodrizzleaswestepped

inside.Buttheraindidn'tdecreaseourplea-surebecauseitwasmoreromanticthan

inthesunlight.Iwasdeeplyimpressedbythescenerythere.ThenumberofEuropean

31stylebuildingswasbeyondmyimagination.WesawTriumphalArchandEiffelTower

ofParis,theWindmillsofHollandandmanyothers.Hereandthere,peopleweretaking

pictures.Inanexcitedmood,westrolledtoeachbuilding.Wealsotookalotof

photosthere.IlikedtheonetakeninfrontofTriumphalArchmost.Itwassoreal

thatyoumightthinkIhadbeentoParis.

Wespenttherestofthedaythere.Itwasreallyanunforgetableexperiencefor

me.

Lesson3

ShipsintheDesert

I.

l)ThewriterwenttotheAralSeatosearchfortheunderlyingcausesofthe

environmentalcrisis.Whathesawtherewashotdrysand.

2)Itwastheannuallayersoficeinacoresampledugfromtheglacier.

3)Scientistsweremonitoringtheairseveraltimesadaytochartthecourseof

theclimatechange.

4)Becausethepolarcapplaysacrucialroleintheworld,sweathersystem,the

thinningofthepolarcapmightcausefloodinmanyplacesoftheworld.

5)TherearemoredifferentspeciesofbirdsineachsquaremileoftheAmazon

thanexistinallofNorthAmerica.ThedestructionoftheAmazonrainforestwill

meansilencingthousandsofsongswehaveneverevenheard.

6)Thewritercallsnoctilucentclouds/zghostsinthesky〃.Asaresultofpollution,

thecloudsoccasionallyappearwhentheearthisfirstcloakedintheevening

darkness.Andtheyappearmoreoftenbecauseofahugebuildupofmethanegasin

theatmosphere.

7)Becausewearenotyetawakenedtotakeeffectivemeasurestodealwiththe

climatechange.

8)Carbondioxide'sabilitytotrapheatintheatmospherecausesglobalwarming.

Becauseglobalwarmingseriouslythreatenstheglobalclimateequilibriumthat

determinesthepat-ternofwinds,rainfall,surfacetemperatures,oceancur-rents,

andsealevel.Theseinturndeterminethedistributionofvegetativeandanimal

lifeonlandandseaandhaveagreateffectonthelocationandpatternofhuman

societies.

9)Thetwokeyfactorsarehumanpopulationandthescientificandtechnological

development.Thedramaticchangesthathaveoccurredinthesetwofactorsarea

suddenandstartlingsurgeinhumanpopulationandasuddenaccelerationofthe

scientificandtechnologicalrevolution.

10)Thewriter'ssolutiontoourecologicalproblemsistoreinventandfinally

healtherelationshipbetweenhumanbeingsandtheearthbycarryingoutacareful

reassessmentofallthe{actorsthatledtotherelativelyrecentdramaticchange

intherelationship.

II.

1)Itwasnotatal1possibletocatchalargeamountoffish.

2)Followingthelayersoficeinthecoresample,hisfingercametotheplace

wherethelayeroficewasformed2050yearsago.

3)keepsitsenginesrunningforfearthatifhestopsthem,themetalpartswould

befrozensolidandtheengineswouldnotbeabletostartagain

4)Bitbybittreesintherainforestarefelledandthelandisclearedandturned

intopasturewherecattlecanberaisedquicklyandslaughteredandthebeefcan

beusedinham-burgers.

5)Sincemilesofforestarebeingdestroyedandthehabitatfortheserarebirds

nolongerexists,thousandsofbirdswhichwehavenotevenhadachancetoseewill

becomeextinct.

6)Thinkingabouthowaseriesofeventsmighthappenasaconsequenceofthe

thinningofthepolarcapisnotjustakindofpracticeinconjecture(speculation),

ithasgotpracticalValue.

7)Weareusinganddestroyingresourcesinsuchahugeamountthatweare

disturbingthebalancebetweendaylightanddarkness.

8)Orhavewebeensoaccustomedtothebrightelectriclightsthatwefailto

understandthethreateningimplicationoftheseclouds.

9)Toputforwordthequestioninadifferentway

10)andgreatlyaffectthelivingplacesandactivitiesofhumansocieties

11)Weseemunawarethattheearth'snaturalsystemsaredelicate.

12)Andthiscontinuingrevolutionhasalsosuddenlydevelopedataspeedthat

doubledandtripledtheoriginalspeed.

III.Seethetranslationofthetext.

IV.

1)transportation,imitation,destruction

2)encirc1ement,enrichment,enlightenment

3)postage,coinage,advantage

4)sharpness,boldness,smoothness

5)admission,concession,depression

6)productivity,sensitivity,desirability

7)posture,departure,indenture

8)independence,prudence,impudence

9)flagrancy,consistency,potency

10)analysis,metabasis,metamorphosis

11)dictatorship,ownership,partnership

12)depth,length,birth

1)technology技术2)ecology生态学

3)hydrology水文学4)phrenology颅像学

5)neurology神经病学6)pathology病理学

7)physiology生理学8)pharmacology药理学

9)gynaecology妇科学10)oceanology海洋学

11)lexicology词汇学12)archaeology考古学

13)anthropology人类学14)criminology犯罪学

VI.

1)anarchist无政府主义者

2)naturalist自然主义者

3)biologist生物学家

4)psychologist心理学家

5)satirist讽刺作家

6)encyclopaedist百科全书编纂者

7)geologist地质学家

8)sociologist社会学家

9)zoologist动物学家

10)impressionist印象派艺术家

11)environmentalist环境保护论者

12)terrorist恐怖主义分子

vn.

1)submarine潜水艇

2)submerge淹没，潜入水中

3)subantartic亚南极的

4)subsolar在太阳正下面的，赤道的

5)subhead小标题

6)subaquatic半水栖的

7)subdivide把...再分

8)suboxide低氧化物

9)subclass亚纲

10)subclimax亚顶极群落

11)subcommittee小组委员会

12)subconscious下意识的

13)subcontinent次大陆

14)subcontract转包合同

15)subculture亚文化群

16)subspecies亚种

17)subsoil底土

18)sublethal(毒药的量等)尚不致命的

WI.

inlandsea,desert,coresample,glacier,atmosphere,carbondioxide,polarice

cap,globalwarming,Amazonrainforest,speciesofbirds,ecologicalbalance,

noctilucentcloud,methanegas,naturalgas,landfills,coalmines,ricepaddies,

termites,biomass,upperatmosphere,elephants,greenhousegases,watervapor,

growingmountainsofwaste,acidrain,chlorine,humanactivities,heat-absorbing

molecules,globalclimateequilibrium,winds,rainfall,surfacetemperatures,ocean

currents,sealevel,vegetativeandanimallife,etc.

IX.

1)basicexamples2)unalterable3)meeting4)characterizedstrike

againsteachother5)setup6)see,attack7)atthesametime

8)balance9)increasing,existence10)task11)out-of-date

X.

1)consequences2)results3)results4)outcome5)results,

6)outcome7)causes8)causes9)reason10)reasonll)relations

12)relationship13)relations14)relationship15)complex

16)complex17)complicated18)complex19)simple20)simplistic

XI.

1)with2)of3)on4)of5)in6)in7)against

8)than9)of10)as11)as12)with13)of14)of

15)for16)of

XII.

relationship,environment,garbage,what,endless,allow,that,dumping,dispose,

drown,having,old,mind,running,waste,it,sight11recent,debates,disposal,

ocean,elsewhere,confront,capacity,of,quantities,only,change,reduce,we,used,

interdependent,chosen,unless,dramatically,thinking,humankind,inherit

XIII.Omitted.

XIV.

WeMustProtectOurEcologicalSystem

Withthedevelopmentofhumancivilization,manhascreatedcountlesswonders,

butatwhataprice!Ourecologicalsys-tem,onwhichal1animals'existencedepends,

hasbeenseriouslydamagedandissti11beingthreatened.Theearth'stemperature

isgettinghigher,moreandmoreforestsarebeingfelled,largenumbersofanimals

arefacingextinction,anddesertsareexpandingatanincrediblerate.

Thecausesfortheworseningecologicalsystemaremanifold.Perhapstwoofthe

majorproblems1ieinpeople*spursuitofshort-terminterestswithlittleattention

tolong-terminterestsandtheirpursuitofindividualinterestsratherthan

collectiveinterests.Inthefirstcase,manylakesarefilledtogrowcropsoreven

buildhouses;treesarecutdown,onlybaremountainsstandcoldinthewindand

arecapableofholdingnowaterwhenitrains.Inthesecondcase,scenicspotsbecome

dirtyanddesertedbecauseofnewlyestablishednearbyfactoriesproducingwaste

waterandair;industrialcountriesinvestheavilyinchemicalfactoriesintheThird

Worldnations,keepingtheirownlandrelativelyclean.

Tosolvetheproblemsmentionedabove,weshouldtryourbesttobalance

short-terminterestswithlong-termonesbymakinglong-termplansandtakingas

manythingsaspossibleintoconsideration.We'relivingtodayandarestilltolive

tomorrowweandourposteritybothhavetoliveontheearth.Besides,Globalaction

shouldbetakentoprotectourecologicalsystem.People,easternorwestern,rich

orpoor,shouldjointheirhandstopreventourecologicalsystemfrombeingfurther

damaged.Wehaveonlyoneearthandwehavetomakeitabetterworld.

Lesson4EverydayUseforyourgrandmama

I.

1)Inreallifethemotherwasalarge,big-bonedwomanwithrough,man-working

hands.

2)Deelikehermothertohaveaslenderfigureandafairskin,glisteninghair

andaquickandwittytongue.

3)Whenshemeetsastrangewhiteman,shealwaysavoidslookinghimintheeye

andisreadytogoaway.

4)Maggieisaninnocent,timidandkind-heartedgirl.

5)Becausetheyweremoreseriouslylookeddownuponbywhitemenatthattime,

andtheywerenotasawakenastheyaretoday.

6)BecauseDeedoesn5tlikeherfriendstoseethepoorstateherfamilyisin,

whichshethinksisshameful.ThistellsusthatDeeissomewhatasnob.Another

instancetoprovethisisthatshewantsnicethings.

7)Becauseitwasoldandstitchedbyhandinsteadofbymachine.Sothatshecould

usethemfordecorationshowingtothepeopleshewasassociatedwith.

8)Maggiewantedthequiltbecauseshecouldrememberhergrandmabetter,who

taughthertodoneedlework.

9)Becauseshewantedtogetsomevaluableheritagesofthefamily,mainlyout

ofhervanity.

10)Atfirstthemother1ikedDeebecauseofherbeauty,taste,andeducation.

Butwiththedevelopmentofthestory,herlovewastransferredtoadislikebecause

ofDee'segotism,whichwasobviouslyrevealedwhensheinsistedontakingthequilts

whilehersisterMaggiegaveupkeepingitwillinglytosatisfyherdesire.

11)It'simpliedthatthestoryiswritteninhonorofthegrandmamentionedin

itandthattheordinaryoldthingmaybesomethingpreciousfortheyoung.

II.

l)Shethinksthathersisterhasafirmcontrolofherlife.

2)Shecouldalwayshaveanythingshewanted,andlifewasextremelygenerousto

her.

3)ThepopularTVtalkshowstar,JohnnyCarson,whoisfamousforhiswittyand

glibtongue,hastotryhardifhewantstocatchupwithme.

4)ItseemstomethatIhavetalkedtothemalwaysreadytoleaveasquicklyas

possible.

5)Sheimposedonuslotsoffalsity.

6)imposedonusalotofknowledgethatistotallyuselesstous

7)Sheisnotbrightjustassheisneithergood-lookingrich.

8)Deeworeaverylongdressevenonsuchahotday.

9)YoucanseemetryingtomovemybodyacoupleofsecondsbeforeIfinallymanage

topushmyselfup.

10)Soonheknowsthatwon，tdoforMaggie,sohestopstryingtoshakehandswith

Maggie.

11)AsIseeDeeisgettingtiredofthis,Idon'twanttogooneither.Infact,

IcouldhavetraceditfarbackbeforetheCivilWaralongthebranchesofthefamily-

tree.

12)NowandthenheandDeecommunicatedthrougheyecontactinasecretiveway.

13)IfMaggieputtheoldquiltsonthebed,theywou1dbeinragslessthanfive

years.

14)SheknewthiswasGod，sarrangement.

III.Seethetranslationofthetext.

IV.

1)inelegant

2)astupidperson/asimpleton

3)tightlycurled

4)expressedorwordedwell/felicitous

5)say(usedtodescribedialogue)

6)asifshakehandsinafancyandelaborateway

7)Iknewyoucouldn，ttraceitfurtherback

8)mispronounced,failedtopronounceitcorrectly

9)peoplewhobredandfattencattleformeat

10)talkedmuchandrapidly

V.

l)Dee,however,isnotlikeme.

2)Icouldnevercarryatune.

3)Itwaslikethereactionyouhavewhenyouseethewrigglingendofasnake

justinfrontofyourfootontheroad.

4)Deecomesoutofthecarnext.Sheiswearingadresslongenoughtotouchthe

ground,inspiteofthishotweather.

5)Herearringsaregold,too,andtheyarehangingdowntohershoulders.

6)“No,Mama,“shesays〃MynameisnotDeenow,ithaschangedintoWangero

LeewanikaKernanjo!v

7)“Whyshouldn'tIcallyoubyyournewname?''

8)Thosepeoplewerealwaystoobusy：…

9)"DidUncleBuddywhittlethatone,too?”askedthebarber.

10)uImaginethatshedidallthestitchingbyhand!”shebreathedagain,

clutchingthemtoherbosom.

VI.

1),•,mycomplexionhadasmoothandcreamytexture.

2),,,uncomfortablyandnervously,wantingtogetawayassoonaspossible.

3),•,thequickandgreathumorthatwouldmakeeverybodylaughimmediately.

4)Hewastednotimeinmarryingacontemptiblecitygirlfromafam