新标准大学英语第三册 Language in use-Unit 1

Languageinusewordformation:compoundwords1FindmoreexamplesofeachuseofhyphensinthepassageWearealldying.•I’vedouble-andtriple-checkedit.(compoundverb)•buddingcrypt-kickers(compoundnoun)•arear-viewmirror(compoundadjective)•theonce-a-yearholidaytoFloridaorSpain(compoundadjective)•back-burnerstuff(compoundadjective)•standingatthecorneroftheCo-op(compoundnoun)•asepia-colouredrelativethatnoonecanputanameto(compoundadjective)2Rewritethephrasesusingcompoundadjectives.1apartywhichisheldlateatnight(alate-nightparty)2alibrarywhichiswellstocked(awell-stockedlibrary)3aprofessorwhoisworldfamous(aworld-famousprofessor)4someadvicewhichiswelltimed(somewell-timedadvice)5apopulationwhichisgrowingrapidly(arapidly-growingpopulation)6aneconomywhichisbasedonfreemarket(afree-marketeconomy)7aboattripwhichlastsforhalfanhour(ahalf-hourboattrip)It’swhat/how…that…3RewritethesentencesusingIt’swhat/how…that…1Whatotherpeoplethinkofusisdeterminedbyhowwebehave.It’showwebehavethatdetermineswhatotherpeoplethinkofus.2Whatsortofjobwearegoingtoendupdoingisusuallydeterminedbyourcharacter.It’swhatourcharacteristhatusuallydetermineswhatsortofjobwearegoingtoendupdoing.3Whatwedoasacareerisn’talwaysdeterminedbythemarkswegetatuniversity.Itisn’talwayswhatmarkswegetatuniversitythatdeterminewhatwedoasacareer.4Howwereacttolife’sproblemsisoftendeterminedbyourchildhoodexperiences.Itisoftenwhatweexperiencedinourchildhoodthatdetermineshowwereacttolife’sproblems.5Whenwedieisdeterminedbyourgeneticclock,andthechangeswemaketoit.It’swhatourgeneticclockisandwhatchangeswemaketoitthatdeterminewhenwedie.Itis/wasnotjustthat…but…4RewritethesentencesusingItis/wasnotjustthat…but…1NotonlyweretheshopsallclosedforThanksgiving,therewasalsonooneinthestreets.Itwasn’tjustthattheshopswereallclosedforThanksgiving,buttherewasnooneinthestreets.2Notonlydidshespendallhertimeatcollegegoingtoparties,shealsotookthetimetogainafirst-classdegree.Itwasn’tjustthatshespentallhertimeatcollegegoingtoparties,butshetookthetimetogainafirst-classdegree.3Notonlyweretheynotlisteningtowhathesaid,italsoseemedasiftheyweren’tatallinterested.Itwasn’tjustthattheyweren’tlisteningtowhathesaid,butitseemedasiftheyweren’tatallinterested.4NotonlywasIupset,IalsofeltasifIwasgoingtoburstoutcrying.Itwasn’tjustthatIwasupset,butIfeltasifIwasgoingtoburstoutcrying.5NotonlywastheGrimReaperintendedtofrightenpeople,itwasalsoafigureoffun.Itwasn’tjustthattheGrimReaperwasintendedtofrightenpeople,butitwasalsoafigureoffun.collocations5Readtheexplanationsofthewords.Answerthequestions.1settleWhenyousettlesomewhereyougotheretostay.(a)Whereisdustlikelytosettleinaroom?Onthesurfacesthataren’tusedveryoftenoraren’tcleaned.(b)Ifyousettleanargument,istheconclusionsatisfactory?Yes,itis,becausethedisagreementissolvedandeachpartyissatisfiedwiththeoutcome.(c)Ifyousettlethebill,whatistherelefttopay?Nothing,becauseyouhavepaideverythingthatisowed.(d)Whatdoyoudowhenyousettlebacktowatchafilm?Werelaxinacomfortablechairandenjoyit.2smoothThiswordcanmeanflatorsoft,comfortable,easyorconfident.(a)Iftheseaissmooth,areyoulikelytofeelseasick?No,becausetheseaiscalm.Wewillfeelseasickifitisrough.(b)Ifachangeoverfromonegovernmenttothenextissmooth,aretherelotsofproblems?No,becausethechangeoverhasgonewell,withoutdifficulties.(c)Isitagoodideatotrustasmoothtalker?Notnecessarily,becausesomepeoplewhotalkconfidentlylikethatdosototrickyou,likeaconfidencetricksterorconman.3offerThiswordcanrefertosomethingyouwouldlikesomeonetotake,somethingsomeonegives,orsomethingthatisforsale.(a)Ifyoudeclineanoffer,doyousay“yes”or“no”?Wesay“no”,becausewearerefusingit.(b)Ifyouofferanapologytosomeoneforsomethingyouhavedone,whatdoyousay?Weshouldsay,“Iapologize”or“I’msorry”.(c)Whereareyoulikelytoseespecialoffer?Inashop,becausetheshopisofferingaspecialpriceorreductionforsomething.(d)Ifsomeonehasalottooffer,whatkindofpersonarethey?Theyareintelligent,talented,giftedorcreativeandtheywillbringthesekindsofqualitiestotheirwork.4bearIfyoubearsomethingyoucarryorbringit.Ifyoucannotbearsomething,youdislikeitorcannotacceptit.(a)Ifyoubearsomethinginmind,doyouforgetit?No,wewillrememberitandconsideritforaparticularoccasioninfuture.(b)Ifyoubeararesemblancetosomeone,inwhatwayareyoulikethem?Welooksimilarincertainphysicalfeatures.(c)Isthereanythingyoucan’tbeartothinkabout?Ican’tbeartothinktoomuchaboutsomeoftheproblemsintheworld,famine,war,povertyetc.Inthemodernworld,whydon’twejustsolvethem?5resistanceThiswordcanrefertotherefusaltoacceptsomethingnew,theabilitynottobeharmedbysomething,oroppositiontosomeoneorsomething.(a)Ifthereisresistancetoanidea,dopeopleacceptit?No,noteasily.Theyrefusetoaccepttheideamaybebecauseit’sjustabadidea,ortheymaychangetheirmindiftheyunderstanditbetter.(b)Ifthesoldiersmetwithresistance,whathappened?Thesoldiersmetoppositionfromthosetheywerefightingagainst.(c)Isthereawaytobuildupyourresistancetocold?Yes,wecankeepourselvesashealthyaspossiblewithagooddietandgettingenoughexercisesothatwearelesslikelytocatchacold,orifwedogetone,wewon’tsuffersobadly.6TranslatetheparagraphsintoChinese.1Weallsensedwewerecomingtotheendofourstayhere,thatwewouldnevergetachancelikethisagain,andwebecamedeterminednottowasteit.MostimportantofcoursewerethefinalexamsinAprilandMayinthefollowingyear.Noonewantedthehumiliationoffinishinglastinclass,sothepeergrouppressuretoworkhardwasstrong.Librarieswhichwereonceemptyafterfiveo’clockintheafternoonwerestandingroomonlyuntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning,andguysworethebagsundertheireyesandtheirpale,sleepyfaceswithpride,likemedalsprovingtheirdiligence.(☞andguysworethebagsundertheireyesandtheirpale,sleepyfaceswithpride…这句的动词wear后面带两个宾语，中文找不到能带这两个宾语的动词，故处理成四个中文短句；翻译likemedalsprovingtheirdiligence时，采用“增词法”增加“这些”来概括前面所描写的“眼袋”，“脸色苍白”，“睡眼惺忪”等，使译文含义更加清晰流畅。)我们都觉得在校时间不多了，以后再也不会有这样的学习机会了，所以都下定决心不再虚度光阴。当然，下一年四五月份的期末考试最为重要。我们谁都不想考全班倒数第一，那也太丢人了，因此同学们之间的竞争压力特别大。以前每天下午五点以后，图书馆就空无一人了，现在却要等到天快亮时才会有空座，小伙子们熬夜熬出了眼袋，他们脸色苍白，睡眼惺忪，却很自豪，好像这些都是表彰他们勤奋好学的奖章。2Tomorrow?It’sallalie;thereisn’tatomorrow.There’sonlyapromissorynotethatweareoftennotinapositiontocash.Itdoesn’tevenexist.Whenyouwakeupinthemorningit’llbetodayagainandallthesameruleswillapply.Tomorrowisjustanotherversionofnow,anemptyfieldthatwillremainsounlesswestartplantingsomeseeds.Yourtime,whichistickingawayaswespeak(atabout60secondsaminutechronologically;abitfasterifyoudon’tinvestyourtimewisely),willbegoneandyou’llhavenothingtoshowforitbutregretandarear-viewmirrorfullof“couldhaves”,“shouldhaves”and“wouldhaves”.(☞本段的难点在于对一些词的理解与翻译，如anemptyfieldthatwillremainso,chronologically,investyourtimewisely,havenothingtoshowforitbut等等。“couldhaves”,“shouldhaves”,“wouldhaves”是表达与事实相反的条件句，指自己没有做，但有可能或应该做的事情。)明天行吗？明天只是个谎言；根本就没有什么明天，只有一张我们常常无法兑现的期票。明天甚至压根儿就不存在。你早上醒来时又是另一个今天了，同样的规则又可以全部套用。明天只是现在的另一种说法，是一块空地，除非我们开始在那里播种，否则它永远都是空地。你的时间会流逝（时间就在我们说话的当下嘀嗒嘀塔地走着，每分钟顺时针走60秒，如果你不能很好地利用它，它会走得更快些），而你没有取得任何成就来证明它的存在，唯独留下遗憾，留下一面后视镜，上面写满了“本可以做”、“本应该做”、“本来会做”的事情。7TranslatetheparagraphsintoEnglish.1对于是否应该在大学期间详细规划自己的未来，学生们意见不一。有的人认为对未