现代大学英语第六册paraphrase答案（整理版1-4-5-6-9-10-11）

现代大学英语第六册paraphrase答案(整理版

1,4,5,6,9,10,11)Lesson1HowtogetthepooroffourconscienceVirtueis...self-centered.Byrightaction,wemeanitmusthelppromotepersonalinterest..(poverty)wasaproductoftheirexcessivefecundity...Thepovertyofthepoorwascausedbytheirhavingtoomanychildren...therichwerenotresponsibleforeitheritscreationoritsamelioration.Therichwerenottoblamefortheexistenceofpovertysotheyshouldnotbeaskedtoundertakethetaskofsolvingtheproblem.4.1tismerelytheworkingoutofalawofnatureandalawofGod.Itisonlytheresultoreffectofthelawofthesurvivalofthefittestappliedtonatureoftohumansociety.5.Itdeclinedinpopularity,andreferencestoitsacquiredacondemnatorytone.PeoplebegantorejectSocialDarwinismbecauseitseemedtoglorifybrutalforceandopposetreasuredvaluesofsympathy,loveandfriendship.Therefore,whenitwasmentioned,itwasusuallythetargetofcriticism...thesearchforawayofgettingthepooroffourconsciencewasnotatanend;itwasonlysuspended.Thedesiretofindawaytojustifytheunconcernforthepoorhadnotbeenabandoned,ithadonlybeenputoff....onlyrarelygiventooverpayingformonkeywrenches,flashlights,coffeemakers,andtoiletseats.Governmentofficials,onthewhole,aregood,itisveryrarethatsomewouldpayhighpricesfor。仟iceequipmenttogetkickbacks.Thisisperhapsourmosthighlyinfluentialpieceoffiction.Itisaverypopularstoryandhasbeenacceptedbymanybutitisnottrue.Beliefcanbetheservantoftruth—butevenmoreofconvenience.Beliefcanbeusefulinthesearchfortruth,butmoreoftenthannotitisacceptedbecauseitisconvenientandself-serving.GeorgeGilder...Whotellstoo...thecruelspuroftheirownsufferingtoensureeffort...GeorgeGilderadvancestheviewthatonlywhenthepoorsufferfromgreatmiserywilltheybestimulatedtomakegreateffortstochangethesituation,inotherwords,sufferingisnecessarytoforcethepoortoworkhard.Lesson4nettlesHowallmyownterritorywouldbealtered,adifalandslidehadgonethroughitandskimmedoffallmeaningexceptlossofMike.TheimpactofMike'sleavingonmylifewasbeyondmyimagination.Ididn'texpectthatMike'sleavingwouldhavesuchatremendouspowerthatitwouldchangethemeaningofmyexistencecompletely.AllmythoughtswereaboutlossofMike.Duringthattimeoflifethatissupposedtobeareproductivedaze,withthewoman'smindallswampedbymaternaljuices,wewerestillcompelledtodiscussSimonedeBeauvoirandArthurKoestlerand"TheCocktailParty".Atthattime,wewereyoungmothers,andweweresupposedtoleadaterriblybusylifefullofconfusionandbewildermentcausedbygivingbirthtoandraisingbabies.Andourmindsweresupposedtobefullyoccupiedbyhowtofeedthebabiesandthingslikethat.However;inthemidstofallthiswestillfelttheneedtodiscusssomeoftheimportantthinkersofourtimelikeSimonedeBeauvoirandArthurKoestlerandT.S.EIiot'ssophisticatedwork"TheCocktailParty"...Iwouldbefrightened,notofanyhostilitybutofakindofnonexistence.Iwouldbefrightened,andmyfearwasnotcausedbymyneighbor'svisiblyhostileandviolentwayoflife,butbyakindofformlessandhiddenemptinessandmeaninglessnessofhumanexistence.Whathappenedaroundmewastotallyirrelevanttome,andIfeltveryisolatedandalienated.4.Shedidnotaskme—wasitdelicacyordisapproval?—aboutmynewlife.Shedidnotaskmeaboutmynewlife,eitheroutofsubtleconsiderationformyfeelingaboutthissensitivesubjectoroutofdisapprovalformynewlifestyle.5.11wouldbeasleazythingtodo,inthehouseofhisfriends.Itwouldbeamorallylowthing,anindecentthingtocommitinfidelityinthehouseofafriend.6.1knewnowthathewasapersonwhohadhitrockbottom.Iknewthathewasapersonwhohadexperiencedtheworstinlife,thehardestexperienceapersonmighthavetoendure.Heandwifeknewthattogetheranditboundthem,assomethinglikethatwouldeitherbreakyouapartorbindyou,forlife.Theyexperiencedtheworsttogetherandtheyknewwhatitwaslikeandunderstoodthemeaningofthatexperience.Suchanexperienceposedthegravesttesttopeople.Iftheystoodthetest,theirfriendshipormarriagewouldbestrengthened,andasacredbondagewouldbeformedbetweenthem,butiftheyfailedthetest,theirrelationshipwouldbebrokenandtheywouldflowongentlyandNotriskingathingyetstayingaliveasasweettrickle,anundergroundresource.Withtheweightofthisnowstillnessonit,thisseal.Iftheyactedonlove,theywouldtakerisks.Theywouldn'tdothatorgofurtherintheirrelationship,buttheywouldratherlettheirloveremainasasweettrickle,whichwouldflowongentlyand...Lesson5TheOneAgainsttheMany...thenationalrejectionofdogmaticpreconceptionsaboutthenatureofthesocialandeconomicorderTherearesuchprejudicesinanarrogantmanneraboutthecharacteristicofthesocialorderandeconomicorderandtheytakeitforgranted.Thecountryjustrejectedsuchprejudice.NorcanonesuggestthatAmericanshavebeenconsistentlyvulnerabilitytosecularideologyeverafterNoonecansaythatAmericanshaveneverbeentemptedbytheapproachofunderstanding,preservingortransformingtheworldaccordingtorigiddogmas.andanyintellectsoshapedwas...everafterAmindinfluencedbyCalvinisttheologywouldsurelyfinditsomewhatdifficulttoresistotherideologicaltemptationstoideologicalthinking.Pragmatismisnomorewhollydevoid...experiencePragmatismisnotcompletelyfreefromabstractideasjustasideologyisnotcompletelyfreefromexperience,thatistosay,abstractideashaveaplaceinpragmatismjustasexperiencehasaroleinideology.Asanideologist,however,Jefferson....historicalcuriosityAsamanfollowingafixedsetofbeliefs,Jeffersonisonlyaninterestinghistoricalfigure.Hisbeliefsareoutofdateandareirrelevanttopresent-dayreality...whosecentraldogmaisconfidedtothecustodyofaninfalliblepriesthoodTheircentralbeliefsareimprisonedbythewholebodyofpriestswhoarealwayseffective.l....wherefreemenmayfindpartialtruths,butwhere...onAbsoluteTruthInthisuniverseapersonwhosemindisunconstrainedmaybeabletodiscoverrelationtruthsbutnomanonearthcanclaimthathehasalreadygraspedtheoneandonlytruth.Butideologyisadrug;nomatterhow...itstillpersists.Ideologyhasthecharacteristicofanarcotic.Inspiteofthefactthatithasbeenprovedwrongmanytimesbyexperience,peoplestilllongtocommitthemselvestoideology...theonlycertaintyinan.....abuseTheonlythingthatissureofadespoticsystemistheunrestrictedexerciseofpower.10.Thedistinctivehumantriumph...liesinthecapacitytounderstandthefrailtyofhumanstriving...nonethelessThemostoutstandingachievementofhumanityistheyknowthatnomatterhowhardtheytry,theycannotachieveAbsolutetruth,yettheycontinuetomakegreateffortsandrefusetogiveup.Lesson6DeathofapigItisatragedyenactedonmostfarmswith...Themurder,beingpremeditated,isinthefirstdegree...andthesmokedbaconandhamprovide...questionedThetragedyhasanending—thekillingofapigandtheservingofitsmeat.Thekillingdeliberatelyplannedandcarriedoutefficiently,isthemosttypeofmurder.However,whetherpigsshouldendtheirlivesthatwayhasneverbeenquestioned.Apigcouldn'taskforanythingbetterornonehas,atanyrateApigcouldnotaskforanybetterlivingconditions;atleastnopighasevercomplained.Inaword,mypiglivedinapleasantenvironmentYoucouldseehimdownthereatallhours,hiswhitefaceparting...hisstethoscopedangling...andgrinninghiscorrosivegrinFredwasquiteexcitedabouttheevent.Hewasdownatthepigpenallthetime.Becauseofhisswollenjoints,hemovedaboutunsteadily.Hisfacesetapartthegrassalongthefenceashemovedabout.Hewaslikeadoctor,withhislong,droopingearsdanglinglikeastethoscope,andhescrabbledonthegroundasifhewereprescribingsomemedicine.Whentheenemabagappeared,andthebucketofwarmsuds,hishappiness...fullchargeoftheirrigationWhenitwastimetodosethepig,Fredbecameevenmoreexcited,andhemanagedtogetthroughthefence,andactedasifhewastakingchargeofthemedicaltreatment...andtheprematureexpirationofapigis...asorrowinwhichitfeelsfullyinvolvedIfapigdiesbeforeheissupposedto,itisaseriousmatterforthewholecommunitytoremember.Thewholecommunitywouldsharethesadnessforhisdeath.6.1havewrittenthisaccountinpenitenceandingrief,asamanwho...andtoexplainmy...somanyraisedpigsThepurposeofthisessayistoshowthatIamsorryforwhathashappenedtomypig,sinceIhavefailedtoraisethepigandcannotprovideareasonwhymypigcoulddidn'tgrowthewayotherpigshavegrown.7.Thegraveinthewoodsisunmarked,but...andIknowheandI...onflagless...ownchoosingThepig'sgraveinthewoodsdoesn'thaveatombstone,butwheneversomebodywantstovisitit,Fredwillshowhimtheway.Iknowwewilloftenvisitit,separateortogether,whenweneedtoponderoverproblemsorwhenwearedepressed.Lesson9TheBluestEyePerhapsbecausetheydon'thavehometowns anditneverleavesthem.Thisisperhapsbecausetheyonlyhaveplacesofbirth,butnoplaceswheretherefeelathomeandwhichtheyidentifythemselveswith.Butthesegirlsarestronglyinfluencedbytheirhometowns,andtheinfluencestayswiththemforevereventheyleavetheirhometowns.Whereveriterupts,thisFunk,theywipeitaway...theyfinditandfightituntilitdies.Thebrowngirlstryhardtorepresstheiremotionsandpassions.However,thesenaturalhumanemotionscannotbewipedouttotally.Sometimestheywillemergeandburstout.Andtheywilldevelop,becomestrongerandstaywiththem.SowheneverandwhereverthisFunkburstsout,thebrowngirlswilldotheirbesttostifleit.Aslongashisneedswerephysical,shecouldmeetthem—comfortandsatiety.Iftheseneedswerephysical,shecouldmeetthem.Shecouldmakehimcomfortableandgivehimenoughorevenmorethanenoughtosatisfyhisphysicalneeds.4.Shehadseenthislittlegirlallofherlife.GeraldinehadseenblackgirlslikePecolaatmanyplacesandmanytimesinthepast.Eyesthatquestionednothingandaskedeverything.Ontheonehand,they(girlslikePecola)wereignorantanduncomprehending.Theydidnotaskthequestionthatwhytheirlivesweresomiserable.Ontheotherhand,astheywerepoverty-strickenandpracticallyhadnothing,theireyesrevealedtheirdesireforanythingthatcouldmaketheirliveseasier.Theendoftheworldlayintheireyes,andthebeginning,andallthewasteinbetween.Intheeyesofthesegirlsonecanseethattheywereindespair;withoutanyhopeforthefuture,andthattheirlifewasnothingbutawaste.Thegirlsgrewupknowingnothingofgirdles thebillsoftheircapsbackward.Asthegirlsweregrowingintoyoungwomen,theyhadneverworngirdlestomaketheirfigurelookslimmer;andthusmoreelegant;andwhentheboysgrewup,theyjustbegantoweartheircapswiththebillsturnedbackwardtoindicatethattheyhadbecomeadults.Lesson10NotesontheEnglishCharacterl.SaintGeorgemaycaperonbannersand whodeliversthegoods.AsSaintGeorgeisahero,thepersonofarms,symbolizingchivalry,hisimageoftenappearsonbanners,andhisnameisoftenmentionedinthespeechesofpoliticians.SaintGeorgeisusedasasymbolicfigureforpoliticalpurposes.ButJohnBullisatradesmanandhedeliversthegoodsweneedinourdailylifewhilemakingmoneyatthesametime.Withitsboarding-houses,itscompulsorygames allproportiontoitsnumbers.TheEnglishpublicschoolshaveuniquefeatures.First,allboysliveinboardinghouses.Second,sportsandgamesareorganizedandcompulsoryaspartoftheschoolcurricular.Third,olderstudentshavespecialdutiestohelpcontrolyoungerstudentswhilethelattermustdojobsfortheformer.Lastly,greatemphasisisplacedongoodformandteamspirit.Thesefeaturesenablethepublicschoolstudentstohavedisproportionatelygreatinfluence.NotethewordHbankrupt* anxioustomeetanyliabilities.Payattentiontomyuseoftheword"bankrupt",awordrelatedtobusiness.Thisrevealsmyidentityasamemberofthecommercialnation,whowouldbecarefulandsensibleenoughtoavoidanyrisksoffailingtopaytheirdebts.ButmyfriendspokeasanOriental butofkinglymunificenceandsplendor.ButmyfriendexpressedhisviewsasamemberoftheOrientalcountries.Theyarenourishedbyatraditionofgreatgenerosityandrichness,whichisdifferentfromtheEnglishtraditionofmiddle-classprudence.Trueloveinthisdiffersfromgoldandclay……nottotakeaway.Inthisaspect,trueloveisdifferentfrommaterialthingssuchasclayorevengoldwhichcanbedividedandtakenaway.Yet,ifwesharetruelove,itwillneverdiminish.6.1willnowdescendfromthatdizzy mybusinessofnotetaking.Intheaboveanecdote,IhavebecomeanexampleoftheEnglishmanforthemoment.Thatputmeninahighpositionwhichmakesmedizzyanditsunfamiliartome.IwillnowcomedownfromthatheightandreturntomyroleasyourcommentatoronthecharacteristicsoftheEnglishman.7.Suchacombinationisfruitful,andanyonewhopossessesithadgonealongwaytowardbeingbrave.TheEnglishman/snervoussystemactspromptlyandfeelsslowly.Thecombinationofthetwoqualitiesisuseful,andanyonewhohasthiscombinationismostlikelytobebrave.8.Sinceliteraturerestsonnationalcharacter. ....hiddenspirits...wesee.Asliteratureisbasedonnationalcharacter;theremustbeintheEnglishnaturehiddenresourcesofpassionthathaveproducedthegreatromanticliteraturewesee.〃0h,FmusedtoBernardShaw;monkeytricksdon'thurtme.ThatkindofcriticismisjustlikeBernardShaw,sattacks.ItisnothingnewandFmusedtothesetricksandjokes;theywon'tdoanyharmtome.Andthe"toleranthumorousattitude"...boundedbythetitterandtheguffaw.TheEnglishmenthinktheyhaveatolerantandhumorousattitudetowardcriticism.Infactitisnotso,becausetheirattitudeislimitedbyuncomfortablelaughter;whichindicatesthatbeneaththesurfaceoftheirtoleranthumorousattitude,theyareuneasy.Whentheytrytobehumorousandbrushasidecriticism,theywouldtitterandguffaw.Suchuncomfortablelaughterisasignofuneasiness.Thecatsarealloutoftheirbags,anddiplomacycannotrecallthem.Ihavealreadymadeallmyopinionsknowntoyou.Whatissaidissaid,andbeingdiplomaticcannotunsaywhathasbeensaid.Lesson11Beautyl.Thefestivalofmarriagehas canseetheirglory.Inweddingceremony,timeseemstogoslowlysoeverybody,evenafool,couldobservethingsclearlyandseehowwonderfultheyare.2.SoIcanmakeupmydarling inhergirlhood.Mydaughtermayfeelshehasmissedsomethingwhenshewasyoung.Ifso,IwishIcouldmakecompensationtohernow,beforesheismarried.3,Theglowofhappinesshastocool crystallizeintomemory.Withthe