TheLoons课后习题详解

-.z.Lesson11TheLoons(fromNov.1sttoNov.23th)=2\*ROMANII.Lookuptheitalicizedwordsinthedictionaryande*plain:1)asmallsquarecabinchinkedwithmud...chinked:filled.2)wasachaosoflean-toslean-tos:asmallroughly-madebuildingthatisbuiltagainstthesideofalargerbuilding.3)TheTonnerreswerehalfbreeds...halfbreeds:apersonwhoseparentsarefromdifferentraces.4)workingatoddjobsorassectionhandsodd:temporarysection:adepartmentinanorganization5)theylivedonreliefrelief:financialhelp6)butshehadfailedseveralgradesgrades:thelevelsinaschool7)hadtogetbacktohispracticepractice:habit8)howthecoyoterearedheryoungreared:caredfororkept9)Ifyouwalkjustaroundthepointthere...point:mainidea10)herhairwascutshortandfrizzilypermedpermed:curledI.Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions,usingyourownwordsasmuchaspossible:WeretheTonnerresrichorpoor"Substantiateyouranswerwithfacts.Thebasisoftheirfamily’sshackwasasmallsquarecabinandwaschinkedwithmud.Piquettealwaysdidhouseworkforthefamilyregardlessofherillness.WhatwouldhappensometimestooldJulesorhissonLazarusonSaturdaynights"Theyoftengotdrunkandwouldbeputinprisonforanightforfighting.WhydidthedoctorproposetakingPiquettetoDiamondLakeforthesummer"Becauseshehadtuberculosisofthebone,andsheneededagoodrest.Stayinginherhousecouldonlymakeitworseforshemustworkhardforherfamily.Whydidthenarrator'smotherfirstobjectandthenagreetotakePiquettealong"Hermotherdidn’tlikePiquette,buthermother-in-lawsaidshewouldn’tgothereifPiquettewenttogether.ShewouldratherstaywithPiquettethanstaywithhermother-in-law.Whatwasthecottageonthelakecalled"Whatwasthescenerytherelike"Itwastherfamilyname:MacleodWhydidthenarratoraskPiquetterespectfully:"Ibetyouknowalotaboutthewoodsandallthat.eh.""ThenarratorknewshewasanIndian,andshethoughtshemightknowsomethingaboutwoodsandcouldtellherthat.WhywasthenarratorstartledandherfeelingshurtbyPiquette'srudeanswerstoherquestions"Shejustwantedtotalktoher,andshedidin’te*pectPiquettecouldsaythatcoldwords,whichupsether.WhydidthenarratorsaythatallthatsummerPiquetteremainedasbothareproachandamysterytoher"Shefailedtomeetherfather’se*pectationtobefriendswithPiquette.Besides,shedidn’tknowwhatitwasbeneathhercoldface.Whatdoesthenarratormeanwhenshesays:"Forthemerestinstant,then,Isawher.""OnlyatthatmomentcouldsheseePiquette’slivelyfaceandseethroughherheart.Whatisthefullnameofthenarratorofthestory"VanessaMacleodHowisthedisappearanceoftheloonsrelatedtothethemeofthisstory"Theloonsdisappearwiththedevelopmentofthelakesideandthegrowingofthepopulation.Theycan’tfindtheirposition.Piquetteandherpeoplearesimilartothis,theycan’tfindtheirpositioninthissociety,whichmakesthemhomeless,thencausesPiquette’sdeath.Ⅱ.Paraphrase…withafacethatseemedtotallyunfamiliarwithlaughter(para.2)withafacethatneverlaughedSometimesoldJules,orhissonLazarus,wouldgetmi*edupinaSaturday-nightbrawl…(para.2)Sometimes,oleJules,orhissonLazarus,wouldgetinvolvedinanoisyfightforbeingdrunkonaSaturdaynight.…herattendancehadalwaysbeensporadicandherinterestinschoolworknegligible(para.3)Sheoftenmissedclassesandhadlittleinterestinschoolwork.shee*istedformeonlyasavaguelyembarrassingpresence(para.3)ShealwaysmademefeelembarrassedShedweltandmovedsomewherewithinmyscopeofvision(para.3)ShelivedandmovedsomewhereIcouldsee.IfitcametoachoicebetweenGrandmotherMacLeodandPiquette,Piquettewouldwinhandsdown,nitsornot.(para.14)IfmymotherhadtomakechoicesbetweenmygrandmotherandPiquette,shewouldratherchoosePiquette,nomattershehadnitsornot.Herdefiantface,momentarily,becameunguardedandunmasked,andinhereyestherewasaterrifyinghope.(para.60)Atthatmoment,herfacewasunguardedandunmaskedwithadeterminationofchallenge,andshehadanintensehopeforlife.shelookedamess,totellyouthetruth,arealslattern,dressedanyoldhow(para.69)Shelookedunclean,totellyouthetruth,shewasadirty,untidywoman,dressedinacarelessway.Shewasupincourtacoupleoftimes—drunkanddisorderly,ofcourse.(para.69)Shewascaughtupincourtforseveraltimes,becauseshehadtoomuchalcoholandwasdisorderedinlife.=4\*ROMANIV.Allthefollowingwordsareadjectiveswithdifferentsuffi*es.Givefurthere*amplesofadjectiveswiththesamesuffi*es.1)contagious:lu*urious,ambiguous,ferocious,oblivious,obno*ious,abstemious2)negligible:irreconcilable,responsible,e*tensible,irascible,invincible,frangible3)enviable:navigable,respectable,unbearable,unobjectionable,remarkable4)friendly:homely,lovely,godly,earthly,costly,brotherly,sickly,orderly5)plaintive:interactive,sensitive,respective,parative,e*clusive,initiative6)tuneful:graceful,handful,lawful,meaningful,thankful,successful,peaceful7)e*pressionless:motionless,meaningless,homeless,loveless,emotionless8)wavy:classy,thirsty,snowy,furry,curly,dirty,bloody,windy,healthy9)conventional:functional,international,emotional,additional,educational10)tubercular:vernacular,circular,polar,particular,quadrangular,regularV.Thefollowingphrasesaretakenfromthete*t,allwithaparticipleasanadjective.E*plainwhyapresentorpastparticipleisusedineachcaseandthentranslatethephrasesintoChinese:walkinlimpingmanner一瘸一拐地走路presencethatcausesembarrassment令人尴尬的人(或事)eyesthatdonotsmile不会笑的眼睛asoundthatululates哀鸣mockerythatchills令人发冷的嘲弄abirchlogthatisburning仍在燃烧的白桦圆木hopethatterrifies令人生畏的希望aresortthatflourishes繁华的度假胜地odoursthatpenetrate浓重的气味lumberthatiswarped弯曲的木头cartyresthatarediscarded被丢弃的汽车轮胎strandsofbarbedwirethataretangledtogether，wirethatarebarbed搅成一团团的铁丝网wildstrawberriesthatarebruised表皮被擦伤的野草莓atreetrunkthathasbeenfallen伐倒的树干shopperswhoareoffended被得罪的顾客callthatisdrawnoutforalongtime拖长音的呜叫声Ⅶ.Replacetheitalicizedcolloquialorslangywordswithmoreformalwordsore*pressions:SometimesOldJules,orhissonLazarus,wouldgetmi*edupinaSaturday-nightbrawl.(anoisyquarrelorfight)noisyquarrelorfightinapublicplaceIhatelikethedickenstosendherhomeagain.(verymuch)verymuch“I’llbetanything“shehasnitsinherhair.(I’mabsolutelysure)I’mprettysure“Sowhat"“Hervoicewasdistant.(Whocares"Whyisthatimportant"WhyshouldIcare")Whatdoesitmakeadifferencetome"“YourdadsaidIain’tsupposedtodonomorewalkingthanIgotto.“(1amnotsupposedtowalkunlessitisnecessary)Ishouldn’twalkmore.“Ibetyouknowalotaboutthewoodsandallthat,eh"”(thingslikethat)thingsofthatkind“Idon’tknowwhatthehellyou’retalkin’about,”shereplied(whate*actly)whatonearth“Younutsorsomethin’"Ifyoumeanwheremyoldman,andmeandallthemlive,youbettershutup,byJesus,youknow"”(Areyoucrazyorwhat")(MyfatherandIandtheothers)myfather,meandotherpeople“Gotthisclassyname.AlvinGeraldCummings—somehandle,eh"”(first-class)(finename)upperclassgoodname“Gee,Piquette—that’sswell.”(e*cellent)goodⅧ.Replacetheitalicizedwordswithspecificwordsthatappearinthete*t:Themanstandingbehindmetookawaymypursesuddenlyandranofflikearabbit.(grabbed)Thenewpoliciesweremadeinordertoattractmoreforeigninvestment.(lure)Thesmokefromtheburningbuildingmadebreathingverydifficultforthefire-men.(stifled)Ididn’tgetawinkofsleeplastnightbecausethewindwasblowinghardandnoisilyallthetime.(howling)Thehammockmovedbackwardandforwardwithregularmovements(swung)Thepatientmovedaboutinbedwildlyandalmostviolentlyinunbearablepain(thrashed)Shefeltasuddendizzinessandwalkedunsteadilybeforeshereachedatreeandleanedagainstit.(teetered)Theparrotwasunusuallyquietthismorning,notutteringasingleloudandharshcry.(squawkingevenonce)Someoftheberriesatthebottomofthepailwerepressedintoasoftmass.(squashed)Togetridofthepolicemen,heranintotheforestandthencrawledhurriedlyupthehill.(scrambled)Thecandleshoneunsteadilyasabreezesweptintotheroom.(flickered)=9\*ROMANI*.E*plainhowthemeaningofthefollowingsentencesisaffectedwhentheitalicizedwordsarereplacedwiththewordsinbrackets.Payattentiontotheshadesofmeaningofthewords.1.InaclearingatthecentreofthethicketstoodtheTonnerrefamily’sshack.(home)Shackisashabbyshelter,buthomeisaplacefulloflove.2.TheirEnglishwasbrokenandfullofobscenities.(badwords)Badwordsarefromlowbrowedpeople,whileobscenityisaboutobscenelanguageorbehavior.3.PiquettewaswithusandGrandmotherMacLeod,miraculously,wasnot.(strangelyenough)Miraculouslymeanspletelyune*pectedandverylucky,whilestrangelycan’te*pressthefeelingoflucky.4.Myfatherwouldonlybestayingatthecottageforacoupleofweeks.(villa)Cottageisasmallhouseincountryside,butvillaisalu*uriousyacht.5.Rodericksatonthecarruginthesunshineande*aminedabrownaprucecone,meticulously,turningitroundandroundinhissmallandcurioushands.(carefully,strange-looking)Meticulouslymeanspayingtoomuchcarefulattentiontoeverydetail,whilecarefullyjustmeansgivingattentiontosomething.curioushandsactuallymeansthecuriosityofthekid,whilestrange-lookingameansthetheweirdnessofone’sappearanceore*pression.6.Shelookedatmesullenly,withoutspeaking.(unhappily)Sullenlyisangrily,butunhappilyisjustnothappy,whichcan’te*pressthefeelingofanger7.“Ibetyouknowalotaboutthewoodsandallthat,eh"”Ibeganrespectfully.(respectably)Respectfullymeanssomeoneisfullofrespecttosomebody,butrespectablymeanssomeoneisworththerespectofsomeoneelse.8.Iignoredherrebuff.(refusal)Rebuffisanunkindrefusaltoafriendlyoffer,whilerefusalisjustanactofsayingorshowingthatyouwillnotdo,giveoracceptsomething.9.Atnightthelakewaslikeblackglasswithastreakofamberwhichwasthepathofthemoon.(reflection)Pathisthelightbeamofthemoon,whilereflectionisanimageinamirror,onashinysurface,onwater,etc.10.Neitherofussuspectedthatthiswouldbelasttimewewouldeversitheretogetherontheshore,listening.(doubted)Buspectmeanssomethingwillhappen,butdoubtissomethingwon’thappen.11.ButIdidnotknow...WhyshewouldnotorcouldnotrespondwhenIsuggestede*ploringthewoodsor