Unit 3
Vocabulary
1.
3 Translate the following expressions
1心中不高兴的纳税人 2. 一个不平等条约 3. 不为人知的捣蛋分子 4. 不幸的结果 5. 未曾预料到（出其不意）的访问 6. 可以预见的未来 7. 一个令人难忘的人物 8. 变化莫测的天气 9. 非饮用水
| 10. 在可以付得起的价位上 11. 难以描述的痛苦折磨 12. 由于可以理解的原因 13. 拓宽街道 14. 加深湖泊 15. 缩短文章 16. 重组政府 17. 重游故乡 18. 更换旧机器 |
4. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets.
1. represent, represented
2. employer, unemployed, employees, reemployed
3. well-informed, information
4. informer, inform, authorities
5. complaints, complain, unemployment
6. insult
7. insulting, insult
8. representative
9. be insulted
2 Complete the following verb + noun collocations or expressions
1 mind (his own business)
2 plant / grow / harvest / reap (the rice)
3 dig / sink (a well)
4. (catch) fish / birds / crabs / mice/ a thief / a cold / the meaning / the disease
5 till / improve / conserve (the soil)
6 plough (the field)
7 (condemn) the enemy / the killings
8 (attract) attention / interest / criticism
9 (gather) flowers/ nuts / information /troops
4. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions and adverbs
(1) in, of, with, at, with, about/of, to, of, on, to
(2) of, for, from, till, on, after, against/from, in
(3) to, in, of, of, for, to, for, in, to,
(4) down, over, with
(5) by, over,
(6) along, with, across
(7) around/ round, away, with
(8) to, up, off, off, on
5 Translate the following sentences, using the link +predicative pattern
1. 祝英台虽然不愿意嫁给马家小少爷，但她不能不服从她父亲。她的心都碎了。
Zhu Yingtai had to (was forced to) obey her father and marry the young master of the rich Ma family although she was extremely unwilling. She was heartbroken.
2. 那个人从来没见过这么大的一张钞票。他说：“这东西看着好，摸着也好，的确就是好。”
The man had never seen such a large note. He said, “It looks good, feels good, and it is good.”
3. 树叶都变黄，变红，变紫了。看起来真是如天堂一样美。
Leaves had turned/got/gone/become yellow, red and purple, It really looked heavenly beautiful (beautiful like heaven).
4. 随着年纪越来越老，她开始容易感到疲惫。
As she grew older, she began to feel tired easily.
5. 他的话听起来很有说服力，但好听的理由并不等于好的理由，两者之间存在很大差别。
What he said sounded very convincing, but reasons that sound good do not always mean good sound reasons. There is a big difference between the two.
6. 他爱说话，他永远无法保持沉默，而他说的往往被证明是错的。
He likes to talk. He can never keep quiet, and what he says often proves (turns out to be) incorrect.
7. 他在战斗中受了伤，流了很多血，变得十分虚弱，他的领导强迫他留在医院到伤口痊愈为止。
He got wounded in battle, lost a lot of blood, and became very weak. His leaders ordered him to stay in the hospital until he was completely recovered ( healed).
8 他以为可以从我们手中滑过去；他们错了，他们休想干了坏事就溜走。
They thought they could slip through our fingers. They were wrong. They couldn’t get away with what they had done.
9. 长征的时候，红军需要越过大渡河，穿越草地，翻过雪山。
During the Long March, the Red Army had to get across the Dadu River, through the grassland and over the sown-covered mountains.
10. 你在哪里生活习惯了吗?你和同学相处的如何？我们给你寄的钱够你凑合着用吗？
Are you used to the life there? How do you get along with your classmates? Can you get by with the money we send you? (Is the money we send you enough for you?)
7 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the appropriate word or phrase in the brackets.
1 wish 2 hoping 3 hope, wish 4 wished
5 hope 6 can’t, can, won’t
7 should, would/could/might
8 happened/occurred, happen/occur
9 occurred, taken place/happened/occurred
10 happen, take place
Grammar
3. Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word
1. trying 2 enough 3 brought 4 without 5 first 6 simple 7 any
8 times 9 in 10 only
4 Translate the following sentence using sentence patterns of unreal condition or as.
1. If you had arrived ten minutes earlier, you could have caught the train.
2. Your father would have forgiven you if you had told him the truth.
3. If it hadn’t snowed heavily, I would have taken you along to yesterday’s party.
4. If there had been more rain in spring, the harvest would have been much better.
5. If they hadn’t learned a lesson from their failure, they wouldn’t have achieved so much.
6. If my family hadn’t supported me, I wouldn’t have taken part in this contest.
7. Many people think that China’s Great Wall is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world,.
8. As so often happens, misfortunes/troubles never come singly/alone.
9. As is often the case with many first-year college students, Jim finds it hard to adapt to the life at college.
10. As is reported, the president will visit five African countries next month.
5 Identify and correct the mistake(s)
1. Supermarkets have sprung up everywhere in Beijing since the 1990s.
2. The old lady finds the shop filled with goods she has no use for.
3. If I had had time, I would have joined you for dinner yesterday.
4. The old couple told me that they had nothing to complain about.
5. My grandfather advised me to apply to Nanjing University for admission.
(or: My grandfather suggested that I apply to Nanjing University for admission.)
6. He went back to work as soon as he was back on his feet.
7. He said he would pass on the message to all his friends.
8. We might have finished our work by 5 pm if the manager had not interfered.
9. Any country will sooner or later fall behind if it fails to keep up with the times.
10. Maybe it is fate that brought my children back to our hometown.
Unit 4
Vocabulary
2 Complete the following verb + noun collocation or expression
1. fit the (description; lock; theory)
2. (make; receive; have; get; answer ) a telephone call
3.(make; have; arrange; keep; break) an appointment
4. risk (failure; life; health)
5. affect the (health; future; economy; result; decision)
6. raise (hell; hands; eyes; a finger; voice; glass; wages; prices; hope; issue)
7. save (time; money; trouble; life; face; country)
8. wave (a gun; arms; hand; flag; cloth)
9. (do) harm
10 bite (one’ lip; one’s nails; none’s tongue)
11. (take; seize; miss; gives; have; get) chances
12. cover (a table; one’s body; somebody; ground; field; anger; all subjects; all expenses; many miles; pages)
5 Rewrite the following sentence using the words or expressions in the brackets.
1. He did not fit the description of a great scholar. For one thing, he was half naked. For another, he slept by the roadside of a busy city, hardly a setting for a philosopher.
2. I wish I knew how they learned about this secret missile.
3. Her face suggested a ripened apple, and she was otherwise very strong except for the loss of both her leg.
4. They made an appointment in a restaurant that evening, where the waiter quickly slipped a note into the spy’s hand concerning he secret message.
5. We waited for almost one hour and the food we ordered still did not come. I decided to raise the devil with the management.
6. The government has promised that it will not hesitate to punish those who deal in cheating, gambling, black marketeering, and prostitution.
7. Had the authorities aggressed with the plan, it would have brought a lot of problem. Luckily, it was turned down and no harm had been done.
8. We must make sure that the nuclear power stations are absolutely safe. We can’t take chances.
9. I think we should mind our own business. But I will check on him anyway.
6 Translate the following sentences into English
1. 他们别想当然地以为我们会接受他们的条件，把我们当傻瓜。我们不那么容易上当。
Don’t let them take it for granted that we will accept their conditions/terms. We are no fools, and we won’t be so easily taken in.
2. 我们只花了三年时间就使我们的村民收入增加了一倍.
It took us only three years to double the income of our villagers.
3. 他们要是不收回他们的话并道歉,我要给他大闹一场.
If they do not take back their remarks and apologize, I am going to raise the devil with them.
4. 我们提出的这个问题很复杂,有很多东西需要考虑.但是我们得碰碰运气吧.
The problem we raised is complicated. Many things have to be taken into consideration. But we have to take our chances.
5. 这孩子像他爹,对一切都好奇. 给他一个玩具,他立刻就拆开.
The boy takes after his father/Dad. He is full of curiosity. Give him a toy, and he will immediately take it apart.
6.你一定要确保他们带你去见他们的经理,告诉他们,事情很重要,很可能关系到我们的投资计划.你必须见他本人.
You must sure that they take you to the manager. Tell them that it’s very important and may affect our investment plan, and therefore you must see him in person.
7. 他们告诉乘客说,天已晴朗了,飞机估计半小时以后起飞.
They told the passengers that the sky had cleared up and the plane was about to take off in half an hour.
8. 我建议你落实一下你们逮捕的那个人和描绘的犯人是否相符.
I suggest you go and check if the man you have arrested fit the description of the wanted man.
9. 你意思是假如我们采取这一步,就可能影响我们两国的关系吗?
Do you mean that it will affect the relationship of our two countries if we take this step?
7. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the appropriate word or phrase in the brackets.
1 except, except for 2 effect, affect
3. ordinary, common 4. cause, cause, course
5. used to 6. hard- , hardly
7. am used to 8. glanced at
9. staring at 10. gazing at
Grammar
3 Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.
1 time 2 buy 3 instead 4 with 5 did
6 pushed 7 nobody 8 When 9 what 10 used
4 Translate the sentences into English
(1) using adverbial clauses of time and reason introduced by as
1. As the final exams are coming nearer, students have stopped computer games, and they are busy preparing for them.
2. As time goes by, it becomes easier to forgive and forget.
3. The couple sat and listened as their daughter told them about her first day at school.
4. As we approached the 21st century, we keenly felt the need for understanding and cooperation between nations.
5. As he is learned and humors, Professor Yan is very popular with his students.
6. As many important people will go to the party, the couple think they should be seen there, too.
(2) using the passive
1. Three subway lines are being built in the city.
2. Shakespeare’s works have been translated into many languages and read all over the world.
3. Almost half of the crops in the area have been destroyed in the rainstorm.
4. If you were asked to list ten people you admire, who would you name?
5. What would you do if you saw a stranger being bullied?
6. Their relationship is based on shared dreams and interests.
