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Vocabulary
I.
1.1) threatens 2) by a small margin 3)civilize 4)closed up 5)wandered 6) paste 7) without so much as 8) sideways
9) hook up to 10) universal 11) chart 12) Bathed in
2. 1)narrowed down 2)looked back on 3)cut off 4)fit into
5)wear(the other) down 6)lies in 7)put up 8)stand for
3. 1)...which is likely to make people vulnerable to asthma has been foundby researchers at the Department of Clinical Medicine in Oxford.
2)...with mirrored doors had to be built in so as to make their smallbedroom look larger.
3)...feature the space shuttle Challenger blowing up in January 1986---killingall seven crew.
4)...threatened to keep the pupils in after school, they were quieted atonce.
5)... are a major barrier to the country's economic growth due to thefact that/because imported oil has absorbed 40% of its foreign exchange.
4. 1) looked back on/ atmosphere/urban life
2)era/ hooked up to the / the electronic
3) the suburb / a sophisticated / system / analyze / make errors
II. 1) away 2)inside/in 3)forward/through 4)back
5)off 6)home 7) back down 8)in...out
III. 1) Internet is not such an unusual word as it used to be
2) Most men do not look unattractive in them
3) Wealthy as she is, she is not unconcerned by her suddenunemployment
4) The claim is not unrealistic in view of a sharp decrease in thecity's violent crimes.
5)His poor health is not unrelated to his unhealthy way of life.
Comprehensive Exercises
1. Cloze
1. 1) Statistics 2)rural 3)era 4)stood for 5)on the latch
6)vulnerable 7)barrier 8)electronic 9)reflection 10)civilized
2. 1) together 2)liable 3)shift 4)electric 5)cautious
6)sophisticated 7)thieves 8)break 9)chances 10)signs


1楼2014-01-13 13:25回复
    II. Translation
    1.1) The Internet is changing the way people live, (no matter) whether they arein urban or rural areas.
    2)Medium-sized and small companies are more vulnerable to the threat ofthe global economic crisis than large ones.
    3) With regard to our term paper, the professor asked us to analyze theunemployment chart first, and then provide critical reflections on the nationseconomic development.
    4)It never occurred to him that their team would win the basketball match by alarge margin.
    5) Looking back on my twenty years' teaching in high school, I attribute mysuccess to patience, talent, and the constant pursuit of knowledge.
    2. It is almost impossible to keep a determined burglar out. All you can dois discourage him for a few minutes. Thus exposing him to police patrols.Common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier to criminal activity. A lightshould be fixed in the doorway and switched on at night. Make sure/Assureyourself that you don't leave the door on the latch if you happen to be thelast to come in. If you decide to buy a sophisticated electronic alarm system,be sure to ask for its signs and put them up on both windows and doors. Inaddition you may have it hooked up to a police station.


    2楼2014-01-13 13:26
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