rumor has it

Unit1

oxesbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearned

tethefollowingntenceswiththem.

Changetheformwherenecessary.

alternativeconstantcrippleimpressive

initialmoveputreactshallowtackle

universal

1)Thoughwehavebeensuccessfulinourworksofar,we

mustbepreparedtotackledifficultproblemsinthe

daystocome.

2)Duringthebattle,thesoldiersdidn’thavemany

yalternativetobeingtakenprisoner

wastodiefighting.

3)Therearealreadyinitialsuccess,butforthefinal

victorywewillhavetowaitforanotheryear.

4)Thereisnouniversalagreementaboutthemeaningoflife;

differentpeoplehavedifferentunderstandings.

5)Unfortunately,acontinuingriintheoilpricehas

crippledtheeconomyofthisAfricancountry.

8)

cleveruofcolourandlightwasveryimpressive.

9)A(n)shallowthinkermaybeabletosaysomethingclearly,

butadeepthinkermakesusethatthereissomething

thatcannotbesaid.

10)Whathappensisnotasimportantashowyoureactto

whathappens.

14)Hiswifewasalwayscomplainingathomeandhewastired

ofherconstantcomplaints.

17)Iknowyouarebothproudandfinditdifficultto

forgiveeachotheraftersuchabadargument,butsomeone

hastomakethefirst

18)AsWilliamShakespearemoveputitinAMidsummer

Night’sDream,“lovelooksnotwiththeeyes,butwith

themind.”

oxesbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhave

nderstandtheirmeanings?

Doyouknowhowtoutheminthepropercontext?Nowcheck

theformwherenecessary.

ornot

ldwartsandall

2)Iadvidhimtogetridofhisbadhabitassoonas

possible;otherwiitwouldbetoolateifittookhold.

3)Theprofessorsaysthatthebestwaytorootoutpoverty

iscreatingmorejobsforthelocalpeople.

4)Stephenisyoungandinexperienced,butpleadonot

countthatagainsthim.

5)IfsomeoneIloveneedshelp,I’llfinditinmylf

togiveofmyverybest.

7)Hewrotealetterofapology,sayinghehadnevermeant

todoherwrongandwouldn’thurtheranymore.

8)Whetheryoulikeitornotandwhetheryouadmititor

not,theInternethasbecomeanesntialpartofourlife.

atethefollowingntencesintoEnglish,using

thewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets.

1)在生活中，我们最愚蠢的行为就是太执着于自己的东西，不

愿意放弃。

Inlifeourstupidiestcourofactionistoclingtoo

muchtowhatwehaveandrefutoletgo.

2)我愿意在IT行业工作，但我不知如何着手。

I'mwillingtoworkintheITindustry,buthavenoidea

howtogoaboutit.

3)许多人都已意识到与大自然和谐相处的重要性。

Manypeopleareawareoftheimportanceoflivingin

harmonywithnature.

4)像“代沟”这样的问题是不可以被掩盖起来的。

Problemslikethegenerationgapcannotbesweptunderthe

carpet.

5)我始终不懂什么事在使她烦心。

Ineverdidunderstandwhatwaatingawayather.

6)他一生都与世无争。

Hehasbeenatpeacewiththeworldallhislife.

7)他没有说出自己的想法。一则她未必理解，二则他怕自己得

不到她的宽恕。

Hedidnotspeakout/thing,

ther,hewasafraidthat

shemightnotforgivehim.

8)随着岁月流逝，他对中国文化越来越感兴趣。

Astheyearsrooledby,hebecameincreasinglyinterested

in/fascinated

Unit2

oxesbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearned

tethefollowingntenceswiththem.

Changetheformwherenecessary.

adoptcharacterizeconfineemphasizepicture

remarkableresponrevealstretch

1)otemphasize

theimportanceofprotectingoureyestoomuch.

2)Theirexperimentstretchedoveraperiodoftenyears.

Atlast,theireffortspaidoff.

4)You’dbetterconfineyoursummarytothemainidea’

don’ttrytotalkaboutthetrivialthings.

5)Trulyremarkableprogresshasbeenmadeinashort

periodoftime,whichistheresultofthehardworkof

everyoneinvolved.

8)Jophdidgivemeaquickreplythistime,butIwonder

whyhemadenorespontomylastquestion.

9)Historywillrevealthetruthinthefutureandtheywill

realizewhatawrongthingtheydid.

10)Thecamelischaracterizedbyanabilitytogowithout

waterfordays.

11)Itishardtopicturehimasagovernmentofficial

becauhelookssofunny,butIbethemakesgoodone.

12)Menshouldopenuptheirmindsandadoptacorrect

attitudetowardswomen.

oxesbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhave

nderstandtheirmeanings?

Doyouknowhowtoutheminthepropercontext?Nowcheck

theformwherenecessary

allbutinparticularinarchoftakein

3)Thelocalpeopletellmeitisallbutimpossibleto

climbuptothetopofthesnowymountain.

4)MarilynMonroewenttoHollywoodinarchoffameand

fortune.

6)Lastbutnotleast,Iwouldliketothankallofyou,

,forhisfull

supportoverthelastthreeyears.

8)Whenhetookinwhatwashappeningandrealized

somethingwaswrong,hedecidedtogetawayquickly.

atethefollowingntencesintoEnglish,using

thewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets

1)这种情景总是令我感动，让我深思。

Suchasightalwaysmovesmeandtsmethinking.

2)别怪她了，在类似情况下，你自己也会这么做的。

Stopscolding/blamingher—you’dhavedonethesamething

under/insimilarcircumstances.

3)我们应当为自己所拥有的一切面心存感激，而不是对任何

事情都漫不经心。

Weshouldbeappreciativeof/gratefulforwhatwehave

insteadoftakingeverythingforgranted.

4)他也许会答应改变，但无非又是说一套做一套罢了。

Hemaypromitochange,butit’sthesameoldstory

ofsayingonethinganddoinganother.

5)我苦苦思索该怎样把这可怕的消息告诉他。

Irackedmybrainsabouthowtobreaktheterriblenews

tohim.

6)我将永远无法报答父母为我所做的一切。

Itwillbeimpossibleformetorepaymyparentsfor

everythingtheyhavedoneforme

7)且让我再次感谢大家的参与，祝你们工作顺利。

Fornow,itremindstometothankyouoncemoreforjoining

usandwishyougoodluckinyourwork.

8)我一开始就说过，他会给我们惹麻烦的。

Isaidrightfromthebeginningthathewouldcauus

trouble.

Unit3

oxesbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearned

tethefollowingntenceswiththem.

Changetheformwherenecessary.

neglectprospectrewardtrace

4)Thegardenhasfallenintoastateofneglectsinceits

ownerdiedtwoyearsago.

7)TheoriginofChinewritingcanbetracedbackto

ancientChinaalthoughwearenotcertainofthedateof

itsinvention.

11)Moreandmorepeopleinbigcompaniesareenrolling

inEnglishcourstoimprovetheirpromotion(晋升)

prospects

15)Susanstartedsingingtoherbabyandwasrewardedwith

asmile.

oxesbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhave

nderstandtheirmeanings?

Doyouknowhowtoutheminthepropercontext?Nowcheck

theformwherenecessary

comeacrosscomeupwithfloodinmanya

packupplunge…in/intoput…tothetest

staythecour

1)Sincethesummervacationhasstarted,let’spackup

andspendaweekinthecountrywithmygrandparents.

2)Theboyissointerestedinthepopularnovelentitled

HarryPorterandtheDeathlyHallows(圣徒)thathehas

readitformanyatime.

3)IadmireSteveverymuch,forinhispursuitofa

successfullife,healwaysstaysthecourandnever

givesupinspiteofthemanydifficultiesandriskshe

hancountered.

4)Thecouple’slovewasputtothetestwhenthehusband

wascrippledinacaraccident.

5)Imailedout250letterstocompletestrangersforhelp

andwithin6weeksthestreamofmoneycamefloodingin

fromalloverthecountry.

6)Whenarchingforsomenewsonline(在线的)lastnight,

Icameacrossaninterestingwebsite(网址)devotedto

computergames.

7)Heissocleverthathecanalwaysscomeupwith

solutionsatthelastmoment.

8)Atthesightofthebigfish,thefishermanplungedhis

handsintothewaterandcaughtitwithgracefulea.

atethefollowingntencesintoEnglish,using

thewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets

1)听说他的新书是根据发生在田纳西州一个小镇上的真事写

的。

Rumorhasitthathisnewbookisbadonatruestory

aboutafamilyinasmallTennesetown.

2)他在中学教书，但也兼职做些翻译来赚取外快。

Heteachesinamiddleschool,buthedoessometranslation

workonthesidetobringextracash/money.

3)自信是件好事，但自信与自负是有区别的。

It’sgoodtobeconfident(aboutyourlf),butthere

isadifferencebetweenconfidenceandconceit.

4)只有坚持到底的人才会成功。半途而废的人永远也无法实

现梦想。

ho

giveuphalfwaywillneverrealizetheirdreams.

5)一个真正的英雄有勇气，有高尚的目标，而且乐于奉献。

Atrueheroposss/hascourage,anoblepurpoanda

willingnesstomakesacrifices.

6)任何人只要拿起这本小说读了第一段，就会发现很难把它放

下。

Anyonewhopickedupthisnovelandreadsthefirst

paragraphwillbehardpresdtoputitdown.

7)从某种意义上说，生活就像游泳。如果你总是扶住池边，就

永远也学不会。

Inan,lifeislikeswimming;ifyoukeepholdingon

tothesidesofthepool,you(will)neverlearn.

8)一个民族的前途在很大程度上取决于其教育与培训的质

量。

Thefutureofanationdependsinalargemeasureuponthe

qualityofeducationandtraining.

Unit4

oxesbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearned

tethefollowingntenceswiththem.

Changetheformwherenecessary.

accomplishaddressconverlycrisiscur

highlightincredibleissueperspective

positive

rareshape

1)Don’tjustmakeanegativecomplaintaboutourrvice;

giveussomepositiveadvice.

3)Viewedfromaninternationalperspective,itappears

absolutelyesntialtoemphasizetheimportanceof

potentialcustomers’needsindevelopingcountries.

5)Wecanhavemanychoicesinlifeandthechoicesthat

wemakewillshapeourlift.

6)Effortsshouldbemadetohandleandaddressthe

communicationproblembetweenteenagersandtheir

parents.

5)Thatcouplehanduredsomanyemotionalandfinancial

azingthattheirmarriagehaslastedfor

somanyyears.

8)Justbeforethespeechcontest(演讲比赛)，hefellill

andwasnotabletoparticipateinit;hecouldonlycur

hisluck.

9)Itisincrediblethatherfour-year-oldboycanwrite

some600Chinecharacters(汉字).

10)Youcanaddtheliquidtothepowder,orconverly,

thepowdertotheliquid.

11)Thenextbigissueconfrontingtheworkersisthe

questionofsocialcurity(社会保险).

14)Thereudtobevariouskindsofbirdshere,butnow

theyarerareduetolackoffoodresources.

16)Isittruethatvisualizingataskbypositivethinking

helpstoaccomplishthetaskbetter?

oxesbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhave

nderstandtheirmeanings?

Doyouknowhowtoutheminthepropercontext?Nowcheck

theformwherenecessary

concernedwithinreverlivethrough

makeadifferencepulloverresultinslip

over

2)Asoneofthowhohavelivedthroughtwoworldwars,

UncleSamunderstandsthevalueoflifefarbetterthan

hisgrandchildren

3)Whenyouarelearningdrivingacar,itmakesa

differencewhetheryouhaveagoodteacherornot.

5)Bemoreconcernedwithyourcharacterthanyour

reputation(名声),becauyourcharacteriswhatyou

reallyare,whileyourreputationisjustwhatothersthink

youare.

6)Tooursurpri,onslipedoveranimportant

pointinhisanalysis–thecauandeffectoftheproblem

7)Thedriverpulledovertothesideoftheroadtoe

whatwaswrongwithhistruck.

8)IhitthetreebehindmewhenIputthecarinrever

withoutlookingbackfirst.

atethefollowingntencesintoEnglish,using

thewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets

1)只有那些有过类似经历的人，才能够完全理解这一点。

Onlythowhohavelivedthroughasimilarexperience

canfullyappreciatethis.

2)科学家们一直没弄明白这些粒子是怎么形成、又是如何相

互作用的

Scientistshavebeenhardpresdtofigureouthowthe

particlesformandinteractwitheachother.

3)我要特别感谢每一个在这些年来以不同方式作出贡献了的

人。

I’dliketoexpressmyspecialthankstoeveryonewhohas

contributedovertheyearsinonewayoranother.

4)团队环境中员工个人的成功能带来公司的成功。

Theindividualsuccessoftheemployeesinateam

environmentresultsinsuccessforthecompany.

5)这场战争，虽说从军事角度而言是成功的，却令经济几乎崩

溃。

Thewar,althoughsuccessfulinmilitaryterms,leftthe

economyalmostinruins.

6)他决定把自己的精力用到有益的事上，而不是整天守在电视

机前。

Hedecidedtochannelhinergiesintosomethinguful,

insteadofbeinggluedtotheTVtalldaylong.

7)力量与勇气是有区别的。生存需要力量，生活需要勇气。

scouragetolive.

8)她天生就是个非常温柔亲切的人，总是乐于向别人伸出援

手。

Shewasbynatureaveryaffectionateperson,alwaysready

togiveahelpinghandtoothers.