Text comprehension
IV 1. Nowadays, people believe that they can have fun whenev er they want it, and that they should have fun; otherwi they would be leading a dull and bitter life as a puritan.
2. We have long assumed that fun was easy to have, but now we are paying a price for that shallow-mindedness, i.e., our par ty is hardly as much fun as it is intended to be.
Vocabulary
I. Explain the underlined part in each ntence in your own
words.
1. we should morally too strict with ourlves to enjoy life;
2.
that made all other questions less significant; 3. counting f
un as the most important quality in life; 4. the best exam
ple of having fun; 5. like something more than simple of
having fun
II. Fill in the blank in each ntence with a word taken fro m the box in the proper form.
1-4 overshadows; traip; fetish; flunked; 5-8 swilling; flicked;
epitome; licentiousness;
III. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the give nwords.
Insured; underrved; generosity; benefits; regrettable; mirthf ul;blasphemy; reverence
IV.Fill in the blank in each ntence with an appropriate ph rasalverb or collocation taken from the text.
turn into; occurred to; end up; step up; pay …back; look fo rward to;look for; managed to
V.1. excursion; 2. failing; 3. irreverently; 4. advertiments; 5.q uintesnce/embodiment; 6. grief/sadness/melancholy; 7. prof
ane; 8.examine/scrutinize;
VI. Explain the underlined phrasal verbs in your own words.
1-4 drew attention to; reprents;fully explain; challenged by;
5-8 support; bored; be well understood; visited;
Grammar
I.1. Since everybody says Woody Allen’s latest film is good, I
thinkI’ll go and e it.
2. All of us were very excited becau the departure wasappr
oaching.
3. The excitement will be so great that nobody will be able t
人生哲理语录osleep.
4. As Mr.Jordan liked Morocco very much when first went t
here, hewants to go there again.
5. This album of Bruce Springsteen sounds exciting, so we ar
ethinking of buying it.
6. My wife coughed a lot last night. As a result, she is think
ing ofgiving up smoking for a while.
7. Seeing that the students were not interested, Professor Jon
ended the minar.
8. I feel much better now that I’ve talked to you.
II.1.New investment has been made in order that roads can beimproved.
2.Being late, she took a taxi so as not to lo time.
3.Audiovisual equipment is often ud for language learning.
4.She never walked through the park for fear that she might
meet himagain.
5.She decided to move to Londonso that she could be near h
er child.
6.She’ll be at the airport in order to meet the new tourist gr
oup.
7.Take your passport in ca they ask for identification,
8.She goes to work by bus to avoid using the car.
III.1. did it all happen; 2. becau of; 3. guaranteeing; 4. suc
h ashock; 5. they found him guilty for he had no convinci
内裤牌子ng explanation for hisactions. 6. could learn; 7. about that it; 8. in order to/ in order that theycould;
IV 1. such that; 2. thus; 3. in that; 4. with; 5. so…that 6. o wingto; 7. for; 8. eing that
V.Para.1 should/would like; have; heard; would; suit; doesn't apply;won’t get;
Para.2 saw; had/has; left/leaving; said; was going; promid;f ound/had found; have heard; don’t know; went;
para.3 know; should/would be; would phone; have tried; does n’t em;
Translation
1.“有趣吗？”这一问题使所有其他问题黯然失色，比如:“道德吗
仁慈吗诚实吗有益吗慷慨吗有必要吗和（我最喜欢的）无私吗？”等一些有意义的问题。
2. 当乐趣成为生活中的主要内容时，随之而来必定是对乐趣的迷
恋崇拜。
3. 在坐待乐趣来临的时候，我发现其实并没有多少乐趣可言，我
得告诉你们这一点，免得你们担心自己找乐子的能力。
喝酒后4. 由于我们多年来总以为乐趣无处不在，快乐之神用拒绝光临我
们聚会的方式来对我们实施报复。
Translate the following ntences into English, using the word sgiven in the brackets.
1. It goes without saying that Shakespeare overshadows all th
e otherplaywrights throughout the ages.
2. The Great Gatsby is commonly deemed as the epitome of
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香菜羊肉the JazzAge of the last century in America.
3. It is advisable for you not to put a damper on his enthusi
asm tofurther his studies at Harvard.
4.Young people tend to make a fetish of glamorous stars in s
portsand entertainment circles.
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5. They traipd all the way to the People’s Square for thece
lebrations of the National Day.
6.He does not derve such vere punishment as he has com带锦的成语>与字的拼音
mittedneither rious errors nor grave crimes.
7. Every time I met him, he would talk a whole lot of non
n.
8.Reputation is a trap into which many people are ready to
fall.
III.有人认为, 生活中乐趣胜过生命中其他一切事情。他们甚至从不考虑任何严肃的事，从来不对这种乐趣是否道德、是否诚实或是否有必要这类问题提出疑问。当然，许多事情确实有乐趣。全家郊游有乐趣，打一场篮球有乐趣，喝着咖啡聊天有乐趣。但是，如果你把找乐子看成是生活中必不可少的东
西的话，那么，你必然会追求越来越刺激的方法来从中获得乐趣，其中
