全新版大学英语综合教程4
Text A课后练习答案
Unit One Fighting with the Forces of Nature
Part II Text A一个红苹果
Vocabulary
1） alliance 2） at the cost of 3) stroke 4） limp
蒜蓉白菜5） minus 6) regions 7) eclarations 8) siege
9) raw 10) bide his time 11) have taken their toll 12) in the ca of
2。 1) is faced with 2) get bogged down 3） is pressing on / presd on
4) drag on 酸奶的好处和坏处5） get by 6） dine out
7) have cut back 8） get through
3. 1） The rapid advance in gene therapy may lead to the conquest of cancer in the near future。
2） Production in many factories has been brought to a halt by the delayed arrival of raw materials due to the dock workers’ strike。
3） Sara has made up her mind that her leisure interests will/should never get in the way of her career.
4) Obviously the reporter’s question caught the foreign minister off guard.
5) The introduction of the electronic calculator has rendered the slide rule out of date / obsolete。
4.1) Being faced with an enemy forces much superior to ours， we had to give up the
occupation of big cities and retreat to the rural and mountainous regions to build up our b
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as.
2)Unity is crucial to the efficient operation of an organization. Failure to reckon with this problem will weaken its strength. In many cas, work may be brought to a halt by constant internal struggle in an organization。
3)The Red Army fought a heroic 传输速率battle at Stalingrad and won the decisive victory against the Germans。 In fact, this battle turned the tide in the Second World War。 During this famous battle， the Soviet troops withstood the German siege and weakened the German army by launching a ries of counterattacks.
II。 More Synonyms in Context
1) During the First World War, battles occurred here and there over vast areas。 Some of the
most dramatic fighting took place in the gloomy trenches of France and Belgium。
2） Elizabeth made careful preparations for the interview and her efforts / homework pa
id off.
3）1 spent hours trying to talk him into accepting the ttlement， but he turned a deaf ear to all my
words。
4)Pneumonia had verely weakened her body, and I wondered how her fragile body could withstand the harsh weather.
III. Usage
1)But often it is not until we fall ill that we finally learn to appreciate good health。
2)A rich old lady lay dead at home for two weeks-and nobody knew anything about it。
3)It’s said he dropped dead from a heart attack when he was at work
4)Don’t sit too clo to the fire to keep warm—you could easily get burned, especially if you fall asleep.
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5)In tho days people believed in marrying young and having children early。
6)Little Tom was unable to sit still for longer than a few minutes.
Comprehensive Exercis
I. Cloze
1。 1。 invasion 2. stand in the way 3。conquest 4. catching。.。 off his guard
5. launching 6. declaration 7。 campaign 8。 drag on
9. reckon with 10. bringing。..to a halt
2。 1. allow 2. reckoned 3. highly 4。 forecasts
5. rapidly 6. instant 7. delivery 8. advantage
9. obrving 10. powerful
II. Translation
1.1) Mr。 Doherty and his family are currently engaged in getting the autumn harvest in on the farm。
2)We must not underestimate the enemy。 They are equipped with the most sophisticated weapons.
3)Having been cut of a job/Not having had a job for 3months， Phil is getting increasingly desperate。
4)Sam， as the project manager, is decisive， efficient, and accurate in his judgment.
5)Since the chemical plant was identified as the source of solution, the village neighborhood committee decided to clo it down at the cost of 100 jobs。
2.
The offensive had already lasted three days, but we had not gained much ground. Our troops engaging the enemy at the front were faced with strong/fierce/stiff resistance。 Th
e division commander instructed our battalion to get around to the rear of the enemy and launch a surpri attack。 To do so， however， we had to cross a marshland and many of us were afraid we might get bogged down in the mud。 Our battalion commander decided to take a gamble. We started under cover of darkness and presd on鄂州景点 in spite of great difficulties。 By a 本命年为什么不能结婚stroke of luck, the temperature at night suddenly dropped to minus 20 degrees Celsius and the marsh froze over. Thanks to the cold weather， we arrived at our destination before dawn and began attacking the enemy from the rear. This turned the tide of the battle。 The enemy, caught off guard， soon surrendered.
