Unit3 Out of step
IV .Explain in your own words the following ntences.
1. In the United States we have become so habituated to using the car for everything that it doesn’t occur to us to unfurl our legs and e what tho lower limbs can do.(Paragraph 7)
Paraphra:
People in the United States tend to drive for basically every purpo, so much so that they have forgotten that they still have legs and about what their legs can do.
2. I confess it had not occurred to me how thoughtlessly deficient nature is in this regard. (Paragraph 13)
Paraphra:
I admit that I have never realized I had been so stupid.
3. … I was possibly the only person ever to have entertained the notion of negotiating that interction on foot. (Paragraph 17)
Paraphra:
… I was likely to be the only person who had ever attempted to cross that interction on foot.
I .Explain the underlined part in each ntence in your own words.
1. It is,in short,an agreeable,easy place to go about one’s business on foot,and yet
pleasant/comfortable
as far as I can tell,virtually no one does.
practically
2. I’m sure he jogs extravagant distances and plays squash and does all kinds of
very long
healthful things,but I am just as sure that he drives to each of the undertakings.
(places of) physical exercis
3. I had this brought home to me one summer when we were driving across Maine
was made to realize this
and stopped for coffee in one of tho endless zones of shopping malls,motels,gas stations and fast-food places.
4. I noticed there was a bookstore across the street,so I decided to skip coffee and head over. decided not to have coffee and instead to go（to the bookstore）
5. At the time,it emed ridiculous and exasperating,but afterward I realized that I was possibly the only person ever to have enterained the notion of negotiating
held in mind
that interction on foot.
II. Fill in the blank in each ntence with a word taken from the box in its appropriate form.
compact dodge negotiate contortion
notion undertaking debonair thrive
1. We negotiated our way out of the airport and joined the flow of cars.
2. In her opinion，he will make a perfect husband；he is handsome ，debonair，and wealthy.
3. In the old days the poverty-stricken travelers were often caught dodging fares on the train.
4. Could you explain yourlf？I’m afraid I have no notion of what you mean.
5. It is curious that this compact car should have such plenty of book space.
6. The children were awed by the exaggerated contortion of the clown’s body.
7. In spite of all the difficulties，his business continues to thrive.
8. Hosting the Olympic Games has been a massive undertaking to any city.
III. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.
1. Shopping at this time of the year was a most disagreeable experience：people trod on your toes，poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you over in their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.（agree）
2. Mrs.Peterson was considered a mad woman partly becau of her eccentricity and partly becau of her violent temper.（eccentric）
3. I’m afraid I haven’t been fully acquainted with the facts.（acquaintance）
4. Benjamin Franklin’s father ud to ridicule him for his performances.（ridiculous）
5. The triumphal arch commemorates Caesar’s victory over Pompey.（triumph）
6. Regardless of the prence of the President，Professor Truman frankly pointed out the deficiencies in the urban planning of the capital city.（deficient）
7. Supervision of students on teaching practice is woefully inadequate.（woe）
8. The war correspondent has en so many faces contorted with fear.（contortion）
II. Translate the following ntences into English, using the words and phras given in brackets.
1. 这所大学是世界上历史最悠久的高等学府之一。 (venerable)
The university is one of the most venerable institutions of higher learning in the world.
2. 如果一个人缺乏实践经验，仅凭课堂里学的东西是难以成功的。（deficient）
If one is deficient in practical experience，he can hardly make himlf a success with only what he has acquired in class.
3. 我火冒三丈，这篇专题文章本周内必须写完，但老是被打断。（exasperate）
I felt exasperated by constant interruptions，for I had to finish writing the monograph by the end of this week.
