3.(P. 178)
1) Illnesses usually stand out in childhood memories.
2)According to the bulletin, Albright College now offers a joint bachelor's degree program in environmental studies together with Duke University.
3)The new government is less oppressive, but violence still stalks the country.
4)There is scarcely any surface water in the desert.
5)The demand for change in the election law is so persistent that both houses have promised to consider it.
4.(P. 178—179)
1) It was dreary lying in the tent with nothing to read, so we built a camp fire. Soon the smell
of steaks, bread and coffee mingled with that of fresh grass and earth. Other campers seemed to be doing the same. Here and there people were eating, drinking or dancing to their hearts' content, if not to excess. What a merry night!
2)Miss Florence, our music teacher, called to us to stop singing. I didn't realize why until Sally told me in a whisper: " You are not in tune with the group!"
3)The angry wife poured a bucket of water over her drunken husband, who was immedi?ately wet through and stumbled backward: " You can't do without drinks? I won't hear of any excuses. You certainly don't need it to turn loose your tongue!"
II.Words with Multiple Meanings (P. 179—180)
1.He went to Paris on business last month.
2.The train to Brussels goes at 2:25p.m.
3.As soon as they arrived at the meadow, the shepherd let the sheep go.
4.We went exploring together in the mountains. / We will go exploring together in the mountains.
5.Let's go and have a drink in the bar.
6.The store is going to close up soon.
7.South Koreans went crazy when their soccer players beat the Spanish team in the quarter?finals.
8.When Mother came out of the house, she found her children gone.
III.Usage (P. 180)
1.a little white wooden house
2.long, curly red hair
2.a large old round table
3.a cheap Indian restaurant
4.a huge cool chocolate ice-cream
5.rapid technological advance
6.a handsome young Chinese American
Comprehensive Exercises
I. Cloze (P. 181)
(A)
1. in tune2.Scarcely
3. in a whisper4.cling to
5. merry6.sat up
7. nonsense8.fancy
9. sin10.masterpiece
(B)
1. mission2.involve
3. jail4.not
5. collect 6.deliver
7. beautiful8.vocation
9. need10.small
II. Translation (P. 182)
1. (P. 182)
1).The red house stands out against the old trees that reach high up to the sky.
2).The salary in/for my new job
is great, but for the rest, I’m not satisfied.
3).The waters of the two streams mingle near our village.
4).We should not mock at other people’s religious beliefs.
5).The curtains of the room are not quite in tune with the style of the furniture.
2. (P. 182)
Here and there we see young artists who stand out from other people. They may be in worn out jeans all the year round, or walk barefoot / in bare feet even in winter, or drink to excess, or cling to the fancy of creating a masterpiece without actually doing any creative work. In fact, many of them act like this just to look the part, or to be "in tune with" other artists. They have forgotten that only through persistent effort can one achieve success.
