新标准大学英语综合教程3Unit8.docx

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新标准大学英语综合教程3Unit8

Unit8

Activereading

（1）

Languagepoints

1ShewascalledKatya,adewy-eyed,sweetgirlfromVoronezh,whoacceptedYakovonhisown

reckoning.（Para1）

Asdewfallsintheearlymorningandsymbolizesinnocenceandnewness,theworddewy-eyedmeans

innocentandlackinginexperienceaboutlife.

Reckoningmeansone’sownviewandaccount.

Thesentencemeansthataninnocent-lookinggirlfromalesssophisticatedcitythanMoscowwaswilling

tobelieveYakov’sownhighopinionofhimself.

2OnInternationalWomen’sDay,Sovietwomenbaskintheirmenfolk’sloveandgratitude.（Para2）

Tobaskmeanstorelaxinthesun.HereitdepictshowcomfortableandpleasantSovietwomenfeelonthis

day.

3Theirhusbands,withmuchcursingandclatteringofpans,cookbreakfastforthefamily…（Para2）

Theexpressionwithmuchcursingandclatteringofpansmeanswithalotofswearingandbanging

about–astheywerenotusedtodoingit,theymademanymistakes.

4ASovietwoman’sdaysareusuallytakenupwith…nippingoutofworkatlunchtimetobuy

somethingfordinner…（Para3）

Tonipoutmeanstogooutforaveryshorttimeprobablyunofficially.Itisaslangandissimilartothe

expressionspopoutandsneakout.

5Theirhusbands…bydrinkingthemselvesintoastuporwithtoasts“toourbelovedladies…”

（Para4）

Stuporisastateinwhichyoucannotthink,speak,see,orhearclearly,usuallybecauseyouhavedrunk

toomuchalcohol.Sadly,Russiadoeshaveaseriousalcoholismproblemandearlydeathfromoverconsumption

ofvodkaisfartoocommon.

6“Icertainlywill,”saidYakov,squeezinginbetweenLizaMinelliandKatyaanddrapinganarm

aroundeachofthem.（Para10）

YakovfitinbetweenLizaMinelliandKatyaalthoughtheyweresittingclosetogether,andputanarm

aroundeachgirl.

7YuriandEmilyarrivedandwecoveredbliniswiththicksourcreamandredcaviaranddrank

champagne,asfamiliesdidalloverVoronezh.（Para13）

Sourcreamisfermentedcream,whichissmootherandthicker.EasternEuropeanfoodisnotedforitssour

flavours.

Caviarusuallyreferstotheroeoreggsofthesturgeon,alargefish,andisaveryexpensivespecialfood.

Itcanalsorefertoothercommonerfishroes.

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Readingandunderstanding

4Answerthequestions.

1HowwelldoesthewriterknowtheSovietUnion?

Notverywell.TheothershavetoexplainthetraditionofInternationalWomen’sDaytothewriter.

2WhatwasYakovdoingwhenthewritermethim?

Hewasbuyingroses.

3Wheredoesthewriterlive?

Room99ofahostel.

4WhatdotheRussianmendoonInternationalWomen’sDay?

Theybuyflowersforthewomenintheirlifeanddosomehousechoresforthem.

5WhatkindofdailylifedoRussianwomenusuallyhave?

Theyhaveaverybusylifewithlotsofchorestodo.

6WhatdotheRussianmendoafterthey’vepreparedbreakfastfortheirwives?

Theymeetupwithfriendsanddrinkthemselvesintoastupor.

7WhatistheusualnumberofflowerstobuyinRussia?

Anoddnumber.

8WhydidYakovbuy14flowers?

HeplannedtogiveKatyafiveflowersandthegirlsinRoom99threeforeach.

Dealingwithunfamiliarwords

5Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.

1toputsomethingsomewhereinacarelessway,especiallysomethingthatisheavy（dump）

2tolie,sit,orleaninarelaxedorlazyway（lounge）

3lovedverymuchbysomeone（beloved）

4tomovesomewherequietlyandsecretlysothatnoonecanseeyouorhearyou（sneak）

5afeelingofverystrongangerthatusuallydoesnotlastverylong（fury）

6totalkaboutotherpeopleoraboutthingsthatarenotimportant（gossip）

6Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsandexpressionsinthebox.

1Iunexpectedlymetanoldfriendintheshoppingmallyesterday.（bumpedinto）

2Themendemonstratehowtrueandhonesttheirlovefortheirwivesisbydrinkingalot.（sincere）

3Whilethemenaredoingtheshopping,thewomenwillcleanthecarpets,anddusttheroom.（vacuum）

4Pleaseremainhereandwaitforawhile–shewillcomebacksoon.（stickaround）

5Ithinkitisagoodideatosoakclothesbeforewashingthem.（advisable）

6Afterhearingwhathehadbeenthrough,hereyeswerefulloftears.（filledupwith）

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7Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.

1Ifsomeoneisdewy-eyed,aretheylikelyto（a）lackexperienceaboutlife,or（b）beinlove?

2Ifsomeoneacceptsyouonyourownreckoning,dothey（a）acceptyouwithoutconsideringifyouare

whatyouclaimtobe,or（b）haveaclearideaofyourrealcharacter?

3Ifyoubaskinyourfame,doyou（a）feelbothered,or（b）enjoybeingfamous?

4Doescharredmean（a）blackandburnt,or（b）cookedperfectly?

5Ifsomethingshrivelsinthesummerheat,doesit（a）growrapidly,or（b）bec