现代大学英语精读1 paraphrasing.docx

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现代大学英语精读1paraphrasing

Unit1

1.Theydidnotmakemehappy,however,asthiswasthedayIwastobethrownintoschoolforthefirsttime.

（1）

Paraphrase:

Butmynewclothesdidnotbringanyhappinesstome,becauseitwasthedayIwasforcedtogotoschoolforthefirsttime.

2.“Whyschool?

”Iaskedmyfather.“WhathaveIdone?

”（3）

Paraphrase:

WhydoIhavetogotoschool?

Idon’tthinkI’vedoneanythingwrongtobepunishedlikethis.

3.Ididnotbelievetherewasreallyanygoodtobehadintearingmeawayfrommyhomeandthrowingmeintothehuge,high-walledbuilding.（5）

Paraphrase:

Ididn’tthinkitwasusefultotakemeawayfromhomeandputmeintothatbuildingwithhighwalls.

4.Itwasnotallamatterofplayingandfoolingaround.（15）

Paraphrase:

Whatwedidatschoolwasn’tjustplayingandwastingtimedoingnothinguseful.

5.Inaddition,thetimeforchangingone’smindwasoverandgoneandtherewasnoquestionofeverreturningtotheparadiseofhome.（16）

Paraphrase:

Besides,itwasimpossibleforustoquitschoolandreturntothegoodolddayswhenwestayedhomeplayingandfoolingaroundallday.Ourchildhoodwasgone,nevertocomeback.

Unit2

1.Ifbankswererequiredtosellwalletsandmoneybelts,theymightactlesslikechurches.（para.1）

Paraphrase:

Banksactlikechurcheswhichusuallycontrolpeople’slifeandcaninterfereinpeople’slife.So,theauthorthinksitisridiculousforbankstoactlikechurches.

2.Itwaslunchtimeandtheonlyofficerondutywasafortyishblackmanwithshort,pressedhair,apencilmustache,andaneatlypressedbrownsuit.（para.3）

Paraphrase:

uncurledhair,athinmustachelookinglikealinedrawnbyapencil,andaneatandtidybrownsuit

3.Everythingabouthimsuggestedacarefullydressedauthority.（para.3）

Paraphrase:

Everythingabouthim—hisclothes,manner,etc.indicatedthathewasacarefullydressedmanwhohadanimportantpositionandpower.

4.Imovedinforthekill.（para.19）

Paraphrase:

Ibegantopreparetokill,destroyordefeatmyenemy.

5.Izeroedinontheofficer.（para.20）

Paraphrase:

I’mgoingtohaveastrongargumenttosilencethebankofficer.

6.Look,…we’rejustwastingeachother’stime.（para.29）

Paraphrase:

Look,let’sstoptalkingaboutthisbecauseitisawasteoftime./Youarejusttalkingnonsense.Idon’twanttolistentoyouanymore.

7.…hasbeenshakingthisboydown…（para.30）

Paraphrase:

…hasbeengettingmoneyfromtheboybyusingthreats…

8.Anyway,thepoliceareonthecase…（para.30）

Paraphrase:

Anyway,thepoliceareworkingonthecase…

9.NotthatIeverheardof.（para.32）

Paraphrase:

Ihaveneverheardofsuchrules.

Unit3

1.MyhusbandmovedintoourhouseasisthewaywithusinEsarn.（para.1）

Paraphrase:

Whenwegotmarried,wefollowedthetraditioninEsarnandmyhusbandcametolivewithmyfamily.

2.Hehasearswhichdon’thear,amouthwhichdoesn’tspeak,andeyesthatdon’tsee.（para.2）

Paraphrase:

Hedoesnotnoticewhatishappeningaroundusandtoourchildren,nordoesheexpresshisthoughtsandfeelings.（Thewomaniscomplainingthatherhusbanddoesnotbotherabouttheirchildren’stroubles.）

3.…anditisnolongerfertile,bleedingyearafteryearand,likeus,gettingoldandexhausted.（para.3）

Paraphrase:

Ourlandisgettingpoorerwitheachpassingyear,likeuswhoaregettingold,weakandtired.

4.…butinabadyear,it’snotonlytheploughsthatbreakbutourhearts,too.（para.3）

Paraphrase:

Whenthereisadraught,thesoilissohardthatitbreakstheploughsandwefeelsosadthatourheartsbreaktoo.

5.Onlytenyearsago,youcouldbarterforthings,butnowit’sallcash.（para.4）

Paraphrase:

Justtenyearsago,wecouldexchangeonethingforanother,butnowwehavetobuyeverythingfromthemarket.

6.Shopshavesprungup,filledwithcolorfulplasticthingsandgoodswehavenousefor.（para.4）

Paraphrase:

Shopshavesuddenlyappearedinthevillagesellingattractiveplasticthingsandthingswedon’tneed.

7.Asforme,Iwouldn’tchange,couldn’tchangeevenifIwantedto.（para.7）

Paraphrase:

Ididn’twanttochangemyselfandmylife,andactuallyIdidnothavetheabilitytochangeevenifIwantedto.

8.Yes,thisbagofbonesdressedinragscanstillplantandreapricefrommorningtilldusk.（para.7）

Paraphrase:

ThoughI’mpoor,oldandweak,Icanstillworkinthericefieldallday.

9.Iamatpeacewiththelandandtheconditionofmylife.（para.9）

Paraphrase:

Iamcontentwithmylandandacceptmysituationinlifewithoutcomplaint.

10.Ihavebeenforcingsilenceuponheralltheseyears,yetshehadnotoncecomplainedofanything.（para.9）

Paraphrase:

Alltheseyears,Ihardlytalkwithherorlistentoher,soshehastokeepsilentaboutherthoughtsandfeelings,butshehasnevertoldanyoneelseaboutherunhappyfeelingsaboutmysilence.

11.Stillthelandcouldnottiethemdownorcallthemback.（para.10）

Paraphrase:

Mychildrengrewupandhadhappydaysonthisland,butthiscouldnotpreventthemfromleavingforcitiesorattractthembackfromcities.

12.Sicknesscomesandgoes,andwegetbackonourfeetagain.（para.11）

Paraphrase:

Inevitablywesometimesfallill,butwhenwegetwellagainwecanalwaysgetbacktoournormallifeandworkonourland.

Unit4

1.Ausablewas,foronething,fat…ThoughhespokeFrenchandGermanpassably,hehadneveraltogetherlosttheNewEnglandaccenthehadbroughttoParisfromBostontwentyyearsago.（para.2）

Paraphrase:

Ausablewas,foronereason,fat…HisFrenchandGermanwerenotverygood,butacceptable.AlthoughhehadbeeninParisfortwentyyears,heneverlosttheAmericanaccent.

2.…asloppyfatmanwho,insteadofhavingmessagesslippedintohishandbydark-eyedbeauties,getsonlyanordinarytelephonecallmakinganappointmentinhisroom.（para.4）

Paraphrase:

…anuntidyfatmanjusthasanordinaryphonecallagreeingtomeetsomebodylaterinhisroom.Therearenootherimaginedthingsasabeautifulladywithdarkeyesputtingaslipofmessagesecretlyintohishand.

3.Thefatmanchuckledtohimselfasheunlockedthedoorofhisroomandstoodasasidetolethisfrustratedguestenter.（para.4）

Paraphrase:

Thefatmanlaughedtohimselfwhenheopenedthedoorofhisroomandgavewaytohisdissatisfiedguest.

4.Youaredisillusioned.（para.5）

Paraphrase:

Youaredisappointedbecausewhatyoubelieveinhasturnedouttobewrong.

5.Beforelongyouwillseeapaper,aquiteimportantpaperforwhichseveralmenandwomenhaveriskedtheirlives,cometomeinthenext-to-laststepofitsjourneyintoofficialhands.（para.5）

Paraphrase:

Soonyouwillseeadocument/areportcometome.Severalpeopletookchancesinordertogetit.WhenIreceivethepaper,Iwillplaceitinthehandsoftheproperauthorities.

BythenIwillhavefulfilledmymission.

6.Forhalfwayacrosstheroom,asmallautomaticpistolinhishand,stoodaman.（para.6）

Paraphrase:

Inthemiddleoftheroom,therewasamanwithasmallautomaticpistolinhishand.

7.I’mgoingtoraisethedevilwiththemanagementthistime.（para.11）

Paraphrase:

（Hewasmakingupastory,whichturnedouttobeatrapforMax.

TomakeMaxswallowthisbait,AusablepretendedtobeangrywiththemanagementandexplainedtoFowler（nottoMax）whyhewasgoingtocomplaintothemanagementaboutthebalcony.）

8.ItmighthavesavedmesometroublehadIknownaboutit.（para.12）

Paraphrase:

IfIhadknownaboutit,Iwouldnothavespentsomucheffort.

9.IwishIknewhowyoulearnedaboutthereport,…（para.15）

Paraphrase:

Iwanttoknowhowyousucceededinfindingoutthereport,butIhavenoidea.

10.Keepinghisbodytwistedsothathisgunstillcoveredthefatmanandhisguest,…（para.22）

Paraphrase:

Hetwistedhisbodyinordertopointhisgunrightatthefatmanandhisguest.

Unit6

1.Myancientjeepwasstrainingupthroughbeautifulcountrysidewhentheradiatorbegantoleak.（para.1）

Paraphrase:

Whentheradiatorstartedtodrip,myoldjeepwastryinghardtoclimbupthemountaininthesceneryruralarea.

2.Theover-heatedengineforcedmetostopatthenextvillage,whichconsistedofasmallstoreandafewhousesthatwerescatteredhereandthere.（para.1）

Paraphrase:

Duetothehightemperatureoftheengine,Ihadtostopatthenextvillage,whichcontainedasmallshopandseveralhousesthatwerelooselydistributed.

3.He,inturn,inspectedmecarefully,asiftomakesureIgraspedthesignificanceofhisstatement.（para.3）

Paraphrase:

ThenheexaminedmewithgreatcautioninthewayofensuringwhetherIunderstoodtheimportanceofhiswords.

4.AsaproductofAmericaneducation,Ihadneverpaidtheslightestattentiontothegreenbanana,excepttoregarditasafruitwhosetimehadnotyetcome.（para.5）

Paraphrase:

AssomeoneeducatedintheUnitedStates,Inaturallyhadneverpaidanyattentiontothegreenbanana,excepttotakeitasafruitwhichwasnotyetripeorwhichwasnotyetreadytobepickedandeaten.

5.Itwasmyowntimethathadcome,allinrelationtoit.（para.5）

Paraphrase:

Itwasmewhohadcometoknowthegreenbananas,andeverythingconnectedwithit.Accordingtotheauthor,everycivilizationhasspecialgeniuses（symbolizedbythegreenbanana）,whichhaveexistedformanyyears.Buttheywillnotcometoyournoticeandbenefityouuntilandunlessyouarereadytogooutandmeetthem.

6.Ihadbeenwonderingforsometimeaboutwhateducatorsliketocall“learningmoments”,andInowknewIhadjustexperiencedtwoofthematonce.（para.5）

Paraphrase:

Thetwoth