1、Unit One Fighting with the Forces of NatureExercises,Book Four,Vocabulary 1.Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given.Change the form where necessary.,1.The Labor Partys electoral(竞选)strategy,which was based on a tactical _ with other minor parties,has proved successful.,alliance,工党的竞选策略就是建立在与其他小
2、党派战略合作上,这证明是成功的。#,2.The government troops recaptured the city from the rebels _ two thousand casualties.,at the cost of,3.By a _ of good luck,Genelle,who had been buried in the rubble(瓦砾)for more than 26 hours,came out alive.,stroke,由于意外的好运,Genelle在瓦砾中被埋了26个多小时后活着出来了.,政府军从叛乱分子中又一次获得了城市,但牺牲了两千人.,4.My
3、 brother wasnt badly hurt,but he injured his leg and had to _ around for a few weeks.,limp,我哥哥伤的不重,但把腿伤着了,不得不一瘸一拐行走好几个星期.,5.The aircraft was subjected to(经受)a test of temperatures of _ 65 degrees Celsius and plus 120 degrees.,minus,飞机要经受摄氏零下65度到120度的测试.,6.Tax incentives combined with cheap labor wil
4、l attract companies to the western _ of our country away from the east coast.,regions,廉价劳动力和税收鼓励将被用于吸引公司到我国远离东部的西部地区投资.,7.To my surprise,the opening speeches sounded more like _ of war than offerings of peace.,declarations,开场白听起来与其说是和平倡议还不如说是战争宣言.,8.After a three-day _ by the police,the terrorists w
5、ho had seized the restaurant had to give in.,siege,被警察包围了三天以后,霸占餐馆的恐怖分子不得不屈服了.,9.Once we stepped off the plane and onto the prairie,we were greeted by a gust of _ and biting wind.,raw,当我们下了飞机来到草原上,一股刺骨阴冷的风扑面而来.,10.Being young and impatient,they are inclined to dash into the jaws of danger where an e
6、xperienced fighter might _.,bide his time,因为年轻又没有耐心,他们倾向于冲向狭窄的入口,那儿有经验的战士正在等待时机。#,11.The harassing problems of the past few months _ on her health and there are shadows beneath her eyes.,have taken their toll,过去几个月的烦心事给他的健康带来了很大的伤害,眼睛周围布满了黑圈.,12.Workers who have to work on weekends are paid twice th
7、e normal wages._ national holidays,they get triple pay.,In the case of,周末加班的工人获得的报酬必须是平常的两倍,在国庆节时应该获得三倍的工资.,2.Use the verb in brackets to form an appropriate phrase verb you have learned and complete the sentence with it.,1.In the economic crisis,many factories have begun to lay off workers.Now the
8、government _ the problem of helping create jobs for the large number of unemployed.(face),is faced with,面对经济危机,许多工厂开始裁员。#现在政府面临的问题就是为大量的下岗工人创造就业机会。#,2.If you let yourself _ in paper work,youll never find time to deal with the really important issues.(bog),get bogged down,如果你深陷于这篇论文的写作中,你就没有时间处理真正重要的
9、事情。#,3.Despite difficulties,the government _ with its campaign to eliminate corruption.(press),is pressing on/pressed on,尽管遭到强烈的反对,政府继续进行铲除腐败的战斗。#,4.“We can take no chances;#if we fail in Normandy the war might _ for years,”said the Allied commander-in-chief.(drag),drag on,“我们要力求万全;#如果在诺曼底登陆中失败,战争可能
10、拖延几年.”盟军总司令说.,5.The tolerance of her poor English by others meant she could _ with her often incorrect grammar and limited vocabulary.,get by,别人对她蹩脚的英语的容忍意味着她经常错误的语法和有限的词汇勉强能应付得过去。#,6.Edward knew it would cost him a fortune to _ at such an expensive restaurant,but then he could not afford to offend
11、her by going to a less expensive one.,dine out,爱德华知道在这样昂贵得餐厅就餐会花他一大笔钱,但是他也不能去一家便宜一点的饭店而得罪她。#,7.As the economy shows no signs of picking up,many companies _ on capital investment.(cut),have cut back,因为经济没有回升的迹象,许多公司缩减资本投资.,8.With the price of fuel skyrocketing,I really dont know how we are going to _
12、 the severe winter.,get through,随着燃料价格的飞涨,我真不知道怎么度过这个严寒的冬天。#,3.Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets,keeping the same meaning.The first part has been written.,1.As a result of rapid advance in gene therapy,cures for cancer may be not far away.,The rapid advance in gene therapy ma
13、y _.(conquest),lead to the conquest of cancer in the near future,由于基因疗法的飞速发展,癌症的治疗可能为时不远了.,2.The delayed arrival of raw materials due to the dock workers strike has caused many factories to stop production.,Production in many factories _ _ _(bring to a halt).,has been brought to a halt by the delaye
14、d arrival of raw materials due to the dock workers strike,3.Knowing that she cant move ahead in her career mainly due to her leisure interests,Sara is determined to make a change.,Sara has made her mind that her leisure interests _ _(get in the way of),will/should never get in the,way of her career.
15、,了解到因为业余爱好使自己在事业上无法向前发展,莎芮下决心改变.,4.It was obvious the foreign minister had never thought that the reporter would ask him such a question.,Obviously the reporters question _(catch sb.off guard),caught the foreign minister off guard.,显然外交部长没料到记者会提这样一个问题.,5.Few people use the slide rule(计算尺)since the i
16、ntroduction of the electronic calculator.,The introduction _ _ _(render),of the electronic,calculator has rendered the slide rule out of date/obsolete.,自电子计算机问世以后,很少有人用过计算尺.,4.Complete the following sentences,using words or phrases in brackets.Make additions and changes where necessary.,1._ an enemy forces much superior to ours,we had to give up _ big cities and retreat to the rural and mountainous _ to build up our base.(retreat,region,occupation),the occupation of,regions,Being faced with,2.Unity is _ th
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