1、 The lack of an exact counterpart of the English word “homesickness” in other languages such as Italian, Portuguese, and German.Paragraph 5: The problem of untranslatability which the early Bible translators encountered.Paragraph 6: English and Welsh speakers make adjustments regarding the color spe
2、ctrum in the grey / green / blue / brown range; The word “democracy” means completely different things in different contexts; the flat breads of Central Asia are a long way away from Mothers Pride white sliced toasties, yet the word “bread” has to serve for both.Part One. Vocabulary AnalysisI.Phrase
3、 practice1. provided =as long as假如,倘若need never be out of touch =can never fail to be reached从不会失去联系2. regardless of =no matter不管,不顾3. overlook at our peril =fail to notice at great risk忽视的危险或风险4. hovers somewhere in and around all those words =may be described by these words tovarying degrees5. hit
4、 the problem of untranslatability head-on = were directly confronted with the problem that something in one language cannot be rendered into anotherII.1. stepping stone; 2. at their peril; 3. serve; 4. mentality; 5. staple; 6. facilitating; 7. messaging; 8. hybrid.III. Word derivationFill in the bla
5、nks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. The country is trying to move from a centrally planned economy (economic) to one basically geared to the needs of the market.2. There are no good roads in the area, so most of the ranches are only accessible (access) by jeep or other off-road vehi
6、cles.3. The two approaches are so fundamentally (fundamental) different that it is surprising that they have both been successful.4. They spent much time comforting the homesick (homesickness) children at the beginning of the summer camp.5. We are looking for an experienced journalist to join the ne
7、ws teams. The salary is negotiable (negotiate).6. The amount of any of these ingredients can be adjusted (adjustment) according to your taste.7. The remoteness (remote) of the house was the only thing that made them hesitate about buying it.8. He parked the car and smiled at her, complacently (compl
8、acent) assuming he had passed the test.1. economic a.经济学的;经济的;有利可图的economical a.节俭的;经济的,合算的economics n.经济学economist n.经济学家economy n.节约;经济2. access n.通道,入口accessible a.可得到的;易接近的,可进入的accessibility n.可以得到;易接近3. fundamental a.基本的,根本的;重要的fundamentalism n.原教旨主义fundamentalist n.信奉正统派基督教的人fundamentally ad.从
9、根本上;基本地4. homesick a.想家的homesickness n.乡愁,思乡病5. negotiate v.谈判,协商,交涉negotiable a.可磋商的,可协商的negotiation n.谈判,协商negotiator n.磋商者,交涉者6. adjust v.调整,调节;使适应adjustable a.可调整的adjustment n.调整7. remote a.偏僻的,遥远的,远程的remoteness n.远离,远隔,偏僻8. complacent a.满足的,自满的,得意的complacently ad.满足地,自满地,沾沾自喜地complacency n.自满,沾
10、沾自喜1. D;2. C;3. A;4. D;5. B;6. A;7. B;8. C.V.Synonym / AntonymGive a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1. We live in an age of easy access to the rest of the world.Synonym: time, era, epoch2. Conferences and business meetings around the globe are h
11、eld in English, regardless of whether anyone present is a native English speaker. meetings3. English has simply become the language that facilitates communication, and for many people learning English is an essential stepping stone on the road to success. basic, fundamental4. Different cultures are
12、not simply groups of people who label the world differently; languages give us the means to shape our views of the world and languages are different from one another.Antonym: misshape5. Inevitably, the spread of English means that millions of people are adding another language to their own and are l
13、earning how to negotiate cultural and linguistic differences. unavoidably6. Why does the rise of English as a global language cause feelings of uneasiness for some of us? worry, concern, anxiety7. But even as more people become multilingual, so native English speakers are losing out, for they are be
14、coming ever more monolingual, and hence increasingly unaware of the differences between cultures that languages reveal. hide, conceal4PrefixWrite in each space one word that has the same prefix as underlined in the given word.1. unreliableunbelievable2. impatientimperfect3. disapprovaldisagreement4.
15、 mistakemisplace5. maltreatmalfunction6.enrichenable 7. surmountsurpass8.subordinatesubmarine1. Explanation:un- : not or the opposite ofe.g. unable, unhappy, unknown2. Explanation:in- / il- / im- / ir- :e.g. impolite, infinite, illogical, irrelevance3. Explanation:dis- :e.g. dishonest, disadvantage,
16、 disappear4. Explanation:mis- : bad or wronge.g. misinterpret, misbehavior, mischance, misconceive5. Explanation:mal- : bad or not correcte.g. malpractice, malodorous, malformation6. Explanation:en- / em- : to cause to be; to put into the thing or condition mentionede.g. encase, empower, enlarge, em
17、bolden, enchant7. Explanation:sur- : beyonde.g. surcharge, surplus, surprise, surmise8. Explanation:sub- : less than; under or belowe.g. subdivision, subconscious, subcontinent, subculturePart Two.Grammar Exercises1. the simple present and the present progressiveSimple present is used for activities
18、 that are long-lasting habits.Present progressive is used for activities that occur at the moment of speaking activities.The present continuous with words such as “always” or “constantly” expresses the idea that something irritating or shocking often happens.e. g. She is always coming to class late.
19、He is constantly talking. I wish he would shut up.Speakers use the present continuous to indicate that something will or will not happen in the near future.e. g. I am not going to the party tonight.Is he visiting his parents next weekend?I. Complete the following sentences with the correct verb form
20、s.1. Shes a dietician she _helps_ (help) people to choose the right food.2. hope; are enjoying; sunbathe; go; are going.3. is being.4. The professor _is typing_ (type) his own letters while his secretary is ill.5. am not eating.6. I _am reading_ (read) an interesting book at the moment. Ill lend it
21、to you when Ive finished it.7. are always leaving.8. go; belongs; wants; is using.9. is boiling.10. is putting; is rewiring; is building.1. is passing = passes; is shooting = shoots.2. OK.3. are crying.4. OK.5. am knowing = know.6. am gathering = gather.7. work = am working.8. do =are; sneeze = snee
22、zing.thank; are dispatching; regret; have; are contacting; hear; enclose/are enclosing; decide; are listed; hope; enclose/are enclosing.1. a. The speaker is complaining; b. The speaker gives a fact.2. a. am considering; b. have the opinion.3. a. It suggests a permanent nature; b. It suggests a tempo
23、rary behaviour.4. a. is taking care of; b. have no objection to.5. a. am waiting for; b. believe.6. a. am waiting for;2. Position of adjectivesUnlikeadverbs, which often seem capable of popping up almost anywhere in a sentence, adjectives nearly always appear immediately before the noun or noun phra
24、se that they modify. Sometimes they appear in a string of adjectives, and when they do, they appear in a set order according to category.The categories in the following table can be described as follows:A. Determiners articles and other limiters.B. Observation postdeterminers and limiter adjectives
25、(e.g. a real hero, a perfect idiot) and adjectives subject to subjective measure (e.g. beautiful, interesting)C. Size and Shape adjectives subject to objective measure (e.g. wealthy, large, round)D. Age adjectives denoting age (e.g. young, old, new, ancient)E. Color adjectives denoting color (e.g. r
26、ed, black, pale)F. Origin denominal adjectives denoting source of noun (e.g. French, American, Canadian)G. Material denominal adjectives denoting what something is made of (e.g. woolen, metallic, wooden)F. Qualifier final limiter, often regarded as part of the noun (e.g. rocking chair, hunting cabin, passenger car, book cover)Rewrite the following descriptions putting the adjectives in the correct order.1. a
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