lovingandhatingnewyork课后练习答案文档格式.docx

1、7. The young people go to New York to test themselves and to avoid giving in to the most banal and marketable of their talents. In New York they also find the company of many other young people similarly fleeing from the constricting atmosphere of smaller cities.8. New York is still the banking and

2、communications head- quarters for America. The networks news centres, the largest book publishers, the biggest magazines, the ad agencies are all here, appraising and ratifying the films, the plays, the music, the books that others have created.9. Newcomers can find or form their little groups and,

3、though these groups lie close to each other, there is no contact or intercourse between groups. This gives the city its sense of freedom.10. Despite all the faults of the city, a New Yorker still prefers to live in New York because he prefers the unhealthy hassle and vitany of urban life. What he fi

4、nds attractive about New York is its rawness, tension, urgency; its bracing competitiveness the rigor of its judgements; and the congested, democratic presence of so many other New Yorkers, encased in their own worlds.11. It is in fact the first truly international metropolits because here one finds

5、 a much wider mixture of nationalities Asians, Africans, Latins and all varieties of Europeans.1.This article is a piece of expository writing. The main theme or thesis is stated by the title Loving and Hating New York, or more specifically, by the first sentence of the last paragraph: “Loving and h

6、ating New York becomes a matter of alternating moods, often in the same day. 2. Griffith develops his main thesis by both objective and emotional description of New York and the life and struggle of New Yorkers. It is very effective. （See the answer to 4.）3. This article is full of American English

7、terms, phrases and constructions. Such as T-shirt, hassle, plush, holdout, comeback, putdown, measure up, expense-account, etc.4. The writer states that he both loves and hates New York, but the reader fails to see where or why he hates New York. It is clear that Griffith loves New York and feels ex

8、hilarated living there. He may sometimes feel exasperated but this feeling is never strong enough to turn to hate. The writer shows his love for New York with the words such as energy, contention striving, etc.5. The first five paragraphs act as a general introduction, set- ting forth the present st

9、atus of New York city in the Unit- ed States and in the eyes of foreigners. The last sentence of paragraph 5 also acts as a transition to the actual de- scriptions of New York city itself: the charged, nervous atmosphere, its vulgar dynamism of the last line of paragraph 5 leads to the energy, conte

10、ntion, and striving in the first line of paragraph 6.6. The topic sentence of paragraph 8 is the first sentence. Nature s pleasures are much qualified in New York. The writer uses many examples to develop this paragraph and to back up the statement made in the topic sentence.7. In New York, a shrewd

11、 understanding or ability to appraise things is appreciated and paid for, and skill and learning by themselves are not considered valuable. 8. Free. Students choice.1. Nowadays New York cannot understand nor follow the taste of the American people.2. New York boasts that it is a city that resists th

12、e prevailing trends （styles, fashion）of America.3. Situation comedies made in Hollywood and the actual performance of Johnny Carson now replace the scheduled radio and TV programs for California.4. New York is regaining somewhat its status as a city that attracts tourists.5. A person who wins in New

13、 York is constantly disturbed by fear and anxiety （because he is afraid of losing what he has won in the fierce competition）.6. The chance to enjoy the pleasures of nature is very limited.7. At night the city of New York is aglow with lights and seems proudly and haughtily to darken the night sky.8.

14、 But a pure and wholehearted devotion to a Bohemian life style can be exaggerated.9. In both these roles of banking and communications head- quarters, New York starts or originates very few things but gives its stamp of approval to many things created by people in other parts of the country.10. The

15、television generation was constantly and strongly influenced by extravagant promotional advertising.11. Authors writing long serious novels earn their living in the meantime by also writing articles for popular magazines.12. Broadway, which seemed unable to resist the cheap, gaudy shows put on in th

16、e surrounding areas, is once again busy and active.13. （If you tell a New Yorker about the vigor of outdoor pleasures, he will reply that） he prefers the unhealthy turmoil and animated life of a city.14. Those who failed in the struggle of life, the down-and-outs, are not hidden away in slums or ghe

17、ttoes where other people cant see them.15. New York constantly irritates and annoys very much but at times it also invigorates and stimulates. See the translation of the text.1. holdout: （Americanism） a place that holds out; hold out= continue resistance; stand firm; not yield2. live: transmitted du

18、ring the actual performance3. charged : tense ; intense4. put-down: （American slang） a belittling remark or crushing retort5. foothold: a secure position from which it is difficult to be dislodged6. measure up: （Americanism） prove to be competent or qualified7. jingle: a verse that jingles; jingling

19、 arrangement of words or syllables8. expense-account. （Americanism） an arrangement whereby certain expenses of an employee in connection with his work are paid for by his employer9. illustration= a picture, design, diagram, etc. used to decorate or explain something10. commercial: （radio and TV） a p

20、aid advertisement11. distancing: be reserved or cool toward; treat aloofly12. democratic: treating persons of all classes in the same way; not snobbish13, jealous : very watchful or careful in guarding or keeping14. high-rise: （Americanism） designating or of a tall apartment house, office buil ding,

21、 etc., of many stories /（noun） a high-rise building15. mean: poor in appearance; shabby.1. skyline: noun+ noun=noun Examples: bookcase; teacup; skyrocket; sealskin; sea port ; pigsty2. pacesetter : noun + verb + er = noun Examples : shareholder ; leaseholder ; pathfinder ; painstaker ;watchmaker3. t

22、rash-strewn : noun + past participle = adjective Examples: homespun; bloodstained; landlocked; henpecked ; homemade4. international: a combining form+ adjective=adjective Examples: inter American; interchangeable; interdepartmental ; interplanetary ; intersectional5. anti-septically : prefix 4-adver

23、b = adverb Examples : preemptively; preeminently; predominantly; prefiguratively ; prehistorically6. juxtaposition: a combining form+ noun=noun Examples: photochemistry; photocopy; phonograph; telephone ; television7. NBC: composed of initials N+B+C from National Broadcasting Company Examples: BBC -

24、 British Broadcasting Corporation; NCO - noncommissioned officer; UN - United Nations; MIA - missing in action; PFLI - Peking Foreign Languages Institute8. Wasp: an acronym from white Anglo-Saxon protestant Examples: Awacs - airborne warning and control system （a sophisticated surveillance plane）; UFO - unidentified flying object; Nato - North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Asean - Association of South-east Asian Nations; Anzac - （a soldier in the） Australian and New Zealand Army Corps9ad：a shortening of “advertisement” Examples：auto（automobile