1、. Paraphrase: 1) The house detectives piggy eyes surveyed her sardonically from his gross jowled face. 2) Pretty neat set-up you folks got. 3) The obese body shook in an appreciative chuckle. 4) He lowered the level of his incongruous falsetto voice. 5) The words spat forth with sudden savagery, all
2、 pretense of blandness gone. 6) The Duchess of Corydon three centuries and a half of in-bred arrogance behind her - did not yield easily. 7) It is no go, old girl. Im afraid. It was a good try. 8) Thats more like it, Ogilvie said. He lit the fresh cigar, Now were getting somewhere. 9) his eyes sardo
3、nically on the Duchess as if challenging her objection. 10) The house detective clucked his tongue reprovingly. Translate the following into Chinese: 1) Ill tell you, Duke - Ive been in this town and this hotel a long time. I got friends all over. I oblige them; they do the same for me, like letting
4、 me know what gives, an where. There aint much, out of the way, which people who stay in this hotel do, I don t get to hear about. Most of em never know I know, or know me. They think they got their little secret tucked away, and so they have except like now. 2) Well now, theres no call for being ha
5、sty, The incongruous falsetto voice took on a musing note. Whats dones been done. Rushin any place aint gonna bring back the kid nor its mother neither. Besides, what they d do to you across at the headquarters, Duke, you wouldnt t like. No sir, you wouldnt like it at all. 3) The Duchess of Croydon
6、kept firm, tight rein on her racing mind. It was essential, she knew, that her thinking remain calm and reasoned. In the last few minutes the conversation had become as seemingly casual as if the discussion were of some minor domestic matter and not survival itself. She intended to keep it that way.
7、 Once more, she was aware; the role of leadership had fallen to her, her husband now a tense but passive spectator of the exchange between the evil fat man and herself. No matter. What was inevitable must be accepted. The important thing was to consider all eventualities. A thought occurred to her.
8、Write out the full words for the following shortenings: Models: 1) lab - laboratory 2) Paper - newspaper 1) ad11) mod 2) bra12) perm 3) doc13) polio 4) fridge14) pop-song 5) gym15) prep 6) hi-fi16) prof 7) intercom17) sis 8) lib18) telly 9) memo19) vet 10) mike20) zoo. Put the following phrases into
9、 English, using adv. + past participle compound adjectives: Model: 抽了一半的雪茄 a half-burned cigar 1) 写了一半的信 2) 半开的窗子 3) 烤得半生不熟得面包 4) 半转过来的身子 5)设备完善的旅馆 6)有礼貌的小学生 7)恰当的用词 8)营养充足的儿童 9)消息灵通人士 10)夸张的语言. Make sentences with the following words, using the parts of speech indicated in the brackets: 1) sound (v
10、. ) 2) figure (v. ) 3) go (n. ) 4) try ( n. ) 5) dust (v. ) 6) square (v. ) 7) good (n. ) 8) head ( v. ) 9) make (n. ) 10) reason (v. ). Replace the italicized words with more formal words or expressions: 1) This is for real ( ) 2) Its no go. ( ) 3) Now we are getting somewhere .( ) 4) Ill spell it
11、out. ( ) 5) They do the same for me, like letting me know what gives,an where. ( ) 6) Howd you figure where he was? ( ) 7) You an your wife took off home. ( ) 8) Looked right shaken, too, the pair of you. ( ) 9) On a hunch I went over to the garage and took a quiet look see at your car. ( ) 10) Well
12、 now, theres no call for being hasty. ( ) 11) Providin nobody twigs the car ( ) 12) Assuming the hotel man was bought off ( ) 13) I figure you people are pretty well fixed. ( ). Replace the italicized words with specific words that appear in the text: 1) We took a general view of the countryside fro
13、m the top of a hill. ( ) 2) He took a long and steady look at the beautiful picture. ( ) 3) The searchlight passed swiftly over the sky to search for the plane. ( ) 4) He threw the coin with a jerk into the air. ( ) 5) The old man laughed quietly in amusement while reading the novel. ( ) 6) A car su
14、ddenly came out from a side-street. ( ) 7) She uttered these words angrily. ( ) 8) When she heard the knock on the door, she rose to her feet quickly. ( ) 9) The old woman prayed to god with her hands pressed together. ( ) 10) The car turned round quickly and went off in the opposite direction. ( )
15、11) The dentist could discover no sign of decay in her teeth. 12) They all looked with their eyes wide open in astonishment. Explain how the meaning of the following sentences is affected when the italicized words are replaced with the words in brackets. Pay attention to the shades of meaning of the
16、 words. 1) The house detectives piggy eyes surveyed her .sardonically from his gross yowled face. (sarcastically) 2) Even the self-assurance of Ogilvie flickered for an instant.( self-confidence) 3) What you accuse us of is true. (charge. with) 4) Wearily, in a gesture of surrender, the Duchess of C
17、roydon sank back into her chair. (tiredly) 5) The house detective took his time, leisurely puffing a cloud of blue cigar smoke (slowly) 6) I oblige them; they do the same for me. (help)If the work were done discreetly we could pay well.”(carefully) 8) The Duchess of Corydon kept firm, tight rein on
18、her racing mind. (quick) 9) Her husband now a tense but passive spectator of the exchange between the evil fat man and herself (nervous) 10) The important thing was to consider all eventualities.(possibilities) 11) We would achieve nothing by paying you, except possibly a few days respite”. (relief)
19、 12) There must be no mistake, no vacillation or dallying because of her own smallness of mind.(indecisiveness). Choose the right word from the list given below for each blank.Pay attention to the correct combinations of nouns. perspiration steel work music sleep time thought laughter events the mom
20、ent a doubt refusal lab our mind 1) I didnt have a wink of _ last night. 2) He hasnt done a stroke of _ so he deserves no pay. 3) On the spur of _he decided he would go to Spain for his holiday. 4) When you interrupted me, you broke my train of _ 5) There was never a shadow of_ that he was innocent.
21、 6) He caught his bus in the nick of _ 7) Only by division of_ can an increase in production be achieved. 8) A bead of _stood out on his forehead. 9) He had to play by ear because he couldnt read a note of_ 10) When he saw the flames, he had the presence of _to ring the fire brigade. 11) He must hav
22、e nerves of_ to be able to withstand such an ordeal. 12) The recent turn of _in Iran has been rather disturbing. 13) His obese body shook in a fit of _ 14) She shook her head as a gesture of_ .Translate the following into Chinese: 1) He is never put out by unexpected questions. 2) They will put out
23、more rice next year. 3) Here is a pretty go! 4) He is itching to have a go at it. 5) The old man is still full of go. 6) This small shop sells fancy goods. 7) Do you fancy anything to drink? 8) The boy is shooting up fast. 9) The girl is a dead shot. 10) The two big shots had a private meeting. 11)
24、We were fixed up for the night in a hostel. 12) He found himself in a fix. 13) Suddenly I hit upon an idea. 14) His science fiction was quite a hit in the States. Translate the following into English (using the following words or expressions: to suggest, to conceal, to take ones time, to assume, cha
25、nce, adept, to betray, to comply with, alternative, unless): 1)不用着急,慢慢来。 2)你的意思是说我在撒谎吗? 3)他企图尽一切办法掩盖事实的真相。 4)虽然成功的机会很少,我们仍然要竭尽全力去干。 5)如不另行通知,我们的会在明天上午十点开。 6)我们俩谁也不善于计算数字。 7)假定五点出发,我们在黄昏前能到达那里吗? 8)他不愿意依从她的要求。 9)我知道你是南方人,一听你的口音就知道了。 10)在这件事情上,我们没有任何选择的余地。. Topic for oral work Describe and comment on t
26、he three characters.XIV. Write a short summary of the story within 400 words. -习题全解 I . 1)Yes, he did, because he wanted to make them more anxious. 2)Because she didnt like her maid and secretary to know what they would talk to the detective. 3)Because he thought that he knew their secret and that h
27、e was in an advantageous position. 4)She found a note made but not destroyed by her husband. 5)He found that on the night the couple entered the hotel through the basement instead of the lobby, both very much shaken. 6)A brush trace is a mark left on something when lightly touched or rubbed. 7)Ogilvie came to talk with them rather than go to report to the police. 8)They had to spend one day or two investigating in the suburban areas. 9)Because every repair shop had been t
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