大学英语课后习题答案解析.docx

1、大学英语课后习题答案解析Unit1Vocabulary1：1、My job varies between the extremely tedious and the annoyingly busy. On balance I think Im happier during the really busy times; no time to think about how bored I am。我的工作既有特无聊的时候，也有忙得要命的时候。但总的来说，我在真正忙的时候高兴些，因为在那个时候，我没时间去想我有多厌倦。2、It is the nature of the wise to resist

2、leasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them。明智之人天生会抵制享乐，而愚蠢之人却成了它的奴隶。3、I figure out a good team of dogs, hitched to a light sled, can haul 1,000 pounds of goods.一组健壮的狗可以用轻小的雪橇拉动1,000磅的货物。4、In the story, the little girl has a wicked stepmother, who makes her life a misery.在这个故事中，小女孩有一个心肠很坏的继母，让她生

3、活很痛苦。5、Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced - even a proverb is no proverb to you till your life has illustrated it.眼见为实即使是谚语在你没有在生活中得到证明时，也不一定正确。6、Nowadays almost all libraries are finding it increasingly difficult to remain withinTheir budget.当前，几乎所有图书馆发现靠他们的预算生存下去越来越难。7、You can increa

4、se a tyres grip in winter by slightly lowering its pressure .冬天可以稍微放点气来增强轮胎的抓力。8、Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario are shared by the United States and Canada, and form part of the boundary between the two countries.苏比利尔湖、修伦湖、伊利湖和安大略湖归美国和加拿大共同所有，也构成了两国的部分分界线。9、The police are investigating the

5、three men allegedly involved in organizing and carrying out the bank robbery.警方正在调查这三名涉嫌参与组织和实施银行抢劫案的人。10、I do not doubt in the least that inflation leads to economic decline.我毫不怀疑，通货膨胀导致经济衰退。11、A blizzard was blasting great drifts of snow across the lake.（吹起）xx席卷了整个湖面。12、Tim says just about everybo

6、dy will be affected by the tax increase, but Im sure hes exaggerating.（几乎）蒂姆说，几乎每个人都会受到增税的影响，但我肯定他是在夸大其词。Vocabulary 2:an effort to feel better , I started to make small changes in my life and cut down /back from 20cigarettes in day to a mere three or four.为了感觉更好，我开始做一些小小的改变在我的生活中，以及减少从每天20支香烟到大约只有三或

7、四。I wasted electricity as you do at home , my dad would make me pick up the bill.如果我像你一样浪费在家浪费电的话，我的爸爸将肯定会让我支付账单（自己买单）。can get by with four computers at the moment , but well need a couple more when the new staff arrive.这个时候我们还有四台电脑尚可（通过），但是我们需要两台以上的电脑，当新的职工来的时候。is impossible to get through this cou

8、rse just by working hard around exam times .这是不可能通过这门课程的，单单只是考前临时抱佛脚的话。they quickly face up to their mistakes , the will miss a unique opportunity to settle the problem once and for all.除非他们很快面对自己的错误，否则就会失去一个独一无二的机会来解决这个问题一劳永逸。students were instructed to do the experiment carefully and to turn in th

9、eir reports at the beginning of next week.学生被指示做实验仔细，为了上交他们的报告在下星期初。did not travel much when I was younger , but Im certainly making up for lost time now.在我年幼的时候我不太去旅行，但我现在一定要弥补失去的时间。people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world to keep busy at.成功的人就是那些思考这世界还剩下什么东西，并且为此保持忙碌。Unit

10、2 Vocabulary 1 :s economic success over the past three decades has raised the living standards of hundreds ofmillions of Chinese citizens.中国的经济成就在于过去的三十年里提高了数以亿计的中国公民生活水平。picked the chief executive of as its first Chinese customer Thursday to open an account at its new branch in the historic Peace H

11、otel along Shanghais fabled waterfront.花旗银行选首席执行官作为其第一个中国客户，星期四开立帐户在其新的分支，在有历史意义的沿上海传说中的海滨和平宾馆。United States last Wednesday imposed tariffs of up to 30 percent on a range of foreign steel imports to help protect its domestic industry.美国上周三强加一系列国外钢铁进口的关税高达百分之30以保护国内产业。he was raised as a Christian , h

12、es not really very religious.虽然他被提出是一个基督教徒，他并不是真正的信仰于宗教的。can distinguish between frogs and toads in the following way : frogs have slender bodies, long limbs , and a smooth skin , and toads have stouter bodies , short limbs , and dry skin.你可以区分为青蛙和蟾蜍的方式如下：青蛙身体细长，四肢长，和皮肤光滑，而蟾蜍身体，四肢短，和皮肤干燥。the airplan

13、e window I could see a web of city streets.从飞机的窗口可以看到一个网状的城市街道。Pat smiled at her little niece and bade her to eat.帕特舅妈对她侄女微笑和吩咐她吃饭Hamilton is planning his own World Wide Web site on the Internet to provide assistance to anyone who asks for medical help.丰富的汉密尔顿博士计划自己的万维网址，在互联网上提供帮助给那些寻求医疗帮助需要的人。is di

14、fficult to estimate the number of people doing part-time jobs on the side.这是很难估计人们做兼职的数量（作为兼职，秘密的）。president has authorized his foreign minister , Mr Burns , to act as representative to the international conference to be held in Tokyo next month.总统授权他的外交部长，伯恩斯先生，担任下个月在东京举行的国际会议的代表。in telecommunicati

15、ons have meant that it is just as easy to work from a computer terminal at home as it is from a town center office.在电信方面的进步意味着它是一样简单的工作从家里的计算机终端，在家和在市中心的办公室。the new gym is built , you have no option but to make the best of existing buildings which may or may not suit your immediate requirements.直到新体

16、育馆建设完成，你都没有选择，只能充分利用现有建筑物，那些也许适应或可能不适合你最近的要求。Vocabulary 2 :she was younger , my mother experienced (wet through) a depression so severe she had to be hospitalized.在她年轻的时候，他妈妈经历过很严重的绝望，并且使她住院rest of them used to be really nasty to me , but Susie always defended and supported (stood up for) me .其余的人曾经

17、是真的讨厌的我,但是苏茜总是扞卫和支持我。local government established (laid down) strict rules and regulations to be followed by all soccer fans in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in the South Korea.当地政府制定了严格的规章制度,紧跟其后的是所有球迷在2002年世界杯在韩国。was quite unhappy about having to undertake (take on) all the household chores when his wif

18、e went out to work.Tim很不高兴关于必须承担(承担)所有的家务活当他的妻子外出工作。promised to be in the school library by eight oclock but it looks like hes disappointed (let (us)down) us again.Sterling承诺是在学校的图书馆在八点，但它看起来像他让我们失望(下降)了。professor suggested that I make use of (draw on) the data accumulated over the years when I work

19、 on my project.我的教授建议我使用(利用)数据累积多年来当我工作项目时。problems we are confronted with belong to (fall into) two categories:one is financial , the other is technical.我们面临的问题属于（分为）两类:一是金融,另一个是技术。s toy guns now looks so real that they can often be taken for (pass for) the real thing.孩子们的玩具枪现在看起来如此真实,他们经常会被看做真实的东西

20、。Unit 3 Vocabulary 1 :to some scientist , global warming threatens the survival of the whole human race.根据一些科学家,全球变暖威胁着整个人类的生存。number of visitors from parts of Scotland not including the Edinburgh area was , in fact ,relatively small (19%) , and exceeded the number of overseas visitors (16%) by a sm

21、all margin.游客的数量从部分苏格兰地区不包括爱丁堡,事实上,相对较小(19%),超过了数量的海外游客(16%)小幅度的。early Spaniards established a chain of missions to civilize the local population along the San Antonio River.早期的西班牙人建立了一个链的任务来教化当地人沿着圣安东尼奥河was common practice then that when the store owners wanted to go on vacation they simply closed

22、up.这是常见的做法就是当那些商店的老板想去度假的时候，他们将商店简单地关闭掉。they did not have relatives or friends there they often wandered around nearby malls when they got bored.因为他们没有亲戚或朋友在那里，当他们感到厌烦了，他们经常在购物中心附近游荡。make a birthday card , you can simply cut out some funny or pretty pictures from magazines ,paste them onto a piece o

23、f card and then write your message inside.做一张生日贺卡,你可以简单地裁剪一些有趣的或漂亮的图片从杂志上,粘贴到一张卡上然后写下在纸上你的消息。picked up the receiver and , without so much as asking the caller to hold on,went off to tell Jack that he was wanted on the phone.她接起电话，甚至连(什么都没有)叫那个打电话的人等一下都没有说，就去告诉杰克有他的电话。relax himself for a little while

24、 , he rose from the computer desk , walked across the room towards the window and stretched both arms upwards and sideways.放松自己一会儿,他从电脑桌站起来,穿过房间向窗户，伸展双臂向上和斜躺着。new product has a pair of small loudspeakers fitted inside , which you can easily hook up to your computers sound card.新产品有一双小喇叭安装在里面,您可以很容易地

25、连接到你的电脑的声卡。in fact is a universal language of a non-verbal nature which is rich in expression.音乐实际上是一种通用（普遍）的语言的非自然富含表达式。chart is designed to show at a glance how many rooms have been rented out and how many are still available.这个图表是用来显示一瞥就能看出，多少房间已经租出去了,有多少仍然是可用的。in glorious sunshine,the boundless

26、stretch of corn fields looked an impressive sight.沐浴在灿烂的阳光,一片茫茫无际的玉米田看起来是令人印象深刻的景象。Vocabulary 2 :Following a major murder investigation in the local community , the police reduced (narroweddown) their list of suspects.一个主要的谋杀案的调查后在当地社区,警察减少(缩小)列入他们的怀疑。In this autobiography ,recalled (looked back on)

27、 his second career ,taken up at the age of sixty ,as the happiest time of this life when his creativity was exercised to the full.在本自传,约翰逊先生回忆(回顾)他的第二职业了,在他60岁的时候,在这一生最快乐的时光,他的创造力充分行使。The heavy rain stopped the supply (cut off) of electricity to large parts of the South and cause the polluted rivers

28、 to the flood , which later contaminated the entire region.大雨停止供应(切断)的电力给了南部的大部分地区,导致污染河流的洪水,后来被污染的整个地区。The book is small enough to find sufficient (fit into) room in your pocket.这本书是小到可以找到足够的(适合)的地方在你的口袋里。Both sides are trying to weaken (wear(the other)down) the other by obstinately sticking to the

29、ir own positions in the negotiations.双方都试图削弱(穿(其他)下降)其他的固执地坚持自己的立场在谈判中。The secret of a successful school consists in (lies in) effective co-operation between professional leadership , the government and the local authority.成功的秘诀在于学院之间的有效合作的专业领导、政府和地方当局。Many suburban resident in the United States ere

30、ct (put up) an invisible electronic fence around their premises to prevent their pets from running away.许多在美国郊区居民竖立(举起)一个看不见的电子栅栏围着他们的前提来防止他们的宠物逃跑。The initials VAT represent (stand for) Value Added Tax , which is a type of tax paid by the person who buys the goods or services.增值税的首字母代表(代表)增值税,这是一个类型

31、的税收支付的人购买商品或服务。Unit 5 Vocabulary 1 :The cook put the meat on the plate , sprinkled it with salt and pepper,wrapped up the plate in aluminum foil and then placed it in the oven to roast.厨师把肉放在盘子上,洒上盐及胡椒粉调味,结束了在铝箔,然后把它放进烤箱里烤。Every waking moment we talk to ourselves about the things we experience .Our

32、self-talk , the thoughts we communicate to ourselves , in turn control the way we feel and act.每一个醒来的时候，我们跟自己谈论经历过的事情。我们的对话,我们对自己的思想交流,，轮流控制我们的感受和行为。John made everyone laugh when he got the words reversed and referred to himself as “my husbands wife”.约翰使每个人都笑的时候,他接到单词反转,称自己是“我丈夫的妻子”。You cant live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will perhaps never be abled to repay you.你不能生活在一个完美的一天而不做某事的人将可能永远不会成