21世纪大学实用英语第三册练习册Unit1答案
Part I Text Exercises
I.A. 1. hopeless 2. homeless 3. careless 4. needless 5. endless
6. useless
7. helpless
8. penniless
B. backward(s) eastward(s) forward(s) northward(s) onward(s) southward(s)
1. northward(s)
2. southward(s)
3. eastward(s)
4. backward(s)
5. onward(s)
6. forward(s)
II. 1. be in a good mood 2. be on top of the world 3. have a bad day
4. look on the positive side
5. be curious about sth
6. each time I am in a bad mood
7. cut away all the junk 8. react to an emergency 9. reflect on what sb says
10.be held up at gunpoint 11. the first thing that went through my mind12. be allergic to sth
III. 1. K 2. E 3. A 4. F 5. H 6. B 7. J 8. C 9. D 10. L 11. G 12. I
IV. go+ad./prep
1. G
2. A
3. E
4. F
5. C
6. D
7. H
8. B
9. go about 10. have gone by 11. going for 12. went off 13. go along with
14. going on 15. went through 16. go over
cut+ad./prep
1. cut across / through
2. cut away
3. cut back
4. cut down
5. cut in
6. cut off
7. cut out
8. cut up
9. cut … down 10. cut off
11. cut out12. cut up 13. cut through 14. cut away 15. cut back 16. cutting in
V.1. get 2. time 3. wake 4. choices 5. choose 6. victim 7. complaining
8. out 9. that 10. away 11. react 12. affect
VI. Passage 1: 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. C
Passage 2: 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A
VII. 1. outward behavior 2. negative thoughts 3. think about yourself 4. an example
5. a positive attitude
II. 1.A 2. D 3. D 4 C 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. B
11. A 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. C 16. C 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. A
21. robberies 22. Consciousness 23. leaves 24. felt 25. will be finished
26. recovered 27. curious 28. combination 29. was knocked 30. praised
III. 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. C
IV. 1. A. 2 B. 0.5 C. 0 D. 1
2. A. 1 b. 0.5 C. 0 D. 2
3. A. 2 B. 1 C. 0 D. 0.5
4. A. 0.5 B. 2 C. 1 D. 0
5.尊敬的XX 先生/女士：
我公司在9月4日的会议上，已经决定把我公司的名称改为CNMIEC 李氏公司。同时公司由现在的地址迁到百老汇街3-6号。如能把这些变化通知相关部门，我们将不胜感激。
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BUs TOUR
We are arranging a but tour to the Orient Pearl Tower this SATURDAY,
24th September. The bus will depart from the Shanghai Hotel at 8:30 a.m. and
will return around 6 p.m., in time for dinner at the hotel. Lunch will be served at Kaiyue Restaurant in the Jinmao Building. There will be brief stops at Nanjing Road and Chenghuang temple on our way back. If you would like to join us, please sign your name on the sheet on the Notice Board, or inform Mr. Wang at the front desk, and meet in the lobby at 8: 30 a.m., SATURDAY, 24th September.
21世纪大学英语应用型综合教程一-1-5章课后题答案
英语课后题复习资料 Unit 1. 一． flexibility duration option definitely actually ignore convince survive 1.Economic crises destroy the capitalist system,and they grow in size and duration. 2.Stability also depends upon the flexibility of the local economy. 3.He was sentenced to do hard labor without the option of a fine. 4.She states her views very definitely. 5.Did he actually say in so many words that there was no hope of a cure? 6.The baby felt ignored by her parents. 7.You need to convince the employers that you can do the job. https://www.doczj.com/doc/1c1865697.html,panies will have to do more than this if they are to survive the earthquake.
二． 1.I only cautht a glimpse of him sitting in the car (瞥见他坐在车里),so I can’t tell exactly what he looked like. 2.They are seeking/searching for(寻求新的机会) to reach their final goals. 3.It happened without my being aware of it(在我不知不觉中). 4.We are/get involved in different activities(投入到各项课外活动中) on campus. 5.Some guys always do everything as they like,that ignore the feelings of others(却忽视了别人的感受) . 三． 1.你的老师在评卷的时候会把你生病的情况考虑在内。 Your teacher will take your illness into consideration when marking your exams. 2.因为他总是轻信别人，所以很容易受伤。 He is likely to be hurt because he always believes/trusts others easily. 3.他的肤色跟他是不是好律师无关。
Unit5 Text A 约翰·肯尼迪就职演说 1961年1月20日，星期五 今天我们并不是在庆祝政党的胜利，而是在庆祝自由的胜利；它象征着一个结束，也象征着一个开始；它意味着一种更新，也意味着一种变革。因为我已在你们和上帝面前，宣读了庄重的誓言，与我们的先辈在175年前所拟定的相同。 现在的世界已大不相同了，因为人类的手中掌握着既能消灭人间的各种贫困，又能毁灭所有人类生命的力量。但我们先辈为之奋斗的相同的革命信念，在世界各地仍然有着争论。这个信念就是：人权并非来自国家的慷慨施舍，而是来自上帝的恩赐。 今天，我们不敢忘记我们是第一次革命的继承者。让我们的朋友和敌人都能够听见我此时此地的讲话：(革命的)火炬已经传给了新一代的美国人——他们出生在本世纪，经历过战争的洗礼和严峻而艰苦的和平的考验，为我国悠久的传统感到自豪——他们不愿目睹或容许我国一向坚持，并且今天仍在国内和国际做出承诺的人权渐趋毁灭。 让每个国家都知道，不论是祝福我们的，还是诅咒我们的，为确保自由的存在和胜利，我们将不惜付出任何代价，承受任何沉重负担，应付任何艰难险阻，支持任何朋友，反对任何敌人。 这就是我们的保证——而且还不止于此。 对于那些和我们有着共同文化和精神渊源的昔日盟邦，我们保证会像对待挚友般忠诚。只要团结起来，在许多需要合作的事业中几乎没有什么事是办不到的。我们如果分歧对立，就会一事无成，因为我们在这种情况下，就不敢应付强有力的挑战。 对于那些我们欢迎其加人到自由国家行列中来的新国家，我们将恪守诺言：决不让一种更为严酷的暴政来取代消失的殖民统治，，我们并不总是指望他们会支持我们的观点，但我们始终希望他们能坚决捍卫自身的自由，而且铭记，在历史上，凡是愚蠢地骑在虎背上谋求权力的人，都是以葬身虎口而告终的。 对那些遍布半个地球的身居茅舍和乡村、为摆脱赤贫桎梏而挣扎的人们，我们保证尽最大努力帮助他们自救，不管需要花多长时间——之所以这样做，并不是因为共产党可能在这样做，也不是因为我们需要他们的选票，而是因为这样做是 正确的，，自由社会如果不能帮助众多的穷人，也就无法保护少数的富人。 最后，对于那些与我们敌对的国家，我们提出的不是保证，而是要求：在科学释放出可怕的破坏力量，把全人类卷入到预谋的或意外的自我毁灭的深渊之前，让我们双方重新开始寻求和平。我们不敢以示弱来引诱他们。因为只有当我们毋庸置疑地拥有足够的军备，我们才能毫无疑问地确信永远不会使用这些军备。 所有这些在最初的100天内不会完成，在最初的1000天内也不会完成，在本届政府仔期内也不会完成，甚至我们在这个星球上的有生之年都不会完成。但是让我们开始行动。同胞们，我们的事业最终成败与否，与其说掌握在我的手中，不如说掌握在你们的手中。自从合众国建立以来，每一代美国人都受到过召唤去证明他们对国家的忠诚。曾经响应召唤而献身的美国青年的坟墓遍及全球。 现在，号角已再次吹响——不是召唤我们拿起武器，尽管我们需要武器，不是召唤我们去作战，虽然我们严阵以待——而是召唤我们为迎接黎明而肩负起漫长斗争的重任，年复——年，“从希望中获得欢乐，在苦难中保持坚韧”，去反对人类共同的敌人：专制、贫困、疾病和战争本身。我们能不能结成一个包括东西南北各方的全球大联盟，以反抗这些敌人，确保人类有更为富足的生活呢?你们愿意加入这场历史性的斗争吗? 在悠久的世界历史中，只有少数几代人被赋·子这种使命，能够在面临最大的危机时捍卫自由，、我们在这场奋斗中所奉献的精力、信念和献身精神，将照亮我们的国家和所有
21世纪大学英语第三册课后答案
课后答案 1单元 TEXT A III https://www.doczj.com/doc/1c1865697.html,pulsory 2.relish 3.confidence 4.consequences 5.incentive 6.henceforth 7.invest 8.perceive 9.passion 10.scheming IV 1.going steady with Richard 2.in time 3.played into his enemy's hands 4.beyond her wildest dreams 5.hung on Michael's every word or hung on Michael's words 6.out of focus 7.feed on 8.the apple of Chris's eye 9.filed into the courtroom 10.poring over their collection V 1.most obvious:gaze,beam,widen 2.most obvious:betray,sigh,frown
3.most obvious:glorious,revelation,stump VI A 1.actress 2.empress 3.goddes 4.mistress 5.waitress 6.lioness 7.priestess 8.heiress B 1.Goddess 2.waitresses,actresses 3.Lionesses 4.mistresses VII a person who is taking an exam 应试者 one to whom something is referred, esp. for decision or settlement 裁判 a person who is appointed to a jo b or position 被任命者 a person who has been forced to leave his country, home, etc. and seek refuge 避难者，难民 the person to whom a letter, etc. is addressed 收件人
21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课后答案 第一单元 Text Comprehension II． 1.It was a military campaign in which many soldiers died.The effects on Churchill were()he lost his political position and he was overwhelmed with grief. 2.He felt so inspired to paint that he was distracted from his personal problems. 3.His sister-in-law’s painting inspired him to try his hand at it;his wife rushed out to buy all the materials he would need;and the wife of Sir John Lavery helped him overcome his fear of the blank canvas. 4.The blank whiteness of the canvas made him feel he didn’t know where to begin.This nervousness was not typical of Churchill,who was known publicly as a brave and strong-willed person. 5.Churchill was comparing the canvas to an opponent in a fight,and he could now see that he need not fear his“adversary”. 6.He meant that Churchill would have been a great painter,just as he was a great politician. 7.It was his great comfort when the death of his mother was followed quickly by the death of his daughter. 8.Because the judges suspected that it was not painted by an amateur;they were later surprised and delighted because Churchill was not just a famous political figure but also a talented untrained artist.
21世纪大学实用英语课文翻译及课后答案 Text A 大学——我一生中的转折点 佚名 作为一名一年级新生初进大学时，我害怕自己在学业上搞不好。我害怕独自一人在外，因为我是第一次远离家人。这里周围都是我不认识的人，而他们也不认识我。我得和他们交朋友，或许还得在我要学的课程上跟他 们在分数上进行竞争。他们比我更聪明吗？我跟得上他们吗？他们会接受我吗？ 我很快就认识到，我的生活现在就取决于我自己了。如果我要在学业上取得成功，我就必须制定一份学习计划。 我必须调整花在学习上的时间和花在社交上的时间。我必须决定什么时候上床睡觉，什么时候吃什么，什么时候 喝什么，对什么人表示友好。这些问题我都得自己回答。 开始时，生活有点艰难。我在怎样利用时间上犯了错误。我在交朋友上花的时间太多了。我还在怎样选择大学里 的第一批朋友上犯了一些错误。 然而不久，我就控制住了自己的生活。我做到了按时上课，完成并交上了第一批作业，而且以相当好的成绩通过 了前几次考试。此外，我还交了一些朋友，跟他们在一起我感到很自在，我能把我担心的事告诉他们。我建立了 一种真正属于我自己的常规——一种满足了我的需要的常规。 结果，我开始从一个不同的视角看待我自己了。我开始把自己看作是一个对自己负责也对朋友和家人负责的人。 凡事自己做决定并看到这些决定最终证明是明智的决定，这种感觉很好。我猜想这就是人们所说的“成长”的一 部分吧。 我未来的生活将会怎样呢？在人生的这一阶段，我真的不能确定我的人生之路最终将会走向何方，我真的不知道 在以后的几年中我会做什么。但我知道，我能应对未来，因为我已经成功地跃过了我生命中的这一重要障碍：我 已经完成了从一个依赖家人给予感情支持的人向一个对自己负责的人的过渡。 Practice 5 1. smart 2. succeed 3. shortly 4. managed 5. share 6. fear 7. responsible 8. however 9. enter 10. surrounded 11. handle 12. comfortable Practice 6 1. is up to 2. keep up with 3. under control 4. at first 5. grew up 6. make friends with 7. turned out 8. as a result 9. set up 10. in addition Practice 7 1. how to play the game 2. where I wanted to go 3. whether they would accept him or not 4. what to do and how to do it 5. whom to love and whom not to 6. when he made that decision Practice 8 1. I see Li Ming as my best friend. We share the same hobbies and interests. 2. They looked upon their math teacher as their best teacher. 3. We think of this place as our home. 4. They looked on their college life as their happiest years in their life. Practice 9 1. John is both smart and responsible. He likes to make friends with other people. 2. I have made the decision to compete for the new post. You can compete for it, too. 3. Shortly after the doctor came, he managed to have my father’s illness under control. 4. As freshmen, most of us do not know what college life has in store for us, but we all know that we must do well in our studies. 5. To succeed in college, we must keep up with the other students and set up a routine that meets out needs. 6. Though the assignments last week turned out to be more difficult than I thought, I handed them in on time.
Unit 1 Text A Listening First Listening Before listening to the tape, have a quick look at the following words. grade 分数 concentrate 全神贯注 schedule 时间表 pressure 压力 selectively 有选择地 relevant 有关的 skip over 跳过;略过 approach 方法 Second Listening Listen to the tape again. Then, choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1. The purpose of this listening passage is ____. A) to describe college life B) to give advice for college success C) to warn against being lazy at college D) to increase college enrollment（入学人数） 2. According to the listening passage, the most important key to getting good grades at college is _____. A) asking questions in class B) doing assignments ahead of time C) working as hard as you can
21世纪大学英语综合川练习题及答案 Unit 1 Exercises: Lan guage Focus A. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. fellow compel assuranee miracle comfort grief announcement soberi ng 1. Disappo in tme nt, __grief __ and sleepless ness seized him for days after recei ving the letter. 2. A n ewspaper published some rather _ soberi ng ___ in formatio n about puni shme nt for drunken driv ing conv icti ons in other coun tries. 3. Success is discovering your best talents, skills, and abilities and applying them where they will make the most effective con tributi on to your __ fellow __ men. 4. People familiar with the matter said that an official _____ announ ceme nt _____ could come as early as today. 5. Every huma n being should lear n to truly appreciate the beauty of n ature and the ___ miracle __ of life. 6. She __ comforted ____ herself with the thought that it would soon be spri ng. 7. Such cha nge ___ compels __ gover nments around the world to develop specific policies to solve the curre nt crisis. 8. Con sumers usually see a well-regarded brand n ame as a( n) _ assura nee ____ of quality. B. Fill in the bla nks with the expressi ons give n below. Change the form where n ecessary. in one way or ano ther ward off bear up be stunned by in the eve nt of no earthly reas on 1. ____ In the eve nt of ______ his death, his daughter will in herit the mon ey. 2. Police _____ w arded off ____ about 2,000 protesters who marched on the police headquarters last Friday. 3. There ' s ________ n o earthly reason _______ why she shouldn ' t come with us. 4. Some young people couldn ' t _______ bear up __ under the stress of the modern life. 5. The world ______ was stunned by _______ C hi na ' s high tech no logy used in the cerem ony. 6. It ' s certainly not a new idea, and I ' ve usedthisDnechniquBr another ___ for several years. Unit 2 Exercises: Lan guage Focus A. Fill in the bla nks with the words give n below. Change the form where n ecessary. con template maintenance dismiss in defi nite compressi on draft mount swell 1. Engin eers are carry ing out esse ntial _ maintenance ______ work on the mai n
21世纪大学英语读写教程（第三册） Vocabulary III Unit 1 1.Do you think that making music and art compulsory subjects in schools would reduce some children’s enjoyment of them ? 2.Bob’s one of those people who relish risk and danger—he’d be bored in a safe , steady job. 3.Elizabeth is certainly enough to succeed in her career ; she just doesn’t have enough confidence in her own abilities. 4.I’m sorry you’re in trouble , but as you made your decision on your own you’ll just have to face the consequences. 5.Many educators would be delighted to abolish exams , but they also worry that with them there would be too little incentive for students to work hard. 6.The teacher accidentally hit the boy’s hand with an eraser and was henceforth known as “Dead-Eye Bean”. 7.If I had money , I’d invest it all in Internet companies. 8.Psychologists say that our behavior is influenced by many factors too subtle for us to consciously perceive. 9.He’s always had a passion for books. If he could work in library, it would be a dream come true. 10.Look at those three whispering in the corner again ----they’re scheming something , I just don’t know what! Unit2 1. In a healthy relationship, the partner’ strengths and abilities complement each other, rather than being identical. 2. Millions of dollars and lots of famous actors not indispensable to the production of a successful film , but they help!
21世纪大学英语读写教程（第四册）Unit1课文原文 《Who Is Great?》 Michal Ryan As a young boy, Albert Einstein did so poorly in school that teachers thought he was slow. The young Napoleon Bonaparte was just one of hundreds of artillery lieutenants in the French Army. And the teenage George Washington, with little formal education, was being trained not as a soldier but as a land surveyor. Despite their unspectacular beginnings, each would go on to carve a place for himself in history. What was it that enabled them to become great? Were they born with something special? Or did their greatness have more to do with timing, devotion and, perhaps, an uncompromising personality? For decades, scientists have been asking such questions. And, in the past few years, they have found evidence to help explain why some people rise above, while others—similarly talented, perhaps—are left behind. Their findings could have implications for us all. Who is great? Defining who is great depends on how one measures success. But there are some criteria. "Someone who has made a lasting contribution to human civilization is great," said Dean Keith Simonton, a professor of psychology at the University of California at Davis and author of the 1994 book Greatness: Who Makes History and Why. But he added a word of caution: "Sometimes great people don't make it into the history books. A lot of women achieved great things or were influential but went unrecognized." In writing his book, Simonton combined historical knowledge about great figures with recent findings in genetics, psychiatry and the social sciences. The great figures he focused on include men and women who have won Nobel Prizes, led great nations or won wars, composed symphonies that have endured for centuries, or revolutionized science, philosophy, politics or the arts. Though he doesn't have a formula to define how or why certain people rise above (too many factors are involved), he has come up with a few common characteristics. A "never surrender" attitude. If great achievers share anything, said Simonton, it is an unrelenting drive to succeed. "There's a tendency to think that they are endowed with something super-normal," he explained. "But what comes out of the research is that there are great people who have no amazing intellectual processes. It's a difference in degree. Greatness is built upon tremendous amounts of study, practice and devotion." He cited Winston Churchill, Britain's prime minister during World War II, as an example of a risk-taker who would never give up. Thrust into office when his country's morale was at its lowest, Churchill rose brilliantly to lead the British people. In a speech following the Allied evacuation at Dunkirk in 1940, he inspired the nation when he said, "We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end...We shall never surrender."
21世纪大学英语应用型综合教程二 1.In the six-and-one half years sincet the federal government beagan certifying food as “organic,”Americans have taken to the idea with considerable enthusiasm.自联邦政府六年半前认证“有机”食品以来，美国人以极大的热情接受了这一概念。 2.To eat well, says Michael Pollanthe,the author of"In Defense of Food,"means avoiding "edible food_like substances"and sticking to real ingredients,increasingly from theplant Kingdom. “吃得好”，《食物无罪》的作者迈克尔波轮说，“意味着避免摄入‘可食用的类似的物质’，并坚持从蔬菜中获取真正营养成分的原则。 3.Neither the enabling legislation nor the regulations address food safety or nutrition. 不论有机食品的立法或是法规都未涉及食品安全或是营养问题. 4.Professor Howard that major corporations now are responsible for at least 25 perceent of all organic manufacturing and marketing. 霍华德教 授估计，大公司现在承担了至少25%的有机食品生产和销售。 5.Popularizing such choices may not be as marketable as creating a logo that says"organic" . 推广这样的做法可能不会像设计一个“有机”的标志那 么有市场. 1. The two former elephant trainers had seen enough abuse and neglect at circuses and zoos to inspire them to create a sanctuary where
21世纪大学英语应用型综合教程2 1-5单元课后答案（完整版） Unit 1 1.In the six-and-one half years sincet the federal government beagan certifying food as “organic,”Americans have taken to the idea with considerable enthusiasm.自联邦政府六年半前认证“有机”食品以来，美国人以极大的热情接受了这一概念。 2.To eat well, says Michael Pollanthe,the author of"In Defense of Food,"means avoiding "edible food_like substances"and sticking to real ingredients,increasingly from theplant Kingdom. “吃得好”，《食物无罪》的作者迈克尔波轮说，“意味着避免摄入‘可食用的类似的物质’，并坚持从蔬菜中获取真正营养成分的原则。 3.Neither the enabling legislation nor the regulations address food safety or nutrition. 不论有机食品的立法或是法规都未涉及食品安全或是营养问题. 4.Professor Howard that major corporations now are responsible for at least 25 perceent of all organic manufacturing and marketing. 霍华德教授估计，大公司现在承担了至少25%的有机食品生产和销售。 5.Popularizing such choices may not be as marketable as creating a logo that says"organic" . 推广这样的做法可能不会像设计一个“有机”的标志那么有市场. 1. It is more difficult topopularize education(普及教育)in the rural areas than in the urban areas. 2. Every country must stick toits own path（坚持自己的道路）. 3. I made clear to him that he should be responsible for the accident(为这次意外负责). 4. He neither knows nor cares(既不知道也不关心) what happened. 5. Many parents expressed concern about(表达了担忧)their children’s Internet addiction. Unit 2 1. The two former elephant trainers had seen enough abuse and neglect at circuses and zoos to inspire them to create a sanctuary where elephants could live out their lives. 这两位前驯象员在马戏团和动物园见过太多大象所遭受的虐待和忽视，于是决心为大象建立一座可以颐养天年的憩息所. 2. Soon Hohenwald was rockingas the two greeted each other with ttrumpeting and celebratory bumping.不一会儿，霍恩沃尔德因他们相遇时互致问候的吼声和庆祝性的碰撞而震动起来 3. Shirley and Jenny instantly fell into their old routine,wandering the sanctuary side by side.雪莉和詹妮很快恢复了她们的老习惯：肩并肩地在保护区内闲逛. 4. At one point, the four spent therr hours trumpeting----the vibrations felt by evey living being in the sanctuary.有一次，四头大象持续三小时的鸣吼使保护区内的每个生命都为之震颤。 5. Elephants wear their hearts on their trunks ,as it were,so it was easy to tell that Shirley was not dealing well with Jenny is death----her eyes were half shut and her trunk dragged on the ground. 可以说大象不会隐藏他们的心情，因此和容易看出雪莉无法承受詹妮之死所带来的打击——他的眼睛半闭着，鼻子拖在地上。 1. It depressed us that(令我们情绪低落)no progress was made duringthe negotiation. 2.Don’t let it fall into thehands of enemy(落入敌人手中)。 3.Not a country can afford to neglect education(忽视教育) 4.He drew out all his money(取出所有的钱)from the bank. 5.Some condemn him, while others praise him(而有些人却赞扬他). Unit 3 1. Sport has the power to change the world,the power to inspire,the power to unite people in
21世纪大学实用英语综合教程（第二册）课文翻译及课后习题答案 Unit One 误会 佚名 他头发蓬乱，衣着肮脏，口袋里只有35美分。在马里兰州的巴尔的摩，他登上一辆公共汽车并径直走向了洗手间。他想如果他躲在洗手间里，便可以不付钱就乘车去纽约。但是坐在公共汽车后面的一位乘客看见了他。她拍了拍她前面那位乘客的肩膀说：“洗手间里有个流浪汉。告诉公共汽车司机。”那位乘客轻轻地拍了一下坐在他前面的人，说道：“告诉公共汽车司机，洗手间里有个流浪汉。 这口信通过一个又一个的乘客传到了公共汽车的前边。但在这一过程的某个环节，口信变了。当它传到公共汽车司机那儿时，已经不是“洗手间里有个流浪汉”，而是“洗手间里有颗炸弹”。司机马上在公路边停下车来并用无线电通知了警察。当警察到达时，他们让乘客下车并且远离汽车。然后他们关闭了那条公路。那很快就造成了15英里长的交通堵塞。警察在警犬的帮助下，在公共汽车上搜查了两个小时。当然，他们没有发现什么炸弹。 两个发音相似的英语单词给一个想从洛杉矶飞往加利福尼亚州奥克兰的人也造成了麻烦。他的问题始于洛杉矶机场。他以为听到广播中宣布了他的航班，所以他走向登机门，出示了机票并登上了飞机。起飞20分钟后，这人开始担心起来。奥克兰在洛杉矶的北边，但是飞机似乎正在向西飞，而当他向窗外望去时，他所能看到的全是大海。“这架飞机是去奥克兰吗”他问航班服务员。航班服务员倒抽了一口冷气，“不，”她说。“我们去奥克兰——新西兰的奥克兰。” 因为有这么多英文单词发音相似，讲英语者之间的误会并不罕见。并非所有的误会都会导致公路关闭或乘客飞错大陆。大多数误会远没有这么严重。每天讲英语的人会相互问这样的问题:“你是说七十还是十七”“你是说你能来还是不能来”发音相似的单词对把英语作为第二语言的人来说，特别容易让人混淆。 一天早晨，一位生活在美国的韩国妇女到上班地点时，她的老板问她：“你拿到盘子了吗” “没有……”她回答说，心里却在纳闷，不知道他到底是什么意思。她在办公室工作。老板为什么问她盘子的事呢一整天她都对老板的怪问题感到纳闷，但又不好意思开口问他。到了5点，当她准备回家时，她的老板说:“明天请准时上班。你今天早晨迟到了15分钟” “对不起，”她说。“我的车发动不起来，而且……” 突然她停止了讲话并开始微笑起来。她这时才明白老板并没有问她“你拿到盘子了吗”他问的是“你是不是起来晚了” Auckland 和Oakland。“一个盘子”和“起晚”。当发音相似的单词引起误会时，也许最好的处理方式就是一笑了之并从错误中吸取教训。当然，有时候很难笑得出来。那个没到Oakland却去了Auckland的人是不会想笑的。但即使是那场误会，最终的结局也还不错。那家航空公司支付了那人在新西兰的旅馆住房和用餐的费用，还支付了他飞回加利福尼亚的费用。“ 哦，还好，”那人后来说，“我一直就想要看看新西兰的。” 以下是课后练习答案 5 1. passengers 2. immediately 3. similar 4. wonder 5. continent 6. traffic 7. misunderstandings 8. embarrassed 9. flights 10. common 11. serious 12. searched 6 1. got on 2. head for 3. tapped on the shoulder 4. pull over 5. resulted in 6. feel like 7. By the time