Enhance Your Language Awareness
Words in Action
▇Working with Words and Expressions
1 In the boxes below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.
■Answers:
1) mass
2) gambled
3) voluntary
4) hunted
5) classified
6) abolished
7) division
8) senseless
9) fashions
10) coordination
11) declarations
12) committed
13) necessity
14) moderately
15) slightest
16) considerable
17) evaluate
18) derived
2In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Complete the sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.
■Answers:
1) stands/stood a chance
2) ruled out
3) consist /consists of
4) gone through
5) in the strict sense
6) At a guess
7) earns a living
8) coincide with
9) gone in for
10) got their teeth into
▆ Increasing Your Word Power
1 Word Building
Did you notice the suffix -ary and -ory in words such as “voluntary” and “satisfactory” in Texts A and B? The suffix -ary or -ory can be added to a noun to form an adjective. Now add the suffixes of -ary or -ory to the nouns in the following table to form adjectives, then translate them into Chinese.
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1) imaginary
2) congratulatory
3) Migratory
4) documentary
5) legendary
6) introductory
7) contradictory
8) explanatory
2 Study the following usage notes and then complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate word from the box.
▆ Answers for reference:
1) vocation
2) posts
3) trade
4) job
5) work
6) profession
7) career
8) position
3 Underline the mistakes in the following sentences, paying special attention to the use of prepositions. Write down your corrections in the space provided. If there is no mistake, write “No Mistake”.
▇ Answers:
1) ( of will.
2) ( against ) This incident can by no means justify their discrimination for the
black people.
3) ( for ) My son has little aptitude of sport but he excels in music.
4) ( with ) The deceased musician was buried in his home village in
accordance to his wishes.
5) ( over ) The mayor (市长) presided on the ceremony to lay the foundation
stone of the new museum.
6) ( of ) Truth be told, I am envious about his fame and success though I
always pretend otherwise.
7) ( in ) The old man’s will was signed at the presence of two
witnesses—his younger sister and one of his favourite students.
8) ( No Mistake ) When Britain declared war on Germany, Jack’s grandpa joined
the army and his grandma was frightened for his safety all the
time.
9) ( of ) The marketing strategy that I designed proved successful and my
boss was very appreciative for my efforts.
10) (No Mistake ) The new theatre is very spacious, but unfortunately, it is difficult
of access for wheel-chair users.
11) ( for ) Edward Snowden was on a plane bound to Moscow when he got
to know that his passport had been revoked (吊销) by the US
government.
12) ( of ) Professor Peterson is very contemptuous for the so-called
“popular” writers, whom he describes as talentless and worthless. Grammar in Context
1 Turn the following complex sentences into simple sentences.
▇Answers for reference:
1) I don’t remember having borrowed/borrowing anything from you.
2) She’ll stay here for a couple of weeks before going on to New York.
3) The prospect of Professor Smith’s comin g to see us cheered us all.
4) Jim, a man of strong character, naturally didn’t give in.
5) Arriving at the school gate, he found his classmates had already assembled.
2 Replace the that-clause in each of the sentences with a prepositional phrase.
▇Answers for reference:
1) He was afraid of falling behind the others.
2) We were all amused at Henry’s running after the dog in his slippers.
3) Have they informed you of the change in the plan?
4) We’re grateful to you for having given us so much help.
5) We assured them of our willingness to cooperate with them.
Cloze
Complete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given.
▇Answers:
(1) enjoy
(2) physical
(3) compelled
(4) necessity
(5) support
(6) mental
(7) idealize
(8) status
(9) values
(10) classified
(11) essential
(12) mind
(13) attitude
(14) fortunate
Translation
1 Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or expressions given in brackets.
1) As more and more details of her private life were disclosed by the media, she
was compelled to resign her post as general manager (or: resign as general manager/ resign from the post of general manager) of the company.
2) She is very satisfied with her new job as it coincides with her interests.
3) I bought this shirt because the pricet was reduced from 300 yuan to 80 yuan.
4) To bring her children up, the mother really went through all kinds of hardships.
5) The police have ruled out murder in the case of the old lady’s death.
6) The municipality (municipal government) promised to take effective steps as
soon as possible to solve the problems of air pollution.
7) I did not go in for the Campus Tennis Championships held last month because of
my injured leg.
8）If you can get the support of the majority of the girls, you stand a good chance of winning the election and becoming Chairman of the Students Union.
9) Not all the books he wrote were as successful as this one so I recommend that
you borrow it from the library and read it.
10) At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games Liu Xiang won the championship of the
men’s 110-meter hurdle and broke the world record, which had been previously held by an American athlete.
2 Translate the following passage into English.
Some people think that they’ve fulf illed their tasks as long as they go on duty and come off duty on time. They never think about what is meant by “work” and why they should work at all. In fact, “work” involves such qualities as wisdom, enthusiasm, imagination and creativity.
To do his work well, a worker must have a spirit of dedication, and be capable of bearing hardships and standing hard work. In addition, he should have initiative and creativity. Having initiative means the worker should be ready to grasp every opportunity to display his outstanding ability.
In addition, a worker should make clear the nature and significance of the work he does, be responsible for whatever he is doing and plunge himself into the work with vigorous enthusiasm. If he can do so, he will find a job no longer a burden but an indispensable part of his life. Whatever he does, he can always find values and pleasure in the work and achieve extraordinary results in otherwise ordinary work.
Unit Two Optimism and Positive Thinking Enhance Your Language Awareness Words in Action ■ Working with Words and Expressions 1. In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. ■ Answers: positive startled perspective harden shape address crises curse incredible 10) conversely 11) issue 12) response 13) prior 14) rare 15) accomplish 2. In the box below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary. ■ Answers: get the hang of have lived through makes a difference have no idea concerned with slipped over ran into in reverse mull over ■ I ncreasing Your Word Power 1. D ecide whether “do ”, “make ”or “take ”is needed to complete each of the following sentences. Change the verb form where necessary. ■ A nswers: does make take do make Take done taken making ))))))))) ))))))))) ))))))))) 10) took
Text A compelled 迫使destruction 破坏eternal 永恒的output 产量retreat 撤退threaten 威胁transfer 转移Text B bare 赤裸consumed 耗尽have emerged 出现hollow 空心mass 大量miracle 奇迹pile 一堆scrape擦spark 火星thereby 由此tipped 顶端trigger 触发 1. If you had had a spark of consideration for your family ,you wouldn't have taken so many stupid risks. 如果你有为你的家人多一点考虑，你就不会有那么多愚蠢的风险。 2. Due to the lack of labor force, even women in this village were compelled to work in the coal mines. 由于缺乏劳动力这个村的妇女甚至被迫在煤矿工作。 3. We went through lovely countryside with great mountains, some of them beautiful and green and wooded, while others bare and wild. 我们穿过了美丽的农村巨大的群山，其中一些美丽的绿色和繁茂的，而其他人赤裸的和野生。 4. The cleaner took off his coat and began to scrape the ashes from the furnace with his bare hands. 清洁脱掉外套，开始擦去炉上的灰烬随着他的赤裸的双手。 5. People in that area are already threatened with environmental destruction since 60% of the forest there has been destroyed. 人们已经感受到环境破坏方面的威胁，因为有60％的森林已被破坏 6. The auto company has seen a huge increase in the output of private can this year due to the improved working efficiency. 汽车公司已经看到了今年由于提高了工作效率，私人产量大幅增加。 7. Under the severe attack from enemy aircraft, the troops were forced to retreat from front. 在敌机的严厉打击下，前面的部队被迫撤退。 8. When I came up to a giraffe lying on the grasses, I found that it had been killed with a spear tipped with poison. 当我来到一个长颈鹿躺在草，我发现它已经被带毒尖矛杀死。 9. He stayed eight days in an open boat with no food, and he was still alive; his survival was a(n) miracle. 他在无遮档的小船上呆了八天,又无食物,还活下来了,这真是个奇迹。 10. Survival of the Fittest is an eternal truth of nature. 适者生存是一个自然界的永恒的真理。 11. His hear sank when he saw the fresh pile of mails, memos and telephone messages on his desk. 他听到沉没时，他看到邮件的新的一堆，在他的书桌上的备忘录和电话留言。 12. The military government refused to transfer power to a democratically elected civilian government. 军事政府拒绝将权力移交给一个民选的文官政府. 13. In that area nearly six million people are affected by the drought and the civil war, and there is a real danger of mass starvation. 在那个地区近六百万人受到干旱和内战的影响，并有大规模饥荒的一个真正的危险。 14. Postal service personnel who are severely irresponsible purposely delay sending mail, thereby giving rise to great loss of public trust. 谁是严重不负责任的邮政服务人员故意延迟发送邮件，致使公共信任的巨大损失。 15. With the increase in the number of foreign funded enterprises, various kinds of financial disputes have emerged. 随着外资企业的增加，各类经济纠纷的出现。 16. The earthquake may trigger landslides that cause great damage and loss of life. 地震可能引发的山体滑坡造 成巨大的破坏和生命损失。 17. Deforesting and global warming threaten to ruin the current and future state of our environment. 毁林和全球变暖的威胁破坏我们的环境的当前和未来的态。 18. It was reported that almost 7 million liters consumed during the 16-day beer festival in Germany that year. 据报道，每年大约7000000 公升的啤酒节的16 天在德国消耗。 19. On a bitterly cold night, the only shelter he could find was the hollow trunk of a great tree. 在一个寒冷的夜晚，他能找到的唯一的栖身之处是空心的大树的树干。
新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程三3（New century college English Series coursebook three, 3） New century integrated unit test -- Unit 3, Book 4 Listening Comprehension Please fill in the Script as required: True or False Directions: There are ten statements in this section. Numbers are based on 1 to 6 Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Listen carefully and decide whether each of the following is true or false. (10 points) One True False Please fill in the Script as required: When, the, author, got, first, computer, he, was, rather, surprised, to, find, there, were, his, already, so,, many, magazines, computing., about Two True False Please fill in the Script as required:
The, author, was, sure, that, he, should, write, because, he,, had, acquired, enough, knowledge. Three True False Please fill in the Script as required: At, the, very, beginning, the, author, did, not, know, that, technology, and, freedom,, were, related, other., to, each Four True False Please fill in the Script as required: By, acquiring, more, knowledge, people, may, find, that, today's, truth,, may, not, be, true, tomorrow. Five True False Please fill in the Script as required: In 1992, Brazil, suffered, a, lot, the, terrible, rains, because, its, forecasters, from, did, not,, know, the, beforehand., relevant, information
Unit1 Working with words and expressions 1. 2. cloze Translation
Answers to Unit 2 Book 4 Unit Two Man and Technology Words in Action Working with Words and Expressions 1. 1) monitor 2) phenomenon 3) isolation 4) gradual 5) opponent 6) advent 7) genetic 8) consciously 9) extreme 10) nasty 11) boom 12) formal 13) soar 14) survey 15) Similarly 16) modify 17) rough 2. 1) at the same time 2) are stuck with 3) for certain 4) make no difference 5) on average 6) when it comes to 7) depends on 8) built into 9) come to mind 10) at work Increasing Your Word Power 1. Adjectives Nouns Adjectives
Nouns 1) technological technology 6) luxurious luxury 2) eternal eternity 7) leisurely leisure 3) miraculous miracle 8) subjective subject 4) relevant relevance 9) prosperous prosperity 5) analytical Analysis 10) innovative innovation 2. 2) multi-faith 3) multiform 4) multifunction 5) multi-ethnic 6) multilateral 7) multi-lingual 8) multimedia 9) multimillionaire 10) multinational 1) a multi-faith society 2) a multi-lingual secretary 3) a multimillionaire 4) a multinational motor-manufacturing corporation 5) a multifunction video camera
可编辑 The Answers to Unit 1 Enhance Your Language Awareness (I) Working with Words and Expressions 3. (1) fond of (2) is …related to (3) according to (4) To a certain degree (5) vice versa (6) no doubt (7) rid …of (8) cleared up (9) or else (10) at all costs (11) sure enough (12) let alone (13) similar to (14) It ' HBD use (15) in my opinion (16) was worth (II) Increasing Your Word Power 1. (1) c (2) d (3) b (4) b ⑸ 2. (1) obtain communicate (5) relevant (8) enjoyable (9) means (12) characters (13) astonished (2) confident (4) advantage (6) helpful (10) process (14) apparently ⑶ (7) extreme (11) particularly
2. ⑴ highly/very (2) quite/very quite/very/increasingly (4) quite/simply/very 3. 4. No Mistake especia l especially necessarily f necessary freque nt f freque ntly No Mistake easily f easy No Mistake in dividually f in dividual much f many high f highly appare ntly f appare nt remarkably f remarkable probable f probably No Mistake (III) Grammar Task 1: ⑴ would/should (2) should/would (3) might ⑷ would ⑸ must (6) can' (7) should would (8) must 可编辑
(1)这个婴儿还不会爬(crawl)，更不要说走了。(let alone) The baby can’t even crawl yet, let alone walk! (2)威尔声称谋杀案发生时他正在与一群朋友吃饭,但是我认为他在说谎。(claim, in one’s opinion） Will claimed he was dining with a group of friends at the time of the murder, but in my opinion he told a lie. (3)一定程度上阅读速度与阅读技巧密切相关；有了阅读技巧，你就可以更好地应对课外阅读了。(to a certain extent, relate …to …, cope with） To a certain extent the speed of reading is closely related to reading skills; and with reading skills you can cope with outside class reading better. (4)根据规则他俩都可以参加比赛。(according to） According to the regulation/rule, they both can play the game/participate in the game. (5)有些人想当然地认为日语(Japanese)中的每一个词在汉语中都有对应的词语。(assume, equivalent) Some people assume that there is a Chinese equivalent for every Japanese word. (6)我们已将所有的相关信息告知了警方。(relevant) We have passed all relevant information on to the police. (7)关于那件事你问我再多的问题也没用，因为我是不会回答你的。(it’s no use) There is no use asking me any more questions about that matter because I won't answer. (8)事先没有仔细阅读合同(contract)就签了名是吉姆的错误。(on one’s part) It was a mistake on Jim's part to sign the contract without reading it carefully. (9)他们拒绝向我们提供所需要的全部信息。(provide …with) They refused to provide us with all the information we need. (10) 这起事故与三年前发生的一起事故极为相似。(similar to) This accident is very similar to the one that happened three years ago. (11)这部影片是根据莎士比亚的戏剧改编的。(base on) The film is based on a play by Shakespeare (12)如果你的英语和电脑技能都掌握得好，那么你在谋职时就一定比别人更有优势。(have an advantage over) If you have a good command of English and computer skills, you will surely have an advantage over others in finding a job.
Unit 4 Text A New words and Expressions 1. respect: n.a particular point or detail Grace was a fine woman — perfect in almost every respect. Collocations: in this respect在这个方面in every respect 在各个方面 in some respects 在有些方面in any respect 在任何方面in no respect绝不 2. as regards:on the subject of; concerning Could you elaborate on your government policy as regards environmental protection? There are no special rules as regards what clothes you should wear. 至于应该穿什么衣服, 并没有硬性规定。 3. cut off: ①to cause sb. to die sooner than is normal 使夭折 Disease cut Smith off in the best part of his life ②to remove sth. (from sth. larger) by cutting切下He cut off a metre of cloth from the roll. ③to stop, interrupt or isolate中断Several villages have been cut off by the snow. ④to separate sth. by cutting it away from the main part 切断Don’t cut your fingers off! 4. inquire: v.to ask for information She inquired of me most politely whether I wished to continue Collocations inquire about查问；查明inquire after问候；问安 inquire for查询(货物)；求见inquire into查究；调查 CF: ask, demand, inquire & question这些动词均含有“问”，“询问”之意。 ask最为普通，可与demand, inquire和question换用，但ask用于口语中，指提出问题让人回答。例如： demand指根据自己的权利、职责或身份认为有必要弄清情况而正式发问，常隐含命令对方回答的意味。例如： inquire比较正式，指为得到真实情况而详细询问或调查了解。例如： question指因感到可疑或为了解情况，弄清究竟而发问，有时指一连串的发问。例如：5. part: v.to separate or divide If we must part, I hope we can be friends.如果我们必须分手，我希望我们分了手还是朋友。 6. exclaim: v.to cry out suddenly and loudly for pain, anger, surprise, etc. He could not help exclaiming at how much his son has grown. CF: cry, shout, exclaim & scream这些动词的均有“喊”，“叫”之意。 cry一般指因恐惧、痛苦、惊奇等而喊叫。 shout指有意识地高声喊叫，常用于提出警告、不满、发命令或唤起注意等。 exclaim多指因高兴、愤怒、痛苦、惊讶等突发感情而高声喊叫。 scream指因恐惧、快乐或痛苦而发出尖叫声 7. keen: adj. 1) sharp, active, sensitive Dogs have a keen sense of smell. 2) intense, strong, deep After retirement, he had a keen sense of loss. 退休后，他有一种强烈的失落感。 3) eager, enthusiastic She was not very keen on football. CF: sharp, acute & keen 这些形容词均有“锐利的”，“敏锐的”，“机敏的”之意。
Teaching Planning College English Integrated Course Book Three Unit Two The Freedom Givers Zhong wen 1.Background Information Teacher: zhong wen Students: 56 sophomores Content of the textbook: unit-2 text A the Freedom Givers Textbook: foreign language teaching and research press Time duration：10 minutes 2.Textbook Analysis The author tells three stories about the Underground Railroad and early Black civil rights movement. The three stories are chosen because they are representative of all participants in this movement: John Parke r is a freed slave who later turned into a courageous “conductor”; Levi Coffin is a brave white “conductor”; Josiah Henson is a slave who struggled his way to freedom with the help of the Underground Railroad. We learn about the name of Josiah Henson at the beginning of the text, yet his full story is not told until the last part. In this way the author achieves coherence of text. 3.Students Analysis The class is made up of 56 students, with 30 girls and 26 boys ,who have a good knowledge of Basic English, but know very little about the American culture behind the language. So in this introduction part, It is necessary to introduce some background information to the students before reading 4.Teaching Objectives Students will be able to: 1.understand the main idea(early civil-rights struggles in the US, esp. the underground Railroad) 2.grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text, 3.conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit 4.Appreciate the various techniques employed by the writer (comparison and contrast, topic sentence followed by detail sentences, use of transitional devices,etc.); 5.Teaching Procedures: Greetings Step 1 Lead-in T: Today we are going to talk about the ethic heroes in American history, before the class, I’d like to introduce the slavery to all of you. T: Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, during his term of office; he led the civil war and abolished the slavery. T: In the battle against slavery, not only did the president try his best to abolish this system, but also the people, especially the black people living in the South America try hard to fight for their own feat. Today, we will introduce some freedom givers in the American history. Before
新世纪大学英语综合教程1教材答案 The Answers to Unit 1 Enhance Your Language Awareness (I)Working with Words and Expressions 2. (1) obtain (2) confident (3) communicate (4) advantage (5) relevant (6) helpful (7) extreme (8) enjoyable (9) means (10) process (11) particularly (12) characters (13) astonished (14) apparently 3. (1) fond of (2) is…related to (3) according to (4) To a certain degree (5) vice versa (6) no doubt (7) rid… of (8) cleared up (9) or else (10) at all costs (11) sure enough (12) let alone (13) similar to (14) It’s no use (15) in my opinion (16) was worth (II)Increasing Your Word Power 1. (1) c (2) d (3) b (4) b (5) b (6) d 2. (1) highly/very (2) quite/very (3) quite/very/increasingly (4) quite/simply/very 3. 4.No Mistake especial→especially necessarily →necessary frequent → frequently No Mistake easily → easy No Mistake i ndividually → individual m uch → many
全新版大学英语综合教程 第二版课后练习答案 This manuscript was revised on November 28, 2020
Unit1 Ways of Learning Vocabulary I 1. 1)insert 2)on occasion 3)investig ate 4)In retrospect 5)initial 6)phenomen a 7)attached 8)make up for 9)is awaiting 10)not; in the least 11)promote 12)emerged 2. 1)a striking contrast between the standards of living in the north of the country and the south. 2)is said to be superior to synthetic fiber. 3)as a financial center has evolved slowly. 4)is not relevant to whether he is a good lawyer. 5)by a little-known sixteen-century Italian poet have found their way into some English magazines. 3. 1)be picked up; can’t accomplish; am exaggerating 2)somewhat; the performance; have neglected; they apply to 3)assist; On the other hand; are valid; a superior II 1)continual 2)continuous 3)continual 4)continuous 5)principal 6)principal 7)principle 8)principles 9)principal III herself by herself/on her own by yourself/on your own Comprehensive Exercises
2. (1) obtain (2) confident (3) communicate (4) advantage (5) relevant (6) helpful (7) extreme (8) enjoyable (9) means (10) process (11) particularly (12) characters (13) astonished (14) apparently 3. (1) fond of (2) is…related to (3) according to (4) To a certain degree (5) vice versa (6) no doubt (7) rid… of (8) cleare d up (9) or else (10) at all costs (11) sure enough (12) let alone (13) similar to (14) It’s no use (15) in my opinion (16) was worth (II)Increasing Your Word Power 1. (1) c (2) d (3) b (4) b
(5) b (6) d
2. (1) highly/very (2) quite/very (3) quite/very/increasingly (4) quite/simply/very 3. 4.No Mistake especial→ especially necessarily → necessary frequent → frequently No Mistake ea sily → easy No Mistake i ndividually → individual m uch → many h igh → highly a pparently → apparent r emarkably → remarkable p robable → probably No Mistake (III)Grammar Task 1: (1)would/should (2) should/would (3) might (4) would
Unit 1 Growing Up Part II Language Focus Vocabulary Ⅰ. 1. 1.has been assigned to the newspaper’s Paris office. 2.was so extraordinary that I didn’t know whether to believe him or not. 3.a clear image of how she would look in twenty years’
time. 4.gave the command the soldiers opened fire. 5.buying bikes we’ll keep turning them out. 3. 1.reputation, rigid, to inspire 2.for 3.of 4.with 5.as
6.about 7.to 8.in, in 9.from 10.on/upon 2.surprise 3.pulled 4.blowing 5.dressed
6.scene 7.extraordinary 8.image 9.turn 10.excitement company’s safety rules. 5.It is reported that the government has taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage. /The local government is reported to have taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a
新世纪大学英语综合教程1 翻译部分 Unit 1 1) 法官要求记者不要公开受害人的姓名。(disclose) The judge asked the reporters not to disclose the name of the victim. 2) 老师费尽苦心务使我们全都理解他说的话。(take pains to do sth.) The teacher took pains to make sure that we all understood what he said. 3) 最近学校在学业优秀的学生中进行了一项调查。(conduct, attain) Recently the school conducted a survey among those students who have attained academic excellence. 4) 他说他要接受这份工作，我们要求他写封信证实。(confirm) He said he would accept the job, so we have asked him to confirm his acceptance by writing us a letter. 5) 乔治学习很努力，他要尽量利用学习的机会。(make the most of) George studies very hard. He wants to make the most of his chance to learn. 6) 我们不能去。第一，天太冷。另外，我们正忙着。(to begin with) We can’t go. To begin with, it’s too cold. Besides, we’re busy. 7) 该是有人公开讲清楚这些基本事实的时候了。(speak up) It’s about time that someone spoke up for these basic truths / facts. 8) 此时此刻你应该工作而不该在床上躺着。(instead of) You should be working instead of lying there in bed at this time of the day. 9) 他发言时，我要记些笔记。(jot down) I’ll jot down some notes while he’s speaking. 10) 我自己无法提起这个箱子，它太重了。(on one’s own) I can’t carry the suitcase on my own; it’s too heavy. Unit 2 1) 这个婴儿还不会爬（crawl），更不要说走了。(let alone) The baby can’t even crawl yet, let alone walk! 2) 威尔声称谋杀案发生时他正和一群朋友吃饭，但是我认为他在说谎。(claim,in one’s opinio n) Will claimed he was dining with a group of friends at the time of the murder, but in my opinion he told a lie. 3) 一定程度上阅读速度与阅读技巧密切相关；有了阅读技巧，你就可以更好地应对课外阅读了。(to a certain extent, relate …to …, cope with) To a certain extent the speed of reading is closely related to reading skills; and with reading skills you can cope with outside class reading better. 4) 你检查一下引擎（engine）看看出了什么问题好吗？(take a look) Can you take a look at the engine to see what’s wrong? 5) 有些人想当然地认为日语（Japanese）中的每一个词在汉语中都有对应的词语。(assume, equivalent) Some people assume that there is a Chinese equivalent for every Japanese word. 6) 我们已将所有的相关信息告知了警方。(relevant) We have passed all relevant information on to the police. 7) 关于那件事你问我再多的问题也没用，因为我是不会回答你的。(it’s no use) There is no use asking me any more questions about that matter because I won’t answer. 8) 事先没有仔细阅读合同（contract）就签了名是吉姆的错误。(on one’s part) It was a mistake on Jim’s part to sign the contract without reading it carefully. 9) 他们拒绝向我们提供所需要的全部信息。(provide …with) They refused to provide us with all the information we need. 10) 这起事故与三年前发生的一起事故极为相似。(similar to) This accident is very similar to the one that happened three years ago. 11) 这部影片是根据莎士比亚的戏剧改编的。(base on)