Unit 6
Basic listening CCADB
Listening in
Task 1 CBADC
Task 2
terrible
misfortune
reflection
damaged
heaven
pick
washed
Some people claim that the number is bad luck because 13 people sat down for the Last Supper before Jesus was crucified
Friday the 13th of any month is considered especially bad or unlucky, and Friday the 13th of March is the worst of them all
they mean that every seven years a person undergoes a complete change in personality
Task 3
falling stock markets
even more superstitious
much less
constructive action
less lucky
worked
more satisfied
exams
trust
revision
listening in task 2
Are you worried because you have just broken a mirror? Some people believe that breaking a mirror is a terrible thing to do. They say it will bring you seven years of misfortune. The reason behind this belief stems from the old idea that a person's soul is in their reflection, so if you smash your mirror, your soul will be damaged too, dooming you to an early death, and not giving you entry to heaven. Is there any way to reverse this bad luck? Yes, if you very carefully pick up all the broken pieces of the mirror and throw them into a river or stream, then the bad luck will be "washed away".
Of all numbers, 13 is the most associated with bad luck. Some people claim that the number is bad luck because 13 people sat down for the Last Supper before Jesus was crucified, and with this in mind few hosts will serve dinner with 13 at the table. And according to an ancient Norwegian tale, 12 gods had gathered for a feast when a 13th, Loki, entered. After the meal, Loki killed Baldr, who was the most beloved of all the gods.
Friday the 13th of any month is considered especially bad or unlucky, and Friday the 13th of March is the worst of them all.
The number seven also has some superstition connected to it. It is said that God created the world in seven days, and any association with the number is lucky. The seventh son of the seventh son is said to be the luckiest of men, and when people talk about the
"seven-year itch" they mean that every seven years a person undergoes a complete change in personality.
Unit 6 listening in task 3
Thanks, perhaps, to falling stock markets and unrest in theMiddle East, Britons have become even more superstitious than usual, according to a report published today. "There has been a significant increase in superstition over the last month, possibly as a result of current economic and political uncertainties," stated Dr. Dick Armstrong. He launched an Internet survey of national superstition, and found it to be surprisingly high, even among those with a scientific background. Only one in ten of those surveyed claimed not to be superstitious at all. Three out of four people inBritainfeel the need to touch wood, and 65 percent cross their fingers.
It is interesting to note that lucky people were much less superstitious and tended to take constructive action to improve their lives. Conversely, superstitious people tended to regard themselves as among the less lucky, worried about life, had a strong need for control, and could not tolerate ambiguity.
The survey also revealed some unexpected beliefs. For example, one respondent could not stay in the bathroom once a toilet had been flushed.
There was no evidence that superstitions ever worked, even when people were instructed to carry lucky charms for a week. They didn't feel any luckier or more satisfied with their lives at the end of that week than when they started.
Armstrong attempted to explain this phenomenon: "When students are preparing for exams with a lucky charm, they may trust the charm, rather than doing some extra revision."
falling stock markets even more superstitious much less constructive action less lucky
worked
more satisfied
exams
trust
revision
Let's talk
Task 1
mystery
inside out
largest
three million
outside
inner
his theory
used up
the base
137-meter
purpose
tall, narrow
100,000 or so
radar
Further listening and speaking
Further listening
Task 1
ABDDB
Task 2
AABBA
Task 3
1. The magician did the same tricks over and over again.
2. The captain's parrot watched every show and began to understand what the magician did in each trick. Once he understood that, he started shouting in the middle of the show.
3. Each time the parrot revealed one of his secrets, the audience roared with laughter. The
4. performance he intended to be dark and mysterious turned into a comedy.
4. The ship collided with an enormous iceberg and sank. The magician found himself on a piece of wood, in the middle of the ocean, and the parrot was by his side.
5. He said, "OK, I give up. But I hope you'll tell me what trick you are going to do with the boat."
Viewing and speaking
Task 1
feet
theory
man-made
look after
experts
a million
outer space extraterrestrial conceivable
circle maker
image
explain
genuine
lifting out of rubbish
mystery mysterious farmers
catch
appear
landscape
Unit 7
Basic listening AADBC
Listening in > Task 1
Task 2
DCAAB
Task 3
rest
Sunday
industrial revolution God
six-day work week
late 19th and early 20th relaxation
great boon consumer spending Second World War
two days
do not work
religious activities
Let's talk
Task 1
held back
transport
highest
subsistence
lower
2,000-kilometer
minerals
potential
development
number one
tourism
only two
landscapes
fascinating
commuting
tourist
ruined
history
traditional
mistakes
Further listening and speaking Further listening > Task 1 AABBB
Task 2
CABBD
Task 3
ABCDC
Viewing and speaking Task 1
book
search engines
real customers judge
250 pounds
two days / 2 days partying
click
targeting
Unit 10
Basic listening DCABC
Listening in
Task 1
future needs shares
risk
banks
30
a half
rate
capital loss
interchangeably
savings
Task 2
DBCCA
Task 3
ABBAA
Let's talk
Task 1
1) they must sort out their cash flow problem by selling a part of the business to investors.
2) it's a realistic amount to take this manufacturing business forward.
3) they must update their initial business plan
4) it's time to put on the suit and try to sell part of Cyclepods to an investor.
5) so I'll have to... maybe get the heavies in or something.
6) The most important thing James needs to do over the next two months is to raise cash
7) Cyclepods can't do anything without an updated business plan.
8) it's back to basics for a fun evening of number crunching and spread sheets,
9) it's time for a professional and considered rehearsal to get his sales pitch just right.
10) Presentation skills are going to be crucial
Further listening and speaking
Further listening
ABDBC
Task 2
CBDAC
Task 3
1. He has been following the roller coaster ride of his stock portfolio and it's driving him mad.
2. Stocks are pretty hard to predict. So she has put her money into hedge funds.
3. A hedge is a way of reducing risk. A hedge fund is a company that creates a stock portfolio that tries to balance the market activity.
4. Analysts examine stocks to assess which ones are likely to go up, and which will likely go down.
5. He says that if he leaves his money with a fund manager, perhaps the manager can trade his stocks in a more profitable way.
Viewing and speaking
Task 1
cash
easy
results
pay
bills
head
26 percent / 26%
close the deal
idea
plan
fine
business guide
voting rights
say
strong point
investment
150,000 / 150000
26 percent / 26%
1. He has been following the roller coaster ride of his stock portfolio and it's driving him mad.
2. Stocks are pretty hard to predict. So she has put her money into hedge funds.
3. A hedge is a way of reducing risk. A hedge fund is a company that creates a stock portfolio that tries to balance the market activity.
4. Analysts examine stocks to assess which ones are likely to go up, and which will likely go down.
5. He says that if he leaves his money with a fund manager, perhaps the manager can trade his stocks in a more profitable way.
新视野大学英语4选词填空答案及翻译 一 Have you ever known anyone famous? If so, you may have found that they are remarkably similar to th e rest of us. You may have even heard them object to people saying there is anything different about them. “I’m really just a normal guy,”protests an acto r who has recently rocketed into the spotlight. There is, of course, usually a brief period when they actually start t o believe they are as great as their worshipping f ans suggest. They start to wear fancy clothes and talk as if everyone should hear what they have to say. This period, however, does not often last long. They fall back to reality as fast as they h ad originally risen above it all. What will it feel like to soar to such altitude and look down like an eagle from up high on everyone else? And what will it feel like to have flown so hi gh only to wake from your dream and realize you are only human? Some only see the cruelty in losin
新视野大学英语4级读写_课后翻译及答案Nuit1 1.这种植物只有在培育它的土壤中才能很好地生长。 The plant does not grow well in soils other than the one in which it has been developed. 2.研究结果表明，无论我们白天做了什么事情，晚上都会做大约两个 小时的梦。 Research findings show that we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we may have done during the day. 3.有些人往往责怪别人没有尽最大努力，以此来为自己的失败辩护 Some people tend to justify their failure by blaming others for not trying their best. 4.我们终于我们的承诺:凡是答应做的，我们都会做到。 We remain tree to our commitment: Whatever we promised to do; we would do it. 5.连贝多芬的父亲都不相信自己的儿子日后有一天可能成为世界上 最伟大的音乐家。爱迪生也同样如此，他的老师觉得他似乎过于迟钝。 Even Beethoven's father discounted the possibility that his son would one day become the greatest musician in the world. The same is true of Edison, who seemed to his teacher to be quite dull. 6. 当局控告他们威胁国家安全。 They were accused by authorities of threatening the state security. Unti2.
第3版新视野大学英语4读写教程课本练习答案（全）第三版的答案找了很久找不到，干脆自己做一个！客观题总结全了，有能力的请下载下来支持我1个下载券，在线阅读的也请在下面评价文档处点个五星，谢谢！ Unit 1 Text A: Language focus: Words in use 1.crumbled 2.discern 3.surpass 4.shrewd 5.conversion 6.distort 7.radiant 8.ingenious 9.stumped 10.proposition Text A: Language focus: Words building: Practice 1 delicacy bankruptcy accountancy secrecy vacancy urgency atmospheric magnet metallic gloom guilt
mastery Text A: Language focus: Words building: Practice 2 1.bankruptcies 2.atmospheric 3.delicacies 4.urgency 5.accountancy 6.gloom 7.magnet 8.metallic 9.mastery 10.vacancy 11.guilt 12.secrecy Text A > Language focus > Banked cloze (1) mentioned (2) determine (3) gained (4) responsible (5) heavily (6) artistic
Unit 1 Section A 艺术家追求成名，如同狗自逐其尾，一旦追到手，除了继续追逐不知还能做些什么。成功之残酷正在于它常常让那些追逐成功者自寻毁灭。 对一名正努力追求成功并刚刚崭露头角的艺术家，其亲朋常常会建议“正经的饭碗不能丢～”他们的担心不无道理。 追求出人头地，最乐观地说也困难重重，许多人到最后即使不是穷困潦倒，也是几近精神崩溃。 尽管如此，希望赢得追星族追捧和同行赞扬之类的不太纯洁的动机却在激励着他们向前。享受成功的无上光荣，这种诱惑不是能轻易抵挡的。 成名者之所以成名，大多是因为发挥了自己在歌唱、舞蹈、绘画或写作等方面的特长，并能形成自己的风格。 为了能迅速走红，代理人会极力吹捧他们这种风格。他们青云直上的过程让人看不清楚。他们究竟是怎么成功的，大多数人也都说不上来。 尽管如此，艺术家仍然不能闲下来。 若表演者、画家或作家感到无聊，他们的作品就难以继续保持以前的吸引力，也就难以保持公众的注意力。 公众的热情消磨以后，就会去追捧下一个走红的人。 有些艺术家为了不落伍，会对他们的写作、跳舞或唱歌的风格稍加变动，但这将冒极大的失宠的危险。 公众对于他们藉以成名的艺术风格以外的任何形式都将不屑一顾。 知名作家的文风一眼就能看出来，如田纳西?威廉斯的戏剧、欧内斯特?海明威的情节安排、罗伯特?弗罗斯特或 T.S.艾略特的诗歌等。
同样，像莫奈、雷诺阿、达利这样的画家，希区柯克、费里尼、斯皮尔伯格、陈凯歌或张艺谋这样的电影制作人也是如此。 他们鲜明独特的艺术风格标志着与别人不同的艺术形式上的重大变革，这让他们名利双收，但也让他们付出了代价，那就是失去了用其他风格或形式表现自我的自由。 名气这盏聚光灯可比热带丛林还要炙热。骗局很快会被揭穿，过多的关注带来的压力会让大多数人难以承受。 它让你失去自我。你必须是公众认可的那个你，而不是真实的你或是可能的你。艺人，就像政客一样，必须常常说些违心或连自己都不完全相信的话来取悦听众。 一滴名气之水有可能玷污人的心灵这一整口井，因此一个艺术家若能保持真我，会格外让人惊叹。 你可能答不上来哪些人没有妥协，却仍然在这场名利的游戏中获胜。 一个例子就是爱尔兰著名作家奥斯卡?王尔德，他在社交行为和性行为方面以我行我素而闻名于世。虽然他的行为遭到公众的反对，却依然故我，他也因此付出了惨痛的代价。在一次宴会上，他一位密友的母亲当着他的朋友和崇拜者的面，指责他在性方面影响了她的儿子。 他听了她的话以后大为光火，起诉了这个年轻人的母亲，声称她毁了自己的“好”名声。但是，他真该请一个更好的律师。 结果是，法官不仅不支持他提出的让这个女人赔偿他名声损失费的请求，反而对他本人进行了罚款。 他由于拒交罚款最终还被送进了监狱。更糟糕的是，他再也无法获得更多公众的宠爱。在最糟糕的时候，他发现没有一个人愿意拿自己的名声冒险来替他说话。
Part 1 Word Dictation (每小题：1 分) Directions: Listen and write down the words you hear. You are going to listen to the recording twice. During the first time, write the word that you hear. Check your answers as you listen the second time. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
15. 16. 17. 注意事项 Click ONCE on the speaker icon to start listening! 放音结束前请不要离开本页。否则就听不成啦! Part 2 Understanding Short Conversations (每小题：1 分) Directions: In this section you'll hear some short conversations. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear. 1. A. The man taking something from her. B. The man stealing from her grandmother. C. The man stealing from his grandmother. D. The man telling his grandmother that she steals. 2. A. The woman doesn't worry about important things in society. B. The woman doesn't know what's important in society.
新视野大学英语4 词汇 UIT1 A chase 追逐；追赶 cruelty 残酷；残忍 pessimistic悲观的 conquest 征服；控制 2. [sing., U] 征服；攻占 bankrupt 破产的 motive n.动机 worship vt.崇拜；敬重；仰慕 spur vt鼓励；刺激 lure [C] 诱惑 drown v.沉浸于 （使）淹死 imperial a.壮丽的；宏大的 帝国的；皇帝的 agent [C] 经纪人 [C] 代理人；代理商hasten vt.加快；加速 elevator n.电梯 blur n.模糊的记忆；模糊不清的事物idle a.不工作的；闲着的 bore vt.使厌烦 bored a. 厌烦的 continuity [U]连贯（性）；连续（性）sustain vt.维持；使...持续 minute a.极小的 discount vt.忽视；低估 2.降低价格；打折 [C] 折扣 plot [C] （小说、电影、戏剧等的）情节 [C] 阴谋；密谋 moviemaker [C] 电影制作人 distinct a. 明显不同的；清楚的；明显的spotlight [C] 聚光灯 jungle [C, U]（热带）丛林 fraud n. 欺诈；诈骗 contaminate vt. 污染；弄脏 underline vt. 在...下划线 强调，使突出uncompromising a. 不妥协的；不让步的object vi. 反对；不赞成 accuse vt.指控；控告 banquet [C]宴会 sue vt. 起诉；控告attorney [C] 律师 second vt.支持；附议 fine vt.罚...的款 expel vt.开除；驱逐 justify vt.证明...有道理；为...辩护single-minded一心一意的；专一的novelist [C]小说家 musician [C]音乐家；乐手desperate a.极需要的；极向往的 绝望的；拼命的desperately ad.非常 Phrases and Expressions at best 充其量；至多 run a/the risk 冒险；有...风险remain /be true to忠于 object to 反对；不赞成 accuse sb. of sth. 指控；控告throw out开除； UNIT 1 B <1>barn [C]谷仓；牲口棚 <2>bull[C] |公牛 <3>mill [C]磨坊 <4>spray v. |喷；喷洒 <5>sunshine [U] |阳光 <6>canal n. [C] |运河 7>bathe |vi. |游泳 v. （给...）洗澡 <9>towel [C]毛巾 <10>clay [U] |黏土 11>ditch [C]水沟；渠 12>seashell [C] |贝壳 13>seaweed[U] |海草；海藻 14>crane [C]起重机；吊车 15>racism [U]种族主义 16>enquire v.打听；询问 17>deposit[C]存款；定金 18>container [C] |容器 [C]集装箱 19>coil|[C] |卷；盘 20>tray |[C]托盘 21>brow|[C]额；前额 22>moist a. |湿润的
1A An artist who seeks fame is like a dog chasing his own tail who, when he captures it, does not know what else to do but to continue chasing it. The cruelty of success is that it often leads those who seek such success to participate in their own destruction. "Don't quit your day job!" is advice frequently given by understandably pessimistic family members and friends to a budding artist who is trying hard to succeed. The conquest of fame is difficult at best, and many end up emotionally if not financially bankrupt. Still, impure motives such as the desire for worshipping fans and praise from peers may spur the artist on. The lure of drowning in fame's imperial glory is not easily resisted. Those who gain fame most often gain it as a result of exploiting their talent for singing, dancing, painting, or writing, etc. They develop a style that agents market aggressively to hasten popularity, and their ride on the express elevator to the top is a blur. Most would be hard-pressed to tell you how they even got there. Artists cannot remain idle, though. When the performer, painter or writer becomes bored, their work begins to show a lack of continuity in its appeal and it becomes difficult to sustain the attention of the public. After their enthusiasm has dissolved, the public simply moves on to the next flavor of the month. Artists who do attempt to remain current by making even minute changes to their style of writing, dancing or singing, run a significant risk of losing the audience's favor. The public simply discounts styles other than those for which the artist has become famous. Famous authors' styles—a Tennessee Williams play or a plot by Ernest Hemingway or a poem by Robert Frost or T.S. Eliot—are easily recognizable. The same is true of painters like Monet, Renoir, or Dali and moviemakers like Hitchcock, Fellini, Spielberg, Chen Kaige or Zhang Yimou. Their distinct styles marked a significant change in form from others and gained them fame and fortune. However, they paid for it by giving up the freedom to express themselves with other styles or forms. Fame's spotlight can be hotter than a tropical jungle—a fraud is quickly exposed, and the pressure of so much attention is too much for most to endure. It takes you out of yourself: You must be what the public thinks you are, not what you really are or could be. The performer, like the politician, must often please his or her audiences by saying things he or she does not mean or fully believe. One drop of fame will likely contaminate the entire well of a man's soul, and so an artist who remains true to himself or herself is particularly amazing. You would be hard-pressed to underline many names of those who have not compromised and still succeeded in the fame game. An example, the famous Irish writer Oscar Wilde, known for his uncompromising behavior, both social and sexual, to which the public objected, paid heavily for remaining true to himself. The mother of a young man Oscar was intimate with accused him at a banquet in front of his friends and fans of sexually influencing her son. Extremely angered by her remarks, he sued the young man's mother, asserting that she had damaged his "good" name. He should have hired a better attorney, though. The judge did not second Wilde's call to have the woman pay for damaging his name, and instead fined Wilde. He ended up in jail after refusing to pay, and even worse, was permanently expelled from the wider circle of public favor. When things were at their worst, he found that no one was willing to risk his or her name in his defense. His price for remaining true to himself was to be left alone when he needed his fans the most. Curiously enough, it is those who fail that reap the greatest reward: freedom! They enjoy the freedom to express themselves in unique and original ways without fear of losing the support of fans. Failed artists may find comfort in knowing that many great artists never found fame until well after they had passed away or in knowing that they did not sell out. They may justify their failure by convincing themselves their genius is too sophisticated for contemporary audiences. Single-minded artists who continue their quest for fame even after failure might also like to know that failure has motivated some famous people to work even harder to succeed. Thomas Wolfe, the American novelist, had his first novel Look Homeward, Angel rejected 39 times before it was finally published. Beethoven overcame his father, who did not believe that he had any potential as a musician, to become the greatest musician in the world. And Pestalozzi, the famous Swiss educator in the 19th century, failed at every job he ever had until he came upon the idea of teaching children and developing the fundamental theories to produce a new form of education. Thomas Edison was thrown out of school in the fourth grade, because he seemed to his teacher to be quite dull. Unfortunately for most people, however, failure is the end of their struggle, not the beginning. I say to those who desperately seek fame and fortune: good luck. But alas, you may find that it was not what you wanted. The dog who catches his tail discovers that it is only a tail. The person who achieves success often discovers that it does more harm than good. So instead of trying so hard to achieve success, try to be happy with who you are and what you do. Try to do work that you can be proud of. Maybe you won't be famous in your own lifetime, but you may create better art. 1B One summer day my father sent me to buy some wire and fencing to put around our barn to pen up the bull. At 16, I liked nothing better than getting behind the wheel of our truck and driving into town
四级 0.50 – 0.59 1. Use of the mass media as a teaching instrument in the classroom 2. Einstein was born m Ulm, Germany on Mar 3. By the first century A D., historians say, the Chinese had some knowledge 4. The secret of being born lucky is a summer birthday, 5. Internet use appears to cause a decline in psychological well-being 6. As I wake up every week day, I find it so hard to get out of bed 7. In the 1970s the prices of most things Americans buy more than doubled. 8. Celine is a proud Canadian. That is why she has sung our national anthem 9. After having propounded (提出) his famous theory, 10. Laptop computers are popular all over the world. 11. The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud. 12. If a physicist in Houston has his way you”ll be able to say good-bye 13. Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today 14. I once knew a young man, nineteen years of age, 0.6 –0.69 1. Relations between the United States and Colombia suffered for many years 2. He was born opposite Queen Anne, in Anne Arundel County 3. One of the most important goals of education is the achievement 4. The U. S. generates about four billion tons of solid wastes a year 5. America has long had the reputation of being a “land of opportunity”, 6. Psychology and sociology both belong to social sciences, 7. Man’s best friend is color-blind, but, fortunately, 8. Europe’s population will continue to decline for decades 9. Basketball and baseball are sports that are very much alike 10. Shots ring out in South Central Los Angeles. 11. Albert Einstein was a German-American physicist 12. In the 1950s and 1960s a number of far-reaching changes occurred 13. Halloween (万圣节) had its origins in the festival of Samhain 14. Brazil has become one of the developing countries 15. Human wants seem endless. 0.70 – 0.79 1. The Library of Congress is America's national library 2. People are fascinated by robots. 3. Industrial pollution is not only a problem for the countries 4. Although machines have been around for a long time 5. Life is difficult 6. People who sleep about seven hours a night live the longest 7. Japanese officials are struggling to prevent the spread of mad cow disease. 8. An evergreen tree, often a pine or fir (冷杉), 9. Sony was incorporated in 1946 as Tokyo Telecommunications
Unit 1 An artist who seeks fame is like a dog chasing his own tail who, when he captures it, does not know what else to do but to continue chasing it. 艺术家追求成名，如同狗自逐其尾，一旦追到手，除了继续追逐不知还能做些什么。 The cruelty of success is that it often leads those who seek such success to participate in their own destruction. 成功之残酷正在于它常常让那些追逐成功者自寻毁灭。 "Don't quit your day job!" is advice frequently given by understandably pessimistic family members and friends to a budding artist who is trying hard to succeed. 对一名正努力追求成功并刚刚崭露头角的艺术家，其亲朋常常会建议“正经的饭碗不能丢！”他们的担心不无道理。 The conquest of fame is difficult at best, and many end up emotionally if not financially bankrupt. 追求出人头地，最乐观地说也困难重重，许多人到最后即使不是穷困潦倒，也是几近精神崩溃。 Still, impure motives such as the desire for worshipping fans and praise from peers may spur the artist on. 尽管如此，希望赢得追星族追捧和同行赞扬之类的不太纯洁的动机却在激励着他们向前。 The lure of drowning in fame's imperial glory is not easily resisted. 享受成功的无上光荣，这种诱惑不是能轻易抵挡的。 Those who gain fame most often gain it as a result of exploiting their talent for singing, dancing,
Unit 1 选词填空 1 crumbled 2 discern 3 surpass 4 shrewd 5 conversion 6 distort 7 radiant 8 ingenious 9 stumped 10 proposition Translation 翻译 The Doctrine of the Mean is the core of Confucianism. The so-called “mean” by Confucius doesn’t mean “compromise” but a “moderate” and “just-right” way when understanding and handling objective things. Confucius advocated that this thought should not only be treated as a way to understand and deal with things but also be integrated into one’s daily conduct to make it a virtue through self-cultivation and training. The Doctrine of the Mean is not only the core of Confucianism but also an important component of traditional Chinese culture. From the time it came into being to the present, it has played an invaluable role in the construction of national spirit, the transmission of national wisdom, and the development of national culture. Unit 2 选词填空 1 deficient 2 prosecution 3 outrage 4 appeased 5 conformity 6 strand 7 complement 8 transient 9 appliances 10 outfit 翻译 The four great classic Chinese novels are Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Outlaws of the Marsh, Journey to the West and A Dream of Red Mansions. All the four novels were written during the period from the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties to the Qing Dynasty. They all reflect various aspects of ancient China, including political and military strife, social conflicts and cultural beliefs. The four nov els are of supreme artistic standards, representing the peak of China’s classic novels. Lots of the characters and scenes in the books are well-known in China and have exerted profound influences on the ideology and values of the entire nation. Highly valu able for the research of China’s ancient customs, feudal system, and social life, the four classic novels are precious cultural relics of China as well as the human society as a whole. Unit 3 选词填空 1 exquisite 2 dispersed 3 decentralized 4 deduce 5 fixture 6 frugality 7 administrate 8
翻译 Unit1 第7段 Curiously enough, it is those who fail that reap the greatest reward: freedom!They enjoy the freedom to express themselves in unique and original ways without fear of losing the support of fans.Failed artists may find comfort in knowing that many great artists never found fame until well after they had passed away or in knowing that they did not sell out.They may justify their failure by convincing themselves their genius is too sophisticated for contemporary audiences. 奇怪的是，收获最大的恰恰是失败者。他们收获了自由！他们可以自由地表达，独辟蹊径，不落窠臼，不用担心失去崇拜者的支持。失败的艺术家寻求安慰时，可以想想许多伟大的艺术家都是过世多年以后才成名，或是他们没有出卖自己。他们也可以为自己的失败辩解：自己的才华实在过于高深，不是当代听众或观众所理解得了的。 第9段 I say to those who desperately seek fame and fortune: good luck.But alas, you may find that it was not what you wanted.The dog who catches his tail discovers that it is only a tail.The person who achieves success often discovers that it does more harm than good.So instead of trying so hard to achieve success, try to be happy with who you are and what you do.Try to do work that you can be proud of.Maybe you won't be famous in your own lifetime, but you may create better art. 对那些孤注一掷的追名逐利之徒，我要说：祝你们好运。但是，遗憾的是，你会发现这不是你想得到的。狗自逐其尾所得到的只是一条尾巴而已。获得成功的人常常发现成功对他来说弊大于利。所以要为真实的你、为自己的所为感到高兴，而不是拼命去获得成功。做那些你为之感到骄傲的事情。可能在有生之年你默默无闻，但你可能创作了更好的艺术. Unit5 Loneliness may be a sort of national disease here, and it's more embarrassing for us to admit than any other sin.On the other hand, to be alone on purpose, having rejected company rather than been cast out by it, is one characteristic of an American hero.The solitary hunter or explorer needs no one as they venture out among the deer and wolves to tame the great wild areas.Thoreau, alone in his cabin on the pond, his back deliberately turned to the town. Now, that's character for you. 孤独或许是这里的一种民族弊病，我们羞于承认它，甚于其他任何罪恶。而另一方面，刻意选择独处，拒绝别人的陪伴而非为同伴所弃，却是美国式英雄的一个特点。孤独的猎人或探险者去鹿群和狼群中冒险，征服广袤的荒野时，并不需要有人陪伴。梭罗独居在湖畔的小屋，有意疏离城市生活。现在，你应有这样的个性。 十五选十 unit7 1. advanced 2. survive