核心词汇
1. brighten vt ['braɪt(ə)n]
vt. 使闪亮；使生辉；使快乐高兴
vi. 明亮；变亮；活跃；快乐高兴
n. (Brighten)人名；(英)布赖滕
bright adj.
用法与例句：
The good news will usually brighten a person’s day.
He brightened at their words of encouragement.
According to the forecast, it should brighten.
In the distance, the sky was beginningto brighten.
互动练习与答案：
英译汉
Seeing him, she seemed to brighten a little.
看见他她似乎高兴点了。
His eyes brightened and he laughed.
他眼睛一亮,笑了起来。
Tubs planted with flowers brightened the area outside the door.
盆里种上了花给门外的那块地增辉了。
By early afternoon the weather had brightened.
午后不久,天气已经放晴了。
2. .content[kən'tent]
课文原句：… so they could fell more content with their lives.
用法与例句：
1).content (adj.): satisfied, happy, 满足; 满意;
be content with sth.
be content to do sth.
be content that be satisfied/pleased with
She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children.
Unit 4 Taste the sweets and bitters of family life
Done with this task. Your current score: 93%
Unit 4 test
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Part I Script
Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, and then choose the correct answers
to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing,
there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing
to check your answers.
1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. They are taking photos.
B. They are barbecuing.
C. They are playing with the woman's sister.
D. They are looking at photos.
2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)
A. The man's mom will always scold him when he and his brother fight.
B. The man's mom will always scold his brother when they fight.
C. The woman's sister is very naughty.
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1 新视野大学英语读写教程第三册第四单元课后练习答案
篇一：新视野大学英语读写教程第三册第四单元课后练习答案
新视野大学英语读写教程第三册第四单元课后练习答案
Comprehension of the text
I
1.They are the Statue of Liberty, Barbie dolls, American Gothic, the Buffalo
nickel, and Uncle Sam.
2.To celebrate US independence and France-American alliance.
3.Since her introduction in 1959,Barbie dolls, and two are sold somewhere
in the world every second.
4.He was inspired by the Gothic window of an old farmhouse.
5.It honoured a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the
American frontier-the American Indians.
6.Because buffalo no longer wandered about the great grasslands.
7.He said “US” was short for “Uncle Sam” Wilson.
8.It was a self-portrait of Flagg.(It looked like him)
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1 Uint4
II. Basic Listening Practice
1. Script
M: Did you pick up the paper for me today? I really want to check the job vacancies.
W: I know, it‟s over there. There‟s not much happen though. I had a look already.
Maybe you should look on the Net instead.
Q: What is the man looking for?
2. Script
M: You don‟t have enough experience or qualifications for this role. What makes you
believe you could handle the position?
W: I‟m a fast learner and enjoy learning on the job. My natural skills lie in this area,
and I‟m confident that I could handle the challenge. Given a chance, I would
prove myself.
Q: What is the woman saying?
3. Script
M: Could you help me with my resume? Jane said you‟re good with these things, and
I really need someone to edit it. It‟s way too long.
W: Sure, no problem, give I to me. A good resume should be no more than one page,
