大学高级英语第六册课文Paraphrase自整理版本

Lesson 1 The Middle Eastern Bazaar1)Little donkeys thread their way among the throngs of people.Little donkeys make their way in and out of the moving crowds2)Then as you penetrate deeper into the bazaar, the noise of the entrance fades away, and you come to the muted cloth-market.Then as you go deeper into the market, the noise of the entrance gradually disappears, and you come to the silent cloth-market.3) They narrow down their choice and begin the really serious business of beating the price down.After careful search, comparison and some primary bargaining,they reduce their choices and try making the decision by beginning to do the really serious job convince the shopkeeper to lower the price.4) He will price the item high, and yield little in the bargaining.He will ask for a high price for the item and refuse to cut down the price by any significant amount.5) As you approach it, a tinkling and banging and clashing begins to impinge on your ear.As you get near it, a variety of sounds begin to strike your ear.Lesson 2 Hiroshima -- the "Liveliest”City in Japan1）serious-looking men spoke to one another as if they were obvious of the crowds about them They were so absorbed in their conversion that they seemed not to pay any attention to the people around them.2）The cab driver’s door popped open at the very sight of a traveler.As soon as the taxi driver saw a traveler, he immediately open the door3)The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt.The traditional floating houses among high modern buildings represent the constant struggle between old tradition and new development.4）I experienced a twinge of embarrassment at the prospect of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima in my socks.I suffered from a strong feeling of shame when I thought of the scene of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima wearing my socks only.5) The few Americans and Germans seemed just as inhibited as I was.The few Americans and Germans seemed just as restrained as 1 was．6)After three days in Japan, the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible. After three days in Japan one gets quite used to bowing to people as a ritual to show gratitude．7)I was about to make my little bow of assent, when the meaning of these last words sank in, jolting me out of my sad reverie .I was on the point of showing my agreement by nodding when I suddenlyrealized what he meant．His words shocked me out my sad dreamy thinking．8)I thought somehow I had been spared.I thought for some reason or other no harm had been done to me．Lesson3 Ships in the Desert1. the prospects of a good catch looked bleakIt was not at all possible to catch a large amount of fish.2.He moved his finger back in time to the ice of two decades ago.Following the layers of ice in the core sample, his finger came to the place where the layer of ice was formed 2050 years ago.3.keeps its engines running to prevent the metal parts from freeze-locking together keeps its engines running for fear that if he stops them, the metal parts would be frozen solid and the engines would not be able to start again4.Considering such scenarios is not a purely speculative exercise.Bit by bit trees in the rain forest are felled and the land is cleared and turned into pasture where cattle can be raised quickly and slaughtered and the beef can be used in hamburgers.5.Acre by acre, the rain forest is being burned to create fast pasture for fast-food beef…Since miles of forest are being destroyed and the habitat for these rare birds no longer exists, thousands of birds which we have not even had a chance to see will become extinct.6 which means we are silencing thousands of songs we have never even heard. Thinking about how a series of events might happen as a consequence of the thinning of the polar cap is not just a kind of practice in conjecture (speculation), it has got practical Value.7.we are ripping matter from its place in the earth in such volume as to upset the balance between daylight and darkness.We are using and destroying resources in such a huge amount that we are disturbing the balance between daylight and darkness.8.Or have our eyes adjusted so completely to the bright lights of civilization that we can't see these clouds for what they are …Or have we been so accustomed to the bright electric lights that we fail to understand the threatening implication of these clouds.9. To come at the question another way…To put forward the question in a different way10.and have a great effect on the location and pattern of human societiesand greatly affect the living places and activities of human societies11.We seem oblivious of the fragility of the earth's natural systems.We seem unaware that the earth's natural systems are delicate.12. And this ongoing revolution has also suddenly accelerated exponentially.And this continuing revolution has also suddenly developed at a speed that doubled and tripled the original speed.Lesson 4 Everyday Use1.She think s her sister has held life always in the palm of one hand…She thinks that her sister has a firm control of her life.2. "no" is a word the world never learned to say to herShe could always have anything she wanted, and life was extremely generous to her.3. Johnny Carson has much to do to keep up with my quick and witty tongue.The popular TV talk show star, Johnny Carson, who is famous for his witty and glib tongue, has to try hard if he wants to catch up with me.4. It seems to me I have talked to them always with one toot raised in flightIt seems to me that I have talked to them always ready to leave as quickly as possible.5.She washed us in a river of make-believeShe imposed on us lots of falsity.6.burned us with a lot of knowledge we didn't necessarily need to knowimposed on us a lot of knowledge that is totally useless to us7.Like good looks and money, quickness passed her by.She is not bright just as she is neither good-looking rich.8.A dress down to the ground, in this hot weather.Dee wore a very long dress even on such a hot day.9.You can see me trying to move a second or two before I make it.You can see me trying to move my body a couple of seconds before I finally manage to push myself up.10.Anyhow, he soon gives up on Maggie.Soon he knows that won't do for Maggie, so he stops trying to shake hands with Maggie.11.Though, in fact, I probably could have carried it back beyond the Civil War through the branches.As I see Dee is getting tired of this, I don't want to go on either. In fact, I could have traced it far back before the Civil War along the branches of the family tree.12.Every once in a while he and Wangero sent eye signals over my head.Now and then he and Dee communicated through eye contact in a secretive way.13.Less than that!If Maggie put the old quilts on the bed, they would be in rags less than five years.14.This was the way she knew God to work.She knew this was God's arrangement.Lesson 5 Speech on Hitler's Invasion of the U.S.S.R.1.Hitler was counting on enlisting capitalist and Right Wing sympathies in this country and the U. S. A.Hitler was hoping that if he attacked Russia, he would win in Britain and the U.S. the support of those who were enemies of Communism.2.Winant said the same would be true of the U. S. A.Winant said the United States would adopt the same attitude.3 .…my life is much simplified therebyIn this way, my life is made much easier in this case, it will be much easier for me to decide on my attitude towards events.4. I see the German bombers and fighters in the sky, still smarting from many a British whipping, delighted to find what they believe is an easier and a safer prey.I can see the German bombers and fighters in the sky, who, after suffering severe losses in the aerial battle of England, now feel happy because they think they can easily beat the Russian air force without heavy loss.5.We shall be strengthened and not weakened in determination and in resources.We shall be more determined and shall make better and fuller use of our resources.6. Let us redouble our exertions, and strike with united strength while life and power remain.Let us strengthen our unity and our efforts in the fight against Nazi Germany when we have not yet been overwhelmed and when we are still powerful.Lesson 6 Blackmail1.The house detective's piggy eyes surveyed her sardonically from his gross jowled face.The house detective's small narrow eyes looked her up and down scornfully from his fat face with a heavy jowl.2.Pretty neat set-up you folks got.This is a pretty nice room that you have got.3.The obese body shook in an appreciative chuckle .The fat body shook in a chuckle because the man was enjoying the fact that he could afford to do whatever he liked and also he was appreciating the fact that the Duchess knew why he had come.4.He lowered the level of his incongruous falsetto voice.He had an unnaturally high-pitched voice. now, he lowered the pitch.5.The words spat forth with sudden savagery , all pretense of blandness gone. Ogilvie spat out the words, throwing away his politeness.6. The Duchess of Croydon –three centuries and a half of inbred arrogance behind her –did not yield easily.The Duchess was supported by her arrogance coming from parents of noble families with a history of three centuries and a half. She wouldn't give up easily.7."It's no go, old girl. I'm afraid. It was a good try."It's no use. What you did just now was a good attempt at trying to save the situation.8."That's more like it," Ogilvie said. He lit the fresh cigar. "Now we're getting somewhere." "That's more acceptable," Ogilvie said. He lit another cigar, "Now we're making some progress. "9.... his eyes sardonically on the Duchess as if challenging her objection....he looked at the Duchess sardonically as if he wanted to see if she dared to object to his smoking.10. The house detective clucked his tongue reprovingly .The house detective made noises with his tongue to show his disapproval.Lesson 9 Mark Twain ---Mirror of America1.a man who became obsessed with the frailties of the human racea man who became constantly preoccupied by the moral weaknesses of mankind2.Mark Twain digested the new American experience before sharing it with the world as writer and lecturer.Mark Twain first observed and absorbed the new American experience, and then introduce it to the world in his books or lectures.3.The cast of characters set before him in his new profession was rich and varied----a cosmos .In his new profession he could meet people of all kinds.4.Broke and discouraged, he accepted a job as reporter with the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise…With no money and a frashated feeling, he accepted a job as reporter with Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City ...5.Mark Twain began digging his way to regional fame as a newspaper reporter and humorist. Mark Twain began working hard to became well known locally as a newspaper reporter and humorist.6. and when she projects a new surprise, the grave world smiles as usual, and says 'Well, that is California all over. '"and when California makes a plan for a new surprise, the solemn people in other states of the U.S. smile as usual, making a comment "that's typical of California"7.Bitterness fed on the man who had made the world laugh.The man who had made the world laugh was himself consumed by bitterness.。

Lesson 1II .1) little donkeys thread their way among the throngs of people.little donkeys went in and out among the people and from one side to another2) Then as you penetrate deeper into the bazaar, the noise of the entrance fades away, and you come to the muted cloth-market.Then as you pass through a big crowd to go deeper into the market, the noise of the entrance gradually disappear, and you come to the much quieter cloth-market.3) they narrow down their choice and begin the really serious business of beating the price downthey drop some of items that they don't really want and begin to bargain seriously for a low price.4) he will price the item high, and yield little in the bargainingHe will ask for a high price for the item and refuse to cut down the price by any significant amount.5) As you approach it, a tinkling and banging and clashing begins to impinge on your earAs you get near it, a variety of sounds begin to strike your ear.Translate1 The one I am thinking of particularly is entered by a Gothic - arched gateway of aged brick and stone. You pass from the heat and glare of a big, open square into a cool, dark cavernwhich extends as far as the eye can see, losing itself in the shadowy distance.此时显现在我脑海中的这个中东集市，其入口处是座古老的砖石结构的哥特式拱门。

高级英语paraphraseHyperbole夸张Onomatopoeia拟声irony.反语Irony:a figure of speech in which the meaning literally expressed is the opposite of the meaning intended and which aims at ridicule, humour or sarcasm.Hiroshima---the Liveliest City in JapanEach day of suffering that helps to free my from earthly cares congratulate myself on the good fortune that my illness has brought meAnti-Climax: the sudden appearance of an absurd or trivial idea following a serious significant ideas and suspensions. This device is usu. aimed at creating comic or humorous effects.a town known throughout the world for its---oystersThe duties of a soldier are to protect is country and peel potatoes.Alliteration: the repetition of an initial sound that is usu. a consonant in two or more neighbouring words.slip to a stoptested and treatedRhetorical Question: a question that needs no answer, but used for emphasisWas I not at the scene of the crime?Euphemism: the substitution of an agreeable or in-offensive expression for one that may offend or suggest sth unpleasant eg:He was sentenced to prison---He is now living at the government's expenses.The boy is a bit slow for his age.to go to heaven---deadto go to the bathroom, do one's business, answer the nature's call, put an end to my life.Each day of suffering that helps to free me from earthly cares.Metonymy...little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers ...struggle between kimono and the miniskirtI thought that Hiroshima still felt the impact.Metonymy: a figure of speech that consists in using the name of one thing for that of something else with which it is associated.Metonymy can be derived from various sources:a. Names of personsUncle Sam: the USAb. Animalsthe bear: the Soviet Unionthe dragon : the Chinese (a fight between the bear and the dragon)c. Parts of the bodyheart: feelings and emotionshead, brain: wisdom, intelligence, reasonShe was a girl who excited the emotions, but I was not one to let my heart rule my head.grey hair: old aged. Profession:the press: newspapers, reporters etc.He met the press yesterday evening at the Grand Hotel.the bar: the legal professione. location of government, business etc.Downing Street: the British Governmentthe White House: the US president and his governmentthe Capitol Hill: US CongressWall Street: US financial circlesHollywood: American filmmaking industryAcid rain: rain with a high concentration of acids produced by sulfur dioxide (二氧化硫), nitrogen oxide (氧化氮), etc. emitted during the combustion （氧化）of fossil fuels; it has a destructive effect on plant and aquatic (水中的) life, buildings, etc.3. Little donkeys with harmoniously tinkling bells thread their way among the throngs of people entering and leaving the bazaar.With the help of the continuously and rhythmically tinkling bells, the little donkeys find their way among the moving crowds.4. Then as you penetrate deeper into the bazaar, the noise of the entrance fades away, and you come to the muted cloth-marketWhen you finally come to the inner part of the bazaar, you find the cloth-market is very quiet.5. The shop-keepers speak in slow, measured tones, and the buyers, overwhelmed by the sepulchral atmosphere, follow the suit.The shop-keepers speak in slow tones deliberately, and the buyers overcome by this grave-like atmosphere, also speak in the same way.8. The red of the live coals glowing bright and then dimming rhythmically to the strokes of the bellowsThe light of the burning coal becomes alternately bright and dim as the coals burn and die down, burn again, along with the repeated movements of the bellows.4. The tall buildings of the martyred city flashed by as we lurched from side to side in response to the driver’s sha rp twists of the wheelThe high buildings passed swiftly and when the driver made abrupt changes of direction, we sometimes swung to one side, sometimes to the other side in response to the swaying motion of the car.5. After three days in Japan, the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.After three days in Japan one gets quite used to bowing to people as a ritual to show gratitude. 6. I was just about to make my little bow of assent, when the meaning of these last words sank in, jolting me out of my sad reverie.I was on the point of showing my agreement by nodding when I suddenly realized what he meant. His words shocked me out of my sad dreamy thinking.7. I thought somehow I had been spared.I thought for some reason or other I had not been affected.8 It is humiliating to survive in this city.It is a disgrace for an atomic victim to remain alive in this city.9. Each day that I escape death, each day of suffering that helps me to free me from earthly cares. One more day of suffering would mean a day nearer my death.10. I have the opportunity to improve my character.I have the chance to raise my moral standard, to purify my soul.6. I talked with scientists who were trying to measure more accurately the thickness of the polar ice cap… global w arming.The polar ice cap as a whole is shrinking. Images from NASA satellites show that the area of permanent ice cover is contracting at a rate of 9 percent each decade. If this trend continues, summers in the Arctic could become ice-free by the end of the century.7. Considering such scenarios is not a purely speculative exercise.Thinking about how a series of events might happen as a consequence of the thinning of the polar cap is not just a kind of practice in speculation, it has got practical value.10. Acre by acre, the rain forest is being burned to create fast pasture for fast-food beef.Bit by bit trees in the rain forest are fallen and the land is cleared and turned into pasture where cattle can be raised quickly and slaughtered and the beef can be used in hamburgers.11. Which means we are silencing thousands of songs we have never even heard.Since miles of forest are being destroyed and the habitat for these rare birds no longer exists, thousands of birds which we have not even had a chance to see will become extinct.12. Images that signal the distress of our global environment are now commonly seen almost anywhere.Typical examples showing the dangerous environmental situation in the world can be found almost anywhere.13. Simple wonder or the mix of emotions we feel at the zoo?The mix of emotions we feel at the zoo: on the one hand we feel excited about seeing those animals, but on the other hand, we feel sorry for them because they have been deprived of freedom.Should it only be a feeling of surprise and admiration or a combination of different feelings we experience in the zoo?14. We are ripping matter from its place in the earth in such volume as to upset the balance between daylight and darkness.We are using and destroying resources in such volume that we are disturbing the balance between daylight and darkness.17. And why do other images, though sometimes equally dramatic, produce instead a kind of paralysis, focusing our attention not on ways to respond but rather on some convenient, less painful distraction?And why do other symbols, though sometimes no less striking, only cause a kind of loss and inactivity and we concentrate our attention not on the ways to deal with them but instead, on some other substitutes which are easy to get and less painful?20. But it is precisely that assumption which must now be discarded so that we can think strategically about our new relationship to the environment.What we should get rid of is exactly that kind of view which has been taken for granted. Only when we have dropped such a view can we think in a long term, overall way about our relationship to the environment.21. So far, however, we seem oblivious of the fragility of the earth’s natural systems.Up till now, we seem to be unaware of the fact that the earth’s natural systems are very delicate and can easily be disrupted.23. Our challenge is to recognize that the startling images of environmental destruction now occurring all over the world have much more in common than their ability to shock and awaken us.Our task is to see and to understand that those frightening examples of environmental destruction that are happening all over the world not only can shock and arouse us but are very much the same in nature.24. They are symptoms of an underlying problem broader in scope and more serious than any we have ever faced.They are signs and indications showing that there exists a much greater and more serious problem which we have never encountered.。

第一课1)little donkeys went in and out among the people and from one side to another2) Then as you pass through a big crowd to go deeper into the market,the noise of the entrance gradually disappear,and you come to the much quieter cloth-market.2)They drop some of items that they don't really want and begin to bargain seriously for a low price.4) He will ask for a high price for the item and refuse to cut down the price by any significant amount.5) As you get near it,a variety of sounds begin to strike your ear.第二课1)They were so absorbed in their conversation that they seemed not to pay any attention to the people around them.2)As soon as the taxi driver saw a traveler,he immediately opened the door.3)The traditional floating houses among high modern buildings represent the constant struggle between old tradition and new development.4)I suffered from a strong feeling of shame when I thought of the scene of meeting the mayor ofHiroshima wearing my socks only.5)The few Americans and Germans seemed just as restrained as I was.6)After three days in Japan one gets quite used to bowing to people as a ritual to show gratitude.7)I was on the point of showing my agreement by nodding when I suddenly realized what he means. His words shocked me out my sad dreamy thinking8)I thought for some reason or other no harm had been done to me．第四课1)She thinks that her sister has a firm control of her life.2) She could always have anything she wanted,and life was extremely generous to her.3)The popular TV talk show star,Johnny Carson,who is famous for his witty and glib tongue,has to try hard if he wants to catch up with me.4)It seems to me that I have talked to them always ready to leave as quickly as possible.5)She imposed on us lots of falsity.6)imposed on us a lot of knowledge that is totally useless to us7)She is not bright just as she is neither good-looking rich.8)Dee wore a very long dress even on such a hot day.9)You can see me trying to move my body a couple of seconds before I finally manage to pushmyself up.10)Soon he knows that won't do for Maggie,so he stops trying to shake hands with Maggie.11)As I see Dee is getting tired of this,I don't want to go on either.In fact,I could have traced it far back before the Civil War along the branches of the family tree.12)Now and then he and Dee communicated through eye contact in a secretive way.13)If Maggie put the old quilts on the bed,they would be in rags less than five years.14)She knew this was God's arrangement.第七课1) The breakthrough in microelectronics will change people's lives in ways no one has ever thought of before.9)Although at present only the rich man can afford custom made goods，the average personwill be able to afford them in the future．10)The computer might appear to make human beings machinelike，but it can bring some human qualities into our lives as well．11)Personal service in medical care is regarded as the most important part of the American life．12)It is the young Americans who will gain most of the advantages from the electronicrevolution．13)Right now，millions of American computer users are not able to make full use of the computer．第八课1) He imagined that the machine could record informal communication between departments in a company but other people thought it could be used to record music.2)Since large sums of money have been spent on an idea which is mainly in the planning stage, since great hopes have been put on such an idea, there certainly is a lot of exaggerated publicity.3) For example, you film a video which you think has special artistic pretensions.4)-"even for those who firmly believe in this ,it is difficult to work out the details of how it will actually function.5) Another electronic Library which has a large number of video tapes with recordings of the actual shootings and killings available in video game shops.6) It is just one step beyond passive viewing. It is still the traditional form of sitting on the couch watching.7) Ordering films which you will pay for watching and getting bills piled up by doing shopping at home paying with credit cards.8) Future programs may be the technological descendants of today's CD-ROM discs.9)"Interactivity" for the time being may be the most used word which has little meaning but sounds impressive to outsiders while "convergence" follows "interactivity" closely in the second place in frequency.10) At Present, politicians starting from President Clinton all the way down to lower-level officials are eager and willing to state that they are for the new medium.11) The solution to the problem is t0 use fiber optics?12)Digits are digits．Digits are really wonderful?13)Try to think what the conversation would be like：“I have got a user who will suit you fine!”14)Interactivity may widen the gap between those people or nations with relatively much wealth or rich resources and those without．Those who have access to the network and those who cannot afford to use the information highway?。

第一课1. We're 25 feet above the sea level.2. Our house was built in 1915 and has not been damaged by a hurricane.3. We can strengthen the house and remain inside during the storm, and survive.4. Water had caused the generator to stop, and that had made the lights go out.5. Everyone should run out through the back door as quickly as possible and get into the car.6. Water had gotten into the electrical system, and it was no longer working.7. As he watched the water hit against the steps of the house, John felt guilty for his decision.8. Please God, save us from this awful storm.9. She sang by herself for a short while and then gradually stopped.10. Janis had only one reaction to the storm after it was over.第二课1. The buring-ground is nothing more than a huge piece of wasteland full of mounds of earth looking like a deserted and abandoned piece of land on which a building was going to be put up.2. All the imperialists build up their empires by treating the people in the colonies like animals (by not treating the people in the colonies ashuman beings).3. They are born. Then for a few years they work, toil and starve. Finally they die and are buried in graves without a name.4. Sitting with his legs crossed and using a very old-fashioned lathe, a carpenter quickly gives a round shape to the chair-legs he is making.5. Immediately from their dark hole-like cells everywhere a great number of Jews rushed out wildly excited.6. Every one of these poor Jews looked on the cigarette as a piece of luxury which they could not possibly afford.7. However, a white-skinned European is always quite noticeable.8. If you take a look at the natural scenery in a tropical region, you see everything but the human beings.9. No one would think of organizing cheap trips for the tourists to visit the poor slum areas (for these trips 42V．Ⅵ．Ⅶ. would not be interesting)．10．life is very hard for ninety percent of the people．With hard backbreaking toil they can produce a little food on the poor soil．11．She took it for granted that as an old woman she was the lowest in the community，that。

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【下载本文档，可以自由复制内容或自由编辑修改内容，更多精彩文章，期待你的好评和关注，我将一如既往为您服务】Lesson 4(1)She think her sister has feld life always in the palm of one hand...She thinks that her sister has a firm control of her life.(2)”no” is a word the world never learned to say to her.She could always have anything she wanted, and life was extremely generous to her.(3)Johnny Carson has much to do to keep up with my quick and witty tongue.The famous and popular TV talk host, Johnny Carson has to try hard if he wants to catch up with me.(4)It seems to me I have talked to them always with one foot raised in flight...It seems to me that I have talked to them always ready to leave as quickly as possible.(5)She washed us in a river of make-believe...She imposed on us lots of falsity.(6)burned us with a lot of knowledge we didn’t necessarily need to know Imposed on us a lot of knowledge that is totally useless to us.(7)Like good looks and money,quickness passed her by.She is not bright just as she is neither good-looking rich.(8)A dress down to the ground,in this hot weather.Dee wore a very long dress even on such a hot day.(9)You can see me trying to move a second or two before I make it.You can see me trying to move my body a couple of seconds before I finally manage to push myself up.(10)Anyhow,he soon gives up on Maggie.Soon he stops trying to shake hands with Maggie.(11)Though,in fact,I probably could have carried it back beyond the Civil War through the branches.In fact, I could have traced it far back before the Civil War along the branches of the family tree.(12)Every once in a while he and Wangero sent eye signals over my head. Now and then he and Dee communicated through eye contact in a secretive way.(13)Less than that!They would be in rags less than five years.(14)This was the way she knew God to work.This was the way she knew how God workedLesson5(1)Hitler was counting on enlisting capitalist and Right Wing sympathies in this country and theU.S.A.Hitler was hoping that if he attacked Russia, he would win in Britain and the U.S. the support of those who were enemies of Communism.(2)Winant said the same would be true of the U.S.A.Winant said the United States would adopt the same attitude. (3)...my life is much simplified thereby.In this way, my life is made much easier in this case.(4)I see the German bombers and fighters in the sky, still smarting from many a British whipping, delighted to find what they believed is an easier and a safer prey.I can see the German bombers and fighters in the sky, who, after suffering severe losses in the aerial battle of England, now feel happy because they think they can easily beat the Russian air force without heavy loss.(5)We shall be strengthened not weakened in determination and in resources.We shall be more determined and shall make better and fuller use of our resources.(6)Let us redouble our exertions, and strike with united strength while life and power remain.Let us strengthen our unity and our efforts in the fight against Nazi Germany when we have not yet been overwhelmed and when we are still powerful.Lesson 6(1)The house detective’s piggy eyes surveyed her sardonically from his gross jowled face.The house detective's small narrow eyes looked her up and down scornfully from his fat face with a heavy jowl.(2)Pretty neat sit-up you folks got.This is a pretty nice room that you have got.(3)The obese body shook in an appreciative chuckle.He was satisfied with the current situation.(4)He lowered the level of his incongruous falsetto voice.He lowered his unnaturally high-pitched voice when he spoke.(5)The words spat forth with sudden savagery, all pretense of blandness gone.Ogilvie said these words with great contempt and sudden rudeness as if he was spitting.He threw away his pretended politeness.(6)The Duchess of Croydon--three centuries and a half of inbred arrogance behind her--did not yield easily.The Duchess was supported by her arrogance coming from parents of noble families with a history of three centuries and a half. She wouldn't give up easily.(7)”It is no go,old girl.I’m afraid.It was a good try.”What you did just now was a good attempt at trying to save the situation.(8)”That’s more like it,” Ogilvie said.He lit the fresh cigar,”Now we’re getting somewhere."That's more acceptable," Ogilvie said. He lit another cigar, "Now we're making some progress. "(9)..his eyes sardonically on the Duchess as if challenging her objection.His eyes were fixed disdainfully on the Duchess as if he was openly daring her to object to his smoking a cigar as she had done earlier.(10)The house detective clucked his tongue reprovingly.He made noises with his tongue to show his disapproval.Lesson 7(1)The microelectronic revolution promises to ease, enhance and simplify life in ways undreamed of even by the utopians.The breakthrough in microelectronics will change people's lives in ways no one has ever thought of before.(2)The computer might appear to be a dehumanizing factor, but the opposite is in fact true.The computer might appear to make human beings machine like,but it can bring some human qualities into our lives as well.(3)The custom-made object, now restricted to the rich,will be within everyone’s reach.Although at present only the rich people can afford the individually designed and produced goods, the average people can afford them in the future.(4)In no area of American life is personal service so precious as in medical care.Personal service in medical care is regarded as the most important part of the American life．(5)The widest benefits of the electronic revolution will accrue to the young. It is the young Americans who will gain most of the advantages from the electronic revolution．(6)For the mighty army of consumers, the ultimate applications of the computer revolution are still around the bend of a silicon circuit.Millions of American computer users are not able to make full use of the computer．。

Lesson 1.Paraphrase：1. We're elevated 23 feet. (para 3)We' re 23 feet above sea level.2. The place has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has ever bothered it. (para 3) 2. The house has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has ever caused any damage to it.3.We can batten down and ride it out. (para 4) 3. We can make the necessary preparations and survive the hurricane without much damage.4. The generator was doused, and the lights went out. (para 9) 4. Water got into the generator and put it out. It stopped producing electricity, so the lights also went out.5. Everybody out the back door to the cars! (para 10) 5. Everybody go out through the back door and run to the cars.6. The electrical systems had been killed by water. (para 11) 6. The electrical systems in the car had been put out by water.7. John watched the water lap at the steps, and felt a crushing guilt. (para 17) 7. As John watched the water inch its way up the steps, he felt a strong sense of guilt because he blamed himself for endangering the whole family by deciding not to flee inland.8. Get us through this mess, will You? (para 17) 8. ()h God, please help us to get through this storm safely.9. She carried on alone for a few bars; then her voice trailed away. (para 21) 9. Grandmother Koshak sang a few words alone and then her voice gradually grew dimmer and stopped.10. Janis had just one delayed reaction. (para 34) 10. Janis displayed rather late the exhaustion brought about by the nervous tension caused by the hurricane.1.Simile: 1. The children went from adult to adult like buckets in a fire brigade. (comparingthe passing of children to the passing of buckets of water in a fire brigade when fighting a fire)2. The wind sounded like the roar of a train passing a few yards away. (comparing the soundof the wind to the roar of a passing train)Metaphor : 1. We can batten down and ride it out. ( comparing the house in a hurricane to a ship fighting a storm at sea) 2. Wind and rain now whipped the house. (Strong wind and rain was lashing the house as if with a whip.)Translation1) 每架飞机起飞之前必须经过严格的检查。

现代大学英语第六册paraphrase答案（整理版1,4,5,6,9,10,11）Lesson 1 How to get the poor off our conscience1.Virtue is ... self-centered.By right action, we mean it must help promote personal interest.2....(poverty) was a product of their excessive fecundity...The poverty of the poor was caused by their having too many children.3....the rich were not responsible for either its creation or its amelioration.The rich were not to blame for the existence of poverty so they should not be asked to undertake the task of solving the problem.4.It is merely the working out of a law of nature and a law of God.It is only the result or effect of the law of the survival of the fittest applied to nature of to human society.5. It declined in popularity, and references to its acquired a condemnatory tone.People began to reject Social Darwinism because it seemed to glorify brutal force and oppose treasured values of sympathy, love and friendship. Therefore, when it was mentioned, it was usually the target of criticism.6....the search for a way of getting the poor off our conscience was not at an end; it wasonly suspended.The desire to find a way to justify the unconcern for the poor had not been abandoned, it had only been put off.7. ...only rarely given to overpaying for monkey wrenches, flashlights, coffee makers, andtoilet seats.Government officials, on the whole, are good, it is very rare that some would pay high prices for office equipment to get kickbacks.8.This is perhaps our most highly influential piece of fiction.It is a very popular story and has been accepted by many but it is not true.9.Belief can be the servant of truth---but even more of convenience.Belief can be useful in the search for truth, but more often than not it is accepted because it is convenient and self-serving.10.George Gilder... Who tells too…the cruel spur of their own suffering to ensure effort...George Gilder advances the view that only when the poor suffer from great misery will they be stimulated to make great efforts to change the situation, in other words, suffering is necessary to force the poor to work hard.Lesson4 nettles1.How all my own territory would be altered, ad if a landslide had gone through it andskimmed off all meaning except loss of Mike.The impact of Mike's leaving on my life was beyond my imagination. I didn't expect that Mike's leaving would have such a tremendous power that it would change the meaning of my existence completely. All my thoughts were about loss of Mike.2.During that time of life that is supposed to be a reproductive daze, with the woman'smind all swamped by maternal juices, we were still compelledto discuss Simone de Beauvoir and Arthur Koestler and "The Cocktail Party".At that time, we were young mothers, and we were supposed to lead a terribly busy life full of confusion and bewilderment caused by giving birth to and raising babies. And our minds were supposed to be fully occupied by how to feed the babies and things like that. However, in the midst of all this we still felt the need to discuss some of the important thinkers of our time like Simone de Beauvoir and Arthur Koestler and T.S.Eliot's sophisticated work "The Cocktail Party".3....I would be frightened, not of any hostility but of a kind of nonexistence.I would be frightened, and my fear was not caused by my neighbor's visibly hostile and violentway of life, but by a kind of formless and hidden emptiness and meaninglessness of human existence. What happened around me was totally irrelevant to me, and I felt very isolated and alienated.4.She did not ask me---was it delicacy or disapproval?---about my new life.She did not ask me about my new life, either out of subtle consideration for my feeling about this sensitive subject or out of disapproval for my new life style.5.I t would be a sleazy thing to do, in the house of his friends.It would be a morally low thing, an indecent thing to commit infidelity in the house of a friend.6.I knew now that he was a person who had hit rock bottom.I knew that he was a person who had experienced the worst in life, the hardest experience aperson might have to endure.7.He and wife knew that together and it bound them, as something like that would eitherbreak you apart or bind you, for life.They experienced the worst together and they knew what it was like and understood the meaning of that experience. Such an experience posed the gravest test to people. If they stood the test, their friendship or marriage would be strengthened, and a sacred bondage would be formed between them. but if they failed the test, their relationship would be broken and they would flow on gently and8.Not risking a thing yet staying alive as a sweet trickle, an underground resource. Withthe weight of this now stillness on it, this seal.If they acted on love, they would take risks. They wouldn't do that or go further in their relationship, but they would rather let their love remain as a sweet trickle, which would flow on gently and...Lesson 5 The One Against the Many1. ....the national rejection of dogmatic preconceptions about the nature of the social andeconomic orderThere are such prejudices in an arrogant manner about the characteristic of the social order and economic order and they take it for granted. The country just rejected such prejudice.2. Nor can one suggest that Americans have been consistently vulnerability to secular ideology ever after No one can say that Americans have never been tempted by the approach of understanding, preserving or transforming the world according to rigid dogmas.3.and any intellect so shaped was ...ever afterA mind influenced by Calvinist theology would surely find it somewhat difficult to resist otherideological temptations to ideological thinking.4. Pragmatism is no more wholly devoid...experiencePragmatism is not completely free from abstract ideas just as ideology is not completely free from experience, that is to say, abstract ideas have a place in pragmatism just as experience hasa role in ideology.5. As an ideologist, however, Jefferson....historical curiosityAs a man following a fixed set of beliefs, Jefferson is only an interesting historical figure. His beliefs are out of date and are irrelevant to present-day reality.6....whose central dogma is confided to the custody of an infallible priesthoodTheir central beliefs are imprisoned by the whole body of priests who are always effective. 1....where free men may find partial truths, but where ...on Absolute TruthIn this universe a person whose mind is unconstrained may be able to discover relation truths but no man on earth can claim that he has already grasped the one and only truth.2.But ideology is a drug; no matter how ...it still persists.Ideology has the characteristic of a narcotic. In spite of the fact that it has been proved wrong many times by experience, people still long to commit themselves to ideology.3....the only certainty in an.....abuseThe only thing that is sure of a despotic system is the unrestricted exercise of power.10. The distinctive human triumph...lies in the capacity to understand the frailty of humanstriving ...nonethelessThe most outstanding achievement of humanity is they know that no matter how hard they try, they cannot achieve Absolute truth, yet they continue to make great efforts and refuse to give up.Lesson6 Death of a pig1. It is a tragedy enacted on most farms with ...The murder, being premeditated, is in thefirst degree...and the smoked bacon and ham provide...questionedThe tragedy has an ending---the killing of a pig and the serving of its meat. The killing deliberately planned and carried out efficiently, is the most type of murder. However, whether pigs should end their lives that way has never been questioned.2. A pig couldn't ask for anything better or none has, at any rateA pig could not ask for any better living conditions; at least no pig has ever complained. In aword, my pig lived in a pleasant environment3.You could see him down there at all hours, his white face parting ...his stethoscopedangling ...and grinning his corrosive grinFred was quite excited about the event. He was down at the pigpen all the time. Because of his swollen joints, he moved about unsteadily. His face set apart the grass along the fence as he moved about. He was like a doctor, with his long, drooping ears dangling like a stethoscope, and he scrabbled on the ground as if he were prescribing some medicine.4.When the enema bag appeared, and the bucket of warm suds, his happiness...full chargeof the irrigationWhen it was time to dose the pig, Fred became even more excited, and he managed to get through the fence, and acted as if he was taking charge of the medical treatment.5....and the premature expiration of a pig is...a sorrow in which it feels fully involvedIf a pig dies before he is supposed to, it is a serious matter for the whole community to remember. The whole community would share the sadness for his death.6.I have written this account in penitence and in grief, as a man who...and to explainmy...so many raised pigsThe purpose of this essay is to show that I am sorry for what has happened to my pig,since I have failed to raise the pig and cannot provide a reason why my pig could didn't grow the way other pigs have grown.7.The grave in the woods is unmarked, but ...and I know he and I...on flagless …ownchoosingThe pig's grave in the woods doesn't have a tombstone, but whenever somebody wants to visit it, Fred will show him the way.I know we will often visit it, separate or together, when we need to ponder over problems or when we are depressed.Lesson 9 The Bluest Eye1.Perhaps because they don’t have hometowns……and it never leaves them.This is perhaps because they only have places of birth, but no places where there feel at home and which they identify themselves with. But these girls are strongly influenced by their hometowns, and the influence stays with them forever even they leave their hometowns.2.Wherever it erupts, this Funk, they wipe it away…they find it and fight it until it dies.The brown girls try hard to repress their emotions and passions. However, these natural human emotions cannot be wiped out totally. Sometimes they will emerge and burst out. And they will develop, become stronger and stay with them. So whenever and wherever this Funk bursts out, the brown girls will do their best to stifle it.3.As long as his needs were physical, she could meet them—comfort and satiety.If these needs were physical, she could meet them. She could make him comfortable and give him enough or even more than enough to satisfy his physical needs.4.She had seen this little girl all of her life.Geraldine had seen black girls like Pecola at many places and many times in the past.5.Eyes that questioned nothing and asked everything.On the one hand, they (girls like Pecola) were ignorant and uncomprehending. They did not ask the question that why their lives were so miserable. On the other hand, as they were poverty-stricken and practically had nothing, their eyes revealed their desire for anything that could make their lives easier.6.The end of the world lay in their eyes, and the beginning, and all the waste in between.In the eyes of these girls one can see that they were in despair, without any hope for the future, and that their life was nothing but a waste.7.Th e girls grew up knowing nothing of girdles……the bills of their caps backward.As the girls were growing into young women, they had neverworn girdles to make their figure look slimmer, and thus more elegant; and when the boys grew up, they just began to wear their caps with the bills turned backward to indicate that they had become adults.Lesson 10 Notes on the English Character1.Saint George may caper on banners and……who delivers the goods.As Saint George is a hero, the person of arms, symbolizing chivalry, his image often appears on banners, and his name is often mentioned in the speeches of politicians. Saint George is used as a symbolic figure for political purposes. But John Bull is a tradesman and he delivers the goods we need in our daily life while making money at the same time.2.With its boarding-houses, its compulsory games……all proportion to itsnumbers.The English public schools have unique features. First, all boys live in boarding houses. Second, sports and games are organized and compulsory as part of the school curricular. Third, older students have special duties to help control younger students while the latter must do jobs for the former. Lastly, great emphasis is placed on good form and team spirit. These features enable the public school students to have disproportionately great influence.3.Note the word “bankrupt”……anxious to meet any liabilities.Pay attention to my use of the word “bankrupt”, a word related to business. This reveals my identity as a member of the commercial nation, who would be careful and sensible enough to avoid any risks of failing to pay their debts.4.But my friend spoke as an Oriental……but of kingly munificence andsplendor.But my friend expressed his views as a member of the Oriental countries. They are nourished by a tradition of great generosity and richness, which is different from the English tradition of middle-class prudence.5.True love in this differs from gold and clay……not to take away.In this aspect, true love is different from material things such as clay or even gold which can be divided and taken away. Yet, if we share true love, it will never diminish.6.I will now descend from that dizzy……my business of notetaking.In the above anecdote, I have become an example of the English man for the moment. That put men in a high position which makes me dizzy and its unfamiliar to me. I will now come down from that height and return to my role as your commentator on the characteristics of the English man.7.Such a combination is fruitful, and anyone who possesses it had gone a longway toward being brave.The Englishman’s nervous system acts promptly and feels slowly. The combination of the two qualities is useful, and anyone who has this combination is most likely to be brave.8.Since literature rests on national character……hidden spirits…we see.As literature is based on national character, there must be in the English nature hidden resources of passion that have produced the great romantic literature we see.9.“Oh, I’m used to Bernard Shaw; monkey tricks don’t hurt me.That kind of criticism is just like Bernard Shaw’s attacks. It is nothing new and I’m used to these tricks and jokes; they won’t do any harm to me.10.And the “tolerant humorous attitude”...bounded by the titter and the guffaw.The Englishmen think they have a tolerant and humorous attitude toward criticism.In fact it is not so, because their attitude is limited by uncomfortable laughter, which indicates that beneath the surface of their tolerant humorous attitude, they are uneasy. When they try to be humorous and brush aside criticism, they would titter and guffaw. Such uncomfortable laughter is a sign of uneasiness.11.The cats are all out of their bags, and diplomacy cannot recall them.I have already made all my opinions known to you. What is said is said, and beingdiplomatic cannot unsay what has been said.Lesson 11 Beauty1.The festival of marriage has……can see their glory.In wedding ceremony, time seems to go slowly so everybody, even a fool, could observe things clearly and see how wonderful they are.2.So I can make up my darling……in her girlhood.My daughter may feel she has missed something when she was young. If so, I wish I could make compensation to her now, before she is married.3.The glow of happiness has to cool……crystalli ze into memory.With the passing of time, you will feel a bit more detached from the happy event and then you can recall things more clearly and they will stick in your mind.4. A wedding gown will eventually grow ……seep out of the brightest day.The clothes made for the occasion of wedding, though kept in a box specially treated to repel moths, will have a moldy smell as time goes on; flowers will gradually lose their color and die and even the brightest day will grow dim.5.I feel certain that genuine bea uty……alone but out in the world.I firmly believe that true beauty is not shallow and it exists not because we think itexists but because it actually exists outside of us.6.Yet I persist in believing there is……this tingle than an evolutionary reflex.An evolutionary response cannot adequately explain why there is this physical feeling of excitement. There must be another more important reason—beauty.7.You cannot pursue the law of nature……without pumping into the beauty.If you try to study the law of nature, very soon you will encounter beauty. The study of the law of nature will inevitably lead to the discovery of beauty.8.Because the Creation puts……beauty is free and inexhaustible.Since the birth of the universe, everything in it has revealed its own wonder continuously. Unlike ordinary commodities which cost money and whose supply is limited, beauty is free and inexhaustible.9.Beauty feeds us from the same source that created us.When God created us, He also created beauty.10. I find in that infinity a profound source of meaning and hope.This close relationship makes us see life is meaningful and worth living. Human beings are exactly and wonderfully made for life on Earth. We are powerful. We can appreciate beauty. We have a bright future.。