新视野大学英语第二册unit4

U4 A Heroes among us我们身边的英雄Who's a hero these days? In an era of heightened heroism, the word hero has become more common. We use hero to describe both victims and survivors of all kinds of difficulties and tragedies. Who are the heroes among us?谁是当今的英雄？在一个英雄主义发扬光大的时代，“英雄”一词已经变得更加常见。

我们把各种困难和悲剧的受害者和幸存者都称为“英雄”。

那么，我们身边哪些人是英雄呢？In the days subsequent to a mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona, many described 20-year-old political associate Daniel Hernandez as a hero. During the horrible shooting, he courageously ran through the danger to save the life of one of the victims, his boss and friend, congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Daniel held her head up so she could breathe and applied pressure to her wounds. He spoke tender words of sympathy, telling her that he would find her husband and her parents and that everything would be fine. And he never left her side, staying beside her in the ambulance all the way to the hospital.在亚利桑那州图森市枪击案发生后的日子里，许多人都把20 岁的政界同事丹尼尔•赫尔南德兹描述为英雄。

新视野三版读写2U4翻译讲解Part1Valentine's Day on February14is celebrated in various American and European countries.美洲和欧洲各国都会庆祝2月14日的情人节。

It is a holiday of love and romance usually by exchanging valentines or love tokens between lovers.这是一个充满爱情和浪漫的节日，恋人之间通常都会交换情人卡和爱情信物。

There are different origins regarding the festival.关于这个节日的起源有着不同的说法。

One legend goes that the Romans put a priest named Saint Valentine into prison for refusing to believe in the Roman gods.一个传说是罗马人把一个叫圣瓦伦丁的神父关进了监狱，因为他拒绝相信罗马神。

On February14,Valentine was put to death not only because he was Christian, but also because he had cured the jailer's daughter of blindness.2月14日那天，瓦伦丁被处死，不仅因为他是基督徒，而且因为他曾治愈了一位监狱看守双目失明的女儿。

The night before he was executed he wrote her a farewell letter signed"From your Valentine".他在被处死的前一天晚上给她写了一封署名“你的瓦伦丁”的告别信。

新视野大学英语第二版综合教程2课后第四单元答案第二册完整版Unit 4 The Virtual WorldText A:A Virtual LifeLanguage Sense Enhancement(P.69)1)routine2)for company3)unemployment4)externally5)drug abuse6)restore7)fled8)gym9)set apart10)appointmentsVocabulary(p.99)1.Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box.Change the form where necessary.1)conversely2)but then3)symptom4)spitting5)abusing6)tone7)took…in8)editing9)have arranged10)in sight11)stretched12)data2.Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets,keeping the same meaning.The first part has been written for you.1)smoking cigarettes jars on me2)find themselves getting sucked in3)has arranged for a technician from the computer store to check and repair it4)fled their country to avoid military service/fled to other countries to avoid military service5)restore people’s confidence in itplete the sentences,using the words and phrases in brackets.Make additions or changes where necessary.1)the virtual,on line,via2)nightmare,routine,any appointment,arrange for3)cue,remarks,his tuneII.Collocation(p.101)1.We came here all the way on foot.2.Private cars are not allowed on campus.3.They are on vacation in Florida.4.Mary has been talking to her friend on the phone for an hour.5.Don’t worry,Lucy is always on time.6.Industrial demand on fuel is on the rise.age(p.102)1.hard2.difficult3.impossible4.tough5.hard6.easyComprehensive Exercises(p.102)I.Cloze(p.102)1.Text-related(It is done in class)2.Theme-related(1)companion(2)deliver(3)access(4)enables(5)customers(6)delights(7)provides(8)small(9)remote(10)informationII.Translation(p.103)1.Translate the sentences into English,using the words or phrases in brackets.1)Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.2)A slow Internet connection speed is really annoying.3)As the law stands,helping someone commit suicide is a crime.4)In her report,Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle.5)Sue is a girl of great talent.Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates.2.Translate the passage into English,using the words andphrases given.(p.104)Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from home on the computer.I agree that the Internet has made my job a lot easier.I can write,submit and edit articles via email,chat with my colleagues on line and discuss work with my boss.With a click of the mouse,I can get all the data I need and keep up with the latest news.But then,communicating through the Net can be frustrating at times.The system may crash.Worse still,without the emotional cues of face-to-face communication,the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.。

Intensive Study Soon after he volunteered for military service, he had received a book from this woman. A letter, which wished him courage and safety, came with the book. He discovered that many of his friends, also in the army, had received the identical book from the woman, Hollis Meynell. And while they all got strength from it, and appreciated her support of their cause, John Blandford was the only person to write Ms. Meynell back. On the day of his departure, to a destination overseas where he would fight in the war, he received her reply. Aboard the cargo ship that was taking him into enemy territory, he stood on the deck and read her letter to him again and again.
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Intensive Study But when he asked her for a photo, she declined his request. She explained her objection: “If your feelings for me have any reality, any honest basis, what I look like won’t matter. Suppose I’m beautiful. I’d always be bothered by the feeling that you loved me for my beauty, and that kind of love would disgust me. Suppose I’m plain. Then I’d always fear you were writing to me only because you were lonely and had no one else,. Either way, I would forbid myself from loving you. When you come to New York and you see me, then you can make your decision. Remember, both of us are free to stop or to go on after that – if that’s what we choose…” 5 One minute to six… Blandford’s heart leaped.