Unit 15
Key to the exercise
Vocabulary
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2 Translate the following expressions into English
答案：
1 wipe sweat ????2 sting one’s eye ????3 plough the field ????4 sow a cover crop
5 produce good crops ???6 fell trees ???7 hunt squirrels ????
8 bend one’s shoulders ????10 fondle the clouds ????11 rouse the curiosity
12 cross the fence ????13 clear a piece of land ????14 fence the land
15 smell the soft mud /dirt ?????16 think the same thought ???17 take the trouble
18 make a narrow escape ???19 thin the corn ?????20 mat the top
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3 Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets following the example given
答案：
1 prevent / keep/ stop government officials from abusing their power
2 prevent /keep the children from entering his garden
3 prevent /keep ordinary people from entering his garden
4 not to drink and smoke any more
5 not to build a big city here ever
6 not to be content with what has been achieved.
7 Isn’t it too risky for us
8 Isn’t it too early for her
9 Isn’t it too hard for you
10 it was in this temple that Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing dynasty was supposed to secretly become a monk.
11 it is not the place where the famous battle in history was fought
12 it was not because of Qin Gui, but because of the then emperor that Yue Fei, the famous patriotic general of Southern Song dynasty was executed
13 you would think that he knew everything
14 you might take her for princess of a certain Arab country
15 all these have happened in the past three decades
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5 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs
答案：
1 at, in ???2 up, up with ???3 about, down ????4 out of ???
5 away from, on/over/across ???6 away/ off ???7 on, round, in, at
8 up ???9 toward, with, at, without, for, from
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6 Translate the following sentences into English
答案：
1. This (matter) does not concern you. Keep away from it (Don’t get involved in it).
2. She speaks much too fast. Students all find it difficult to keep up with her.
3. He motioned to us to keep off the wet paint.
4. We must keep our powder dry and always be ready to defend our country.
5. Keep calm and still if those bees are alarmed/ disturbed. As long as you don’t attack them, they normally won’t sting you either.
6. The important thing is to keep that guard talking so that we can have the chance to act.
7. So long as we can keep it up/ keep on with it, we are sure to succeed in discovering a solution /way out.
8. The five million people of our city depend on this reservoir for their drinking water. So we must keep the water clean and keep /prevent all possible pollutants from getting into reservoir.
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Grammar
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3 Translate the first six sentences by using relative clauses introduced by where or when and the rest by using causative verbs.
答案：
1. My father is 45, an age when many people experience a midlife crisis.
2. The 1960s was the time when we all lived as economically as possible.
3. My parents live in a community where people seldom communicate with each other.
4. Rob was anxiously waiting for the moment when his father would see his Christmas gift.
5. Gone are the days when big powers could force their will on small countries.
6. At the end of the writer’s coast-to-coast journey, he concluded that he was living in a country where people were still willing to help.
7. What made the boy behave so rudely today?
8. Let the children do what they like in their free time.
9. I can’t get all these papers printed in just 10 minutes. Can’t you wait for another ten minutes?
10. Galileo’s colleagues found an excuse and had him dismissed from the university.
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4. Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word.
答案：
1. removed ?????2. more ????3. followed ????4. however ???5. sorry
6. let ???7. with ???8. leave ???9. wrong ???10 silent
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5 Identify and correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentence.
答案：
1. The joke had us all laughing outright.
2. Parents shouldn’t force their children to do what they don’t like.
3. These children are made to work 10 hours a day.
4. Xiao Li’s gone to the barber’s to have his hair cut /…to have a haircut.
5. At the end of the story, Maheegun, the wolf, returned to (the place) where he belonged—the wild. / At the end of the story, Maheegun, the wolf, returned to the place he belonged to –the wild.
6. On Christmas morning, Rob got up an hour early and did the milking all by himself.
7. It’s high time we gave our dorm room a spring-clean. / It’s high time to give our dorm room a spring-clean.
8. Rob woke up several times to look at his watch for fear (that) he would oversleep.
9. Don’t take it for granted that once you enter college you’re sure to succeed.
10. Even if none of you go, I’ll be there rain or shine.
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Unit 16
Key to Exercise
Vocabulary
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3 Fill in the blanks with correct form of the word(s) in the brackets.
答案：
1. honest, honestly, honesty
2. ignorant, ignorance, ignorant
3. discussion, exchange, argument, exchange
4. justice, democracy, inclination, injustice, democracy
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2 Translate the following phrases into English
答案：
1. wash the car ; park the car
2. ride a bike; ride a horse
3. water the flowers; water the lawn
4. exchange a look; exchange a grin / smile
5. get the same deal / have the same problem
6. lighten the atmosphere
7. keep distance
9. point a finger at
10. grab / seize / grasp/ grip one’s arm
11 make a joke
12. smash a window
13. watch / observe the effect
14. blanket / cover / envelop this place
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4 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.
答案：
1. for, of, off, into
2. up, out of, up, with, with, away
3. on, at, by, by, under, in
4. up, out
5. from, on, of, on
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5 Complete the following sentences with appropriate expressions from the box blow
答案：
1. might as well
2. scared of, nothing of the sort
3. watch out for / keep an eye on
4. above suspicion
5. talk us into
6. anything, except/but, or something
7. set foot in
8. made up
9. wise up, go by
10. keep an eye on/watch out for
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6 Translate the following sentences into English
答案：
1． 我們應(yīng)該不時(shí)地停下來(lái)問(wèn)問(wèn)自己我們走的方向是否對(duì)。
We ought to stop every now and then to ask ourselves if we are going ?/ heading in the right direction.
2. 有一點(diǎn)小爭(zhēng)吵你們就開始談離婚。你們應(yīng)該明白，離婚可不是開玩笑的事。
A little quarrel and you start talking about divorce. You should understand, divorce is no joke/ joking matter.
3. 據(jù)說(shuō)，就在搶劫銀行以前他被看見在銀行外面轉(zhuǎn)悠。
It is said that just before the bank robbery happened he was seen fooling around outside the bank.
4. 別把我看成那種只要哪個(gè)人有權(quán)有錢就會(huì)跟他走的人。
Don’t take me for one of those who would follow whoever has power or money!
5. 你到底怎么回事？你瘋了嗎？你怎么能做這樣的事情？
What’s wrong with you? (What’s the matter with you?) Are you mad / crazy / out of your mind / nuts? How you do such a thing?
6. 我們最好及時(shí)注意任何禽流感的征兆。
We’d better watch out for the first sign of birds flu in time.
7. 我理解你的意思，你是堅(jiān)決要到國(guó)外去碰碰運(yùn)氣了。
I know what you mean. You are set to go to foreign countries to try your luck / seek your fortune / take your chances.
8. 我怎么會(huì)知道這些事情呢？這些事情發(fā)生的時(shí)候我還沒(méi)有出生呢！
How would I have known all these things/ How was I supposed to know all these things? I wasn’t born yet when these things happened.
9.你是說(shuō)天要下雨嗎？如果那樣的話，我們還不如今天下午就去呢！
Did you say that it is going to rain tomorrow? If that is the case, we might as well go this afternoon.
10. 假如越來(lái)越多的年輕人買不起房子，就不好說(shuō)會(huì)產(chǎn)生什么后果了。
There is no telling what might happen if more and more young people cannot afford to buy their houses.
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