Unit 1
Active Reading (1)
4 1b 2 c 3c 4d 5c 6a
5
1. attendance
2. ambitious
3. productive
4. resistance
5. script
6. acceptance
6
1 mortgage 2deck 7hauled 8prededing
7 1b 2a 3b 4b 5b 3surf 6b 7a 4coastal; defy 8b 9b
6criticized 5clamped
Active Reading (2)
2. 1 c 2d 3b
3 3
4
1 elapsed; cemetery 2 rear; crammed 3triple 4budding; biography
5finite 6dwellers 7invest 8skip 9inevitable
5
1a 2b 3a 4a 5a 6b 7a 8a
6
1a 2b 3b 4a 5a 6b 7b 8b 9a
Language in use
1
· I’ve double- nd triple-checked it. (compound verb)
· budding crypt-kickers ((compound noun)
· a rear-view mirror ((compound adjective)
· the once-a-year holiday to Florida or Spain (compound adjective)
· back-burner stuff (compound adjective)
· standing at the corner of the Co-op (compound noun)
· a sepia-colored relative that no one can put a name to adjective)
2
1 a late-night party
2 a well-stocked library
3 a world-famous professor
4 some well-timed advice
5 a rapidly-growing population
6 a free-market economy
(compound
7 a half-hour boat trip
3
1 It’s how we behave that determines what other people think of us.
2 It’s what our character is that usually determines what sort of job we are going to end up doing.
3 It isn’t always what marks we get at university that determines what we do as a career.
4 It is often what we experienced in our childhood that determines how we react to life’s problem.
5 It’s what our genetic clock is and what changes we make to it that determine when we die.
4
1 It wasn’t just that the shops were all closed for Thanksgiving, but there was no one in the streets.
2 It wasn’t just that she spent all her time at college going to parties, but she managed to gain a first-class degree.
3 It wasn’t just that they weren’t listening to what he said, but it seemed as if they weren’t at all interested.
4 It wasn’t just that I was upset, but I felt as if I was going to burst out crying.
5 It wasn’t just that the Grim Reaper was intended to frighten people, but it was also a figure of fun.
Translation
6 美国国家教育统计中心的数据表明，大约80%的美国大学生至少要换一次专业。有些学生上大学时就读父母或亲戚为他们选择的专业。在大多数情况下，这些学生难以做出决定，因为他们不知道在决定变换被规划好的职业的时候该如何面对自己的亲人。有些学生决定转专业是因为他们无法应付所学专业的基础课，而另一些学生则是因为他们实在厌恶所学的专业，必须换一个自己真正喜欢的专业。专家认为，意识到所学专业不适合自己的技能和天赋没什么错。实际上，能意识到这一点是成熟的标志。重要的是找到一个真正适合你的专业。在转专业之前，你需要见学业导师，跟教授或专业人员谈谈，做一些调查，问自己几个严肃的问题，看看你的选择是否正确。
7 As the Chinese saying goes, it is important to know oneself. The first person to put forward this notion was Laozi, who wrote in his book Dao De Jing: “A person who knows others is intelligent, but a person who knows himself is insightful.” To know oneself is to have a correct understanding of oneself, including one’s strengths and limitations, and to be clear-minded about what one can do. We cherish this virtue so much precisely because it is really hard for
people to know themselves. Knowing oneself is both part of a philosophy of life and a virtue that can facilitate self-improvement and attainment of a higher life goal.
Reading across cultures
1
1 He said it was “one damned thing after another”.
2 Seven ages.
3 It is a formal recognition of change, a move from one stage of life to another.
4 It is a rite of passage which means that they become responsible for their own actions.
5 They wear formal clothes.
6 They penetrate the heart of aboriginal culture and also discover themselves.
7 They spend about six months walking alone through the wilderness and follow the paths of their ancestors along the “songlines”.
8 It is the oldest continuous culture in the world.
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