21世纪大学英语读写教程第三册第3课内容讲解优秀8篇

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New Words 篇1

misfortune

n. bad luck 不幸；灾祸

clear-eyed

a. 视力好的；目光炯炯的

awe-inspiring

a. 令人敬畏；令人惊叹的

dim

vt. make less bright or unable to see clearly 使…暗淡；使…看不清

a. (of a light) not bright; not easy to see 昏暗的；模糊的

* angel

n. 天使

* preside

vi. have authority or control; direct 负责；主持

inadequate

a. not good enough in quality, ability, size, etc. 不够格的；不能胜任的；不充分的

confront

vt. stand or meet face to face; bring face to face 面对；遭遇

mood

n. state of mind or feelings 心境，心情；情绪

sincerely

ad. 真诚地；忠实地

sincere

a. free from falseness; true and honest 忠实的；真诚的

arouse

vt. cause to become active; excite 唤醒；激发

rouse

vt. 1. cause to become active; excite (=arouse) 唤醒；激发

2. wake (sb.) up 唤醒，使醒来

mere

a. nothing more than 只不过的，仅仅的

* assimilate

vt. take in and make a part of oneself; absorb 使同化；吸收

disposal

n. the act of getting rid of sth.; the power or right to use sth. freely 处理；支配

dispose

vt. 1. put in place; set in readiness 布置；配置

2. cause to have a tendency (to do sth.) 使有倾向；使愿意

majestic

a. showing power and greatness; dignified and impressive 雄伟的，威严的

* majesty

n. 1. greatness; a show of power as of a king or queen 雄伟；庄重；君王尊严

2. [M-] 陛下(对帝王、王后等的尊称)

* chorus

n. 1. a song sung by many singers together 合唱曲

2. a group of singers singing together 合唱队

selection

n. the act of selecting; sb. or sth. that is selected 选择；被选出的人(或物)

* embody

vt. 1. represent (a quality, idea, etc.) in a physical form 体现；使具体化

2. contain, include 包含

* perfume

n. 1. a sweet or pleasant smell 芳香，香气

2. 香水

flavo(u)r

n. a taste; a special quality 味道；风味；特色

vt. give a particular taste to 给…调味

migration

n. the movement of a group (often of animals, birds, etc.) from one area to another 迁移；移居；(鸟类等的)迁徒

* migrate

vi. 1. (of animals) travel regularly to a different area according to the seasons of the year (动物的)迁徒

2. change one's place of living; move from one place to another, especially to find work 迁移；(农业季节工人等)外出找工作

* migrant

n. 迁移动物；移居者；农业季节工人

* ponder

vt. think about carefully; consider 沉思；考虑

strengthen

vt. make stronger 加强，强化

awe

n. a feeling of respect mixed with fear and wonder 敬畏；惊叹

recognition

n. the act of recognizing; the state of being recognized 认同；认出；承认

* weary

a. very tired; bored 疲倦的；厌倦的

reserve

n. anything kept for later use 储备物

vt. 1. keep for a special purpose 保留；储备

2. (AmE) book (美)预订

* reservation

n. 1. doubt or uncertainty, esp. when one's agreement with sth. is in some way limited 保留；保留意见

2. (AmE) booking; reserved seat or accommodation 预定；预定的座席(或住处等)

symbolic(al)

a. 象征性的`

symbol

n. (of) a sign, shape or object which represents a person, idea or an item 象征；标志；符号

ebb

n. a flowing of the tide away from the shore 退潮，落潮

tide

n. the regular rise and fall of the ocean, caused by the attraction of the Moon 潮汐

* bud

n. a small swelling on a plant that will grow into a flower, leaf, or branch 牙；花蕾

* heal

v. (cause to) become sound or healthy again 治愈；痊愈

infinitely

ad. 无穷地，无限地

* finite

a. having an end or a limit 有限的

* refrain

n. a part of a song that is repeated, esp. at the end of each verse (歌曲中的)叠歌，副歌

vi. (from) hold oneself back (from) 忍住；克制

oceanographer

n. 海洋学家

possession

n. 1. the act or state of possessing or being possessed 拥有；具有

2. (often pl.) personal property [常复数]所有物；

keen

a. 1. good, strong, quick at understanding 敏锐的

2. (on, to) eager or anxious to do sth. 热切的

intensely

ad. greatly or extremely; strongly 极度地；强烈地

intense

a. great or extreme; strong 极度的；强烈的

intensity

n. 1. 强烈，剧烈

2. 强度，烈度

concerning

prep.(fml) about; with regard to; in connection with 关于

earthly

a. of this world as opposed to heaven; material rather than spiritual 尘世的，世俗的

世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课后练习答案第二单元 篇2

Comprehension

II.

a. 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6 F 7. T

b. 2. I 3. I 4. N 5. I 7. I 8. N

Vocabulary

III.

12. recommendations

these are not the only possible synoms/definitions/translations.

1. carried out; conducted, performed

2. led to; resulted in, caused

3. springs from; arises from, comes from

4. get ahead; make progress in life, achieve more, etc.

5. showed up; appeared, arrived

6. make up; constitute, comprise

7. owes it to; 归功于

8. cope with; find a way of dealing with, manage

9. divided the cake into; 把蛋糕分成……

10. excluded from; 被剥夺了

11. committed to; devoted to, dedicated to

12. make it to; arrive at or on after much effort

V.

1. sense of guilt 2. finally 3. imbued her with

5. horrified, motivated me 6. recommendations, To start with 7. naïve 8. by contrast

Word Building

VI.

2. misplaced 2. mismatched 3. misusing 4. mislead

5. misprinted 6. misinformed 7. misspelled 8. misunderstood

Structure

VII.

7. after the earthquake the government spent millions of dollars to help the victims rebuild their houses.

8. will you reconsider your decision? No one wants you to leave.

9. Some of Lu Xun’s writings were lost for decades, but they were rediscovered in the mid-80s.

10. I see no need to restate the policy on late homework.

11. The library’s been rearranged, and I can’t find any of the books I need.

12. I hope this dictionary will be reprinted soon—I’d like to buy one.

13. Stevie Wonder’s earliest albums have been unavailable for several years, but they’re being re-released next month.

14. I didn’t care much for the book the first time, but I enjoyed it when I reread it.

15. John Harding is best known for reinterpreting Shakespeare’s plays.

16. You’ve misunderstood me—let me rephrase what I said.

Proper Names 篇3

Rachel Carson

雷切尔·卡森(女子名)

Otto Pettersson

奥托·彼得森(男子名)

Phrases and Expressions 篇4

preside over

direct (a committee or other formal group of people); have or exercise control or authority over (sth.) 主持(委员会等);掌管(某事)

wish for

have a desire for; long for 想要；希望得到

pave the way (for)

make smooth or easy (for); be a preparation (for) 为…铺平道路；为…作准备

at sb.'s disposal

available for one to use as one wishes 由某人支配或使用

wonder at

be surprised by or curious about 对…感到惊讶

natural selection

the theory developed by Charles Darwin that plants and animals best suited to the conditions around them survive while those not suited to the conditions die out 自然选择(指生物界适者生存不适者被淘汰的现象)

a matter of sth./doing sth.

a question of; an instance or a case of 一个…的`问题；一件…的事

open up

make or become open or accessible 打开；开放

be weary of

be tired of; be bored with 对…感到厌倦

look about

look around; examine the place or state of affairs 扫视四周；观察(事态)

be in possession of

have in one's possession; maintain control over 拥有；控制

as to

about; concerning 关于；有关

Pre-reading Activities 篇5

1. Before you listen to the passage, predict the words that are missing in the printed version of the passage. Then when you hear the passage, mark where you hear differences between your predictions and what's actually on the tape. Don't worry about writing down exactly what you hear — just note where you hear differences.

The sense of _____ dominates every modern culture to such an extent that most people never _____. Relying mainly on _____ seems so natural — how could a culture favor _____ instead? What would such a culture be like? It's almost impossible to imagine. But _____ is in fact not as "natural" as we normally think. Although most humans are born with _____, no one is born knowing how to _____. We must learn _____, and many of the rules we learn vary _____. _____ is an excellent example: Before artists invented formal rules for portraying three dimensions, no one thought of distant objects as looking _____. If you doubt this, try explaining _____ to a young child.

2. If you had to lose one of your senses, which one would you choose to give up? And having lost it, what do you think you'd miss the most?

3. It's common to speak of "the five senses" — but are there only five? Some researcher say that we all have and use other senses as well. What others can you think of?

The Sense of Wonder 篇6

Rachel Carson

A child's world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that, for most of us, that clear-eyed vision — that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring — is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood. If I had influence with the angels who are supposed to preside over all children, I would ask that their gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life.

If children are to keep alive their natural sense of wonder without any such gift from the angels, they need the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with the child the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in. Parents often feel inadequate when confronted on the one hand with the eager, sensitive mind of a child and on the other with a world of complex physical nature. In a mood of self-defeat, they exclaim, "How can I possibly teach my child about nature — why, I don't even know one bird from another!"

I sincerely believe that for children, and for parents seeking to guide them, it is not half so important to know as it is to feel. If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow. The years of early childhood are the time to prepare the soil. Once the emotions have been aroused — a sense of the beautiful, the excitement of the new and the unknown, a feeling of sympathy, pity, admiration or love — then we wish for knowledge about the object of our emotional response. Once found, such knowledge has far more lasting meaning than mere information. It is more important to pave the way for children's desire to know than to put them on a diet of facts they are not ready to assimilate.

Even if you feel you have little knowledge of nature at your disposal, there is still much you can do for your child. Wherever you are and whatever your resources, you can still look up at the sky — its dawn and evening beauties, its moving clouds, its stars by night. You can listen to the wind, whether it blows with majestic voice through a forest or sings a many-voiced chorus around the corners of your apartment building, and in the listening, you can gain magical release for your thoughts. You can still feel the rain on your face and think of its long journey from sea to air to earth, and wonder at the mysteries of natural selection embodied in the perfume and flavour of a fruit. Even if you are a city dweller, you can find some place, perhaps a park or a golf course, where you can observe the mysterious migrations of the birds and the changing seasons. And with your child you can ponder the mystery of a growing seed, even if it's just one planted in a pot of earth in the kitchen window.

Exploring nature with your child is largely a matter of being open to what lies all around you. It is learning again to use your eyes, ears, nose and fingertips, opening up the disused channels of your senses. For most of us, knowledge of our world comes largely through sight, yet we look about with such unseeing eyes that we are partially blind. One way to open your eyes to unnoticed beauty is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?"

What is the value of preserving and strengthening this sense of awe and wonder, this recognition of something beyond the boundaries of human existence? Is the exploration of the natural world just a pleasant way to pass the golden hours of childhood or is there something deeper?

I am sure there is something much deeper, something lasting and significant. Those who dwell, as scientists or laypeople, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Whatever the problems or concerns of their personal lives, their thoughts can find paths that lead to inner satisfaction and to renewed excitement in living. Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for the spring. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter.

I like to remember the distinguished Swedish oceanographer, Otto Pettersson, who died a few years ago at the age of ninety-three, in full possession of his keen mental powers. His son has related in a recent book how intensely his father enjoyed every new experience, every new discovery concerning the world about him.

"He was an incurable romantic," the son wrote, "intensely in love with life and with the mysteries of the universe." When he realized he had not much longer to enjoy the earthly scene, Otto Pettersson said to his son: "What will sustain me in my last moments is an infinite curiosity as to what is to follow."

世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课后练习答案第三单元 篇7

Text comprehension

II.

1. The author is talking about cultural differences: different ways of doing things in different cultures; different attitudes, traditions, beliefs, etc. she or he says neither side can understand because people are not usually conscious of their deepest cultural attitudes.

2. The American company George worked for started a joint venture with a Japanese firm, and they needed someone to train the Japanese engineers. George was the most highly qualified employee for the position, and he accepted a two-year contract for temporary transfer to Japan.

3. The Japanese liked George’s nonassertive nature, his expertise and his willingness to help; it’s also implied that they liked his efforts to learn Japanese, and that the secretaries liked the fact that he was single. These qualities contributed to his becoming a cultural translator by making the Japanese trust him, feel comfortable with him, and grow accustomed to asking him for all kinds of advice.

4. He had to ‘reinvent’ himself because his expertise as an engineer was no longer needed, but he didn’t want to leave Japan. The company accepted his ‘reinvention’ because they had heard lots of horror stories about cultural conflicts and recognized the value of having someone like George around.

5. The author means that the misunderstandings were not always merely linguistic.

6. The examples imply that there is a strong group orientation in Japanese business, that sentiment can be as important as profit and efficiency, and that employees may be valued for something other than their material contribution to the company. the fact that these examples mystified the US side implies that in American business relations, profit and efficiency are considered more important than sentiment, and that Americans expect logical explanations for decisions, expenditures, etc.

7. Because the words and actions of the American visitors could be misinterpreted by the Japanese: things that could seem crazy or rude to the Japanese are normal to Americans.

8. Because the author believes that language problems are not a serious barrier, compared with cultural differences.

Vocabulary

III.

1. surpassed 2. approved 3. ensure 4. thriving

6. qualified 7. represent 8. apparent 9. justify 10. conflicts

IV.

1. go along with 2. from the farmers’ viewpoint 3. multitudes of

4. run into 5. come to an end 6. picked up

7. at times 8. gotten into the habit of 9. smooth over

10. the other way around

V.

1. due to 2. thanks to 3. due to 4. Thanks to 5. due to 6. Thanks to

Word Building

VI.

Interchangeable: that can be used in place of each other

Interface: a place or area where different things meet and have an effect on each other

Intercontinental: between continents

Intersection: a joint where two roads or lines cross

Interdisciplinary: involving two or more disciplines

Interview: an occasion when a person is asked questions by one or more other people

1. intercontinental 2. interface 3. intersection

4. interchangeable 5. interview 6. interdisciplinary

VII.

1. Almost everyone would like to have more money for nonessential goods and services just because they make life a little more pleasant.

2. Mr. Peterson is the chairman of nonprofit charity organization.

3. Hostility towards outsiders is characteristic of both humans and non-humans.

4. Although I’m a nonsmoker, I don’t support discrimination against smokers.

5. It would be nonsense to say that all Asian societies are the same.

6. There’s a difference between using words in a nonstandard way and using them incorrectly.

Cloze

VIII.

1. among 2. conflicts 3. made 4. understanding 5. since 6. conscious of 7. so 8. run into 9. with 10. crazy 11. that is 12. since 13. That’s is 14. escalating 15. parties

Translation

IX.

从一开始，乔治就被所有的日本雇员欣然接受。日方经理通常不信任任何被派去代表美方业主的人，但乔治生性随和，没有人把他看作是对自己职业的一种威胁。所以他们喜欢就广泛的各类问题征求他的意见，包括大洋彼岸他们的合作伙伴的古怪行为。公司上下的工程师们都珍视乔治的专业知识和他友好而技能熟练的帮助，他们已养成了一有问题----任何问题，就找他帮忙的习惯。办公室里的秘书们都热衷于帮助这个讨人喜欢的单身汉学习日语。

X.

1. When this temporary job came to an end, George was offered a permanent job, which he accepted at once.

2. To ensure that their ventures in Japan are profitable, the American companies need cultural translators even more than language translators.

3. As a cultural translator, George was eager to help the Japanese employees who came to ask his advice on a great many matters, both within and outside of his field of expertise.

4. Somehow or other, George persuaded the American manager to go along with the Japanese accountant’s decision, thus smoothing over the conflict between the two.

5. Conflicts and arguments do arise at times between the American managers and their Japanese counterparts. But since both parties have the good sense to compromise, these conflicts are prevented from escalating into big emotional battles.

6. All the Japanese employees, the personnel manager included, appreciated George’s frequent help with the multitude of problems they run into.

7. My spoken Japanese is not good enough to express myself well. Please don’t get offended if I sometimes say stupid things.

8. with a solid understanding of traditional Chinese medicine and a good mastery of English, dr. Zhang is highly qualified to train foreign doctors who came to China to study Chinese medicine.

Reading analysis

XI.

General observation: at times something far more important than good English was needed.

Illustration 1: one such case was when the Japanese accountant had to explain the $ 46,534 spent of 874 December- holiday presents.

Illustration 2: or there was the time when the Japanese personnel manager had to justify keeping a chemist on the payroll even though the company no longer needed his expertise.

Structured writing

XII. One example, for reference

When foreign visitors come to China for the first time they often run into embarrassing situations. One such case was when some British tourists tried to pay for what they bought at a street market with their credit cards. Or there was the time when they went shopping in small shops without bargaining at all.

世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课后练习答案第一单元 篇8

Text Comprehension

II.

1. It was a military campaign in which many soldiers died. The effects on Churchill were () he lost his political position and he was overwhelmed with grief.

2. He felt so inspired to paint that he was distracted from his personal problems.

3. His sister-in-law’s painting inspired him to try his hand at it; his wife rushed out to buy all the materials he would need; and the wife of Sir John Lavery helped him overcome his fear of the blank canvas.

4. The blank whiteness of the canvas made him feel he didn’t know where to begin. This nervousness was not typical of Churchill, who was known publicly as a brave and strong-willed person.

5. Churchill was comparing the canvas to an opponent in a fight, and he could now see that he need not fear his “adversary”.

6. He meant that Churchill would have been a great painter, just as he was a great politician.

7. It was his great comfort when the death of his mother was followed quickly by the death of his daughter.

8. Because the judges suspected that it was not painted by an amateur; they were later surprised and delighted because Churchill was not just a famous political figure but also a talented untrained artist.

9. No, she considers that decade an artistically fruitful one.

10. He meant that painting was like a friend who never betrayed or abandoned him. This seems to suggest that he often felt lonely, misunderstood and/or disappointed in his relationship with other people.

Vocabulary

III.

12. disastrous

IV.

1. delighted with 2. bore fruit 3. kept Clementine company 4. rely on

5. take refuge 6. awaken people to 7. pay the price 8. chanced upon; dated from

9. tried his hand at 10. fell upon; came to her rescue

Word Building

V.

1. broadens the mind 2. weakened 3. sweeten Diet Coke 5. strengthen

6. deepen your understanding of the course materiall 7. sharpen the kitchen knives

8. reddened 9. brighten; quickens 10. lightened

VI.

1. lucky 2. wealthy 3. tasty 4. icy 5. wavy 6. smelly 7. sleepy 8. noisy (smelly is also plausible) 9. healthy 10. sunny

Structure

VII.

1. Amazed at the great changes that are taking place in shanghai, many foreign visitors leave China with a completely new view of our country.

2. Unpleasantly startled by the appearance of a mouse, we promptly decided to clean our apartment.

3. Tired of their own cooking, they’ve decided to go to a restaurant for a change.

4. Frightened by the horror film, the little girl was alert to every sound in the house that night.

5. Deeply disappointed with the actress’s performance, tom soon switched to another channel.

6. Embarrassed about still being in bed at 10 , when my friends came I pretended to be sick with a terrible headache.

VIII.

1. So I did 2. So did my brother 3. So she was 4. So they do; so do his classmates 5. So am I

Cloze

IX

lonely; overcame; refuge; finally; however; where; delighted; contemplated; entry; campaign; distract; plunged into; Within a month; rescue; when; overwhelming

Translation

X.

“‘在画画呢！’她大声说道。‘多么有趣。可你还在等什么呢？ 把画笔给我---大的那支。’她猛地用笔蘸起颜料，还没等我缓过神来，她已经挥笔泼墨在惊恐不已的画布上画下了有力的几道蓝色。谁都看得出画布无法回击。我不再迟疑。我抓起那支最大的画笔，迅猛异常地向我可怜的牺牲品扑了过去。自那以后，我再也不曾害怕过画布。”

XI

1. When his wife died of a stroke in her sixties, the 72-year-old retired professor was overwhelmed by grief. Life would be too difficult for him without anybody to rely on.

2. Last month two amateur painters held an exhibition of their pictures in London. Many people went to see it, including a few celebrated professors.

3. When seven astronauts died in the Challenger disaster in the mid-1980s, it plunged the whole world into shock and grief.

4. After completing her second prime ministry, she remained actively involved in political affairs. She came to the rescue several times when the government was in difficulty.

5. After his failure in the election campaign, Dr. Smith retired to a small village, where he tried his hand at farming.

6. As long as you keep working hard all your life, you will recall your past with a glow of satisfaction.

7. We must awaken people to the importance of environmental protection now, or it will soon be too late.

8. That official was removed from office for being involved in a political scandal. Had he known this would happen, he might have acted differently.

Reading Analysis

XII.

Major Event:

Life and love and hope slowly revived.

How did the change happen?

(1)Churchill bought a new house. (2) Another child was born to Churchill.

Structured Writing

XIII. One example, for reference

My sister Stephanie began her love affair with television in the second grade amid highly emotional circumstances. She had had a quarrel with her best friend, and found herself alone and lonely every day after school with nothing to do. That’s when the miracle of television came toText