6(第二版)全新版大学英语综合教程4_Unit6课后练习答案

Book4Unit6ThePaceofLife1)Tostimulateconsumption,farmersnowcanbuyhouseholdapplianceswithgovernmentsubsidy.译文：为了刺激消费，农民可以通过政府补贴来购买家用电器。2）Conventionalmedicinehasconcentratedmainlyonthetreatmentofchronicandacuteillness,anduntilrecentyearstheroleofpreventive(预防性的)medicinehassufferedcomparativeneglect.译文：传统医学一直主要致力于慢性病和急性病的治疗，而且预防医学的作用还一直相对地遭到冷遇，直到近几年这个情况才有所缓解。3）Costapart,youshouldrememberthathoweverfancyafridgeis,itdoesn’tkillbacteria(细菌);itonlyshowsdowntherateatwhichtheymultiply.译文：除去（购买的）费用，你应该记住，不管电冰箱有多别致，它也不能够杀灭死细菌，它只能降低细菌的繁殖速度。4）Theeconomicplannersareseekingtoachieveafairerdistributionofwealththroughoutsociety,butit’seasiersaidthandone,Ithink.译文：经济规划师正设法在全社会实现更为公平的财富分配，但我认为这说起来容易做起来难。注释：seektodo…意为“设法做…”，相当于trytodo…；distribution意为“分配”5）Thetownhasbeenproducingwool,cloth,andblanketssincethe13thcenturyandmuchofitsprosperitytodayisstillfoundedonthoseindustries.译文：自13世纪以来，这个城镇一直生产羊毛、布匹和地毯，它今天的许多繁荣兴旺仍然建立在那些工业的基础上。6）I’veheardofacompanythatprovidesguidanceandhelpsothatyoucandecorateyourhousetoyourowntaste.译文：我听说过一家公司，他能够提供指导和帮助，以便你能按照自己的喜好来装饰房屋。注释：decorate意为“装饰，装修”。此句中第一个that引导定语从句，修饰先行词acompany。Sothat引导目的状语从句7）Topreventwidespreadfamine,theUNreportcallsforajointefforttodevelopnewhigh-yieldingcropsadaptedtohotterclimatesanddriersoils.译文：为了避免大范围的饥荒，联合国报告要求联合开发与较热气候及较干燥土壤相适应的新的高产作物。8）Carryinglargequantitiesof/alargequantityofcashcouldbedangerousandinconvenient.Whynotuseacreditcard?译文：携带大量现金会很危险且不方便。为什么不用信用卡呢？注释：largequantitiesof/alargequantityof意为“大量的”，后即可接可数名词复数形式，亦可接不可数名词。Carrying引导的现在分词短语作主语。9）TheWorldBankdecidedtograntHungaryaloanof66milliondollarstostreamlineitsfragilefinancialsystem.译文：世界银行决定拨给匈牙利66000千万美元的贷款以精简其脆弱的财政体制使其更有效率。注释：streamline在此为动词，意为“使有效率”10）I’llsendyouafaxwithdetailedinformationabouttheproposedproject.译文：我会把关于被提议项目的详细信息传真给你的。注释：fax意为“传真”；在此句中with的复合结构作后置定语，修饰fax，意为“带有，含有…的”11）ItwasDengXiaopingwhopointedthewaytoouropening-uppolicyandfundamentaleconomicreforms.译文：是邓小平为我们指明了开放政策和根本的经济改革之路。注释：此句为强调句，基本句型：itwas+被强调部分+who+谓语；thewayto意为“通往…之路”12）MayorLeweswastakenabackandutterlybewilderedbytheunexpectedquestionputtohimbyareporter一”Areyoualiar,sir?”译文：一个记者问到：“您是一个骗子么，先生？”刘易斯市长被这一出乎意料的提问惊得目瞪口呆，手足无措。2.1）Expertssayprofitscouldhalve(减半)overthenextyearastheothersupermarketchainseatintoGateway’smarketshare.(eat)译文：专家表示，随着其他连锁超市侵占Gateway的市场份额，Gateway的收益会在来年减半。2）UnlikenativeAmericansinmanyotherpartsofthecountry,wherecustomshavegonethroughtremendouschanges,theEskimosinAlaskastillclingtotheiroldtraditions.(cling)译文：与这个国家许多其他地区那些经历了巨大习俗变化的美国土著居民不同，阿拉斯加的爱斯基摩人任然坚守着他们的古老传统。注释：clingto意为“坚守”；此句中where引导非限制性定语从句，修饰其前的inmanyotherpartsofthecountry.3）Thosepaleblueflowersstandout/stoodoutlikejewelsagainstthedark,baresoil.(stand)译文：在黑黝黝光秃秃的土壤的映衬下，那些浅蓝色的花像珠宝一样醒目。注释：standout意为“明显，醒目”4）MontBlanc(白朗峰)exists,anditwillgoonexistinguntilitwearsawayoranearthquakeknocksitover.(wear)译文：白朗峰存在着，并且它将继续存在，直到它被腐蚀或被地震击倒。注释：wearaway意为“磨损，磨灭”；knock…over意为“将…打倒，撞倒”5）Itwouldbefarbettertoadmittheproblemopenlyandsetabouttackingit.(set)译文：更好的办法是公开承认问题并且着手解决它。6）Theushershowedustoourseats,andtherewasjustenoughtimeforDenisetoswitchoffhercell-phonebeforethecurtainwentup.(switch)译文：引座员带我们到座位上，丹尼斯刚关上她的手机，幕布就拉起来了注释：switchoff意为“切断/关上（电源）”7）TonightEuroDisneylandwillopenitsdoorsand15000adultguestsformaroundtheworldwillbeturnedloosefortwodaysinthevastthemepark.(turn)译文：今晚欧洲迪斯尼乐园将会敞开它的大门，在接下来的两天中来自全世界15000名的成年宾客将会在这巨大的主题公园黎彻底放松自己8）Lettershavepouredincongratulatingheronhersuccessinsettinganewworldrecordforthewomen’s5000meters.(pour)译文：信件蜂拥而至，纷纷祝贺她在女子5000米比赛中成功地创造了新的世界纪录。注释：pourin意为“大量涌入，蜂拥而至”3.Rewriteeachsentencewiththewordorphraseinbrackets.1)Theunemploymentrateisforecasttobebelowaveragenextyear,whichatthemomentis4percent.2)Effortstoenterthebuildingandfindthebabygirlprovedfutileasrescuersweredrivenoutbytheheatandflames.3)Theboardwasurgedtodivertsomeofitsattentionfromexpandingproductionandgetmoreinvolvedwithissuesofmarketdemand.4)Losingjustoneortwoitemsofexpensiveclothingcanreallyeatheavilyintoyourprofitswhenyouaresellingsuitsat£900anddressesat£2,000.5)Shehastoiledendlesslyovertheexercisemachineforthelasttwentyyearsinordertokeepherbodyinshape.4.Completethesentences.1)Therecentpublicreactiontoamurdercaseinvolvingatycoon(工商界大亨)killedinhisofficeshowsgrowingdiscontentofordinarypeoplewiththerich.Thekillingprovokedlittleoutrageandfewexpressionsofsympathyforthevictim.2)AttheNationalTaxConvention,anumberofspeakersmentionedthedifferencebetweenavoidingtaxandevadingtax.Astheyexplained,avoidingtaxisanactofdoingeverythingpossiblewithintheconfinesoftheTaxLawinordertoreduceyourtaxburden.Andevadingtaxistheactofillegallypayinglessthan(ornotpayingatall)thefullamountoftaxrequiredbylaw.3)Hastheever-increasingpaceofmodernlivinggottenyoudown?Hasthequestformoremoneyandmoreexcitementbecomeaburdeninyourlife?SurveysshowthattodayalotofAmericansfeelwearyofbeingknockedbackwardsandsidewaysjustbecausetheyarealwaysonthego/seemforeveronthego.Intheircrazysearchforfulfillment,they'vegottenthemselvesintosituationsinwhichtheyarenotabletocope.II.ConfusableWords1.stresstensionnervousness1)Whenyouaredoi