新标准大学英语综合教程3单元一language in use

LanguageinUse1FindmoreexamplesofeachuseofhyphensinthepassageWearealldying.2Rewritethephrasesusingcompoundadjectives3RewritethesentencesusingIt’swhat/how…that…4RewritethesentencesusingItis/wasnotjustthat…but…5Readtheexplanationsofthewords.Answerthequestions.6TranslatetheparagraphsintoChinese.7TranslatetheparagraphsintoEnglish.1Lookatthesentencesfromthepassages.Butmostpeoplewereeitherlookingtocontinuetheirstudies,ortomakealivingwithawhite-collarjobinabank…Afterall,weneverquiteknowwhenthehooded,scythe-carrying,bringer-of-the-last-breathmightcome-a-calling.Thenovelthatyouwanttowrite,thetriptotheGrandCanyonyou'vealwaysplannedtotake,yourmind's-eyedream-job,theWestEndplayyouwanttodirect–youhavetodothemnow.LanguageinUseLanguageinUseCompoundwordsareusuallyconnectedbyhyphens.Thehyphenscanbeusedindifferentways.Theseinclude:•incompoundadjectives,suchaswhite-collarjob•incompoundnouns,suchasdream-job•inlongerphrases,whenthewriterwantstodrawattentiontotheindividualwords,suchasbringer-of-the-last-breath.ThisuseisnotcommonineverydayEnglish.FindmoreexamplesofeachuseofhyphensinthepassageWearealldying.•I’vedouble-andtriple-checkedit.(compoundverb)•buddingcrypt-kickers(compoundnoun)•arear-viewmirror(compoundadjective)•theonce-a-yearholidaytoFloridaorSpain(compoundadjective)•back-burnerstuff(compoundadjective)•standingatthecorneroftheCo-op(compoundnoun)•asepia-colouredrelativethatnoonecanputanameto(compoundadjective)LanguageinUse2Rewritethephrasesusingcompoundadjectives.1apartywhichisheldlateatnightalate-nightparty2alibrarywhichiswellstockedawell-stockedlibrary3aprofessorwhoisworldfamousaworld-famousprofessor4someadvicewhichiswelltimedsomewell-timedadviceLanguageinUse5apopulationwhichisgrowingrapidlyarapidly-growingpopulation6aneconomywhichisbasedonfreemarketafree-marketeconomy7aboattripwhichlastsforhalfanhourahalf-hourboattripLanguageinUse3Lookatthesentence.Whereourlivesmayleadisdeterminedbythethingswedowithourtimeandthewayweinvestit.Youcanrewriteitlikethis:It’sjustwhatwedowithourtime,howweinvestit,thatdetermineswhereourlivesmaylead.LanguageinUseRewritethesentencesusingIt’swhat/how…that…1Whatotherpeoplethinkofusisdeterminedbyhowwebehave.It’showwebehavethatdetermineswhatotherpeoplethinkofus.2Whatsortofjobwearegoingtoendupdoingisusuallydeterminedbyourcharacter.It’swhatourcharacteristhatusuallydetermineswhatsortofjobwearegoingtoendupdoing.LanguageinUse3Whatwedoasacareerisn’talwaysdeterminedbythemarkswegetatuniversity.Itisn’talwayswhatmarkswegetatuniversitythatdeterminewhatwedoasacareer.4Howwereacttolife’sproblemsisoftendeterminedbyourchildhoodexperiences.Itisoftenwhatweexperiencedinourchildhoodthatdetermineshowwereacttolife’sproblems.5Whenwedieisdeterminedbyourgeneticclock,andthechangeswemaketoit.It’swhatourgeneticclockisandwhatchangeswemaketoitthatdeterminewhenwedie.LanguageinUse4Lookatthesentence.Notonlydidtheycrawlintosuchanobvioustrap,italsoseemedasiftheycouldn’tbebotheredtocrawloutagain.Youcanrewriteitlikethis:Itwasn’tjustthattheycrawledintosuchanobvioustrap,butitseemedasiftheycouldn’tbebotheredtocrawloutagain.LanguageinUseRewritethesentencesusingItis/wasnotjustthat…but…1NotonlyweretheshopsallclosedforThanksgiving,therewasalsonooneinthestreets.Itwasn’tjustthattheshopswereallclosedforThanksgiving,buttherewasnooneinthestreets.2Notonlydidshespendallhertimeatcollegegoingtoparties,shealsotookthetimetogainafirst-classdegree.Itwasn’tjustthatshespentallhertimeatcollegegoingtoparties,butshetookthetimetogainafirstclassdegree.LanguageinUse3Notonlyweretheynotlisteningtowhathesaid,italsoseemedasiftheyweren’tatallinterested.Itwasn’tjustthattheyweren’tlisteningtowhathesaid,butitseemedasiftheyweren’tatallinterested.4NotonlywasIupset,IalsofeltasifIwasgoingtoburstoutcrying.Itwasn’tjustthatIwasupset,butIfeltasifIwasgoingtoburstoutcrying.5NotonlywastheGrimReaperintendedtofrightenpeople,itwasalsoafigureoffun.Itwasn’tjustthattheGrimReaperwasintendedtofrightenpeople,butitwasalsoafigureoffun.LanguageinUse5Readtheexplanationsofthewords.Answerthequestions.1settleWhenyousettlesomewhereyougotheretostay.(a)Whereisdustlikelytosettleinaroom?Onthesurfacesthataren’tusedveryoftenoraren’tcleaned.(b)Ifyousettleanargument,istheconclusionsatisfactory?Yes,itis,becausethedisagreementissolvedandeachpartyissatisfiedwiththeoutcome.LanguageinUse(c)Ifyousettlethebill,whatistherelefttopay?Nothing,becauseyouhavepaideverythingthatisowed.(d)Whatdoyoudowhenyousettlebacktowatchafilm?Werelaxinacomfortablechairandenjoyit.LanguageinUse2smoothThiswordcanmeanflatorsoft,comfortable,easyorconfident.(a)Iftheseaissmooth,areyoulikelytofeelseasick?No,becausetheseaiscalm.Wewillfeelseasickifitisrough.(b)Ifachangeoverfromonegovernmenttothenextissmooth,aretherelotsofproblems?No,becausethechangeoverhasgonewell,withoutdifficulties.(c)Isitagoodideatotrustasmoothtalker?Notnecessarily,becausesomepeoplewhotalkconfidentlylikethatdosototrickyou,likeaconfidencetricksterorconman.LanguageinUse3offerThiswordcanrefertosomethingyouwouldlikesomeonetotake,somethingsomeonegives,orsomethingthatisforsale.(a)I