大学英语综合教程2 的课后练习答案unit5

PassageAPassageBReturntoMenuUnit5PassageA•ThinkAboutIt•ReadAboutIt•TalkAboutIt•WriteAboutIt1.InwhatwaydoyouusuallylearnEnglishwords?DoyouoftenaskthenativespeakerstoexplainEnglishwordsforyou?Open.Reference:2.HowdoyouunderstandtheGermanproverb“Whoevercarestolearnwillalwaysfindateacher”?Anyonewhoiswillingtolearnwillmakeuseofeverychancetolearnsomethingfromothers.Reference:3.Doyouthinkteachingisalsolearning?Why?Yes,becausewhenweareaskedtoteachwhatwearesupposedtoknow,thingsoftenturnoutnotasobviousaswethoughtittobe.Reference:ReadAboutIt•LanguagePoints•ContentAwareness•LanguageFocusTongue-tiedSeveralweeksagoIwasridinginacabwhenthedriver’seyescaughtmineintherearviewmirrorandhesaid,“Excuseme,Miss?Canyouhelpme?”Asanyhard-bittencitydwellerknows,thecorrectanswertoaquestionlike“Canyouhelpme?”shouldalwaysbesomeversionof“Itdepends.”Ichirped,“Sure.”“Thankyou,”hesaid.Hepassedaslipofyellowpaperintothebackseat.Istaredatthepaper,wondering.Wasthisajoke?Athreat?Hand-printedonthepaperintinyblockletterswasthis:proverbpeculiaridiomatic“Please,”hesaid.“Whatisthemeaningofthesewords?”Istaredatthewordsinthedistressedwayyoumightstareatpartyguestswhosefacesyou’veseensomewherebeforebutwhosenameshaveescapedyourmind.Proverb?Peculiar?Idiomatic?HowonearthshouldIknow?It’sonethingtouseaword,it’sanothertoexplainit.Iresortedtoshiftingthetopic.“Wheredidyougetthesewords?”ThedriverexplainedthathewasPakistani.Helistenedtotheradioashedroveandoftenjotteddownunfamiliar,fascinatingwordswhosemeaningsandspellingshethensoughtfromhispassengers.“Peculiar,”hesaid.“Whatdoesthismean?”Icouldmanagethatone.“Strange,”Isaid.“Odd.Oftenwithahintofsomethingsuspicious.”“Thankyou,Miss.Andidiomatic?”Iclearedmythroat.“Um,it’sa,well,um.Itinvolvesapeculiaruseofthelanguage.”Ithoughtmyuseofpeculiarwaskindofclever.Helookedconfused,areminderthatclever’snotcleverifitdoesn’tcommunicate.“Uh,let’ssee.‘Idiomatic’isrelatedtotheword‘idiom’.Anidiom’ssomethingthat’susedin,say,aparticularpartofthecountryorbyaparticulargroupofpeople.Peoplewhoaren’tpartofthatgrouparen’tlikelytouseitandmightnotunderstandit.”Watchinghispuzzledlook,Ididwhatapersonoftendoeswhenatalossfortherightwords:Iwentontalking,asifathousandvaguewordswouldadduptooneaccuratedefinition.“Canyougivemeanexample?”Irackedmybrains.“Gapersblock,”Isaid.ApeculiarChicagophrase.Butdiditreallyqualifyasidiomatic?IhadnoideabecausethelongerIthoughtaboutidiomsthelesssureIwaswhattheywere.“Andproverb?”IshouldhavetoldthepoormanrightthenthatImightbemisleadinghimdowntheproverbialpath,whateverthatreallymeans,butinsteadIsaid,“Ithinkaproverbiskindoflikeanaphorism.Butnotquite.”“Awhat?”“Nevermind.Aproverbisacondensedsayingthatteachesyoualesson.”“Anexample?”Themeterclickedoffafull20centswhileIsearchedmadlythroughmymind.“Hastemakeswaste?”Ifinallywhimpered.Butwasthataproverb?Wait.Weren’tproverbsactuallystories,notjustphrases?WhileIwasconvincingmyselftheywere,hesaid,“Cananidiombeaproverb?”Icouldanswerthat.Justnotrightnow,nowwhenitmattered,nowwhenthefateofacurious,intelligentimmigranthungontheanswersheassumedwouldfallfromanativespeaker’stongueasnaturallyasleavesfromanOctobertree.SoIretreated.“Domostofyourpassengersgiveyouanswerswhenyouaskfordefinitions?”“Oh,yes,Miss.Veryinterestingdefinitions.”Untilthatmoment,I’dbeensoinspiredbythedriver’sdeterminationtolearnEnglish,soenthralledbythechancetoindulgemycuriosityaboutwordswithanothercurioussoul,thatIdidn’tfullygraspthepotentialforlinguisticfraudcommittedinthisman’scab.NowIcouldbarelyallowmyselftoimaginewhatkindofdeformedEnglishhewasbeingfedbycowardslikemewhocouldn’tsimplysay,“Idon’treallyknowmyownlanguage.”Icanonlytrustthatsomeoneascuriousasheisalsoownsadictionary,andthathefiguresoutthat,nomatterwhathispassengersmaysay,hastedoesn’talwaysmakewasteatthegapersblock.rearadj.—of,atorlocatedinthebackExamples•Thethiefbrokeintothehousethroughtherearwindow.•Shedoesn’tlikesittingintherearseat.peculiaradj.—unusualandstrange,sometimesinanunpleasantwayExamples•Whatapeculiarsmell!•Shehasthemostpeculiarideas.resortn.—1)astrategyorcourseofactionthatmaybeadoptedtoresolveadifficultsituationExamples•Hetookbackthehouse,withoutresorttolegalaction.•Booksareherresortwhensheislonely.—2)aplacethatisapopulardestinationforholidaysorrecreationExamples•Inrecentyearsthisplacehasgrownintoafashionableskiresort.•Hawaiiisafamoustouristresort.resortto—touse,adoptaparticularmeanstoachieveone’sendsExamples•Terroristsresortedtobombingcitycentersasameansofachievingtheirpoliticalaims.•Wearepreparedtoresorttoforceifnegotiationfailed.jotv.—tomakeaquickshortnoteExamples•Couldyoujot(down)myaddressandphonenumberinyouraddressbook?•ProfessorSmithadvisedthatwealwayscarryapenandanotebookwithusforjotting(down)ourideas.hintn.—aslightindicationofafact,wish,etc.Examples•Didn’tsheevengiveyouahintwhereshewasgoing?•Theladycoughedpolitelyasthemanlithiscigarette,buthefailedtotakethehint.confusev.—tomixup(sb’smindorideas),ortomake(sth)difficulttounderstandExamples•Iwassoconfusedintoday’shistorylesson––Ididn’tunderstandathing!•You’reconfusingthelittleboy!Tellhimslowlyand