大學英語精讀課后習題6-4

1.desirableadj.令人滿意的；值得擁有的；可取的；性感的Itisneithersociallynoreconomicallydesirablethateverycitydwellerownsacar.2.trapvt.誘騙；使受限制；困??；使（水與氣體等）分離Theseventeenminerswhohavebeentrappedundergroundfortheredaysaresaidtobeunlikelytosurvive.3.whenitcomesto當提到……，就……而言Joedoesn’tseeminterestedinanyacademicliberalartssubjects,butwhenitcomestosports,heistheprideoftheclass.4.paradoxn.似是而非，自相矛盾AlthoughI’msosuccessfulI’mreallyratherafailure.That’saparadox,isn’tit?5.fulfillvt.履行（諾言），執(zhí)行（命令），達到（目的）Schoolsshouldfulfillthehopesandneedsofpoorerchildren,givingthemachanceinsociety.6.forthatmatter類似，等等，關于那一點Thisnewbookwillbeofinteresttopolicemenandprisonofficers,andforthatmattertoanyonewhohastodealwithcriminals.7.intermsof就…而言，根據(jù)，用…的話，以…為單位Theworkisnotveryprofitableintermsofmoney,butI’mgettingvaluableexperienceoutofit.8.can’thelpbut禁不住，不禁Sheisstillworkingonitdespitealltheadversities.Ican’thelpbutadmireherindomitablespirit.編輯版word9.segmentn.部分，段落；環(huán)節(jié)；（字符等的）分段；[動物學]節(jié)片Eachsalesteamtargetsitseffortsataparticularsegmentofthegeneralpopulation.10.ruraladj.鄉(xiāng)下的，農(nóng)村的；田園的；地方的；農(nóng)業(yè)的Theauthorspointoutthattheirstudywasdoneinaruralareaandresultsmaydifferwithurbanclients.11.componentn.成分；零件；[數(shù)]要素；組分ThisfactoryonlyproducesTVconsoles(機殼);theinsideelectroniccomponentsaremadeelsewhereandshippedtothefactory.12.reformn.改革，改良，改造；改正vt.&vi.改善,改革；重組Concernedaboutovercrowding,theTexasprisonwardenssentapetitiontothegovernoraskingforprisonreform.13.resistv.抵抗，抗拒；忍耐；反對，抵制Neverfeelthatexercisingisawasteoftime,becauseahealthybodycanhelpyoutoresistdisease.14.median.媒體；[解剖學]血管中層；[語音學]濁塞音；介質(zhì)Thedeathofthekingreceivedwidespreadcoverageinthemedia.15.arrangementn.安排,籌備，預備；整頓，排列，約定；調(diào)解，和解Theunusualarrangementofthebookshelvesinthecitylibrarymakesiteasytofindthebookyoufind.16.seeminglyadv.看來似乎；表面上看來；貌似Dickremainscalmandseeminglyundisturbedbytherecentcrisis.詞組：編輯版word1.talkabout/of討論，談論，考慮Ofcourse,foryearstheytalkedaboutmovingtothecountry,gettingawayfromthestressofthecitylife,butnothingevercameoutofthattalk.Forweeks,theBBC’scorrespondentsintheUnitedStatescouldtalkaboutlittleelseexcepttheWatergatehearings.2.talkdownto用高人一等的口氣對人說話Whatevertheirtechnicalknowledgemaybe,adultstudentshaveagooddealofpracticalexperience:theygreatlyresentbeingtalkeddownto.3.talkinto說服某人做……Iknowyou’vegotasmoothtongue,sodon’tevenstarttotalkmeintobuying.4.talkof談及，說及，談到（=whenitcomesto）TalkingofA.Toffler,haveyoureadhisFutureShock?5.talkoutof說服某人不做……He’sratherimpulsive,buthecansometimesbetalkedoutofmakingover-hastymoves.6.talkover徹談Iwouldsuggestalinethatyoumaycaretoconsiderandtalkoveratournextappointment.7.talkround說服某人做……（其開始時反對）Heisnottheeasiestmantowinover;he’llneedsometalkinground.8.talkto與……談話，責罵Thechildneedstobetalkedto,andyouarethepersontodoit.編輯版wordShealwayscomplainsthatthere’snobodylivingnearthatshecantalkto.1.hearabout大概聽說……事，因……獲得報償或懲罰HaveyouhearaboutGatsbyjumpingintothepoolwithallhisclotheson?2.hearfrom從……聽到，收到……的來信，受到……的責罵Motherhasn’thearfromyouforquitesometime.Sheisbeginningtothinkyoumustbeill.3.hearof得知，知道，同意，得悉TheystartedouttocrosstheSaharainasalooncar,andhavenotbeenhearofsince.Ifirsthearofthefirm,andhaddealingswiththem,threeyearsago.4.hearout聽完Don’tjudgebeforeIhavefinishedwhatIhavetosay.Hearmeout.填空：Inthe1970s,theaspirationsforself-fulfillmentofmillionsofAmericanssplitawayfromthetraditionalsymbolsofsuccess.Thishappenedformanycomplexreasonshavingtodowith(與……有關系)thesexualrevolution,theeffectsofthewomen’smovementonthefamily,thedyingoff（相繼死亡）ofthegenerationscarredbytheGreatDepression（大蕭條）ofthe1930s,agrowingdisillusionmentwith（對……的幻想破滅）theabilityofourinstitutionstodeliverthegoods,thefailureoftheeconomytoliveupto（滿足）people’sexpectationsofasteadyannualincreaseinincome,aquestioningofwhetherthevaluesofaconsumptioneconomyareworththehardworkthatpaysforalltheluxuries,anawarenessthatenergyshortagesandenvironmental編輯版wordhazardscallfor（需要）aneworientation,andafurtherevolutionofindividualismintothequestforlessconformingpersonallife-styles.Simplyput（簡單地說）,aNewBreedofAmericanshavecometofeelthatsuccessisnotenoughtosatisfytheiryearningsforself-fulfillment.Theyarereachingoutfor（伸手要，尋求）somethingmoreandforsomethingdifferent.Iestimatethat,atthepresenttime,theNewBreed,thosewhofeelthattheiraspirationsforself-fulfillmentcannolongerbewhollysatisfiedthroughconventionalsuccess,constituteamajorityoftheAmericanpeople(approximately52percent).Notsurprisingly,theyounger,bettereducated,andmoreaffluentpartsofthepopulationaredisproportionatelyrepresentedintheNewBreed,whiletheolder,poorer,lesswell-educatedpartsofthepopulationclingmoretenaciouslytotheoldvaluesystemandtotraditionalsymbols.改錯：Inrecentyearsunpaidhouseworkhassufferedaseverelossinsocialstatus.Forwomentodaybeing“justahousewife”isapoormeansofmaintain(改為maintaining)self-esteem.Forwomen,exclusiveconfinementtotheunpaidworkofhousekeeperandmothersomehowimpliesbeingcut(加off)fromthefullpossibilitiesofself-fulfillment.Apaidjobhasbecomeabadgeofmembershipinthelargersocietyandanalmostindispensablesymbolic(改為symbol)ofself-worth.Itisalsoapracticalmeansofachievingautonomyandindependence.Thewomanwithapaidjob,how(改為however)poorlypaiditmaybe,feelsthatshenolongerhastothetotal(改為totally)dependentonthewillandwhimofaman.Nolongerisshetoo(刪去)obliged,becausesheistrapped編輯版wordinastatusoftotaldependency,tostaywithasatisfactory(改為anunsatisfactory)marriage.Divorcerateshaveshotupbecausedivorceisnowapracticaloptionformillionsofwomen.Theynowhave,orcanacquirethe“priceofadmission”toindependenceinoursociety—apay(改為paid)job.Thisdoesnotmeanthatonlywomenarechoosingdivorceandaresolelyresponsibleto(改為for)highdivorcerates;manywomendonotchoosedivorcebecausetheyareabletofindwork,and（改為but）findworkbecausetheyareforcedtosupportthemselvesaftermenleaveto“fulfillthemselves”.翻譯：1.起初，我打算先準備生物課的考試，而后再做論文，但后來決定還是將做的順序倒過來為好。Atfirst,Iplannedtoprepareformybiologytestfirstandthenworkonmyresearch