高級英語2第三版課后習(xí)題paraphrase原文及答案

實用文檔高級英語2第三版課后習(xí)題paraphrase原文及答案Lesson11．Anditisanactivityonlyofhumans.Anditisahumanuniqueactivity．2．Conversationisnotformakingapoint.Conversationisnottoconvinceothers．3．Infact,thebestconversationalistsarethosewhoarepreparedtobelose.Infact,thebestconversationalistsarethosewhoarewillingtobelose.4.Barfriendsarenotdeeplyinvolvedineachother’slives.Barfriendsarenotdeeplyconcernedwitheachother’sprivatelives.5....itcouldstillgoignorantlyon...Theconversationcouldgoonwithoutanybodyknowingwhowasrightorwrong．6.Therearecattleinthefield,butwesitdowntobeef.TheseanimalsarecalledcattleinEnglish,whentheyarealiveandfeedinginthefields；butwhenwesitdownatthetabletoeat,wecalltheirmeatbeefinFrench．7.ThenewrulingclasshadbuiltaculturalbarrieragainsthimbybuildingtheirFrenchagainsthisownlanguage.ThenewrulingclasshadcausedtheculturalcontradictionsbetweentherulingclassandnativeEnglishbyregardingFrenchsuperiortoEnglish.8.Englishhadcomeroyallyintoitsown.EnglishhadgainedrecognitionbytheKing．9．Thephrasehasalwaysbeenusedalittlepejorativelyandevenfacetiouslybythelowerclasses.Thephrase,theking’sEnglishhasalwaysbeenuseddisrespectfullyandmadefunbythelowerclasses.10.Therebellionagainstaculturaldominanceisstillthere.Thereisstilloppositiontoculturalmonopoly.11.Thereisalwaysagreatdangerthat“wordswillhardenintothingsforus”Wetendtomakethemistakethatweregardthethingsastheyrepresent.12.Evenwiththemosteducatedandthemostliterate,theKing’sEnglishslipsandslidesinconversation.EventhemosteducatedandliteratedpeoplewillnotalwaysusetheformalEnglishintheirconversation．Lesson21.Theburying--groundismerelyahugewasteofhummockyearth,likeaderelictbuilding-lot.Theburying-groundisjustahugepieceofwastelandfullofmoundsofearth,lookinglikeadesertedconstructionland.2.Allcolonialempiresareinrealityfoundeduponthatfact.Allcolonialempiresarebuiltbyexploitingthelocalpeople.3.Theyriseoutoftheearth,theysweatandstarveforafewyears,andthentheysinkbackintothenamelessmoundsofthegraveyard.Theyareborn.Thentheyworkhardwithoutenoughfoodforafewyears.Finallytheydieandareburiedinthehillsgraveswithoutanymarktoidentifythem.4.Acarpentersitscrossleggedataprehistoriclathe,turningchair-legsatlightingspeed.Acarpentersitscrossinghislegsatanold-fashionedlathe,makingroundchair-legsveryfast.5.Instantly,fromthedarkholesallround,therewasafrenziedrushofJews.Immediately,Jewsrushedoutoftheirdarkhole-likeroomsnearbyinafrenzymadness.6.everyoneofthemlooksonacigaretteasamoreorlessimpossibleluxury.EveryoneoftheseJewsconsidersthecigaretteasasomewhatpieceofluxurywhichtheycannotpossiblyafford.7.Still,awhiteskinisalwaysfairlyconspicuous.However,awhite-skinnedEuropeaniseasytonoticeinafairway.8.Inatropicallandscapeone’seyetakesineverythingexceptthehumanbeing.Againstthebackgroundofatropicallandscape,peoplecouldnoticeeverythingbuttheycannotseelocalpeople.9.NoonewouldthinkofrunningcheaptripstotheDistressedAreasNoonewouldproposethecheaptripstotheslums．10．...fornine-tenthsofthepeopletherealityoflifeisanendless,back-breakingstruggletowringalittlefoodoutofanerodedsoil.Thereallifeofnine-tenthsofthepeopleisthatthereisnoendtotheirextremelyhardworkinordertogetalittlefoodfromanerodedsoil．11.Sheacceptedherstatusasanoldwoman,thatistosayasabeastofburden.Shetookitforgrantedthatasanoldwomansheshouldworklikeananimal．12.Peoplewithbrownskinsarenextdoortoinvisible.Peoplewhohavebrownskinsarealmostinvisible．13.Theirsplendidbodieswerehiddeninreach-me-downkhakiuniforms...Thesoldiersworesecond—handkhakiuniformswhichcoveredtheirbeautifulwell—builtbodies．14.Howlongbeforetheyturntheirgunsintheotherdirection?Howlongwillittakeforthemtoattackus?15.Everywhitemantherehadthisthoughtstowedsomewhereorotherinhismind.Itiscertainthateverywhitemanrealizedthis.Lesson31.Andyetthesamerevolutionarybeliefforwhichourforebearsfoughtisstillatissuearoundtheglobe...Andyetthesamerevolutionarybeliefwhichistheaimofourancestorsisstillindisputearoundtheworld.2.Thismuchwepledge--andmore.Thismuchwepromisetodoandwepromisetodomore.3.United,thereislittlewecannotdoinahostofcooperativeventures.Ifweareunited,thereisalmostnothingwecannotdothroughalotofcooperation.4.Butthispeacefulrevolutionofhopecannotbecomethepreyofhostilepowers.Butthispeacefulrevolutionwhichcanbringhopeinapeacefulwaycannotfallvictimstoenemycountry.5.....Ourlastbesthopeinanagewheretheinstrumentsofwarhavefaroutpacedtheinstrumentsofpace...TheUnitedNationsisourlastandbesthopeintheerawheremeansoflaunchingwarhavefarsurpassedmeansofkeepingpeace.6....toenlargetheareainwhichitswritmayrun...toincreasetheareawheretheUN’swrittendocumentsmaybeeffective.7....beforethedarkpowersofdestructionunleashedbyscienceengulfallhumanityinplannedoraccidentalself-destruction...beforetheevilatomweaponmadepossiblebysciencedestroyallhumanbeingsinaplannedwayorbyaccident.8...yetbothracingtoalterthatuncertainbalanceofterrorthatstaysthehandofmankind’sfinalwar...Howeverbothtryingtochangethatunstablebalanceofweaponsandthisbalanceofweaponscouldpreventhumanbeingsfromlaunchingtheirfinalwar.9.Soletusbeginanew,rememberingonbothsidesthatcivilityisnotasignofweakness...Soletusbeginonceagaintorealizethatpolitenessdoesnotmeanweakness.10.Letbothsidesseektoinvokethewondersofscienceinsteadofitsterrors.Isuggestbothsidestrytousesciencetomakewondersforhumanbeingsratherthanterrors.11....eachgenerationofAmericanshasbeensummonedtogivetestimonytoitsnationalloyalty.ThereareAmericansfromeverygenerationwhoanswerthecallofthecountrytoprovetheirloyaltytothecountry.12.Withagoodconscienceouronlysurereward,withhistorythefinaljudgeofourdeeds,letusgoforthtoleadthelandwelove...Ourcertainrewardisourgoodconscienceandhistorywilljudgeourdeeds,therefore,letustrytobepioneersinbuildingourbelovedcountry.Unit41.Aniceenoughyoungfellow,youunderstand,butnothingupstairs.Heisaniceenoughyoungfellow,youknow,butheisempty-headed.2.Fads,Isubmit,aretheverynegationofreason.Apassingfashionorcraze,inmyopinion,showsacompletelackofreason.3.Ishouldhaveknownthey?dcomebackwhentheCharlestoncameback.IshouldhaveknownthatraccooncoatswouldcomebacktofashionwhentheCharlestondance,whichwaspopularinthe1920s,cameback.4.“AlltheBigMenonCampusarewearingthem.Where…veyoubeen?”Alltheimportantandfashionablemenoncampusarewearingthem.Howcomeyoudon’tknow?5.Mybrain,thatprecisioninstrument,slippedintohighgear.Mybrain,whichisprecisioninstrument,begantoworkathighspeed.6.Withoneomission,Pollyfittedthesespecificationsperfectly.Exceptforonething(intelligence)Pollyhadalltheotherrequirements.7.Shewasnotyetofpin-upproportions,butIfeltsurethattimewouldsupplythelack.ShewasnotasbeautifulasthosegirlsinpostersbutIfeltsureshewouldbecomebeautifulenoughaftersometime.8.Infact,sheveeredintheoppositedirection.Infact,shewentintheoppositedirection,thatis,shewasnotintelligentbutratherstupid.9.“Inotherwords,ifyouwereoutofthepicture,thefieldwouldbeopen.Isthatright?”Ifyouwerenolongerinvolvedwithher,otherswouldbefreetocompetetogetherasagirlfriend.10.Backandforthhisheadswiveled,desirewaxing,resolutionwaning.Hisheadturnedbackandforth(lookingatthecoatandthenlookingawayfromthecoat).EverytimehelookedhisdesireforthecoatgrewstrongerandhisresolutionnottoabandonPollybecameweaker.11.Thisloomedasaprojectofnosmalldimensions...Toteachhertothinkseemedtobearatherbigtask.12.Admittedlyitwasnotaprospectfraughtwithhope,butIdecidedtogiveitonemoretry.Onemustadmittheoutcomedidnotlookveryhopeful,butIdecidedtotryonemoretime.13.Thereisalimittowhatfleshandbloodcanbear.Thereisalimittowhatanyhumanbeingcanbear.14.IwasnotPygmalion;IwasFrankenstein,andmymonsterhadmebythethroat.IplannedtobePygmalion,tofashionanidealwifeformyself,butIturnedouttobeFrankensteinbecausePollyultimatelyrejectedmeandruinedmyplan.15.FranticallyIfoughtbackthetideofpanicsurgingthroughme.DesperatelyItriedtostopthefeelingofpanicwhichwasoverwhelmingme.Unit51.Theslightedmentionofthedecadebringsnostalgicrecollectionstothemiddle-aged...Attheverymentionofthispostwarperiod,middle-agedpeoplebegintothinkaboutitlongingly.2.TherejectionofVictoriangentilitywas,inanycase,inevitable.Inanycase,anAmericancouldnotavoidcastingasidemiddle-classrespectabilityandaffectedrefinement.3.ThewaractedmerelyasacatalyticagentinthisbreakdownoftheVictoriansocialstructure...ThewaronlyhelpedtospeedupthebreakdownoftheVictoriansocialstructure.4...itwastempted,inAmericaatleast,toescapeitsresponsibilitiesandretreatbehindanairofnaughtyalcoholicsophistication...InAmericaatleast,theyoungpeoplewerestronglyinclinedtoshirktheirresponsibilities.Theypretendedtobeworldly-wise,drinkingandbehavingnaughtily.5.Prohibitionaffordedtheyoungtheadditionalopportunityofmakingtheirpleasuresillicit...TheyoungfoundgreaterpleasureindrinkingbecauseProhibition,bymakingdrinkingunlawful,addedasenseofadventure.6...ouryoungmenbegantoenlistunderforeignflags.Ouryoungmenjoinedthearmiesofforeigncountriestofightinthewar.7....they“wantedtogetintothefunbeforethewholethingturnedbellyup.”Theyoungwantedtotakepartinthegloriousadventurebeforethewholeended.8...theyhadoutgrowntownsandfamilies...Theseyoungpeoplecouldnolongeradaptthemselvestolivesintheirhometownsortheirfamilies.9..thereturningveteranalsohadtofacethesodden,NapoleoniccynicismofVersailles,thehypocriticaldo-goodismofProhibition...ThereturningveteranalsohadtofacethestupidcynicismofthevictoriousalliesinVersailleswhoactedascynicallyasNapoleondid,andtofaceProhibitionwhichthelawmakershypocriticallyassumedwoulddogoodtothepeople.10.Somethinginthetension-riddenyouthofAmericahadto“give”...(Underallthisforceandpressure)somethingintheyouthofAmerica,whowerealreadyverytense,hadtobreakdown.11....itwasonlynaturalthathopefulyoungwriters,theirmindsandpensinflamedagainstwar,Babbittry,and“Puritanical”gentility,shouldflocktothetraditionalartisticcenter...Itwasonlynaturalthathopefulyoungwriters,whosemindsandwritingswerefullofviolentangeragainstwar,Babbittry,and“Puritanical”gentility,shouldcomeinlargennumberstoliveinGreenwichVillage,thetraditionalartisticcenter.12.Eachtownhadits“fast”setwhichprideditselfonitselfonitsunconventionality...Eachtownwasproudthatithadagroupofwild,recklesspeople,wholivedunconventionallives.Unit61.NowadaysNewYorkisoutofphasewithAmericantaste...NowadaysNewYorkerscan?tunderstandnorfollowthetasteoftheAmericanpeopleandoftendisagreewithAmericanpolitics.2.NewYorkevenpridesitselfonbeingaholdoutfromprevailingAmericantrends...NewYorkisproudthatitisacitythatresiststheprevailingfashionorstylesofAmericaandthatitremainstobeaplacewherepeoplecanescapeuniformity.3....sitcomsclonedandcannedinHollywood,andtheJohnnyCarsonshowlive,preempttheairwaysfromCalifornia...SituationcomediesmadeinHollywoodandthelivetalkshowofJohnnyCarsonnowdominatetheradioandTVprogramsinCalifornia.4....Itismakingsomethingofacomebackasatouristattraction...NewYorkismakingattemptstoregainitsstatusasacitythatattractstourists.5.TowininNewYorkistobeuneasy...EvenwhenapersonwhinsinNewYork,hemaywellbeanxiousandfearful,forheisafraidoflosingwhathehasgainedinthecomingfiercecompetition.6.Nature?pleasuresaremuchqualifiedinNewYork.SinceNewYorkisalargeandcrowedcitywithalotoftallbuildings,thechancetoenjoythepleasuresofnatureisverylimitedhere.7....thecity?sbrightglowarrogantlyobscurestheheavens.Atnight,thelightsofNewYorkaresoproudlybrightthattheskyseemstobedarkened.8.Butthepurityofabohemiandedicationcanbeexaggerated.Butthepureandwholehearteddevotiontoabohemianlifestylecanbeoverstated.9.Inboththeserolesitratifiesmorethanitcreates.Inboththeserolesofbankingandcommunicationsheadquarters,NewYorkcreatesveryfewthingsbutapprovesmanythingsstartedbypeopleinotherpartsofthecountry.10.Thetelevisiongenerationgrewupintheinsistentpresenceofhype...Thetelevisiongenerationwascontinuallyandstronglyaffectedbyextravagantpromotionaladvertising.11....thosewhoarewritingambitiousnovelssustainthemselvesonthemagazines.Writersproducinglongseriousnovelsalsoearntheirlivingbywritingarticlesforpopularmagazines.12.Boardway,whichseemedtobesuccumbingtothetawdrinessofitsenvironment,isastiragain.Boardway,whichseemedtobegivinguptothecheap,gaudyshowsputoninthesurroundingareas,nowbecomesflourishingandbusyagain.13.Thedefeatedarenothiddenawaysomewhereelseonthewrongsideoftown.Thosewhofailedinthestruggleoflife,thedown-and-outs,donohidethemselvesawayinslumswhereotherpeoplecannotseethem.14.Theplaceconstantlyexasperates,attimesexhilarates.NewYorkconstantlyirritatesandannoysverymuchbutsometimesitalsostimulates.Unit71.Withaclamorofbellsthatsettheswallowssoaring,theFestivalofSummercametothecityOmelas.Theloudringingofthebells,whichsentthefrightenedswallowsflyinghigh,markedthebeginningoftheFestivalofSummerinOmelas.2...Theirhighcallsrisingliketheswallows’crossingflightsoverthemusicandsingsing.Theshoutingofthechildrencouldbeheardclearlyabovethemusicandsinginglikethecallsoftheswallowsflyingbyoverhead.3...Exercisedtheirrestivehorsesbeforetherace.Theriderswereputtingthehorsesthroughsomeexercisesbecausethehorseswereeagertostartandstubbornlyresistingthecontroloftheriders.4.Givenadescriptionsuchasthisonetendstomakecertainassumptions.Afterreadingtheabovedescriptionthereaderislikelytoassumecertainthings.5.Thisisthetreasonofartist:arefusaltoadmitthebanalityofevilandtheterribleboredomofpain.Anartistbetrayshistrustwhenhedoesnotadmitthatevilisnothingfreshnornovelandpainisverydullanduninteresting.6.Theywerenature,intelligent,passionateadultswhoseliveswerenotwretched.Theywerefullydevelopedandintelligentgrown-uppeoplefullofintensefeelingsandtheywerenotmiserablepeople.7.Perhapsitwouldbebestifyouimagineditasyourownfancybids,assumingitwillrisetotheoccasion.PerhapsitwouldbebestifthereaderpicturesOmelastohimselfashisimaginationtellshim,assuminghisimaginationwillbeequaltothetask.8.Thefaintinsistentsweetnessofdroozmayperfumethewayofthecity.Thefaintbutcompellingsweetscentofthedrugdroozmayfillthestreetsofthecity.9.Perhapsitwasborndefective,orperhapsithasbecomeimbecilethroughfear,malnutritionandneglect.Perhapsthechildwasmentallyretardedbecauseitwasbornsoorperhapsithasbecomeveryfoolishandstupidbecauseoffear,poornourishmentandneglect.10.Itshabitsaretoouncouthforittorespondtohumanetreatment.Thehabitsofthechildaresocrudeandunculturedthatitwillshownosignofimprovementevenifitistreatedkindlyandtenderly.11.Theirtearsatthebitterinjusticedrywhentheybegintoperceivetheterriblejusticeofreality,andtoacceptit.Theyshedtearswhentheyseehowterriblyunjusttheyhavebeentothechild,butthesetearsdryupwhentheyrealizehowjustandfairthoughterriblerealitywas.Unit101.ItisacomplexfatetobeanAmerican.ThefateofanAmericaniscomplicatedandhardtounderstand.2..