21世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語讀寫教程第三冊第2單元課件（含課后答案）

TheTitanicPuzzle21stCenturyCollegeEnglish:Book3Unit2:PartA

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AssignmentUnit2:PartATheTitanicPuzzlePre-readingActivitiesForgentlemen:Therearemanytraditionalwaysofshowingcourtesytowomen—gestureslikelightingtheircigarettesforthemorstandingupwhentheyenteraroom.Whatotherthingscanyouthinkof?Namesomeofthoseyouknow!

ThinkingForladies:Whatdoyouthinkofthewoman’sargumentabouteverydayreality?Whataboutyouviewofcommoncourtesy?YouaregoingtohearaconversationaboutWesterntraditionsofcourtesytowardswomen.Beforeyoulistentotheconversation,havealookatthequestionsbelow.

Wheredoyouimaginetheincidentthewomandescribes tookplace?

Whatcourtesydidsheexpect?

What,intheman's

view,isthebasisofalotofcommon courtesy?Pre-readingActivitiesCheck-upListening

Wheredoyouimaginetheincidentthewomandescribes tookplace?

Whatcourtesydidsheexpect?

What,intheman's

view,isthebasisofalotofcommon courtesy?Pre-readingActivitiesAttheentrancetoabuilding.Sheexpectedthemantoopenthedoorforher.Thenotionthatwomenarenotstrongenoughtocopewitheverydayreality.ScriptPre-readingActivitiesG=Germaine

H=HughG: SothereIwas,strugglingtogetthedooropenwithoutdroppingmybags,andthisguyjuststoodtherestaringatmewithalookoftotalconfusiononhisface.Idon't

understand.Ithink:Ifit'd

beenawoman,shewould'veopenedthedoorforme.OrifI'd

beenaman,hewould'veopenedthedoorforme.Itwasasimplecaseofonehumanbeingneedingahandfromanotherhumanbeing,andallthisguycoulddowasstarestupidlyatme.H: Idon't

blamehim.Howwashesupposedtoknowyouwouldn't

bitehisheadoffforofferinghelp?Alotofwomengetmadnowadayswhenaguyofferstohelpthemwithsomething.Menjustdon't

knowhowtoactanymore.G: That'sexactlymypoint!Something'sgonewrong.Surelytheideaofequalrightsforwomenwasn'tmeanttopreventcommoncourtesy.H: Well,butalotofwhatyoucallcommoncourtesyisbasedonthenotionthatwomenaretooweaktocopewitheverydayreality.G: [gettingangrierandangrier]Ohyeah?!Well,maybetoomuchofwhatyoucalleverydayrealitywasdesignedwithoutthinkingofwomen.Whyisthedoorsoheavy?Whyaretheshelvesinshopsandlibrariessohigh??Whyaren'tbabysittersprovidedforfree???[wildly]WhywasItheonecarryingallthoseheavyshoppingbags?!?!H: Ow,don'thitme!TheTitanicPuzzle

Shouldagoodfeministacceptpriorityseatingonalifeboat?

ByCharlesKrauthammerLanguagePointsLanguagePointsTheTitanicPuzzle

Shouldagoodfeministacceptpriorityseatingonalifeboat?

ByCharlesKrauthammer1

You'reontheTitanicII.Ithasjusthitanicebergandissinking.And,aslasttime,therearenotenoughlifeboats.Thecaptainshouts,“Womenandchildrenfirst!”Butthistime,anothervoiceisheard:“Whywomen?”LanguagePoints2 Why,indeed?PartofthecharmofthesuccessfulmovieTitanicaretheperiodcostumes,theperiodextravagance,andtheperiodprejudices.Anaudiencecanenjoytheseatadistance.Oddly,however,ofalltheperiodattitudesinthefilm,theoldmaritimetraditionof“womenandchildrenfirst”enjoystotalacceptancebymodernaudiences.Listentotheaudiencebooatthebadguyswhotrytosneakonthelifeboatswith—oraheadof—theladies.LanguagePoints3 Butisnotgroupingwomenwithchildrenaraginganachronism?Shouldnotanyself-respectingmodernperson,letalonefeminist,objecttoitasinsultingtowomen?4 Yetitsusageisascommontodayasitwasin1912.Considertheseexamplestakenalmostatrandomfromrecentnewspapers:5

“TheinvadersgunneddowntheIndians,mostofthemwomenandchildren...”6

“Asmanyas200civilians,mostofthemwomenandchildren,werekilled...”LanguagePoints7

“AtthemassacreinAhmici103Muslims,including33womenandchildren,werekilled...”8 Atatimewhenwomenflycombataircraftandrunmulti-nationalcorporations,howcanonenotwincewhenadultwomenareroutinelyclassedwithchildren?InAhmici,itseems,70adultmenwerekilled.Andhowmanyadultwomen?Notclear.Whenthingsgetserious,whenbloodstartstofloworshipsstarttosink,you'llfindthemwiththechildren.LanguagePoints9

Childrenareentitledtospecialconsiderationfortworeasons:helplessnessandinnocence.Theyhavenotyetacquiredeitherthefacultyofreasonorthewisdomofexperience.Consequently,theyaredefenseless(incapableoffendingforthemselves)andblameless(incapableofrealsin).That'swhywegrantthemspecialprotection.Inanemergency,itisourdutytosavethemfirstbecausethey,helpless,haveputtheirlivesinourhands.Andinwartime,theyaresupposedtobeprotectedbyspecialimmunitybecausetheycanhavethreatenedoroffendednoone.LanguagePoints10

Thephrase“womenandchildren”attributestowomenthesamedependenceandmoralsimplicitywefindinfive-year-olds.Suchanattitudeperhapsmadesenseinaneradominatedbymaleprivilege.Giventhedisabilitiesattachedtowomanhoodin1912,itwasonlyfairthatanewstandardofgenderequalitynotsuddenlybeproclaimedjustaslifeboatseatswerebeinghandedout.Thatdeference—asomewhatmoreurgentvariationongivingupyourseatonthebustoawoman—complementedandperhapstosomeextentcompensatedforthelegalandsocialconstraintsplacedonwomenatthetime.LanguagePoints11 Butinoureraofextensivesocialrestructuringtograntwomenequalityineducation,inemployment,ingovernment,inathletics,whatentitleswomentotheprivileges—andreducesthemtothestatus—ofchildren?12 Evolutionarypsychologistsmightsaythatladies-to-the-lifeboatsisaninstinctthatdevelopedtoperpetuatethespecies:Womenareindispensablechild-bearers.Youcanrepopulateavillageifthewomensurviveandonlyafewofthemen,butnotifthemensurviveandonlyafewofthewomen.Womenbeingmoreprecious,biologicallyspeaking,thanmen,evolutionhasconditionedustogivethemthekindoflife-protectingdeferencewegivetothatotherseedofthefuture:kids.LanguagePoints13 Theproblemwiththiskindoflogic,however,isitsdepressingreductionism.It'slikeaseriousversionofthegeneticist'soldjokethatachickenisjustanegg'swayofmakinganotheregg.Buthumansaremorethanjustegg-layers.Andtraditionalcourtesiesaremorethanjustdisguisedsurvivalstrategies.Sowhydowesay“womenandchildren”?14

Perhapsit'sreally“womenforchildren.”Themostbasicparentalbondismaternal.Equalparentingisgreat,butwomen,frombreasttocradletoreassuringhug,cannurtureinwaysthatmencannot.Andthus,becausewevaluechildren,womenshouldgosecond.Thechildrenneedthem.LanguagePoints15

Butkiddie-centrismgetsyouonlysofar.Whatiftherearenochildrenonboard?YouareontheTitanicIII,andthistimeit'sasinglescruise.Nokids,noparents.Now:Iceberg!Lifeboats!Action!16 Here'smyscenario.Themen,outofsheerirrationalheroism,shouldletthewomengofirst.Andthewomen,outofsheerfeministself-respect,shouldrefuse.17 Result?Stalemate.Howdoesthismovieend?Howshoulditend?Hurry,theship'sgoingdown.Paraphrase

?Key— SupposeyoufindyourselfinasimilarsituationtothatoftheTitanic.MoretolearnYou'reontheTitanicII.At2:20AMonApril15,1912,theTitanic,thentheworld'slargestandmostluxuriousoceanliner,disappearedintotheicydepthsoftheNorthAtlantic.Withhershetookthelivesofsome1,500men,women,andchildren—morecasualtiesthaninanyothermarinedisasterinpeacetimehistory.Manymovieswereshotaboutthisevent,buttheonethatcameoutin1998wasthebiggesthit.Text-relatedinformationtheTitanicIItheperiodcostumes,theperiodextravagance,andtheperiodprejudicesParaphrasing

?Key— thecostumes,theextravagance,andtheprejudicesof thattimeinhistoryMoretolearntheperiodcostumes,theperiodextravagance,andtheperiodprejudicesExamples

periodfurnitureaperiodcottageperiod

a.— typicalofanearliertimeinhistory,eitherdating fromthat timeordeliberatelymadeinthestyleof thattimeat/from

a

distance— fromaplacethatisnotveryclose;alongtimeaftersth.happenedExamples

It'swisetostayatadistancefromthecobras.Somepeoplearemorerespectableifadmiredfromadistance.Rememberingthedisasteratadistance,Inowfeelsurethatitwasnothisfault.letalone— (toindicatethataparticularsituationisevenlesslikelyorpossible)nottomention;withoutconsideringExamplesIwastootiredtowalk,

letalonerunning.Therewasn'tenoughroomforus,letalonethreedogsandtwocats.MoretolearnShouldnotanyself-respectingmodernperson,letalone

feminist,objecttoitasinsultingtowomen?Shouldnotanyself-respectingmodernperson,letalone

feminist,objecttoitasinsultingtowomen?objectto

— oppose;beagainstExamples

Theembassyobjectstotheirrequeststotakerefugethere.ProfessorHawkingobjectstobeingtreatedlikesomeonespecial.usage

n.— thewaysth.isused;thewaywordsareusedinalanguageNote: Usageisdifferentfromuseinthatitoftenimpliesthedegreetowhichsomethingisusedorthewayinwhichitisused.Examples

Themanualdescribestheproperusageoftheappliance.Theexpressionhascomeintocommonusage.theenvironmentaleffectsofenergyusageSportsequipmentisdesignedtowithstandhardusage.wince

vi.— suddenlyandbrieflyshowpaininone'sfacialexpression

(因疼痛、驚嚇等)本能地退縮，畏縮；皺眉蹙眼ExamplesDavidwincedwhenthedentisttouchedhissoretooth.Itmakesmewinceeventhinkingabouteyeoperation.

ChildrenareentitledtospecialconsiderationExamples

Youareentitledtohighpraiseforhandlingthisdifficultsituationsuccessfullyallalone.I'mentitledtoknowhowmyownmoneyisbeingspent.beentitledto(do)sth.— begiventherighttohaveordo(sth.)

faculty

n.1. anyofthepowersofthebodyormind;aparticularabilityfordoingsth.才能；能力；天賦2. alltheteachersandworkersofauniversityorcollege(高等院校的)全體教師及職工Examples

Evenattheageof100,shestillhadallherfaculties.Maryhasaremarkablefacultyforaddinglargenumbersinherhead.Janeisamemberofthefacultyatthelocaluniversity.immunity

n.1.protectionorfreedom(fromsth.)受保護(hù)；豁免(權(quán))2.abilitytoresistinfection,disease,etc.免疫力Examples

Hewastoldthathewouldbegrantedimmunity

fromprosecution(起訴)ifheconfessedthenamesoftheotherspies.diplomaticimmunity

(外交豁免權(quán))Mostpeoplehavenoimmunityagainstthatvirus.threaten

vt.

1.makeathreatagainst(sb.)威脅，恐嚇2.giveawarning(ofsth.bad)預(yù)示Examples

Theythreatenedtheirsonwithpunishment.Thedarkcloudsthreatenastorm.Thephrase“womenandchildren”attributestowomenthesamedependenceandmoralsimplicitywefindinfive-year-olds.Paraphrase

?Key:Byclassingwomenwithchildren,wethinkthatwomenareashelplessandinnocentaslittlekids.Moretolearndependenceandmoralsimplicity

— anotherwayofsaying“helplessnessandinnocence”attribute(aquality,feature,etc.)tosb./sth.— sayorthinkthatsb./sth.hasgot(thatquality,feature,etc.)ExamplesHetendstoattributemeanmotivestootherpeople.Iwouldn'tdreamofattributingsuchalackofjudgmenttoyou.Thephrase“womenandchildren”attributestowomenthesamedependenceandmoralsimplicitywefindinfive-year-olds.given— prep. considering考慮到

a. 1.規(guī)定的，特定的；2.假設(shè)的；已知的ExamplesGiventheirinexperience,they'vedoneagoodjob.Given(thefact)thatsheisinterestedinchildren,Iamsureteachingistherightcareerforher.Theworkmustbedonewithinthegiventime.underagivenconditionThegivenradius(半徑)being4ft.,findthecircumference(周長).Moretolearngiven— usedasaprepositionTheword

given

canbeusedasaprepositionfollowedbyanounphraseornounclause.Ifyousaygivensomethingorgiventhatsomethingistrue,youmeanwhatismentionedisconsideredoristakenintoaccount.InformalEnglish,

given

thechance,giventheopportunity,etc.meanifonehasthechance,theopportunity,etc.ExamplesGivenhisage,heisaremarkablefastrunner.I'msureteachingistherightcareerforher,given(thefact)thatsheisinterestedinchildren.Shecouldhavedonejustaswellasyouhave,giventhechance.Givenimagination,anythingispossible.MoretolearngivenMoretolearnCompletethefollowingsentencesbytranslatingtheChineseintoEnglish,usinggivenclausesappropriately.(Ex.VIII,p.208)

1. _______________(鑒于政府在失業(yè)問題上的記錄),theirchancesofwinningtheelectionlookpoor.2. _____________(鑒于兒童不能自立，不能自衛(wèi)),adultsareresponsibleforgrantingthemspecialprotection.

Giventhegovernment'srecordonunemployment

Givenchildren'shelplessnessanddefenselessnessgivenMoretolearnCompletethefollowingsentencesbytranslatingtheChineseintoEnglish,usinggivenclausesappropriately.(Ex.VIII,p.208)

________________(如果天氣好的話),ourshipwillreachYantaitomorrowmorning.4. ___________(鑒于免疫力弱),childrenandoldpeopleareadvisednottostayinanair-conditionedroomfortoolong.

Givengoodweather

GivenpoorimmunitygivenCompletethefollowingsentencesbytranslatingtheChineseintoEnglish,usinggivenclausesappropriately.(Ex.VIII,p.208)

5. _______________(鑒于女權(quán)主義者已為男女平等斗爭了多年),itisnotsurprisingtofindsuchnewwordsaschairpersonandMs.inwidespreaduse.6. (如果再給我一次讀大學(xué)的機(jī)會(huì)),Iwouldchoosetostudyengineeringratherthanmathematics.

Giventhatfeministshavebeenfightingforgender/sexualequalityforyears

Givenonemorechancetogotocollegeattach

(to)vt.— 1. considerthatsb.hasacertainquality 2. fastenorjoinExamplesThepanelofscientistsattachesgreatimportancetohisresearchongenes.Chinesemoviesusedtoattacheverygoodqualitytoahero.Alabelisattachedtoeachpieceofluggage.Billattachedabigbow(蝴蝶結(jié))tothebirthdaypresent.…,itwasonlyfairthatanewstandardofgenderequalitynotsuddenlybeproclaimedjustaslifeboatseatswerebeinghandedout.ExamplesThejobisopentoanysuitablyqualifiedpersonregardlessofage,genderorrace.Sociologistsbelievethatgenderdifferencesinvotingwillgraduallydisappearaswomenbecomemorepoliticized.InGerman,thegenderoftheword"Hund",meaning"dog",ismasculine(陽性的).Moretolearngenderequality=sexequalityn. 1.(生理上的)性；2.(名詞、代詞等的)性— Gendermeanssexbutisespeciallyusedinjobadvertisements,inwritingaboutpoliticsandsociety,aswellasingrammar,whilesexisageneralword.…,itwasonlyfairthatanewstandardofgenderequalitynotsuddenlybeproclaimedjustaslifeboatseatswerebeinghandedout.proclaim

vt.— makeknownofficiallyorpublicly;declareNote:

Proclaimimpliesaclear,forceful,authoritativeoraldeclaringofsomething,oftenofnationalimportance.ExamplesThepresidentproclaimedadayofmourning.TheAmericancoloniesproclaimedtheirindependencein1776.Moretolearn…,itwasonlyfairthatanewstandardofgenderequalitynotsuddenlybeproclaimedjustaslifeboatseatswerebeinghandedout.handout— distribute

分發(fā),散發(fā)ExamplesMakealistofnames,seeifthey'reallpresent,andhandoutthebooks.WouldyouhandthecakeoutwhileIpourthecoffee?Moretolearn…,itwasonlyfairthatanewstandardofgenderequalitynotsuddenlybeproclaimedjustaslifeboatseatswerebeinghandedout.Paraphrase

?Key…,thetraditionalgenderinequalityshouldnaturallycontinueatthatcriticalmomentwhentheshipwassinking—itwasfairthatwomenshouldhavebeengivenseatsonthelifeboatsfirst.Thatdeference—asomewhatmoreurgentvariationongivingupyourseatonthebustoawoman—complementedandperhapstosomeextentcompensatedforthelegalandsocialconstraintsplacedonwomenatthetime.variation

n.— (on)oneinagrouporsetwhichisdifferentinsomewayfromthenormalormostcommonExamples

Hisbooksareallvariationsonabasictheme.ItwasthesameTVprogrammewithonlynightlyvariations.MoretolearnThatdeference—asomewhatmoreurgentvariationongivingupyourseatonthebustoawoman—complementedandperhapstosomeextentcompensatedforthelegalandsocialconstraintsplacedonwomenatthetime.Paraphrase

?KeyThatrespectforwomen(i.e.offeringpriorityseatingonalifeboat)wasverysimilarto,butsomewhatmoreurgentthan,offeringyourseattoawomanonthebus.Thishelpedtoimprove,andperhapsmoreorlessmadeupforthedisabilitiesattachedtowomanhood(para.10)bylawandbysocietyatthattime....,whatentitleswomentotheprivileges—andreducesthemtothestatus—ofchildren?reducesb.to— bringsb.to(aspecified,usu.worse,stateorcondition)Examples

Wewerereducedtosellingthecartopaytherent.Heranoutofcigarettesandwasreducedtosmokingthebuttsleftintheashtrays.MoretolearnParaphrase

?Key...,whyshouldwomenbegiventhesameprivileges,andbebroughttothesameinsignificantstatus,aschildren?...,whatentitleswomentotheprivileges—andreducesthemtothestatus—ofchildren?ladies-to-the-lifeboatsisaninstinctthatdevelopedtoperpetuatethespeciesParaphrase ?givingprioritytoladiestoenablethemtosurviveashipwreckisanaturaltendencyformedinordertopreventtheextinctionofmankindTranslatethesentence ?女士上救生船是一種為繁衍物種而形成的本能Womenbeingmoreprecious,biologicallyspeaking,thanmen,evolutionhasconditionedustogivethemthekindoflife-protectingdeferencewegivetothatotherseedofthefuture:kids.Paraphrase ?Becausewomenaremoreimportantthanmenintheperpetuationofmankind,thelawofevolutionhasinfluencedourattitude,sothatwegivewomenthesamekindofpriorityofsurvivalaswegivechildren,onwhom,too,mankindreliesforperpetuation.Translation ?因?yàn)閺纳飳W(xué)的角度來講婦女比男子更為珍貴，所以進(jìn)化才使我們習(xí)慣于把給予未來的另一粒種子——孩子的那份保護(hù)生命的敬重給予了她們。MoretolearnWomenbeingmoreprecious...thanmen— Presentparticiplephraseusedintheabsoluteconstruction,whichfunctionsasanadverbialofcauseinthesentence.Useofthepresentparticipleintheabsoluteconstruction:Theadverbialpresentparticiplephrasehasnoovert(明言的)subjectandits“understoodsubject”providesalinkwiththemainclause,whiletheabsoluteconstructionusingthepresentparticiplehasitsownlogicalsubjectandisnotovertlyboundtothemainclause,evenonasemantic(語義的)level,byanysharedelement.Ingrammaticalfunctions,however,thetwoformsaresimilar.ExamplesNofurtherdiscussionsarising,themeetingwasbroughttoaclose.Asmallboy,hissatchel(背包)trailingbehindhim,ranpast.Weatherpermitting,we'llstarttomorrow.Womenbeingmoreprecious,biologicallyspeaking,thanmen,evolutionhasconditionedustogivethemthekindoflife-protectingdeferencewegivetothatotherseedofthefuture:kids.depress

— vt.1.saddenanddiscourage使抑郁，使沮喪 2.causetosinktoalowerlevelofposition使不景氣， 使蕭條ExamplesThecold,grayweatherdepressedAnne.Highinterestratesarecontinuingtodepresstheeconomy.Andtraditionalcourtesiesaremorethanjustdisguisedsurvivalstrategies.Paraphrase ?KeyAndtraditionalpolitebehaviortowomenisnotjustafalsedisplayintendedforthesurvivalofthehumanrace.morethanjust— notjust;notsimplyEqualparentingisgreat,butwomen,frombreasttocradletoreassuringhug,cannurtureinwaysthatmencannot.Paraphrase

?KeyItisprettygoodforfatherandmothertobeequalintheirrelationshipwithchildren,butmanydutiesintherearingandcaringofchildrencanbeperformedonlybywomenintheirspecialways,andneverbymen.breast— breast-feeding

哺乳Butkiddie-centrismgetsyouonlysofar.Paraphrase ?Theexplanationthatwomenaregivenprioritytosurvivejustbecausechildrenneedthemisconvincinguptothispointonly.kiddie-centrism— thenotionthatchildrenaremostimportant

小孩中心論Translation ?但是小孩中心論只能解釋到這一步為止。sheer

a.— 1. pure;nothingotherthan(oftenusedindescriptionsofsth.surprising,outrageous,inexplicable,etc.); 2.(offabric)verythin,lightandalmosttransparent(透明的)； 3. verysteepExamples

Itisasheerwasteoftime.Johnpeeredthroughthesheercurtain.Theclimbersslowlyinched(慢慢移動(dòng))upthesheercliff.stalemate

— n.astageofadispute,contest,etc.(esp.chess)atwhich furtherprogressisimpossibleforbothsides

僵局；僵持Examples

Theplayersreachedastalemate,soadraw(平局)wasdeclared.Negotiationshavecometoastalemate.Unit2?Exercises

Comprehension

Vocabulary

Listening

TheTitanicPuzzleExercises?Comprehension《讀寫教程III》:

Ex.II,p.371. What“periodattitude”fromthemovieTitanicdoestheauthorfocuson?2. Whydoesheconsidertheaudience'sacceptanceofthisattitudeodd?Answerthefollowingquestions:Theattitudethatwomenshouldbegroupedwithchildreningetting“priorityseating”onlifeboats.Becauseitissoclearlycontrarytomodernviewofwomen’srights;Becauseitisinsultingtowomen.Exercises?Comprehension3. Whatexamplesdoestheauthorgivetoshowthatthisattitudeisfoundnotonlyinthemovies?Hegivesexamplesfromrecentnewspapers: “TheinvadersgunneddowntheIndians,motofthemwomenandchildren.” “Asmanyas200civilians,mostofthemwomenandchildren,werekilled…” “AtthemassacreinAhmici103Muslims,including33womenandchildren,werekilled…”Exercises?ComprehensionAnswerthefollowingquestions:4. Howdoestheauthorviewthespecialconsiderationgrantedtochildren?5. Whatishisargumentagainstgrantingthesamesortofconsiderationtowomen?Heconsidersitappropriate,becausechildrenarebothhelplessandinnocent.Heseesitasattributingtowomenthesamedependenceandmoralsimplicitywefindinchildren.Exercises?ComprehensionAnswerthefollowingquestions:6. Whydoesheconsiderthatthisattitudeperhapsmadesensein1912butnotanylonger?7. Whatistheauthor'sargumentagainstevolutionarypsychologists’viewpoint?Specialconsiderationintimesofemergencywasaformof“compensation”fortheinequalityofwomenin1912.Butnowthereisnojustificationforgivingwomenspecialprivileges.It’sdepressingandwrongtotreatwomenasiftheyweremerely“egg-layers”.Exercises?ComprehensionAnswerthefollowingquestions:8. Whatdoeshemeanby“equalparenting”?

9. Whatishisargumentagainst“kiddie-centrism”?Fathersandmotherssharingequallyintheresponsibilitiesofbringingupchildren.It’sapplicableonlyinalimitednumberofsituationsandthereforefailstoresolvethewholeproblem.Exercises?ComprehensionAnswerthefollowingquestions:10. Whatarethepossibleendingsfortheauthor'sscenarioforTitanicIII?Theauthor’svisionisthateveryonemightdrownoutofstubbornidealism.Exercises?ComprehensionAnswerthefollowingquestions:Exercises?VocabularyVocabulary

Ex.III

Ex.IVTheTitanicPuzzle《讀寫教程III》:Ex.III,p.37Exercises?Vocabulary1. Inahealthyrelationship,thepartners'strengthsandabilities___________eachother,ratherthanbeingidentical.entitle constraint complement strategy privilege instinctdepress survival indispensable urgent faculty randomExercises?Vocabulary2. Millionsofdollarsandlotsoffamousactorsarenot____________totheproductionofasuccessfulfilm,buttheyhelp!III. Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.complementindispensable

3. IneverfeltIhadarighttoexpectanyspecial___________becauseofmyuniversityeducation.Exercises?Vocabulary4. Themarketing____________thatEdwardproposedwouldbebrilliantifonlyhehadn'tforgottenaboutgoodbusinessethics.III. Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.

strategy

privilegesentitle constraint complement strategy privilege instinctdepress survival indispensable urgent faculty random5. It'struethatnothavingacarimposessome___________,butowningonealsocomplicateslifeinmanyways.Exercises?Vocabulary6. AccordingtotheChineselaw,everychildis___________tonineyearsoffreeeducation.III. Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.

constraintentitledentitle constraint complement strategy privilege instinctdepress survival indispensable urgent faculty random7. Lifeshouldconsistofmorethanjustastrugglefor___________.Exercises?Vocabulary8. Thesightofthehelplesschildarousedhermaternal___________.III. Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.

survivalinstinct(s)

entitle constraint complement strategy privilege instinctdepress survival indispensable urgent faculty random9. Thewinnersofthecontestwerechosen___________;noconsiderationwasgiventoage,genderorincome.Exercises?Vocabulary10. Hehaslosttheuseofhislimbsbutheisstillinpossessionofallhis___________.III. Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.

randomly

faculty

entitle constraint complement strategy privilege instinctdepress survival indispensable urgent faculty random11. Pleasegivethehighestprioritytothisvery___________matter.Exercises?Vocabulary12. SheenjoyedpartsofhertriptoIndia,butsaidshefoundthepovertyshesawthererather___________.III. Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changethefo