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2) to establish; to be modified/modifying 3) tolerance towards; strike out; enrich
II. Synonyms
a) wish b) wish a) skin
b) hide/skin a) raise/rear b) raise a) royal
b) kingly/royal
c) want
d) want/wishc) hide d) skinc) rear/raise d) raisec) sovereign d) royal/kingly
III. Usage
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Indeed though Frankly Moreover
To my knowledge
6. however
7. nevertheless 8. Yet
9. instead
10. in other words
Comprehensive Exercises I. cloze
(1) fascinating (2) tolerance (3) invented (4) addition (5) ban
(6) corrupt (1) early (2) similar (3) source
(4) observation
(7) out of control (8) influenced (9) elite (10) came up
with
(11) establishi(5) examine (6) features (7) declared (8) stronger
ng
(12) Massive (13) sources (14) enrich
(9) accident (10) sprung
II. Translation
1) Many small businesses have sprung up in the city since the new
policy went into effect.
2) On hearing the news, she smiled briefly, and then returned to her
habitual frown.
3) He paused for effect, then said: “We can reach/enter these
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markets through new channels.”
4) The addition of a concert hall to the school will help it nourish
young musical talents.
5) We have no way to protect our personal liberties until we have
established a sovereign state. / We can’t protect our personal liberties unless we, first of all, establish a sovereign state. Though how the English language came into existence remains a mystery to many people, linguists believe that English and most other European languages have descended from a common source: the Indo-European parent language. English was first spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who invaded England in the fifth century. They passed onto us the basic vocabulary of English. In over fifteen centuries of its development, English has enriched itself by massive borrowing. As British immigrants landed in America and established the United States as an independent nation, a new variety was added to the English language: American English. Though some people worry that the language is running out of control, many native speakers of English take pride in the tolerance of their language.
Unit8 Protecting Our Environment
Vocabulary I
1) barking 5) tragedies 8) grim 2) evil 6) counterpart 9) flocks; fed on 3) brooding; 7) are 10) vegetation
hatched complaining/c11) patches 4) migrant o-mplain 12) Scores of
1) was lined with people who came to welcome the distinguished
foreign guests.
2) the boss silenced all lively conversation in the office.
3) wearing a pair of sun glasses, the famous movie star passed the
crowed unnoticed. 4) looked deserted.
5) were stricken by it.
1) patches; came into full bloom; were puzzled; mysterious 2) throbbed with; sickened; migrant; a chorus 3) had crept into; flickered; the stark
II. Word Formation
Compound words age-old air force
daughter-in-law
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first-rate greenhouse half brother ice-cream
lifelike light year salesperson self-centered threefold overuse
stone-still worldwide Chinese meaning
古老的 空军 儿媳妇 一流的 温室
同母异父兄弟；同父异母兄弟 冰淇淋 逼真的 光年
售货员；推销员
以自己为中心的，自私的 三倍 过度使用
石头似的一动不动
全世界范围的；在世界范围内
1) 2) 3) 4) poverty-stricken people heart-breaking news newly-built database well-fed kids 5) 6) 7) 8) successful spacewalk peace-loving people
need-based scholarships color-blind people
III. Confusable Words
1. lying 2. laid 3. lay
4. lain 5. lie 6. lay
7. lie 8. lay 9. lay
10. lies
Comprehensive Exercises I. cloze
(1) spell (2) stricken (3) misfortunes (4) surroundings (5) blossom/bloom (6) migrant (1) rate
(2) publication (3) dangerous (4) banned
(7) deserted (8) silence (9) sickened (10) hatch (11) puzzled
(12) in harmony with
(5) export (6) profit (7) accept
(8) comprehend
(9) boundaries (10) ultimately
II. Translation
1) This is a prosperous town, but there is still poverty in the midst
of wealth and abundance.
2) The Brown family was stricken with one misfortune after another,
but their children never complained.
3) The museum is designed in such a way that it stands in perfect
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harmony with its surroundings.
4) It was a miracle that these flowers did not wither at all in the
blazing sun.
5) Flocks of sheep feed on the patches of vegetation that rise above
the winter snow.
This village was once famous for its beautiful natural surroundings. All the year round, the trees were green and the flowers in bloom. Clear streams flowed out of the hills through a checkerboard of rice fields. Birds sang all day, and deer came and went in a leisurely manner. However, with the coming of DDT and other pesticides, an evil spell seemed to have settled over the village. Misfortunes came one after another. Chicken died suddenly, cattle and sheep were stricken by mysterious maladies, and farmers complained about a sickening feeling that puzzled the village doctor. The village square, once throbbing with life, was now deserted.
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