Language focus:
Vocabulary
I.
1. 1) Strictly speaking 2) drifted 3) resembles 4) invaded 5) is conquered
6) fascinating 7) snack 8) put…into practice 9) source 10) climate
11) surrendered 12) were…aroused
2. 1)an absolute necessity rather than a luxury
2) is a valuable addition to the football team
3) will get out of control, if the firemen do not arrive with ten minutes.
4) alternative but to go via Vancouver to get to Seattle.
5) declared all beef imports will be banned for the next six months as an emergency measure to stop the spread of mad cow disease.
3. 1) systematic have invented to a very real extent mysteries
2) to establish to be modified/modifying
3) tolerance towards strike out enrich
II
1. want wish
a. wish b. wish c. want d. want/wish
2. skin hide
a. skin b. hide/ skin c. hide d. skin
3. raise rear
a. raise/ rear b raise c. rear/raise d. raise
4. royal kingly sovereign
a. royal b. kingly/royal c. sovereign d. royal/kingly
III. Usage
1. Indeed 2. though 3. Frankly 4. Moreover 5. To my knowledge
6. however 7. nevertheless 8. Yet 9. instead 10. in other words
Comprehensive Exercises:
I Cloze
1. Text-related
1) fascinating 2) tolerance 3) invented 4) addition 5) ban 6) corrupt 7) out of control 8) influenced 9) elite 10) came up with 11) establishing 12) Massive
13) enrich
2) Theme-related
1) early 2) similar 3) source 4) observation 5) examine 6)features 7)declared
8) stronger 9) accident 10) sprung
II. Translation
1.
1)Many small business 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 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.
2.
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 languages. 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.
Text B
Comprehension Check:
1.c 2. c 3. c 4. d. 5. b 6. d
Translation:
1.这一过程在几个方面都是前所未有的: 英语使用人数的增加, 英语在不同社会渗透的深度,以及英语公用有的广度。
2.大约1500年前,英语还只是那些入侵英格兰的鲜为人知的日耳曼部落使用的一种粗俗的语言,如今它却遍及全球。
3.随着它在科技领域的确立, 英语先是在欧洲,继而在全球开始取得全面的主导地位。
4.虽然英语、德语和法语这些语言曾经凭着各自的政治力量而成为国际语言,这种情况在经济和人口变化对语言的影响更大的21 世纪不太可能发生。
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2.
1) give way to 2) predict 3) substantial 4) integrate 5) in translation
6) aspect 7) to name a few 8) authority 9) dominate 10) had contributed to
11) unique 12) rid yourself of下载本文