大学英语课本解析.docVIP

Unit one words in action Exercise one: 1. Nowadays people prefer to communicate with one another by e-mail. 2. Being tall gave him a(n) advantage over the other players. 3. He based his article on the relevant information he had gathered. 4. Sometimes she eats a lot and sometimes nothing at all; she just goes from one extreme to the other. 5. It is assumed that the Internet is an efficient means of communication. Exercise 3: 1. It is not that I dont like this singer. The fact is that Im not very fond of country music. 2. The cost is directly related to the amount of time spent on the project. 3. We are paid according to how much work we do. 4. To a certain extent, it was my fault that we lost the match. 5. Girls may bring their boy friends to the party and vice versa. 6. He is always ready to help others; no doubt hell be willing to help you , too. 7. You must pay $2000; or else, you will have to go to prison. 8. cleared up 9. or else 10. at all costs 11. sure enough 12. He cannot ride a bicycle, let alone a motorbike. 13. What he talked about in yesterdays lecture is based on what he says in the article. 14. Its no use worrying about Jim; he is now with his aunt who loves him and will no doubt take good care of him. 15. He wants to improve his English by reading dictionaries, but in my view it is not an effective method of learning. 16. I called Linda last night and asked her if the exhibition of Chinese painting in her university was worth seeing. Translation from Chines to english: 1. 这个婴儿还不会爬,更不要说走了.(let alone) The baby cant even crawl yet, let alone walk! 2. 威尔声称谋杀案发生时,他正在与一群朋友吃饭,但是我认为他在说谎.(claim, in ones opinion) Will claimed he was dining with a group of friends at the time of the murder, but in my opinion he told a lie. 3. 一定程度阅读速度与阅读技巧密切相关.有了阅读技巧,你就可以更好地应对课外阅读了.(to a certain extent, relate ...to..., cope with) To a certain extent the speed of reading is closely related to reading skills; and with reading skills you can cope with outside class reading be