基础英语2 unit 4 ex.ppt

EXERCISES UNIT FOUR Sentence Translation 1. The fact that he was able to avoid the seemingly inevitable crash made him a national hero. 2. Of the four students who risked their lives to try to drag the drowning children to shore, two never returned. 3. The Japanese are known for their long life span. They believe they owe this to their eating habits/the composition of their diet, which contains a lot of fish products. 4. I know Harris. I couldnt imagine a man like him making such stupid remarks. 5. After testing her loyalty many times, he was now going to give her the most dangerous task. 6. I hear that Lincoln delivered an extremely powerful speech on that occasion. Whatever did he actually say? 7. That this time they must be ready to challenge death was clear to everybody. But no one regretted this move. 8. As accidents go/As far as accidents are concerned, there was nothing out of the ordinary: a crazy young man drives a car on a university campus and kills a young woman student. What is unusual is the fact that the man dares to challenge the people who want to take him to court, because his father is a local police officer. 9. Every time/Whenever we decide on a financial policy, we have to make a clear distinction between short-term interests and long-term interests. 10. Although it was early October, people could already be seen driving across the frozen river. WORKBOOK Key Part I 1-5: BBABD 6-10:CAABD 11-15:CDDAB 16-20:ACBAC 21-25:CACBC 26-30:DBDAC Part III Sentence Translation 1. The travel agency was responsible for arranging our sightseeing and accommodation while we were in Europe. 2. With new scientific discoveries we can now account for many natural phenomena that seemed inexplicable in no time. 3. A flood threatened to break down the reservoir, but all the people rose to the occasion and reinforced the embankments in no time. 4. A swindler cheated Susan of one hundred dollars by selling her a watch which did not work. 5. No matter how difficult is, ch