大学英语unit1-unit8 课后练习答案汇总.doc

Unit One Text A Read Aloud If great achievers share anything, said Simonton, it is an unrelenting drive to succeed. “There is an tendency to think that they are endowed with something super-normal,” he explained. “But what comes out of the research is that there are great people who have no amazing intellectual processes. It’s a difference in degree. Greatness is built upon tremendous amounts of study, practice and devotion.” 西蒙顿说，如果事业上取得巨大成就者具有什么共性的话，那就是一种持续不断追求成功的动力。“人们往往认为他们天赋异禀，”他解释道。“但研究表明，有的伟人并没有惊人的智力，人们的智力水平即使有差异，也微乎其微。伟人们之所以能够脱颖而出，离不开是大量的学习、练习和投入。” He cited Winston Churchill, Britain’s prime minister during World War II, as an example of a risk-taker who would never give up. Thrust into his office when his country’s morale was at its lowest, Churchill rose brilliantly to lead the British people. In a speech following the Allied evacuation at Dunkirk in 1940, he inspired the nation when he said, “We should not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end… We shall never surrender.” 他以二战时期的英国首相温斯顿*丘吉尔为例，称他为永不放弃的冒险者的典范。丘吉尔在全国上下士气最为低落的时候被推上台，并出色的领导了英国人民。在1940年盟军顿克尔科大撤退之后的一次演讲中，他的话激励了全国人民，“我们不会泄气，也不会失败。我们将坚持到底我们永远不会屈服。” Philosopher Part IV Page 10 chat n. 聊天 acknowledge the sources of the statements you have quoted acknowledge v. 　感谢，承认，（注明）引用材料的出处 be strongly motivated 干劲十足的 characteristic n 特征 despite 尽管　（注意，后面不加of） influential adj 有影响的 cited v　引用 obstacle n　障碍 intrinsic adj　本质的　注意：　OF+N 做修饰成分 a charming person = a person of great charm criteria n criterion （单数）标准 obsession n　痴迷，迷恋 innate adj　天生的 contributions n　贡献 contemporary adj/n　同时代的／同时代的人 submitted v　递交　 morale n　士气 Part V Phrases Page 11 be left behind 被甩在后面 rise above　脱颖而出 made history 载入史册 were endowed with 天生具有。。。 put up with 忍受。。。 going nowhere 无法成功 focuses on 专注于。。。 be built upon 建立在。。。之上 put in 投入时间／精力 come up with 提出。。。 take charge 负责人 set … apart (from …)　把。。。同。。。分开；使。。。脱颖而出 Text B Part IV Page 23 scandal n 丑闻 stirred vt　激起，激发 projected vt　展示 attain v　获得 transformed vt 改变。