大学英语全新版综合教程4第六单元答案.ppt

Unit 6The pace of life.vocabularyI.1.1)appliances 7)famine2)comparative 8)large quantities of3)multiply 9)streamline4)distribution 10)fax5)prosperity 11)pointed the way to 6)decorate 12)bewilded.Vocabulary 2.1)eat into 5)set about2)cling to 6)switch off3)stand out/stood out 7)will be turned 4)loose5)4)wears away 8)poured in.Vocabulary 3.sentence-rewriting 1)The unemployment rate is forecast to be below average next year,which at the moment is 4 percent.sentence-rewriting2)Efforts to enter the building and find the baby girl proved futile as rescues were driven out by the heat and flames.sentence-rewriting 3)The board was urged to divert some of its attention from expanding production and get more involved with issues of market demand.sentence-rewriting4)Losing just one or two items of expensive clothing can really eat heavily into profit when you are selling suits at 900 and dress at 2,000.sentence-rewriting5)She has toiled endlessly over the exercise machine for the last twenty years in order to keep her body in shape.Vocabulary4.1)reaction to;discontent;provoked 2)Convention;evading tax;the confines of 3)a burden;are always on the go/(seem forever on the go);to cope.Confusable words1.2.1)nervousness 1)honorary 2)tension 2)Honorable 3)stress;stress 3)honorable 4)tension 4)honorary 5)honorable 6)Honorary.Usage1)Dealing with the extinction crisis is no simple matter.Is it sensible,we may ask,to spend large sums of money to save some species-be it an elephant or an orchid-in a nation in which a large proportion of the population is living below the poverty line?.Usage2)This new technology could be used anywhere large numbers of people need to be quickly screened-at airports,train stations,bus terminals or border crossings.However,experts suspect,there is also the risk that people will learn to fool the machine the same way they try to fool polygraph多种波动描记器 readings by controlling their breath or taking drugs to relax themselves.Usage3)With a high percentage of marriages ending in divorce,often due to financial difficulties,you would say that money is a big factor in making a good marriage.But,believe it or not,it isnt money that ensures you a happy marriage;it is your philosophy of life that does.Usage4)Not all the risks on the Internet are sexual,you know,.Sites promoting violence are just a click away,and may include instructions for making bombs and other destructive devices.Comprehensive Exercises1.Text-related 1)switch off 6)large quantity of 2)obliged 7)pouring in 3)on the go 8)by nature 4)cope 9)fraction 5)shortage 10)futile .Comprehensive Exercises2.Theme-related 1)advantage 6)schedule 2)wisely 7)sticking 3)faithfully 8)priorities 4)walking 9)set 5)includes 10)respect.Translation 1.1)They are exploring the new frontiers of 2)medical science in an attempt to find remedies for incurable disease/cures for disease that are beyond remedy so far.Translation2)The unique teaching methods apart,Ms Wilson,my math teacher,never tried to cram knowledge into my head.Translation3)The regular weather forecast by the Central TV Station keeps us up with the changes of weather wherever we go.Translation4)The appalling explosion started a big fire and caused the partial collapse of the building.Translation5)In the modern world,there are more ways than ever to waste away time,and all kinds of distractions are eating into our precious time.Translation2.Today we are under constant pressure to work longer hours,to produce more,and to possess more.Lots of people hold the wrong perception that happiness lies in working hard and earning well/good money.Translation Many women today feel the same stress to work and get ahead and,at the same time,to nurture their offspring and shoulder the burden of domestic responsibilities.Translation Researches show that workaholism tends to distance us from our immediate families.TranslationIt forces us to toil longer and longer hours,leaving a minute fraction of our time to be physically and emotionally available to our loved ones.TranslationIntimacy among family members is doomed to die in the process.