綜合英語4unit8部分課后習(xí)題答案及textB講解

1、Word study1.Politicians are supposed to have a silver tongue so as to win public support.2.The Japanese gentleman with elaborate courtesy were ordering a fresh fruit salad.3.In an apparent slip of the tongue, Ms. Bianchi referred to Richard as Robert.Word study4.The pilot took an/a evasive action to

2、 avoid hitting the other plane.5.The movie star gave an/a evasive answer, skillfully dodging the reporters questions.Word study6.The Greens are friendly and agreeable persons. Neighbors paid a courtesy visit to newcomers to welcome them.7.My mother says that writing blogs is a good crutch because it

3、 can enrich my life after work.Word study8.As the years pass, writing will not become easier and those powers of observation will become enfeebled.9.“Sometimes you are so evasive. I think you dont want to marry me at all.” The girl complained.Word study10. Martin broke his leg in a football match an

4、d has been on crutch for the past six weeks.11.I could imagine the blurb he would have already written about her abrasive powers of observation.Word study12.A person who has an/a abrasive manner behaves or talks rudely.13.After her husband died, her son became an emotional crutch for her.Word study1

5、4.Youd better not use an/a abrasive cleanser to clean the bath, for it will leave scratches.15.When her father became enfeebled by age and illness, she gave up her job to care for him.Work with sentences 1.You will be judged, when you reach your forties, by performance and not by promise. When you g

6、et mature over the age of 40, you are supposed to be a mature person. By then, people will not be so lenient when they make judgement on you. They will judge you by the quality of your writing. Work with sentences 2.The same type of prettiness could contain weakness and strength. Although the young

7、couple resembled physically, both pretty, they have very different personalities. The young girl is forceful and ambitious while the young man is weak and practical.Work with sentences 3.The girl looked at them, and then she looked at me, but I think she saw only the future. The girl seemed to look

8、at the Japanese gentleman and then at me, but she was actually indulged in fancying her future life as a writer.Work with sentences 4.He submitted just as two of the Japanese gentleman gave tongue simultaneously. He didnt insist and allowed the young lady to pay for the dinner. Meanwhile, two Japane

9、se happened to speak at the same time. The writer adds a little more conspicuous behavior of the Japanese guests to strengthen his purpose.Read more: Lifting the Veil fume 對(duì)對(duì)十分惱火十分惱火clutter 凌亂地塞滿；亂堆放凌亂地塞滿；亂堆放stack 一疊，一堆；大量，許多一疊，一堆；大量，許多backlog 積壓的工作積壓的工作Belgian 比利時(shí)人；比利時(shí)的比利時(shí)人；比利時(shí)的 Belgium 比利時(shí)比利時(shí)Read

10、more: Lifting the Veil cane 藤條；拐杖藤條；拐杖contour 輪廓輪廓unfalteringly formal 堅(jiān)決地，堅(jiān)定地堅(jiān)決地，堅(jiān)定地prelude 前奏；序幕前奏；序幕baggy 袋狀的，膨脹的；寬松而下垂的袋狀的，膨脹的；寬松而下垂的pluck 摘，拔；彈，撥摘，拔；彈，撥Read more: Lifting the Veil rapt 全神貫注的，入迷的全神貫注的，入迷的sarong 莎籠（馬來西亞人和印度尼西亞人裹在莎籠（馬來西亞人和印度尼西亞人裹在 腰或胸以下的長(zhǎng)條布，男女均穿）腰或胸以下的長(zhǎng)條布，男女均穿）timidly 羞怯地羞怯地awe n.

11、 敬畏；敬畏；vt. 使敬畏，使畏怯使敬畏，使畏怯 be/stand in of sb./sth. 對(duì)對(duì)敬畏敬畏Read more: Lifting the Veil texture 質(zhì)地，紋理質(zhì)地，紋理retrieve formal 取回，索回；找回，挽回取回，索回；找回，挽回hectic 繁忙的繁忙的Read more: Lifting the Veil I remember feeling disdain for this collection of ogling humanity.對(duì)于許多人癡迷的收集，我感到不屑一顧。disdain n.&v. 鄙視，蔑視鄙視，蔑視ogle （

12、色瞇瞇地）盯著看（色瞇瞇地）盯著看Read more: Lifting the Veil I wondered why he held his head motionless at an odd angle, as though he were in meditation.我想弄明白，為什么他的頭固定在一個(gè)奇怪的角度上紋絲不動(dòng)，擺出沉思的模樣。motionless 一動(dòng)不動(dòng)的一動(dòng)不動(dòng)的meditation n. 冥想，沉思冥想，沉思Read more: Lifting the Veil I could see his luxuriant silvery hair and strong, cra

13、ggy face.我能看清他那銀色的頭發(fā)和健壯、多棱的臉孔。luxuriant 繁茂的；豐富的；奢華的；肥沃的繁茂的；豐富的；奢華的；肥沃的 luxury a. 奢侈的；奢侈的；n. 奢侈品奢侈品craggy 崎嶇的；多峭壁的崎嶇的；多峭壁的 crag 峭壁峭壁Read more: Lifting the Veil My hand cupped his elbow to steer him.我的手托著他的胳膊引導(dǎo)著他。cup 托托elbow 手肘手肘steer 行駛；引導(dǎo)行駛；引導(dǎo)Read more: Lifting the Veil The music seems out of tune t

14、o our Western ears.這曲子我們西方人聽起來不太悅耳。be out of tune （與（與）不協(xié)調(diào)，不融洽）不協(xié)調(diào)，不融洽Read more: Lifting the Veil The spherical sound box is fashioned out of a whole coconut shell.球形的音盒是用整個(gè)椰子殼做的。spherical 球形的球形的fashioned 塑成塑成Read more: Lifting the Veil suppressing my surprise強(qiáng)壓著自己的驚奇suppress （武力）鎮(zhèn)壓；封鎖（消息）；抑制（武力）鎮(zhèn)壓；

15、封鎖（消息）；抑制Read more: Lifting the Veil The nails accentuate each elegant movement of their hands. Its a delightful effect.她們的指甲更加顯示了她們優(yōu)雅的手勢(shì)，實(shí)在使人感到賞心悅目。accentuate 強(qiáng)調(diào)，突出強(qiáng)調(diào)，突出Read more: Lifting the Veil His hands, four times as large, reached out slowly and clasped them as though they were cradling two tiny exotic birds.他的手有她四倍那么大，慢慢地伸出來握住這雙小手，這雙小手好像是躺在搖籃中兩只奇異的小鳥。exotic 異國(guó)的，外來的；異國(guó)情調(diào)的異國(guó)的，外來的；異國(guó)情調(diào)的cradle 搖籃搖籃Read more: Lifting the Veil A lump formed in my throat.我感動(dòng)得要哭了。lump （不定形的）塊（不定形的）塊 a in/to sbs throat 某人梗咽欲泣某人梗咽欲泣Read more: Lifting the Ve