創(chuàng)意閱讀翻譯

AnswerstoCreativeReading

LessonOne

Understandingthetext

PartA:comprehendingthetext

1theygavetheclockstoChineseandthephrase"giveaclock"soundslike“makeafuneral

arrangement".

2Becausetheysymbolizethecutting(i.e.theend)ofarelationship.

3Thingsfromyourownplacethataredifficulttogetlocallyintheplacewhereyouarevisiting.

4Withbothhands.

5Toshowmodesty;theydonotwanttoappeargreedybyacceptingimmediately.

PartB:completingatable______________________________________________________

GiftsDoNotGiveTo...UnsuitableGiftsBecause...

ClocksChinesesoundslike"makeafuneralarrangement"

alcoholisagainsttheirreligion

WineMuslimsunluckynumber

Giftsshowing"4"Japanese,Koreansandsignofcutting/endingtherelationship

Chineseseenasinappropriatelyromantic

ScissorsLatinsandAsianscowsarereveredbyHindus

signofsadness

FlowersAsiansseenasinappropriatelyintimate

LeatherIndians

HandkerchiefsSomeotherplaces

ClothingWomen

PartC:interpretingthetext

1theycanstrengthenbusinessrelationship

2theymaybeseenasinappropriatelyromantic

3wrappedandpresentedcorrectly

4theydon'twanttodonortoshowlosefaceifthegiftisnotappropriate.

5rememberthecountry'sreligion,avoidgivingthingsthatarenotappropriate,andchoosethe

wrappingpapercarefully.

Developingyourskills

PartA:rentinginformationinatexttoone'sownexperience_____________________

GiftsAppropriateInappropriateReasons

1VTheyareuseinfunerals

2VIfamanissaidtobewearingagreen

hatitmeansthathiswifehashadsex

withanothermansincehermarriage

3VUsuallyagoldringisgivento

someonewhoisveryfamiliartoyou

likealoverorfamilymember

4VBecauseofimpactfromWestern

culture,Chinesepeoplemayconsider

thistoointimateorthatissymbolizes

romance

5V

6V

7VInthepastcombsweresometimes

givenbywomentotheirfiancesas

engagementgifts

8、

Gift-receiversGifts

1pen

2clothing

3Key-chain

4diary

5Localhandkerchief

6Householdgoods

7watch

PartB:usingknowledgeoftheworldtomakesenseofatext

1becausethecolourofbloodisredandbloodrepresentslife,redisconsideredluckyasitshows

somethingisalive.

2Becausethepronunciationofthenumber4issimilartotheword“death"inthesecountries.

3Becausethelefthandisassociatedwithevilor"thewrongpath",whereastherighthandis

associatedwithgoodor"therightpath"

4Sothattheyshowtheirappreciationofthegifttothegift-giverrightaway.Theyfeelthattosay

"Thankyou"thereceiverneedstomakeacommentonthegiftandthisisdifficultifyoudon'tknow

whatitis.

5Becausethisallowsthegift-receivertoshowthatheismodestandnotgreedyandthisgivesthe

gift-giverthechancestoshowthathegenuinelywantsthegift-receivertohavethegift.

Extendingyourvocabulary

PartA:synonyms_________________________________________________

ColumnAColumnB

clients

Symbolize

inappropriate

offensive

superstition

intimate

modesty

appreciate

PartB:clozepassage

Clients,offensive,appreciate,inappropriate,intimate,symbolize,superstition,modesty.

DoDon't

?crystalornaments?cash

?decorativeitems,e.g.sculptures,?exoticfood,e.g.snakes,dried

handicraftlizards

?watches?Chineseherbalmedicine

?books?Intimateclothing,e.g.lingerie,

?bottleddelicacyorfood,e.g.underwear

jams,honey

?pottedplants

Lessontwo

Understandingthetext

PartA:comprehendingthetext

1Thewesternhoroscopeisdividedinto12starsigns.

2Variedanswers.

3Cartoonandcrosswords.

4Travelingoverseas.

5Thehorse.

6Power,passionanddaring.

7Thesecondnew-moondayafterthewintersolstice.

8Becausesomesignsarebelievedtobeincompatibleswithothersandthereforeabadmarriage

willresult.

PartB:trueorfalse

1F2T3F4F5F6T7F8F

Corrections

1About30%ofBritishpeoplereadtheirstarsignseveryday.

3IfyouareaLibrayoushouldlookbeforeyouleapintoanewloveaffair.

4Horoscopesinthenewspapergivelight-heartedandharmlessfuntoentertainpeopleintheir

dailylife.

5TheChinesetigerisstronganddynamic.

7TheChinesehoroscopesdescribeyourfate.

8TheWesternandChinesehoroscopesareessentiallynotthesame.

Developingyourskills

Identifyingvarioustypesofsupplementarydetails________________________

SupplementaryDetailsTypes

1figure

2paraphrases

3definitions/explanations

4effectandconsequences

5reasonsandpurposes

6writer'sownopinions

7examples

8quotations

Extendingyourvocabulary

PartA:clozepassage

passion;dominate;dynamic;rebellious;arouse.

PartB:expressions

1TodayisnotagooddayforallLeos,solookbeforeyouleapineverythingyoudo.

2Gemini,yourloveprospectsarenotlookingrosythismonth.Putyourenergyinotherareas.

3Mymotherbelievesinthestars,butmyfathertreatsthewholethinginalight-heartedmanner.

4Aries,remembertouseice-breakerstodayespeciallyifyouhavetotalktoalargecrowd.

5Don'tworryaboutyourcareerpathaseverythingwillfallintoplacebytheendofthisyear.

LessonThree

PartA:sequencing

7?3?5?8?2?4?6?1

PartB:trueorfalse

1F

2F

3T

4T

5F

6F

7F

8T

9T

10F

Corrections

1Marshasalwaysseemedthemostpromisingforlifeoutsideourown.

2HerscheldiscoveredthatMarsseemedtohaveseasonslikeEarth.

5VikingdiscoveredthatwaterhadoncecoveredMarsinhugeoceans.

6ALH84001is4.6billionyearsold.

10Scientistswereconcernedthattherockwascontaminatedwhilelyingunder

theAntarcticice.

Developingyourskills

PartA:identifyinguncertainexpressions

Paragraph4-Hewrote...whereitcouldbeusedtowaterthe

crops...

Paragraph5-Clearly...lifeasweknewonEarthcouldexist

onMars.

Paragraph6(thesemusthavebeenillusions)...

Paragraph7-ButMariner's...seemedtoshowwhat

appearedtobeoldriverbeds.

Paragraph8-Theevidencethatlifemayoncehaveexisted...

Wemay/Ifspossiblethatwehavemadethediscoveryof

thecentury.

Thereareworm-likemicrofossilsintherockthatappear/

seemtohavesimilarshapestoourEarthbacteria.

Therockislikelyto/willprobablycontainevidencethat

therewaslifeonMarsonce.

Wehopetobeabletocomeupwithsomemoreconclusive

resultsinthenextmonthorso.

PartB:usingatime-charttoarrangefactsintoachronologicalorder

LIFEONMARS

TimeandMajorEvents

____18thcentury(a)

____19thcentury(g)

____1960s⑹

____1976(c)

____1984(b)

____1983⑴

____1996(d)

Extendingyourvocabulary

PartA:definitions

WordDefinition

4

12

6

7

5

3

Nowwriteasentenceofyourownforeachofthesixwordsgivenabove.

1Accordingtothedoctors'observations,thepatientshouldbeabletoleave

thehospitalsoon.

2Theheadlinesinthefrontpageofthenewspaperareallaboutthetrain

accident.

3Onlywildbirdsandanimalsinhabitthatisland.

4Weneedhelpfromyourinfluentialuncle.Hecanhelpreviveourbusiness.

5Inthestory,fivemoonsorbitedtheirplanetinsteadofonelikeours.

6Thejury'sstilloutconcerningwhoisthemostsuitablepersonfortheposition

ofpresidentoftheclub.

PartB:clozesentence

1equatorial;

2contaminated;

3civilization;

4telescope;

5organisms

6Primitive

Extendingyourvocabulary

PartA:Categories

MeatDrinksDairyFruitVegetables

Products

SausageLemonadeMilkOrangePotato

BeefTeaCheeseAppleMushrooms

PorkCoffeeCreamLemonsCarrots

ChickenColaYogurtCherriesCabbage

HamWaterIce-dreamBananasTomatoes

BaconBeerButterMelonsTurnips

LambFruitjuicePearsCelery

TurkeyGrapesPeas

DuckKiwifruitBeans

PheasantGrapefruitCorn

GooseStrawberriesPeppers

BurgersPeachOnions

VealPlumGinger

Cucumber

PartB:Positiveornegativeassociations

PositiveNegative

awfulV

disgustingV

delicateV

deliciousJ

starvingV

stinkV

GetbywithV

PartC:Clozepassage

getbywith;starving;disgusting;stink;delicate;awful;delicious.

Unitfive

PartA:trueorfalse

1.T

2.F

3.F

4.F

5.T

6.T

7.F

8.T

9.F

10.F

Corrections

2.InAmericaKatyhadnointerestinChinesebackground.

3.ItwasSam'sfirsttimetovisitKaty.

4.KatydoesnotlikespendingtimewithSamatfirst.

7.SamgoesawaytoChinabecauseit5stheendofhisfamily.

9.SamisveryhappytoseeKaty.

11.KatystayedwithSaminChina.

PartB:comprehendingthetext

1.Becauseitisabouther.

2.Becauseshewenttoalocalschool,spokeEnglishtoherfriendsand

hadnointerestinherChinesebackground.

3.Becauseeverythingisneworstrangeforhim.

4.ThatisthedaywhenKatyfellinlovewithSam.

5.BecausehethinksthatKatyistoogoodforhim.

6.KatynowfeelsthatsheisreallyChineseandthatshehasdiscovered

herroots.

PartC:similaritiesanddifferences

NotesaboutKatyandSamTrueforTruefor

KatySam

VX

V/V/

VV

XJ

XJ

X?

V/V/

JX

JJ

XV

JV

J?

Extendingyourvocabulary

PartA.

PassageA:

darling;cuddle;licking;shoppingmall;tokeepherbalance.

PassageB:

permanent;survive;secondgeneration;merged;whatsoever.

PartB:

1.Thegovernmentshouldgivehelptothenewimmigrantssothatthey

canintegrateintothesociety.

2.Asamarkofrespectfortheworkthathehasdoneforthetown,the

oldmanwasgivenagoldmedal.

3.Thelittleboyhadagrinonhisfacebecausehewasgivenawholebox

ofchocolates.

4.Atnightitisverycoolbecauseofthebreeze.

5.Theclasshasamixtureofnationalities.Thestudentscomefrom

differentcountries.

Understandingthetext

PartA:comprehendingthetext

1.Itisimportantbecauseitcontainsagreatofevidenceabouthowpeopleina

societylivedtheireverydaylives.

2.TheGarbageProjectcarriedoutbytheUniversityofArizon.Itstudiesthe

garbageincityrubbishdumpstofindevidenceofthelifestyleofthelocal

population.Itstartedin1973inTucson,buthasnowexpandedtomany

othercitiesandhasbuiltahugedatabaseofinformationonmostaspectsof

modernAmericanlife.

3.Thegarbageissortedintoavarietyofcategories(fooditems,dangerous

materials,personalitemsetc.)

4.Thisisbecausewhenthereisshortageofsomething,peopletrytohoard

largesuppliesoftheitem.Theymayburytoomuch.Thisfrequentlymeans

thattheitemneedstobethrownawaybeforeitcanbeused—perhaps

becauseofashortageofstoragespaceorbecauseitstartstoperish.

5.Therearetworeasonsforthis.Thefirstisthatpeopledonotwanttobe

seenaswastefulwhenitcomestofood.Theythinktheythrowawayless

foodthantheyactuallydo.Theotherreasonisthattheyknowtheyshould

beeatinglessjunkfoodandmorehealthyfood,butinfacttheevidencefrom

thegarbageisthattheyeatmorejunkfood.Theyarenotdeliberatelylying;

theyjusthaveaninaccurateimpressionoftheirowneatinghabits.

6.TheGarbageProjectcangiveaclearimpressionofhowpeopleliveand

behave.

PartB:trueorfalse

1.F

2.F

3.T

4.F

5.F

6.T

Corrections

1.ItwasstartedinArizona,buthasnowexpandedtocovermanyother

AmericancitiesandMexicoCityaswell.

2.TherearetoomanyhouseholdsinTucsontocollectfromeachandevery

one.Therefore,onlyasampleofhouseholdshadtheirrubbishcollected.

Also,thereisnotimespecifiedinthetext,itsimplysays“overaperiodof

time".

4.ThepassagedoesnotspecifythequantityofMexicansugarfound—simply

thatwasfoundinTucsonwhentherewasasugarshortage.Thereisno

evidencethatittastedbad.

5.Theevidenceshowsthatpoorpeoplebuysmallerpacketsoffoodandnot

thelargereconomypackets(whichmorewealthyfamiliesbought).Theymay

havewantedtobuythemoreeconomicallargerpacketsbutcouldnotafford

thelargeroutlayofmoney.

Developingyoursk川s

PartA:identifyingpurposesofreading

Situation1

Yourpurposeinreadingthetextwouldbetogainageneraloverviewofall

respectsoftheproject.Theprojectitselfwouldbethefocusofyourreading

andotherelementsinthetextwouldbeskimmedthrough.

Situation2

Inthiscase,youwouldonlyfocusonthesectionsofthetextwhichoutlined

howtheprojectwascarriedout—i.e.themethodologytheyused.Youwould

havelittleinterestintheother,moregeneral,sectionsofthetext.Evenwhen

themethodologyisnotdirectlystated,whilereadingyouwouldbetryingto

interpretthemethodologyused.

Situation3

Inthiscase,youwouldnotbedirectlyinterestedintheprojectitself,butmorein

thefindingsoftheproject.Youmaynotevenwanttomentiontheprojectin

yourarticle.

Extendingyourvocabulary

PartA:Antonymsandsynonyms

1.Rubbish,waste,junk,refuse.

2.Discard.

3.Junkfood.

4.Partially.

5.Exotic.

6.Affluent.

PartB:clozepassage

shudder;plentiful;hazardous;stale;gooff;partially;lumps;refined.

Understandingthetext

PartA:Numbers

1.33%Propertypricesincreasedbythisamountinthe1990s.

2.1682TheyearinwhichSirEdwardCokesaid,"AnEnglishman'shomeis

hiscastle."

3.200,000ThenumberofnewhomesbuilteachyearinBritain.

4.2.4millionPotsofpaintsoldbyasingleBritishcompanyinoneyear.

5.100,000PoundsAveragepriceofaBritishhomein2001.

PartB:Comprehendingthetext

1.Acastlewasaverystrongbuildingspeciallybuilttokeepthepeopleinside

safeandsecure.Theexpression,therefore,meansthatthehomeisaplace

wheretheownerfeelssafefromtheoutsideworldandwheretheoutside

worldcannotenterwithouthispermission.Heisprotectedandsecurethere.

ThisisaverycommonexpressionusedtodescribetheattitudeofEnglish

peoplestowardstheirhomes.Itmayalsolinkwithideasaboutprivacy:many

Britishpeopleliketothinkoftheirhomeasbeingaprivateplacewhich

otherscan'tsimplyjustwalkintowithoutpermission;insidethefamilythey

candoastheywish,withoutbeingbotheredbyoutsiders.

2.Onereasonisthatthehousecostssomuchtobuythatitmakesgood

sensetomaintainitandevenimproveitaspossible(bothtomakeitworth

evenmoreifitissoldandtoimprovethecomfortandspaceifnot).The

otherreasonisthatthehomeis,inaway,areflectionoftheowner.Howthe

houselookstootherpeople,tellsthemsomethingaboutthepersonwho

ownsit—thereforetheownerwantstomakesureitreflectsagoodimageof

hisorherself.Thebetterthehouselook,thebettertheownersfeelabout

theirstatus.

3.Itisaloanfromabankorotherfinancialcompanythatisusedspecificallyto

buyahouse.Itispaidbackthroughmonthlypayments(withinterest)overa

numberofyears—oftenoverasmanyas25years.

4.Beforetheindustrialrevolution,thehomewasmuchmorethansimplya

housethatyouhappenedtobelivinginatthattime.Ithadahistoryoffamily

life,ofancestors,ofrelativesandprobablyofhavingthesameneighborsfor

generations.Aftertheindustrialrevolution,peoplehavetomoveandthe

homebecamemoreofaplacethatyouwerelivinginatthattimeandmany

oftheothertraditionswerelost.

5.Tradingupmeansbuyingahousethatisrelativelycheap,keepingitfora

fewyearsuntilitsvaluehasincreased(andalsotheowner'sassets),and

thensellingittobuyamoreexpensiveproperty.Thisprocessisrepeated

severaltimesover,eachpropertybeingmoreexpensivethantheonebefore.

Tradinguponlyworksintimesofinflationorprogressiveincreasesin

propertyvalues;ifpriceswerestableovermanyyears,tradingupwouldbe

unlikelytohappenmuch.

l.d

Developingyoursk川

2.e

3.g

4.i

l.b2.c3.a4.f

6.n7.18.09.q

Extendingyourvocabulary

PartA:Antonymsandsynonyms

SynonymWorldfromTextAntonym

Modest/lowlyHumbleProud/extravagant

Costly/priceyExpensiveCheap/inexpensive

Displays/showsRevealsConceals/hides

Security/refugeSafetyDanger/peril/threat

Enthusiastic/eagerKeenIndifferent/bored/apathetic

Expanding/risingGrowingShrinking/reducing

Confusing/mystifyingPuzzlingEnlightening/clear

Buy/acquirePurchaseSell/getridof

Country/rusticRuralUrban/city

Gripping/convincingCompellingUnconvincing/weak

PartB:Clozepassage

trend;spectacularly;compelling;milial;rundown;bricksandmortar;outstrips

Unit8

Understandingthetext

PartA:Sequencing

1.TheydrivefromLondontoCornwall.

2.AguidetellsthemabouttheEdenProject.

3.TheyallvisittheWarmTemperateBiome.

4.TheyentertheHumidTropicsBiome.

5.Theylookatplantsoutdoors.

6.Katieandherfamilygotoacafe.

PartB:TrueorFalse

1.T

2.F

3.F

4.T

5.F

6.T

Corrections

2.AlthoughtheEdenProjectisinBritain,theplantscomefromalloverthe

worldandmanyofthemwouldnotgrownaturallyinBritainbutneedspecially

controlledgreenhouses.

3.ItwasthefirsttimethatKatiehadvisitedtheEdenProject.

5.Thereisnoinformationastowhetherornotitisthelargestgreenhousein

theworld.TheHumidTropicsBiomeissaidtobethelargestgreenhouseinthe

world.

Developingyourskills

Identifyingtexttypes

ComponentsInformationDetails

Available

1.dateNo.Notgiven.

2.timeYes.Shelefthomeat7o'clockinthe

morning.

3.peopleYes.WeknowthatKatie'sparentsand

involvedbrotherwentwithher.

4.placesYes.Mostofthediaryentryisrelatedto

theEdenProject—therearemany

detailsofthisincludinglocation,

size,historyetc.

5.significantYes.Inaway,thewholevisitwasone

eventslargesignificantevent.Thereisno

specialeventwithinthevisitthat

standsoutasmoresignificantthan

othersbutclearlythevisithada

greatimpactonKatie.

6.feeling/Yes.ClearindicationsofKatie's

opinionsfeelingsaregiveninthediary

entry.Theclearestindicationsare

giveninthefinalparagraphwhere

shesays"thewonderfulsightsand

sounds","amazing","enjoysuch

splendidnature"and"true

adventureplayground".

Extendingyourvocabulary

PartA:Clozepassage

climate;crater;moist;diverse;conserve

PartB:Definitions

WordDefinition

Adventureplayground7

Domes3

Honeycombs6

Reproduced8

Crescent-shaped12

Safeguard5

Examplessentences:

1.WhenIwasyoung,mywholeworldwasagiantadventureplayground.

2.Domesaresometimesusedinsteadofspiresinoldchurches.

3.Whenbearsarestealinghoneycombsfrombeehives,theyareprotected

fromthebeehives,theyareprotectedfromthestingsbytheirthickfur.

4.Theartistreproducedanexactcopyofthefamousportrait,theMonaLisa,

andtriedtosellitasanoriginal.

5.Mybrotherhasacrescent-shapedscaronhisknee.

6.Tosafeguardagainstthepossibilityofcheating,studentsarenotallowedto

takemobilephonesintotheexaminationroom.

PartC:Synonyms

1.huge2.giant3.gigantic4.vast5.enormous

Examplessentences:

1.Mygrandfatherwasahugeman;hewasover2metrestall.

2.Mygrandfatherwasagiantofaman;hewasover2metrestall.

3.Theship,theTitanicwasagiganticvessel.

4.ThetwoWorldWarsclaimedthelivesofavastnumberofyoungmen.

5.Yourmistakehascausedanenormousamountofextraworkforyour

colleagues!

Unit9

Understandingthetext

PartA:Scanningfordates

1.[1950s]

2.[1980s]

3.[1930s]

4.[1870s]

5.[1970s]

timeline:

18701880189019001910192019301940195019601970198019902000

PartB:TrueorFalse

1.[F]

2.[T]

3.[F]

4.[F]

5.[T]

Corrections

1.Originallyjeansweremadefromamixtureoffabrics.Itwasn'tuntilthe18th

centurythatcottonwasused.

3.Quitethereverse.DuringWW2,cottonandotherrawmaterialswasscarce

sothemanufactureofjeanswasgreatlyreduced.

4.TheydidnothateWesternculturebuttheydidwishtoseparatethemselves

fromthecultureoftheirparents—theywantedaseparateidentityand

culturetotheirparents.

PartC:Comprehendingthetext

1.FromsergedeNimes.

2.Itmakesclothdarkblue.

3.Thepocketstoreeasily.

4.Itsymbolizedstrengthofthejeans.

5.Theywerenolongerasignofyouthrebellion.

Developingyourskills

SymbolsMeaningsSymbolsMeanings

1.+plus9.Wdoesnotequal

2.—minus10.=equals

3.<islessthan11./.therefore

4.>ismorethan12.:itistruethat

5.-Aleadsonto/and13.;relatedpoint

6.Nismorethan14.?question(able)

orequalstoordoubtful

7.equivalentto15.!emphasisorsurprise

8.$dollarsormoney16.★multiply(mathe-

matical)orimportantpoint

PartB:Usingabbreviationstotakenotes

AbbreviationsWords/PhasesAbbreviationsWords/Phases

1.NY16.km

2.SF17.kilo

3.e.g.18.N

4.i.e.19.UN

5.p20.Govt

6.pp21.us

7.re22.vol

8.cc23.rel

9.aka24.qs

10.Eng25.7s

11.bk26.Ss

12.Co27.sch

13.Itd28.No(or#)

14.hr29.tel

15.sec30.memo

Extendingyourvocabulary

PartA:Wordfamilies

AMaterialUsedinAllItemofClothingAPartofanItemof

ClothingClothing

LeatherCoalPockets

DenimJacketLabel

ClothOverallsFasteners

CottonTrousersPatch

WoolSocksLapel

NylonTieSleeve

SilkShirtButton

FurPulloverZip

PolyesterHatHood

(plastic)SuitStrap

DressBuckle

Blouse