新编大学英语4课文翻译和课后习题答案

Unit 1

2 BDCAC AADBB

Vocabulary

1. 1) A. entertaining B. entertainment C. entertained D. entertainer

2) A. recognizable B. recognized C. recognition 3) A. tempting B. temptation C. tempt

4) A. reasoned B. reasoning C. reasonable D. reason 5) A. analyzed B. analytical C. analyst D. analysis 6) A. valuable B. valuation C. valued/values D. values 7) A. humorist B. humor C. humorous D. humorless

8) A. understandable B. understanding C. understand D. misunderstood

2. 1) a sense of responsibility 2) a sense of safety/security 3) a sense of inferiority

4) a sense of superiority 5) a sense of rhythm 6) a sense of justice

7) a sense of shame 8) a sense of helplessness 9) a sense of direction

10) a sense of urgency 3. 1) Lively behavior is normal 2) Fast cars appeal to 3) diverse arguments

4) I asked my boss for clarification 5) sensitive to light

6) Mutual encouragement 7) made fun of him

8) persists in his opinion/viewpoint

9) to be the focus/center of attention

10) we buy our tickets in advance

4. 1）certain/sure 2) involved 3) end 4) behavior 5) disciplining 6) agreed 7) individually 8) first 9) response 10) question 11) attempt 12) voice 13) directly 14) followed 15) trouble

1) B 2) A 3) B 4) A 5) A 6 C 7) B 8) C 9) B 10)A 11)C 12) C Unit 2 Vocabulary

1. Creating Compound Words STEP ONE:

Column A Column B The compound words created through day throughout up man upbeat, uplift draw eared drawback teen ready teenage

hand conscious handout, handwritten birth back birthday, birthstone chair distance chairman rag beat rag-eared ever lift ever-ready over age overdue, overage

long due long-distance, long-eared self stone self-conscious mile out mileage, milestone

type wishing typewriter, typewritten

well writer/written well-wishing, well-written STEP TWO:

1) long-distance 2) upbeat 3) ever-ready 4) overdue 5) typewriter

6) milestone 7) handwritten 8) uplifted 9) self-conscious 10) rag-eared

11) birthday 12) throughout 13) drawbacks 14) chairman 15) teenage

2. 1) A. intrigued v. interest

B. intrigue n. the act or practice of secretly planning to harm someone or make them lose their position of power

2) A. straining v. try very hard to do something using all your physical or mental strength

B. strain n. a force that stretches, pulls or puts pressure on something 3) A. savor n. taste; flavor

B. savored v. enjoy the taste or flavor of; enjoy as much as you can 4) A. treasure v. treat something as being very special, important, or valuable B. treasure n. a store of gold, silver, jewels, etc.

5) A. credited v. consider … as having achieved something or being the reason for it

B. credit n. trust; faith

6) A. boost n. an encouraging act of cheering somebody up B. boost v. make someone feel more confident and less worried 7) A. note n. a short, usually informal, letter

B. noted v. notice or pay careful attention to something

8) A. signed v. write your signature on a letter or document to show that you wrote it, agreed with it

B. sign n. gesture used to express one’s meaning, idea, etc. 9) A. totaled v. come to a certain amount B. total n. the whole amount

10) A. stuffed v. fill something with a substance B. stuff n. substance or material

11) A. count n. the number that is reached when something is being counted B. count v. be important

12) A. last v. manage to remain in the same situation B. last n. the remaining part of something

13) A. complimented v. express praise or admiration of somebody

B. compliment n. an expression of praise, admiration, approval, etc. 14) A. flood n. a large number or amount B. flooding v. arrive in large numbers

15) A. contact n. communication with a person, organization, country, etc. B. contact v. reach (someone) by message, telephone, etc.

3. 1) thrives 2) strategy 3) annual 4) deserve 5) spontaneous 6) sincere 7) investments 8) enterprise 9) follow up 10) characterized

11) lingered 12) acknowledged 4. column: 1) D 2) A 3) B 4) C tough: 1) D 2) B 3) E 4) F 5) C 6) A 5.

1) A. complementary B. complimentary C. complimentary complimentary: 1) expressing admiration, praise, etc. 2) given free of charge

complementary: making something complete or perfect; supplying what is lacking or needed for completion

2) A. stationery B. stationary C. stationary stationary: not moving, or not changing

stationery: writing materials (e.g. paper, envelopes, etc.) 3) A. typist B. typewriter C. typist

typewriter: a machine with a keyboard that you use for typing words directly onto a sheet of paper

typist: a person who types, especially one employed to do so 4) A. vulgar B. vague C. vague

vague: 1) not clearly expressed, known, described or decided 2) not clear in shape; not clearly seen

vulgar: not having or showing good taste or good manners; not educated 5) A. pad B. pat C. pad

pad: 1) several sheets of paper fastened together, used for writing, drawing, etc.