大学英语精读课后习题6-4

1. desirable adj. 令人满意的；值得拥有的；可取的；性感的

It is n either socially nor econo mically desirable that every city

dweller owns a car.

2. trap vt. 诱骗；使受限制；困住；使（水与气体等）分离

The seventeen miners who have been trapped underground for there days are said to be uni ikely to survive.

3. when it comes to 当提至U .. ，就... 而言

Joe does n 'seem in terested in any academic liberal arts subjects, but whe n it comes to sports, he is the pride of the class.

4. paradox n.似是而非，自相矛盾

Although I m so successful I 'm really rather a failure. That 's a paradox, isn 'tit?

5. fulfill vt. 履行（诺言），执行（命令），达到（目的）

Schools should fulfill the hopes and needs of poorer children, giving them a cha nee in society.

6. for that matter 类似，等等，关于那一点

This new book will be of in terest to policeme n and pris on officers, and for that matter to anyone who has to deal with crimi nals.

7. in terms of 就…而言，根据，用…的话，以…为单位

The work is not very profitable in terms of mon ey, but I 'm gett ing valuable experie nee out of it.

8. can 'help but 禁不住，不禁

She is still work ing on it despite all the adversities. I can 'help but admire her indomitable spirit.

9. segment n.部分，段落；环节；（字符等的）分段；［动物学］节片

Each sales team targets its efforts at a particular segment of the gen eral populatio n.

10. rural adj. 乡下的，农村的；田园的；地方的；农业的

The authors point out that their study was done in a rural area and results may differ with urban clients.

11. component n.成分；零件；［数］要素；组分

This factory on ly produces TV con soles（机壳）;the in side electro nic components are made elsewhere and shipped to the factory.

12. reform n. 改革，改良，改造；改正vt.& vi. 改善，改革；重组

Concerned about overcrowding, the Texas prison wardens sent a petition to the governor asking for prison reform .

13. resist v. 抵抗，抗拒；忍耐；反对，抵制

Never feel that exercising is a waste of time, because a healthy body can help you to resist disease.

14. media n.媒体；［解剖学］血管中层；［语音学］浊塞音；介质

The death of the king received widespread coverage in the media.

15. arrangement n.安排,筹备，预备；整顿，排列，约定；调解，和解

The unusual arrangement of the bookshelves in the city library makes it easy to

find the book you find.

16. seemi ngly adv. 看来似乎；表面上看来；貌似

Dick rema ins calm and seem in gly un disturbed by the rece nt crisis. 词组：

1. talk about/of 讨论，谈论，考虑

Of course, for years they talked about moving to the country, getting away from the stress of the city life, but nothing ever came out of that talk.

For weeks, the BBC ' correspondents in the United States could talk about little else except the Watergate hearings.

2. talk down to 用高人一等的口气对人说话

Whatever their technical knowledge maybe, adult students have a good deal of practical experie nee: they greatly rese nt being talked dow n to.

3. talk into 说服某人做........

I know you've got a smooth tongue, so don't even start to talk meinto buyi ng.

4. talk of 谈及，说及，谈到(=whe n it comes to )

Talk ing of A.Toffler, have you read his Future Shock?

5. talk out of 说服某人不做 ..

He's rather impulsive, but he can sometimes be talked out of making over-hasty moves.

6. talk over 彻谈

I would suggest a line that you may care to con sider and talk over

at our n ext appo in tme nt.

7. talk round 说服某人做... (其开始时反对)

He is not the easiest man to win over; he'll need some talking round.

8. talk to 与...... 谈话，责骂

The child needs to be talked to , and you are the person to do it.

She always complains that there ' nobody living near that she can talk to.

1. hear about 大概听说..... 事，因... 获得报偿或惩罚

Have you hear about Gatsby jumpi ng in to the pool with all his clothes on?

2. hear from 从..... 听到，收到... 的来信，受到... 的责骂

Mother has n ' hear from you for quite some time. She is beg inning to thi nk you must be ill.

3. hear of 得知，知道，同意，得悉

They started out to cross the Sahara in a salo on car, and have not been hear of since.

I first hear of the firm, and had dealings with them, three years ago.

4. hear out 听完

Don'udge before I have fini shed what I have to say. 填空：

Hear me out.

In the 1970s, the aspirations for self-fulfillment of millions of

America ns split away from the traditi onal symbols of success. This

happened for many complex reasons having to do with （ 与 ....... 有关系）the sexual revolution, the effects of the wome ' movemenl^n the family, the dying off （相继死亡） of the generation scarred by the Great Depression

（大萧条）of the 1930s, a grow ing disillusio nment with （对 ... 的幻想 破灭）the ability of our institutions to deliver the goods, the failure of the economy to live up to （满足） people ' expectations of a steady annual in crease in in come, a questi oning of whether the values of a consumption economyare worth the hard work that pays for all the luxuries, an awareness that energy shortages and environmental hazards call for （需要）a new orientation, and a further evolution of individualism into the quest fo^ less con formi ng pers on al life-styles.

Simply put （简单地说），a New Breed of America ns have come to feel that success is not enough to satisfy their yearnings for self-fulfillment. They are reaching out fo^ （伸手要，寻求）something more and for something differe nt.

I estimate that , at the present time, the New Breed, those whofeel that their aspirati ons for self-fulfillme nt can no Ion ger be wholly satisfied through conven ti onal success, con stitute a majority of the

American people （approximately 52 percent ）. Not surprisingly, the younger, better educated, and more affluent parts of the population are disproportionately represented in the NewBreed, while the older, poorer, less well-educated parts of the population cling more tenaciously to the old value system and to traditi onal symbols.

改错：

In recent years unpaid housework has suffered status. For wome n today being just a housewife main tai n （改 为 mai ntai ning ） self-esteem.

confinement to the unpaid work of housekeeper and mother somehowmplies being cut （力卩 off ） from the full possibilities of self-fulfillment. A paid job has become a badge of membership in the larger society and an almost indispensable symbolic （改为 symbol ） of self-worth. It is also a practical meansof achieving autonomy and independence. The womarwith a paid job, how （改为 however ） poorly paid it may be, feels that she no Ion ger has to the total （ 改为 totally ） depe ndent on the will and whim of a man. No Ion ger is she too （删去）obliged, because she is trapped in a status of total dependency, to stay with a satisfactory （ 改为 an unsatisfactory ） marriage. Divorce rates have shot up because divorce is now a practical option for millions of women.They now have, or can acquire the price of admission ”

to independence in our society — a pay （改为 paid ） job. This does not mean that only women are choosing divorce and are solely responsible to （ 改 为 for ） high divorce rates; manywomendo not choose divorce because they are able to find work, and （改为 but ） find work because they are forced to support

a severe loss in social ” is a poor means of

For women, exclusive

themselves after men leave to fulfill themselves ”.

翻译：

1. 起初，我打算先准备生物课的考试，而后再做论文，但后来决定还是将做的

顺序倒过来为好。

At first, I planned to prepare for my biology test first and then work on my research paper, but later I decided that I had better do it the other way around.

2. 就预测地震而言，科学家能做的似乎微乎其微，不过城市规划师却可以在减轻地震造成的损失方面有点作为。

Whe n it comes to predict ing earthquakes, there seems very little scie ntists can do, though city pla nners can do someth ing to reduce the damage caused by earthquakes.

3. 去年夏天洪水期间，不得不动员全国的力量来救灾。

During last summer ' flood, the whole nation had to be mobilized for relief efforts

生活的消极态度，她不可能在改革管理部门的事情上给予支持。

Given her passive attitude toward life, she is not likely provide any support in terms of management reform.

5. 凭她的创见和组织能力,我认为她不是我们的负担，而是我们的委员会的一份宝贵的财富。

With her creative mind and organizational ability she is, I believe,

not a liability but rather a great asset to our committee.