新世纪大学英语综合教程3课后答案Unit6(5)

他毫无疑问是个伟大的英雄，所以人们才为他的去世禁不住地感到悲伤。

relay vt. [(to)] pass (a message) from one person to another [常与to连用]传达；传递（信息）

e.g. 1. He quickly relayed the good news to the other members of the staff.

2. Will you relay a message to him when you see him?

你见到他时，给他传个口信好吗？

drop by pay an informal visit to a person or a place 顺便访问

e.g. 1. Sometimes I would drop by to see how he was getting on and whether he needed any help.

2. Only very close friends will just drop by unannounced.

只有很熟的朋友才会未经通知就突然造访。

dip vi. drop down or sink out of sight suddenly 下降；忽然消失

e.g. 1. We often go to the beach and watch the sun dip below the horizon.

2. The night before setting off, the temperature dipped and snow fell.

出发前的那个夜晚，气温下降，雪花飘飘。

soar vi. rise rapidly or to a very high level 骤升；腾飞

e.g. 1. With unemployment rate soaring, some young people have decided to give up hunting for jobs and go

back to school for further education.

新世纪大学英语综合教程3课后答案Unit1-Unit8

2. Great trees soar above to cut out most of the light.

大树参天，挡住了大部分光线。

interpret vt. [(as)] understand the likely meaning of a (statement, action, etc.) [常与as连用]把（话语、行

动等）理解为；解释

e.g. 1. I interpret her silence as acceptance.

2. We interpret handshake as a sign of friendliness.

我们把握手理解为友好的表示。

substitute vt. put (sth.) in place of another 用（某物）代替（另一物）

e.g. 1. We substituted honey for sugar in making the cake and it tasted much better.

2. If you cannot go yourself, please find someone to substitute you.

你如果不能亲自去，请找人代替你。

Collocations:

substitute as 代替为……

substitute ... for ... 用……代替……

deplete vi. fml lessen greatly in amount, contents, etc. 〖正式〗大大减少；枯竭

e.g. 1. The Earth s natural resources are depleting, so we must take effective measures to conserve them.

2. He had been spending without restraint and his bank account was rapidly depleting.

他一直挥霍无度，银行账户里的资金迅速减少。

trivial a. not important or serious不重要的；琐碎的

e.g. 1. I don t know why he should get so upset about something that is utterly trivial.

2. Who could have thought a trivial matter would cause such a stir?

谁会想到一件琐碎小事竟会引起这样一场轩然大波。

show off derog behave so as to try to get attention and admiration for oneself, one s abilities, etc. 〖贬〗炫

耀；卖弄

e.g. 1. Like those rich, vain ladies, Dianna likes to show off her jewelry and fine clothes.

2. Although he wants to make a hit, I think he hasn t got much to show off.

虽然他想大出风头, 不过我认为他没有什么可炫耀的。

look down on infml regard sb. with contempt; consider sb. inferior to oneself 〖非正式〗轻视；看不起 e.g. 1. Even though he s from a rich family, he never looks down on anyone who is less fortunate.

2. I wish you wouldn t look down on this kind of job.

我希望你不要看不起这种工作。

envious a. [(of)] feeling or showing envy [常与of连用]嫉妒的；羡慕的

e.g. 1. Do not display your treasures, or people will become envious.

2. Tom was envious of his brother s success in business.

汤姆羡慕（或嫉妒）他哥哥事业上的成功。

on the contrary the opposite is true; not at all与此相反；正相反

e.g. 1. — I hear you are enjoying doing your new job.

— On the contrary, I find it rather dull.

2. You didn t bother me. On the contrary, I like your company.

你没有打扰我，相反地，我喜欢有你作伴。

poke at make repeated small pushing movements at sth. 反覆轻推某物

新世纪大学英语综合教程3课后答案Unit1-Unit8

e.g. 1. From the way he poked at the food, we could see the little boy wasn t hungry.

2. Don t poke at that poisonous spider with your finger!

不要用手指去戳那只有毒的蜘蛛！

Difficult Sentences for Text A

1. The night before, he had been entertained by a local a cappella group that had come to the house to perform, and he relayed the story excitedly, as if the Ink Spots themselves had dropped by for a visit. (Para.5)

Q: What did Morrie really care about in the performance?

A: What Morrie really cared about was spiritual gratification. Even the performance of the local a cappella group, whose performance was by no means professional, could give him as much excitement and

gratification as the famous Ink Spots would have.

2. He would listen to opera sometimes at night, closing his eyes, riding along with the magnificent voices as

they dipped and soared. (Para. 5)

Q: What is the implied meaning of this sentence?

A: Sometimes at night he would indulge himself in listening to opera, feeling intoxicated and gratified. Though he was not rich in material things and was suffering from an incurable disease, he spent each

day happily.

3. And then they wanted to tell you about it. Guess what I got? Guess what I got? (Para. 9)

Q: What does the repetition of “Guess what I got” show?

A: The repetition of “Guess what I got?” shows the speaker s uncontrollable excitement and gratification at gobbling up something new.

4. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone. (Para. 23)

Q: Paraphrase this sentence.

A: If you want to be accepted equally and respectably by people both at the top and at the bottom, you must be open-hearted instead of showing off your social status. In other words, you must be yourself, feel free in expressing your real thoughts, opinions, and feelings, be candid and read …… 此处隐藏：5115字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……