新视野读写2翻译答案
【篇一：新视野大学英语第三版第二册读写课文所有翻
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一堂难忘的英语课
1 如果我是唯一一个还在纠正小孩英语的家长，那么我儿子也许是对的。 对他而言，我是一个乏味的怪物：一个他不得不听其教诲的父亲，一个还沉湎于语法规则的人，对此我儿子似乎颇为反感。 2 我觉得我是在最近偶遇我以前的一位学生时，才开始对这个问题认真起来的。这个学生刚从欧洲旅游回来。 我满怀着诚挚期待问她：“欧洲之行如何？”
3 她点了三四下头，绞尽脑汁，苦苦寻找恰当的词语，然后惊呼：“真是，哇！”
4 没了。 所有希腊文明和罗马建筑的辉煌居然囊括于一个浓缩的、不完整的语句之中！ 我的学生以“哇！”来表示她的惊叹，我只能以摇头表达比之更强烈的忧虑。
5 关于正确使用英语能力下降的问题，有许多不同的故事。 学生的确本应该能够区分诸如their/there/theyre之间的不同，或区别complimentary 跟complementary之间显而易见的差异。 由于这些知识缺陷，他们承受着大部分不该承受的批评和指责，因为舆论认为他们应该学得更好。
6 学生并不笨，他们只是被周围所看到和听到的语言误导了。 举例来说，杂货店的指示牌会把他们引向stationary（静止处），虽然便笺本、相册、和笔记本等真正的stationery（文具用品）并没有被钉在那儿。 朋友和亲人常宣称 theyve just ate。实际上，他们应该说 theyve just eaten。 因此，批评学生不合乎情理。
7 对这种缺乏语言功底而引起的负面指责应归咎于我们的学校。学校应对英语熟练程度制定出更高的标准。 可相反，学校只教零星的语法，高级词汇更是少之又少。 还有就是，学校的年轻教师显然缺乏这些重要的语言结构方面的知识，因为他们过去也没接触过。 学校有责任教会年轻人进行有效的语言沟通，可他们并没把语言的基本框架——准确的语法和恰当的词汇——充分地传授给学生。
8 因为语法对大多数年轻学生而言枯燥且乏味，所以我觉得讲授语法得一步一步、注重技巧地进行。 有一天机会来了。我跟儿子开车外出。 我们出发时，他看到一只小鸟飞得很不稳，就说：“它飞的不稳。”（its flying so unsteady.） 我小心翼翼地问：“儿子，鸟怎么飞?” “有问题吗？我说得不对吗？（did i say anything incorrectly?）” 他一头雾水。 “太好了，
你说的是incorrectly而不是incorrect。我们用副词来描述动词。所以，要用unsteadily来描述鸟飞 ，而不是unsteady。”
9 他对我的纠正很好奇，就问我什么是副词。 我慢慢解释道：“副词是用来修饰动词的词。” 这又导致了他询问我什么是动词。 我解释说：“动词是表示行为的词，例如：爸爸开卡车。‘开’是动词，因为它是爸爸在做的事。”
10 他开始对表示行为的词产生兴趣，所以我们又罗列了几个动词：“飞行”、“游泳”、“跳水”、“跑步”。 然后，他又好奇地问我，其他的词有没有说明它们的用法和功能的名称。 这就引发了我们对名词、形容词和冠词的讨论。 在短短十分钟的驾驶时间内，他从对语法一无所知到学会了句子中主要词语的词性。 这是一次毫无痛苦而又非常有趣的学习经历。
路线图和一件珍品：我们要常常查看路线图（核对语法）和调整汽车的引擎（调节词汇）。 学好语法和掌握大量的词汇就好比拿着路线图在车况良好的车里驾驶。
12 路线图为你的旅行提供所需的基本路线和路途指南，可是它不会告诉你一路上你究竟会看见什么树或什么花，你会遇见什么样的人，或会有什么样的感受。 这里，词汇会使你的旅途变得五彩缤纷、栩栩如生。 大量的词汇让你享受到开车途中所见的点点滴滴。 借助语法和丰富的
词汇，你就有了灵活性，掌控自如。 路线图会把你带到目的地，而一台好车却能让你完全陶醉于旅途的所有景色、声音及经历之中。 13 对学生来说，有效、准确且富有成效的沟通技能取决于语法和词汇这两大有利条件，可是学校并没有教他们这些。
14 就在今天早上，我跟儿子吃早饭时，我想把牛奶加入我的茶里。 “爸爸，” 他说，“如果我是你的话，我不会这样做。牛奶会变酸。（if i were you, i wouldnt do that. its sour.）”
15 “哦，上帝！” 我满怀着无比的骄傲说道，“这是一句语法完全正确的句子。你用了were而不是was。”
16 “我知道，我知道，”他愉悦地舒了口气，“这是虚拟语气！” 17 这下轮到我“哇！”了。 unit 1 text b
伟大的学习之旅
它改变了美国主流伊斯兰教的一些主要的习俗和信仰，使之更适用于19世纪60年代早期非裔美国人的特定情况。
【篇二：新视野大学英语读写教程2课后答案】
tion a:
vocabulary iii.
1. charge 2. convention 3. efficient 4. obtain 5. competent 6. asessing 7. fulfill
8. conducting 9. consequently 10. significance iv.
1. behind 2. at 3. in 4.out 5. to 6. to 7.in 8.with 9.but 10. for v.
1. l 2. c 3.d 4. n 5. o 6.a 7. e 8.g 9.i 10. k word building vi.
12.depression vii.
1.advisable 2.disirable 3.favorable 4. considerable 5. remarkable 6.preferable 7.drinkable 8.acceptable
sentence structure viii.
1.much less can he write english articles 2.much less can he manage a big company 3.much less could he carry it upstairs 4.much less have i spoken to him
5.much less to read a lot outside of it ix.
1.having meals at home can cost as little as two or three dollars, whereas eating out at a restaurant is always more expensive.
2.we thought she was rather proud,whereas in fact she was just very shy.
3.we have never done anything for them, whereas they have done so much for us.
4.natalie prefers to stay for another week, whereas her husband prefers to leave immediately.
5.some praise him highly,whereas others put him down severely. translation x.
1.she wouldnt take a drink, much less could she stay for dinner.
2.he thought i was lying to him,whereas i was telling the truth. 3.how do you account for the fact that you have been late every day this week?
4.the increase in their profits is due partly to their new market strategy.
5.such measures are likely to result in the improvement of work efficiency.
6.we have already poured a lot of time and energy into the project, so we have to carry on. xi.
1.我认为他不会抢劫,更不用说暴力抢劫了.
2.男工平均工资每小时10美元,而女工才每小时7美元.
3.自然界的平衡一旦遭到破坏,就会带来很多不可预知的影响. 4.期终考试迫在眉睫,你最好多花点时间看书.
5.有趣的是,消费者发现越来越难以辨别某些品牌的原产国.其部分原因来自于全球化带来的影响,部分原因是由于产地的变化. 6.最近一次调查表明,妇女占总劳动力的40%. cloze xii.
1.c 2.b 3.b 4.a 5.d 6.b 7.c 8.d 9.a 10.c 11.d 12.c 13.c 14.b 15.a unit2
section a vocabulary iii.
1.promosing 2.amusing 3.lowered 4.persisted 5.rank 6.swear 7.unfair 8.presence
9.frowning 10. approximately iv.
1.on 2.upon 3.on 4.in 5.by 6.to 7.in 8.of 9.on 10.out v.
1.o 2.k 3.d 4.h 5.j 6.e 7.m 8.g 9.b 10.a word building vi.
1.observe - observer:one who observes a person or an event 2.ski - skier: one who skis
3.visit - visitor:one who visits somebody or some place 4.learn - learner:one who learns something
5.report - reporter:one who reports on persons or events for a newspaper
6.drink - drinker:one who often drinks alcohol,esp. too much vii.
1.tropical 2.musical 3.occasional 4.environmental 5.global 6.dangerous 7.natural 8.central sentence structure viii.
1.they didnt lose heart despite of lots of frustration.
2.despite the heavy rain,the boys played football in the yard all afternoon.
3.i will try my best despite the slim chances of success.
4.despite a thorough search for the escaped prisoner in the mountain,no sign of him was found.
5.despite their increased income,their life became poorer because of the rising prices. ix.
1.nor do i think it necessary to do so 2.nor would they go to my sisters
3.nor do we have her telephone number
4.nor would i like to go to work immediately 5.nor would i translation x.
1.despite the fact that she is the only child in her family, she is never babied by her parents.
2.mike didnt come to the party last night, nor did he call me to give an explanation.
3.the person sitting next to him did publish some novels, but he is by no means a great writer.
4.he has no interest in football and is indifferent to who wins to loses.
5.the manager needs an assistant that he can count on to take care of problems in his absence.
6.this is the first time that he has made a speech in the presence of so large an audience. xi.
1.尽管那项计划一开始就证明是不切实际的,但是他们还是坚持要实施.
2.我无法说服他接受这项计划,也无法使他认识到这项计划的重要性. 3.你是怎么把那么多东西塞进这个小行李箱的? 4.别人对他怎么看,他全不在意. 5.我能否指出你犯了个小错误.
6.他母亲让他开车慢一点儿,但是他从不把她的话放在心上. cloze xii.
1.b 2.d 3.b 4.c 5.b 6.c 7.a 8.a 9.b 10.d 11.b 12.d 13.b 14.c 15.d unit3
section a vocabulary iii.
1.mutual 2.illusion 3.canceled4.overlooked 5.proceeded 6.resolve 7.prejudice iv.
1.having nothing to do with 2.taking care of 3.met with 4.on the surface 5.work out
6.incompatible with 7.ups and downs8.learned of 9.indication of 10.all along v.
1.m 2.l 3.f 4.d 5.h6.o7.a8.c 9.i10.k word building vi.
1.shopping2.feeling 3.storage 4.cooking5.ending6.beginning 7.gathering8.removal
9.arrival10.passage11.writing12.marriage vii.
1.relationship2.citizenship 3.leadership4.membership 5.boyhood
6.livelihood 7.brotherhood8.authorship9.adulthood 10.neighborhood
11.wisdom 12.ownership sentence structure viii.
1.it is never too bad for us to do something about the situation. 2.one is never too old to learn.
3.it is never too late for you to put a stop to this madness.
4.it is never too late for you to mend your ways.
5.his income was never too small to support his family. ix.
1.my best friend,anna,was here last night.
2.the company manager,mr. madison,gathered his staff and announced the decision.
3.you should have seen an ophthalmologist, an eye doctor. 4.he sent for the accountant,the most experienced person in accounting.
5.leave it to me, said david,the man on night duty. translation x.
1.you are never too experienced to learn new techniques. 2.there remains one problem,namely,who should be sent to head the research there.
3.their relationship did meet with some difficulty at the beginning because of cultural differences.
4.though he has had ups and downs,i believed all along that he would succeed someday.
5.i have some reservations about the truth of your claim.
6.she isnt particularly tall,but her slim figure gives an illusion of height. xi.
1.应尽早告知年轻人:必须认真对待法律.
2.他现在面临一个重要决定,这个决定可能会影响他的整个前程. 3.即使在情况最糟糕的时候,你也必须保持镇静和信心.
4.人际关系的成功与否与双方相处是否融洽以及交流是否顺畅有很大关系.
5.他受到袭击,身受重伤,随后不治而亡. 6.他的举止至少在表面上像个正常人。 cloze xii.
1.a2.c3.b 4.b5.c 6.b 7.c 8.d9.c10.d 11.b 12.a 13.d 14.c 15.d unit4
section a: vocabulary iii.
1.forbid2.identical3.objectino4.warmth5.volunteers 6.overseas
7.declined 8.resisted9.fancy10.decrease/decline iv.
1.without fail2.volunteer for 3.as long as4.right away5.more than6.am thankful...for7.wrote back8.forbidden from 9.vanished into10.was free to v.
1.o 2.j 3.g 4.h 5.l 6.a 7.e 8.b 9.c 10.n word building vi.
1.sadness 2.weakness3.carelessness 4.illness 5.darkness6.kindness
7.laziness8.nervousness vii.
1.noisy 2.wealthy 3.sunny 4.lucky 5.tasty 6.healthy 7.angry 8.icy sentence structure viii.
1.it is necessary for the manager to finish the whole task before leaving for a holiday.
2.it is a shame to take so much money for doing so little.
3.it is our responsibility to help people around us who are in trouble.
4.it is a surprise for us all to realize he has been cheating us. 5.it is pleasant fro the mother to see her daughter growing into a young lady. ix.
1.as long as she got her fathers agreement 2.as long as you set a goal for yourself
3.as long as she covers all the expenses herself 4.as long as she does her job well 5.as long as you never lose heart translation x.
1.it is a great pleasure to meet friends from afar.
2.it doesnt matter whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches mice.
3.you must let me have the money back without fail by ten oclock tomorrow morning.
4.allow me to take part in this project: i am more than a little interested in it.
5.everyone knows that he is special:he is free to come and go as he pleases.
6.watching the unhappy look on her face,i felt as though she wishes to say something to me. xi.
1.现如今,仅仅受过中等教育的人要想找份好工作越来越难了。 2.留得青山在,不怕没柴烧.
3.如果你对所购物品不满意,我们将很乐意退款.
4.我们对这块伟大的美丽的土地心怀感激之情,多年来它迎接了众多的人来这里的海滩游览.
5.让老师吃惊的是,没人自愿当班长.
6.那条狗忠心耿耿地继续在火车站等待主人,直到两年后死去. cloze xii.
1.b2.c3.a 4.d 5.b6.a7.d8.d9.c 10.a 11.a12.b13.d 14.c15.c unit 5
section a: vocabulary
【篇三：新视野大学英语2读写教程第三版课文练习参
考答案】
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ex.1 understanding the text
1、because he is tired of listening to his father and he is not interested in grammar rules.
2、the civilization of greece and the glory of roman
architecture are so marvelous and remarkable that they should be described at least in a brief account; however, what the student could do was only one single utterance :“whoa!” without any specific comment.
3、because the schools fail to set high standards of language proficiency. they only teach a little grammar and less advanced vocabulary. and the younger teachers themselves have little knowledge of the vital structures of language.
4、because teaching grammar is not an easy job and most of the students will easily get bored if it’s not properly dealt with. 5、he familiarized his son with different parts of speech in a sentence and discussed their specific grammatical functions including how to use adverbs to describe verbs.
6、because the son had never heard about the various names and functions of words in an english sentence before.
7、the author uses “road map”and “car”to describe grammar and vocabulary. here,“road map”is considered as grammar and “car”as vocabulary.
8、since the subjunctive mood his son used is a fairly
advanced grammar structure, the interjection“whoa!”reflects the tremendous pride the father had toward his son; it also reflects the author’s humor in using the word because it was once used by his student, though in two different situations and with two different feelings. ex.3 words in use
1.condense2.exceed 3.deficit 4.exposure 5.asset ex.4 word building -al/-ial:
managerial/editorial/substance/survival/tradition/margin -cy: consistency/accuracy/efficient -y : recovery/ministry/assembly ex.5 word building
1.editorial2.recovery3.accuracy 4.substance 5.managerial 6.margin 7.assembly 8.ministry 9.survival 10.tradition 11.consistency12.efficient ex.6 banked cloze
1-5: l c j a i 6-10: o n e h f ex.7 expressions in use
1.feel obliged to 2.be serious about 3.run into 4.distinguish between 5.thrust upon6.was allergic to7.get lost 8.be attracted to 9.make sense10.looked upon as ex.8 structured writing
some bookworms in my dormitory often spend hours reading their “bible”, practical english grammar, and do a lot of exercises in that book , but i don’t care about it at all. my assumption is since i have never learned chinese grammar, what’s the sense of learning english grammar? in fact, english grammar has always been a big headache to me.
english grammar is very complicated because, unlike chinese, there are many verb tenses. even stranger than verb tenses, english grammar also contains something very confusing. for example, i don’t remember how many times my middle school teacher tried to“impose”the differences between used to and
be used to on us. sometimes he would go on with the
explanation for 20 minutes or so. he even summarized the differences by listing three or four points for us to memorize. however, they could never stay in my head . i don’t remember how many times i got it wrong with the sentences containing used to or be used to on my exams . i was really confused with these two phrases,and i can never get them right.
in brief, i’m allergic to learning english grammar. curiously, i just wonder if the native speakers of english have a microcomputer in their brain to help them utter the two phrases promptly with just a click of their brain mouse! ex.9 e-c translation
人们普遍认为英语是一种世界语言，经常被许多不以英语为第一语言的国家使用。与其他语言一样，英语也发生了很大的变化。英语的历史可以分为三个主要阶段：古英语，中古英语和现代英语。英语起源于公元5世纪，当时三个日耳曼部落入侵英国，他们对英语语言的形成起了很大的作用。在中世纪和现代社会初期，英语的影响遍及不列颠群岛。从17世纪初，它的影响力开始在世界各地显现。欧洲几百年的探险和殖民过程导致了英语的重大变化。今天，由于美国电影、电视、音乐、贸易和技术、包括互联网的大受欢迎，美国英语的影响力尤其显著。 ex.10 c-e translation
chinese calligraphy is a unique art and the unique art treasure in the world. the formation and development of the chinese calligraphy is closely related to the emergence and evolution of chinese characters. in this long evolutionary process,
chinese characters have not only played an important role in exchanging ideas and transmitting culture but also developed into a unique art form. calligraphic works well reflect
calligraphers’ personal feelings, knowledge, self-cultivation, personality, and so forth, thus there is an expression that “seeing the calligrapher’s handwriting is like seeing the
person”. as one of the treasures of chinese culture, chinese calligraphy shines splendidly in the world’s treasure house of culture and art. unit 1 text b
2. understanding the text d.2. a3.c4.a5.c6.b7.c 8. d 4. words in use
mysterious2. desperate3. devise 4. negotiate5. recalled
6. specifically 7. depict8. ignorance 9. expand 10 confusion 5. expressions in use
apply to 2. in a bid to3. end up4. speaking of
5. get hold of6. appealed to7. leaving ..behind 8. focus on ex. 6 sentence structure
even though it is important of the students to have a deep understanding of the texts, it doesn’t make any sense to read texts word for word from the beginning to the end
as it is a matter of little importance to us, it doesn’t make much sense to argue out which is wrong or right or which is better or worse
it makes no sense to compel children to obey their parents; instead, we should try to tell them what is right and what is wrong. ex. 7.
ii might as well have stayed at home.
we might as well have taken the train home so he might as well have told me all about it . collocation: warm-up
essential framework 2. distinctive difference3 high standards 4 valuable possessions 5 considerable frustration6 acquire knowledge
7 overcome deficiencies 8 sketch thoughts 9 devise a scheme ex. 8
1 essential framework 2 proper vocabulary3 excellent control 4 language deficit
5 high standards 6 language proficiency 7 acquire knowledge 8 competent communication9 overcome deficiencies 10 sketch thoughts
11 effective communication 12 advanced vocabulary unit 2 text areading comprehension
1. because english or history majors are considered less
competitive when the job market is shrinking and they have to study something that can help them more easily locate their future jobs.
2. because as the tuition is climbing higher and higher, many students have run away from studying the humanities and toward “hard” skills that they think will lead to employment.
3. since more students are now taking job-oriented courses, libraries, where students of liberal arts used to study, are getting less popular than before; in contrast, labs are getting more eye-catching because students of science and engineering do experiments and research there.
4. because this inner drive that can be either constructive or destructive is so mysterious and powerful that it has attracted many people to speculate on it. from ancient times, these men and women developed artistic “languages” in the form of story, music, myth, painting, architecture, sculpture, landscape and traditions, which from the very foundation of civilization.
5. studying the humanities improves your ability to read and write, makes you familiar with the language of emotion and the creative process, and, more importantly, provides you with a wide scope of possibilities that are open to you.
6. because in modern life, an ideal capacity for establishing one’s career is to have both technical knowledge and inner insight, not just one without the other.
7. “well-rounded human beings” are those who have insight and understand the passions, hopes and dreams common to all humanity.
8. since many people who once studied the humanities became famous in their career, the author implies that if
students spend more time studying the humanities, they could surely become successful in the future as well. language focus 3
1. promotes 2. accelerate 3. mystery4. insight 5. boost 6. analysis
7. calculate 8. barriers 9. destruction 10. prospect 4
promisingbearing housingobjective offend excludeexcess execute intensifyidentity 5
1. excess 2. bearing 3. objective 4. intensify5. execute 6. promising 7. exclude8. identity 9 offend 10. housing 6.
1-5 chdjb 6-10 lmgfa 7
1. are liable to 2. in favor of 3. is bound to
4. speculate about 5. invested…with 6. stand up for 7. in the form of8. prepared for9. in the company of 10 in succession 9
幕课是一种网络课程，它旨在通过网络实现广泛参与和开放接入。幕课是远程教育迈出的最新一步，现已在高等教育领域迅速引领潮流。通过这些课程，大学可以扩大影响的范围，从影响成千上万住在城里付学费的学生，扩展到惠及全球上百万的学生。除了拥有传统的课程资料，幕课还给使用者提供互动论坛，支持学生和讲师之间的交流。幕课能促进参与者之间的交流，使得多种观点、知识和技能涌现到课堂上来；它鼓励人们尝试之前不可能尝试的课程，甚至是尝试新的教育方式；它提供多种学习课程资料的方式，鼓励多模式学习，以各种学习风格满足学习者的需求；另外，幕课促进教学的改善，使技术在面对面授课中得以更好地应用。 10
in recent years, with the development of internet technology, the construction of digital education resources of our country has made great achievements. many universities have set up their own digital learning platforms, and digital teaching is playing an increasingly important role in education. compared with the traditional way of teaching, the digital way has a lot of advantages. on one hand, digital teaching makes global
sharing of teaching resources possible; on the other hand, it expands the learner’s study time and space to learn, allowing people to get access to the digital virtual schools through the internet anytime and anywhere. these advantages make it possible for people to shift from one-time learning to lifelong learning.
unit 2section b what college brings us? ex 1
1. main idea: college has never been magical for everyone. major detail: more high school graduates don’t fit the pattern of college.
2. main idea： we need to revise our attitudes and reform the system. major detail: we only judge things based on our own college experiences.
3. main idea: college education seems to have wasted time and accumulated debt.
major detail: close to 80 percent of new jobs can be performed by someone without a college degree. ex.21c 2d 3c 4a 5d 6b 7b 8a ex.3
1. it’s very true because the job market is becoming more competitive.
yes, without a college degree, one can end up with nothing to do.
sure, college brings students’ knowledge and personal growth. no, it’s not necessary to get a college degree to have a better career.
disagree, college is too expensive now for students and family to afford.
2. more competitive. more knowledgeable. more confident.
more opportunities. 3. traditional ideology. more promising future.
high expectations of their children.
4. worth their money because it’s an investment that will pay off later.
a waste of their money because the tuition is too high. not sure if they’ll profit from the large sum they invested. 5. analytical ability. critical thing skills. broad knowledge. ex.4
1. eoll 2 revise3accumulate 4 accorded 5 evaluate 6. prime 7 confirm 8 shrinking9 sufficient 10 recruit ex.5
1. bother to 2.is available to 3. been compelled to 4.described…as
4. exposed…to 6.rather than 7 have something to do with 8 for its own sake ex.6
1. a teacher, no matter how knowledgeable he is, cannot teach his students everything they want to know.
2. no matter where you travel, you can always find someone to communicate with in english since english is an important language.
3. no matter what work a person is doing, if he gives it his best each day, he creates lots of happiness for himself. ex.7
1. although the number of applications is small, there is little doubt that the program will help the students who really need financial aid.
2. there is no doubt that computer crime is a very serious problem, so people think that all hackers need to be punished for their actions.
3. though the boy worked very hard and finally successfully passed the exam, there is no doubt that overwork and too much worry caused his illness. ex.8
1 promising 2 worsens 3 shrinking 4 dominant 5 land 6 great
7 well-rounded 8 creative 9 elegant 10 constructive 11 skills 12 make
unit 3 discovery of a new life stage text a ex.1
1. because people in different life stages are confronted with different problems and setbacks and each group of people in a particular time period have their particular worries and pains. 2.the norm refers to the general consensus that as soon as students graduated from college, they would enter adulthood and be able to find an ideal job leading to their career.
3. they are recognized as a new life stage that comes after high school graduation, continues through college and leads to starting a family and having a career.
4. because nowadays so many young people are following this new lifestyle that it has become a trend. as long as the economic situation continues its long slide, this new stage is unavoidable.
5. unlike their parents, a large number of young people are now delaying marriage, child bearing, and even employment during their odyssey years.
6. they often resent the pressure they’re feeling and keep a distance from their parents or even run away from home. many also resort to computer games, ipods, iphones, or ipads. 7. their parents feel more anxious and upset seeing their children’s odyssey years continue to stretch without a clear direction.
8. the author thinks as people are getting to know the odyssey years better, both parents and their children can tackle this phase better. for parents, they can understand their children more; for children, they can explore and discover themselves with a positive attitude. ex.3
1. peculiar 2. radical 3. phase 4. sensible5. predict
6. labeled 7. resent 8. witnessed 9. equivalent 10. parallels ex.4 -ic
chaotic dramatic academy -ion
depression detection erosion
classificationconfusecooperate dictateist rightist journal ex.5
1. journal 2. chaotic 3. cooperate 4. erosion5. dramatic 6. confuse
7. academy8. rightists9. depression 10. dictate 11. detection 12. classification ex. 6
k e a c li g n h o ex.7
1. saddled with 2. back off 3. gives way to 4. resorted to 5. make allowances for6. wonder at 7. prior to8. based upon/on ex.8
the odyssey years are certainly a very complicated phase of life for young people. not only do these young people need to overcome many difficulties, they also have to face many
challenges from their parents. the differences between parents and children can be well observed in their completely different attitudes and views.
first, they differ in their attitude toward life. parents always wonder what has gone wrong with the new generation. they feel that during their time, young boys and girls were better behaved, more obedient and had greater respect for elders. young people, on the other hand, feel that they are capable enough to learn on their own rather than lean heavily on the older generation for guidance. young people do not like to be spoon-fed by their parents.
the differences also appear in the way the two generations look at things. for example, the parents’ generation never understood elvis and the beatles. because they couldn’t
understand what was going on, they were frequently opposed to them and saw rock as “the devil’s music”. young people, however, are crazy about the modern music and would love to listen to it for a hundred times a day. wherever they go, they’ll have their ipod with them.
in conclusion, it’s very difficult for parents and their
youngsters to get along due to their distinctive attitudes and the way they view things. to fill this gap, both parents and their grown children need to be more understanding to each other. ex.9
作为美国文化价值体系的一个重要组成部分，“个人主义”受到大多数美国人的推崇。美国人认为家庭作为一个群体，其主要目的是促进家庭各成员的幸福。与许多其他文化相比，美国家庭成员的主要职责，不是在社会上或经济上提高整个家庭的地位。人们通常认为，什么是对个人最好的要比什么是对家庭最好的更为重要。与自由相伴而来的是照顾自己的责任，因为所选择的自由承载了责任，即必须接受自己的选择所带来的后果。许多美国人给他们的孩子很多的自由，因为他们希望孩子们能够独立和自力更生。在美国人强调个人自由的同时，父母与孩子间平等的信念也对美国家庭产生了巨大的影响。 ex. 10
filial piety is the basic code of ethics in the ancient chinese society. chinese people consider filial piety as the essence of a person’s integrity, family harmony, and the nation’s well-being. with filial piety being the core of confucian ethics, it has been the moral standard for the chinese society to maintain the family relationship for thousands of years. it’s undoubtedly a traditional chinese virtue. the culture of filial piety is a complex
concept, rich in content and wide in range. it concludes not only cultural ideas but also institutional etiquettes. generally speaking, it refers to the obligation of children to their parents required by the society, including respect, care, support for the elderly and so forth. filial piety is fundamental to the ancient “oriental civilization”. keys to unit 3 text b
understanding the text 2
1. a 2. c 3. d 4. a 5. b 6. d 7. d 8. c words in use 4