第一篇：大学英语unit 2课后练习答案
1.decades
2.historic
3.imposed
4.religious
5.slender
6.web
7.bade
8.site
9.on the side
10.authorized
11.terminal
12.make the best of
1.went through
2.stood up for
3.laid down
4.take on
5.let(us)down
6.draw on
7.fall into
8.pass for
1)The Europeans are fully confident that the Americans will not be able to justify their measures to protect the struggling American steel industry.2)Clinton is, in the eyes of Joe Klein, staff writer of the New Yorker and author of The Natural, the most talented politician of his generation and the most compelling.3)There's not much you can do if people are really intent on destroying themselves with drugs.4)A different experience of the world could forge a completely different approach to life.5)It is our conviction that cloning of human beings is bound to cause many ethical and social problems in the long run.1)As fordo not compelcapture ofhave forged
2)at huge riskthe missionshelter
3)who abolishedIn the eyes ofexploits
1.I'll tell you my research project in a minute, but first let's hear about your French trip.2.Most McDonald's look almost the same on the outside, but actually there are about 16 different basic designs.3.Loaning money from the banks is but one of the methods we can use to
get through a financial crisis.4.This second-hand car has been nothing but trouble;it's always breaking down.5.In your resume you've mentioned everything but one vital point.6.Our technicians have discovered a simple but effective solution to the problem.7.I am sorry, but I think you shouldn't have delayed your homework.8.The bankruptcy of the company was not caused by evil, but by simple ignorance.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.lonely friendly weekly monthly lovely cowardly kindly/saintly lively motherly
1.forged
2.stand up
3.compelled
4.convictions
5.mission
6.abolish
7.intent on
8.risk
9.in the eyes of
10.threats
1.2.3.4.5.6.assistance involved estimated coincidence emerged referred
7.numerous
8.stationed
9.concern
10.capture
Translation:
1.Though greatly affected by the consequences of the global financial
crisis, we are still confident that we can face up to the challenge and overcome the crisis.2.Under the threat of constant sand storms, we were compelled to
leave our cherished village and move to the new settlement.3.According to a recent online survey, a lot of consumers say they may
be motivated to consider buying products shown on TV
commercials.4.Having spotted a truck driver dumping contaminated waste
alongside the river, the old man reported to the police at once.5.Some scientists hold to the firm conviction that people will come to
like genetically modified crops someday since they can increase yields and help combat hunger and disease in the developing world.痛苦的奴隶生活坚定了亨森为自由而战的决心。他获得自由后不久就成了一个帮助逃跑奴隶的组织中的一员。他几次偷偷地回到美国帮助其他奴隶通过地下铁路获得自由。有一次在逃跑时，亨森和几个逃跑的奴隶被捕捉奴隶的人包围。他将逃跑的奴隶乔装打扮一番，成功地躲避了追捕。另外，他后来在加拿大的得累斯顿为逃跑的奴隶建造了一个居住小区，并建了教堂和学校，逃跑的奴隶们在这里能够学到有用的谋生之道。他坚信奴隶制终将被废除，所有奴隶终将获得解放，种族歧视消失的那天一定会到来。
Shortly after he achieved freedom he became a member of an organization that assisted fugitive slaves.He secretly returned to the United States several a school where they could learn useful ways of making a living.He held to the
Text B
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Translation：
1.这一和平的不服行为在蒙哥马利引发了抗议，最终是少数民族权利在法律上发生了变化，开创了美国民权运动的新时代。
2.后来她解释说：这儿似乎是她结束受人摆布，弄清如果有的话她究竟有何人权的地方。
3.但是，蒙哥马利的黑人团体认为应该团结在她周围组织抗议活动，她是适合担此重任的公民，因为她是该市最优秀的公民之一。
4.他说：“只有极少数人能说自己的行动和行为改变了国家的面貌。罗莎.帕克斯就是那些人中的一个。”
1.Match： defbgahc
1.trail
2.activist
3.equality
4.arrested
5.transportation
6.representatives
7.legal
8.boycotts
9.fame
10.representation
11.ushered in
12.lain in honor/in state
第二篇：全新版大学英语三级 课后练习答案
课后练习答案：《全新版大学英语》第三册UNIT 1（综合教程第二版）
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Vocabulary I.1.1)on balance 5)illustrated 9)involved 2)resist
6)budget
10)economic 3)haul
7)lowering 11)blasting 4)wicked
8)boundary 12)just about 2.1)cut back/ down 2)pick up 3)get by
4)get through 5)face up to
6)turn in
7)making up for 8)think up 3.1)pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy 2)often generate misleading thoughts 3)attach great importance to combining theory with practice in our work 4)be suspected of doing everything for money 5)before he gets through life 4.1)their indoor, a profit, to invest in 2)device, the improvement, on a global scale 3)stacked, temptation, never dined out II Confusable Words 1.1)house
2)Home
3)home, family
4)household 2.1)doubt
2)suspect 3)doubted
4)suspected
5)suspect III.Word Formation 1)rise 2)final 3)regular 4)cash 5)hows, whys 6)upped 7)yellowed 8)bottled 9)lower 10)search Comprehensive Exercises I.Cloze 1.Text-related 1)get by 2)temptation 3)get through 4)improvements 5)aside from 6)suspect 7)supplement 8)profit 9)stacking
2.(Theme-related)1)replaced 2)consider 3)quit 4)world 5)tough 6)fuels 7)provide 8)luxuries 9)balance 10)ideal II.Translation 1.We have a problem with the computer system, but I think it’s fairly minor.2.My father died when I was too young to live on my own.The people of my hometown took over(responsibility for)my upbringing at that point.3.The toys have to meet strict/ tough safety requirements before they can be sold to children.4.Radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers of news and opinion.5.When it comes to this magazine, it is/ carries a digest of articles from many newspapers and magazines around the world.A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about.She quit an executive position and opened/ set up a household device store in her neighborhood.People like Nancy made the decision primarily for the improvement in the quality of their lives.But, to run a small business on a small scale is by no means an easy job.Without her steady income, Nancy had to cut back on her daily expense.Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premium for the various kinds of insurance she needed.Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time.She is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.Unit 2 Civil Rights Heros Text A
Freedom Givers
Vocabulary I.1.1)decades
5)slender 9)on the side 2)historic 6)web 10)authorized 3)imposed
7)bade 11)terminal 4)religious 8)site 12)make the best of 2.1)went through 2)stood up for 3)laid down 4)take on 5)let(us)down 6)draw on
7)fall into 8)pass for
3.1)The Europeans are fully confident that the Americans will not be able to justify their measures to protect the struggling American steel industry.2)
Clinton is, in the eyes of Joe Klein, staff writer of the New Yorker and author of The Natural, the most talented politician of his generation and the most compelling.3)
There's not much you can do if people are really intent on destroying themselves with drugs.4)
A different experience of the world could forge a completely different approach to life.5)
It is our conviction that cloning of human beings is bound to cause many ethical and social problems in the long run.4.1)As for, do not compel, capture of, have forged 2)At huge risk, the mission, shelter 3)who abolished, In the eyes of, racial
II.Words with Multiple Meanings 1.I'll tell you in a minute how I have attained the genuine sense of belonging in America, but first let me hear about your French trip.2.Most McDonald's look almost the same on the outside, but actually there are about 16 differ-ent basic designs.3.Loaning money from the banks is but one of the methods we can use to get through a financial crisis.4.This second-hand car has been nothing but trouble;it's always breaking down.5.In your resume you've mentioned everything but one vital point.6.Our technicians have discovered a simple but effective solution to the problem.7.I am sorry, but I think you shouldn't have lingered on over coffee and missed the last bus..8.The bankruptcy of the company was not caused by evil, but by simple ignorance III.Usage 1)lonely
2)friendly
3)weekly, monthly
4)lovely 5)cowardly 6)kindly/ saintly
7)lively
8)motherly Comprehensive Exercises I.Cloze 1.Text-related 1)forged
2)stand up 3)compelled 4)convictions
5)mission 6)abolish
7)intent on 8)risk
9)in the eyes of 10)threats 2.(Theme-related)1)assistance 2)involved 3)estimated 4)coincidence
5)emerged 6)referred 7)numerous 8)stationed 9)concern
10)capture
II.Translation 1.Though greatly affected by the consequences of the global financial crisis, we are still confident that we can face up to the challenge and overcome the crisis.2.Under threat of constant sand storms, we were compelled to leave our cherished village and move to the new settlement.3.According to a recent online survey, a lot of consumers say they may be motivated to consider buying products shown in TV commercials.4.Having spotted a truck driver dumping contaminated waste alongside the river, the old man reported to the police at once.5.Some scientists hold to the firm conviction that people will come to like genetically modified crops someday since they can increase yields and help combat hunger and disease in the developing world.Shortly after he achieved freedom Henson became intent on assisting fugitive slaves.He secretly returned to the United States from Canada several times to help others to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom.Once some slave catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and Henson when they were on the run.He disguised them and successfully avoided capture.Later he built a small settlement in Dresden in Canada for escaped slaves, setting up a chapel and a school.He held to the conviction that slavery would be abolished, and the day was bound to come when racial discrimination no longer existed.Unit 3
Text A
The Land of The Lock Vocabulary I.1.1)threatens
2)by a small margin
3)civilize
4)closed up
5)wandered
6)paste
7)without so much as 8)sideways 9)hook up to
10)universal
11)chart
12)Bathed in 2.1)narrowed down
2)looked back on
3)cut off
4)fit into 5)wear(the other)down 6)lies in
7)put up
8)stand for 3.1)...which is likely to make people vulnerable to asthma has been found by researchers at the Department of Clinical Medicine in Oxford.2)...with mirrored doors had to be built in so as to make their small bedroom look larger.3)...feature the space shuttle Challenger blowing up in January 1986---killing all seven crew.4)...threatened to keep the pupils in after school, they were quieted at once.5)...are a major barrier to the country's economic growth due to the fact that/because imported oil has absorbed 40% of its foreign exchange.4.1)looked back on/ atmosphere/urban life
2)era/ hooked up to the / the electronic
3)the suburb / a sophisticated / system / analyze / make errors II.1)away
2)inside/in 3)forward/through
4)back
5)off
6)home
7)back down
8)in...out III.1)Internet is not such an unusual word as it used to be
2)Most men do not look unattractive in them
3)Wealthy as she is, she is not unconcerned by her sudden unemployment
4)The claim is not unrealistic in view of a sharp decrease in the city's violent crimes.5)His poor health is not unrelated to his unhealthy way of life.Comprehensive Exercises 1.Cloze 1.1)Statistics
2)rural
3)era
4)stood for 5)on the latch
6)vulnerable
7)barrier 8)electronic 9)reflection 10)civilized 2.1)together
2)liable
3)shift
4)electric 5)cautious
6)sophisticated
7)thieves 8)break
9)chances 10)signs II.Translation 1.1)The Internet is changing the way people live,(no matter)whether they are in urban or rural areas.2)Medium-sized and small companies are more vulnerable to the threat of the global economic crisis than large ones.3)With regard to our term paper, the professor asked us to analyze the unemployment chart first, and then provide critical reflections on the nations economic development.4)It never occurred to him that their team would win the basketball match by a large margin.5)Looking back on my twenty years' teaching in high school, I attribute my success to patience, talent, and the constant pursuit of knowledge.2.It is almost impossible to keep a determined burglar out.All you can do is discourage him for a few minutes.Thus exposing him to police patrols.Common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier to criminal activity.A light should be fixed in the doorway and switched on at night.Make sure/Assure yourself that you don't leave the door on the latch if you happen to be the last to come in.If you decide to buy a sophisticated electronic alarm system, be sure to ask for its signs and put them up on both windows and doors.In addition you may have it hooked up to a police station.Unit 4 Imagination and Creativity Text A
Was Einstein a Space Alien?
Vocabulary I.1.1)accordingly
2)loose
3)concentration
4)stimulating
5)fabric
6)if anything
7)reality
8)intuition 9)trifle
10)at the turn of the century
11)mess
12)undermine 2.1)approve of
2)slow down
3)taken in
4)sucked into 5)set apart
6)dozed off
7)call forth
8)stretch into 9)keep up with
10)believe in 3.1)...provided inspiration for many artists and musicians over the decades.2)...is credited to his powers of imagination
3)...on the foundations of an agricultural revolution
4)...not to make any complaints in the presence of the nurse.5)...the outbreak of the Second World War.4.1)flaw/came to the conclusion/would get nowhere
2)in a row/dozed off/a mess of
3)outbreak of/ has undermined / has strained II.1)With Christmas only a week away
2)With his physical condition improving day by day
3)With our GDP growing steadily
4)With all the shops closed
5)with her eyes closed
6)With the fog lifting during the night III.1)like/as
2)as
3)like
4)like/as
5)as/like
6)as
7)like
8)as Comprehensive Exercises 1.Cloze 1.1)caution
2)came to the conclusion that 3)never get anywhere
4)undermining
5)not give/care a fig
6)flaw
7)beyond any doubt
8)foundation
9)remarkable/impressive
10)imagination 2.1)extent
2)inventions 3)bet 4)manages 5)vision
6)eventually
7)achievement 8)poverty 9)utilized 10)breakthrough II.Translation 1.1)The volunteers sent/assigned by the Red Cross disinfected, with great caution, the drinking water in the village so as to avoid an outbreak of plague.2)Einstein spent many years trying to unify the theories of electromagnetism and gravity but failed.3)Professor Wang received/won the Presidential Award for his excellence in stimulating students' creative imagination.4)As there were some major design flaws, the board of directors didn't approve of the economic stimulus package.5)Having realized that nobody could help him, Jordan finally came to the conclusion that he had to face reality and take up/meet the challenge by himself.2.What was remarkable about 2005 was perhaps that the UN declared it “The World Year of Physics”.It was the 100th anniversary of Einstein's theory of relativity and the 50th anniversary of his death.In 1905 Einstein published five highly important essays in the history of science, thus revolutionizing physics.His great achievements can be credited to his impressive powers of imagination, constant questioning, and not giving a fig for authority.It is beyond doubt that Einstein was the greatest scientist in the 20th century.Unit 5 Giving Thanks
Text A Writing Three Thank-You Letters
Text Organization l.Parte Paragraphs Main Ideas Part One Paras 1-9 On Thanksgiving Day 1943, as a young coastguardsman at sea, the writer came up with the idea of expressing his gratitude to people who had helped him before.Part Two Paras 10-16 The writer wrote three thank-you letters to his father, the Rev.Nelson and his grandmother.Part Three Paras 17-23 The writer got three letters in reply.Part Four Paras 24-26 The writer wishes everyone to find the good and praise it.Correspondents Letters Sent Letters Received Father Thanks him for teaching the writer from boyhood to love books and reading.Tells the writer how he, as a teacher and a father as well, felt content with his own son.The Rev.Nelson , Thanks him for his morning school prayers.I i Tells the writer about his retirement coupled with self-doubt, and the re?assurance brought to him by the writer's letter.Grandmother Thanks her for teaching the writer how to tell the truth, to share and to be forgiving, and for her good cooking and her sprinkling the writer's life with Stardust.Expresses her loving gratefulness to her grandson.Language sense enhancement 1.decades
2.undergoing 3.had done wrong 4.welcome reassurance 5.appreciated
6.brought back 7.relatives
8.accomplish 9.consume
10.representing Vocabulary I.1.1)sprinkled 2)in turn 3)reversed 4)repay 5)at sea 6)traditional 7)statement 8)longed for 9)in secret 10)unloaded 11)weep 12)under way 2.1)stretch out 2)make out 3)hope for 4)turns(it)over 5)put away 6)brings back 7)got to 8)go about 3.1)As supplies of traditional fuels diminish, people are working to increase the use of solar energy.2)We accord high priority to meeting the challenges of economic and environmental
development in the region.3)While it is true that children of today are exposed to more information than were children of the past, it does not follow that they automatically become more sophisticated.4)Since she borrowed those books from the library she has been immersed in British history and culture.5)Everything changed in a flash on June 1, 2000 when he lost both legs in a serious traffic accident.4.1)I'd like to express my sincere thanks to everyone who has been so considerate of my well-being.My heart is filled with gratitude that words cannot express.2)After everyone assembled on the playground amid the noise and excitement of the specta?tors, our coach again impressed on us the need to do our best in quest of excellence.3)Everything I saw in my hometown was marvelous.I could hardly believe that it had undergone such swift changes through cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers and the rest in the past few years.II.Collocation 1, fond of 2.sick of 3.thoughtful of 4.confident of 5.conscious of 6.critical of 7.guilty of 8.ashamed of-III.Usage 1.To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.2.It is cooperation, rather than conflict, that will enable you to achieve your success.3.Ann made students think for themselves rather than telling them what to think.4.I think I'll stay at home this evening rather than go / going out.5.Most people are content to let perfect days happen at random rather than plan / planning for them.Comprehensive Exercises I.Cloze(A)1)at sea 2)Turning over 3)reverse 4)got to 5)repay 6)gratitude 7)assembled
8)immersed in 9)unloading 10)swift(B)
1)instead 2)possessions 3)richer 4)breath 5)cherish 6)special 7)specific 8)shining 9)miracles 10)gift II.Translation 1.1)Grandma took it for granted that food prices would soar, so she bought a lot of rice.2)I can quote you several instances of her dedication to science.3)The 1980s saw the start of the swift development of some special economic zones in China.4)Tension between the two countries stemmed in part from the latest spy affair.5)Peter has worked in a law firm for many years.You can consider having him as your lawyer to act on your behalf when you need legal help.2.Amid the atmosphere of Thanksgiving, rather than joining his friends in celebration of the holiday, George was immersed in the diary left to him by his father, who died at sea after he completed two successive trips around the world.The diary brought back every moment George had spent with his father and many of the specific things his father did on his behalf.George's father used to impress on him the need to undergo all kinds of hardship in quest of excellence.He also taught him that nothing in the world could be taken for granted.Even today, George still remembers how his father would quote Aesop's famous saying “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls” and tell him to accord the greatest importance to it.课后练习答案：《全新版大学英语》第三册UNIT 6（综合教程第二版）
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Key to Unit 6(Book 3)Unit 6 The Human Touch
Text A The Last Leaf
I.Vocabulary: i)1.masterpieces
2.fragile
3.fancy
4.nonsense
5.ling to
6.endure 7.acute
8.whistle
9.mock
10.subtracted
11.Sin
12.flutter/fluttering
ii)1.give in/ give up
2.figure up
3.sized up
4.wiped out
5.pulling up 6.wear away
7.sit up
8.hear of / about
iii)1.usually stand out in childhood memories.2.a joint bachelor’s degree program in environmental studies together with Duke University.3.still stalks the country.4.scarcely any surface water in the desert.5.for change in the election law is so persistent that both houses have promised to consider it.iv)1.dreary, mingled with, not to excess, a merry 2.called to us, in a whisper, in tune with 3.backward, wet through, won’t hear of 4.turn loose your
II.1.He went to Paris on business last month.2.The train to Brussels goes at 2:25 p.m.3.As soon as they arrived at the meadow, the shepherd let the sheep go.4.We went(or will go)exploring together in the mountains.5.Let’s go and have a drink in the bar.6.The store is going to close up soon.7.South Koreans went crazy when their soccer players beat the Spanish team in the quarter-finals.8.When the mother came out of the house, she found her children gone.III.Usage: 1.a little white wooden house 2.long, curly red hair 3.a large old round table 4.a cheap Indian restaurant 5.a huge cool chocolate ice-cream 6.rapid technological advance 7.a handsome young Chinese American
IV.Comprehensive Exercises 1.Cloze 1.in tune
2.Scarcely
3.in a whisper
4.cling to
5.merry
6.sat up
7.nonsense
8.fancy
9.sin
10.masteripiece
1.mission
2.involve
3.jail
4.not
5.collect 6.deliver
7.beautiful
8.vacation
9.need
10.small
V.Translation: i)1.The red house stands out against the old trees that reach high up to the sky.2.The salary in // for my new job is great, but for the rest, I’m not satisfied.3.The waters of the two streams mingle near our village.4.We should not mock at other people’s religious beliefs.5.The curtains of the room are not quite in tune with the style of the furniture.ii)
Here and there we see young artists who stand out from other people.They may be in worn-out jeans all the year round, or walk barefoot // in bare feet even in winter, or drink to excess, or cling to the fancy of creating a masterpiece without actually doing any creative work.Text B Night Watch
1.Comprehension Check
1.B
2.C
3.B
4.C
5.D
6.A
2.Translation 1.他被急急送到机场，刚好赶上唯一一架或许能让他赶到垂危老父身边的飞机。2．前一夜，老人突发严重的心脏病，被用了大量镇静剂，此刻神志只是部分清醒。3．每次护士来到病房，士兵总是在那儿，但他没有注意她，也没有注意夜晚医院里 的嘈杂声---氧气罐的叮当声，夜班医护人员互相打招呼时的笑声，其他病人的 叫喊声，呻吟声和大鼾声。
4．他以一种极富人情味的方式证明了世间有人关心别人的境遇。
3．Language Practice:
a)Match the definitions in Column B with the words and phrases in Column B
1.f
2.c
3.a
4.g
5.b
6.e
7.h
8.d
b)Fill in the gaps with words or phrases chosen form the box.Change the form where necessary.1.conscious
2.outline
3.enables
4.moans
5.started off
6.cut … short
7.serial
8.toughen
9.Military
10.pulled out
11.collapsed
12.encouragement
Model Note: Dear Professor Brown，My father has written to say that my cousin is seriously ill with pneumonia.According to her doctor, she has only one chance in ten.At such a distressing time I long to be by her bedside and do what I can to comfort and console her.May I ask for leave for a day or two? I’ll be obliged to you if my application is granted.Unit 7, Book 3, Second Edition Unit 7 Make a Living Text A
Life of a Salesman
I.Vocabulary 1.disabled, impatient, solitary, crushed, feel like, lashed, echoing, paused, betrayed, laundry, section, tilted 2.cared for
hang on
was laid up with
are gaining on
kicked up
went off
drop…off
straighten out 3.sometimes didn’t register with her.in disorder, drawers pulled out, shoes and boots scattered.was transferred from Father’s account to my account.a pledge to contribute 100,000 dollars to the Children in Need charity campaign.The most profitable business in that province.4.gaining on, off balance, was laid up in, scar on a cripple/crippled, sugery, limitations, in literature commission, on the phone, his territory, never registers with II.Usage 1.I never did go over these books, although I probably should have.2.I know this is a personal question.You don’t have to answer me if you don’t want to.3.I think this topic should have attracted far more attention from philosopher than it has.4.“I think you’re right.”---“I’m sure I am.”
5.“He thought that the comdition was hereditary in his case.”---“well, it might be.”
6.“Sugar?”---“No.Maybe next time.” 7.The house is only a building.It is a place to live, nothing more.8.DIANE: You didn’t!Tell me you didn’t!FATHER: Oh, yes.Anything for my children.III.Word Family bored, boredom, bored, boringly, boring encouraged, encouragingly, encouraging, encouragement frozen, freeze, freezing, freezer, freeze Comprehensive Exercises I.Cloze off, feet, signature, commission, on the phone, laid up, surgery, territory, disorder, applying for, dignity, didn’t, read, come, money, because, earning, doing, own, Obviously, value II.Translation 1.Translate the sentences into English, using the words or phrases in brackets.1)I grew terribly scared when I heard sound of footsteps echoing round the hallway at midnight yesterday.2)The name-brand sports shoes are guaranteed for 12 months.3)Snowstorms threw communications and transportation into disorder.4)I’ve been suffering a lot of stress from work altely.I feel like taking a vacation at the seaside.5)Living in an apartment is all right, but it has its limitations---for example, you don’t have your own garden.2.Translate the passage into English, using the words or phrases given below.Tom was born a cripple, with one of his lower limbs useless.Early in his childhood, he learned that unless he so exerted himself as to rise above his limitations, he could not earn a living, and unless he succeeded in making a living on his own, he could not win/gain the respect of others.That was the price he had to pay for his dignity as a human being.Tom applied for numerous jobs, only to be turned down, before he finally got one as a delivery boy for a Pizza Hut.He then worked as a sales representative for a sportwear company in a territory no one else would want.Today he owns a fairly profitable retail shop in his hometown, and hires several people to work for him.Unit 8 Cloning
Text A
Human Cloing: A Scientist’s Story Language Sense Enhancement 1.in some way
make the most of
individual
replicated
roadmap
in place
result from
dissuade
Quite honestly
legislate Language Focus I.1.1)complications 2)tremendous 3)brilliant 4)analysis 5)transplant transplant 6)In a sense 7)consented 8)In some ways 9)eyesight 10)in reality 11)implanted 12)procedures
2.1)
focus on 2)come forward 3)result from 4)go through 5)carry out 6)work on 7)feed on 8)settled over
3.1)resulted from a childhood illness.2)was condemned by the trade unions as endangering jobs.3)in place, even those with persistent, long-term mental illnesses can usually learn to manage their symptoms and live productive lives.4)but apparently showed disapproval of his behavior.5)you should make the most of any advice which you can get from the interviewer.4.1)misconceptions
potential
make the most of 2)donated
contentious issue
and opponents 3)a fraud
in some ways
condemn him
II.1)permission to adopt her 2)a willingness to restart peace talks 3)failure to find meaning in life 4)his determination to realize his ideals 5)attempt to blow up the bridge 6)an opportunity to pursue a college degree
III.1)Do you consider it any good continuing your investigations? 2)It is reported that two people were killed in the explosion.3)I owe it to you that I have been able to get back to my studies.4)It is no good bothering about such a trifle.5)It won’t do you any good to hide your sickness for fear of treatment.6)We all think it a pity to give up the experiment half way.Comprehensive Exercises I.Cloze 1.Test-related 1)issue 2)contentious 3)clones 4)potential 5)condemn 6)misconceptions 7)opponents 8)results from 9)come forward 10)donated
2.Theme-related 1)prospect 2)intention 3)Despite 4)developing 5)publish 6)condemned 7)among 8)standpoint 9)standard 10)rejection
II.Translation 1.1)Medical experts debated whether the cloning of human beings should be permitted and what its potential effects on society might be.2)Eighty-five per cent of the people in the local area are in full-time employment;only3% describe themselves as unemployed.3)The departments concerned in China will speed up legislation to protect rights of migrant workers.4)In recent years, some psychologists have tried to explain intelligence from a biological standpoint.5)The global financial crisis has had a huge impact on that country’s export industry.In no more than six months, many factories have closed down by necessity.2.Dolly the sheep resulted from a cloning experiment by a group of Scottish scientists in 1997.A fierce debate on human cloning has ever since been going on.This contentious issue had focused on ethical and social implications of the technology: what the technology might do to the very meaning of human reproduction, child rearing, individuality, et cetera.The majority of scientists are adamantly opposed to reproductive cloning and support therapeutic cloning for treating diseases.The reason is that therapeutic cloning does not involve any type of risk to human life and actually provides tremendous potential for the relief of suffering in human beings.Scientists believe that with policies and monitoring in place to ensure that therapeutic cloning is used safely, we canal benefit from this procedure.
第三篇：21世纪大学英语第四册课后练习翻译答案
21世纪大学英语读写教程 第四册
Unit1
1.Americans tend to define people by the jobs they have/do.Such characteristics as their family and educational backgrounds are considered less important.美国人往往以从事的工作来对人们进行划分。家庭和教育背景这些特点被认为是不太重要的。
2.His uncompromising personality explains why he could no longer put up with his employer and eventually submittedhis resignation.他决不妥协的个性是他再也无法容忍他的雇主,并最终递交了辞职书的原因。
3.If you really want to learn English well, you must put in a lot of time and energy, or you'll go nowhere.The same can be said of other subjects.如果你真想学好英语，你就必须投入大量的时间和精力，否则你就不会有任何进步。对于其他课程也可以这么说。
4.Some actorsfame is built on their innate beauty, but despite his short stature, Dustin Hoffman rose above and it is his excellent acting that set him apart.有些演员的名声靠的是他们天生的美貌，但是达斯汀?霍夫曼(Dustin Hoffman)尽管身材矮小(short stature)，还是出类拔萃，而使他与众不同的正是他精湛的演技。
5.After he took charge, we discovered that there were striking differences between him and his predecessor.He had the drive and passion, came up with many new ideas, and focused his work on how to raise our morale.他负责管理之后，我们发现他与前任(predecessor)有明显的不同：他有干劲和激情，想出了很多新点子，并把工作重点放在如何鼓舞我们的士气上。
6.Deng Xiaoping made history when he declared China's reform and opening-up policy.Despite tremendous obstacles, he made lasting contributions to our country's modernization with his unrelenting efforts.当邓小平宣布中国改革开放政策的时候，他被永远载入了史册。尽管障碍重重，他以不懈的努力为我国的现代化作出了永久性的贡献。
7.Why could someone with a genius IQ be left behind by a hardworking person with an average IQ? It has to be acknowledged that besides one's IQ, many other factors have much to do with one's achievements.为什么有人拥有天才级智商却被智商平平但很刻苦的人丢在后面？承认除了智商外，还有很多别的因素与一个人的成就有着很大的关系。
8.This teacher is really remarkable in first motivating her students so she can really teach them something.It's not that she is talented, it's that she focuses completely or drawing theirfull attention in class.这位教师真了不起，她能在教东西之前调动学生的积极性。这并不是因为她有天赋，而是因为她只想
着在课堂上吸引他们的注意力。
Unit2
1.He glared at John and was annoyed by his refusal to cooperate.他瞪眼看着约翰，对他拒绝合作感到恼怒。
2.John's sincere speech shows his gratitude to the people who rendered him generous help when he was in difficulty.约翰真诚的讲话表达了他对那些在他处于困境时给过他慷慨帮助的人们的感激之情。
3.He is something of a stamp collector.The fact that once he saved up for two years to buy a rare stamp is proof of it.3.他可说是一个集邮家。他曾经积蓄了两年去买一张珍邮这件事便是证明。
4.The beauty of these roses could not be overstated.They took/caught all the visitorsfancy in one way or another.这些玫瑰的美丽怎么评价也不过分。他们以各种方式吸引住了所有的游客。
5.At first he took it for granted that they should build more highways in this area.Then a careful calculation of the expenditure compelled him to think twice before he made the final decision.起先，他理所当然地认为该地区应当多造一些公路。然而仔细计算其费用后，他在作出最后决定前又不得不重新考虑了。
6.Each time he receives a gift from me, no matter how small, my friend Bill never fails to acknowledge it.每次收到我的礼物，不管多少，我的朋友比尔决不忘记表示感谢。
7.The journalist has decided to trace the young man referred to in the old couple's letter, which is a tribute to the young man's effort at improving their living conditions.那位新闻记者决定找到那对老夫妻信中提及的年轻人。那封信赞颂了年轻人为改善他们的生活条件而付出的努力。
8.Though he was fed up with the salesmen who knocked at his door and boasted about their products every day, he refrained from slamming the door in their face.虽然他厌烦了那些每天上门来吹嘘其产品的推销员，但他克制着没有将他们拒之门外。
Unit3
1.Tom was hung up on the problem but could do nothing about it until he learnt to solve it with different tactics.汤姆因一问题而心神不宁但又一筹莫展，直到他学会以不同的策略把它解决才不心烦。
2.Lateral thinking has helped him to advance his new theory which had seemed to reach a dead end.横向思维帮助他提出了原来似乎已走进死胡同的新理论。
3.The framework of our latest construction plan has been affirmed by the local government.Whether it will be carried out on time is of the utmost significance to the development of this coastal city.我们最新的建设计划的框架已获得地方政府的批准。它是否会按时实施对这座沿海城市的发展具有极为重大的意义。
4.While trying to find a solution to the problem, Edward reached an impasse in his thinking, but later he changed his point of view and solved the problem in an entirely unexpected fashion.在设法寻找一个解决问题的办法的过程中，爱德华在思想上陷入了僵局，但后来他改变了观察角度，以一种完全意想不到的方式解决了问题。
5.Many people believe that computer labs will eventually take over from the libraries and students who want to take in new knowledge will end up learning everything in the computer lab.许多人认为计算机机房将最终取代图书馆，想吸收新知识的学生最终将在计算机机房里学习一切。
6.Yesterday his car crashed into a truck almost head-on.If he does not stop driving so carelessly, I am sure he will wind up in the emergency room of a hospital.昨天他的汽车几乎是迎头撞上了一辆卡车。如果他继续这样随便开车，我确信他最后一定会被送进医院的急诊室。
7.There is a flaw in the structural design of the painting.Why don't you erase the vertical lines and simplify it a little bit?
这幅画的结构设计有一个缺点。你为什么不擦掉那几条垂直线，把它简化一点呢?
8.John should have given up smoking a long time ago.After all, health is of the utmost importance to everybody.约翰本该在很久以前就把烟戒掉了。毕竟健康对每个人来说都是最重要的。
Unit4
1.Schools should avoid deciding who is superior only in terms of students' exam results and treating them accordingly.Instead, a good educational system should enable every student to measure up to good standards as well-rounded people.学校应避免仅按学生考试成绩来判别孰优孰劣并以此对待他们。相反，好的教育体制应使每一位学生都能达到良好的水准，成为全面发展的(well-rounded)人。
2.As often as not, when college students have questions after class, their teachers are
not readily available except during office hours.This is due to teachers' busy academic research, rather than their indifference to the students.大学生课后有问题时，往往在办公时间之外不容易找到老师。这是由于教师繁忙的学术研究，而不是他们对学生漠不关心。
3.This class consists of forty students, most of whom used to be labeled average in terms of English level.But as this teacher has never shown any verbal impatience, the students have reacted positively to his teaching methods and lived up to his expectations.这个班级由40名学生组成，他们中大部分按英语水平过去常被归在中等之列。但由于这位老师从不在言辞中表露出不耐烦，学生们对他的教学方法产生了积极的反应，从而没有辜负他的期望。
4.Teaching is becoming increasingly demanding in the United States, due in part tothe diversity of students' racial background and the complexity of educational technologies that require additional training.在美国，教书变得越来越难了，部分原因是学生越来越多样的种族背景以及需要另外培训才能掌握的更为复杂的教学技术。
5.The English are, as often as not, labeled conservative.Obviously this label is prejudiced.In reality, Britain is not very different from other European countries in terms of national characteristics.The British are polite, neat, orderly and confident.英国人经常被归类为保守型，显然这一归类带有成见。实际上，英国在民族特性方面与其他欧洲国家相比并没有太大的差异。英国人有礼貌，爱整洁，讲秩序，充满自信。
6.Some young people grow up with a strong desire for independence.They would rather try hard to go through life on their own than turn to their parents for help with asense of guilt.有些年轻人在成长过程中有着要求独立的强烈愿望。他们宁可通过自己的努力来渡过生活中的困难，也不愿意带着负罪感求助于他们的父母。
7.Your friend treats you sincerely, so you should respond accordingly and mustn抰 deceive him or talk about his setbacks with irony(ironically).你的朋友对你非常真诚，你也应该同样以诚相待，决不应该欺骗他，或者带着讽刺的口吻谈论他的挫折。
8.The neighbors' irritation/annoyance was due to the noise they made.However, because of reassurances that they would stop working at night, they went through with the decoration of this apartment.邻居们恼火的原因是他们发出的噪音，但是由于他们一再保证夜间停工，从而得以完成这套公寓的装潢。
Unit5
1.As you can imagine, reading has opened a new world to me and changed forever the
course of my life.正如你可以想像到的，阅读为我打开了一个新的天地并永远改变了我的人生道路。
2.He had demonstrated an unusually intense interest in books since childhood.So fascinated with books was he that he never let a day pass without doing some reading.他从童年起就对书籍表现出一种非常强烈的兴趣。他对书籍如此迷恋，以致从不让一天过去而不进行一些阅读。
3.Every time he takes the subway to and from work, he has with him a book that hewants to read.That is the way he has read nearly a hundred books in the past three years.他每次乘地铁上下班身边都有一本想读的书。他就这样在过去三年中读了近一百本书。
4.When he was in high school, he used to read deep/far into the night in his own room.Each time he heard the approaching footsteps of his mother, he would turn off the light and feigned sleep.But as soon as his mother passed, he would turn on the light and begin reading again.他读中学时常在自己的房间里读书至深夜。每次听到母亲走近的脚步声，他便关掉灯假装睡着。而母亲一走过去，他便打开灯，重又读起来。
5.There is hardly anything about China he's not curious about.And to satisfy his curiosity he has decided to go there in person to see as much as he can.几乎没有什么关于中国的东西是他不感到好奇的。为了满足自己的好奇心他已决定亲自到那儿去尽量多看一些。
6.I don't know/ I have little/no idea what made your son envy that pop singer and try to emulate him in everything.You might as well ask him in person.我不知道是什么使得你儿子羡慕那位流行歌手并试图事事模仿他的。你还是问问他本人好了。
7.As soon as he checked out the book from the library, he thumbed through its pages by the corridor light.他从图书馆一借到那本书就在走廊的灯光下飞快地把它翻了一遍。
8.I don't think anybody ever learned more in the countryside than I did.In fact, those three years in the countryside enabled me to study far intensively than I would have if I had attended some college.我认为没有哪个人在农村学到的比我更多。实际上，农村的三年使我比进某个大学学习得更深入细致。
Unit6
1.He was disabled from birth, but he never felt frustrated, nor did he give in to any difficulty.他生来就有残疾，但他从不沮丧，也从未屈服于任何困难。
2.Tom had been holding out for a promotion.When the opportunity showed up, he grabbed it at once.汤姆一直坚决要求提升。当机会出现时，他立即抓住了。
3.He distrusts all standardized tests and believes that there should be something better to substitute for them.他对所有的标准化考试都不信任并认为应该有某种更好的东西来取代它们。
4.My thesis is that we should carry out a survey of these controversial issues one by one right now.我的论点是，我们应当马上对这些有争议的问题逐个进行调查。
5.Betty is diligent and dependable.She never shies away from any difficulties.In short, she is the kind of student that we are all proud of.贝蒂勤劳而又可靠。她从不在困难面前退缩。总之，她是我们都为之感到骄傲的那种学生。
6.It is ill-advised to keep the gas tank in your house for it ignites easily and may burn up allyour hard-earned wealth in just a few minutes.把汽油箱放在你的房子里是不明智的，因为它极易燃烧，并且可能在几分钟内就将你辛辛苦苦挣来的财富付之一炬。
7.Doctor Smith's lecture amounts to saying that a child who displays high EQ early on in life will succeed eventually in the face of all kinds of difficulties.史密斯博士的讲座等于是说,很早就显示出高情商的孩子无论面对什么困难都会最终取得成功。
8.Since many marriages end in divorce in the United States, psychologists have suggested that couples in all families communicate with each other more often and solve their problems before it becomes too late.由于在美国许多婚姻都以离婚告终，心理学家们建议所有家庭中的夫妻都应更经常地相互沟通，不要等到为时太晚时才来解决他们的问题。
第四篇：新视野大学英语第一册第二单元课后练习答案KEY TO EXERCISES IN UNIT 2专题
KEY TO EXERCISES IN UNIT 2
SECTION A EX3
1appeals 2identity 3concern 4disgusting 5upset 6influence 7offensive 8burst 9stuff thorough/patient
EX4
1off/down 2off 3as 4 on 5for 6on/upon 7to 8over 9in 10of EX5
1H 2F 3D 4K 5B 6C 7L 8I 9O 10N EX6
1.Kate saw her brother Bill as she was getting off the school bus.2.As she was standing up from her seat, mother dropped the glass to the ground.3.A policeman fired at the thief as he was bolting out of the house.4.As she ran to catch the school bus, Sandy thought of her talk with her mother.5.As the teacher entered the classroom, all students shouted “Happy Birthday” to him.EX7
1.She listened to her favorite rock music while singing along with the words.2.She was putting on her jeans while asking me to hand her the sweater.3.He banged on the door while opening it.4.In the bathroom she put on some makeup while looking in the mirror.5.The schoolmaster shot an angry glance at the naughty first grader while talking with his parents.EX8
1.As she was about to turn off the music, her father burst into her room and shouted at her：“Can’t you turn down the music a little bit?” 2.The owner of the bar kept watching the girl while pretending not to.3.Rock music appealed to Sandy so much that she turned it up, paying no attention to her father’s objection.4.As usual, when his parents don’t like what he wears, they just start bugging him.5.At the meeting they discussed how to keep the lines of communication open between teachers and students.6.It makes my blood boil to think of these young boys and girls who are forced by their parents to beg for money along the streets.EX9
1.我认为那些在镇上游手好闲、在身上又纹身又穿孔的青少年是在表达他们的个性。
2.因特网提供了一种更快捷的方式，让我们与全球的新老客户取得联系，并保持沟通渠道畅通无阻。
3.父母与自己十多岁的孩子的沟通问题不仅仅在于“代沟”，而且还在于双方都不完全理解对方的思想。
4.当父母与子女有了这类沟通障碍时，青少年面临的问题可能更大。
5.青少年常常要经历这样一个阶段，在这个阶段，他们觉得父母会叫他们没面子，害怕他们达不到自己朋友的标准。
6.比如，青少年希望在外呆到很晚，但是当第二天早上要起床上学时，那又是另一回事了。
EX10
1B 2B 3A 4A 5A
6A 7A 8B 9C 10B
11A 12A 13A 14C 15A 16C 17B 18A 19A 20 C
Section B EX2
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第五篇：新编大学英语Unit2课文翻译及课后练习答案
Unit 2 Myths and Legends In-Class Reading Why the Tortoise’s Shell Is Not Smooth
为什么乌龟的背壳凹凸不平从远处他妻子们的那些小木屋里传来的低声细语，时不时地被歌声打断，但是奥康瓦还是听到了，这是妻子们同各自的孩子在讲民间故事。爱克蔚菲和她的女儿爱金玛坐在一块小地毯上。现在，轮到爱克蔚菲讲故事了。霎时，低声细语静了下来，所有的眼睛都转向她们最喜欢的故事能手。2 “很久以前”，她开始讲道，“所有的鸟儿都被邀请到天上赴宴。它们非常高兴，开始为这盛大的日子做准备。它们用颜料把自己的身体涂成深红色并画上漂亮的图案。“乌龟看到了所有这些准备活动，并很快了解了事情的来龙去脉。动物界里发生的任何事都逃不过他的眼睛，（因为）他狡黠无比，诡计多端。他一听说这一天上的盛宴，不禁垂涎三尺。那些日子正在闹饥荒，乌龟已经有两个月没好好吃一顿饭了。他的身体就像一段枯柴棍在空荡荡的躯壳里咔咔作响。于是他稳扎稳打地开始计划如何能到天上去。” 4 “但是他没有翅膀呀，”爱金玛说。5 “别性急，”她母亲回答道，“故事（的关键）就在这里。乌龟没有翅膀，但他去找鸟儿们，请求能跟他们一起去。” 6 “‘我们太了解你了，’鸟儿们听了他的请求后说道。‘你诡计多端并且忘恩负义。如果我们答应你，你马上就会施展诡计。我们老早就把你看透了。’ 7 “‘你们不了解我，’乌龟说。‘我已经脱胎换骨了，不再是你们以前所知道的那个捣蛋鬼了。相反，我现在既体贴又善良。我已经认识到，给别人制造麻烦的人就是在给自己制造麻烦。放心吧，我保证不给你们增添任何麻烦。’ “乌龟巧舌如簧，没过多久，所有的鸟儿都一致认为，他确实已经脱胎换骨了，于是每只鸟儿都给了他一根羽毛，用这些羽毛，乌龟做了两只色彩绚丽的翅膀。“最后，这盛大的日子终于来到了，乌龟第一个到达了集合地点。等所有的鸟儿都来齐了，他们就一块儿动身。乌龟飞在鸟儿们中间，非常高兴，而且由于他擅长演说，很快就被推选为大伙儿的发言人。10 “‘有件重要的事我们绝不能忘记，’他在飞行途中说道。‘当人们被邀请参加类似于这样的盛宴时，要特意给自己取个新名字。天上的主人们一定也希望我们能遵循这一古***俗。’ “鸟儿们谁也没听说过这一习俗，但他们知道，尽管乌龟在其它方面不怎么样，却到过许多地方，知晓不同民族的风俗习惯。于是他们每人都取了一个新名字。等他们全都取好了，乌龟也取了一个。他的新名字叫‘你们大家’。“最后群鸟飞到了天上，那儿的主人们见到他们非常高兴。乌龟穿着他那五彩的羽衣，起身对主人们的邀请深表谢意。他的讲话如此得体，所有的鸟儿都很庆幸把他带了来，对他所说的一切都点头赞同。主人们把他当成了鸟儿们的国王，尤其是因为他看起来有那么点儿与众不同。13 “精选出来的各种果仁呈上来吃完之后，天上的人们在客人们面前摆上了乌龟从未见过或梦到过的美味佳肴。汤刚从炉子上烧好就连着罐子热气腾腾地端上来了，里面全是肉和鱼。乌龟开始很响地嗅气。有甜薯泥以及用棕榈油和鲜鱼一起煮成的甜薯汤，还有一坛坛棕榈酒。等所有的菜肴在客人们面前摆好后，有一位天上的人走上前来，把每样菜肴都尝一口。然后他请鸟儿们进餐。但这时乌龟一跃而起，问道：‘你们是为谁准备的这个宴会？’
“‘为你们大家啊，’那个人回答道。15 “乌龟转向鸟儿们说：‘你们该记得，我的名字就是“你们大家”。这儿的习俗是先请发言人吃，然后才轮到其他人。我吃完以后，他们会请你们吃的。’ “他开始大吃起来，鸟儿们则私下里生气地抱怨着。天上的人还以为把所有的食物让国王吃是鸟儿们的习俗。就这样，乌龟吃掉了最好的食物，还喝了两坛棕榈酒，于是酒足饭饱了，他的身体胀得胖鼓鼓的，把整个龟壳都撑圆了。“鸟儿们围拢来吃些残羹剩饭，啄着他扔在地上的骨头。有一些鸟儿气得什么都没吃，他们宁可空着肚子飞回去。但是离开前，每只鸟儿都向乌龟要回了各自借给他的那根羽毛。乌龟站在那儿，身上只剩了一个硬壳，里面满是佳肴美酒，却没了可飞回家的翅膀。他请求鸟儿们捎个口信给他的妻子，但被大家拒绝了。最后，最生乌龟气的鹦鹉，突然改变了主意，同意替他带个口信。18 “‘告诉我的妻子，’乌龟说道，‘把家里所有软的东西都拿出来，铺在地上，这样我就可以从天上跳下去，而不至于摔伤了。’ “鹦鹉满口答应一定把这个口信带到，然后窃笑着飞走了。然而，当他飞到乌龟家时，却告诉乌龟的妻子把家里所有硬的、尖的家伙都拿出来。于是乌龟的妻子就尽心尽责地把丈夫的锄头，刀子，长矛，枪甚至他的大炮都搬了出来。乌龟从天上往下看，看到他的妻子正往外搬东西，但相距太远了看不清是些什么。当一切似乎都已准备妥当时，他就纵身一跳。他掉啊，掉啊，掉，直到他开始担心自己会这样一直不停地掉下去。然后，他重重地摔到了地上，那声响就跟他的大炮轰鸣一样。” 20 “他死了吗？”爱金玛问道。21 “没有，”爱克蔚菲回答说。“他的背壳摔成了好几百块碎片。不过，那附近有一个医术高明的行医者。乌龟的妻子就派人把他请来，这位行医者把所有的碎片捡拢来，粘在一起。这就是为什么乌龟的背壳凹凸不平的原因了。”
After-Class Reading
Beauty and the Beast
美女与野兽 从前有一位非常富有的商人，他有六个孩子，三个儿子和三个女儿。他满足女儿想要的一切，但是，除了小女儿，两个大女儿都非常自高自大，被宠坏了。小女儿名叫“美女”。她既美丽又温柔，两个姐姐为此嫉妒得不得了。2 在一个倒霉的日子里，商人得知自己损失了所有的钱，全家人被迫从城里的豪宅搬到乡下一个小房子去住。三个儿子立即帮助父亲张罗外面的琐事。可怜的美女，向来都是仆人照料她的起居。现在她不得不在日出前起床，生火、做饭、打扫屋子。但是她很快适应了这种生活。她说：“哭不会改善现状。我必须努力让自己快乐起来。”然而，她的两个姐姐则每天睡到正午，并且还为美女不像她俩一样痛苦而生气。一年后，这位父亲收到一封信，告知他有一艘失综的船已被找到，并已满载货物而归。全家人都很高兴，因为他们又要变得富有了。在商人离家前，两个大女儿恳求父亲给她们带回各种各样珍贵的首饰和漂亮衣服。“那么我的美女想要什么呢?”父亲问道。“哦，我什么都不需要，但是如果您能带给我一朵玫瑰，我会非常感激的，”她说。当然，美女并不需要玫瑰，只是她想，为了不使自己看上去似乎在批评两个姐姐的贪婪，她最好得要点什么。4 商人来到了港口，但是天哪，船已经沉没了，结果他依然贫穷如前。回家时他在森林里迷了路，并且天开始下起雪来。“我会冻死的，或者被狼吃掉，再也看不到我亲爱的孩子们了，”他伤心地想着。突然，他看到一所富丽堂皇的豪宅，里面灯火通明。他敲了敲门，但 2 没人答应。他走进去，却发现壁炉里炉火正旺，一张桌子上摆满美味佳肴。他等了很长时间，等着主人露面，但是没有人来。他饿极了，于是他最后（忍不住）吃了一点食物。然后他找到一间卧室，并很快在那儿睡着了。第二天早晨他惊讶地发现一套崭新的衣服摆在他面前，一顿新做的早餐等着他去享用。“这儿一定是仙女们住的城堡，” 他想，因此他大声喊了声“谢谢你们”，然后离开了。他惊讶地看到雪已经消失得无影无踪，面前有一个可爱的花园，里面长满了玫瑰花丛。“我只摘一朵玫瑰，给我的美女，”他说，但当他折下玫瑰时却听到了一声很可怕的声音。他看到一头丑陋的怪兽对他说，“忘恩负义的人！我救了你的命，你却偷我的玫瑰来报答我。你必须死!”但是商人乞求野兽看在他孩子们的份上不要杀他。野兽在听说了美女和她要求得到一朵玫瑰的故事之后似乎有了兴趣。“那么你必须叫她到这儿来代替你。给你三个月的时间。回家去，如果她不愿来，那你必须回来。但是我不会让你空着手离开的。到你房间去，你会发现一箱金子，”野兽说。“好吧，如果我必须得死，至少我不会让我的孩子们身无分文，”这位父亲想，于是他带着一箱金子回到了家。5 “给，美女，”他说，“给你这朵玫瑰。你不知道这朵玫瑰将怎样使你不幸的父亲丢掉性命。”于是他把遭遇野兽的事说了一遍。美女立刻坚持要去野兽家，以此来救她父亲一命,而且不愿听任何劝阻。在离开家的那一天，她的姐姐们用洋葱抹眼睛，为她的离开并且很可能丢掉性命而假装悲伤。7 当商人和美女到达那所宫殿时，灯火依旧通明。火旺旺地烧着，桌子上摆满了精美佳肴。“哦，野兽想先把我养肥了再杀死我，”美女想。尽管害怕，为了父亲她仍然表现得振作而又勇敢。突然他们听到一个可怕的声音，野兽出现了。“你是心甘情愿到这儿来的吗?”野兽问。“是的，”美女哆嗦着说。“好，那就和你的父亲道别吧。”悲痛欲绝的商人就这样被迫离开女儿回家了。美女肯定野兽会在那天晚上把她吃掉。（因此）当她发现卧室门的上方有一块刻着“美女房间”的金牌子时非常惊讶。房间里到处是华丽的家俱，书架上排列着所有她爱看的书。还有一架钢琴供她弹奏。在有一本书里还写着：
欢迎美女，不要害怕，你是这儿的王后、这儿的主人。
说出你的愿望，说出你的意愿，你的心愿，马上就会实现。“这一切都这么豪华，我想野兽不会很快吃掉我的，”她说，于是她不太害怕了。10 第二天晚上野兽来到餐桌前说，“美女，让我看着你吃饭，好吗? 如果我在场会打扰你，我就离开。告诉我，你是否觉得我很丑?” 美女说，“是的，”因为她不会说谎，但她补充说：“但我认为你心地非常善良。”他们交谈着，美女开始感觉镇定多了。这时，野兽说，“美女，你愿意嫁给我吗?”尽管美女不想让野兽生气，但她还是说，“不愿意”。野兽开始哀号并且伤心地说，“那么，再见，美女，”然后离开了。三个月的时间里，每天吃晚饭时都发生同样的事情。美女开始期待这些见面，而且因野兽的丑陋所引起的恐惧感也消失了，但是每天晚上，在离开之前，野兽都问同样的问题：“美女，你愿意嫁给我吗?” “哦，野兽，我要是能同意嫁给你就好了。我会永远把你当作我很要好的朋友，但是我并不爱你。”
“但是你能答应永远不离开我吗?”野兽问。
“哦，野兽，我非常担心我亲爱的父亲，我也非常想他。” 15
“啊，那你会离开我，而我这个野兽会伤心死的。” 16
“哦，不，”美女说道，“如果你让我去看望我父亲一次，我一定会回来和你永远生活在一起。”
“你明天就会在家里了，”野兽说。“但是记住，当你想回到我这儿时，你必须在上床睡觉前把戒指放在桌子上。” 第二天早晨，当美女醒来时，发觉自己已在父亲家里，而且房间里满是一箱箱的金子和漂亮高雅的绸缎礼服，都是野兽送给她的。除了两个狠心的姐姐，所有人见了她都十分高兴。两个姐姐嫉妒难耐，却装作非常高兴，请求妹妹能住多久就住多久。第十天晚上美女做了一个梦，梦中她看见野兽躺在花园里，快要死了。她从梦中哭醒过来。“哦，我多么忘恩负义啊！他长得丑陋是他的错吗? 他一直对我那样温和，那样慷慨。原先我为什么不同意嫁给他呢?” 于是她下床，把戒指放到桌上，然后又回到床上睡着了。第二天早晨醒来时她已在野兽的城堡里了。她穿上最漂亮的礼服，等待野兽到来。晚饭过后，野兽仍然没有露面，这时她想起了那个梦，急忙跑到花园里，发现野兽躺在地上，就要死了。她俯身伏在他身上，抱着他大哭。“哦，野兽，请不要死!活下来做我的丈夫。”她一说完这些话，只见眼前光芒闪耀，还有音乐声，她看到的不是丑陋不堪的野兽，而是她所能见到的最英俊的王子。王子被一个邪恶的女巫用可怕的符咒把他镇住，美女把它解除了，王子向她表示感谢。接着，出现了一位拿着魔杖的仙女，然后是美女的全家人。仙女微笑着说，“美女，你做了一个聪明的选择，（因为）你选取了美德而不是美貌。从今以后，你要和王子一起幸福地生活了。” 然后仙女转向美女的两个姐姐说，“你们两个满心嫉妒的人，你们将变作两个石像但却仍具有思考能力。你们将站在美女城堡的门前，看着她每天幸福地生活，直到你们死去的那一天，这是对你们的惩罚。”
课内阅读练习答案
Part One Preparation
1.An Argument about the Sun Sample 1)Both the children are wrong.The sun gives out almost the same amount of heat at any time of the year.We feel sometimes it is hotter, and sometimes it is cooler only because the angle between the sunlight and the surface of the earth varies constantly.That the sun seems bigger at daybreak is an optical illusion.When it appears on the horizon, only a small part of the sky is bright enough to be seen against it.This makes the sun seem bigger.But when it’s high up in the sky, it seems smaller with the huge bright sky against it.That it is cooler in the morning than at midday is not because of the change of the distance between the sun and the earth.It is because of the change of the angle between the sunlight and the surface of the earth.We don’t feel very hot in the morning because less sunlight is received per unit of area when the angle is smaller.But as time passes, more and more sunlight per unit of area penetrates the atmosphere and reaches us, so we feel hotter at midday.2)Confucius was knowledgeable, but not a genius.We can’t expect him to know everything.Everyone has his or her limitations.Another reason is that at that time science was not as developed as it is today and people didn’t have advanced equipment to do research on the sun and the earth.So it was difficult to understand or explain many natural phenomena.3)
―I think Confucius was honest.He didn’t pretend to know the answer.―No one is perfect.One may be an expert in one field, but a novice in other fields.―The children were very curious, a good quality of theirs.But they only saw one side of the phenomenon and then jumped to conclusions.One should consider different aspects before drawing any conclusions.―Children seldom pretend.They do what they want and they say what occurs to them.The two children in the story laughed at Confucius because he could not answer their questions though he was supposed to be a wise man.Adults are less likely to do these kinds of things.2.Chinese Fables
Three at Dusk and Four at Dawn
In the state of Song there was a man who was very fond of monkeys and kept a large number of them.He could understand the monkeys and they could understand him.In order to satisfy the monkeys’ demands, he reduced the food consumption of his family.After a while his family did not have enough to eat, so he wanted to limit the food for his monkeys.But he was afraid the monkeys would not submit to him.So he played a trick on them.“If I give you three chestnuts in the morning and four in the evening, would that be enough?” he asked the monkeys.All the monkeys rose up in a fury.After a short time he said, “If I give you four chestnuts in the morning and three in the evening, would that be enough?”
All the monkeys lay on the floor, happy and satisfied with this proposal.Moral of the story: I think that we can learn two things from the story.First, we should look at the whole picture when we are dealing with a problem, instead of just one side of the problem.If we can’t have a whole view of the problem, we might be fooled by something superficial and can never find the truth.Second, we should be consistent in what we are doing.We should not change our attitude, manner or method from time to time when we are doing a particular job.His Spear Against His Shield In the state of Chu there was a man who had a spear and a shield for sale.He was loud in praises of his shield.“My shield is so strong that nothing can pierce it through.”
He also sang praises of his spear.“My spear is so strong that it can pierce through anything.”
“What would happen,” he was asked, “if your spear is used to pierce your shield?”
He was unable to give an answer.It is impossible for an impenetrable shield to coexist with a spear that finds nothing impenetrable.Moral of the story: This story tells us that we should be logical in what we are talking about.One can not exaggerate too much what he is capable of.Otherwise, he will be laughed at by others.Moreover, one should be honest with other people.A Matter of Dignity
There was a great famine in the state of Qi.Qian Ao, a rich man in Qi, prepared food by the roadside for the hungry to come and eat.Along came a starving man, his sleeves covering his head, his hempen(麻制的)sandals held together by string, walking as if he did not know where he was going.With food in his left hand and drink in his right, Qian Ao shouted at him.“Hey you!Come and eat!”
The man looked up and stared at Qian.“I’m reduced to this state just because I refuse to take anything from loud-mouthed(高谈阔论的, 叽里呱啦的)people giving away food,” he said.Qian immediately begged his pardon but the man still refused to eat and eventually starved to death.Moral of the story: Dignity is more important than anything else.One may lose his life but not his dignity.Today, so many people, in order to reach certain positions or win some titles, give up their conscience or dignity.On the other hand, everyone should respect other people, poor or rich.Only when we are full of respect for other people will we earn other people’s respect.Then the whole society will be in harmony.3.Matching Pictures
1.Aphrodite
2.Ares
3.Hephaestus 4.Artemis 5.Demeter 6.Dionysus
7.Poseidon 8.Athena 9.Apollo
10.Hermes 11.Hera 12.Zeus
Extra exercise: Bedtime Stories
Directions: Of all the bedtime stories your grandparents or parents told you when you were a little child, which one was the most interesting? Share your favorite story with the other members in your group.Sample
Long long ago there were two brothers.The elder brother was rich, but the younger brother was poor.They made a living by cutting wood in the forest.One day when the younger brother was crossing a bridge, his iron axe fell into the water.He was very sad and began to cry.At that time an old man appeared.After he knew what happened, he dove into the water and brought a silver axe to the younger brother, but the younger brother said, “No, this isn’t mine.Mine is made of iron.” Again the old man dove into the water, and brought a gold axe to him.But again he said this wasn’t his.The old man was very happy with this because the younger brother was honest and not greedy.So he gave the younger brother the gold axe.After the younger brother got home, he told all this to his elder brother.On hearing the story the elder brother went to the same bridge and dropped his iron axe into the water.The old man appeared too and dove into the water after knowing what happened.He brought a silver axe to the elder brother, but the elder brother said this wasn’t his, his was a gold one.The old man was very unhappy and brought him a gold axe unwillingly.The elder brother went back home with the gold axe, but as soon as he was home, he became a statue, as a result of the magic power of the gold axe.Part Two Reading-Centered Activities
In-Class Reading
Post-Reading
Reading Comprehension
1.1)Because they were invited to a feast in the sky.2)He saw the birds were busy preparing.3)He planned to go to the feast/sky with the birds.4)They didn’t agree because Tortoise was mischievous, cunning and ungrateful.5)With a sweet tongue, he convinced the birds that he was a changed man.6)He made two wings with all the feathers he got from each bird.7)All of You.8)Nuts, meat and fish soup, pounded yam, yam soup, palm wine, etc.9)For whom have you prepared this feast?
10)Because he knew the answer would be “For all of you”, which was his new name.So he could enjoy all the food first.11)They were very angry.12)They took back the feathers they had lent him.13)He asked them to take a message to his wife.14)Parrot, because he wanted to take advantage of the chance to get revenge.15)He asked Parrot to tell his wife to bring out all the soft things in his house to cover the ground with them so that he would be able to land safely.But Parrot told his wife to bring out all the hard and sharp, not the soft, things instead.16)His shell was broken into hundreds of pieces.2.Ekwefi is telling a story about Tortoise.Long long ago, all the birds got an invitation from the sky to attend a feast there.Tortoise learned about it and with his sweet tongue he persuaded the birds to take him with them and so each bird lent him a feather.Tortoise cunningly thought of an idea that enabled him to have all the food before anyone else by naming himself “All of You.” When they reached the sky, they received a warm welcome and soon the food was presented to them.Then he asked one of the people in the sky: “For whom have you prepared all this feast?” The man replied: “For all of you.” So he ate almost all the best food.The birds became very angry and took back their feathers before flying home.Without feathers, he had to jump onto the ground and his shell was broken into pieces.3.Acting out the Story Sample Bird A: How exciting!All of us are invited to the feast in the sky.Bird B: I just can’t wait.What do you think I should wear? Tortoise: Hello.Good morning.What are you excited about? Bird A: Didn’t you know that we are going to the sky? Bird B: And we are going to have a big dinner.What fun!
Tortoise: How nice it is.What lucky guys.May I go with you? I’m sure we’ll have a lot of fun.Bird A: Yes, we’ll have great fun, but not you.We know you too well.You are full of cunning and you are ungrateful.Bird B: If we allow you to come with us, you will soon begin your mischief.Bird A: We know you of old.Tortoise: You don’t know me now.I’m a changed man.I am not the mischievous man you once knew.In fact, I am thoughtful and well-meaning.I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.Rest assured, I promise you I will not cause you any trouble.Bird A:(Talking to Bird B)Maybe he is a changed man now.Let’s talk to our bird friends and see if we will take him with us.(After a brief discussion with all the other birds)Bird B: OK.Tortoise, now we all agreed to take you to the sky.Each of us will lend you a feather so that you can have two wings to fly.(During the flight to the party)Bird A: Tortoise is a great orator!
Bird B: Let’s make him the spokesperson for the party.Tortoise: Did you know that we need a new name when we are invited to a great feast like this? It is an age-old custom and our hosts in the sky will expect us to honor it.Bird A: We haven’t heard of this before.But as you are such a learned man, if you say this, we will choose a new name.I will call myself Good-Looking.Bird B: I am Smart-Ass.Tortoise: And my new name is All of You.(On their arrival at the sky)Sky people: Welcome to the sky, our dear friends.We are so pleased to see you again.Please make yourselves at home.Tortoise: My dear respected friends, thank you so much for inviting us to the sky.Nothing can make us happier than this.It is our greatest honor to be here and have a good time with you.Sky people: Thank you for your nice words.Now please help yourselves to the nuts.Bird A: Tortoise is really eloquent, isn’t he? I’m glad we decided to bring him with us.Bird B: Yes.And these are delicious nuts.Sky people: Now the dinner is ready.Please enjoy the soup, meat, fish and pounded yam.Here is palm wine, too.Tortoise: Just a moment.Let me ask you first.For whom have you prepared this feast? Sky people: For whom? Why? For all of you, of course.Tortoise(To the birds): You remember that my name is All of You.The custom here is to serve the spokesman first and the others later.They will serve you when I finish.Sky people(To themselves): Looks like it is their custom to leave all the food to their king first.Tortoise: Mm.Yummy.Mm.I’m full now.You can start to eat.Bird A: We should never bring him here.I am too angry to eat.I’m going home.Bird B: Wait.I am leaving, too.Take the feather from him with us.Tortoise: What are you doing? Leave me the feather.Oh, how am I going home without a single feather? You can’t do this to me!Birds: Bye.Tortoise: Could someone take a message for my wife? Tell her to bring out everything soft and cover the ground…
4.Taking Sides Samples 1)—I don’t admire Tortoise’s cleverness.Actually he was unwise to cheat the birds.After his mischievous behavior, how could he face them and stay together with them? He would have no friends at all.He was clever in a way, but he was very stupid.For example, when all the birds became so angry, how could he have trusted Parrot? He should have jumped into the sea instead of landing on the ground to avoid being hurt.— I admire Tortoise’s cleverness.He was a guy who knew where to look for a nice dinner during time of famine.He knew very well how to have the birds trust him.He was also quick-minded.His only mistake was that he should not be so greedy as not to leave any nice food for the birds.— I sympathize with the birds.They took Tortoise with them to the sky out of kindness, but after flying such a long distance, they had to fly back home on an empty stomach.They were formally invited, but didn’t enjoy the food prepared for them.On the other hand, Tortoise invited himself, went to the sky with the help of all the birds and selfishly ate almost all the delicious food.I think the birds were very unlucky.—I think the birds are stupid.They knew very well that Tortoise couldn’t be trusted as he was always mischievous.But they persuaded themselves that he was a changed man.At the party they should have let the sky people know Tortoise was not their king and they had the right to enjoy the nice food, as they were the guests the sky people had invited.2)The story teaches us that a)we should be honest, and shouldn’t cheat others at any time.If we cheat others, we will be punished in the end;b)we shouldn’t be carried away by sweet words, like the birds;c)a leopard can’t change its spots.Since Tortoise was cunning, he could never change his personality and behave himself.Vocabulary
1.1)A.invitation
B.invited
C.inviting
2)A.prepare
B.prepared
C.preparation
D.preparatory/preparation
3)A.discoveries
B.discoverers C.discovered
4)A.approval
B.approve C.approved D.approving E.disapprove
5)A.eloquent
B.eloquence C.eloquently
6)A.faithful
B.unfaithful/faithless C.faith D.faithfully
7)A.occasional B.occasionally C.occasion
8)A.delivery B.delivering C.delivered
9)A.troublesome/trouble B.troubled C.troubled D.troubling
10)A.assurance B.assured C.assure
2.1)ran/got into trouble 2)no trouble
3)asking for trouble
4)have…trouble
5)The trouble with
6)in serious/deep/big trouble
7)get/getting…into trouble
8)took the trouble 3.1)with a pattern of roses 2)prepared a wonderful/good meal for us 3)promised faithfully 4)deliver this letter
5)a selection of milk and plain chocolate 6)keep out of mischief/behave themselves 7)the sound of distant thunder
8)received approval from the government 9)in spite of the fact that he drank too much 10)agree whether the drug is safe or not
Part Three Further Development 1.Enriching Your Word Power
1)C
2)C
3)A
4)B
5)A
6)B
7)A
8)B
9)A
10)A 2.Myths and Moral
1)--Virtue will be rewarded.For example, Beauty is a kind-hearted and sweet girl.She loves her father and is willing to sacrifice herself for him.Finally she is rewarded with a happy marriage and a happy life.On the other hand, the evil sisters are punished by the fairy.They become two statues that have to observe Beauty’s happiness painfully.--A good heart is more important than appearance.Although the Beast is very ugly, he loves Beauty and has a kind heart.In the end he wins the heart of Beauty and the spell on him is broken by Beauty’s love.2)--Nothing can be gained without effort or hardship.If you want to succeed or make achievements, you have to face and overcome difficulties, or even great dangers.Tang Seng, Monkey and others had gone through eighty-one great dangers or hardships before they could obtain and bring home the authentic version of the Buddha’s teachings.--A person’s strength, skills and judgments are the guarantee of success.Without Monkey King, Tang Seng couldn’t have fetched the Buddha’s teachings.Unlike Tang Seng’s other followers, Monkey developed his martial arts and skills and became so strong that almost no one could defeat him.3.Finding Their Similarities and Differences 1)Similarities:
A.Both of them look like animals and are endowed with human intelligence.B.Both of them have a happy ending.The Beast marries a kind-hearted and beautiful girl and changes back into a handsome prince;Monkey succeeds in getting the Buddha’s teachings and becomes enlightened.His golden band is gone, and he no longer has to be under other people’s control.C.Both of them have a bond.The Beast is under a spell cast by a witch, while Monkey is wearing a golden band which tightens whenever he is mischievous.2)Differences: A.The Beast is actually a real human being.He becomes a beast only because of the witch’s spell, while Monkey is still a monkey though he is finally enlightened.B.They have different personalities.The Beast is gentle, generous, patient, loyal and thoughtful.He was persistent in his love for Beauty.The Monkey is capable, invulnerable, ambitious, brave, and intelligent.3)A.I like the Beast more, because he is loyal and loving.He is very kind and patient to Beauty.He loves Beauty so much that he will die for her.B.I like Monkey more, because he enjoys many magic skills and weapons.I wish I could have those.He is not only brave, but also loyal and obedient to Tang Seng.He goes through eighty-one dangers and helps Tang Seng get the Buddha’s teachings.4.Completing the Story 1)the true reason why there was no such animal in Guizhou 2)they were of no use at all in this place 3)All of a sudden when he saw the donkey, he thought it was a monster 4)He hid himself in the trees while looking at the donkey 5)What kind of animal is this and why does it look different from other animals that I’ve seen? 6)But one day the donkey stretched its thin neck and cried 7)the tiger discovered that the donkey didn’t have any other skills besides crying/had no other skills than crying 8)But he dared not rush to it or eat it just as he did to other animals 9)This did irritate the donkey/make the donkey angry, who raised its hind leg and kicked the tiger 10)
This time he rushed to it without hesitation and bit/broke its throat
5.To Be a Good Story-teller
The Princess and the Pea
Once there was a prince who wanted to marry a real princess.But he had difficulty telling what a real princess looked like.One night there was a terrible storm.Suddenly there was a knock at the door.A young girl was standing in the rain.She said she was a real princess but she looked ugly because of the rain dripping from her hair and clothes.“We’ll see whether she is a real one or not,” the old empress thought to herself.She put a pea on the bed and then put twenty mattresses and twenty padded quilts on it.The princess then slept in this bed.The next morning, people asked her whether she had a good sleep.She answered: “It was terrible.Who knows what was on the bed? I slept on a very hard thing and I am bruised all over my body.”
Now everybody was sure that she was a real princess, because she could feel the pea under twenty mattresses and twenty padded quilts.Nobody except a princess would have such tender skin.The prince married the girl and they lived happily ever after.The pea is now displayed in the museum.The Ugly Duckling Once upon a time down on an old farm lived a duck family, and Mother Duck had been sitting on a clutch of new eggs.One nice morning, the eggs hatched and out popped six ducklings.But one egg was bigger than the rest, and it didn't hatch.But before Mother Duck had time to think about it, the last egg finally hatched.A strange looking duckling with gray feathers that should have been yellow gazed at a worried mother.The ducklings grew quickly, but Mother Duck had a secret worry.“I can’t understand how this ugly duckling can be one of mine!” she said to herself, shaking her head as she looked at her last born.Well, the gray duckling certainly wasn’t pretty, and since he ate far more than his brothers, he was outgrowing them.As the days went by, the poor ugly duckling became more and more unhappy.His brothers didn't want to play with him, he was so clumsy, and all the farmyard folks simply laughed at him.He felt sad and lonely, while Mother Duck did her best to console him.12 Then one day, at sunrise, he ran away from the farmyard.He stopped at a pond and began to question all the other birds.“Do you know of any ducklings with gray feathers like mine?” But everyone shook their heads in scorn.Then one day, his travels took him near an old countrywoman’s cottage.Thinking he was a stray goose, she caught him.Then one night, finding the hutch door open, he escaped.Once again he was all alone.One day at sunrise, he saw a flight of beautiful birds wing overhead.White, with long slender necks, yellow beaks and large wings, they were migrating south.“If only I could look like them, just for a day!” said the duckling, admiringly.Winter came and the poor duckling went to seek food in the snow.He dropped exhausted to the ground, but a farmer found him and put him in his big jacket pocket.The ugly duckling survived the bitterly cold winter at the farmer’s house.By springtime the duckling saw himself mirrored in the water.“Goodness!How I’ve changed!I hardly recognize myself!” The flight of swans winged north again and glided on to the pond.When the duckling saw them, he realized he was one of their kind, and soon made friends.“We’re swans like you!” they said, warmly.“Where have you been hiding?”
“It's a long story,” replied the young swan, still astounded.Now, he swam majestically with his fellow swans.One day, he heard children on the river bank exclaim: “Look at that young swan!He's the finest of them all!”
And he almost burst with happiness.Hua Mulan
Long ago, in a village in northern China, there lived a girl named Mulan.One day, she sat at her loom weaving cloth.Click-clack!Click-clack!went the loom.Suddenly the sound of weaving changed to sorrowful sighs.Her mother asked her what troubled her.“Nothing, Mother,” she replied softly.Mulan’s mother asked her again and again, until Mulan finally told her that invaders were attacking.The emperor was calling for troops.The night before she saw the draft poster and twelve scrolls of names in the market.Her Father’s name was on every one of them.“But Father is old and frail,” Mulan sighed.“How can he fight? He has no grown son and I have no elder brother.I will go to the markets.I shall buy a saddle and a horse.I must fight in Father’s place.”
From the eastern market Mulan bought a horse.From the western market she bought a bridle, and from the southern market, a whip.At dawn, Mulan was dressed in her armor and bid a sad farewell to her father, mother, sisters and brothers.Mulan went to fight in the war for twelve years during which time none of her fellow fighters knew that she was a girl.She was such a great fighter that when the war ended the emperor wanted to name her a high rank official.But she declined the offer and went back home where she received a warm welcome.Her fellow fighters came to visit her and were surprised to learn that she was a girl.
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