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Unit3

Words in use （P70，3）

1. The curtains changed the atmosphere of the house completely and made it into a place of

(exquisite) beauty.

窗帘彻底改变了房子的气氛，使之成为一个美丽的地方。

2. As the sun (dispersed) the clouds, we enjoyed our afternoon of playing cards in the forest under

the clear sky and observing the most spectacular view I have ever seen in my life.

当太阳驱散云层时，我们在晴朗的天空下的森林里玩牌，欣赏着我一生中见过的最壮观的景色。

3. The big company (decentralized / decentralised) their operations last year and opened several

regional offices in the country to meet the needs of the market.

这家大公司去年将业务分散，并在中国开设了多个地区办事处，以满足市场需求。

4. It is not easy to (deduce) a trend of growth from the available facts since they are quite scarce and

not that convincing.

从现有的事实中不容易推断出增长趋势，因为它们非常稀少，而且没有那么令人信服。

5. Formerly found only in large industrial applications, microwave ovens now have become a

standard (fixture) of most modern kitchens.

微波炉以前只存在于大型工业应用中，现在已成为大多数现代厨房的标准设备。

6. He calls on the public to save in everyday life and believes that (frugality) is the key to battling a

culture that rewards mindless consumption.

他呼吁公众在日常生活中储蓄，并认为节俭是与奖励无意识消费的文化作斗争的关键。

7. He is suitable for the position as he is young enough to understand what the teenagers think but

old enough to (administrate) their programs.

他很适合这个职位，因为他还年轻，能够理解青少年的想法，但年龄足够大，可以管理他们的

项目。

8. When asked about her whereabouts at 9 o'clock that night, she gave a rather (disjointed) response,

which caught the detective's attention.

当晚9点被问及行踪时，她给出了一个相当脱节的回答，引起了侦探的注意。

9. (Reviving) the stalled economy and sticking to promises to bring the deficit down next year is

proving to be the principal test for the new president.

事实证明，重振停滞的经济，坚持明年削减赤字的承诺，是对新总统的主要考验。

10. A considerable period of time has to (elapse) before the effects of such security measures as

closed-circuit television cameras and cell-phone monitoring become evident in reducing crimes.

必须经过相当长的一段时间，闭路电视摄像机和手机监控等安全措施才能明显地减少犯罪。

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Word building（P71，4）

—ity

intense——intensity

productivity——productivity

prior——priority

stable——stability

re—

write——rewrite

unite——reunite

cycle——recycle

form——reform

—ity

punctual——punctuality adj.准时的;守时的;按时的/ n.准时；严守时间；敏捷

pure——purity adj.纯的；纯粹的；/ n.纯洁；纯净

scarce——scarcity adj.稀少的；缺乏的；不足的/ n.稀缺；缺乏；不足

senior——seniority adj.老，大；成人的；中等学校/n.资历；年长；级别高

sensitive——sensitivity

solemn——solemnity adj.庄严的；郑重的；隆重的/ n.庄严；严肃；庄重

special——specialty adj.特别的；特殊的；/n.专业；专长；特产；

superior——superiority adj.优越的；更好的；/ n.优势；优越(性)；优越感

valid——validity adj. (法律上)有效的；合理的；/ n. (法律上的)有效，合法性；有效性

visible——visibility adj.可见的；明显的；/ n.可见性；能见度；

re—

assure——reassure vt.保证；确保 / vt.使…安心；安抚；

structure——restructure vt.精心组织；系统安排/ vt.重组；改组；重建；调整结构

Word building（P71，5）

1. The new evaluation policy will base its decisions on workers’ efficiency and effectiveness, not

simply on seniority or how long one works in the company.

新的评估政策将根据员工的效率和效力做出决定，而不仅仅是根据资历或在公司工作的时间。

2. The French government has called on its people to defend the purity of their language and fight

against foreign cultural invasion .

法国政府呼吁其人民捍卫其语言的纯洁性，反对外国文化入侵

3. My friend has lived in New York for 10 years and loves Chinese food. He is familiar with all the

specialties of Chinatown restaurants.

我的朋友在纽约住了10年，很喜欢中国菜。他熟悉唐人街餐馆的所有特色菜。

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4. Totally shocked by the sight of the great snowstorm, she closed her eyes, and then opened them

again to reassure herself she wasn't dreaming.

看到这场大暴风雪，她完全震惊了，她闭上眼睛，然后再次睁开眼睛，安慰自己她不是在做梦。

5. Her recent book describes parents pressured by circumstances such as the ever-expending

workweek and the scarcity of high-quality childcare.

她最近的书描述了父母因工作日不断延长和缺乏优质托儿服务等情况而承受的压力。

6. Make sure not to be late for the meeting. You know the boss does expect punctuality from us.

确保开会不要迟到。你知道老板希望我们准时。

7. Effective communication combined with sensitivity to the concerns of others makes resolution of

most disputes possible.

有效沟通，并对其他商标的担忧保持敏感，解决大多数可能的争议。

8. An experienced manager from the headquarters has been brought in to assist management in

restructuring the local branch of the company.

从总部聘请了一位经验丰富的经理协助管理层重组公司的当地分公司。

9. The slightly graying hair and piercing eyes of our team leader added to an air of professional

superiority and power on his face.

我们队长略显灰白的头发和锐利的眼睛给他脸上增添了一种职业优越感和力量。

10. Shocked by the results of the elections, many people start to question the process of elections and

challenge the validity of the vote.

许多人对选举结果感到震惊，开始质疑选举过程，质疑投票的有效性。

11. Fog has reduced visibility to under 20 meters and no planes have taken off since early morning.

雾使能见度降低到20米以下，自凌晨以来，没有飞机起飞。

12. The old gentleman delivered his speech with such grave solemnity that he silenced all the

students in the auditorium(礼堂).

这位老绅士以如此严肃的态度发表演讲，使礼堂里的所有学生都安静了下来

Banked cloze （P73, 6）

In some urban centers, workaholism (工作狂) is so common that people do not consider it unusual:

They accept the lifestyle as normal. Government workers in Washington D.C., for example, 1)

frequently work 60 to 70 hours a week. They don't do this because they have to; they do it because

they want to.

在一些城市中心，工作狂（正在进行中）非常普遍，人们并不认为这是不寻常的：他们接受正

常的生活方式。例如，华盛顿特区的政府工作人员每周工作60至70小时。他们这样做不是因

为他们必须这样做，而是因为他们想这样做。

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