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Workbook 答案
1. marriage
2. decade
3. kindergarten
4. savings
5. principle
6. energetic
7. midnight
8. lap
9. whisper
10. pole
tuition fees, health insurance, precious stone, heart operation, island chain, maple tree, resident physician, court case, coffee pot, flexible income
The university announced that it was raising tuition fees next term.
Diamonds, rubies, and other precious stones are often used to make jewellery.
My father’s heart operation went well, and he is now recovering.
Japan is an island chain in the Western Pacific.
The court case dragged on for months before the judge was finally able to make a decision.
1. majority
2. most
3. illustrates
4. describe
5. rejected
6. refused
7. harm
8. damage/harm
9. tend
10. intend
11. per
12. every
1. precious 朋友是最宝贵的财产。—— 希罗多德(希腊历史学家)
2. principle 成长过程中最强原则在于人的选择。—— 乔治・艾略特(美国作家)
3. majority 每当你发现自己和大多数人站在一边的时候,你就该停下来反思一下。—— 马克・吐温(美国作家)
4. reject 最高形式的无知是拒绝你完全不了解的东西。—— 韦恩・戴尔(美国作家)
5. complain 任何不懂得充分利用自身幸运的人,当幸运擦身而过时,他无权抱怨。—— 米格尔・德・塞万提斯(西班牙作家)
6. chains 人生而自由,却处处受到束缚。—— 让・雅克・卢梭(法国哲学家)
7. might 无论做何事,都要全力以赴。—— 马库斯・图留斯・西塞罗(古罗马政治家)
8. elsewhere 如果我们在自己内心找不到宁静,到别处去找是徒劳的。—— 法兰索瓦・德・拉罗什富科(法国作家)
1. After winning a scholarship, he felt less pressure about paying tuition fees.
2. He has sharp eyes and can quickly tell the differences between those twins.(分辨不同)
3. Before moving to our new home, my mother had the house redecorated and the floors replaced.
4. They hired a lawyer for the court case in order to save time and trouble.
5. While hiking in the mountains, he was bitten on the leg by a snake.
1. tired, tiring
2. shocking
3. listening
4. playing
5. interesting, interested
6. coming, shouting, lying
1. Frightened by the noise, Amy turned on all the lights in the house.
2. While driving along the freeway, they noticed a kangaroo standing in the middle of the road.
3. After watching the movie for ten minutes, we felt so bored that we decided to leave.
4. Coming out of my house, I saw the volcano erupting.
5. After turning fifteen, she became interested in travelling.
6. Not wanting to be late, Sally ran to the subway station.
7. Feeling tired, Tim went to bed as soon as he got home.
8. (After) Gathering all his courage, he ran back into the burning house to rescue the child.
Activity 4
To make fresh coffee, begin by putting a paper coffee filter into the filter basket of the coffee maker. Taking a clean spoon, fill the filter with coffee grounds. Next, fill the reservoir at the back of the coffee maker with clean, cold water.
Activity 3
hearing, excited, getting, holding, admiring, walking, singing, dancing
Where does this story happen? mostly in a taxi
Who are the main characters in the story? A taxi driver and an old woman
What are the main events in the story? The taxi driver ferries a woman around the city, allowing her to see the places that she used to know for one last time, before taking her to a hospice to die.
What is the main point of the story? The main point of the story is that we need to take time for others, and that sometimes even a very small action can mean so much to another person’s life.
3 Discuss the following questions with a partner.
What is the author’s purpose in writing this story? Do you think he succeeded?
The author’s main purpose in the story is to get people to slow down, pay attention to, and take care with others. I think he succeeded admirably in getting his point across.
2.What did you like about this story? What did you not like? Why?
The story is wonderful in the way it makes us feel for the old woman, and in how it introduces the topic of being in the moment and thinking of others.
The main drawback to the story is that it is too out of the ordinary for most people to be able to see how it might apply to their own lives, even if it makes a deep impression on them.
3. Would you recommend this story to others? Why or why not?
I would certainly recommend this story to others, as it is an instant classic story planner that will make them stop and think about the importance of the small moments in their lives.
1. 仁(Benevolence)
英文释义:Look at others with love, compassion, and kindness, so as to stay in harmony with all people.
翻译:用爱、同情与善意对待他人,以此与所有人和谐相处。
引用原文:
亲亲而仁民,仁民而爱物。—— 孟子
Mencius: Men of virtue love and care for their loved ones, they are therefore kind to other people. When they are kind to people, they treasure everything on earth.
翻译:有德行的人亲爱亲人,因此仁爱百姓;仁爱百姓,因此爱惜万物。
2. 义(Righteousness)
英文释义:Always act according to what you know is right, so as to preserve your own integrity.
翻译:始终按你认定的正确方式行事,以此保持自身的正直。
引用原文:
子曰:君子喻于义,小人喻于利。
The Master said, "A gentleman takes as much trouble to discover what is right as lesser men take to discover what will pay."
翻译:孔子说:君子懂得的是道义,小人懂得的是利益。
3. 礼(Propriety)
英文释义:Always behave respectfully towards others.
翻译:始终以尊重的态度对待他人。
引用原文:
子曰:非礼勿视,非礼勿听,非礼勿言,非礼勿动。
The Master said, "To look at nothing in defiance of ritual, to listen to nothing in defiance of ritual, to speak of nothing in defiance of ritual, and never to stir hand or foot in defiance of ritual."
翻译:孔子说:不合于礼的不要看,不合于礼的不要听,不合于礼的不要说,不合于礼的不要做。
4. 智(Wisdom)
英文释义:Learn as much as possible so that you can judge what is right from what is wrong, and what is good from what is evil.
翻译:尽可能多地学习,以此明辨是非、区分善恶。
引用原文:
子曰:我非生而知之者,好古,敏以求之者也。
The Master said, "I for my part am not one of those who have innate knowledge. I am simply one who loves the past and who is diligent in investigating it."
翻译:孔子说:我不是生来就有知识的人,而是喜爱古代文化,勤勉地去追求知识的人。
5. 信(Fidelity)
英文释义:Be true to yourself: be sure that what you do is true to what you say, and what you say is true to what you think.
翻译:忠于自己:确保言行一致,所说与所想一致。
引用原文:
子曰:人而无信,不知其可也。
The Master said, "I do not see what use a man can be put to, whose word cannot be trusted."
翻译:孔子说:一个人如果不讲信用,不知道他还能做什么。
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