Text comprehensionI. B II. 1. T; 2. F; 3. T; 4. T; 5. T.III.1. “snail mail”.2. “an essential stepping stone on the road to success”.3. “the profound relationship between language and culture that lies at the heart of society”.4. “the means to shape our views of the world”.5. “to negotiate the boundaries between languages and to compromise in translation”.6. “to use linguistic skills, to think differently, to enter into another culture’s mentality and to shape language accordingly”.IV.1. with convenient ways to reach any part of the world.2. It seems that everyone is able to always get in touch with anyone else if he or she can afford to.3. is the most important to society.4. a fundamental skill in today’s world, where different c ultures interact.5. are finding ways to interrelate different cultures.Structural analysis of the text1. The last sentence of the 3rd paragraph: “Most fundamental is the profound relationship between language and culture that lies at the heart of society and one that we overlook at our peril.”2. Paragraph 4: The lack of an exact counterpart of the English word “homesickness” in other languages such as Italian, Portuguese, and German.Paragraph 5: The problem of untranslatability which the early Bible translators encountered.Paragraph 6: English and Welsh speakers make adjustments regarding the color spectrum in the grey / green / blue / brown range; The word “democracy” means completely different things in different contexts; the flat breads of Central Asia are a long way away from Mother’s Pride white sliced toasties, yet the word “bread” has to serve for both.Part One. Vocabulary AnalysisI. Phrase practice1. provided =as long as 假如，倘若need never be out of touch =can never fail to be reached 从不会失去联系2. regardless of =no matter 不管，不顾3. overlook at our peril =fail to notice at great risk 忽视……的危险或风险4. hovers somewhere in and around all those words =may be described by these words to varying degrees5. hit the problem of untranslatability head-on = were directly confronted with the problem that something in one language cannot be rendered into anotherII.1. stepping stone;2. at their peril;3. serve;4. mentality;5. staple;6. facilitating;7. messaging;8. hybrid.III. Word derivationFill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. The country is trying to move from a centrally planned economy (economic) to one basically geared to the needs of the market.2. There are no good roads in the area, so most of the ranches are only accessible (access) by jeep or other off-road vehicles.3. The two approaches are so fundamentally (fundamental) different that it is surprising that they have both been successful.4. They spent much time comforting the homesick (homesickness) children at the beginning of the summer camp.5. We are looking for an experienced journalist to join the news teams. The salary is negotiable (negotiate).6. The amount of any of these ingredients can be adjusted (adjustment) according to your taste.7. The remoteness (remote) of the house was the only thing that made them hesitate about buying it.8. He parked the car and smiled at her, complacently (complacent) assuming he had passed the test.1. economic a. 经济学的；经济的；有利可图的economical a. 节俭的；经济的，合算的economics n. 经济学economist n. 经济学家economy n. 节约；经济2. access n. 通道，入口accessible a. 可得到的；易接近的，可进入的accessibility n. 可以得到；易接近3. fundamental a. 基本的，根本的；重要的fundamentalism n. 原教旨主义fundamentalist n. 信奉正统派基督教的人fundamentally ad. 从根本上；基本地4. homesick a. 想家的homesickness n. 乡愁，思乡病5. negotiate v. 谈判，协商，交涉negotiable a. 可磋商的，可协商的negotiation n. 谈判，协商negotiator n. 磋商者，交涉者6. adjust v. 调整，调节；使适应adjustable a. 可调整的adjustment n. 调整7. remote a. 偏僻的，遥远的，远程的remoteness n. 远离，远隔，偏僻8. complacent a. 满足的，自满的，得意的complacently ad. 满足地，自满地，沾沾自喜地complacency n. 自满，沾沾自喜IV.1. D;2. C;3. A;4. D;5. B;6. A;7. B;8. C.V. Synonym / AntonymGive a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1. We live in an age of easy access to the rest of the world.Synonym: time, era, epoch2. Conferences and business meetings around the globe are held in English, regardless of whether anyone present is a native English speaker.Synonym: meetings3. English has simply become the language that facilitates communication, and for many people learning English is an essential stepping stone on the road to success. Synonym: basic, fundamental4. Different cultures are not simply groups of people who label the world differently; languages give us the means to shape our views of the world and languages are different from one another.Antonym: misshape5. Inevitably, the spread of English means that millions of people are adding another language to their own and are learning how to negotiate cultural and linguistic differences.Synonym: unavoidably6. Why does the rise of English as a global language cause feelings of uneasiness for some of us?Synonym: worry, concern, anxiety7. But even as more people become multilingual, so native English speakers are losing out, for they are becoming ever more monolingual, and hence increasingly unaware of the differences between cultures that languages reveal.Antonym: hide, conceal4 PrefixWrite in each space one word that has the same prefix as underlined in the given word.1.unreliable unbelievable2.impatient imperfect3.disapproval disagreement4.mistake misplace5. maltreat malfunctionenable7. surmount surpasssubmarine1. Explanation:un- : not or the opposite of. unable, unhappy, unknown2. Explanation:in- / il- / im- / ir- : not or the opposite of. impolite, infinite, illogical, irrelevance3. Explanation:dis- : not or the opposite of. dishonest, disadvantage, disappear4. Explanation:mis- : bad or wrong. misinterpret, misbehavior, mischance, misconceive5. Explanation:mal- : bad or not correct. malpractice, malodorous, malformation6. Explanation:en- / em- : to cause to be; to put into the thing or condition mentioned . encase, empower, enlarge, embolden, enchant7. Explanation:sur- : beyond. surcharge, surplus, surprise, surmise8. Explanation:sub- : less than; under or below. subdivision, subconscious, subcontinent, subculturePart Two. Grammar Exercises1. the simple present and the present progressiveSimple present is used for activities that are long-lasting habits.Present progressive is used for activities that occur at the moment of speaking activities.The present continuous with words such as “always” or “constantly” expresses the idea that something irritating or shocking often happens.e. g. She is always coming to class late.He is constantly talking. I wish he would shut up.Speakers use the present continuous to indicate that something will or will not happen in the near future.e. g. I am not going to the party tonight.Is he visiting his parents next weekend?I. Complete the following sentences with the correct verb forms.1. She’s a dietician — she __helps__ (help) people to choose the right food.2. hope; are enjoying; sunbathe; go; are going.3. is being.4. The professor ____is typing____ (type) his own letters while his secretary is ill.5. am not eating.6. I __am reading___ (read) an interesting book at the moment. I’ll lend it to you when I’ve finished it.7. are always leaving.8. go; belongs; wants; is using.9. is boiling.10. is putting; is rewiring; is building.II.1. is passing = passes; is shooting = shoots.2. OK.3. are crying.4. OK.5. am knowing = know.6. am gathering = gather.7. work = am working.8. do =are; sneeze = sneezing.III.thank; are dispatching; regret; have; are contacting; hear; enclose/are enclosing; decide; have; are listed; regret; hope; enclose/are enclosing.IV.1. a. The speaker is complaining; b. The speaker gives a fact.2. a. am considering; b. have the opinion.3. a. It suggests a permanent nature; b. It suggests a temporary behaviour.4. a. is taking care of; b. have no objection to.5. a. am waiting for; b. believe.6. a. am waiting for; b. believe.2. Position of adjectivesUnlike adverbs, which often seem capable of popping up almost anywhere in a sentence, adjectives nearly always appear immediately before the noun or noun phrase that they modify. Sometimes they appear in a string of adjectives, and when they do, they appear in a set order according to category.The categories in the following table can be described as follows:A. Determiners — articles and other limiters.B. Observation — postdeterminers and limiter adjectives . a real hero, a perfect idiot) and adjectives subject to subjective measure . beautiful, interesting)C. Size and Shape —adjectives subject to objective measure . wealthy, large, round)D. Age — adjectives denoting age . young, old, new, ancient)E. Color — adjectives denoting color . red, black, pale)F. Origin — denominal adjectives denoting source of noun . French, American, Canadian)G. Material — denominal adjectives denoting what something is made of . woolen, metallic, wooden)F. Qualifier — final limiter, often regarded as part of the noun . rocking chair, hunting cabin, passenger car, book cover)Rewrite the following descriptions putting the adjectives in the correct order.1. a large pair of red woolen socks2. a white car German new powerfula powerful new white German car3. a small grey rectangular Japanese radio4. a concrete modern office building biga big modern concrete office building5. a medium size French stainless steel saucepan6. a superb medieval rose-shaped stained-glass window7. a prominent red triangular road sign8. a dog black and tiny Chinese whitea tiny black and white Chinese dogVI. given that…Part Three Translation exercisesI.1. 因此，你也许会问，为什么还有人会对这些绝妙的发展顾虑重重？为什么英语成为世界语言会让一部分人惴惴不安？2．不同的文化并不仅仅是给世界贴上不同标签的人群；语言给了我们塑造世界观的工具，而语言又是不一样的。