高级英语考试整理Unit 1P91、“I was beside myself with excitement: my imagination fuelled by glamorous shots of the popular Hollywood temptresses.”Paraphrase: I was extremely excited when I imagined myself in attractive pictures like those of popular actresses in Hollywood.2、Tears of frustration threatened to break fee as I wondered for the umpteenth time why the unfeeling teacher couldn’t look past my clothes for once ...”Paraphrase:I could hardly hold back my tears because of frustration as I wondered, as I had many, many times before, why the unsympathetic teacher couldn’t overlook my clothes for once...P11.1). Explain the underlined part(s) in each sentence in your own words.1). Because of the war, rationing was in place and most schools had relaxed their attitude towards proper uniforms, knowing how hard it was to obtain clothes.→ the amount of food, water, petrol or other necessary substances was limited; had become less severe or strict with2). Every day I would battle back tears as I stood in front of my peers, embarrassed and, most often, alone.→ hold back; schoolmates3). However, in my 12-year-old mind I had no choice but to see the punishment through. I knew it was very important not to let my well-meaning mother know about this ritual humiliation.→ endure the punishment; the embarrassment I had to go through every day4). ... if she ever told my father he would have instantly been on the warpath in my defence.→ so angry and likely to argue with my teachers in order to protect me5). There was none of my usual pleasure in putting on the cherished dress that day.→ the dress that I liked very much6). At assembly I didn’t bother to wait for the command but trudged up to the stage of my own accord to endure the sniggers of the other girls and the beady eyes of the deputy head.→ walked slowly and reluctantly to the stage without being asked to do so7). I consoled myself that I could at least lose myself in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities for a while at the back of the class to recover and regain my composure.→ I cheered myself up with the idea; get absorbed in the story of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and not think about anything else; calm down and get back my self-control8). And then she came out with the most welcome sentence I had ever heard at that mean-spirited place.→ said unexpectedly; agreeable; vicious9). I floated through the rest of the day buoyed by the warmth generated by her thoughtfully chosen words.→ was in high spirits; feeling happier and more confident due to10). Although English Literature was her forte, that day Miss McVee taught me, and perhaps the whole class, a lesson in compassion that I have never forgotten.→strong point; instilled in me, and perhaps the whole class, a feeling of pity, sympathy and understanding for someone who was sufferingP151.这家公司是由几名有事业心的年轻人创立的。
(enterprising)The company was started by a couple of enterprising young men.2. 那是他唯一一次自己在午夜前睡觉的，因为他实在太累了。
(of one’s own accord)It was the only time when he went to bed of his own accord before midnight, because he was really too tired.3. 经过长时间的仔细酝酿，书才得以完成。
(meticulous)Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.4. 她从头到脚穿着一身黑。
(be attired)She was attired from head to foot in black.5. 为攒我们去度假的钱，我节衣缩食整整一年。
(scrimp and save)I’ve been scrimping and saving all year to pay for our holiday.6. 我知道他是好意，但我希望他别来管我们。
(well-meaning)I know he’s well-meaning, but I wish he’d leave us alone.7. 当有人指出他犯了错误时，他非常生气。
(indignant)He became very indignant when it was suggested he had made a mistake.8. 说了多少次了，安东尼，刀子和叉子要放入中间的抽屉！(umpteen)I’ve told you for umpteen times, Anthony, knives and forks go in the middle drawer!9. 缝纫恐怕不是我的专长。
(forte)I’m afraid sewing isn’t one of my fortes.10. 观众热烈的欢迎使她十分高兴。
(buoy)She was buoyed by the warm reception her audience gave her.Unit 2P331、. writers compose in a kind of collaborative heat, knocking ideas against one another until they spark.”Paraphrase:... writers work in a kind of cooperation by engaging themselves in heated discussions and arguments about different ideas until they come up with really brilliant ones.2、Unless they adjust to the new medium, professional writers can come across as self-important blowhards in debates with more nimble networkers.”Paraphrase: If they do not adjust themselves to the medium of netwriting, they can make themselves look conceited and self-important in online debates with more quick-witted and flexible networkers.P351. Explain the underlined part(s) in each sentence in your own words.1) Which makes what’s happening on the computer networks all the more startling.→ surprising2). Just when the media of McLuhan were supposed to render obsolete the medium of Shakespeare, the online world is experiencing the greatest boom in letter writing since the 18th century.→ out of date; expansion3). David Sewell, an associate editor at the University of Arizona, likens netwriting to the literary scene Mark Twain discovered in San Francisco in the 1860s.→ compares ... to4). For it can be very bad indeed: sloppy, meandering, puerile, ungrammatical, poorly spelled, badly structured and at times virtually content free.→ careless; winding/pointless; childish/silly5). Gerard Van der Leun ... has emerged as one of the preeminent stylists on the Net.→ has become known as; the most important/superior6). That is not to say that with more time every writer on the Internet would produce sparkling copy→ brilliant7). Green’s Well Met in Minnesota ... is now revered on the Internet as a classic.→ respected and admired8). It’s so competitive that you have to work on your style if you want to make any impact.→ make a strong, immediate impression9). Not only has it enfranchised thousands of would-be writers who otherwise might never have taken up the craft, but it has also thrown together classes of people wh o hadn’t had much direct contact before.→ given the right to; have been engaged in10).But it would be a mistake to dismiss the computer-message boards or to underestimate the effect a lifetime of dashing off E-mail will have on a generation of young writers.→ say that it is not important enough to think about or consider; not realize how large or great the effect would beP401. Translating Sentences1). 她一直努力把自己重新塑造成一位演员。