Unit 2
Text A
Text A: Language focus: Words in use
deficient
prosecution
outrage
appeased
conformity
strand
complement
transient
appliances
outfit
Text A: Language focus: Word building: Practice 1
domination
orientation
confrontation
composer
binder
scanner
manufacturer
erase
imperialist
leftist
terrorist
humanist
Text A: Language focus: Word building: Practice 2
domination
scanners
humanist
confrontation
leftists
orientation
erased
terrorists
manufacturers
binder
imperialists
composers
Text A: Language focus: Banked cloze
achieving
gorgeous
considered
context
accessories
appreciated
complexion
handsome
comment
admiration
Text A: Language focus: Expressions in use
in hopes of
came up with
excused herself
was obsessed with
reaching out to
voice an opinion on
live up to
in terms of
Text AiTranslation: Task 1
人们普遍认为,威廉•莎士比亚是最伟大的英语作家和世 界杰出的戏剧家。他的剧本被译成多种语言,并且比其他 任何剧作家的作品都上演得多。莎士比亚的早期作品大多 是喜剧和历史剧。即使在今天,这些作品仍是同类作品中 的杰作,享有绝佳声望。后来莎士比亚的创作主要是悲剧, 其中一些作品,如《哈姆雷特》和《李尔王》,为其在整 个西方文学界赢得了声誉。莎士比亚最显著的特点是其精 彩的语言运用及具有普遍意义的主题。他创造了数千个英 语词汇,其中许多己经深植于英语中。他的作品主题具有 普遍意义,所以能够数代流传,激发世界各地读者和观众 的想象力。数世纪以来,莎士比亚影响和激励了许多作家。 其作品至今依旧广受欢迎,在世界各地的文化中被不断地 研究、上演和诠释。莎士比亚将继续对未来的剧作家、小 说家、诗人、演员和学者产生巨大影响。
Text AiTranslation: Task 2
The four great classic Chinese novels are Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Outlaws of the Marsh, Journey to the West and A Dream of Red Mansions. All the four novels were written during the period from the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties to the Qing Dynasty. They all reflect various aspects of ancient China, including political and military strife, social conflicts and cultural beliefs. The four novels are of supreme artistic standards, representing the peak of China's classic novels. Lots of the characters and scenes in the books are well-known in China and have exerted profound influences on the ideology and values of the entire nation. Highly valuable for the research of China's ancient customs, feudal system, and social life, the four classic novels are precious cultural relics of China as well as the human society as a whole.
Text B
Text B: Reading comprehension: Understanding
B-D-D-A-D-B-C-A
Text B: Language focus: Words in use
hampered
mortal
corrode
preface
embodies
interwoven
knitted
collide
costume
predominant
Text B: Language focus: Expressions in use
enquired about
(1)from a (2) perspective
on the rise
be accountable to
are wearing out
is exempt from
approve of
being addicted to
Collocation
Collocation: Practice 1
chronic insecurity
emotional pain
physically impossible
extraordinary measures
extremely self-confident
emotionally accessible
Collocation: Practice 2
inner
physiological
desirable
absurd
true
radiantly
personal
physical
emotionally
authentic
valuable
personal