張漢熙《高級英語》第二冊課后答案

1、1LessonOneFacetoFacewithHurricaneCamilleI.LasVegas.LasVegascityistheseatofClarkCountyinSouthNevada.In1970ithadapopulationof125787people.RevenuefromhotelsgamblingentertainmentothertouristientedindustriesfmsthebackboneofLa

2、sVegasseconomyItsnightclubscasinosarewldfamous.Thecityisalsothecommercialhubofaranchingminingarea.Inthe19thcenturyLasVegaswasawateringplaceftravelerstoSouthCalifnia.In1.8551857theMmonsmaintainedafttherein1864FtBakerwasbu

3、iltbytheU.S.army.In1867LasVegaswasdetachedfromtheArizonaterrityjoinedtoNevada.(fromTheNewColumbiaEncyclopedia)Ⅱ.1.HedidntthinkhisfamilywasinanyrealdangerHisfmerhousehadbeendemolishedbyHurricaneBetsyfitonlystoodafewfeetab

4、ovesealevel.Hispresenthousewas23feetabovesealevel250yardsawayfromthesea.Hethoughttheywouldbesafehereasinanyplaceelse.BesideshehadtalkedthematteroverwithhisfathermotherconsultedhislongtimefriendlesHillbefemakinghisdecisio

5、ntostayfacethehurricane.2.MagnaProductsisthenameofthefirmownedbyJohnKoshak.Itdesigneddevelopededucationaltoyssupplies.3.liethoughttheywereinrealtroublebecausesaltywaterwasseawater.Itshowedtheseahadreachedthehousetheywere

6、inrealtroubleftheymightbewashedintotheseabythetidalwave.4.AtthisCriticalmomentwhengrmotherKoshakthoughttheymightdieatanymomentshetoldherhusbthedearestthemostpreciousthingshecouldthinkof.Thiswouldhelptoencourageeachothere

7、nablethemtofacedeathwithgreaterserenity.5.JohnKoshakfeltacrushingguiltbecauseitwashewhomadethefinaldecisiontostayfacethehurricane.Nowitseemedtheymightalldieinthehurricane.6.GrmotherKoshakaskedthechildrentosingbecauseshet

8、houghtthiswouldlessentensionboostthemaleofeveryone.7.JanisknewthatJohnwastryinghisbesttocomftencourageherfhetoofelttherewasapossibilityoftheirdyinginthestm.Ⅲ.1.Thispieceofnarrationisganizedasfollows..introductiondevelopm

9、entclimaxconclusion.Thefirst6paragraphsareintroductyparagraphsgivingthetimeplacebackgroundoftheconflictmanversushurricanes.Theseparagraphsalsointroducetheactersinthesty.2.Thewriterfocuseschieflyonactionbuthealsoclearlysy

10、mpatheticallydelineatestheactersinthesty.3.JohnKoshakJr.istheprotagonistinthesty.4.Manhurricanesmakeuptheconflict.5.ThewriterbuildsupsustainsthesuspenseinthestybydescribingindetailvividlytheincidentsshowinghowtheKoshakst

11、heirfriendsstruggledagainsteachonslaught3Ⅶ1destroy一詞最為常見，主要強調(diào)破壞的力度之大和徹底，一般不帶感情或修辭色彩。demolish和raze通常用于巨大物體，如大型建筑物等。demolish常用引申義，指任何復合體的被毀，如demolishatheywithafewincisivecomments。意即“用幾句鋒利的評語推翻某種理論”。而raze幾乎無一例外地用于指建筑物的被毀。an

12、nihilate在這些詞中所表示的損壞程度最為強烈，字面意思是“化為烏有”，但實際上往往用于指對人或物的嚴重損傷。如說annihilateanenemyfce，是指使敵軍遭到重創(chuàng)，不僅沒有還手之力。而且沒有招架之功。如說annihilateone’sopponentinadebate，是指徹底駁倒對手。2。decay常指某物自然而然地逐漸衰敗腐化。如：Histeethhavebeguntodecay(他的牙齒開始老化變壞。)rot指有機

13、物質(zhì)，如蔬菜等因菌毒感染而腐敗變質(zhì)，如：rottingapples(爛了的蘋果)。spoil用于非正式文體，常指食物變質(zhì)。如：Fishspoilsquicklyinsummer。(魚在夏天極易變質(zhì)。)molder用于指物體緩慢、逐步地腐朽。如：Oldbuildingsmolderaway(老房子漸漸腐爛了。)disintegrate意指把某物從整體變?yōu)樗槠蛞粋€個部分。如：rocksdisintegratedbyfrostrain(被霜

14、和雨蝕裂成碎塊的巖石)。decompose指將物質(zhì)分解為其構(gòu)成成分。如：Watercallbedecompose(bedecomposed)intohydrogenoxygen(水可分解成氧和氧。)該詞還可用來替代rot，使語氣略顯委婉。Ⅷ.1.television=televisionacombiningfm“tele“plusanoun“vision“.Furtherexamplestelegramtelephonetelescop

15、etelegraphtelecommunicationtelecastetc.2.nthwestward=nthwestwardnthwestward.“ward“isasuffixmeaning“ina(specific)directioncourse“.Furtherexamples:eastward.westward.backwardupwardinwardoutwardseawardhomeward.etc.3.motel=mo

16、tisthotelablendwdfmedbycombiningpartsofotherwds.Furtherexamples:smog=smokefog.smaze=smokehazebrunch=breakfastlunchmoped=motpedalgalumph=gallop=triumphetc.4.bathtub=bathtubacompoundwdfmedbycombiningtwonouns.Furtherexample

17、s:bathrobebathroom.bedroomroommatebutterflydragonflyfootball.housekeeperetc.5.returnees=returneesaverbplusanounfmingsuffix“ee“designatingapersoninspecifiedcondition.Furtherexamples:employeerefugeeretireeexamineeescapeeno

18、mineeintervieweedivcee.IX.1.“l(fā)ash“asin““CamillelashednthwestwardacrosstilegulfofMexico“.Avividwaytosay“strikewithgreatfce“.2.“pummel“asin“ItwascertaintopummelGulfpt...“Becausethewdisiginallyappliedtohumanbeingsmeaning“be

19、atrepeatedlywiththefists“.3.“whip“asin“Windrainnowwhippedthehouse“.Becauseitismevividthan“fallheavilyon“.4.“kill“asin“theelectricalsystemshadbeenkilledbywater“.Becauseitleavesadeeperimpressiononthereadersthan“stop“does.5