第一篇：大學英語unit 2課后練習答案

1.decades

2.historic

3.imposed

4.religious

5.slender

6.web

7.bade

8.site

9.on the side

10.authorized

11.terminal

12.make the best of

1.went through

2.stood up for

3.laid down

4.take on

5.let(us)down

6.draw on

7.fall into

8.pass for

1)The Europeans are fully confident that the Americans will not be able to justify their measures to protect the struggling American steel industry.2)Clinton is, in the eyes of Joe Klein, staff writer of the New Yorker and author of The Natural, the most talented politician of his generation and the most compelling.3)There's not much you can do if people are really intent on destroying themselves with drugs.4)A different experience of the world could forge a completely different approach to life.5)It is our conviction that cloning of human beings is bound to cause many ethical and social problems in the long run.1)As fordo not compelcapture ofhave forged

2)at huge riskthe missionshelter

3)who abolishedIn the eyes ofexploits

1.I'll tell you my research project in a minute, but first let's hear about your French trip.2.Most McDonald's look almost the same on the outside, but actually there are about 16 different basic designs.3.Loaning money from the banks is but one of the methods we can use to

get through a financial crisis.4.This second-hand car has been nothing but trouble;it's always breaking down.5.In your resume you've mentioned everything but one vital point.6.Our technicians have discovered a simple but effective solution to the problem.7.I am sorry, but I think you shouldn't have delayed your homework.8.The bankruptcy of the company was not caused by evil, but by simple ignorance.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.lonely friendly weekly monthly lovely cowardly kindly/saintly lively motherly

1.forged

2.stand up

3.compelled

4.convictions

5.mission

6.abolish

7.intent on

8.risk

9.in the eyes of

10.threats

1.2.3.4.5.6.assistance involved estimated coincidence emerged referred

7.numerous

8.stationed

9.concern

10.capture

Translation:

1.Though greatly affected by the consequences of the global financial

crisis, we are still confident that we can face up to the challenge and overcome the crisis.2.Under the threat of constant sand storms, we were compelled to

leave our cherished village and move to the new settlement.3.According to a recent online survey, a lot of consumers say they may

be motivated to consider buying products shown on TV

commercials.4.Having spotted a truck driver dumping contaminated waste

alongside the river, the old man reported to the police at once.5.Some scientists hold to the firm conviction that people will come to

like genetically modified crops someday since they can increase yields and help combat hunger and disease in the developing world.痛苦的奴隸生活堅定了亨森為自由而戰的決心。他獲得自由后不久就成了一個幫助逃跑奴隸的組織中的一員。他幾次偷偷地回到美國幫助其他奴隸通過地下鐵路獲得自由。有一次在逃跑時，亨森和幾個逃跑的奴隸被捕捉奴隸的人包圍。他將逃跑的奴隸喬裝打扮一番，成功地躲避了追捕。另外，他后來在加拿大的得累斯頓為逃跑的奴隸建造了一個居住小區，并建了教堂和學校，逃跑的奴隸們在這里能夠學到有用的謀生之道。他堅信奴隸制終將被廢除，所有奴隸終將獲得解放，種族歧視消失的那天一定會到來。

Shortly after he achieved freedom he became a member of an organization that assisted fugitive slaves.He secretly returned to the United States several a school where they could learn useful ways of making a living.He held to the

Text B

Bcdbba

Translation：

1.這一和平的不服行為在蒙哥馬利引發了抗議，最終是少數民族權利在法律上發生了變化，開創了美國民權運動的新時代。

2.后來她解釋說：這兒似乎是她結束受人擺布，弄清如果有的話她究竟有何人權的地方。

3.但是，蒙哥馬利的黑人團體認為應該團結在她周圍組織抗議活動，她是適合擔此重任的公民，因為她是該市最優秀的公民之一。

4.他說：“只有極少數人能說自己的行動和行為改變了國家的面貌。羅莎.帕克斯就是那些人中的一個。”

1.Match： defbgahc

1.trail

2.activist

3.equality

4.arrested

5.transportation

6.representatives

7.legal

8.boycotts

9.fame

10.representation

11.ushered in

12.lain in honor/in state

第二篇：全新版大學英語三級 課后練習答案

課后練習答案：《全新版大學英語》第三冊UNIT 1（綜合教程第二版）

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Vocabulary I.1.1)on balance 5)illustrated 9)involved 2)resist

6)budget

10)economic 3)haul

7)lowering 11)blasting 4)wicked

8)boundary 12)just about 2.1)cut back/ down 2)pick up 3)get by

4)get through 5)face up to

6)turn in

7)making up for 8)think up 3.1)pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy 2)often generate misleading thoughts 3)attach great importance to combining theory with practice in our work 4)be suspected of doing everything for money 5)before he gets through life 4.1)their indoor, a profit, to invest in 2)device, the improvement, on a global scale 3)stacked, temptation, never dined out II Confusable Words 1.1)house

2)Home

3)home, family

4)household 2.1)doubt

2)suspect 3)doubted

4)suspected

5)suspect III.Word Formation 1)rise 2)final 3)regular 4)cash 5)hows, whys 6)upped 7)yellowed 8)bottled 9)lower 10)search Comprehensive Exercises I.Cloze 1.Text-related 1)get by 2)temptation 3)get through 4)improvements 5)aside from 6)suspect 7)supplement 8)profit 9)stacking

2.(Theme-related)1)replaced 2)consider 3)quit 4)world 5)tough 6)fuels 7)provide 8)luxuries 9)balance 10)ideal II.Translation 1.We have a problem with the computer system, but I think it’s fairly minor.2.My father died when I was too young to live on my own.The people of my hometown took over(responsibility for)my upbringing at that point.3.The toys have to meet strict/ tough safety requirements before they can be sold to children.4.Radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers of news and opinion.5.When it comes to this magazine, it is/ carries a digest of articles from many newspapers and magazines around the world.A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about.She quit an executive position and opened/ set up a household device store in her neighborhood.People like Nancy made the decision primarily for the improvement in the quality of their lives.But, to run a small business on a small scale is by no means an easy job.Without her steady income, Nancy had to cut back on her daily expense.Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premium for the various kinds of insurance she needed.Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time.She is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.Unit 2 Civil Rights Heros Text A

Freedom Givers

Vocabulary I.1.1)decades

5)slender 9)on the side 2)historic 6)web 10)authorized 3)imposed

7)bade 11)terminal 4)religious 8)site 12)make the best of 2.1)went through 2)stood up for 3)laid down 4)take on 5)let(us)down 6)draw on

7)fall into 8)pass for

3.1)The Europeans are fully confident that the Americans will not be able to justify their measures to protect the struggling American steel industry.2)

Clinton is, in the eyes of Joe Klein, staff writer of the New Yorker and author of The Natural, the most talented politician of his generation and the most compelling.3)

There's not much you can do if people are really intent on destroying themselves with drugs.4)

A different experience of the world could forge a completely different approach to life.5)

It is our conviction that cloning of human beings is bound to cause many ethical and social problems in the long run.4.1)As for, do not compel, capture of, have forged 2)At huge risk, the mission, shelter 3)who abolished, In the eyes of, racial

II.Words with Multiple Meanings 1.I'll tell you in a minute how I have attained the genuine sense of belonging in America, but first let me hear about your French trip.2.Most McDonald's look almost the same on the outside, but actually there are about 16 differ-ent basic designs.3.Loaning money from the banks is but one of the methods we can use to get through a financial crisis.4.This second-hand car has been nothing but trouble;it's always breaking down.5.In your resume you've mentioned everything but one vital point.6.Our technicians have discovered a simple but effective solution to the problem.7.I am sorry, but I think you shouldn't have lingered on over coffee and missed the last bus..8.The bankruptcy of the company was not caused by evil, but by simple ignorance III.Usage 1)lonely

2)friendly

3)weekly, monthly

4)lovely 5)cowardly 6)kindly/ saintly

7)lively

8)motherly Comprehensive Exercises I.Cloze 1.Text-related 1)forged

2)stand up 3)compelled 4)convictions

5)mission 6)abolish

7)intent on 8)risk

9)in the eyes of 10)threats 2.(Theme-related)1)assistance 2)involved 3)estimated 4)coincidence

5)emerged 6)referred 7)numerous 8)stationed 9)concern

10)capture

II.Translation 1.Though greatly affected by the consequences of the global financial crisis, we are still confident that we can face up to the challenge and overcome the crisis.2.Under threat of constant sand storms, we were compelled to leave our cherished village and move to the new settlement.3.According to a recent online survey, a lot of consumers say they may be motivated to consider buying products shown in TV commercials.4.Having spotted a truck driver dumping contaminated waste alongside the river, the old man reported to the police at once.5.Some scientists hold to the firm conviction that people will come to like genetically modified crops someday since they can increase yields and help combat hunger and disease in the developing world.Shortly after he achieved freedom Henson became intent on assisting fugitive slaves.He secretly returned to the United States from Canada several times to help others to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom.Once some slave catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and Henson when they were on the run.He disguised them and successfully avoided capture.Later he built a small settlement in Dresden in Canada for escaped slaves, setting up a chapel and a school.He held to the conviction that slavery would be abolished, and the day was bound to come when racial discrimination no longer existed.Unit 3

Text A

The Land of The Lock Vocabulary I.1.1)threatens

2)by a small margin

3)civilize

4)closed up

5)wandered

6)paste

7)without so much as 8)sideways 9)hook up to

10)universal

11)chart

12)Bathed in 2.1)narrowed down

2)looked back on

3)cut off

4)fit into 5)wear(the other)down 6)lies in

7)put up

8)stand for 3.1)...which is likely to make people vulnerable to asthma has been found by researchers at the Department of Clinical Medicine in Oxford.2)...with mirrored doors had to be built in so as to make their small bedroom look larger.3)...feature the space shuttle Challenger blowing up in January 1986---killing all seven crew.4)...threatened to keep the pupils in after school, they were quieted at once.5)...are a major barrier to the country's economic growth due to the fact that/because imported oil has absorbed 40% of its foreign exchange.4.1)looked back on/ atmosphere/urban life

2)era/ hooked up to the / the electronic

3)the suburb / a sophisticated / system / analyze / make errors II.1)away

2)inside/in 3)forward/through

4)back

5)off

6)home

7)back down

8)in...out III.1)Internet is not such an unusual word as it used to be

2)Most men do not look unattractive in them

3)Wealthy as she is, she is not unconcerned by her sudden unemployment

4)The claim is not unrealistic in view of a sharp decrease in the city's violent crimes.5)His poor health is not unrelated to his unhealthy way of life.Comprehensive Exercises 1.Cloze 1.1)Statistics

2)rural

3)era

4)stood for 5)on the latch

6)vulnerable

7)barrier 8)electronic 9)reflection 10)civilized 2.1)together

2)liable

3)shift

4)electric 5)cautious

6)sophisticated

7)thieves 8)break

9)chances 10)signs II.Translation 1.1)The Internet is changing the way people live,(no matter)whether they are in urban or rural areas.2)Medium-sized and small companies are more vulnerable to the threat of the global economic crisis than large ones.3)With regard to our term paper, the professor asked us to analyze the unemployment chart first, and then provide critical reflections on the nations economic development.4)It never occurred to him that their team would win the basketball match by a large margin.5)Looking back on my twenty years' teaching in high school, I attribute my success to patience, talent, and the constant pursuit of knowledge.2.It is almost impossible to keep a determined burglar out.All you can do is discourage him for a few minutes.Thus exposing him to police patrols.Common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier to criminal activity.A light should be fixed in the doorway and switched on at night.Make sure/Assure yourself that you don't leave the door on the latch if you happen to be the last to come in.If you decide to buy a sophisticated electronic alarm system, be sure to ask for its signs and put them up on both windows and doors.In addition you may have it hooked up to a police station.Unit 4 Imagination and Creativity Text A

Was Einstein a Space Alien?

Vocabulary I.1.1)accordingly

2)loose

3)concentration

4)stimulating

5)fabric

6)if anything

7)reality

8)intuition 9)trifle

10)at the turn of the century

11)mess

12)undermine 2.1)approve of

2)slow down

3)taken in

4)sucked into 5)set apart

6)dozed off

7)call forth

8)stretch into 9)keep up with

10)believe in 3.1)...provided inspiration for many artists and musicians over the decades.2)...is credited to his powers of imagination

3)...on the foundations of an agricultural revolution

4)...not to make any complaints in the presence of the nurse.5)...the outbreak of the Second World War.4.1)flaw/came to the conclusion/would get nowhere

2)in a row/dozed off/a mess of

3)outbreak of/ has undermined / has strained II.1)With Christmas only a week away

2)With his physical condition improving day by day

3)With our GDP growing steadily

4)With all the shops closed

5)with her eyes closed

6)With the fog lifting during the night III.1)like/as

2)as

3)like

4)like/as

5)as/like

6)as

7)like

8)as Comprehensive Exercises 1.Cloze 1.1)caution

2)came to the conclusion that 3)never get anywhere

4)undermining

5)not give/care a fig

6)flaw

7)beyond any doubt

8)foundation

9)remarkable/impressive

10)imagination 2.1)extent

2)inventions 3)bet 4)manages 5)vision

6)eventually

7)achievement 8)poverty 9)utilized 10)breakthrough II.Translation 1.1)The volunteers sent/assigned by the Red Cross disinfected, with great caution, the drinking water in the village so as to avoid an outbreak of plague.2)Einstein spent many years trying to unify the theories of electromagnetism and gravity but failed.3)Professor Wang received/won the Presidential Award for his excellence in stimulating students' creative imagination.4)As there were some major design flaws, the board of directors didn't approve of the economic stimulus package.5)Having realized that nobody could help him, Jordan finally came to the conclusion that he had to face reality and take up/meet the challenge by himself.2.What was remarkable about 2005 was perhaps that the UN declared it “The World Year of Physics”.It was the 100th anniversary of Einstein's theory of relativity and the 50th anniversary of his death.In 1905 Einstein published five highly important essays in the history of science, thus revolutionizing physics.His great achievements can be credited to his impressive powers of imagination, constant questioning, and not giving a fig for authority.It is beyond doubt that Einstein was the greatest scientist in the 20th century.Unit 5 Giving Thanks

Text A Writing Three Thank-You Letters

Text Organization l.Parte Paragraphs Main Ideas Part One Paras 1-9 On Thanksgiving Day 1943, as a young coastguardsman at sea, the writer came up with the idea of expressing his gratitude to people who had helped him before.Part Two Paras 10-16 The writer wrote three thank-you letters to his father, the Rev.Nelson and his grandmother.Part Three Paras 17-23 The writer got three letters in reply.Part Four Paras 24-26 The writer wishes everyone to find the good and praise it.Correspondents Letters Sent Letters Received Father Thanks him for teaching the writer from boyhood to love books and reading.Tells the writer how he, as a teacher and a father as well, felt content with his own son.The Rev.Nelson , Thanks him for his morning school prayers.I i Tells the writer about his retirement coupled with self-doubt, and the re?assurance brought to him by the writer's letter.Grandmother Thanks her for teaching the writer how to tell the truth, to share and to be forgiving, and for her good cooking and her sprinkling the writer's life with Stardust.Expresses her loving gratefulness to her grandson.Language sense enhancement 1.decades

2.undergoing 3.had done wrong 4.welcome reassurance 5.appreciated

6.brought back 7.relatives

8.accomplish 9.consume

10.representing Vocabulary I.1.1)sprinkled 2)in turn 3)reversed 4)repay 5)at sea 6)traditional 7)statement 8)longed for 9)in secret 10)unloaded 11)weep 12)under way 2.1)stretch out 2)make out 3)hope for 4)turns(it)over 5)put away 6)brings back 7)got to 8)go about 3.1)As supplies of traditional fuels diminish, people are working to increase the use of solar energy.2)We accord high priority to meeting the challenges of economic and environmental

development in the region.3)While it is true that children of today are exposed to more information than were children of the past, it does not follow that they automatically become more sophisticated.4)Since she borrowed those books from the library she has been immersed in British history and culture.5)Everything changed in a flash on June 1, 2000 when he lost both legs in a serious traffic accident.4.1)I'd like to express my sincere thanks to everyone who has been so considerate of my well-being.My heart is filled with gratitude that words cannot express.2)After everyone assembled on the playground amid the noise and excitement of the specta?tors, our coach again impressed on us the need to do our best in quest of excellence.3)Everything I saw in my hometown was marvelous.I could hardly believe that it had undergone such swift changes through cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers and the rest in the past few years.II.Collocation 1, fond of 2.sick of 3.thoughtful of 4.confident of 5.conscious of 6.critical of 7.guilty of 8.ashamed of-III.Usage 1.To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.2.It is cooperation, rather than conflict, that will enable you to achieve your success.3.Ann made students think for themselves rather than telling them what to think.4.I think I'll stay at home this evening rather than go / going out.5.Most people are content to let perfect days happen at random rather than plan / planning for them.Comprehensive Exercises I.Cloze(A)1)at sea 2)Turning over 3)reverse 4)got to 5)repay 6)gratitude 7)assembled

8)immersed in 9)unloading 10)swift(B)

1)instead 2)possessions 3)richer 4)breath 5)cherish 6)special 7)specific 8)shining 9)miracles 10)gift II.Translation 1.1)Grandma took it for granted that food prices would soar, so she bought a lot of rice.2)I can quote you several instances of her dedication to science.3)The 1980s saw the start of the swift development of some special economic zones in China.4)Tension between the two countries stemmed in part from the latest spy affair.5)Peter has worked in a law firm for many years.You can consider having him as your lawyer to act on your behalf when you need legal help.2.Amid the atmosphere of Thanksgiving, rather than joining his friends in celebration of the holiday, George was immersed in the diary left to him by his father, who died at sea after he completed two successive trips around the world.The diary brought back every moment George had spent with his father and many of the specific things his father did on his behalf.George's father used to impress on him the need to undergo all kinds of hardship in quest of excellence.He also taught him that nothing in the world could be taken for granted.Even today, George still remembers how his father would quote Aesop's famous saying “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls” and tell him to accord the greatest importance to it.課后練習答案：《全新版大學英語》第三冊UNIT 6（綜合教程第二版）

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Key to Unit 6(Book 3)Unit 6 The Human Touch

Text A The Last Leaf

I.Vocabulary: i)1.masterpieces

2.fragile

3.fancy

4.nonsense

5.ling to

6.endure 7.acute

8.whistle

9.mock

10.subtracted

11.Sin

12.flutter/fluttering

ii)1.give in/ give up

2.figure up

3.sized up

4.wiped out

5.pulling up 6.wear away

7.sit up

8.hear of / about

iii)1.usually stand out in childhood memories.2.a joint bachelor’s degree program in environmental studies together with Duke University.3.still stalks the country.4.scarcely any surface water in the desert.5.for change in the election law is so persistent that both houses have promised to consider it.iv)1.dreary, mingled with, not to excess, a merry 2.called to us, in a whisper, in tune with 3.backward, wet through, won’t hear of 4.turn loose your

II.1.He went to Paris on business last month.2.The train to Brussels goes at 2:25 p.m.3.As soon as they arrived at the meadow, the shepherd let the sheep go.4.We went(or will go)exploring together in the mountains.5.Let’s go and have a drink in the bar.6.The store is going to close up soon.7.South Koreans went crazy when their soccer players beat the Spanish team in the quarter-finals.8.When the mother came out of the house, she found her children gone.III.Usage: 1.a little white wooden house 2.long, curly red hair 3.a large old round table 4.a cheap Indian restaurant 5.a huge cool chocolate ice-cream 6.rapid technological advance 7.a handsome young Chinese American

IV.Comprehensive Exercises 1.Cloze 1.in tune

2.Scarcely

3.in a whisper

4.cling to

5.merry

6.sat up

7.nonsense

8.fancy

9.sin

10.masteripiece

1.mission

2.involve

3.jail

4.not

5.collect 6.deliver

7.beautiful

8.vacation

9.need

10.small

V.Translation: i)1.The red house stands out against the old trees that reach high up to the sky.2.The salary in // for my new job is great, but for the rest, I’m not satisfied.3.The waters of the two streams mingle near our village.4.We should not mock at other people’s religious beliefs.5.The curtains of the room are not quite in tune with the style of the furniture.ii)

Here and there we see young artists who stand out from other people.They may be in worn-out jeans all the year round, or walk barefoot // in bare feet even in winter, or drink to excess, or cling to the fancy of creating a masterpiece without actually doing any creative work.Text B Night Watch

1.Comprehension Check

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

2.Translation 1.他被急急送到機場，剛好趕上唯一一架或許能讓他趕到垂危老父身邊的飛機。2．前一夜，老人突發嚴重的心臟病，被用了大量鎮靜劑，此刻神志只是部分清醒。3．每次護士來到病房，士兵總是在那兒，但他沒有注意她，也沒有注意夜晚醫院里 的嘈雜聲---氧氣罐的叮當聲，夜班醫護人員互相打招呼時的笑聲，其他病人的 叫喊聲，呻吟聲和大鼾聲。

4．他以一種極富人情味的方式證明了世間有人關心別人的境遇。

3．Language Practice:

a)Match the definitions in Column B with the words and phrases in Column B

1.f

2.c

3.a

4.g

5.b

6.e

7.h

8.d

b)Fill in the gaps with words or phrases chosen form the box.Change the form where necessary.1.conscious

2.outline

3.enables

4.moans

5.started off

6.cut … short

7.serial

8.toughen

9.Military

10.pulled out

11.collapsed

12.encouragement

Model Note: Dear Professor Brown，My father has written to say that my cousin is seriously ill with pneumonia.According to her doctor, she has only one chance in ten.At such a distressing time I long to be by her bedside and do what I can to comfort and console her.May I ask for leave for a day or two? I’ll be obliged to you if my application is granted.Unit 7, Book 3, Second Edition Unit 7 Make a Living Text A

Life of a Salesman

I.Vocabulary 1.disabled, impatient, solitary, crushed, feel like, lashed, echoing, paused, betrayed, laundry, section, tilted 2.cared for

hang on

was laid up with

are gaining on

kicked up

went off

drop…off

straighten out 3.sometimes didn’t register with her.in disorder, drawers pulled out, shoes and boots scattered.was transferred from Father’s account to my account.a pledge to contribute 100,000 dollars to the Children in Need charity campaign.The most profitable business in that province.4.gaining on, off balance, was laid up in, scar on a cripple/crippled, sugery, limitations, in literature commission, on the phone, his territory, never registers with II.Usage 1.I never did go over these books, although I probably should have.2.I know this is a personal question.You don’t have to answer me if you don’t want to.3.I think this topic should have attracted far more attention from philosopher than it has.4.“I think you’re right.”---“I’m sure I am.”

5.“He thought that the comdition was hereditary in his case.”---“well, it might be.”

6.“Sugar?”---“No.Maybe next time.” 7.The house is only a building.It is a place to live, nothing more.8.DIANE: You didn’t!Tell me you didn’t!FATHER: Oh, yes.Anything for my children.III.Word Family bored, boredom, bored, boringly, boring encouraged, encouragingly, encouraging, encouragement frozen, freeze, freezing, freezer, freeze Comprehensive Exercises I.Cloze off, feet, signature, commission, on the phone, laid up, surgery, territory, disorder, applying for, dignity, didn’t, read, come, money, because, earning, doing, own, Obviously, value II.Translation 1.Translate the sentences into English, using the words or phrases in brackets.1)I grew terribly scared when I heard sound of footsteps echoing round the hallway at midnight yesterday.2)The name-brand sports shoes are guaranteed for 12 months.3)Snowstorms threw communications and transportation into disorder.4)I’ve been suffering a lot of stress from work altely.I feel like taking a vacation at the seaside.5)Living in an apartment is all right, but it has its limitations---for example, you don’t have your own garden.2.Translate the passage into English, using the words or phrases given below.Tom was born a cripple, with one of his lower limbs useless.Early in his childhood, he learned that unless he so exerted himself as to rise above his limitations, he could not earn a living, and unless he succeeded in making a living on his own, he could not win/gain the respect of others.That was the price he had to pay for his dignity as a human being.Tom applied for numerous jobs, only to be turned down, before he finally got one as a delivery boy for a Pizza Hut.He then worked as a sales representative for a sportwear company in a territory no one else would want.Today he owns a fairly profitable retail shop in his hometown, and hires several people to work for him.Unit 8 Cloning

Text A

Human Cloing: A Scientist’s Story Language Sense Enhancement 1.in some way

make the most of

individual

replicated

roadmap

in place

result from

dissuade

Quite honestly

legislate Language Focus I.1.1)complications 2)tremendous 3)brilliant 4)analysis 5)transplant transplant 6)In a sense 7)consented 8)In some ways 9)eyesight 10)in reality 11)implanted 12)procedures

2.1)

focus on 2)come forward 3)result from 4)go through 5)carry out 6)work on 7)feed on 8)settled over

3.1)resulted from a childhood illness.2)was condemned by the trade unions as endangering jobs.3)in place, even those with persistent, long-term mental illnesses can usually learn to manage their symptoms and live productive lives.4)but apparently showed disapproval of his behavior.5)you should make the most of any advice which you can get from the interviewer.4.1)misconceptions

potential

make the most of 2)donated

contentious issue

and opponents 3)a fraud

in some ways

condemn him

II.1)permission to adopt her 2)a willingness to restart peace talks 3)failure to find meaning in life 4)his determination to realize his ideals 5)attempt to blow up the bridge 6)an opportunity to pursue a college degree

III.1)Do you consider it any good continuing your investigations? 2)It is reported that two people were killed in the explosion.3)I owe it to you that I have been able to get back to my studies.4)It is no good bothering about such a trifle.5)It won’t do you any good to hide your sickness for fear of treatment.6)We all think it a pity to give up the experiment half way.Comprehensive Exercises I.Cloze 1.Test-related 1)issue 2)contentious 3)clones 4)potential 5)condemn 6)misconceptions 7)opponents 8)results from 9)come forward 10)donated

2.Theme-related 1)prospect 2)intention 3)Despite 4)developing 5)publish 6)condemned 7)among 8)standpoint 9)standard 10)rejection

II.Translation 1.1)Medical experts debated whether the cloning of human beings should be permitted and what its potential effects on society might be.2)Eighty-five per cent of the people in the local area are in full-time employment;only3% describe themselves as unemployed.3)The departments concerned in China will speed up legislation to protect rights of migrant workers.4)In recent years, some psychologists have tried to explain intelligence from a biological standpoint.5)The global financial crisis has had a huge impact on that country’s export industry.In no more than six months, many factories have closed down by necessity.2.Dolly the sheep resulted from a cloning experiment by a group of Scottish scientists in 1997.A fierce debate on human cloning has ever since been going on.This contentious issue had focused on ethical and social implications of the technology: what the technology might do to the very meaning of human reproduction, child rearing, individuality, et cetera.The majority of scientists are adamantly opposed to reproductive cloning and support therapeutic cloning for treating diseases.The reason is that therapeutic cloning does not involve any type of risk to human life and actually provides tremendous potential for the relief of suffering in human beings.Scientists believe that with policies and monitoring in place to ensure that therapeutic cloning is used safely, we canal benefit from this procedure.

第三篇：21世紀大學英語第四冊課后練習翻譯答案

21世紀大學英語讀寫教程 第四冊

Unit1

1.Americans tend to define people by the jobs they have/do.Such characteristics as their family and educational backgrounds are considered less important.美國人往往以從事的工作來對人們進行劃分。家庭和教育背景這些特點被認為是不太重要的。

2.His uncompromising personality explains why he could no longer put up with his employer and eventually submittedhis resignation.他決不妥協的個性是他再也無法容忍他的雇主,并最終遞交了辭職書的原因。

3.If you really want to learn English well, you must put in a lot of time and energy, or you'll go nowhere.The same can be said of other subjects.如果你真想學好英語，你就必須投入大量的時間和精力，否則你就不會有任何進步。對于其他課程也可以這么說。

4.Some actorsfame is built on their innate beauty, but despite his short stature, Dustin Hoffman rose above and it is his excellent acting that set him apart.有些演員的名聲靠的是他們天生的美貌，但是達斯汀?霍夫曼(Dustin Hoffman)盡管身材矮小(short stature)，還是出類拔萃，而使他與眾不同的正是他精湛的演技。

5.After he took charge, we discovered that there were striking differences between him and his predecessor.He had the drive and passion, came up with many new ideas, and focused his work on how to raise our morale.他負責管理之后，我們發現他與前任(predecessor)有明顯的不同：他有干勁和激情，想出了很多新點子，并把工作重點放在如何鼓舞我們的士氣上。

6.Deng Xiaoping made history when he declared China's reform and opening-up policy.Despite tremendous obstacles, he made lasting contributions to our country's modernization with his unrelenting efforts.當鄧小平宣布中國改革開放政策的時候，他被永遠載入了史冊。盡管障礙重重，他以不懈的努力為我國的現代化作出了永久性的貢獻。

7.Why could someone with a genius IQ be left behind by a hardworking person with an average IQ? It has to be acknowledged that besides one's IQ, many other factors have much to do with one's achievements.為什么有人擁有天才級智商卻被智商平平但很刻苦的人丟在后面？承認除了智商外，還有很多別的因素與一個人的成就有著很大的關系。

8.This teacher is really remarkable in first motivating her students so she can really teach them something.It's not that she is talented, it's that she focuses completely or drawing theirfull attention in class.這位教師真了不起，她能在教東西之前調動學生的積極性。這并不是因為她有天賦，而是因為她只想

著在課堂上吸引他們的注意力。

Unit2

1.He glared at John and was annoyed by his refusal to cooperate.他瞪眼看著約翰，對他拒絕合作感到惱怒。

2.John's sincere speech shows his gratitude to the people who rendered him generous help when he was in difficulty.約翰真誠的講話表達了他對那些在他處于困境時給過他慷慨幫助的人們的感激之情。

3.He is something of a stamp collector.The fact that once he saved up for two years to buy a rare stamp is proof of it.3.他可說是一個集郵家。他曾經積蓄了兩年去買一張珍郵這件事便是證明。

4.The beauty of these roses could not be overstated.They took/caught all the visitorsfancy in one way or another.這些玫瑰的美麗怎么評價也不過分。他們以各種方式吸引住了所有的游客。

5.At first he took it for granted that they should build more highways in this area.Then a careful calculation of the expenditure compelled him to think twice before he made the final decision.起先，他理所當然地認為該地區應當多造一些公路。然而仔細計算其費用后，他在作出最后決定前又不得不重新考慮了。

6.Each time he receives a gift from me, no matter how small, my friend Bill never fails to acknowledge it.每次收到我的禮物，不管多少，我的朋友比爾決不忘記表示感謝。

7.The journalist has decided to trace the young man referred to in the old couple's letter, which is a tribute to the young man's effort at improving their living conditions.那位新聞記者決定找到那對老夫妻信中提及的年輕人。那封信贊頌了年輕人為改善他們的生活條件而付出的努力。

8.Though he was fed up with the salesmen who knocked at his door and boasted about their products every day, he refrained from slamming the door in their face.雖然他厭煩了那些每天上門來吹噓其產品的推銷員，但他克制著沒有將他們拒之門外。

Unit3

1.Tom was hung up on the problem but could do nothing about it until he learnt to solve it with different tactics.湯姆因一問題而心神不寧但又一籌莫展，直到他學會以不同的策略把它解決才不心煩。

2.Lateral thinking has helped him to advance his new theory which had seemed to reach a dead end.橫向思維幫助他提出了原來似乎已走進死胡同的新理論。

3.The framework of our latest construction plan has been affirmed by the local government.Whether it will be carried out on time is of the utmost significance to the development of this coastal city.我們最新的建設計劃的框架已獲得地方政府的批準。它是否會按時實施對這座沿海城市的發展具有極為重大的意義。

4.While trying to find a solution to the problem, Edward reached an impasse in his thinking, but later he changed his point of view and solved the problem in an entirely unexpected fashion.在設法尋找一個解決問題的辦法的過程中，愛德華在思想上陷入了僵局，但后來他改變了觀察角度，以一種完全意想不到的方式解決了問題。

5.Many people believe that computer labs will eventually take over from the libraries and students who want to take in new knowledge will end up learning everything in the computer lab.許多人認為計算機機房將最終取代圖書館，想吸收新知識的學生最終將在計算機機房里學習一切。

6.Yesterday his car crashed into a truck almost head-on.If he does not stop driving so carelessly, I am sure he will wind up in the emergency room of a hospital.昨天他的汽車幾乎是迎頭撞上了一輛卡車。如果他繼續這樣隨便開車，我確信他最后一定會被送進醫院的急診室。

7.There is a flaw in the structural design of the painting.Why don't you erase the vertical lines and simplify it a little bit?

這幅畫的結構設計有一個缺點。你為什么不擦掉那幾條垂直線，把它簡化一點呢?

8.John should have given up smoking a long time ago.After all, health is of the utmost importance to everybody.約翰本該在很久以前就把煙戒掉了。畢竟健康對每個人來說都是最重要的。

Unit4

1.Schools should avoid deciding who is superior only in terms of students' exam results and treating them accordingly.Instead, a good educational system should enable every student to measure up to good standards as well-rounded people.學校應避免僅按學生考試成績來判別孰優孰劣并以此對待他們。相反，好的教育體制應使每一位學生都能達到良好的水準，成為全面發展的(well-rounded)人。

2.As often as not, when college students have questions after class, their teachers are

not readily available except during office hours.This is due to teachers' busy academic research, rather than their indifference to the students.大學生課后有問題時，往往在辦公時間之外不容易找到老師。這是由于教師繁忙的學術研究，而不是他們對學生漠不關心。

3.This class consists of forty students, most of whom used to be labeled average in terms of English level.But as this teacher has never shown any verbal impatience, the students have reacted positively to his teaching methods and lived up to his expectations.這個班級由40名學生組成，他們中大部分按英語水平過去常被歸在中等之列。但由于這位老師從不在言辭中表露出不耐煩，學生們對他的教學方法產生了積極的反應，從而沒有辜負他的期望。

4.Teaching is becoming increasingly demanding in the United States, due in part tothe diversity of students' racial background and the complexity of educational technologies that require additional training.在美國，教書變得越來越難了，部分原因是學生越來越多樣的種族背景以及需要另外培訓才能掌握的更為復雜的教學技術。

5.The English are, as often as not, labeled conservative.Obviously this label is prejudiced.In reality, Britain is not very different from other European countries in terms of national characteristics.The British are polite, neat, orderly and confident.英國人經常被歸類為保守型，顯然這一歸類帶有成見。實際上，英國在民族特性方面與其他歐洲國家相比并沒有太大的差異。英國人有禮貌，愛整潔，講秩序，充滿自信。

6.Some young people grow up with a strong desire for independence.They would rather try hard to go through life on their own than turn to their parents for help with asense of guilt.有些年輕人在成長過程中有著要求獨立的強烈愿望。他們寧可通過自己的努力來渡過生活中的困難，也不愿意帶著負罪感求助于他們的父母。

7.Your friend treats you sincerely, so you should respond accordingly and mustn抰 deceive him or talk about his setbacks with irony(ironically).你的朋友對你非常真誠，你也應該同樣以誠相待，決不應該欺騙他，或者帶著諷刺的口吻談論他的挫折。

8.The neighbors' irritation/annoyance was due to the noise they made.However, because of reassurances that they would stop working at night, they went through with the decoration of this apartment.鄰居們惱火的原因是他們發出的噪音，但是由于他們一再保證夜間停工，從而得以完成這套公寓的裝潢。

Unit5

1.As you can imagine, reading has opened a new world to me and changed forever the

course of my life.正如你可以想像到的，閱讀為我打開了一個新的天地并永遠改變了我的人生道路。

2.He had demonstrated an unusually intense interest in books since childhood.So fascinated with books was he that he never let a day pass without doing some reading.他從童年起就對書籍表現出一種非常強烈的興趣。他對書籍如此迷戀，以致從不讓一天過去而不進行一些閱讀。

3.Every time he takes the subway to and from work, he has with him a book that hewants to read.That is the way he has read nearly a hundred books in the past three years.他每次乘地鐵上下班身邊都有一本想讀的書。他就這樣在過去三年中讀了近一百本書。

4.When he was in high school, he used to read deep/far into the night in his own room.Each time he heard the approaching footsteps of his mother, he would turn off the light and feigned sleep.But as soon as his mother passed, he would turn on the light and begin reading again.他讀中學時常在自己的房間里讀書至深夜。每次聽到母親走近的腳步聲，他便關掉燈假裝睡著。而母親一走過去，他便打開燈，重又讀起來。

5.There is hardly anything about China he's not curious about.And to satisfy his curiosity he has decided to go there in person to see as much as he can.幾乎沒有什么關于中國的東西是他不感到好奇的。為了滿足自己的好奇心他已決定親自到那兒去盡量多看一些。

6.I don't know/ I have little/no idea what made your son envy that pop singer and try to emulate him in everything.You might as well ask him in person.我不知道是什么使得你兒子羨慕那位流行歌手并試圖事事模仿他的。你還是問問他本人好了。

7.As soon as he checked out the book from the library, he thumbed through its pages by the corridor light.他從圖書館一借到那本書就在走廊的燈光下飛快地把它翻了一遍。

8.I don't think anybody ever learned more in the countryside than I did.In fact, those three years in the countryside enabled me to study far intensively than I would have if I had attended some college.我認為沒有哪個人在農村學到的比我更多。實際上，農村的三年使我比進某個大學學習得更深入細致。

Unit6

1.He was disabled from birth, but he never felt frustrated, nor did he give in to any difficulty.他生來就有殘疾，但他從不沮喪，也從未屈服于任何困難。

2.Tom had been holding out for a promotion.When the opportunity showed up, he grabbed it at once.湯姆一直堅決要求提升。當機會出現時，他立即抓住了。

3.He distrusts all standardized tests and believes that there should be something better to substitute for them.他對所有的標準化考試都不信任并認為應該有某種更好的東西來取代它們。

4.My thesis is that we should carry out a survey of these controversial issues one by one right now.我的論點是，我們應當馬上對這些有爭議的問題逐個進行調查。

5.Betty is diligent and dependable.She never shies away from any difficulties.In short, she is the kind of student that we are all proud of.貝蒂勤勞而又可靠。她從不在困難面前退縮。總之，她是我們都為之感到驕傲的那種學生。

6.It is ill-advised to keep the gas tank in your house for it ignites easily and may burn up allyour hard-earned wealth in just a few minutes.把汽油箱放在你的房子里是不明智的，因為它極易燃燒，并且可能在幾分鐘內就將你辛辛苦苦掙來的財富付之一炬。

7.Doctor Smith's lecture amounts to saying that a child who displays high EQ early on in life will succeed eventually in the face of all kinds of difficulties.史密斯博士的講座等于是說,很早就顯示出高情商的孩子無論面對什么困難都會最終取得成功。

8.Since many marriages end in divorce in the United States, psychologists have suggested that couples in all families communicate with each other more often and solve their problems before it becomes too late.由于在美國許多婚姻都以離婚告終，心理學家們建議所有家庭中的夫妻都應更經常地相互溝通，不要等到為時太晚時才來解決他們的問題。

第四篇：新視野大學英語第一冊第二單元課后練習答案KEY TO EXERCISES IN UNIT 2專題

KEY TO EXERCISES IN UNIT 2

SECTION A EX3

1appeals 2identity 3concern 4disgusting 5upset 6influence 7offensive 8burst 9stuff thorough/patient

EX4

1off/down 2off 3as 4 on 5for 6on/upon 7to 8over 9in 10of EX5

1H 2F 3D 4K 5B 6C 7L 8I 9O 10N EX6

1.Kate saw her brother Bill as she was getting off the school bus.2.As she was standing up from her seat, mother dropped the glass to the ground.3.A policeman fired at the thief as he was bolting out of the house.4.As she ran to catch the school bus, Sandy thought of her talk with her mother.5.As the teacher entered the classroom, all students shouted “Happy Birthday” to him.EX7

1.She listened to her favorite rock music while singing along with the words.2.She was putting on her jeans while asking me to hand her the sweater.3.He banged on the door while opening it.4.In the bathroom she put on some makeup while looking in the mirror.5.The schoolmaster shot an angry glance at the naughty first grader while talking with his parents.EX8

1.As she was about to turn off the music, her father burst into her room and shouted at her：“Can’t you turn down the music a little bit?” 2.The owner of the bar kept watching the girl while pretending not to.3.Rock music appealed to Sandy so much that she turned it up, paying no attention to her father’s objection.4.As usual, when his parents don’t like what he wears, they just start bugging him.5.At the meeting they discussed how to keep the lines of communication open between teachers and students.6.It makes my blood boil to think of these young boys and girls who are forced by their parents to beg for money along the streets.EX9

1.我認為那些在鎮上游手好閑、在身上又紋身又穿孔的青少年是在表達他們的個性。

2.因特網提供了一種更快捷的方式，讓我們與全球的新老客戶取得聯系，并保持溝通渠道暢通無阻。

3.父母與自己十多歲的孩子的溝通問題不僅僅在于“代溝”，而且還在于雙方都不完全理解對方的思想。

4.當父母與子女有了這類溝通障礙時，青少年面臨的問題可能更大。

5.青少年常常要經歷這樣一個階段，在這個階段，他們覺得父母會叫他們沒面子，害怕他們達不到自己朋友的標準。

6.比如，青少年希望在外呆到很晚，但是當第二天早上要起床上學時，那又是另一回事了。

EX10

1B 2B 3A 4A 5A

6A 7A 8B 9C 10B

11A 12A 13A 14C 15A 16C 17B 18A 19A 20 C

Section B EX2

1C 2A 3B 4D 5D 6C 7B 8A EX3 entitled 2 ruin 3 evaluate 4 trend 5 attitude tend 7 curiosity 8 applying 9 response concept EX4 to 2 in to 8 in 3 between 4 about 9 to 10 for 5 across to

第五篇：新編大學英語Unit2課文翻譯及課后練習答案

Unit 2 Myths and Legends In-Class Reading Why the Tortoise’s Shell Is Not Smooth

為什么烏龜的背殼凹凸不平從遠處他妻子們的那些小木屋里傳來的低聲細語，時不時地被歌聲打斷，但是奧康瓦還是聽到了，這是妻子們同各自的孩子在講民間故事。愛克蔚菲和她的女兒愛金瑪坐在一塊小地毯上。現在，輪到愛克蔚菲講故事了。霎時，低聲細語靜了下來，所有的眼睛都轉向她們最喜歡的故事能手。2 “很久以前”，她開始講道，“所有的鳥兒都被邀請到天上赴宴。它們非常高興，開始為這盛大的日子做準備。它們用顏料把自己的身體涂成深紅色并畫上漂亮的圖案。“烏龜看到了所有這些準備活動，并很快了解了事情的來龍去脈。動物界里發生的任何事都逃不過他的眼睛，（因為）他狡黠無比，詭計多端。他一聽說這一天上的盛宴，不禁垂涎三尺。那些日子正在鬧饑荒，烏龜已經有兩個月沒好好吃一頓飯了。他的身體就像一段枯柴棍在空蕩蕩的軀殼里咔咔作響。于是他穩扎穩打地開始計劃如何能到天上去。” 4 “但是他沒有翅膀呀，”愛金瑪說。5 “別性急，”她母親回答道，“故事（的關鍵）就在這里。烏龜沒有翅膀，但他去找鳥兒們，請求能跟他們一起去。” 6 “‘我們太了解你了，’鳥兒們聽了他的請求后說道。‘你詭計多端并且忘恩負義。如果我們答應你，你馬上就會施展詭計。我們老早就把你看透了。’ 7 “‘你們不了解我，’烏龜說。‘我已經脫胎換骨了，不再是你們以前所知道的那個搗蛋鬼了。相反，我現在既體貼又善良。我已經認識到，給別人制造麻煩的人就是在給自己制造麻煩。放心吧，我保證不給你們增添任何麻煩。’ “烏龜巧舌如簧，沒過多久，所有的鳥兒都一致認為，他確實已經脫胎換骨了，于是每只鳥兒都給了他一根羽毛，用這些羽毛，烏龜做了兩只色彩絢麗的翅膀。“最后，這盛大的日子終于來到了，烏龜第一個到達了集合地點。等所有的鳥兒都來齊了，他們就一塊兒動身。烏龜飛在鳥兒們中間，非常高興，而且由于他擅長演說，很快就被推選為大伙兒的發言人。10 “‘有件重要的事我們絕不能忘記，’他在飛行途中說道。‘當人們被邀請參加類似于這樣的盛宴時，要特意給自己取個新名字。天上的主人們一定也希望我們能遵循這一古***俗。’ “鳥兒們誰也沒聽說過這一習俗，但他們知道，盡管烏龜在其它方面不怎么樣，卻到過許多地方，知曉不同民族的風俗習慣。于是他們每人都取了一個新名字。等他們全都取好了，烏龜也取了一個。他的新名字叫‘你們大家’。“最后群鳥飛到了天上，那兒的主人們見到他們非常高興。烏龜穿著他那五彩的羽衣，起身對主人們的邀請深表謝意。他的講話如此得體，所有的鳥兒都很慶幸把他帶了來，對他所說的一切都點頭贊同。主人們把他當成了鳥兒們的國王，尤其是因為他看起來有那么點兒與眾不同。13 “精選出來的各種果仁呈上來吃完之后，天上的人們在客人們面前擺上了烏龜從未見過或夢到過的美味佳肴。湯剛從爐子上燒好就連著罐子熱氣騰騰地端上來了，里面全是肉和魚。烏龜開始很響地嗅氣。有甜薯泥以及用棕櫚油和鮮魚一起煮成的甜薯湯，還有一壇壇棕櫚酒。等所有的菜肴在客人們面前擺好后，有一位天上的人走上前來，把每樣菜肴都嘗一口。然后他請鳥兒們進餐。但這時烏龜一躍而起，問道：‘你們是為誰準備的這個宴會？’

“‘為你們大家啊，’那個人回答道。15 “烏龜轉向鳥兒們說：‘你們該記得，我的名字就是“你們大家”。這兒的習俗是先請發言人吃，然后才輪到其他人。我吃完以后，他們會請你們吃的。’ “他開始大吃起來，鳥兒們則私下里生氣地抱怨著。天上的人還以為把所有的食物讓國王吃是鳥兒們的習俗。就這樣，烏龜吃掉了最好的食物，還喝了兩壇棕櫚酒，于是酒足飯飽了，他的身體脹得胖鼓鼓的，把整個龜殼都撐圓了。“鳥兒們圍攏來吃些殘羹剩飯，啄著他扔在地上的骨頭。有一些鳥兒氣得什么都沒吃，他們寧可空著肚子飛回去。但是離開前，每只鳥兒都向烏龜要回了各自借給他的那根羽毛。烏龜站在那兒，身上只剩了一個硬殼，里面滿是佳肴美酒，卻沒了可飛回家的翅膀。他請求鳥兒們捎個口信給他的妻子，但被大家拒絕了。最后，最生烏龜氣的鸚鵡，突然改變了主意，同意替他帶個口信。18 “‘告訴我的妻子，’烏龜說道，‘把家里所有軟的東西都拿出來，鋪在地上，這樣我就可以從天上跳下去，而不至于摔傷了。’ “鸚鵡滿口答應一定把這個口信帶到，然后竊笑著飛走了。然而，當他飛到烏龜家時，卻告訴烏龜的妻子把家里所有硬的、尖的家伙都拿出來。于是烏龜的妻子就盡心盡責地把丈夫的鋤頭，刀子，長矛，槍甚至他的大炮都搬了出來。烏龜從天上往下看，看到他的妻子正往外搬東西，但相距太遠了看不清是些什么。當一切似乎都已準備妥當時，他就縱身一跳。他掉啊，掉啊，掉，直到他開始擔心自己會這樣一直不停地掉下去。然后，他重重地摔到了地上，那聲響就跟他的大炮轟鳴一樣。” 20 “他死了嗎？”愛金瑪問道。21 “沒有，”愛克蔚菲回答說。“他的背殼摔成了好幾百塊碎片。不過，那附近有一個醫術高明的行醫者。烏龜的妻子就派人把他請來，這位行醫者把所有的碎片撿攏來，粘在一起。這就是為什么烏龜的背殼凹凸不平的原因了。”

After-Class Reading

Beauty and the Beast

美女與野獸 從前有一位非常富有的商人，他有六個孩子，三個兒子和三個女兒。他滿足女兒想要的一切，但是，除了小女兒，兩個大女兒都非常自高自大，被寵壞了。小女兒名叫“美女”。她既美麗又溫柔，兩個姐姐為此嫉妒得不得了。2 在一個倒霉的日子里，商人得知自己損失了所有的錢，全家人被迫從城里的豪宅搬到鄉下一個小房子去住。三個兒子立即幫助父親張羅外面的瑣事。可憐的美女，向來都是仆人照料她的起居。現在她不得不在日出前起床，生火、做飯、打掃屋子。但是她很快適應了這種生活。她說：“哭不會改善現狀。我必須努力讓自己快樂起來。”然而，她的兩個姐姐則每天睡到正午，并且還為美女不像她倆一樣痛苦而生氣。一年后，這位父親收到一封信，告知他有一艘失綜的船已被找到，并已滿載貨物而歸。全家人都很高興，因為他們又要變得富有了。在商人離家前，兩個大女兒懇求父親給她們帶回各種各樣珍貴的首飾和漂亮衣服。“那么我的美女想要什么呢?”父親問道。“哦，我什么都不需要，但是如果您能帶給我一朵玫瑰，我會非常感激的，”她說。當然，美女并不需要玫瑰，只是她想，為了不使自己看上去似乎在批評兩個姐姐的貪婪，她最好得要點什么。4 商人來到了港口，但是天哪，船已經沉沒了，結果他依然貧窮如前。回家時他在森林里迷了路，并且天開始下起雪來。“我會凍死的，或者被狼吃掉，再也看不到我親愛的孩子們了，”他傷心地想著。突然，他看到一所富麗堂皇的豪宅，里面燈火通明。他敲了敲門，但 2 沒人答應。他走進去，卻發現壁爐里爐火正旺，一張桌子上擺滿美味佳肴。他等了很長時間，等著主人露面，但是沒有人來。他餓極了，于是他最后（忍不住）吃了一點食物。然后他找到一間臥室，并很快在那兒睡著了。第二天早晨他驚訝地發現一套嶄新的衣服擺在他面前，一頓新做的早餐等著他去享用。“這兒一定是仙女們住的城堡，” 他想，因此他大聲喊了聲“謝謝你們”，然后離開了。他驚訝地看到雪已經消失得無影無蹤，面前有一個可愛的花園，里面長滿了玫瑰花叢。“我只摘一朵玫瑰，給我的美女，”他說，但當他折下玫瑰時卻聽到了一聲很可怕的聲音。他看到一頭丑陋的怪獸對他說，“忘恩負義的人！我救了你的命，你卻偷我的玫瑰來報答我。你必須死!”但是商人乞求野獸看在他孩子們的份上不要殺他。野獸在聽說了美女和她要求得到一朵玫瑰的故事之后似乎有了興趣。“那么你必須叫她到這兒來代替你。給你三個月的時間。回家去，如果她不愿來，那你必須回來。但是我不會讓你空著手離開的。到你房間去，你會發現一箱金子，”野獸說。“好吧，如果我必須得死，至少我不會讓我的孩子們身無分文，”這位父親想，于是他帶著一箱金子回到了家。5 “給，美女，”他說，“給你這朵玫瑰。你不知道這朵玫瑰將怎樣使你不幸的父親丟掉性命。”于是他把遭遇野獸的事說了一遍。美女立刻堅持要去野獸家，以此來救她父親一命,而且不愿聽任何勸阻。在離開家的那一天，她的姐姐們用洋蔥抹眼睛，為她的離開并且很可能丟掉性命而假裝悲傷。7 當商人和美女到達那所宮殿時，燈火依舊通明。火旺旺地燒著，桌子上擺滿了精美佳肴。“哦，野獸想先把我養肥了再殺死我，”美女想。盡管害怕，為了父親她仍然表現得振作而又勇敢。突然他們聽到一個可怕的聲音，野獸出現了。“你是心甘情愿到這兒來的嗎?”野獸問。“是的，”美女哆嗦著說。“好，那就和你的父親道別吧。”悲痛欲絕的商人就這樣被迫離開女兒回家了。美女肯定野獸會在那天晚上把她吃掉。（因此）當她發現臥室門的上方有一塊刻著“美女房間”的金牌子時非常驚訝。房間里到處是華麗的家俱，書架上排列著所有她愛看的書。還有一架鋼琴供她彈奏。在有一本書里還寫著：

歡迎美女，不要害怕，你是這兒的王后、這兒的主人。

說出你的愿望，說出你的意愿，你的心愿，馬上就會實現。“這一切都這么豪華，我想野獸不會很快吃掉我的，”她說，于是她不太害怕了。10 第二天晚上野獸來到餐桌前說，“美女，讓我看著你吃飯，好嗎? 如果我在場會打擾你，我就離開。告訴我，你是否覺得我很丑?” 美女說，“是的，”因為她不會說謊，但她補充說：“但我認為你心地非常善良。”他們交談著，美女開始感覺鎮定多了。這時，野獸說，“美女，你愿意嫁給我嗎?”盡管美女不想讓野獸生氣，但她還是說，“不愿意”。野獸開始哀號并且傷心地說，“那么，再見，美女，”然后離開了。三個月的時間里，每天吃晚飯時都發生同樣的事情。美女開始期待這些見面，而且因野獸的丑陋所引起的恐懼感也消失了，但是每天晚上，在離開之前，野獸都問同樣的問題：“美女，你愿意嫁給我嗎?” “哦，野獸，我要是能同意嫁給你就好了。我會永遠把你當作我很要好的朋友，但是我并不愛你。”

“但是你能答應永遠不離開我嗎?”野獸問。

“哦，野獸，我非常擔心我親愛的父親，我也非常想他。” 15

“啊，那你會離開我，而我這個野獸會傷心死的。” 16

“哦，不，”美女說道，“如果你讓我去看望我父親一次，我一定會回來和你永遠生活在一起。”

“你明天就會在家里了，”野獸說。“但是記住，當你想回到我這兒時，你必須在上床睡覺前把戒指放在桌子上。” 第二天早晨，當美女醒來時，發覺自己已在父親家里，而且房間里滿是一箱箱的金子和漂亮高雅的綢緞禮服，都是野獸送給她的。除了兩個狠心的姐姐，所有人見了她都十分高興。兩個姐姐嫉妒難耐，卻裝作非常高興，請求妹妹能住多久就住多久。第十天晚上美女做了一個夢，夢中她看見野獸躺在花園里，快要死了。她從夢中哭醒過來。“哦，我多么忘恩負義啊！他長得丑陋是他的錯嗎? 他一直對我那樣溫和，那樣慷慨。原先我為什么不同意嫁給他呢?” 于是她下床，把戒指放到桌上，然后又回到床上睡著了。第二天早晨醒來時她已在野獸的城堡里了。她穿上最漂亮的禮服，等待野獸到來。晚飯過后，野獸仍然沒有露面，這時她想起了那個夢，急忙跑到花園里，發現野獸躺在地上，就要死了。她俯身伏在他身上，抱著他大哭。“哦，野獸，請不要死!活下來做我的丈夫。”她一說完這些話，只見眼前光芒閃耀，還有音樂聲，她看到的不是丑陋不堪的野獸，而是她所能見到的最英俊的王子。王子被一個邪惡的女巫用可怕的符咒把他鎮住，美女把它解除了，王子向她表示感謝。接著，出現了一位拿著魔杖的仙女，然后是美女的全家人。仙女微笑著說，“美女，你做了一個聰明的選擇，（因為）你選取了美德而不是美貌。從今以后，你要和王子一起幸福地生活了。” 然后仙女轉向美女的兩個姐姐說，“你們兩個滿心嫉妒的人，你們將變作兩個石像但卻仍具有思考能力。你們將站在美女城堡的門前，看著她每天幸福地生活，直到你們死去的那一天，這是對你們的懲罰。”

課內閱讀練習答案

Part One Preparation

1.An Argument about the Sun Sample 1)Both the children are wrong.The sun gives out almost the same amount of heat at any time of the year.We feel sometimes it is hotter, and sometimes it is cooler only because the angle between the sunlight and the surface of the earth varies constantly.That the sun seems bigger at daybreak is an optical illusion.When it appears on the horizon, only a small part of the sky is bright enough to be seen against it.This makes the sun seem bigger.But when it’s high up in the sky, it seems smaller with the huge bright sky against it.That it is cooler in the morning than at midday is not because of the change of the distance between the sun and the earth.It is because of the change of the angle between the sunlight and the surface of the earth.We don’t feel very hot in the morning because less sunlight is received per unit of area when the angle is smaller.But as time passes, more and more sunlight per unit of area penetrates the atmosphere and reaches us, so we feel hotter at midday.2)Confucius was knowledgeable, but not a genius.We can’t expect him to know everything.Everyone has his or her limitations.Another reason is that at that time science was not as developed as it is today and people didn’t have advanced equipment to do research on the sun and the earth.So it was difficult to understand or explain many natural phenomena.3)

―I think Confucius was honest.He didn’t pretend to know the answer.―No one is perfect.One may be an expert in one field, but a novice in other fields.―The children were very curious, a good quality of theirs.But they only saw one side of the phenomenon and then jumped to conclusions.One should consider different aspects before drawing any conclusions.―Children seldom pretend.They do what they want and they say what occurs to them.The two children in the story laughed at Confucius because he could not answer their questions though he was supposed to be a wise man.Adults are less likely to do these kinds of things.2.Chinese Fables

Three at Dusk and Four at Dawn

In the state of Song there was a man who was very fond of monkeys and kept a large number of them.He could understand the monkeys and they could understand him.In order to satisfy the monkeys’ demands, he reduced the food consumption of his family.After a while his family did not have enough to eat, so he wanted to limit the food for his monkeys.But he was afraid the monkeys would not submit to him.So he played a trick on them.“If I give you three chestnuts in the morning and four in the evening, would that be enough?” he asked the monkeys.All the monkeys rose up in a fury.After a short time he said, “If I give you four chestnuts in the morning and three in the evening, would that be enough?”

All the monkeys lay on the floor, happy and satisfied with this proposal.Moral of the story: I think that we can learn two things from the story.First, we should look at the whole picture when we are dealing with a problem, instead of just one side of the problem.If we can’t have a whole view of the problem, we might be fooled by something superficial and can never find the truth.Second, we should be consistent in what we are doing.We should not change our attitude, manner or method from time to time when we are doing a particular job.His Spear Against His Shield In the state of Chu there was a man who had a spear and a shield for sale.He was loud in praises of his shield.“My shield is so strong that nothing can pierce it through.”

He also sang praises of his spear.“My spear is so strong that it can pierce through anything.”

“What would happen,” he was asked, “if your spear is used to pierce your shield?”

He was unable to give an answer.It is impossible for an impenetrable shield to coexist with a spear that finds nothing impenetrable.Moral of the story: This story tells us that we should be logical in what we are talking about.One can not exaggerate too much what he is capable of.Otherwise, he will be laughed at by others.Moreover, one should be honest with other people.A Matter of Dignity

There was a great famine in the state of Qi.Qian Ao, a rich man in Qi, prepared food by the roadside for the hungry to come and eat.Along came a starving man, his sleeves covering his head, his hempen(麻制的)sandals held together by string, walking as if he did not know where he was going.With food in his left hand and drink in his right, Qian Ao shouted at him.“Hey you!Come and eat!”

The man looked up and stared at Qian.“I’m reduced to this state just because I refuse to take anything from loud-mouthed(高談闊論的, 嘰里呱啦的)people giving away food,” he said.Qian immediately begged his pardon but the man still refused to eat and eventually starved to death.Moral of the story: Dignity is more important than anything else.One may lose his life but not his dignity.Today, so many people, in order to reach certain positions or win some titles, give up their conscience or dignity.On the other hand, everyone should respect other people, poor or rich.Only when we are full of respect for other people will we earn other people’s respect.Then the whole society will be in harmony.3.Matching Pictures

1.Aphrodite

2.Ares

3.Hephaestus 4.Artemis 5.Demeter 6.Dionysus

7.Poseidon 8.Athena 9.Apollo

10.Hermes 11.Hera 12.Zeus

Extra exercise: Bedtime Stories

Directions: Of all the bedtime stories your grandparents or parents told you when you were a little child, which one was the most interesting? Share your favorite story with the other members in your group.Sample

Long long ago there were two brothers.The elder brother was rich, but the younger brother was poor.They made a living by cutting wood in the forest.One day when the younger brother was crossing a bridge, his iron axe fell into the water.He was very sad and began to cry.At that time an old man appeared.After he knew what happened, he dove into the water and brought a silver axe to the younger brother, but the younger brother said, “No, this isn’t mine.Mine is made of iron.” Again the old man dove into the water, and brought a gold axe to him.But again he said this wasn’t his.The old man was very happy with this because the younger brother was honest and not greedy.So he gave the younger brother the gold axe.After the younger brother got home, he told all this to his elder brother.On hearing the story the elder brother went to the same bridge and dropped his iron axe into the water.The old man appeared too and dove into the water after knowing what happened.He brought a silver axe to the elder brother, but the elder brother said this wasn’t his, his was a gold one.The old man was very unhappy and brought him a gold axe unwillingly.The elder brother went back home with the gold axe, but as soon as he was home, he became a statue, as a result of the magic power of the gold axe.Part Two Reading-Centered Activities

In-Class Reading

Post-Reading

Reading Comprehension

1.1)Because they were invited to a feast in the sky.2)He saw the birds were busy preparing.3)He planned to go to the feast/sky with the birds.4)They didn’t agree because Tortoise was mischievous, cunning and ungrateful.5)With a sweet tongue, he convinced the birds that he was a changed man.6)He made two wings with all the feathers he got from each bird.7)All of You.8)Nuts, meat and fish soup, pounded yam, yam soup, palm wine, etc.9)For whom have you prepared this feast?

10)Because he knew the answer would be “For all of you”, which was his new name.So he could enjoy all the food first.11)They were very angry.12)They took back the feathers they had lent him.13)He asked them to take a message to his wife.14)Parrot, because he wanted to take advantage of the chance to get revenge.15)He asked Parrot to tell his wife to bring out all the soft things in his house to cover the ground with them so that he would be able to land safely.But Parrot told his wife to bring out all the hard and sharp, not the soft, things instead.16)His shell was broken into hundreds of pieces.2.Ekwefi is telling a story about Tortoise.Long long ago, all the birds got an invitation from the sky to attend a feast there.Tortoise learned about it and with his sweet tongue he persuaded the birds to take him with them and so each bird lent him a feather.Tortoise cunningly thought of an idea that enabled him to have all the food before anyone else by naming himself “All of You.” When they reached the sky, they received a warm welcome and soon the food was presented to them.Then he asked one of the people in the sky: “For whom have you prepared all this feast?” The man replied: “For all of you.” So he ate almost all the best food.The birds became very angry and took back their feathers before flying home.Without feathers, he had to jump onto the ground and his shell was broken into pieces.3.Acting out the Story Sample Bird A: How exciting!All of us are invited to the feast in the sky.Bird B: I just can’t wait.What do you think I should wear? Tortoise: Hello.Good morning.What are you excited about? Bird A: Didn’t you know that we are going to the sky? Bird B: And we are going to have a big dinner.What fun!

Tortoise: How nice it is.What lucky guys.May I go with you? I’m sure we’ll have a lot of fun.Bird A: Yes, we’ll have great fun, but not you.We know you too well.You are full of cunning and you are ungrateful.Bird B: If we allow you to come with us, you will soon begin your mischief.Bird A: We know you of old.Tortoise: You don’t know me now.I’m a changed man.I am not the mischievous man you once knew.In fact, I am thoughtful and well-meaning.I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.Rest assured, I promise you I will not cause you any trouble.Bird A:(Talking to Bird B)Maybe he is a changed man now.Let’s talk to our bird friends and see if we will take him with us.(After a brief discussion with all the other birds)Bird B: OK.Tortoise, now we all agreed to take you to the sky.Each of us will lend you a feather so that you can have two wings to fly.(During the flight to the party)Bird A: Tortoise is a great orator!

Bird B: Let’s make him the spokesperson for the party.Tortoise: Did you know that we need a new name when we are invited to a great feast like this? It is an age-old custom and our hosts in the sky will expect us to honor it.Bird A: We haven’t heard of this before.But as you are such a learned man, if you say this, we will choose a new name.I will call myself Good-Looking.Bird B: I am Smart-Ass.Tortoise: And my new name is All of You.(On their arrival at the sky)Sky people: Welcome to the sky, our dear friends.We are so pleased to see you again.Please make yourselves at home.Tortoise: My dear respected friends, thank you so much for inviting us to the sky.Nothing can make us happier than this.It is our greatest honor to be here and have a good time with you.Sky people: Thank you for your nice words.Now please help yourselves to the nuts.Bird A: Tortoise is really eloquent, isn’t he? I’m glad we decided to bring him with us.Bird B: Yes.And these are delicious nuts.Sky people: Now the dinner is ready.Please enjoy the soup, meat, fish and pounded yam.Here is palm wine, too.Tortoise: Just a moment.Let me ask you first.For whom have you prepared this feast? Sky people: For whom? Why? For all of you, of course.Tortoise(To the birds): You remember that my name is All of You.The custom here is to serve the spokesman first and the others later.They will serve you when I finish.Sky people(To themselves): Looks like it is their custom to leave all the food to their king first.Tortoise: Mm.Yummy.Mm.I’m full now.You can start to eat.Bird A: We should never bring him here.I am too angry to eat.I’m going home.Bird B: Wait.I am leaving, too.Take the feather from him with us.Tortoise: What are you doing? Leave me the feather.Oh, how am I going home without a single feather? You can’t do this to me!Birds: Bye.Tortoise: Could someone take a message for my wife? Tell her to bring out everything soft and cover the ground…

4.Taking Sides Samples 1)—I don’t admire Tortoise’s cleverness.Actually he was unwise to cheat the birds.After his mischievous behavior, how could he face them and stay together with them? He would have no friends at all.He was clever in a way, but he was very stupid.For example, when all the birds became so angry, how could he have trusted Parrot? He should have jumped into the sea instead of landing on the ground to avoid being hurt.— I admire Tortoise’s cleverness.He was a guy who knew where to look for a nice dinner during time of famine.He knew very well how to have the birds trust him.He was also quick-minded.His only mistake was that he should not be so greedy as not to leave any nice food for the birds.— I sympathize with the birds.They took Tortoise with them to the sky out of kindness, but after flying such a long distance, they had to fly back home on an empty stomach.They were formally invited, but didn’t enjoy the food prepared for them.On the other hand, Tortoise invited himself, went to the sky with the help of all the birds and selfishly ate almost all the delicious food.I think the birds were very unlucky.—I think the birds are stupid.They knew very well that Tortoise couldn’t be trusted as he was always mischievous.But they persuaded themselves that he was a changed man.At the party they should have let the sky people know Tortoise was not their king and they had the right to enjoy the nice food, as they were the guests the sky people had invited.2)The story teaches us that a)we should be honest, and shouldn’t cheat others at any time.If we cheat others, we will be punished in the end;b)we shouldn’t be carried away by sweet words, like the birds;c)a leopard can’t change its spots.Since Tortoise was cunning, he could never change his personality and behave himself.Vocabulary

1.1)A.invitation

B.invited

C.inviting

2)A.prepare

B.prepared

C.preparation

D.preparatory/preparation

3)A.discoveries

B.discoverers C.discovered

4)A.approval

B.approve C.approved D.approving E.disapprove

5)A.eloquent

B.eloquence C.eloquently

6)A.faithful

B.unfaithful/faithless C.faith D.faithfully

7)A.occasional B.occasionally C.occasion

8)A.delivery B.delivering C.delivered

9)A.troublesome/trouble B.troubled C.troubled D.troubling

10)A.assurance B.assured C.assure

2.1)ran/got into trouble 2)no trouble

3)asking for trouble

4)have…trouble

5)The trouble with

6)in serious/deep/big trouble

7)get/getting…into trouble

8)took the trouble 3.1)with a pattern of roses 2)prepared a wonderful/good meal for us 3)promised faithfully 4)deliver this letter

5)a selection of milk and plain chocolate 6)keep out of mischief/behave themselves 7)the sound of distant thunder

8)received approval from the government 9)in spite of the fact that he drank too much 10)agree whether the drug is safe or not

Part Three Further Development 1.Enriching Your Word Power

1)C

2)C

3)A

4)B

5)A

6)B

7)A

8)B

9)A

10)A 2.Myths and Moral

1)--Virtue will be rewarded.For example, Beauty is a kind-hearted and sweet girl.She loves her father and is willing to sacrifice herself for him.Finally she is rewarded with a happy marriage and a happy life.On the other hand, the evil sisters are punished by the fairy.They become two statues that have to observe Beauty’s happiness painfully.--A good heart is more important than appearance.Although the Beast is very ugly, he loves Beauty and has a kind heart.In the end he wins the heart of Beauty and the spell on him is broken by Beauty’s love.2)--Nothing can be gained without effort or hardship.If you want to succeed or make achievements, you have to face and overcome difficulties, or even great dangers.Tang Seng, Monkey and others had gone through eighty-one great dangers or hardships before they could obtain and bring home the authentic version of the Buddha’s teachings.--A person’s strength, skills and judgments are the guarantee of success.Without Monkey King, Tang Seng couldn’t have fetched the Buddha’s teachings.Unlike Tang Seng’s other followers, Monkey developed his martial arts and skills and became so strong that almost no one could defeat him.3.Finding Their Similarities and Differences 1)Similarities:

A.Both of them look like animals and are endowed with human intelligence.B.Both of them have a happy ending.The Beast marries a kind-hearted and beautiful girl and changes back into a handsome prince;Monkey succeeds in getting the Buddha’s teachings and becomes enlightened.His golden band is gone, and he no longer has to be under other people’s control.C.Both of them have a bond.The Beast is under a spell cast by a witch, while Monkey is wearing a golden band which tightens whenever he is mischievous.2)Differences: A.The Beast is actually a real human being.He becomes a beast only because of the witch’s spell, while Monkey is still a monkey though he is finally enlightened.B.They have different personalities.The Beast is gentle, generous, patient, loyal and thoughtful.He was persistent in his love for Beauty.The Monkey is capable, invulnerable, ambitious, brave, and intelligent.3)A.I like the Beast more, because he is loyal and loving.He is very kind and patient to Beauty.He loves Beauty so much that he will die for her.B.I like Monkey more, because he enjoys many magic skills and weapons.I wish I could have those.He is not only brave, but also loyal and obedient to Tang Seng.He goes through eighty-one dangers and helps Tang Seng get the Buddha’s teachings.4.Completing the Story 1)the true reason why there was no such animal in Guizhou 2)they were of no use at all in this place 3)All of a sudden when he saw the donkey, he thought it was a monster 4)He hid himself in the trees while looking at the donkey 5)What kind of animal is this and why does it look different from other animals that I’ve seen? 6)But one day the donkey stretched its thin neck and cried 7)the tiger discovered that the donkey didn’t have any other skills besides crying/had no other skills than crying 8)But he dared not rush to it or eat it just as he did to other animals 9)This did irritate the donkey/make the donkey angry, who raised its hind leg and kicked the tiger 10)

This time he rushed to it without hesitation and bit/broke its throat

5.To Be a Good Story-teller

The Princess and the Pea

Once there was a prince who wanted to marry a real princess.But he had difficulty telling what a real princess looked like.One night there was a terrible storm.Suddenly there was a knock at the door.A young girl was standing in the rain.She said she was a real princess but she looked ugly because of the rain dripping from her hair and clothes.“We’ll see whether she is a real one or not,” the old empress thought to herself.She put a pea on the bed and then put twenty mattresses and twenty padded quilts on it.The princess then slept in this bed.The next morning, people asked her whether she had a good sleep.She answered: “It was terrible.Who knows what was on the bed? I slept on a very hard thing and I am bruised all over my body.”

Now everybody was sure that she was a real princess, because she could feel the pea under twenty mattresses and twenty padded quilts.Nobody except a princess would have such tender skin.The prince married the girl and they lived happily ever after.The pea is now displayed in the museum.The Ugly Duckling Once upon a time down on an old farm lived a duck family, and Mother Duck had been sitting on a clutch of new eggs.One nice morning, the eggs hatched and out popped six ducklings.But one egg was bigger than the rest, and it didn't hatch.But before Mother Duck had time to think about it, the last egg finally hatched.A strange looking duckling with gray feathers that should have been yellow gazed at a worried mother.The ducklings grew quickly, but Mother Duck had a secret worry.“I can’t understand how this ugly duckling can be one of mine!” she said to herself, shaking her head as she looked at her last born.Well, the gray duckling certainly wasn’t pretty, and since he ate far more than his brothers, he was outgrowing them.As the days went by, the poor ugly duckling became more and more unhappy.His brothers didn't want to play with him, he was so clumsy, and all the farmyard folks simply laughed at him.He felt sad and lonely, while Mother Duck did her best to console him.12 Then one day, at sunrise, he ran away from the farmyard.He stopped at a pond and began to question all the other birds.“Do you know of any ducklings with gray feathers like mine?” But everyone shook their heads in scorn.Then one day, his travels took him near an old countrywoman’s cottage.Thinking he was a stray goose, she caught him.Then one night, finding the hutch door open, he escaped.Once again he was all alone.One day at sunrise, he saw a flight of beautiful birds wing overhead.White, with long slender necks, yellow beaks and large wings, they were migrating south.“If only I could look like them, just for a day!” said the duckling, admiringly.Winter came and the poor duckling went to seek food in the snow.He dropped exhausted to the ground, but a farmer found him and put him in his big jacket pocket.The ugly duckling survived the bitterly cold winter at the farmer’s house.By springtime the duckling saw himself mirrored in the water.“Goodness!How I’ve changed!I hardly recognize myself!” The flight of swans winged north again and glided on to the pond.When the duckling saw them, he realized he was one of their kind, and soon made friends.“We’re swans like you!” they said, warmly.“Where have you been hiding?”

“It's a long story,” replied the young swan, still astounded.Now, he swam majestically with his fellow swans.One day, he heard children on the river bank exclaim: “Look at that young swan!He's the finest of them all!”

And he almost burst with happiness.Hua Mulan

Long ago, in a village in northern China, there lived a girl named Mulan.One day, she sat at her loom weaving cloth.Click-clack!Click-clack!went the loom.Suddenly the sound of weaving changed to sorrowful sighs.Her mother asked her what troubled her.“Nothing, Mother,” she replied softly.Mulan’s mother asked her again and again, until Mulan finally told her that invaders were attacking.The emperor was calling for troops.The night before she saw the draft poster and twelve scrolls of names in the market.Her Father’s name was on every one of them.“But Father is old and frail,” Mulan sighed.“How can he fight? He has no grown son and I have no elder brother.I will go to the markets.I shall buy a saddle and a horse.I must fight in Father’s place.”

From the eastern market Mulan bought a horse.From the western market she bought a bridle, and from the southern market, a whip.At dawn, Mulan was dressed in her armor and bid a sad farewell to her father, mother, sisters and brothers.Mulan went to fight in the war for twelve years during which time none of her fellow fighters knew that she was a girl.She was such a great fighter that when the war ended the emperor wanted to name her a high rank official.But she declined the offer and went back home where she received a warm welcome.Her fellow fighters came to visit her and were surprised to learn that she was a girl.