1、1当代大学英语 5 期末复习要点I. Paraphrasing请注意改写后的句子时态和原句保持一致。无语法错误。句子结构正确。Unit 11. Students found themselves drawn into the discussions, and teachers who thought themselves burned out were suddenly anticipating their classes again.Students found that they took part in the discussions willingly and teachers who
2、 were exhausted from teaching looked forward to having classes again.2. In the straitened Gold household every paycheck counted.In the poor gold family, every paycheck (everyones salary/wage) was important. Unit 21. In 1725, Harrison teamed up with his brother to make more clocks.In 1725, Harrison w
3、orked together with his brother to make more clocks.2. At the North or South Pole, the distance becomes almost virtually nothing. This is because the lines of longitude converge at the North and South Poles.At the North or South Pole, the distance becomes almost nothing. This is because the lines of
4、 longitude come together at the North and South Poles2Unit 31. Dyson, the former interior designer, now feted by the government, is not out of the woods yet.Dyson who used to be an interior designer and is currently highly praised by the government now is not out of trouble yet.2. In Britain, there
5、is more interest in making sure there are lots of millionaires and no interest in nurturing and caring about manufacturing.In Britain, people pay too much attention to the Internet business and make sure it can make big profits. They do not do much to help the British manufacturing industry.Unit 41
6、. Email means you reach a level of intimacy in a few weeks that most people would not reach for months.Those who communicate through email can get very close to each other within as short a time as a few weeks, whereas it takes other people who do not use email at least months to reach the same leve
7、l of closeness.2. Helen got more than she bargained for.Helen got more than she expected.Unit 51. Illiteracy persists in pockets of poverty despite U.S economic boom.Illiteracy continues to exist in poor areas in spite of rapid US economic growth.32. The program fed, clothed, nursed, and sheltered a
8、 destitute population.e program provided food, clothing, care and shelter to a penniless and homeless population.Unit 61. In addition, the industry has grown in marketing might and now supports many of the womens, consumer and diet magazines with massive advertising spreads pushing their products.In
9、 addition, the industry has grown in sales power and now supports many womens magazines and magazines for consumers and about diets with a large amount of massive advertising space promoting their products.2. The vitamin and food supplement business has in the last few years catapulted itself from a
10、 fringe activity into a multi-million pound industry.In the past, the health supplement business was just a small-scaled, unimportant activity. In the last several years, however, it has developed very rapidly into a large industry whose worth has reached several million pounds.Unit 71. The series h
11、ad been dreamed up in San Diego, and, like so many of the ideas that came out of HQ, it was, in Wangs personal opinion, pretty half-baked.The series had been invented in San Diego, and, like so many of the ideas that came out of HQ, it was, in Wangs personal opinion, pretty immature.2. You will feel
12、 bereaved when you have to send it on.4You will feel as if you have lost a close friend or relative when you have to send it to another place.Unit 81. In the past, such stories have often been dismissed as nonsensepure fabrication.In the past, people did not believe that the stories about alien abdu
13、ctions were true. They thought the incidents were just made up, so very often they would not take them seriously.2. Fantastic numbers, huge numbers, strange formulae from algebra, mathematical terms like “” and “binary codes” poured out of the mouth of Jason, not yet in school, who normally struggle
14、d to count to ten in his picture books.Jason poured out strange numbers, very big numbers, strange algebraic formulae, and mathematical terms like “” and “binary codes”. This was amazing since he had not gone to school, and normally he even had difficulty in counting to ten when reading his picture
15、books.II. Key words and expressions在做翻译题和选词填空题时，要注意词的变形，句子的正确时态和语态等。Unit 11. dawn onIt finally dawned on her that he was the one to lean on; whenever she was in trouble, he was always the first to come to her aid.2. pack: v. pack into a place: be in that place and the place is full.5e.g. Thirty thou
16、sand people packed into the stadium to hear him.3. Long to do 渴望long for somethinge.g. Harry longed to go to college.4. have the makings of: have the qualities ofe.g. He has the makings of a husband.5. infirmity n. illness, diseasee.g. Though keenly aware that deafness and failing eyesight are among
17、 the infirmities of old age, he found it difficult to adapt to this new phase of life.Unit 26. disastrous adj. 灾难性的 e.g. disastrous resultsLast year witness a disastrous earthquake.7. consensus n.-agreementg. There is no consensus among people on how to solve the problem.We have not reached a consen
18、sus on this matter.8. formidable adj.难对付的，难以克服的 a formidable taskThe U. S. attempted 3 invasions of Lower Canada in the late 1800s, winning none of them, but showing the British that they had a formidable army.9. refer to as mention, speak aboute.g. He always refers to his wife as the old woman.610.
19、 Enable v.e.g. enable sb to do sthsb is able to sb is capable of doing.Unit 311. team up withTo lower cost he decided to team up with some small factories and develop a new racing car.12. culminate v. 告终，到达。 。 。高潮e.g. A series of financial disasters last year culminated in the collapse of the countr
20、ys largest bank.13. dispense with sth 省掉。 。 。e.g. Lets just dispense with the formalities and begin our seminar right away.14. Compelling adj. 另人信服的 powerfule.g. Compelling evidence compelling excuseFor want of compelling evidence in her defense, she was finally convicted of murder and was sentenced
21、 life imprisonment.15. dwindle v. 逐渐变小，缩小，减少Their savings have dwindled to nothing and they have to look for a part-time job for extra money.7Unit 416. anonymousanonymous letterFor reasons of personal safety, the informant will be remained anonymous.17. Profitable 有利润的，有利可图的Profitable car industry18
22、. Indulgence 沉溺，放纵Indulgence in sth.Constant indulgence in drinking ruined his health.19. Propose 建议，打算，求婚Propose to do sth.e.g. I asked her where she proposed to go during the holiday.我问她打算在假期去哪儿。A school was proposed to build by people living in this community.Proposal (n.) 建议20. do ones bit 尽自己的一
23、份力量 do ones bit in doing somethinge.g. She always does her bit in protecting the environment.Unit 521. Compensate 弥补Compensate for 补偿，抵消，弥补8e.g. Nothing can compensate for the loss of time. 虚度光阴是无法补偿的（光阴一去不复还） 。If your car was fully insured, and it got damaged in some way, the insurance company woul
24、d compensate you for the damage.Compensation n. 补偿In compensatione.g. He was awarded by the court 2000 dollars in compensation.22. contribute to 导致，促进，捐献Her work has contributed enormously to our understanding of the difficult subject. 23. impoverished 贫穷的e.g. impoverished areas24. Drop out 退学Drop o
25、ut of schoolNo one could figure out why she still chose to drop out, since she had already won a scholarship to Cambridge.25. Persist 坚持Persist in sth. 坚持做某事 persist in the reformPersist in doing sth. 坚持做某事 e.g. In spite of the terrible weather, she refused to follow our advice and persisted in ridi
26、ng that dreadful bicycle to school.Unit 626. Deficient adj. 不足的，缺乏的，不完善的Be deficient in sth.9e.g. He is deficient in energy. 他的精力不足；他缺乏精力。27. in contrast toIn contrast to girls of the same age, she is very tall, which partially explains why she dreams of becoming a model one day.28. adverseadverse r
27、eactions to drug 药物不良反应adverse effect 负作用adverse consequence e.g. It is generally acknowledged that the drug has so far had no adverse effects on patients.29. Injectinto将注入 e.g. Inject a few new ideas into the project在这个项目中加入些新构想30. Conscious 有知觉的，意识到的 / aware Be conscious ofe.g. He was conscious of
28、 his shortcomings.Be conscious thate.g. I am conscious that he has changed his tactics.Unit 71031. give way to 屈服与，让步于，We had to give way to an oncoming car.His sorrow gave way to smiles when he was told that it was nothing but a joke.破涕为笑。32. turn down: refuseTurn down the requestTurn down the jobT
29、urn down the TVI was invited to be the chairperson of this forum, but I turned it down. 我被邀请担任论坛的主席，但是我拒绝了这个邀请。33. reservationThe president decided to start a war against that island country, but many government officials expressed reservations over his move.34. alienation n. （感情上的）疏远，离间The early works of T. S. Eliot express the anguish and barrenness of modern life and the alienation of individuals.35. delusion 幻想Hes under delusion that he will get a promotion this year.Unit 836. Average adj. n. 普通的 平均的e.g. He is average at school. He is an ordinary student.Average height
