2024年5月24日发(作者：僪琴韵)
Unit 4
Text A
II.
1. The washwoman was already past seventy when she started washing for the narra
tor’s famil was a small woman, old. Wrinkled and thin.
2. This washwoman possessed a strength that came from generations of peasant
foreb usually put the bundle of laundry on her narrow shoulders and carri
ed it the long way most Jewish women of her age were sickly and
had bent backs and leaned on sticks when they walked.
3. The sentence means that the narrator’s mother was very much pleased with the
wash the old woman washwoman was considered a real find because she
did the wash better than other washwomen,but charged no more than the others.
4. Laundering was not an easy job for the old woman in those days because the old
woman had no running water where she lived but had to bring in water from a
pump,and the drying could not be done outside for thieves would steal the laund
ry,so it had to be carried up to the attic and hung on clotheslin old woman
had to endure much hardship each time she did a wash.
5. Because there was in her a certain pride and love of labor and she didn’t want to
become a burden on anyone.
6. The washwoman was treated badly by her son,who was rich but ashamed of his
mothe never came to see his mother,nor did he give her money.When he got
married,he did not even invite his mother to his wedding.
The old woman still loved her son .She didn’t ask him for anything,nor did she
care what he her son’s wedding day,though not invited,she went to the
church and waited at the steps to see him lead the bride to the altar.
7. Because the narrator’s family needed the laundry,and they did not even know the
woman’s addre seemed to them that they would never see their things again.
The family mourned for the old woman bucause she had grown close to them
through the years she had served them so faithfully.
8. The washwoman had been very ill for about two month fact,she had been so
sick that the doctor had went for a pries illness made her unable to bring
back the wash in time.
9. When the old woman came back two months later ,Mother was very much surpr
uttered a half-choked cry ,as though a corpse had enterd the r
reacted that way because she had never thought of seeing the old woman again
.For two months she believed the wahwoman had already died.
10. The old woman meant that she could not rest easy in her bed because of the
had been driven by a strong will to return the property to its owners,to
fulfill the task she had undertaken.
IV.
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V.
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5.a good deal of most on its feet ashmed of
ll ng on
VI.
a bearded young man
three colored pictures
a flowerd lawn
a gifted pianist
an old lady with a wrinkled face
a home for the aged
a cultured college student
an experienced driver
a skilled engineer
a spirited discussion
VII.
less ful ss ess ess
less ngful ful htful htful
VIII.
bookstore toothpaste newapaper spaceship
headache marketplace honeymoon sonwstorm
eyesight lifeboat heartbeat moonlight
handbook airport salesaman headquarters
IX.
1. Nor did he give me any explanation.
2. Nor did he feel ashmed for that.
3. Nor do I think it necessary to do so.
4. Nor will he invite his relatives and friends.
5. Nor did we know his phone number.
6. Nor did she enter the home for the aged.
X.
1. Extremely hot as it is ,the workers are still working on the construction site.
2. Big and strong as he is ,he is afraid of hard work.
3. Freezing cold as it was ,Father went out hunting with his dog.
4. Slow as it was ,the boat offered its passengers very good service.
5. Excited as we were at the news,we tried to keep ourselves calm.
6. Brave as he was ,Jimmy trembled at the sight of a snake.
XI.
have got have asked have been
have fulfilled have got have become
XII.
wrinkles laundry still after other
did charged would burden fell
worried bundle how property let
XIII.
1. Sickly and weak as Grandma is,she has taken on all the housework in the family.
2. The recording company had never been so pleased with any singe them,Stevi
e Wonder was a real find.
3. They had no running water where they lived.Nor did they have any conveniences
of life such as gas and electricity.
4. Six years passed,then seven and eight,and nothing was heard of that French artis
seemd certain that he had left the country for only God knows where.
5. He was very ill that summer ,but as soon as he left better in the fall,he resumed his
writing and finished his last novel in two months.
6. Driven by a strong will,Alex finally fulfilled the task he had undertaken.
7. With the help of the doctor and the nurses,the patient recovered quickly and in a
few weeks was able to stand on his feet once more.
8. It was really sad to watch the old man’s wrinkled face,which spoke of all that he
had borne/endured in his life.
XIV.
1.1) She was small ,old,and wrinkled.
2)But this washwoman,small and thin as she was , ...
3)She would then lift the bundle ,put it on her narrow shoulders, ...
4)Her fingernails were strangely while.
5)Under the bundle tottered the old woman,her face as white as a linen sheet.
6)She was even thiner now,more bent.
7)She could not utter a clear word,but mumbled something with her sunken mouth
and pale lips.
2.1)there was no running water where she lived
2)thieves would steal the laundry
3)carried up to the attic and hung on clotheslines
3.1)She was the best washwoman Mother ever had,yet she charged no more than the
others.
2)She didn’t beg at the church door or enter a home for the aged because she didn’t
want to be a burden on anyone.
3)Though her rich son was ashamed of her and never came to see her or gave her
money,she told about him without bitterness.
4)Though her son didn’t invite her to his wedding,she went to the church and waited
at the steps to see her son lead the bride to the altar.
5)Though she was seriously ill,she couldn’t rest easy in her bed .As soon as she was
better ,she resumed her work and returned the wash to its owners.
XV.
My grandfather is a strong worked for many years in a steel factory and
has thick arms and powerful shoul we were little children,we used to climb
on him and hang from his my grandfather is also a kind man .He has soft
white hair and there is always a smile on his face which lets you know how friendly
he ,when I was about 8 years old,my grandfather punished me for hiding
from my grandmothe they found me,he did not seem angry,but he put me over
his knee and spanked blows stung .Then my grandfather told me he loved
me,but I was wrong to scare my grandmother the way I gave me a hug and
then let me go out to that moment,I learned from my grandfather how impor
tant it is to be strong,but also to be caring.
Text B
Exercise A
1.B 2.C 3.C
Exercise B
1.D 2.D 3.A
Text C
Exercise A
1.D 2.A 3.B
Exercise B
1.C 2.D 3.B
4.D 5.B
4.B 5.A
4.C 5.D
4.A 5.B
6.D 7.D
6.B 7.D
6.A 7.C
6.C 7.D
8.B
8.A 9.B 10.A
8.A 9.C
8.C 9.C 10.B
2024年5月24日发(作者：僪琴韵)
Unit 4
Text A
II.
1. The washwoman was already past seventy when she started washing for the narra
tor’s famil was a small woman, old. Wrinkled and thin.
2. This washwoman possessed a strength that came from generations of peasant
foreb usually put the bundle of laundry on her narrow shoulders and carri
ed it the long way most Jewish women of her age were sickly and
had bent backs and leaned on sticks when they walked.
3. The sentence means that the narrator’s mother was very much pleased with the
wash the old woman washwoman was considered a real find because she
did the wash better than other washwomen,but charged no more than the others.
4. Laundering was not an easy job for the old woman in those days because the old
woman had no running water where she lived but had to bring in water from a
pump,and the drying could not be done outside for thieves would steal the laund
ry,so it had to be carried up to the attic and hung on clotheslin old woman
had to endure much hardship each time she did a wash.
5. Because there was in her a certain pride and love of labor and she didn’t want to
become a burden on anyone.
6. The washwoman was treated badly by her son,who was rich but ashamed of his
mothe never came to see his mother,nor did he give her money.When he got
married,he did not even invite his mother to his wedding.
The old woman still loved her son .She didn’t ask him for anything,nor did she
care what he her son’s wedding day,though not invited,she went to the
church and waited at the steps to see him lead the bride to the altar.
7. Because the narrator’s family needed the laundry,and they did not even know the
woman’s addre seemed to them that they would never see their things again.
The family mourned for the old woman bucause she had grown close to them
through the years she had served them so faithfully.
8. The washwoman had been very ill for about two month fact,she had been so
sick that the doctor had went for a pries illness made her unable to bring
back the wash in time.
9. When the old woman came back two months later ,Mother was very much surpr
uttered a half-choked cry ,as though a corpse had enterd the r
reacted that way because she had never thought of seeing the old woman again
.For two months she believed the wahwoman had already died.
10. The old woman meant that she could not rest easy in her bed because of the
had been driven by a strong will to return the property to its owners,to
fulfill the task she had undertaken.
IV.
e ulated hat rty
med led psing ing
ibuted sses ered led
ill er ed
V.
se of blessed with well as of
5.a good deal of most on its feet ashmed of
ll ng on
VI.
a bearded young man
three colored pictures
a flowerd lawn
a gifted pianist
an old lady with a wrinkled face
a home for the aged
a cultured college student
an experienced driver
a skilled engineer
a spirited discussion
VII.
less ful ss ess ess
less ngful ful htful htful
VIII.
bookstore toothpaste newapaper spaceship
headache marketplace honeymoon sonwstorm
eyesight lifeboat heartbeat moonlight
handbook airport salesaman headquarters
IX.
1. Nor did he give me any explanation.
2. Nor did he feel ashmed for that.
3. Nor do I think it necessary to do so.
4. Nor will he invite his relatives and friends.
5. Nor did we know his phone number.
6. Nor did she enter the home for the aged.
X.
1. Extremely hot as it is ,the workers are still working on the construction site.
2. Big and strong as he is ,he is afraid of hard work.
3. Freezing cold as it was ,Father went out hunting with his dog.
4. Slow as it was ,the boat offered its passengers very good service.
5. Excited as we were at the news,we tried to keep ourselves calm.
6. Brave as he was ,Jimmy trembled at the sight of a snake.
XI.
have got have asked have been
have fulfilled have got have become
XII.
wrinkles laundry still after other
did charged would burden fell
worried bundle how property let
XIII.
1. Sickly and weak as Grandma is,she has taken on all the housework in the family.
2. The recording company had never been so pleased with any singe them,Stevi
e Wonder was a real find.
3. They had no running water where they lived.Nor did they have any conveniences
of life such as gas and electricity.
4. Six years passed,then seven and eight,and nothing was heard of that French artis
seemd certain that he had left the country for only God knows where.
5. He was very ill that summer ,but as soon as he left better in the fall,he resumed his
writing and finished his last novel in two months.
6. Driven by a strong will,Alex finally fulfilled the task he had undertaken.
7. With the help of the doctor and the nurses,the patient recovered quickly and in a
few weeks was able to stand on his feet once more.
8. It was really sad to watch the old man’s wrinkled face,which spoke of all that he
had borne/endured in his life.
XIV.
1.1) She was small ,old,and wrinkled.
2)But this washwoman,small and thin as she was , ...
3)She would then lift the bundle ,put it on her narrow shoulders, ...
4)Her fingernails were strangely while.
5)Under the bundle tottered the old woman,her face as white as a linen sheet.
6)She was even thiner now,more bent.
7)She could not utter a clear word,but mumbled something with her sunken mouth
and pale lips.
2.1)there was no running water where she lived
2)thieves would steal the laundry
3)carried up to the attic and hung on clotheslines
3.1)She was the best washwoman Mother ever had,yet she charged no more than the
others.
2)She didn’t beg at the church door or enter a home for the aged because she didn’t
want to be a burden on anyone.
3)Though her rich son was ashamed of her and never came to see her or gave her
money,she told about him without bitterness.
4)Though her son didn’t invite her to his wedding,she went to the church and waited
at the steps to see her son lead the bride to the altar.
5)Though she was seriously ill,she couldn’t rest easy in her bed .As soon as she was
better ,she resumed her work and returned the wash to its owners.
XV.
My grandfather is a strong worked for many years in a steel factory and
has thick arms and powerful shoul we were little children,we used to climb
on him and hang from his my grandfather is also a kind man .He has soft
white hair and there is always a smile on his face which lets you know how friendly
he ,when I was about 8 years old,my grandfather punished me for hiding
from my grandmothe they found me,he did not seem angry,but he put me over
his knee and spanked blows stung .Then my grandfather told me he loved
me,but I was wrong to scare my grandmother the way I gave me a hug and
then let me go out to that moment,I learned from my grandfather how impor
tant it is to be strong,but also to be caring.
Text B
Exercise A
1.B 2.C 3.C
Exercise B
1.D 2.D 3.A
Text C
Exercise A
1.D 2.A 3.B
Exercise B
1.C 2.D 3.B
4.D 5.B
4.B 5.A
4.C 5.D
4.A 5.B
6.D 7.D
6.B 7.D
6.A 7.C
6.C 7.D
8.B
8.A 9.B 10.A
8.A 9.C
8.C 9.C 10.B