大学英语 (1.7.3)--大学体验英语综合教程U8B1-StructureSimulation

1. Even if you have almost forgotten your freshman year roommates twoyears later, you can never replace that year and the brand-new feeling thatyour first year of college brings. Simulated Reproduction:

Even if we have almost forgotten the games played in our childhood, we cannever replace the friends that we made in those happy days.Simulated Translation:

即使他已几乎忘记了那位姑娘的容貌，但是那位姑娘给他留下的美好记忆是永远都无法替代的。

Even if he has almost forgotten the girl’s appearance, he can never replacethe good memories that the girl left on him.

2. Karen took her hometown boyfriend Kevin on a tour of campus anddowntown.

Simulated Reproduction:

He took his American friends on a tour of the Great Wall.Simulated Translation:

为了庆祝结婚25周年，他带妻子游览了巴黎。

For their 25th wedding anniversary he took his wife on a tour of Paris. 3. And I have never had nor will ever have better teachers than Alisa, Karenand Gabriella.

Simulated Reproduction:

I have never had nor will ever have a more precious gift than the one myparents gave me on my birthday. Simulated Translation:

我从未有过，将来也不会有比这更好的出国深造的机会。

I have never had nor will ever have a better chance than this one to go abroadfor further study

4. The story Alisa told on that balcony is far from over. Simulated Reproduction:

The girl he has fallen in love with is far from his parents’ expectation. Simulated Translation:

他还远远不够资格做他申请的那份工作。

He is still far from being qualified to do the job he has applied for .

5. And occasionally they would make it back to reunions at that mythicalvalley.

Simulated Reproduction:

After my trip downtown I’ll make it back to the university as soon as I can. Simulated Translation:

每五年我们高中同学就会回学校聚会一次。

Every five years we would make it back to the class reunion at our high school.

Ex. General Writing

If we want to write clearly, we must learn how to punctuate correctly. Infact, every mark of punctuation carries some meaning and gives hints to thereaders. An incorrect punctuation mark can often change the meaning of asentence and cause misunderstanding. Some students tend to use the fullstop everywhere in their writing. For example, \"The mother loved her childrenvery much. She worked hard. And she saved money for them. But they don'tquite understand. The mother is very sad. And that is too bad.? This reallysounds terrible. A good writer is always careful about the punctuation. We canbe good, too. Now let's start!

Punctuate the following sentences.

1. Lovers walk hand in hand in the park paying no attention to people around.Key: Lovers walk hand in hand in the park, paying no attention to peoplearound.

2. The worker was very tired from his work and he couldn’t go on without agood sleep .

Key: The worker was very tired from his work. (;) he couldn’t go on without agood sleep.

3. Xiao Ling is a good student although he failed chemistry and barely passedmathematics.

Key: Xiao Ling is a good student, although he failed chemistry and barelypassed mathematics.

4. people enjoy traveling but many world travelers are well educated.

Key: Not all highly educated people enjoy traveling, but many world travelersare well educated.

5. The new worker quit after a week surely the pressure was too great for him.

Key: The new worker quit after a week; surely, the pressure was too great forhim.

6. She had three articles published in three popular magazines TV GuideReader’s Digest and Woman’s Day.

Key: She had three articles published in three popular magazines: TV Guide,Reader’s Digest, and Woman’s Day.

6. She had three articles published in three popular magazines TV GuideReader’s Digest and Woman’s Day.

Key: She had three articles published in three popular magazines: TV Guide,Reader’s Digest, and Woman’s Day.

7. One of my friends asked What did they mean when they said We won’t buythe story.

Key: One of my friends asked, “What did they mean?” when they said, “Wewon’t buy the story?”

8. Finish the report by Thursday said the manager If you finish early you cantake Friday off.

Key: “Finish the report by Thursday,” said the manager. “If you finish early, youcan take Friday off.”

Ex. Using the following card as a sample, write a wedding invitation card for afuture wedding between two of your friends. Make it realistic by using correctnames of people and places. But the wedding does not have to be in achurch, it may be in a restaurant or a hotel instead.Reference: The isat WangandZhang

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of

yourmarriage

presencerequested of

FangJun

3:30 p.m. Saturday the eighth

Golden Sun 188 Zhongshan Changsha, Reception follows in hotelRSVP by September 20th on enclosed card

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OctoberHotelRoadHunanballroom