Unit 2 1.选词填空 embarrass (使尴尬，使窘迫) polish (擦光，擦亮，上润光剂) emotional (情绪上的情感 上的) efficiency (效率，效能) curb (控制，抑制) await (等待) donation (捐助) dump (丢弃，扔掉) stuff (装满，填满) historical有关历史的 1. He has a special feeling for the brilliant birds, and each spring he eagerly (awaits) their return. 2. Thanks to the( efficiency) of air transport, everyone is free to go anywhere at anytime. 3. John believes that the (donation) of food to the hungry is more helpful than givingmoney. 4. Mary was a careful speaker; every word seemed to have been( polished )before it wasallowed to escape through her lips. 5. When she heard it was snowing in the city they were going to, she(stuffed )two moresweaters into her bag. 6. During our stay in Europe we visited many places of (historical) interest,includingseveral castles 7. The wedding ceremony of my sister was a very (emotional )experience for our fanily. 8. He was embarrassd when he discovered that he didn' t have enough money to pay forthe red wine he had ordered. 9. The local government is pressed to find new places to waste.10. The new systendesigned to (dump) harmful emissions (#li) from factories will be put into use soon. 10. The new system designed tocurb harmful emissions ) from factories will beput into use soon. 2.15选10 emotional令人动情的，感情脆弱的ridiculous可笑的，荒谬的embarrassment窘迫，难堪curious好奇的 cultivate耕作种植parental父母的亲本的reduce减少缩小otherwise否则另外 romantic浪漫的多情的空想的 overwhelmed淹没压倒appreciate感激欣赏增值awkwardness笨拙粗略难为情 reverse反转颠倒therefore因此，所以beloved被热爱的，亲爱的 Parents and teenagers have differant cr even opposite things to worry about. Forexample, while a mothcr might have a hard time understanding why hcr teenagers room isalways a(n) (1enbarrassmentof dirty, stuff, the teenagers are more worrind- -abouttheir next exams and may think it is(2rilousfor their motherkeeping a clean rooum. It istherefore important for you to (3)appreciate the communicate with your teenagers properly(4)otherwise , yourteenagers may say nothing and shut you out of their personal lives. Their refusal totalk with you may even create (5)emotional stress in your. life. Learning effective waysto communicate can (6)reverse the situation of a difficult relationship, (7)reduce thestress of your life, and lead to a friendly relationship with your teenagers. First,you should learn to discuss serious problems in daily conversations. So, impor tanttopics, such as driving a vehicle and building a(n) (8) romantic relationship, couldbe dealt with through daily conversations. Second, learn to be an active listener. Manyparents are so (9)overwhelmed with their work that they could hardly take some tinefor their (10) beloved children. Spend your time listening carefully to what yourchildren like to talk abcut, and make sure your children feel they are being takenseriously. This will increase the chances of good communication. 3.选词组 make it 获得成功，准时到达strip off揭开去掉脱掉free of/from无 ...拜托了...的 with open arms热烈地，欣然keep back 抑制，控制，隐瞒after all毕竟终究 straighten up 直起身，把~弄整洁 throw away扔掉丢弃 1. After 10 years of full-time training, she has finally make it as a professi onaldancer. 2. After all , what is the point in taking part in the competitive event if the resultis only to prove how incompetent you are? 3. Redecorating the house is a challenging task, It’s necessary to strip off the wallpaper first 4. I never really had any problems with change. On the contrary, I welcome chune withopen arms 5. A lot of what we throw away is made from raw materials which are not renewable. 6. Megan and John realized that their house was tco messy for a new baby, so theydecided to straighten up their house before the baby was born. 7. Jennifer couldn’ t keep back her tears when she saw the sick children at a newblood cancer center in Virginia. 8. We want to give all children a world free of/from violence. 4.翻译 Christmas is a widely observed cu1tural holiday, celebrated on December 25 hy millionsof people around the world. It comnemorates the birth of Jesus Christ. Thefestival dated from as early as 336 AD. Gradually it evolved into a religious as wellas secularcelebration, cel ebrated by an increasing number of non-Christ ians.Today Christmas is observed as an important festival and public holiday around theworld. Clr iStils customs differ in different countries. Popular b modern customs of the holiday include anexchange of Christilas cards and gifts, Christas singin, church attendance, thedisplay of various Chris tmas decorations and trees, fanily gatherings, und a specialmeal prepara.tion. To sma11 children, the fest.ival is full offamtasy and surpri se.Legend has it that Santa Claus will enter each house through the ch iuney andhring gifts to well behaved children on Christmas Eve. Bacause gift giving and manyother aspects of the Christmas , festival heighten economic activity among bothChristians and non Christians, the holiday has also become a. significant event and akey sales period for businesses. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, August 15 of every year is a traditionalChinese festival - the Mid Aut1mn Festival. This day is the middle of autumn, so it iscalled Mid Autumn. One of the important Mid Autumn Festival activit.ies is to enjoy themoon.0n that night, people gather together to cel ebrat.e t.he Mid A11tu1mn lestival,looking up at the bright moon and eating moon cakes. The festival is also a time forfamily reunion. Pcople living far away from home will express their fcelings of missing their hometowns and families at this festival. There are many customs to celebrate thefestival, all expressing people s love and hope for a happy 1ife. Since 2008, theMid-Autumn Feslival has become an officiul national holiduy in Chinu. 圣诞节是一个被广泛庆祝的文化节日，全世界有许许多多的人在12月25日庆祝这一一节日。它是为了纪念耶稣基督的诞辰。该节日最早可追溯到公元336年。渐渐地，这一节日演变为--个既是宗教又是非宗教的节日，越来越多的非基督徒也庆祝圣诞节。如今，圣诞节在全球被作为一一个重大的节日和公共假日来庆祝。不同国家的圣诞节风俗也各不相同。现代流行的圣诞接风俗包括交换圣诞贺卡和圣诞礼物、唱圣诞歌曲、参加教堂活动、摆放各种圣诞装饰品和圣诞树、举行家庭聚会以及准备一-顿特别的大餐。对小孩子们来说，这个节日充满了幻想和惊喜。据传说，圣诞老人会在圣诞夜从烟囱进入每户人家，给乖巧听话的孩子带来礼物。由于圣诞节送礼物以及许多其他方面推动了基督徒和非基督徒的经济活动，圣诞节也因此成为商家的一一个重大活动和主要销售季。 每年农历(Chinese lunar calendar八月十五是我国的传统节日一一中秋节 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/3cee7678f21dc281e53a580216fc700abb685231.html