大学综合英语Unit 5课后答案详解.docVIP

Unit 5 I. Vocabulary Analysis 1. Phrase practice 1. at hand = that is current 当前的，在手边 e.g. I have no dictionary at hand. 我现在手头没有字典。 2. in short supply = difficult to find or obtain 缺货，不足 e.g. Stoves are always in short supply in hostile winter. 寒冷的冬天，煤炉常常缺货。 Luck is never in short supply if you possess ample confidence. 只要有充分信心，你是不缺好运的。 3. give … credit = always recognize and praise rightly sb’ s achievement 给予赞扬 e.g. The teacher was given credit for encouraging students to face the difficulty. 老师因为鼓励学生面对困难得到了大家的称赞。 4. be oneself= behave in a way that is natural or normal 显得自然 e.g. Facing great honor and fame, he found it difficult to be himself. 面对巨大的荣誉，他觉得很难保持自我本色。 2. Word comparison 1. elect: when people elect someone, they choose that person to represent them, by voting for them e.g. The country is about to take a radical departure by electing a woman as its new president. choose: decide what you want from two or more things or possibilities e.g. He chose a shirt from the many in his wardrobe. pick: choose a person or thing, for example because they are the best or most suitable e.g. Students have to pick three courses from a list of fifteen. select: if you select something, you choose it from a number of things of the same kind e.g. The movie is being shown in selected cities. 2. demonstrate: show; make clear e.g. These figures clearly demonstrate the size of the economic problem facing the country. show: let someone see something e.g. The children proudly showed me their presents. express: show what you think or feel e.g. He expresses himself easily in English. display: show a feeling e.g. The British traditionally tend not to display much emotion in public. 3. sell out: be disloyal or unfaithful to ones principles or friends, esp.for money e.g. French farmers feel they’ve been sold out by their government in the negotiation. escape: get away from a place or dangerous situation when someone is trying to catch you or stop you e.g. He broke do