Unit 3 Out of Step
Text comprehension
I. A
II. TTFT
III. omitted
IV.
1. People in the United States tend to drive for every purpose, so much that they have forgotten that they still have legs and about what their legs can do.
2. I admire that I had never realized how poorly equipped our bodies are in this respect.
3. ...Maybe I was the only person who had ever attempted to cross that intersection on foot.
Vocabulary
I.
1. pleasant/comfortable; practically
2. very long; (places of) physical exercises
3. was made to realize this
4. decided not to have coffee and instead to go (to the bookstore)
5. held in mind
II.
1. negotiated; 2 debonair; 3 dodging; 4 notion;
5 compact; 6 contortion; 7 thrive; 8 undertaking
III.
1. disagreeable; 2 eccentricity; 3 acquainted; 4 ridicule; 5 triumphal; 6 deficiencies; 7 woefully; 8 contorted
IV.
1. going about; 2 going through; 3 pops out; 4 pace off; 5 pulled up; 6 dug out; 7 stroll up to; 8 habituated to
V.
1. bustling (exciting); 2 old (time-honored);
3 depressed (downhearted, low-spirited); 4 absurd (ridiculous);
5 indifferent (unconcerned); 6 infuriating (irritating); 7 failure (defeat); 8 again
VI.
1. encountered; 2 cause; 3 agreed to; 4 limited to; 5 idling about;
6 relied on; 7 tolerate; 8 deserted/abondoned
Grammar
I.
1) had been talking
2) had been working
3) had worked
4) had been applying
5) had broken
6) had been standing
7) had swallowed
8) had been
II.
1. has been empty; 2 had been working for the company;
3. had been waiting for me for half an hour; 4 had had lunch; 5 had left; 6 has been living
7. had repaired the engine; 8 had told
III.
had seen; returned; didn’t have; didn’t have; had done; was; didn’t have; did; left; had; was; decided; picked; went; slammed; felt; had reminded; had searched; found; remembered; were
IV.
1. will
2. shall
3. Should (Should ministers decide = If ministers should decide)
4. would
5. will (will expresses strong intention.)
6. shall (When shall is used with the third person, it suggests strong determination.)
7. should
8. should
9. would (Here, we use would not to say that Mary is unwilling to or refuses to listen to the doctor.)
10. would (Stressed would is used to criticize. It means “It is typical of you …”)
V.
1. nowadays
2. ages ago
3. lately; just
4. soon; after a long time
5. immediately; Eventually
6. once
7. recently
8. for weeks
Translation
I. E-C
1. Nearly every day, I walk to the post office or library or bookstore, and sometimes, if I am feeling particularly debonair, I stop at Rosey Jekes Café for a cappuccino.
我几乎每天都不行到邮局或图书馆或书店，心情特别不错的时候，路过Rosey Jekes咖啡馆会进去喝一杯卡布其诺。
2. We will go through the most extraordinary contortions to save ourselves from walking.
为了避免走路，我们愿意承受反常的扭曲之苦。
3. I’m sure he jogs extravagant distances and plays squash and does all kinds of healthful things, but I am just as sure that he drives to each of these undertakings.
我肯定，他会慢跑很长的距离，会打壁球，会进行各种各样有益健康的运动，但我同样也肯定，他一定是开车去那些运动场所的。
4. At the time, it seemed ridiculous and exasperating, but afterward I realized that I was possibly the only person ever to have entertained the notion of negotiating that intersection on foot.
当时，这一切显得多荒唐，多令人恼怒，但过后我意识到，我或许是唯一一个有过步行穿过十字路口想法的人。
II. C-E
1、这所大学是世界上历史最悠久的高等学府之一 （venerable）
The university is one of the most venerable institutions of higher learning in the world.
2、 如果一个人缺乏实践经验，仅凭课堂里学到的东西是难以成功的 （deficient）
If one is deficient in practical experience, he can hardly make himself a success with only what he has acquired in class.
3、我火冒三丈，这片专题文章本周内必须写完，但老是被打断 （exasperate）
I felt exasperated by constant interruptions, for I had to finish writing the monograph by the end of this week.
4、他认为用就问题来写一个当代的主题是滑稽可笑的 （ludicrous）
He feels that it is ludicrous to write on a contemporary theme in an ancient style.
5、上海的外滩在上世纪七八十年代是年轻情侣喜欢来的谈情说爱的之地 （coo）
The Bund in Shanghai was a place where young couples liked to come to coo in the 70s and the 80s of the last century.
6、作为10来岁的孩子，他女儿算是非常恬静的，因为她喜欢读书胜于嬉戏 （sedate）
His daughter is very sedate for a girl of about ten, for she kikes reading more than playing.
7、当一抹阳光洒向大地的时候，这对情人手拉手，在乡村道路上散步 （stroll）
The couple strolled hand-in-hand along the country road when the sun in its first splendor steeped the earth.
8、这个诗人在世时被普遍认为是一个怪癖的浪漫天才 （eccentric）
The poet was commonly considered as an eccentric romantic genius when alive.
III.
三年前，我和妻子都厌倦了大城市生活的纷纷扰扰，决定定居在一个安静的小镇上，享受那里和谐的生活。我们非常喜欢在小镇上的生活，因为在这里靠步行很容易就可以干成任何事情。我经常四处溜达，而且心情好的时候，我会去星巴克要上一杯咖啡，或者去洲际戏院看上场戏。但是有人似乎理解不了我这种奇怪的做法。只要有可能，我都会尽量步行，这一点和他们大部人的做法完全不同，他们很多人的生活都完全依赖汽车。在我看来，他们的这种做法有时甚至有些愚蠢，因为即便步行十分钟就到他们也会选择车行。有时候，看到我一个人散步的时候，他们会问我要不要载我一程。不管别人的观点如何，我认为汽车实际就是对人的双腿宣判了死刑。由于在这个社会中，大部人的观点总是居主导地位，我于是意识到了我可能是认定以步行完成短途距离的唯一一人，这也就是为什么我的观点总是得不到别人的赞同的原因。比如说，很多商场要在顾客停车之前清扫空地，因为他们在意的是商业上的成功。
Exercises for integrated skills
I. Dictation
Recently in the United States, / there has been a debate concerning old drivers. / There have been a series of accidents / committed by elderly drivers / and they have given rise to new debates on the old issue: / how old is too old to drive? / Some people point to statistics/ showing that older drivers are safer than teenagers, / at least until they reach seventy-five. / Moreover, elderly drivers are less likely to drive drunk / than other drivers. / However, at least twenty-one states / have special requirements on older drivers: / those over sixty-five and older / are required to renew their driving license every year / and undertake vision tests. / Taking away a license can rob older people of their independence / and force them to rely on others / for trips to the grocery store or doctor’s office. / Some people argue / whether someone continues to drive or not / should be based on performance / not just simply age.
II.
(1) more (2) around (3) free (4) leave (5) programs (6) ease
(7) it (8) signed (9) environmental (10) handing (11) only (12) With
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