搜索
练习册：Wemayregard“ifonly”asindicatingthepastand“nexttime”thefuture,weallknowthemostimportanttimeis“now”,aspastthingscouldnotbechangedandfutureisbasedon“now”.I.1.Theoldmanwasaneminentpsychiatristandtheauthorwasaclientofhis.(famousandrespectedwithinaparticularprofession)2.Refertopara.1.Tohim,thesessionwasjustlike“aflashofinsightthatleaveshimachangedperson—notonlychanged,butchangedforthebetter.”3.Thethreespeakersonthetapewereallunhappy,andthetwowordstheyallusedfrequentlyinwhattheysaidwere“ifonly.”Whattheoldmanwantedtopointouttotheauthorwasthattokeepsaying“ifonly”wouldnotchangeanything;onthecontrary,itonlykeptthepersonfacingthewringway—backwardinsteadofforward.Thusitdidmoreharmthangoodtothepersonwhokeptsayingthem.(Seepara.15)4.Shiftthefocus;substitute“nexttime”for“ifonly”5.Theypointtoentirelydifferentmentaldirections;oneisbackwardandnegative,andtheotherforwardandpositive.6.Itisinstructiveandinspirational.II.1.Themostinspiringandgratifyingfactoflifeistheunexpectedsparkofenlightenmentthatmakesyoudifferentandabetterpersonthanbefore.2.Atlasthewalkedoverfromtheothersideofthestreet,wrappedinhisold-fashionedovercoat,hisbaldheadcoveredbyashapelessfelthat.Helookedlikeadwarfisholdmanfullofenergyratherthanawell-knownpsychiatrist.3.Thenextspeakeronthetapewasawomanwhohadremainedsinglebecauseshethoughtshewasobligedtotakecareofhermotherwhowasawidow.Shestillrememberedandtoldothersmiserablyaboutallthechancesofmarriageshehadmissed.4.Eventually,ifyouformahabitofsaying“ifonly”,thephrasecanreallyturntoanobstruction,providingyouwithanexcuseforgivinguptryinganythingatall.5.…youarealwaysthinkingofthepast,regrettingandlamenting.Youdidnotlookforwardtowhatyoucandointhefutureatall.6.TheOldMansaidtometrickily,usingthephrase“ifonly”onpurpose,“Ifonlywe’dgotheretensecondsearlier,we’dhavecaughtthecab.”Ilaughedandunderstoodwhathemeant.SoIfollowedhisadviceandsaid,“NexttimeI’llrunfaster”.III.1.Thewholeplanfellthroughforwantoffund.2.Newtonisacknowledgedasoneoftheworld’smosteminentscientists.3.Hecalculatesthecostofproductionwithinvariableaccuracy.4.Thespokesmanofthecorporationwasberatedforhisirresponsiblewords.5.TheyoungclerkfromthecommercialbankLANGUAGEWORKI.1.C2.C3.D4.B5.C6.A7.D8.A9.D10.B11.A12.B13.C14.D15.A16.B17.B18.A19.A20.DIII.1.predominantly,prevailing2.preferential3.tremulous4.inadvisable,shrinkage5.sensitive,terrorism/terror6.magnifying7.unapproachable,fictitious8.unbecoming/becoming9.unaccountable10.disorientation11.persuasion,entreaties12.irremediableIV.1.blame2.reproached3.blamed/reproached4.reproached5.rebuke/reprimand6.reprimanded7.rebuke/scold/reprimand8.reprimanded9.reprimanded10.scolded11.reproach12.scoldedV.1.on2.In3.over4.in5.from6.beneath7.with8.in9.of10.Since11.to12.in13.with14.with15.between16.with17.to18.In19.on20.In21.to22.on23.in24.likeVI.1.ash2.outbreaks3.interval4.eruption5.volcanologist6.which7.lava8.cone9.flood10.under11.crater12.began13.cauliflower14.like15.andUnitTwoTEXTITHEFINEARTOFPUTTINGTHINGSOFF未修订前的练习答案：I.Paraphrasethepartsunderlinedinthefollowing:“Neverputofftilltomorrow,”1exhortedLordChesterfieldin1749,“whatyoucandotoday.”’Thattheelegantearlnever2gotaroundtomarryinghisson’smotherandhadabadhabitofkeeping3worthieslikeDr.Johnsoncoolingtheirheelsforhoursinananteroom4atteststothefactthateventhemostwell-intentionedmenhavebeenpostponersever.QuintusFabiusMaximus,oneofthegreatRomangenerals,was5dubbed“Cunctator”(Delayer)forputtingoffbattle6untilthelastpossiblevinumbreak.Moses7pleadedaspeechdefecttorationalizehisreluctancetodeliverJehovah’sedicttoPharaoh.Hamlet,ofcourse,raisedprocrastinationtoanartform.TherearethosewhopreparetheirincometaxesinFebruary,prepaymortgagesandservepreciselyplanneddinnersatan8ungodly6:30p.m.Theotherhalfdinehappilyonleftoversat9or10,misplacebillsand9fileforanextensionoftheincometaxdeadline.Theyseldompaycredit-cardbillsuntilthe10apocalypticvoiceofDinersthreatensdoomfromDenver.Theypostpone,11asFaustianencounters)visitstobarbershop,dentistordoctor.Yet12forallthetroubleprocrastinationmayincur,delaycanofteninspireandreviveacreativesoul.FromCunctator’sdayuntilthiscentury,theartofpostponementhadbeen13virtuallyamonopolyofthemilitary(“Hurryupandwait”),diplomacyandthelaw.Informertimes,aBritishproconsulfacedwithanativeuprisingcouldcomfortably14ruminateaboutthesituationwithSingaporeSling”inhand.15Blessedly,hehadnoflatteringTelextoorderinmachinegunsandfreshtroops.Even16wherethereisnowill,thereisaway.Thereisadifference,ofcourse,betweenchronicprocrastinationandpurposefulpostponement,particularly17inthehigherechelonsofbusiness.Thedataexplosion18fortifiesthoseseekingexcusesforinaction—anotherreporttoberead,anotherauthoritytobeconsulted.Hispointiswell19taken.20Bureaucratization,whichflourishedamidthegrowingburdensofgovernmentandthegreatercomplexityofsociety,wasdesignedtosmotherpolicymakersinblanketsoflegalism,compromiseandreappraisal---andtherebypreventhastydecisionsfrombeingmade.Manylanguagesare21studdedwithphrasesthatrefertoputtingthingsoff---fromtheSpanishmaianatotheArabicbukrafilmishmish.Thereareallsortsof22ratio