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EXERCISES15Ⅰ.Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions,usingyourownwordsasmuchaspossible:1)WhatpleasuredoesEdmundCarrgetbyobservingLaurawithoutherknowingit?Whatcomplimentdoeshepayher?2)DoesCarrappreciatenaturalbeauty?Washealwayslikethat?3)Whateffectdoesthemoonandthecoolwateroftheswimmingpoolhaveonhim?4)Whatkindofcoastlinedoeshelike?Why?5)Whoisinchargeofthelighthouse?Doeshelikehisjob?6)WhydoesEdmundCarrlikeislands?7)Whydoeshesay:God,istherenoescapefromsufferingandsin?8)Whatisthe'greenflash'?Ⅱ.Paraphrase:1)TheColonel,whoisnottoooffensivelyanEmpirebuilder,sometimestriestotalktomeaboutpublicaffairs2)OrmaybeLaura'sunwittinginfluencehascalleditout.3)DismissiveasaPharisee,Iregardedasmoonlingsallthosewhoselifewaslivedonalesspracticalplane.4)AndnowseehowIstand,assentimentalandsensitiveasanyoldmaiddoingwater-coloursofsunsets!5)IwantmyfillofbeautybeforeIgo.6)Thus,Iimagine,mustthepiousfeelcleansedonleavingtheconfessionalafterthesolemnityofabsolution.7)thereisatouchofroughpoetryabouthim8)Ilikealsotheout-of-the-wayinformationwhichheimpartsfromtimetotimewithoutinsistence9)IsuspectalsothatthereisquitealotoflorestoredawayintheColonel'sotherwisenotveryinterestingmind.10)ThisisthenewEdmundCarrwithavengeance.Ⅲ.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese:1)WhatIlikebestarethesterncliffs,withrangesofmountainssoaringbehindthem,fullofpossibilities,peakstobescaledonlybythemostdaring.Whatplantsofthehighaltitudesgrowunravishedamongtheircragsandvalleys?SodoIletmyimaginationplayovertherecessesofLaura'scharacter,soaustereintheforegroundbutnurturingwhattreasuresoftenderness,likedelicateflowers,forthediscoveryoftheventuresome.2)Inallthisserenityofoceanitisseldomthatweespysomuchasanothership;thejollydolphinsandthescratchylittleflying-fishhavethevastcirclealltothemselves,'theFlyingFish,whohasapartwiththebirds,'anddoubtlessaregladtoseethelastofthemonsterwhichbearsusintoandoutofsight.Ourwakeclosesupandwemightneverhavebeen.Butitdoeshappenfromtimetotimethatanislandappearsonthehorizon,namelesstousandfullofmystery,thepeakofasubmarinemountainrange,lonely,unblemished,remote.Doesonelikeislandsbecauseoneunconsciouslyappropriatesthem,asmallmanageabledomaininalargeunmanageableworld?Icannottellwhyitshouldgivemesuckaqueersensationtoreflectthatthatislandhasalwaysbeenthere(unlessindeeditbenomorethantheworkofthepatientcoral)andwillbetherestill,shouldIreturntofinditwaitingforme.IV.Lookupthedictionaryforthefollowingloanwords.TrytofindoutfromwhatlanguagestheyareborrowedandthenputthemintoChinese.Model:cremedementhe--(法)薄荷酒1)adhoe2)blitzkrieg3)skoal4)charg6d'affairs5)concerto6)coupd'dtat7)d6eor8)detente9)horsdoeurves10)intermezzo11)kimono12)kowtow13)kulak14)macho15)smorgasbord16)statusquo17)fiesta18)rajah19)emir20)eurekaⅤ.Makesentenceswiththefollowingwordsusingthepartsofspeechindicatedinthebrackets:1)fill(v.n.)6)range(n.v.)2)ripple(n.v.)7)beach(n.v.)3)marble(n.v.)8)catch(v.n.)4)pile(n.v.)9)hump(n.v.)5)touch(v.n.)10)obscure(adj.v.)Ⅵ.pickoutfromthetextallthewordsandphrasesdescribingcolours.Ⅶ.Replacetheitalicizedwordswithsimple,everydaywordsorexpressions1)andthusbeguileourselvesforanhourorsoafterdinner()2)prefacinghisremarksby'Ofcourseit'snotformetosuggesttoyou'()3)Iregardedasmoonlingsallthosewhoselifewaslivedonalesspracticalplane.()4)IonceflatteredmyselfthatIwasanadultman.()5)oralow-lyingaridstretchwithmilesofwhitesandybeach()6)SodoIletmyimaginationplayovertherecessesofLaura’scharacter,soaustereintheforeground()7)Darknessfalls,andthereisnothingbuttheintermittentgleamofalighthouseonasolitarypromontory.()8)whichheimpartsfromtimetotimewithoutinsistence()9)anditisnotasensationIcouldexpectanyonesaveLauratounderstand()10)Wegazed,astheshipslidbyandthehumpsrecededintodarknessandeventhelightswereobscuredbytheshoulderofahill()()11)‘Viciousviridian’Isay,nottobeoutdone.()12)Iwouldneverhavebelievedinthesimpldeblissofbeing,dayafterday,atsea.()Ⅷ.Replacetheitalicizedwordsorphraseswithspecificwordsthatappearinthetext:1)Theteachertendstofilluswithtoomanyfacts.()2)Asthepolicemenapproachedonhorseback,thedemonstratorswentawayquicklyindifferentdirections.()3)Thethiefmovedstealthilyalongthecorridor.()4)Thedetectiveinspectedtheroomandwrotesomethinghastilyinhisnotebook.()5)Priceswentuprapidlywhenthewarbrokeout.()6)Thereismoreandmoreworkforme.()7.)Someidlerswerestandingaboutinalazywayatthestreetcorner.()8)Afterthetidewentback,thekidsbegantopickshellsontheshore.()9)Onhearingtheshot,hequicklyputouthishandandtookthegunlyingonthetable.()10)Shestruckhimonthefacewiththepalmofherhand.()Ⅸ.Pointoutthemetaphors,similesandalliterationsusedinthetext.Ⅹ.Pointoutthefiguresofspeechusedinthefollowingsentences:1)intheeveningshewearssoftrichcolours()2)hesaysheusedtoreadme()3)IwantmyfillofbeautybeforeIgo.()4)Theyoungmoonliesonherbacktonightasisherhabitinthetropics,andas,Ithink,issuitableifnotseemlyforavirgin.()5)andthecoolsupportofthewater()6)Iwonderedwhatmortalcontrolledit,inwhatmustbeoneoftheloneliest,mostforbiddingspotsonearth.()7)andtheskyatenderpaletteofpinkandblue()8)IhadnotemptationtotakeaflyingholidaytotheSouth()9