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Unit9Task1【答案】1)thecampushero;thewomen’strackcoach2)theclassstartedbeforeIgothere3)willdevelop4)cloudy;theglassisalittledirty5)asymbolofhappiness;wearblack【原文】1)Man:IhadthegirlsrunningincircleswhenIwasincollege.Woman:Ineverknewyouwerethecampushero.Man:Iwasn't.Iwasthewomen'strackcoach.2)Instructor:Mr.Jenkins,whyareyoulate?Student:IguessbecausetheclassstartedbeforeIgothere.3)Woman:Doctor,youhavetocomeimmediately--mybabyswallowedsomecamerafilm!Doctor:Justcalmyourself,nothingwilldevelop.4)Customer:Waiter,thiswateriscloudy.Waiter:Thewater'sokay,madam.It'sjustthattheglassisalittledirty.5)Woman:Thebridewearswhiteonherweddingdayasasymbolofhappiness,forthisisthemostjoyousdayinherentirelife.Man:Whydoesthegroomwearblack?Task2【答案】SpeakersPreferencesReasonslstspeakerFrenchMelodic;easyontheear;poetic;arhythmtothelanguage;rounded;nosharp,jaggededges;pleasing2ndspeakerDanespeakingEnglishBeautiful,low,sensitive,verysoftquality3rdspeakerFrenchspeakingEnglishNicepronunciationofhandth;verynice,steadyrhythms;gentle;lyrical4thspeakerMediterraneanaccentsMediterraneanculture;givesEnglishlife;beautifulmixtureoftheseriousNorthernEuropeanandtheSouthernEuropean5thspeakerSwedishaccentMakeshersmile;sing-songy;makesherwanttoimitate【原文】Catherine:IthinkfirstlyIfindtheFrenchlanguage,verymelodictolistento.It'sveryeasyontheear,anditalmostsoundspoetic.Nomatterwhatkindofmoodtheindividualisin,who'stalking,orwhatthey'retalkingabout,thereseemstobearhythmtothelanguage.Andit'srounded;therearenosharp,jaggededgestothelanguage,soit'sverypleasingtotheear.Chris:IthinktheaccentIreallylikeistheDanespeakingEnglish.TheysoundawfulwhentheyspeakDanish,butwhentheyspeakEnglishthere'sabeautiful,low,sensitive,verysoftqualityaboutit.Donald:IlikethewaytheybringtheirFrenchpronunciationintoEnglish.Theycan'tpronouncehsandtheycan'tpronouncethproperly.AndIthinkthatactuallysoundsverynice.AlsoIliketherhythm:theybringFrenchrhythmsintoEnglish--nice,steadyrhythmsandIlikethattoo.It'sjustit,it...wheneverIhearaFrenchpersonspeakingEnglishitsoundsmoregentleandmorelyrical.Lesley:IthinkthemostattractiveforeignaccentsformeareMediterraneanaccentsbecausethey,ifyoulike,importtheirowncultureintotheEnglishaccentandgiveitalotoflifethatsometimes,thatkindof--thegesturesandeverythingthattheEnglishpeopledon'thave,soyougetabeautifulmixtureoftheseriousNorthernEuropeanandtheSouthernEuropeantogether.Susan:IliketheSwedishaccentbecauseit,itmakesmesmileandthewayit'sspokenissosing-songythatyoucan'thelpbutsmilewhenotherpeopleactuallyspeakit.Anditalwaysmakesyouwanttotryandputtheaccentonyourself.Task3【答案】spelling;meaning;history;aslabofham;alumpofbread;hunkofsomethingtoeat;astrongman;abookofmaps;thetopboneoftheneck;Olympians;holdingtheskyonhisheadandhands;Sixteenth;onthecoverofabookofmaps;blessing;Ihopeyouwillhaveagoodnight;day’seye;ithasalittlegoldeneye,likeatinysun;theEnglishdaisyclosesatnight;theEnglishlovedtheirdaisies.【原文】Thespellingandmeaningofwordsareveryinteresting.Butwhat'smoreinterestingisthehistoryofaword,orwhereitcamefrom.Let'sexaminesomeofthewordsandseehowtheygotintoourlanguage.LUNCHLunchperhapscomesfromanoldSpanishwordlonje,aslabofham.Wemayalsogetourwordfromaformoflump,maybealumpofbread,butwhetherlunchcomesfromhamorbread,itmeantahunkofsomethingtoeat.ATLASAnatlasisastrongman,andalsoabookofmaps.ThestoryofthiswordbeginsalongtimeagoinGreece.TheancientGreeksbelievedthattheirgodshadoncebeenaraceofgiantscalledTitans.TheTitansfoughtwithanothergroupofgodscalledOlympians,andtheOlympianswon.AtlaswasaTitan.Hewaspunishedforfightingbyhavingtostandatthewesternedgeoftheworld,holdingtheskyonhisheadandhands,sothatitwouldnotfallontheworldandsmashanything.AftertheancientGreekreligiondiedout,theideaofAtlaschanged.Fromholdinguptheskywithhisheadandhands,hecametobethoughtofasholdingtheworldonhisshoulders.Mercator,amapmakerofthesixteenthcentury,usedapictureofAtlasonthecoverofabookofmaps,soabookofmapscametobecalledanatlas.Thewordhasstillanothermeaning.Thetopboneoftheneckiscalledatlasbecauseitsupportsthehead.GOOD-BYEGood-byeisablessing;originallyitwasGodbewithye,andinthecourseoftimeitbecameoneword.Manyofourgreetingsaregoodwishes,butwesaythemwithsolittlethoughtthatweforgetthis.Whenwesaygoodmorning,goodevening,goodnight,andsoon,whatwearereallysayingis,Ihopeyouwillhaveagoodmorning(orevening,ornight).DAISYThedaisyhasalittlegoldeneye,likeatinysun.PerhapsthisisthereasontheEnglishpeoplenameditday'seye,orperhapstheychosethenamebecausetheEnglishdaisyclosesatnight.TheEnglishlovedtheirdaisies,whichwerepinkandred,aswellaswhite.Sixhundredyearsorsoago,theEnglishpoetChaucersaid:Thedaisy,orelsetheeyeoftheday,Thequeen,andprettiestflowerofall.Task4【答案】A.1)T2)T3)F4)T5)FB.1)b2)c3)a4)c5)c6)b【原文】MATTHEW:Chris,whyisitthattherearesomanydifferentlanguages,andthatinEuropecertainlyifyoutravelmorethanahundredmiles,you'relikelytofindpeoplespeakingacompletelydifferentlanguagetoyourown?CHRIS:Well,it'struetosaythatthereareer...hundredsandhundredsofdifferentlanguages.It'sperhapsum...however,moreinterestingandmoreinformativetosaythatthereareseveraldif