他抽烟上瘾了
????? Lesson Fourteen
? Paraphrase the following sentences.
1. Along with exhortation and warning, it might be good for our citizens to recall that
the United States was the recreation of men who believed that each man has the right
to do what he wants with his own life as long as he does not interfere with his
neighbor’s pursuit of happiness.
2. Now one can hear the warning rumble again: if everyone is allowed to take drugs
everyone will and we shall end up a race of Zombies.
3. No one in Washington today recalls what happened during the years alcohol was
forbidden to the people by a Congress that though it had a divine mission to stamp out
Demon Rum-- launching, in the process, the greatest crime wave in the country’s
history, causing thousands of deaths from bad alcohol, and creating a general (and
persisting) contempt among the citizenry for laws of the United States.
4. Last year when the supply of marijuana was slightly reduced by the Feds, the
pushers got the kids hooked on heroin and deaths increased dramatically.
5. Finally, if there was no money in it, the Bureau of Narcotics would wither away,
something they are not about to do without a struggle.
6. Bennett is right to say the nation’s drug problem is too multifaceted to be destroyed with a “magic bullet”.
7. The proverbial quick fix that legalization would seem to provide is illusory.
8. And if you are just a politician looking for reelection, send in the Marines and wave
to the cameras.
? Translate the following sentences into English or Chinese.
1. 他抽烟上瘾了,简直就像活烟囱。 2. 科学家们一直在主张退耕还林, 把新开垦的地还给江河湖泊,沼泽草地。
3. 她在店里顺手牵羊拿一瓶香水的时候给抓住了。
4. 政府挽救那些资不抵债的公司不是一个好主意。
5. He didn’t know that his daughter had become a drug addict.
6. At the meeting both the advocates and opponents presented very strong arguments.
7. It’s hard nowadays to make young people believe that there was a time when
women were banned from wearing skirts.
8. At that time I was on the verge of bankruptcy; it was he who bailed me out.
? Complete the following sentences with the most likely answer. 1. Mary had to leave school because her parents could not afford to ___ her stay on.
A. permit B allow C leave D let
2. Our hopes ____ and fell in the same instant.
A arose B raised C rose D aroused 3. The Car Club couldn't _____ to meet the demands of all its members.
A. assume B ensure C guarantee D confirm 4. The ____ outside the house said "private".
A. advice B label C notice D signal 5. The author of the report is well _____ with the problems in the hospital because he
has been working there for many years.
A. informed B enlightened C acquainted D acknowledged 6. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it ____ enough to eat.
A. mild B. slight C. light D. tender 7. We are able to look for shells as the tide ______.
A. retires B recedes C reclines D retreats 8. Tom is the most _____ pupil in class.
A. industrial B indulgent C industrious D bind 9. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ____
sickness.
A. normal B regular C average D ordinary 10. The students gradually ______ a knowledge of the subjects.
A. acquired B attained C achieved D obtained 11. Passengers are ____ to be aware of pickpockets.
A. informed B notified C advised D suggested 12. Have you ever received _____ of what has happened to her?
A. the word B words C word D the words 13. Franklin's talent as an inventor was matched by his ____ as a statesman.
A. identity B recognition C dedication D ability 14. Mary was ____ by a bee when he was collecting the honey.
A. scratched B bitten C stuck D stung 15. This is the ____ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.
A. actual B genuine C real D original 16. It was a long time before man began to build _____ shelters.
A. permanent B unchangeable C changeable D perpetual 17. ____ energy under the earth must be released in one form or another, for example,
an earthquake.
A. Gathered B Accumulated C Collected D Assembled 18. Dinner will be ready _____ but we have time for a drink before then.
A. currently B lately C presently D suddenly 19. When people become unemployed, it is ____ which is often worse than lack of
wages.
A. laziness B poverty C idleness D inability
20. Our son doesn't know what to ______ at the university; he can't make up his mind
about his future.
A. take in B. take up C. take over D. take after 21. It was so noisy outside that his speech was hardly _____.
A. clear B comprehended C audible D listened 22. The murdered man was killed with a /an _____ instrument.
A. crooked B dull C twisted D blunt 23. I didn't feel like jumping into the sea. I'd rather stay on the ______.
A. bank B. coast C. beach D. seaside 24. It's our ____ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.
A. consistent B continuous C considerate D continual 25. The country needs a ____ government. We have had three Prime Ministers in a
year.
A. stationary B changeless C constant D stable 26. The 20th century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and
cultural ______.
A. transmission B transformation C transition D translation 27. At the beginning of the school year every teacher is ______ a classroom.
A. allocated B distributed C sorted D registered 28. The victory was ______ annually by a ten-gun salute.
A. memorized B commemorated C reminded D recapitulated 29. That door _____ when you open it. You must put some oil on the hinges.
A. rumbles B creaks C rustles D crashes 30. The old house at the end of the street has recently been_____.
A. pulled B destroyed C demolished D fallen
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