新风尚大学实用英语第三册课后练习答案 for Unit 2(3)

with + 名词或名词短语 + 动词不定式

e.g.

With 10 minutes to go, you'd better hurry.

10. There’s a difference between needs and wants. Impulse falls more into the wants category.

(Para. 9)

Paraphrase: Consumers have to think carefully what they really need. They should know what

they want may not be what they really need. The products they buy on impulse usually belong

to the type they want, not what they need.

11. … that’s a tougher nut to crack. (Para. 9)

Meaning: That is something more difficult to solve.

a tougher nut to crack: something difficult to solve

e.g.

Afghanistan proved the tougher nut to crack.

事实证明阿富汗更难对付。

12. Online shopping … (Para. 10)

The act of purchasing products or services over the Internet. Online shopping has grown

in popularity over the years, mainly because people find it convenient and easy to bargain. One

of the most enticing factor about online shopping, particularly during a holiday season, is that

it alleviates the need to wait in long lines or search from store to store for a particular item.

Passage C Extreme Green

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Background Knowledge

1. Donella H. "Dana" Meadows

Donella H. "Dana" Meadows (March 13, 1941 Elgin, Illinois, USA - February 20, 2001, Hanover, New Hampshire) was a pioneering American environmental scientist, teacher and

writer. She is best known as the lead author of the influential book The Limits to Growth, which

made headlines around the world.

2. The Limits to Growth

The Limits to Growth is a 1972 book modeling the consequences of a rapidly growing world population and finite resource supplies, commissioned by the Club of Rome. Its authors

were Donella H. Meadows, Dennis L. Meadows, Jørgen Randers, and William W. Behrens III.

The book used the World3 model to simulate the consequence of interactions between the

Earth's and human systems. The book echoes some of the concerns and predictions of the

Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus in An Essay on the Principle of Population (1798).

Detailed discussion of the text

1. Together, Chuck and Pat Potter began exposing environmental hazards. (Para. 3)

expose vt. to show sth. to the public; to make known (sth. secret) 暴露；揭露

e.g.

The journalist investigated the accident and exposed the cause to the public.

那位记者调查了那次事故，把原因公诸于众。

Don’t expose your skin to the sun too long, otherwise your skin will get burnt.

不要晒太阳太久，否则你的皮肤会被晒伤的。

2. Before the term “carbon footprint” was invented, they yearned to play a direct part in reducing impact on the planet. (Para. 4)

yearn v. to want sth. very much 渴望；想念

e.g.

After staying abroad for ten years, she yearned to return to her native country.

在国外呆了十年，她渴望回国。

The young man yearned for fame and money.

那位年轻人渴望金钱和名望。

3. So when they heard about a man in New Mexico who had built an earth home (compressing soil to create walls) around stacked tires, and that the home required no heat source, they decided to

find out more. (Para. 4)

compress vt. to press or squeeze sth. together 压缩，压紧 to express (ideas, etc.) in a shorter form; condense 压缩，简化

e.g.

The farmer compressed the straw into blocks and stored them in the house. 农民把干草压成块储存在房子里。

Will you compress your thesis into a 200-word-or-so abstract? 你把论文压缩成200字左右的摘要，好吗？

4. It’s still a work in progress: frequent, unannounced visits from the curious, who are eager to check out construction and pick up tips, keep them from finishing. (Para. 5)

Paraphrase: The construction work is still in progress. Curious unexpected visitors often visit

their home, trying to check out construction and ask for tips, which keeps the construction work

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from being finished.

5. While many people talk about green life these days, the Potters are willing to go to extremes to

help save the planet by “living local”—producing much of their own food and generating their

own electrical power. (Para. 7)

generate vt. to produce or to create sth产生，创造

e.g.

Wind can also be used to generate electricity. 风力也可用于发电。

The investment has generated large profits. 投资带来了巨大的收益。

6. The north side of the Potters’ home is mounded with soil to moderate the temperature inside…

(Para. 8)

moderate v. to make sth. become less extreme 缓和

a. average in amount, intensity, quality, etc.; not extreme 中等的；适度的

e.g.

I can’t stand him any longer; he must learn to moderate his temper.

我再也忍受不了他，他得改改臭脾气。

The storm moderated, and we went on with our search.

风暴平静下来了，我们继续搜寻。

She wished to have a moderate income after graduation.

毕业后她希望有份适当收入。

The government decided to take a moderate policy.

政府决定采取稳健的政策。

7. The roof’s construction and insulation are conventional. (Para. 8)

conventional a. following accepted customs and proprieties 惯例的；常规的

e.g.

You can easily recognize her, for she is always wearing conventional clothes.

你可以很容易认出她来，因为她总是穿传统服饰。

He made a few conventional remarks about the weather.

他说了几句关于天气的客套话。

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