大学英语精读3课后paraphrase联系

Lesson 4

1. He had opened his eyes with the sun at dawn, scratched, done his business like a dog at the

roadside.

P: He woke up in the early morning, scratched himself like a tramp, and emptied his

bowels or passed water at the roadside like a dog.

2. Live without conventions, which are artificial and false; escape complexities and

extravagances.

P: If you want to live a free life, you have to ignore the social rules because they are set by

men and they are false. You’d better also live a simple and thrifty life.

3. They possess him. He is their slave. In order to procure a quantity of false, perishable goods

he has sold his only true, lasting good, his own independence.

p: If a man becomes very rich, he will worry about his property. In this sense, he becomes a

slave, controlled by his property. In order to keep them safe, he has lost his freedom and independence.

4. His life’s aim was clear to him: it was “to restamp the currency”.

p: He has a clear aim in his life. He wants to “restamp the currency”, which means he wants

to avoid the superficial and false things and give life a real sense. And in his words, he adopted a touch of humor in “restamp the currency”, which has a connection with his life experience in his youth.

5. He was the man of the hour, of the century.

p: He was the most successful, important, powerful and talked about person of the present

time.

Lesson 9

1. At the edge of a new century, globalization is a double-edged sword: a powerful vehicle, that raises economic growth, spreads new technology and raises living standards in rich or poor countries alike, but also an immensely controversial process that assaults national sovereignty; erodes local culture and tradition and threatens economic and social instability.

P: As the new century approaches, globalization means two different things. It can have both

negative and positive effects. On one hand, it can greatly increase economic production, spread new technology and improve the living standards in both rich and poor countries; on the other hand, it is highly controversial because it threatens national sovereignty, destroys local culture and traditions, and is likely to cause economic and social instability.

2. Behind the merger boom lies the growing corporate conviction that many markets have become truly global. By trying to maximize their presence in as many nations as possible, companies seek to achieve economies of scale.

P: The reason for the merger boom is that more and more business people now believe that

many markets have truly become global. They are no longer producing just for the people in their own country. They want to combine or merge with others to become multinational companies.

3. It became apparent that as a result of “crony capitalism”, inept government policies and excess optimism, much of the investment had been wasted on unneeded factories, office buildings and apartments.

P: It became clear that because of the corruption in those countries where

political and financial resources are in the hands of a few privileged people

along with their dishonest friends, their foolish government policies and

unreasonable optimism, much of the investment was wasted on unneeded

factories and a real estate bubble.

4. The street protesters at the Seattle meeting of the World Trade Organization in early December may have lacked a common agenda or even a coherent case against trade. But they accurately reflected the anxiety and anger that globalization often inspires.

P: The street protesters at the Seattle meeting of the World Trade

Organization in early December may not have a common program or even

well-reasoned case（good reasons）against free trade. But they showed clearly

their worries and anger about globalization.

Lesson 12

1. “But mayＩventure to suggest that you’ll find my idea of sport more interesting than Ivan’s?” P: The general was telling Rainsford to choose either to play the game with him and die as a

hunter or to be whipped to death by Ivan. But he adopted very polite manner and language so that readers can find this sharp contrast between his pretended politeness and cruel reality.

2. He nodded toward the corner to where the giant stood, his thick arms crossed on his hogshead of a chest.

P: He nodded toward Ivan, who was standing in the corner of the room, whose chest was as

big and thick as a barrel.

3. He was in a picture with a frame of water, and his operations, clearly must take place within that frame.

P: He realized the straight escape was useless; of course it would make him face the sea. He

was surrounded by the sea, and as a result all his actions must be carried out within the border of water.

4. He executed a series of intricate loops; he doubled on his trail again and again, recalling all the lore of the fox hunting, and all the dodges of the fox.

P: He moved round and round many times and after that he covered the same trail repeatedly

so as to confuse Zaroff, bringing back into mind all the knowledge he learnt when he was hunting the fox and all the skills the fox played in order to escape.

5. Rainsford lived a year in a minute.

P: For Rainsford, a minute seemed as long as a year because he was so frightened and

anxious.

Lesson 13

1. All are important and must be reasonably satisfied if we are to fulfill our biological destiny. P: If we want to live a normal, healthy and happy life, we must not ignore the 5 basic needs and try our best to meet them.

2. In fact, if it were not for the need for power, our whole economy would crumble because

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