新标准大学英语综合教程4(unit1-6)课后答案及课文翻译(19)

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4 a region which is full of mountains (mountainous)

5 a parcel which has a very large volume (voluminous)

infinitive / gerund as the subject of a sentence 1 Getting up early in the morning gives me more time to organize the day.

(To express an everyday activity)

2 To write a best-seller has always been my dream.

(This is a bit more abstract or a far-away grand idea)

3 Forgetting to take back a library book may not seem serious, but it causes problems for other students.

(To express a normal activity for many people)

4 To spend a lot of time reading in one‘s childhood can bring rewards later in life.

(Use the more abstract form for an important idea)

5 To be or not to be, that is the question.

(In Shakespeare this can be interpreted as a grand idea, so he uses the formal way; if you say, Being or not being…‘ is may be more immediate and seems normal – but in Hamlet the situation is not normal)

such is / are …

1 Good writing is so powerful that the reader thinks the writer is speaking directly to them.

The reader thinks the writer is speaking directly to them. Such is the power of good writing.

2 The novel Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is so charming that you can‘t put it down even for a moment.

You can‘t put Salmon Fishing in the Yemen down even for a moment. Such is the charm of the novel. 3 Travel is such a pleasure that you may end up living in another country.

You may end up living in another country. Such is the pleasure of travel.

4 The sense of confusion in this film is so great that you may feel you want to leave before the end. You may feel you want to leave before the end. Such is the sense of confusion in this film.

5 The difficulties of translation are so enormous that much of the meaning is lost.

Much of the meaning is lost. Such is the enormity of the difficulties of translation.

if / whether it be … 1 Is it the right time to start this kind of project? Ask yourself carefully.

Ask yourself carefully whether it be the right time to start this kind of project.

2 Is it the first edition of Dr Johnson‘s Dictionary? I very much doubt it.

I very much doubt if this be the first edition of Dr Johnson‘s Dictionary.

3 Is it common knowledge that Arthur Miller thought like this? I‘m not sure.

I am not sure if it be common knowledge that Arthur Miller thought like this.

4 Is it necessary to produce any documents when making an application? Perhaps we should inquire. Perhaps we should inquire whether it be necessary to produce any documents when making an application.

5 Is it the right way to tackle the problem? I doubt it.

I doubt if it be the right way to tackle the problem.

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