现代大学英语精读5_课后答案(11)

像查尔斯．兰姆这样快乐和富有创新精神的人物并不多见，他写了《古瓷》和《梦中的孩子》两篇文章，这两篇文章可以说解放了散文。

2. Read, then, the following essay which undertakes to demonstrate that logic, far from being a dry, pedantic discipline, is a living, breathing thing, full of beauty, passion, and trauma. (Para. 3)

那么，就读读下面这篇文章吧，它将想我们展示逻辑并不是一门枯燥乏味、迂腐不堪的学科；恰恰相反，逻辑是一个活生生的事物，充满美丽、激情和心灵的创伤。

3. My brain was as powerful as a dynamo, as precise as a chemist's scales, as penetrating i a scalpel. (Para. 4)

我的头脑和发电机一样强大，和药剂师的天平一样精确，和手术刀一样锐利。

4. She had an erectness of carriage, an ease of bearing, a poise that clearly indicated the best of breeding. (Para. 26)

她亭亭玉立、体态优雅，这一切都表明她出身高贵。

5. I threw open the suitcase and revealed the huge, hairy, gamy object... (Para. 41)

我一下子打开了手提箱，露出气味刺鼻的一团毛乎乎的东西。

6. ... you would go far to find another so agreeable. (Para. 63)

这么可爱的人可不容易找。

7. Still, I am nothing if not persistent. (Para. 79)

我要是意志不坚定，我就不是我了。

8. I frowned, but plunged ahead. (Para. 88)

我皱了一下眉头，但鼓足勇气继续往下讲。

9. Maybe somewhere in the extinct crater of her mind, a few embers still smoldered. (Para. 98) 也许，在她死火山般的脑袋里，还有一点余火仍在闪烁冒烟。

10. There, I thought, folding my arms, that ought to do it. (Para. 136)

这回波莉该动心了（应该能达到我的目的了），我双臂交叉在胸前，想道。

Lesson 9

Vocabulary

1. Knoll: a hillock

2.Anvil:an iron or steel block on which metal ob5 eets are hammered into shape.Here the word “anvil” is used metaphorically．

3. To writhe: to twist and turn the body as in agony

4. Infirm: weak or ill esp．because one is old

5. Headwaters: the beginning of a large stream or river

6.Fork:the point where a river is divided into two or more branches,or where branches join to form a river

7.Pilgrimage:a Journey made by a pilgrim,esp.to a shrine or holy place;any long journey to a place of historical interest

8. To engender: to bring into being；to bring about；to produce

9. To consummate: to make complete, perfect

10. Beadwork: decorative work in beads

11. Warlord: a military leader, esp. an unofficial one fighting against a government or king

12. To hie: (old use) to make yourself hurry. or go quickly

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