《全新版大学英语第四册综合教程练习答案及课文译文》.pdf

课后答案网，用心为你服务！ AppendixI Key to Exercises (Units 1-8) Key to Exercises (Units 1-8) KKeeyy ttooEExxeerrcciisseess ((UUnniittss 11--88)) Unit1 Unit1 UUnniitt11 Part I Pre-Reading Task Part I Pre-Reading Task PPaarrtt II PPrree--RReeaaddiinngg TTaasskk Scriptfortherecording: Scriptfortherecording: SSccrriippttffoorrtthheerreeccoorrddiinngg:: Thesong you areaboutto hearis based on atruestory.Ittells thetaleofthesinking ofaship called TheEdmundFitzgeraldthat wascaught in astorm onLake Superior back in November 1975, withtheloss of allon board. LakeSuperior is anenormous lakeandthewind canattimes make it dangerous to shipping, whipping up huge waves. November is a particularly dangerous month for such storms. This had long ago been noticed by a local native American tribe, the Chippewa, who used to speak of how deaththreatened fromthelakewhen stormclouds gatheredinNovember. According to legend, the biglake,which theycalled GitcheGumee, waswithout mercyinthatmonth,never giving upthose it hadmarked for death. Itis this legend thatstarts thesong beforeit moves on to talk ofTheEdmundFitzgerald.The EdmundFitzgerald,like manyotherships thatsail thelake, wasbuiltto carryiron ore. Filledwithore these ships lie low in the water andcan find themselves in difficulties in rough weather.So,with afull load onboardwecanimaginetheanxietythatmusthavebeguntocreepintotheheartsof thesailors onboardTheEdmundFitzgeraldastheyfeltthecoldwind beginning toriseandheardthesound of it singing as it blew through the wires. For, despite the fact that the captain and crew were all experienced, "well-seasoned" as the song says, they all knew the dangers of November storms. Beforelongtheir worsefearsstarted tocometrueandthestormhadrisentoahurricane.Thedespair of thecrew is captured in thewords of thecook. Firsthe comes on deck to tell the sailorsit is too rough to