生综合英语翻译及课后合编.doc

Unit One---Coping with the Compliment III. Vocabulary A. 1. came up with 2. The chances are 3. fell flat 4. bestowed upon 5. downright 6. put your mind 7. appalled 8. verdict 9. poise 10. blurted out B. 1. inarticulate 2.insults 3. inept 4. glowingly 5. execrable 6. enhance 7.invite 8. sickly 9. adroit 10. charming C. 1. A 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.A IV. Cloze 1. hesitant 6. external 11. Given 16. achieved 2. playing 7. lurking 12. for 17. equal 3. contributes 8. whose 13. perspective 18. based 4. or 9. because 14. drawback 19. enters 5. confidence 10. withhold 15. competition 20. enhancing V. Translation A. 我想了片刻，觉得世界上讲西班牙语的人最善于辞令，也许可以从他们身上学到点什么。你对他们中的一个人赞叹道，“这是我曾经见到过的最漂亮的房子”，他立刻回应道，“您大驾光临，更使蓬荜生辉。”让你站在那儿，一脸尴尬。要想回敬他们是没有用的——不管说什么，最后他们总会占上风的。 有一点很清楚：所有得体的社交最根本的就在于保持镇定。Eliza. W. Farrar，写过一本美国最早的关于礼仪方面的书。她在书中讲述了在新英格兰举行的一次高雅的宴会上主人切鹅的故事，阐述了保持镇定的重要性。鹅不慎脱手，滑出了盘子，落在一位贵妇人的衣裙上。要是我遇到这种情况，我会感到极度地窘迫，恨不得悄悄地找根绳子去上吊。可是，这位主人却泰然自若。他极为平静而庄重地说，“夫人，如果您把那鹅还给我，我将感激不尽。”如果我们的行为举止都能保持这种风度，摆脱局促不安，那我们的社交生活就会有趣得多。 如果我们牢记这一点，我们就会显得更加镇定自如：每当有人恭维你时，他可能只是想和你说说话。唯一明智的回答就是由八个小小的字母构成的两个简洁的小词：Thank you ！ B. An important step in becoming an effective flatterer is to understand why flattery helps you establish better relationships with others. The root cause of the power of flattery gets at a basic principle of human behavior: People crave being appreciated., The vast majority of people are of the similar idea despite different cultures. In Asian cultures the desire for group recognition is generally stronger than the desire for individual recognition. Nevertheless, the need for recognition is present. Many people hold that the joy of work itself is more important than external recognition, including flattery. The joy of work may be a powerful motivator,