Excercises to Unit 高英培训讲义.ppt

Text Comprehension Exercise Ⅳ I was then a young girl without a clear idea of what to do in the future; but I was keener on literature than on natural science. I think the reason why I enjoyed looking at the photo was not because Marie Curie herself was in the photo, nor because she represented a great woman, but because her image appealed to me as mysteriously different. Marie Curie’s own daughters distinguished themselves in their respective field due to their own efforts and competence. Finally she fell in love with Casimir Zorawaski. She, a poor, common nursemaid, was much lower in social status than her young master. The reality was much harder, not as romantic as shown in the 1943 film Madame Curie. They were highly respected in the European scientific community, entertained exuberantly and visited by acolytes to show their reverence to the Curies at home in Paris. The changes in Madame Curie bought about by the loss the her husband were much more profound than the simple change from a happy young wife to an unhappy widow. The shadow of loneliness and introversion hung over her for the rest of her life. The Marie Curie I discovered was not a sacred being, but a woman existing in real life. Translation Ⅰ Researchers suggest/advise that people in their old age/elderly people should engage in more mental and physical activities individually as well as in groups. The fact that he won the gold medal at the Olympic Games made him overnight the toast of his hometown. His newly claimed championship at the Olympic Games made him the toast of his hometown overnight. As a newly crowned champion at the Olympic Games, he has become … Many state leaders have come to pay homage to his lifetime achievement. I suppose that the rapid change in life and globalization are apt to make people become less single-minded. It is my opinion that rapid changes in our life and globalization are very likely to change the way people think — they’ll stop being single-mi