Unit10-11答案词汇学-语言学之家.DOCVIP

Unit 10Check Your UnderstandingState whether each of the following statements is TRUE or FALSE.a. Fb. Fc. Fd. Fe. FIn-Class Activities1. (1) Can you find more English proverbs which contain sexist signs?Frailty, thy name is woman. (Shakespeare)Woman was God’s second mistake. (Nietzsche ) A woman’s hair is long, but her sense is short. (Thiselton-Dyer) (2) Is there any sexist sign in Chinese proverbs? Can you make a comparison between these Chinese proverbs and English proverbs?女子无才便是德。嫁出去的女，泼出去的水。 女人头发长见识短。2. (1) Can you figure out the gender of each speaker who makes these utterances? female utterances : a, b, d, e, g; male utterances: c, f, h(2) What evidence in terms of lexical choice do you have to support your judgment?Oh,(interjection) centuries and centuries, so (intensifier) long that I’m sure I’m dead and buried, and this dear old place ( weak expletive) is heaven. (Edith 1968:18)It is all very (intensifier) strange. So suddenly to be gone! … and last night he was with us so happy, so cheerful, so affectionate? And now, after only ten minutes notice — gone too without intending to return! (Austen)The hell (strong expletive) he is. The hell he’s ever been a good fellow (slang). (Hemingway: Fifty Grand, p229)I used to care immensely (intensive adv) too: my life was full of such things.. (Edith 1968:108)They’re all a little (hedger) vexed with me for setting up for myself — poor Granny especially. (Edith 1968:77)You’ll be a damn (strong expletive) sight sicker when Walcott gets through with you. (Hemingway: Fifty Grand, p228)I think (hedger) we should (modal verb) go and help to make it a success. I think I should go with Melly because — well, (interjection) I think it would look better for us both to be there instead of just one. Don’t you think so, Melly? (Mitchell 1974:163)His old man (slang) got the dough (slang) for him all right.3. What occupations do they refer to?sanitation engineer ( garbage man/垃圾工人)press operator (press man/印刷工人)taste