《大学职业英语综合教程（下）》（周银新 张大增） Unit 8.pptVIP

Section 2 Ⅲ. Fill in the blanks with the words or expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. dismiss witness award charge circumstance confirm brilliant given 1. The leader’s speech was impressive and _________ her faith in the party. 2. The police dropped the__________against him because of insufficient evidence. 3. It was his__________performance in Hamlet that established his reputation. 4. The loser’s scorn for the____________is pure sour grapes. 5. The past few years have____________ momentous changes throughout Eastern Europe. 6. An American judge yesterday ______________ murder charges against Dr Jack Kevorkian. 7.__________that the patients have some disabilities, we still try to enable them to be as independent as possible. 8. Due to ___________ beyond our control, the lecture was cancelled. Section 2 Ⅳ. Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 她每月把薪水存起一部分来。(save up) _________________________________________________________ 2. 他被控告犯有谋杀罪。(charge) _________________________________________________________ 3. 这些艺术作品是中国人民创造性的见证。(witness) _________________________________________________________ 4. 在现在这样的时期，他不可能找到别的工作。(chance) _________________________________________________________ 5. 我为索取债务而起诉她。(take sb. to court) _________________________________________________________ Section 2 Text A Before Reading Questions: Do you think the death penalty should be abolished or not? Why? Translation Skills Negation（正反转译） 英汉两种语言都有正面叙述和反面叙述，即正说和反说的表达方式，但英语里面有些正说的句子译成汉语时要用反说，而有些反说的却要用正说，不然就不符合汉语表达习惯。这里所谓正说和反说主要是指英语中是否有 “no, not