西南[0848]高级英语一20年6月机考大作业参考答案 .pdfVIP

西南大学网络与继续教育学院课程考试试题卷 类别：网教 2020 年 5 月 课程名称【编号】：高级英语一 【0848】 A 卷大作业 满分：100 分 要答案：wangjiaofudao Exercise 1 Choose any one of the following passages and then translate it into Chinese. Passage 1 (From Unit 1) Failure is a better teacher than success since success always encourages repetition of old behavior whereas failure can prompt fresh thinking, a change of direction. After twelve years of studying ballet a friend of mine applied to join a professional company. She was turned down. “Would further training help?” she asked. The ballet master shook his head. “You will never be a dancer,” he said. “You haven’t the body for it.” In such cases, the way to use failure is to face the reality (face the music) courageously, asking “What have I left? What else can I do?” My friend put away her toe shoes and moved into dance therapy, a field where she’ s both competent and useful.Passage 2 (From Unit 4)! On the positive side, there are a number of things worth recommending, such as the following:0 l 1. Ask others about themselves; at the same time, be on guard not to talk too much about yourself. 2. Keep you voice modulated. Laugh when moved to do so but avoid raucous laughter, and don’t giggle at your own remarks.: 3. Listen to whoever is speaking and make it apparent that you are listening by not letting your eyes wander or your attention be diverted. 4. If another person joins the conversation, bring him briefly up to date on what is being discussed and encourage him to join the conversation. 5. At dinner parties, break the ice by turning to the person sitting next to you and asking some question that is calculated to elicit an answer that can then become the subject of conversation. It d