Now translate the Chinese given in brackets into English with words from the above list.
1) Young adolescents tend to feel very self-conscious about their appearance (非常在意自己的外表).
2) You’ll need plenty of self-discipline to fight against laziness (需要好好约束自己，与惰性斗争) if you’re going to work from home.
3) You couldn’t help admiring the self-confident way (会禁不住佩服那自信的样子) she stood up to speak to the big crowd.
4) Roland was becoming ever more self-centred (越来越自私了), paying no attention to the needs of his roommates.
5) These health risks may seem self-evident (看起来是不言而喻的), yet many people choose to disregard them.
6) Instead of burying/indulging themselves in self-pity (沉溺于自怜中), they should do something positive to improve their situation.
7) The critical newspaper reviews were a blow to his self-esteem (对他自尊心的极大打击), and he began to doubt his values.
8) Children who are bullies often have a poor self-image (自我形象差) and they try to make themselves feel better by punishing other children.
Grammar in Context
Observe the following sentences from both Text A and Text B, paying special attention to the anticipatory (先行词) “it”. Then do the following two tasks.
1) It’s a biological law of human efficiency: to achieve your best with the least effort,… (Para. 6, Text A)
2) We must break the silence, making it safe for you to reach out for compassion. (Para.12, Text B) Task 1
Examine each of the following sentences and underline the real object or subject that is replaced by it.
1) It proved difficult to reach an agreement in such a delicate situation.
to reach an agreement in such a delicate situation
2) It worries me the way he keeps changing his mind.
the way he keeps changing his mind
3) It never occurred to me that perhaps he was lying.
that perhaps he was lying
4) ―I felt it a great honor to be asked to speak here,‖ said Mr. Johnson.
to be asked to speak here
5) Do you find it pointless buying so much food when the children are all away?
buying so much food when the children are all away Task 2
Complete the following sentences, using it as an anticipatory. 1) It is disappointing (令人失望) to see so many university students indulging themselves in computer games.
2) I find it useless /pointless (我觉得没用) trying to explain to him again — He’s not interested at all.
3) It is not possible/ It is impossible (不可能) to write a book or make a film that suits every individual.
4) They kept it a secret/ kept it quiet (他们一直保密) that the President was dead.
5) It is still not clear (仍然不明朗) how far the globalization process will go. Cloze
Complete the following passage with words and phrases chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given.
AIDS is a terrible disease. It poses a threat (1) to all the human beings without caring whether you are black or white, male or female, gay or straight, young or old. But what is at risk (2) now is not just the people infected (3) with the disease. Human civilization itself is being threatened. This is because the whole society tolerates both ignorance of and prejudice (4) against HIV or AIDS. Once diagnosed (被诊断) as HIV-positive, the victims are isolated (5) or treated as outcasts. They are believed to have contracted (6) something evil or to have entered some alien state of being. As a result, these poor people have to shelter (7) the flickering candle of life from the cold wind of rejection by their family members. When they die of the disease, their families dare not whisper the word AIDS. They just grieve (8) silently. Thus, our prejudice and silence have helped the disease along (9). Now HIV marches firmly towards AIDS in more than a million American homes, littering its pathway (10) with the bodies of the young. To guard against the disease effectively, we must take this issue (11) seriously. People should be educated to bring (12) those negative attitudes to an end. We should not see AIDS as something evil (13) and the patients as alien. Instead, we should concern ourselves with (14) the prevention of the disease and render strong support (15) to the patients with more compassion. Only in this way can we have a better chance of winning the war against AIDS.
Translation
1 Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets.
1) 由于不了解艾滋病，以前人们称HIV感染者为―祸害‖。(ignorance; label; evil)
Owing to ignorance of AIDS, people used to label HIV infected/carriers/victims as evils.
2) 普及艾滋病知识的活动需要继续开展，这个阶段的重点放在这种病的传播途径。(contract)
The campaign of Knowing More About AIDS needs to be carried on, and for/at this stage the emphasis is put on the way (how) the disease is contracted.
3) 我们真切地向青年人呼吁：请保重身体，良好的健康将使你能最好地应对生活中的任何困难。(appeal; equip)
