Skill Review

Skill Practice

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I. Skill Review

Denotation is the literal meaning of a word— what you find in a dictionary.

Connotation is the implied meaning of a word—what a word suggests to you, or what it makes you feel and think of.

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Which is the connotation of the italic word in the sentence?

For all its concern about foreign cultural invasion and its defense against the pollution of the French language by English words, …

1. an attack in war when the enemy spreads into and tries to control a country

2. intrusion; strong influence

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1. making sth. impure; making sth. a mixture of

2. the action of polluting or the state of being

polluted

For all its concern about foreign cultural invasion and its defense against the pollution of the French language by English words, …

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The opening of Eastern Europe is another prize for the company, which thinks that millions of people will put Disneyland at the top of a list of places to visit on their first trip to Western Europe.

1. an advantage

2. a reward

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Some die at 30 but are not buried until

they’re 70.

1. stop living

2. stop living spiritually

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Ⅱ Skill Practice

1. The Euro Disney Corporation, acknowledging that its elaborate theme park had not performed as strongly as expected, … (Para. 1)

Tell the denotations(D) and connotations(C) of the italic words.

D: carry out a duty; act or show

C: work or operate

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2. But since then the park has been hit by a number of problems. (Para. 2)

D: strike; come against with force

C: trouble; affect

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3. The announcement amounted to an extraordinary reversal for Euro Disney, … (Para. 6)

D: come to, reach to

C: be equal to; have the same effect with

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4. The long-term acceptance is strong, the rest is just details. (Para. 7)

D: points or facts about something

C: unimportant small points

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5. The main problem confronting Euro Disney appears to be managing its costs and finding an appropriate price level for its over 5,000 hotel rooms. (Para. 10)

D: succeed in doing; run or take charge of

C: control

Question AnsweringMultiple-Choice

Questions

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Paras. 1~6

1. What did the Euro Disney Corporation think about the financial losses in its first financial years?

Tip unexpected; not prepared for

I. Question Answering

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2. What did Walt Disney Corporation do on the announcement of the Euro Disney’s financial loss?

Tip

warn investors; expect profit

Paras. 1~6

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Paras. 1~6

1. The key problem in Euro Disney’s financial failure should be____.

A. low attendance level

B. bad service

C. high cost levels

II. Multiple-Choice Questions

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2. What did the dropping of the company’s share price result from?

A.People’s sensible reaction to preliminary information.

B.People’s emotional reaction to preliminary information.

C.The company’s false information.

Paras. 7~9

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3. Paribas Capital Markets Group recommended that ________.

A. investors buy in the Euro Disney’s shares.

B. investors hold the company’s shares and wait.

C. investors sell out the company’s shares.

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Paras. 10~14

4. What will Euro Disney plan to do in order to cut down the cost levels?

A.Lay off some temporary employees.

B.Close the theme park in the winter.

C. Lower the hotel room prices.

D.Sell their shares.

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Paras. 15

5. Where is the profit mainly from in

the first half of the year?

A.Sale of its shares.

B.Hotel business.

C. Investment income.

D.Sale of construction rights on its site.

Paraphrase Translatio

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1. The long-term acceptance is strong, the rest is just details. (L26)

公众对它的长期接受程度相当高，而其他情况只是枝节而已。

Paraphrase:In the long-term, the park is quite accepted by the public, the current problems and the other cases are unimportant small points.

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2. But it warned that, given the likely strong seasonal variation in attendance, it was not possible to predict future attendance or profits. (L30)

但公司也提醒说，考虑到游客量可能有相当大的季节变化，所以无法对今后的游客量和收益做出预测。

Paraphrase:But the company warned that considering the possible strong seasonal changes in attendance, it was hard to say in advance how many people would visit Euro Disney and how much money it would earn.

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e.g.

1. Given the time available to us, we’ll have to submit the report in draft form.

2. Given his concern with the exchange rate,the argument does not stand up to analysis.

given (prep.) = knowing about, considering …

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3. … its third quarter ending June 30, the first in which the park had been operating, … (L57)

Paraphrase: … the third quarter ending June 30 is the first quarter the park had beenoperating in, …

6 月 30 日结束的第三季度是主题公园正式运作的第一个季度。

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4. … but gave no profit or loss figures in line with the French practice of only giving such figures at year’s end. (L58)

Paraphrase: … but did not make known profit figures nor did it make known loss figures. The practice of only giving such figures at year’s end is very popular in France.但公司未提及利润或亏损数字。这是法国的一贯做法，只在年底才统计利润或亏损。

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in line with: If one thing is in line with another, the first thing is or becomes similar to the second, esp. in a way that has been agreed, planned, orexpected.e.g.

The salaries of temporary employees ought to be in line with those of permanent staff.

Word Using

Old to New

Chinese to English

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prepare for action

advise to avoid

respond to

be better than

explain; form the total of

in agree with

• gear

• warn against

• react

• be superior to

• account for

• in line with

I. Old to New

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净亏损

财政年度

财政主管

电话采访

母公司

投资收入

• net financial loss

• financial year

• chief financial officer

• telephone interview

• parent company

• invest income

II. Chinese to English

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1. gear up (L10) prepare (sth. or sb.) for action

Ⅲ. Word Using

TranslationTranslation他们已经为即将到来的竞选活动作好了准备。KeyKeyThey are already geared up for the forthcoming election campaign.

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2. amount to (L20)

① seem to be in fact; be equal to

KeyKey

His behavior amounted to serious professional misconduct.

TranslationTranslation 他的行为简直就是严重渎职。他的行为简直就是严重渎职。

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2. amount to (L20)

TranslationTranslation损失总计损失总计 10001000 万美元。万美元。

KeyKey

The loss amounted to US $ 10 million.

② make a total of (a figure)

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3. on a … basis (L43) in a way in which sth. is arranged or organized

Do you have to travel on a regular basis or only occasionally?

你是经常旅行呢 , 还是偶尔为之 ?

e.g.

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TranslationTranslation双方都同意每个星期在高层军官之间交流关于部队行动的信息。

KeyKey

Both sides agreed to exchange information on a weekly basis between senior military commanders on troop movements.

3. on a … basis (L43) in a way in which sth. is arranged or organized

Information Presentation

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Present the information of the other Disney theme parks in different parts of the world.