UNIT 9Diplomatic Practice

We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are

eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow. —Henry

John Temple

Dictation

1. 取消，废除，撤销2. 没收，充公，查抄3. 蔑视，挑战，反抗4. 英寻，推测，领会，弄清5. 欺骗，谬见，错觉，妄想6. 加重，使恶化，激怒7. 实施，执行，工具，手段8. 自发的，自然的9. 羞怯的，缺乏自信的10. 游牧的，流浪的

1. revoke2. confiscate3. defiance4. fathom5. delusion6. aggravate7. implement8. spontaneous9. diffident10. nomadic

Word Pretest

Keys ：

1. Carbon is an element, while C dioxide is a compound.

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. B

1. 碳是一种元素，而二氧化碳则是一种化合物。

2. She had no alternative but to ask for a few days’ leave.

2. 实在不得已 , 她只好请几天假。

3. Unable to ~ herself, she rose and went to the phone.

3. 她没能克制住自己，起身走向电话。

Reading Comprehension

Keys ：

1. Royal Society

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. B

1. 皇家学院

2. NATO2. 北大西洋公约组织

3. British Foreign Office3. 英国外交部4. Sino-British relations4. 中英关系

5. volume of trade5. 贸易量

6. standing committee6. 常务委员会

Definition

the activity or profession of managing relations between the governments of different countries

1. diplomacy

霸权主义 the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.

2. hegemonism

公约，协定，协约 A convention is an official agreement between countries or groups

3. convention

Mutual respect for each other‘s territorial integrity and sovereignty, Mutual non-aggression, Mutual non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, Equality and mutual benefit, and Peaceful co-existence.

4. the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence

Idioms

1. 冷酷无情 hard-hearted1. as tough as nails

2. 崩溃，瓦解 break down2. go to pieces

3. 振作，乐观 cheer up3. keep one’s chin up

4. 昂首，不丧气 not lose heart4. hold one’s head up

5. 非常冷静 calm, cool-headed5. as cool as a cucumber

6. 散架，崩溃 collapse6. fall apart

7. pull oneself together 7. 恢复镇定 regain composure

Vocabulary & Analogies

Keys to Vocabulary:

1-5 CBBDB 6-10 BBABC 11-15 DAACC 16-20 BBBBD

Keys to Analogies:

1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. D

Cloze & Section B C

Keys to Cloze:

There within law under also examples which for used

Keys to Section B:

1-2 CC 3-4 AA 5-8 FTTF 9-10 CA 11-13 FTT

Keys to Section C:

Answers omitted