课后的paraphrase全解

课后的paraphrase全解

Lesson 1

1) little donkeys thread their way among the throngs of people

1)little donkeys went in and out among the people and from one side to another

2) Then as you penetrate deeper into the bazaar, the noise of the entrance fade

2)Then as you pass through a big crowd to go deeper into the market, the noise of the entrance gradually disappear, and you come to the much quieter cloth-market.

s away, and you come to the muted cloth-market.

3) they narrow down their choice and begin the really serious business of beating the price down

3)they drop some of items that they don't really want and begin to bargain seriously for a low price.

4) he will price the item high, and yield little in the bargaining

4)He will ask for a high price for the item and refuse to cut down the price by any significant amount.

5) As you approach it, a tinkling and banging and clashing begins to impinge on your ear

5)As you get near it, a variety of sounds begin to strike your ear.

Lesson 2

1)Serious looking men spoke to one another as if they were oblivious of the crowds about them.

1)They were so absorbed in their conversation that they seemed not to pay any attention to the people around them.

2) The cab driver’ s door popped open at the very sight of a traveler.

2)As soon as the taxi driver saw a traveler, he immediately opened the door.

3) The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt.

3)The traditional floating houses among high modern buildings represent the constant struggle between old tradition and new development.

4) I experienced a twinge of embarrassment at the prospect of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima in my socks.

4)1 suffered from a strong feeling of shame when I thought of the scene of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima wearing my socks only.

5) The few Americans and Germans seemed just as inhibited as I was.

5)The few Americans and Germans seemed just as restrained as 1 was．

6) After three days in Japan, the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.

6)After three days in Japan one gets quite used to bowing to people as a ritual to show gratitude．

7) I was about to make my little bow of assent, when the meaning of these last words sank in, jolting me out of my sad reverie.

7)1 was on the point of showing my agreement by nodding when I suddenly realized what he meant．His words shocked me out my sad dreamy thinking．

8) I thought somehow I had been spared.

8)I thought for some reason or other no harm had been done to me．

Lesson 4

Paraphrase:

1) She thinks her sister has held life always in the palm of one hand

1)She thinks that her sister has a firm control of her life.

2)\"no\" is a word the world never learned to say to her

2)She could always have anything she wanted, and life was extremely generous to her.

3) Johnny Carson has much to do to keep up with my quick and witty tongue.

3)The popular TV talk show star, Johnny Carson, who is famous for his witty and glib tongue, has to try hard if he wants to catch up with me.

4) It seems to me I have talked to them always with one foot raised in flight

4)It seems to me that I have talked to them always ready to leave as quickly as possible.

5) She washed us in a river of make-believe

5)She imposed on us lots of falsity.

6) Burned us with a lot of knowledge we didn't necessarily need to know

6)imposed on us a lot of knowledge that is totally useless to us

7) Like good looks and money, quickness passed her by.

7)She is not bright just as she is neither good-looking rich.

8) A dress to the ground, in this hot weather.

8)Dee wore a very long dress even on such a hot day.

9) You can see me trying to move a second or two before I make it.

9)You can see me trying to move my body a couple of seconds

10) Anyhow, he soon gives up on Maggie.

10)Soon he knows that won't do for Maggie, so he stops trying to shake hands with Maggie.

11) Though, in fact, I probably could have carried it back beyond the Civil War through the branches.

11)As I see Dee is getting tired of this, I don't want to go on either. In fact, I could have traced it far back before the Civil War along the branches of the family

tree.

12) Every once in a while he and Wangero sent eye signals over my head.

12)Now and then he and Dee communicated through eye contact in a secretive way.

13) Less than that.

13)If Maggie put the old quilts on the bed, they would be in rags less than five years.

14) This was the way she knew God to work, before I finally manage to push myself up.

14)She knew this was God's arrangement.