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| Part I. Contraction: （缩约）expressing it more briefly Compare the following pairs of sentences: --Now suddenly she began to cry with short, quick breaths. --Now suddenly she began to sob. --The Mexican woman bent her body forward and downward to pick up the torn envelope, and tried to smooth it out. -- The Mecican woman stooped to pick up the torn envelop, and tried to smooth it out. In the second sentence of each pair, a single direct word is used to replace several words in the first. This is a way to make your sentences more brief (简洁的). Now rewrite the following sentences, replacing the italicized part with one proper word from the list below: fired burn boring eatable hired grow imports (进口商品) permanent miss personally (就本人而言) unbelievable millionaire (百万富翁) |
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Exercise
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| 1. Most plants increase
in size more quickly in warmer areas. 2. Jim was dismissed from his job for being absent-minded while working. 3. I doubt whether these fish are really fit to be eaten. 4. We tried our best with a magnifying glass (放大镜) but the dry grass simply would not catch fire. 5. Exports (出口商品 ) provide the funds to pay for goods coming into the country. 6. The traverller entertained his host with stories, some of which were really more than could be believed. 7. She was not given the position because she wasn't qualified (合格的). 8. Speaking for myself, I don't approve of (赞成) the idea. 9. The effect (影响) of an unhappy chi1dhood on a man's character is no always lasting for a very long time. 10. The lecture was so uninteresting and tiresome that we couldn't help yawning (打呵欠)... 1l. Henry Adams became a person who had a million pounds overnight (一下子) after coming into possession (占有) of the one-million-pound bank note. l2. The house is at the next corner, you can't fail to find it. |
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