Lesson 2
How to write a sentence II
Task 1 Translate the following useful expressions into English. More answers are encouraged.
Example. 首先，尤其重要的，最重要的 above all/ most important of all……
1. 接近；差点… ____________________ 2. 偶遇或发现 _____________________ 3. 相反地 _________________________ 4. 失控 ___________________________ 5. 在…过程中 _____________________ 6. 对…好奇 _______________________ 7. 对…造成巨大损害 _______________
________________________________ 8. 对…充耳不闻 ___________________ 9. 直到深夜 _______________________ 10. 毫不耽搁；立即 __________________ 11. 难以形容 _______________________ 12. 决心做… ________________________ 13. 致力于… ________________________ 14. 做…有困难 _____________________ 15. 对…有益 _______________________ 16. 挨家挨户 _______________________
17. 对…有深远影响 _________________
________________________________ 18. 努力做… ________________________ 19. 为…树立榜样____________________
________________________________ 20. 落后，掉队 ______________________ 21. 熟悉… __________________________ 22. 觉得想做… ______________________ 23. 用武力；强行 ____________________ 24. 养成好习惯 _____________________ 25. 从那时起 _______________________ 26. 时不时 _________________________ 27. 代沟 ___________________________ 28. 开始认真做…____________________ 29. 陷入（麻烦，恐慌，危险…） _________
________________________________ 30. 对…有天赋 _____________________
Task 2 Read and recite
Instruction: You’ll be given 5—10 minutes to learn to recite the passage on your own.
Is Failure a Bad Thing?
Failure is a common occurrence in our daily life. Whatever we do, there are always two possible results: success or failure. Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries, sometimes failure can’t be avoided.
Different people hold different attitudes towards failure. When faced with it, some can stand up to it, draw a useful lesson from it and try their best to fulfill what they are determined
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to do. Others, however, lose heart and give in. They do nothing but complain about themselves and objective conditions.
As a popular saying goes, “Failure teaches success.” In my opinion, what really counts is not the failure itself, but the proper attitude we should take after it. I trust that as long as we keep to what is right and correct what is wrong, that is to say, learn a lesson from failure, we will be certain to succeed. So I am of the opinion that failure is not a bad thing.
Part 3 Language output
Instruction: In this part, you’ll be required to finish some exercise related to using language in writing.
Task 1 Necessary sentence patterns in writing
1. Attributive clause Example
①Success, which almost everyone dreams of, doesn’t come out of luck but of diligence. ②The school where I used to study has been replaced by a factory now. ③Tom often behaves awkwardly, which embarrasses his brother a lot.
2. Partial inversion Example
①Only when you’re old enough will you understand this. ②Not until he left for a week did I realize how much I missed him. ③So indifferent were the crowd to the injured girl that he became furious.
3. The emphatic pattern Example
①It is love that makes the world go round.
②It wasn’t until he took off his hat that I recognized him.
4. Non-predicate verbs Example
①Being sick, he was suggested to stay at home. → He was suggested to stay at home because he was sick.
②The desk made of red wood is worth $20,000. → The desk which is made of red wood
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is worth $20,000.
5. Noun clause Example
①There is no doubt that environmental protection cannot be emphasized too much. ②It is essential that we should form a good habit of being punctual. ③I firmly believe that where there is a will, there is a way.
④The problem is how we can sustain development while not destroying the environment.
6. Adverbial clause Example
①I arrived early so that I could have time for a cup of coffee. ②Even though it rains, he will come on time.
③Whenever I meet with difficulties, I choose to embrace them with a smile.
Exercise: Change the following sentences according to requirements. 1. I don’t think Bruce is qualified for the job. He is too soft. (用定语从句合并)
→ _________________________________________________________________ 2. We should by no means pursue development at the cost of environment. (倒装句)
→ _________________________________________________________________ 3. Louis is such a trouble maker that even his mother is often annoyed by him. (倒装句)
→ _________________________________________________________________ 4. If we take the limited time into consideration, we should forgive his failure to meet the
deadline. (非谓语动词 -ing)
→ _________________________________________________________________ 5. Jason is a trustworthy man. You can depend upon him. (用定语从句合并)
→ _________________________________________________________________ 6. He couldn’t find his way home because he was lost in the forest. (非谓语动词 -ed)
→ _________________________________________________________________ 7. The Forbidden City which is known as the former royal palace is one of the cultural
symbols of China. (非谓语动词 -ed)
→ _________________________________________________________________ 8. I picked up lots of French when I studied in Paris. (强调句)
→ _________________________________________________________________
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Task 2 Correction
Instruction: There are two mistakes in every sentence. Find them and correct them. Example
1. For our joy, Li Ding, monitor of our class, who was among the winners.
→ _________________________________________________________________ 2. The only thing I can think is when I am going to get home listen to my music.
→ _________________________________________________________________ 3. All my classmates are busy prepare for the exam except myself.
→ _________________________________________________________________ 4. The main problem was in that I always thought in Chinese and tried to translate anything
into English.
→ _________________________________________________________________ 5. I communicated myself thanks to his great kindness.
→ _________________________________________________________________ 6. I was great delighted to learn that you do very well in the mid-term examination.
→ _________________________________________________________________ 7. If you learning English, it is not enough only to keep in minds the rules of grammar.
→ _________________________________________________________________ 8. I get up very early this morning to go to the airport to meet Mr. White, a expert from the
USA.
→ _________________________________________________________________ 9. One and a half year later, I now think English a fun to learn.
→ _________________________________________________________________ 10. I went through the test for many times but I can only answer three out of the twenty
questions.
→ _________________________________________________________________
If you close your eyes, you can’t see something, because your eyelids prevent the light → If you close your eyes, you can’t see anything, because your eyelids prevent the light enter your eyes. entering your eyes.
Task 3 Using different ways to translate Chinese into English
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