Language in Use1 Rewrite the sentences using in such a way / fashion that 2 Look at the sentences from AR1 and answer the question3 Replace the underlined words4 Rewrite the sentences using for all + noun phrase7 Translate the sentences into Chinese8 Translate the sentences into English5 Rewrite the sentences using as + adj. as6 Read the explanations of the words. Answer the questions1. Look at the sentences. Because of the way things are made by machines, they will quickly fall apart. Because of the way they will fall apart, repairs will be prohibitively expensive. You can rewrite them like this: The machines that make things make them in such a fashion that they will quickly fall apart in such a way that repairs will be prohibitively expensive.Language in Use Rewrite the sentences using in such a way / fashionthat 1 Because of the way this office is built, it is difficult to avoid wasting energy on heating. This office is built in such a way that it is difficult to avoid wasting energy on heating.2 Due to the way in which the instructions were written, I couldnt understand how to assemble the product. The instructions were written in such a fashion that I couldnt understand how to assemble the product.Language in Use3 Because of the way in which they welcomed me, I immediately felt at home in the new office. They welcomed me in such a way that I immediately felt at home in the new office.4 Due to the way in which problems are dealt with, it is unlikely that the top managers ever get to know about them. The problems are dealt with in such a fashion that it is unlikely that the top managers ever get to know about them.Language in Use5 Because of the way in which I was taught English, I will probably never forget it. I was taught English in such a way that I will probably never forget it.Language in Use2. Look at the sentences from the passage Work in corporate America and answer the question. Nowadays, most fathers sit in glass buildings doing things that are absolutely incomprehensible to children. There are persons who file paper and persons who unfile paper. In the grandest offices, men approve of some paper and disapprove of other paper. What do the prefixes in-, un- and dis- have in common? They are all negative prefixes meaning not.Language in Use3. Replace the underlined words with the word in brackets and the appropriate prefix. You may need to make other changes.1 Im afraid Matthew has turned out to be no good at his job. (competent) Im afraid Matthew has turned out to be incompetent at his job.2 I dont have the same opinion as you. I think hes doing fine. (agree) I disagree with you. I think hes doing fine.Language in Use3 If you click here, you can cancel the last change you made to the document. (do) If you click here, you can undo the last change you made to the document.4 How many people are without a job in this town? (employed) How many people are unemployed in this town?5 I didnt know that you had introduced all these new rules. (aware) I was unaware that you had introduced all these new rules.Language in Use6 Obviously, it wasnt our intention not to obey the orders. (obey) Obviously, it wasnt our intention to disobey the orders.7 Ive had a look at the report and I think it is not complete. (complete) Ive had a look at the report and I think it is incomplete.Language in Use8 I dont know my colleagues very well, but I dont have any bad feelings towards them. (like) I dont know my colleagues very well, but I dont dislike them.9 Im afraid that software is not compatible with our system. (compatible) Im afraid that software is incompatible with our system.Language in Use4. Look at the sentence. Although we are very enthusiastic about the Internet and the iPod, meanwhile, we simply do not live in an age of great technological innovation. You can rewrite it like this: For all our enthusiasm about the Internet and the iPod, meanwhile, we simply do not live in an age of great technological innovation.Language in UseNow rewrite the sentences using for all + noun phrase.1 Although we are concerned about the environment, there is little that we can do to protect it. For all our concern about the environment, there is little that we can do to protect it.2 He has a lot of knowledge about the world of finance, but he doesnt seem to know how to invest money wisely. For all his knowledge about the world of finance, he doesnt seem to know how to invest money wisely.Language in Use3 Although she said a lot of kind words, I dont think she really appreciated just how much time we had spent on this project. For all her kind words, I dont think she really appreciated just how much time we had spent on this project.4 He has hundreds of bright ideas about developing new products, but he never seems able to put them down on paper. For all his bright ideas about developing new products, he never seems able to put them down on paper.Language in Use5 I do have a lot of doubts about this new software, but I recognize that it is quite innovative. For all my doubts about this new software, I recognize that it is quite innovative.Language in Use5. Look at the sentences. The average systems analyst is baffled about what a space salesman does at the shop. Similarly, the average space salesman is baffled about the tools needed to analyze a system. You can rewrite them like this: The average systems analyst is as baffled about what a space salesman does at the shop as the average space salesman is about the tools needed to analyze a system. Language in UseNow rewrite the sentences using as + adj. as. 1 I am confused about how to apply for the job. Similarly, they are confused about who can apply. I am as confused about how to apply for the job as they are about who can apply.2 My wife and I were worried about staying longer than we were supposed to. Similarly, our hosts were worried that we might not have enjoyed the meal. My wife and I were as worried about staying longer than we were supposed to as our hosts were that we might not have enjoyed the meal.Language in Use3 Our generation knows little about cassette recorders and record players. Similarly our parents know little about iPods and MP3 players. Our generation knows as little about cassette recorders and record players as our parents know about iPods and MP3 players.4 We are curious about what he does for a living. Similarly, he is curious about what our company does. We are as curious about what he does for a living as he is about what our company does.Language in Use5 I have very little idea about how to shoe a horse. Similarly, he doesnt have much idea about how to repair a motorbike. I have as little idea about how to shoe a horse as he has about how to repair a motorbike.Language in Use6. Read the explanations of the words. Answer the questions. 1 margin This word usually means the space at the side of a page where you dont write anything. (a) Do you have a habit of jotting notes in the margin when reading books? Yes, I do. But other people just take notes on a separate piece of paper because they dont want to spoil the book. (b) If you win an election by a narrow margin, how big is the victory? The victory is not big; it is just a narrow or close victory.Language in Use (c) What sort of problems are faced by people who live on the margins of society? They may face social and economic problems because they have fewer opportunities and may find it difficult to join the mainstream society. (d) If the margin of error in a calculation is very small, what are the chances that the calculation is wrong? The chances are small and any errors are likely to be very small. Language in Use 2 ignorance This word usually means lack of knowledge or facts about something. (a) If an answer that you give betrays your ignorance, how do you feel? You feel embarrassed because your answer has shown people your ignorance and most people do not like to show this in public. (b) Do you think that ignorance of the law can ever be an excuse for breaking it? Its a human excuse because it means that you didnt know the law on that point, but it is not a legal excuse. Language in Use (c) Do you know of any decisions that have been taken but which were based on ignorance? Yes. In the early days of the stock market in China, some people bought shares in the belief that all shares would make money quickly, but later they lost money when the shares lost value. They bought the shares in ignorance about how the market works and they had little idea of the risks. Language in Use3 sheer This word is usually used for emphasizing the amount or degree of something. (a) If somebody tells you that your company is sheer delight, how would you feel? I would feel complimented because thats a nice thing to say to anyone. (b) If you were overcome by sheer weight of numbers, was it the quality or quantity of the opposition that defeated you? It would have been the quantity of the opposition, eg. the large number of opponents. Language in Use (c) Do you think it is easy to climb a sheer cliff face? Not at all, because that kind of cliff is nearly vertical and it is very difficult to climb without training.Language in Use7. Translate the sentences into Chinese. 1 Even grown men who do market research have trouble visualizing what a public relations man does with his day, and it is a safe bet that the average systems analyst is as baffled about what a space salesman does at the shop as the average space salesman is about the tools needed to analyze a system. Language in Use 即使是那些从事市场研究工作的成年人也难很想象公关部的人每天都在做些什么。一名普通的系统分析师肯定不知道空间推销员在店里都干些什么，就好像空间推销员对分析系统的工具也一窍不通一样。 Language in Use 2 So run the clichs, anyway. But it is only our obsession with novelty, ignorance of deeper historical patterns and arrogant insistence on our own importance that leads us into this kind of talk. Hoping to prove our superiority over the generations that preceded us, we boast that we live in a period of unprecedented change. Yet there is a good case that we do not, in fact, live in very interesting times at all. Language in Use 不管怎么说，这就是那耳熟能详的套话。可是，让我们有这种论调的正是缘自我们对新奇事物的过度迷恋，对深层次历史模式的无知，以及我们的狂妄自大。为了证明相比于先辈们的优越性，我们夸耀说自己生活在一个前所未有的变革期。但是，有一个很好的例子可以用来证明，实际上我们并没有生活在多么有趣的时代。 Language in Use8. Translate the sentences into English. 1 我们根本就看不懂他们的计划书，因为他们的观点不太容易把握。这很可能是因为我们双方对于另一方的思维方式都感到同样的困惑。我认为应该安排一次面谈，让大家消除误会，扫除沟通的障碍。(make of; come to grips with; its a safe bet that; as baffled as) We couldnt make of their proposal at all, because it was no easy job for us to come to grips with their perspective. It was a safe bet that we were as much baffled about their way of thinking as they were about ours. I think we need to arrange a meeting to clear up misunderstandings and to remove communication barriers. Language in Use2 从与他共事二十多年的一位同事所写的传记中不难得出这样的结论：他所代表的绝对是该国二战之后的精英阶层，他们在宗教和政治方面的观念较为保守。(nothing if not; in the wake of; in terms of) From a biography written by one of his former colleagues who had worked with him for more than two decades, it is not difficult to conclude that what he represented was nothing if not the elite class of the country in the wake of World War II, who were rather conservative in terms of religious and political views. Language in Use