BuildUp Your Vocabulary

Matchthe items listed in the following two columns.

A                             B

1.interior             a.  relationshipbetween one part and another in size

2.aesthetic           b. quality of roughness or smoothness of a substance

3.proportion        c.  inside of something

4.texture              d.  regularly fixed way of doing things

5.architect           e.  produce

6.dynamic           f.   powerful and active

7.routine             g.  flying machine

8.exterior            h. art of building

9.aircraft             i.  outside of something

10.yield              j.  science of beauty, esp. in art

 

 

• Fill in the following table by giving the corresponding translation.

        English                             Chinese

automatic vending machine    家用电器

retailstore                                    展区

durability                                 美学的

 proportion                                  质地

• Translation

• Completethe following sentences by translating the Chinese given in the brackets.

1.The new undergroundrailway                                                 (将为去机场提供方便).(facilitate)

2.The new policy                                           (己经产生了积极效果).(yield)

3.I'm afraid the drawing of thechildren                                      (比例失调)(proportion); they make arms and legs look like sticks.

4.                                                 (他建立起了新的生活秩序)afterretirement and he feels quite happy, (routine)

5.The material of which the newskirt is made                    (手感像丝绸).(texture)

The new manager                            (是一个能干的、充满活力的人).(dynamic)

• Translatethe following into Chinese paying special attention to the underlined words.

1. This research has beenin progress since 2000 and has now yielded a lot of information.

2. To many people light music cancreate an atmosphere conducive to sleep.

3. There is no use inmanufacturing an item unless you can merchandise it.

4. Her convictions were absolute,yet not once did she attempted to impose these upon me.

5. It is a helpless distortionof truth.

6. She wore her hair in the prevailingfashion.

7. A canal was being built tofacilitate commerce between these two cities.

8. The interior walls ofthe building were painted green