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If our supplies hold out, we will camp here for another week.
那位飞行员说，因为缺乏燃料，他只能再坚持一小时，然后就不得不把飞机降落在水面上。
The pilot said he could hold out for another hour before he would have to ditch the plane because of lack of fuel.
3. 她最近和一个足以做她父亲的老头好上了，这使她父母感到非常丢脸。（take up with） Translation:
She’s taken up with a man old enough to be her father, which is a disgrace to her parents. Practice:
她的父母很不明白她为什么会和一个失业的男演员交往。
Her parents could not understand why she had taken up with an unemployed actor.
有名望有权势的男人似乎对“保姆型”的女人情有独钟，如秘书、助手和乘务员等等。 Powerful men seem to take up with the young women whose job was to tend to them and care for them in some way: their secretaries, assistants, flight attendants, etc.
4. 1978年以来，我国经济发展迅速，相比之下，一些发达国家反而滑坡了。（witness） Translation:
Since 1978, our economy has witnessed a rapid development; in contrast that of some developed countries have declined. Practice:
谢谢你和我分享中国的故事，我会再来中国见证她的变化。
Thanks for talking and sharing China’s story with me. I will return to China and witness all its happenings.
“十一”之前我肯定能回到中国，我个人也愿意见证中国的欢腾时刻。
I am sure to come back to China before October 1st. Personally I would like to witness the important gala of China.
IV Exercises for integrated skills 1. Dictation
I think / that a successful old age is easiest for those / who have strong impersonal interests / leading to suitable activities. / It is in these activities / that long experience is really fruitful, / and that the wisdom born of experience / can be used / without becoming a burden. / It is no use telling grown-up children / not to make mistakes, / both because they will not believe you, / and because mistakes are an essential part of education. / But if you are one of those / who are incapable of / impersonal interests, / you may find that / your life will be empty / unless you concern yourself / with your children and grandchildren. / In that case / you must realize / that while you can still help them / in material ways, / you must not expect / that they will enjoy your company.
2. Cloze
Psychologically there are two dangers to be guarded (1) against in old age. One of these is too great an absorption in the past. One should not live in memories, in regrets (2) for the good old
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新世纪英语专业本科生教材（修订版）综合教程2（第2版）电子教案 Unit 2
days, or in sadness about friends who are dead. One’s thoughts must be directed to the (3) future, and to things about which there is something to be (4) done. This is not always easy; one’s own past is gradually increasing weight. It is easy to think that one’s emotions used to be more vivid than they are, and one’s mind more keen. If this is true it should be forgotten, and if it is forgotten it will probably not be true.
The (5) other thing to be avoided is clinging to youth in the hope (6) of finding strength in its vitality. When your children grow up they want to live (7) their own lives, and if you continue to be as interested in them as you were when they were young, you are (8) likely to become a burden to them, unless they are unusually insensible. I do not mean that one should be without interest in them, but one’s interest should be considerate and, (9) if possible, charitable, but not too emotional. Animals become indifferent to their young as soon as their young can look after (10) themselves, but human beings, owing to the length of infancy, find this less easy.
Hints: 1) A preposition collocates with “guard” to mean “prevent something from happening”. 5) Refer to the first two sentences in Para. 1. 6) A preposition is needed to collocate with “in the hope”. 8) Which word can mean “probable”?
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