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? to brood over injuries ? to take revenge on sb. ? by consent of sb. ? to allow sb. no hand in doing sth. ? saving grace ? to be confined to sb. ? to have occasion to do sth. ? to inquire into sth. ? to be fined some money for doing sth. ? to inflict pain /suffering on sb. ? to be done doing sth. ? to make a meal of sth. ? to hold sb. in bondage ? to set oneself apart from others ? to sneer at sb. ? odds and ends Part III Afterreading Discussion ? 1. What is the statement of the whole essay? ? 2. Should we take Mark Twain’s views seriously? What is his purpose to write this essay? ? 3. Mark Twain wrote this essay a century ago. Would you say that the human race has changed for the better or for the worse? Translation (P472) ? 1. I have to go to the dentist tomorrow. One of my front teeth is loose. ? 2. Your translation is a bit too loose. You ought to be more faithful to the original. ? 3. Fashion e and go. A few years ago everybody was wearing tight jeans, but now loose shirts and pants are back. ? 4. He has a pretty loose tongue. You can’t expect him to keep a secret. ? 5. They know they can always expect us to render assistance to them. ? 6. The vacation by the seaside rendered her healthy again. ? 7. They hoped that they could somehow rendered those countries at least neutral. ? 8. It is really an art to properly render one language into another. ? 9. How do you render it into easy informal English? ? 10. Harboring a wanted man is a crime, punishable by law. ? 11. People still harbor a deep suspicion about their motives. ? 12. In the course of the construction we came across many technical difficulties. ? 13. In the course of the war, many women went to work in factories to replace the men. ? 14. We must have a good balance between economic development and social justice in the course of modernization. ? 15. Man is the only animal that makes a moral distinction between right and wrong. ? 16. This distinction between men and women is artificial, not at all scientific. ? 17. What is the distinction between macroeconomics and microeconomics? ? 18. Many towns and cities have lost their traditional beauty. But Pingyao is an exception in that distinction. Ironically, it has been able to retain its beauty because for years it was too poor to modernize the city. ? 19. He is one of the most important writers in contemporary China. He has published many works of distinction. P478 ? 1. I think he is very talented as an actor, not as a director, I mean. ? 2. This information impressed them. But still they seemed suspicious. ? 3. Nobody said anything. But in the way they looked at me I could see they were all sympathetic. ? 4. The office of chairman of the department is on the first floor, that is, at ground level. ? 5. The manager says the pany has to reduce its labor costs—in other words some of us are going to lose our jobs. ? 6. Rachel Carson’s style was clear, lively and informative but not preachy. ? 7. Many students choose Saturday for sports or social activities. Sunday, on the other hand, seems to be the best day for study. ? 8. I couldn’t understand why he was so keen on medicine。 but I see it all now. ? 9. It’s going to look all right, isn’t it? I mean, our going without being invited. ? 10. You mean it might have been someone else who murdered the boy’s father