2 . 人们写诗有着各种各样的理由。有些诗是为了叙事，或者说是描述读者心目中的某个形象。而有些诗则是为了传达某种感情，比如喜悦和悲伤。（汉译英）

3 . 当我们描述一位高超种植技能者时，我们的意思是，他在农业方面是专家。（green fingers，expert at agriculture）（汉译英）

4 . 英汉互译
1. attract vt.吸引；招引→________n.吸引力；有吸引力的事物→________adj.有吸引力的
2. indicate vt.指出；标示；表明；暗示→________n.暗示；表示；预兆
3. description n.【U, C】描写；描述→________v.描写；描述
4. appropriate adj. 合适的，相称的→________adv.适当地；合适地
5. regularly adv.有规律地；定期地；经常→________adj.有规律的；定期的→________adj.不规律的→________n.规则；法规
6. involve v. 牵涉，涉及→________n.牵连；包含→________adj.有关的；卷入的

6 . As there have been so many different styles of Western art, it is impossible to describe them all in a short text.（英译汉）

7 . 英汉互译
1. deep__________
2. gradual__________
3. __________描述，形容
4. __________好处，益处；对（某人）有用，使受益
5. communicate__________
6. __________考虑，斟酌
7. embarrass__________
8. __________欣赏，鉴赏；理解
9. __________相联系，有关联；讲述
10. consume__________

8 . 选词填空

be scared to; imagine; consist of; describe; explore; be desperate to; make a difference; adjust to; tightly; go through

1. He ________ many trials and was found innocent at last.
2. Changing schools ________ to my life.
3. He frowned and closed his eyes ________.
4. He ________ dominate the conversation, but in vain.
5. She ________ go into the yard because she was scared of being bitten by the big dog lying at the gate.
6. Life mainly ________ happiness and sorrow.
7. It took her a while to ________ living alone.
8. Can you ________ life without electricity?
9. The police asked me ________ exactly how it happened.
10. The doctors are trying their best ________ any possible way to deal with the Ebola virus.