新编大学英语3 unit1-5 浙江大学出版(5)

新编大学英语3 unit1-5 浙江大学出版

1) I don't admire Tortoise's cleverness. He was unwise to cheat all the birds. After his mischief, how could he have face to live together with them any longer? He would have no friends at all. He was clever, but at the same time he was also stupid . When all the birds became so angry, how could he have trusted Parrot? He should have jumped into the sea to avoid being hurt.

I sympathize with the birds. They took Tortoise out of kindness, but after flying such a long distance, they had to fly back home on an empty stomach. They were formally invited, but the food was eaten by Tortoise. I think the birds were very unlucky.

2) I learned from the story that a) we should be honest, and shouldn't cheat others. If we cheat others, we will be punished in the end; b) we shouldn't be carried away by sweet words, like the birds; c) a leopard can't change its spots, nor can Tortoise. He was cunning, he could never change his personality and behave himself.

Vocabulary Practice

1. 1) A. invitation B. invited C. inviting 2) A. prepare B. prepared C. preparation D. preparatory / preparation

3) A. discoveries B. discoverers C. discovered

4) A. approval B. approve C. approved D. approving E. disapprove

5) A. eloquent B. eloquence C. eloquently

6) A. faithful B. unfaithful/faithless C. faith D. faithfully 7) A. occasional B. occasionally C. occasion 8) A. delivery B. delivering C. delivered

9) A. troublesome B. troubled C. troubled D. troubling 10) A. assurance B. assured C. assure

2. 1) got / ran into trouble 2) no trouble 3) asking for trouble 4) have … trouble 5) trouble with 6) in serious/deep/big trouble 7) get/getting … into trouble 8) took the trouble

3. 1) with a pattern of roses

2) prepared a wonderful / good meal for us 3) promised faithfully