1、课后题及答案Everyday Use for your grandmama I .（1)In real life the mother was a large, big-boned woman with rough, man-working hands.（2)Dee like her mother to have a slender figure and a fair skin, glistening hair and a quick and witty tongue.3)When she meets a strange white man, she always avoids looking
2、 him in the eye and is ready to go away.4)Maggie is an innocent, timid and kind-hearted girl.5) Because they were more seriously looked down upon by white men at that time, and they were not as awaken as they are today.6)Because Dee doesnt like her friends to see the poor state her family is in, whi
3、ch she thinks is shameful. This tells us that Dee is somewhat a snob. Another instance to prove this is that she wants nice things.7)Because it was old and stitched by hand instead of by machine. So that she could use them for decoration showing to the people she was associated with.8)Maggie wanted
4、the quilt because she could remember her grandma better, who taught her to do needle work.9)Because she wanted to get some valuable heritages of the family, mainly out of her vanity.10)At first the mother liked Dee because of her beauty, taste, and education. But with the development of the story, h
5、er love was transferred to a dislike because of Dees egotism, which was obviously revealed when she insisted on taking the quilts while her sister Maggie gave up keeping it willingly to satisfy her desire.11)Its implied that the story is written in honor of the grandma mentioned in it and that the o
6、rdinary old thing may be something precious for the young.1)She thinks that her sister has a firm control of her life.2)She could always have anything she wanted, and life was extremely generous to her.3)The popular TV talk show star, Johnny Carson, who is famous for his witty and glib tongue, has t
7、o try hard if he wants to catch up with me.4)It seems to me that I have talked to them always ready to leave as quickly as possible.5)She imposed on us lots of falsity.6)imposed on us a lot of knowledge that is totally useless to us7)She is not bright just as she is neither good-looking rich.8)Dee w
8、ore a very long dress even on such a hot day.9)You can see me trying to move my body a couple of seconds before I finally manage to push myself up.10)Soon he knows that wont do for Maggie, so he stops trying to shake hands with Maggie.11)As I see Dee is getting tired of this, I dont want to go on ei
9、ther. In fact, I could have traced it far back before the Civil War along the branches of the family tree.12)Now and then he and Dee communicated through eye contact in a secretive way.13)If Maggie put the old quilts on the bed, they would be in rags less than five years.14)She knew this was Gods ar
10、rangement. See the translation of the text.IV.1)inelegant2)a stupid person/a simpleton3)tightly curled4)expressed or worded well/felicitous5)say (used to describe dialogue)6)as if shake hands in a fancy and elaborate way7)I knew you couldnt trace it further back8)mispronounced, failed to pronounce i
11、t correctly9)people who bred and fatten cattle for meat10)talked much and rapidlyV.1)Dee, however, is not like me.2)I could never carry a tune.3)It was like the reaction you have when you see the wriggling end of a snake just in front of your foot on the road.4)Dee comes out of the car next. She is
12、wearing a dress long enough to touch the ground, in spite of this hot weather.5)Her earrings are gold，too，and they are hanging down to her shoulders6)“No，Mama， ”she says “My name is not Dee now，it has changed into Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo!”7)“Why shouldnt I call you by your new name?8)Those people
13、were always too busy：9)“Did Uncle Buddy whittle that one, too?” asked the barber10)“Imagine that she did all the stitching by hand!” she breathed again，clutching them to her bosom1)my complexion had a smooth and creamy texture2)uncomfortably and nervously，wanting to get away as soon as possible3)the
14、 quick and great humor that would make everybody laugh immediately4)He wasted no time in marrying a contemptible city girl from a family of ignorant ostentatious and vulgar people5)move her feet in great discomfort6)“Maggies brain is very slow， ”Wangero said, laughing7)slightly sunken areas8)“Mama，
15、”Wangero said in an extremely sweet voice9)She breathed suddenly in painful surprise10)For us colored people。this is a new era。and we must seize our opportunities1)extended 意为“ 加长的” 、 “加大的”；large 指空间大，宽敞。2)hopelessly 指没有希望或指望； helpless 指没人帮助或保护；ashamed 指因为自卑感而感到卑微或尴尬； embarrassed 指感到不自在，举止失态。3)of th
16、is sort 带有贬义，暗示这种电视节目质量低劣，档次不高；like this one 无贬义。4)limousine 是大型豪华轿车，由一专职司机驾驶，有一玻璃板把司机与乘客隔开；car 可指各种汽车。5)furtive 俩。指做事偷偷摸摸，心中有鬼；sly 指长于欺骗，玩弄伎俩。6)dangling 意为在空中摇荡；hanging 指把东西挂起来。7)trunk 指存放东西或旅行用的大箱子，用木头或别的材料做成；suitcase 指放衣服的旅行箱，常由皮革类材料制造。rifling 意为抢劫或掠夺(在这里是一种夸张，说明母亲 Dee 的行为很不满)；search 是一个通用的词，不带感情
17、色彩。8)breathe 意思是轻声地说，低语；breathe again 是固定词组, 意为如释重负，松了一口气。1)A pleasant surprise，of courseThis is much better than a situation in which the parent and child came on the show only to curse out and insult each other2)None of the Johnsons had a quick tongue3)I could never possibly look a strange white m
18、an in the eye.4)1 know you hated the house and so you are very glad to see the house being burnt down5)You may take one or two of the other quilts1)cropped up 2)put up 3)keep up with 4)brought up 5)brought together 6)hanging about 7)hung back 8)hung 9)hanging down 10)handed down 11)by hand 12)out of
19、 style 13)with a style 14)by hand 15)stuck to 16)carried back1)hog 猪 2)bull calf 小公牛 3)dog 狗 4)cow奶牛 5)mule 骡子 6)snake 蛇 7)sheep 羊 8)lizard蜥蜴 9)fish 鱼 lO)cattle 牛Since she never had an education herself，she tended to use simple words，fragmented sentences and other ungrammatical sentencesTo give one
20、example。she used “like” to introduce a clause instead of “as”XII1)A big fire burned to the ground more than 300 homes in the slum neighborhood.2)If you are upright and not afraid of losing anything, you will be able to look anyone in the eye.3) Despite the flood, the losses in agricultural productio
21、n were not that serious.4) This blouse doesnt match the color or the style of the skirt.5)Lets talk about the matter over a cup of coffee.6)I cant imagine you doing disgraceful things.7)He couldnt imagine why people were opposed to his suggestions.8)Stepping off from the car, the official was confro
22、nted by two terrorists.9)As long as we stick to these principles, we will surely be successful.10)She was shocked at the news, but before long she recomposed herself.ll)It is very difficult to trace this quotation to its source.12)Their way of life could be traced to the ancient traditions handed do
23、wn to them by their ancestors more than one thousand years ago.XlII. Omitted.XlV.My FamilyOurs is a big family. My father is a worker who lives in a lo-cal city. Both my oldest uncle and second uncle set up house-keeping in the countryside. My youngest uncle is a teacher and lives far from us. Great
24、 changes have taken place in my family since the beginning of the reform and opening policy.In the late 1970s, our big family had a get-together and discussed the problem of my grandmas residence. Those were hard times. No one took the initiative to live with her. Each family had a skeleton in the c
25、upboard. Oldest uncle had room only e-n0ugh to shelter them from the wind and rain. He had to tighten his belt to keep the family pot boiling. Second uncle had nothing but four bare walls to face and led a dogs life. Youngest uncle was said to be living in a dormitory and couldnt even afford a trip
26、back. My father lived in a bungalow which was a dolls house thing and had to eke out our livelihood. But it was better anyway. My grandma lived on with us.Such was my family at that time. Each family of the big ex-tended family was in financial straits.In the early 1990s, my big clan held another fa
27、mily meeting and still my grandmas residence was discussed. But great changes had occurred. Each smaller family was “fighting“ for the chance to live with grandma. The meeting began in a merry atmosphere. My father started, “The government has established a system of floor wages and ceiling working
28、hours. We have a steady income and regular leisure time. Besides, we have a well-furnitured apartment. “ Oldest uncle hastened, “The state has legalized us to be engaged in household sideline production, so I have set up a small but rather profitable poultry farm. Moreover, there is more spacious ro
29、om. “ Second uncle wouldt fall behind, “I have contracted to run a large stretch of land and engage many farm hands. I profit a lot from it. I have more leisure time. “ Eventually, as regards the peace in the country-side, my grandma moved to second uncle, youngest uncle took a flight back and told
30、us he had just bought a flat.That was my family about 10 years later. Each smaller family lived in abundance.Now, oldest uncle is manager of a large-scale poultry farm and second uncles farm has been mechanized.To sum up, the spring wind of the reform and opening policy has led to great changes and my family is well on the way to prosperity.
