1、Unit 14Check your understanding:1. W Joe was a little upset, and so was I.2. T3. W Not only do the nurses want a pay increase, they want reduced hours as well. 4. F 5. RIn-Class Activities.1. (1)Passage a: Why there is noPassage b: what the government should do, (and) how should the government opera
2、te.Passage c: Not only he was(2) Passage a: The learner failed to obey the rule that an auxiliary verb must be put in front of the subject if the sentence is a question, probably because the learner is still influenced by Chinese, as in the Chinese language there is no such rule as inversion in ques
3、tions.Passage b: The learner failed to obey the rule that we must use normal word order if a question becomes an object clause. This clearly is an instance of overuse of the rule for forming questions. Passage c: This error is also caused by the lack of knowledge that inversion is necessary when a s
4、entence begins with a negative phrase.2.(1) (2) They are mostly cases of rhetorical inversion caused by “only”, “nevermore”, “henceforth”, etc. (1)But my skills, my mind, my heart, and my body will stagnate, rot, and die lest I put them to good use. (2)I have unlimited potential. (3)Only a small por
5、tion of my brain do I employ; only a paltry amount of my muscles do I flex. (4)A hundredfold or more can I increase my accomplishments of yesterday and this I will do, beginning today. (5)Nevermore will I be satisfied with yesterdays accomplishments nor will I indulge, anymore, in self-praise for de
6、eds which in reality are too small to even acknowledge. (6)I can accomplish far more than I have, and I will, for why should the miracle which produced me end with my birth? (7)Why can I not extend that miracle to my deeds of today? (8)I am natures greatest miracle. (9)I am not on this earth by chan
7、ce. (10) I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. (11)Henceforth will I apply all my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.Two examples of grammatical inversion are used beca
8、use of “nor” and interrogative adverb “why”.Rhetorical inversion is used for emphasis, while grammatical inversion is used for the sake of grammaticality of a sentence.3.(1) They all employ partial inversion after negative expressions.(2) The difference lies in the stronger emphasis in sentences wit
9、h inversion. a. Refunds cannot be given under any circumstances.b. This process will not be satisfactory by any means.c. Henderson did not raise his voice sharply to Michael once.d. I have never seen such awful behavior before.e. It is impossible that Im going to wear that.The original ones are more
10、 effective.4. (1) full inversion/rhetorical inversion(2) The rhetorical inversion intentionally creates a suspense, a climax, and perfect rhyming, so that the verse gives the reader an artistic enjoyment. 5. (1) (2) emphasis, passion, power, etc.(3) Yes. Now the trumpet summons us again-not as a cal
11、l to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call to battle, though embattled we are6.(1)We dare not tempt them with weakness. (2)For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed. (3)But neither can two great and powerful groups of n
12、ations take comfort from our present course-both sides overburdened by the cost of modern weapons, both rightly alarmed by the steady spread of the deadly atom, yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance of terror that stays the hand of mankinds final war.(4)All this will not be finished in the
13、 first 100 days. (5)Nor will it be finished in the first 1,000 days, nor in the life of this administration, not even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.(6)In your hands, my fellow citizen, more than mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course. Since this country
14、 was founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty. (7)The graves of young Americans who answered the call to service surround the globe.(8)Now the trumpet summons us again-not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call to battle, t
15、hough embattled we are; but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, “rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation,“ a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease and war itself.(1) No. Because the fronted adverbials are adverbials of purpos
16、e (Pictures 1 the colours were too real and clean and out-of-doors for that. Down went the prow of the ship into the wave and up went a great shock of spray. And then up went the wave behind her, and her stern and her deck became visible for the first time, and then disappeared as the next wave came
17、 to meet her and her bows went up again.c. On Memorial Day of this year, I was thumbing through a copy of the New York Daily News with my morning coffee when suddenly I felt as if I was struck by lightning. There in the lower left-hand corner of the paper was a photo of Bill. I felt chills to learn
18、that Bill was none other than the father of the President of the United States.3. a. Now is the time forb. Little did we knowc. Under no circumstances will latecomers bed. ., as are those of the opposition.e. Only with the greatest of luck did he manage to4. a. Barely had he left the office when/bef
19、ore the telephone started ringing.b. Seldom is the interior of the island visited by tourists.c. Only after they had finished eating did they get round to business. d. In no way is the existence of extraterrestrial life confirmed by the report.e. Little did the poor girl realize what would happen to her next.5. a. Not for a moment did I doubt the truth of your story.b. Up was the rocket shot into the air when the ten-second countdown was over.c. So frightened was he that he did not dare to move an inch.d. Were I you, I would try it again. e. Bang came another shot!
