UNIT 9
Diplomatic Practice
We have no eternal allies, and we have no
perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal
and perpetual, and those interests it is our
duty to follow. —Henry John Temple
Dictation
9.
取消，废除，撤销
没收，充公，查抄
蔑视，挑战，反抗
英寻，推测，领会，弄清
欺骗，谬见，错觉，妄想
加重，使恶化，激怒
实施，执行，工具，手段
自发的，自然的
羞怯的，缺乏自信的
10.
游牧的，流浪的
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
revoke
2. confiscate
3. defiance
4. fathom
5. delusion
6. aggravate
7. implement
8. spontaneous
9. diffident
10. nomadic
1.
Word Pretest
Keys：1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. B
1. 碳是一种元素，而二氧化碳则是一种化合物。
1. Carbon is an element, while C dioxide is a compound.
2. 实在不得已,她只好请几天假。
2. She had no alternative but to ask for a few days’ leave.
3. 她没能克制住自己，起身走向电话。
3. Unable to ~ herself, she rose and went to the phone.
Reading Comprehension
Keys： 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. B
1. 皇家学院
1. Royal Society
2. 北大西洋公约组织
2. NATO
3. 英国外交部
3. British Foreign Office
4. 中英关系
4. Sino-British relations
5. 贸易量
5. volume of trade
6. 常务委员会
6. standing committee
Definition
1. diplomacy the activity or profession of managing relations
between the governments of different countries
2. hegemonism 霸权主义 the policy or practice of hegemony
to serve national interests.
3. convention 公约，协定，协约 A convention is an official
agreement between countries or groups
4. the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
Mutual respect for each other‘s territorial integrity and
sovereignty, Mutual non-aggression, Mutual non-interference in
each other’s internal affairs, Equality and mutual benefit, and
Peaceful co-existence.
Idioms
1. as tough as nails
1. 冷酷无情 hard-hearted
2. go to pieces
2. 崩溃，瓦解 break down
3. keep one’s chin up
3. 振作，乐观 cheer up
4. hold one’s head up
4. 昂首，不丧气 not lose heart
5. as cool as a cucumber
5. 非常冷静 calm, cool-headed
6. fall apart
6. 散架，崩溃 collapse
7. pull oneself together
7. 恢复镇定 regain composure
Vocabulary & Analogies
Keys to Vocabulary:
1-5 CBBDB
11-15 DAACC
6-10 BBABC
16-20 BBBBD
Keys to Analogies:
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. D
Cloze & Section B C
Keys to Cloze:
There
under
which
within
also
for
law
examples
used
Keys to Section B:
1-2 CC
9-10 CA
3-4 AA
11-13 FTT
Keys to Section C:
Answers omitted
5-8 FTTF