Lesson 4 Wisdom of Bear Wood Michael Welzenbach

Organization of the Text n n n Part 1 (p. 1 -4): Happy but lonely life in Berkshire Part 2 (p. 5 -23): Meeting Mrs. Roberson. Glasgow and the first visit to her home Part 3 (p. 24 -37): Friendship with Mrs. Roberson -Glasgow

Translation on p. 108 n n 1. There are still hundreds of millions of people in the world today who earn less than a dollar a day. 2. So many people get stomach cancer. I suspect that eh water we drink may be seriously polluted. 3. We have earned strong support of the government to make smoking illegal in public places. 4. He has earned the great admiration of the people as an honest government official.

n n n 5. Old people in China today are not inclined to live with their children. 6. I am inclined to look at things from the bright side. 7. The smuggler seems to know all our actions. I suspect that someone among us is passing secret information to them. 8. She says she just doesn’t feel inclined to work today. 9. We could not identify the body because it was too badly burnt.

n n n 10. These people roam from place to place without regular jobs and without social identity. More and more people now regard it as unfair. 11. I still regard it as important for our young people to care about their national identity. 12. With regard to flood control, I am still inclined to think that to plant more trees is more important than anything else. 4. 1— 4 B D A A 6— 8 D D B/C C

Translation on p. 117 n n n 1. Wherever there air and water, life is possible. 2. Jogging every day, he has lost five pounds this month. 3. Two of them talked in a whisper so as not to disturb the other guests. 4. We’ll let you know as soon as the personnel department reaches a decision. 5. All those who work for the good of their community heart and soul deserve our respect.

n n n 6. HIV may live in the body for years before symptom appear. 7. The moment she got home, Susan flung herself on the sofa, utterly exhausted. 8. I have a feeling that Prof. Liu doesn’t like the way some college students are dressed. 9. After the accident, the owner of the mine was made to adopt safety measures. 10. Yesterday morning, the manager went off without telling anybody, leaving secret papers all over on the desk.

n n n 11. Writing in a journey can help you to release emotions even if you are not able to talk to others about how you are feeling. 12. The reasons he gave—that he didn’t notice the traffic light turn red—is not convincing. 13. Life does not always go as smoothly as you’d like. The better you can handle stress, the less it will control your life. 14. Between us—my father and me—an understanding began to grow after we opened our hearts to each other that night. 15. Severe and prolonged fatigue, night sweats, fever, loss of appetite and weight—all these could be symptoms of AIDS.

Key to 6 on P. 118 n n n 1— 5 BDBCA 6— 10 D B C A B 11— 15 C D A D C