UNIT 1 POPULATION AND IMMIGRATION

UNIT 1 POPULATION AND IMMIGRATION
community of their fellow immigrants and fail to embrace the opportunities and advantages of their
new homeland. (Para. 5)
Paraphrase: Immigrants often don’t take advantages of the opportunities of their new country, since they
may feel as if they don’t belong to this new country and may find themselves living in a small community
with other immigrants from their own native country.
endup (in): to be in a particular situation, state, or place after a series of events, especially when you did not
plan it 结 果 , 最 终 到 达
● Every time they went dancing they ended up in a bad mood.
5 cut oneself off from… (Para. 6) to stop having a friendly relationship with someone 与 某 人 切 断 联 系
● After his wife died, he cut himself off completely from the rest of the world.
6 in the hope of (Para. 7) 希 望
● We came to the island in the hope of finding a simpler way of life.
7 There are often insecure feelings over jobs, with some thinking that each new immigrant encroaches
on the wealth shared by those already there. (Para. 9)
Paraphrase: Natives of the country are afraid of losing jobs to immigrants and some natives feel that each
immigrant takes away some of the wealth already shared by everyone else.
encroach on/upon: to gradually take more of someone’s time, possessions, rights, etc. than you should 侵 占
( 某 人 的 时 间 ); 侵 占 ( 某 人 的 权 利 ); 扰 乱 ( 某 人 的 生 活 等 )
● Bureaucratic power has encroached upon the freedom of the individual.
8 surpass v. (Para. 10) to be even better or greater than someone or something else 超 过 ; 胜 过 ; 优 于
● He had surpassed all our expectations.
9 It takes great courage for someone to take the initiative to make the difficult decision to leave the
familiar behind and embark on a new life and to carve out a new future for themselves and their
family. Such courage among its citizens is a lasting benefit to any country. (Para. 11)
Paraphrase: Taking the initiative to make the hard decision to leave all that you know behind to start a
new life, and make a new future for yourselves and your family requires great bravery. Such bold and
courageous citizens will greatly benefit the country for generations to come.
【 句 法 分 析 】 此 句 蕴 含 it takes ... for sb. to do sth. 这 个 结 构 。 其 中 it 为 形 式 主 语 , 真 正 的 主 语 是 to
make the difficult decision to leave the familiar behind and embark on a new life and to carve out a new
future for themselves and their family. 因 为 主 语 太 长 , 所 以 采 用 it 作 形 式 主 语 。
initiative n. the ability to make decisions and take action without waiting for someone to tell you what to do
主 动 性 ; 积 极 性 ; 自 发 性
● I wish my son would show more initiative.
take the initiative: to control a situation and decide what to do next 主 动 做 某 事
● Why don’t you take the initiative and ask him out?
embark on: to start something, especially something new, difficult, or exciting 从 事 , 着 手 , 开 始 ( 新 的 或
艰 难 的 事 )
● He embarked on a new career as a teacher.