练习

【练习】

To be called beautiful is thought to name something essential to　women’s character and concerns. (In contrast by men whose __1

essence is to be strong, or effective, or competent.) It does not　need someone in the throes of feminist awareness to perceive that __2

the way women are taught to be involved in beauty encourages __3

narcissism, reinforces independence and immaturity. Everybody knows __4

that. For it is “everybody”, a whole society, which has identified __5

being feminine with caring about how one looks. Giving these __6

stereotypes, it is no wonder that beauty enjoys, at best, a rather mixed reputation.

It is not, of course, the desire to be beautiful is wrong but the __7

obligation to be. Women are taught to see their bodies in parts, and to assess each part separately. Breasts, feet, hips, waistline, neck, __8

eyes, nose, complexion, hair, and so on – each by turn is submitted __9

to an anxious scrutiny. Even if some pass the scrutiny, some will always be found wanted. Nothing less than perfection will do. __10

答案

【答案】

1.by改为 to/with

词组 in contrast to/ with 表示“与……相比”，不能用其他介词。

2. need改为take

虽然need的汉语意思是“需要”，但英语中It takes 往往作为一个固定搭配，表示“做某事需要某物或者某种品质”。

3.in改为with

be involved in 表示“介入，参与”，后面一般跟事。而 be involved with 则表示“和……有关系，有关联”，后面一般跟人。

4.independence改为dependence

5.which改为that

句子的主干是 it is…that…表示强调。

6.giving改为given

given 一词后面接名词词组可表示“考虑到，鉴于……”。

7.beautiful 后面加that

此句同样也是一个强调句型，后面须跟that引导的从句。

8.assess改为evaluate

assess往往指对某物在金钱上的价值进行权威的评估。本句话指每一个平常的女性对自己身体的每一部分进行评判，评价，应该用evaluate，因为该词表示对事物的本质或价值进行判断，如：Teachers evaluate a student’s thesis for content and organization.

9.by改为in

by turns 表示“交替地，轮番地 ”。 in turn 表示一系列动作按照一定顺序发生，或者某人先后做某事。根据题意，这里要用in turn。

10. wanted改为wanting

to find something or somebody wanting 表示“（某物或某人）缺乏应有的素质，不够格”。wanted往往指“被通缉”或者“被爱，被照顾的”。