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UNIT 8 LITERATURE(二)
1．Tears have played a surprisingly important part(扮演一个非常重要的角色；起到非常重
要的作用) in the history of the novel.
2．As the critic John Mullan points out(正如……指出的那样)，by the end of[到……结束时，
到……时候为止(常与完成时态连用)] the eighteenth century，the word “sentimental” had
acquired(vt.获得) a new meaning “addicted to indulgence(沉溺) in superficial(肤浅的)
emotion”．..
3．About 15 years ago，Eppley worked with southern bamboo lemurs，which were known to
spend most of their days in the trees，feeding on(以……为食) bamboo leaves.
4．He wondered whether(whether 引导宾语从句) habitat reduction and limited food resource
availability were driving(熟词生义：v.迫使) them to move to the ground.
5．He found that they spent an average of(平均为……) only 2.5% of their time on the ground
each month.
6．Besides，they will be faced with(面临，面对) finding appropriate food resources on the
ground，thus having a broad(adj.广泛的) or flexible diet is important.
7．The loss of primates would lead to(导致) negative effects on the ecosystem.
8．Trujillo took a series of housekeeping jobs to put herself through(供……上学) Miami Dade
College.
9．Sometimes she was cleaning bathrooms to help pay her way(独立偿付一切；自食其力)
through her studies.
10 ． Trujillo’s own story is proof that just beyond the barrier lies an entire universe of
opportunities waiting for anyone willing to work hard enough to reach for the stars(有九天揽月
之志；努力完成壮举)．
11．Her company is currently engaged in(正忙于，致力于) the design，manufacturing and
sales of bamboo products.
