13.11 其他常见动词的名词化
1. Paul did not want his mother to know his involvement in the horse racing
gambling even though he had won a lot of money.
即便保罗参与赛马赌博赢了不少钱，但他还不想让他妈妈知道这件事。
2. The region has a high occurrence of thalassemia, a hereditary disease that can
cause birth defects.
这个地区是库利氏贫血症高发区，这是一种遗传病，会导致出生缺陷。
3. Calls to the florist were always in vain.
给花店老板打电话总是没结果。
4. This year marks the 10th anniversary of China's entry into the World Trade
Organization(WTO).
今年是中国加入 WTO 十周年。
5. During the past decade, the nation’s agricultural sector has experienced stable
development and has achieved increased grain production for seven consecutive
years.
在过去的十年，国家农业发展一直稳定，并连续七年取得增长。
6. U.S. officials refuse to confirm whether this is a U.S. spy aircraft, but Pentagon
spokesman George Little acknowledges the fear of losing its technology.
美国官员拒绝证实这是否是美国间谍飞机，但五角大楼发言人 George Little 承认
担心其技术泄露。
7. appalling treatment of the indigenous peoples. 对待土著居民的方式让人震惊。
8. He was also the author of many successful books.
他写了许多书，这些书都取得了成功。
9. Japan is a student of America. 日本向美国学习。
10. She is a good teacher. 她的课上的好。
11. He is also the title defender for this year's Tennis Masters Cup.
他也是今年网球大师杯赛的卫冕者。
12. I am an enthusiastic supporter of Heifer, and my wife and I contribute to the
organization annually.
我是小母牛组织的热心支持者。 我和妻子每年都向这个组织提供捐赠。
13. “You are standing up for what is right for you”, says William Ury, cofounder of
Harvard University's Program on Negotiation.
“你在坚持做正确的事情”哈佛大学谈判项目共同创办人威廉·尤里博士如是说。
14. I identify myself as one of critical lovers and loving critics of the United Nations.
（UN-loving critics）
我自认为我既是一个批评联合国的爱护者，又是一个爱护联合国的批评者。
15. The relationship between linguistic theories and second language pedagogy is
hardly a new discovery.
语言理论与第二语言教学法存在一定的关系几乎不能算是一个新的发现。
16. Examination of the case studies and samples from the frameworks will make this
clear.
弄清这需要审查这些案例及框架内的样本。
17. It is not my purpose to discuss this matter again. 我不想再讨论这件事。
18. active participation in a wide range of aspects of society.
积极参与社会的方方面面。
19. He could get no transport. 他没有交通工具可乘。
20.The activity becomes promoters of people meeting each other.·114·
这项活动促进人们相互交流。
21. No aspect of life in the twenties has been more commented upon and
sensationally romanticized than the so-called Revolt of the Younger Generation. The
slightest mention of the decade brings nostalgic recollections（回忆）to the middle-
aged and curious questionings by the young.
二十年代社会生活的各个方面中，被人们评论得最多，渲染的最厉害的，莫过于
青年一代的叛逆之行了。只要有之言片语提到那个时期，就会勾起中年人怀旧的
回忆和青年人好奇的提问。
22. The typical Westerner wishes to be the cause of as many changes as possible in
his environment, the typical Chinaman wishes to enjoy as much as delicately as
possible. This difference is at the bottom of most of the contrast between China and
the English-speaking world.
典型的西方人希望自己成为尽可能多地改变所处环境的原因；(典型的西方人希望
能够推动周围环境作尽量多的变革)典型的中国人则希望尽可能多地享受自然环境
之美。 这个差别就是中国人和英语国家的人大相径庭的深层原因。
词 汇 积 累
1. convention n 惯例；习俗
a. It’s just a kind of convention in opera. 这只是歌剧里的一种惯例。
b. different cultural convention. 不同的文化习俗
2. convergence n 聚合，会聚，共识
a. The subsequent half century saw a process of convergence or catch up where other
parts of the world began to close the gap.
随后的半个世纪，出现了聚合或赶超的过程，其他地区开始缩小差距。
b. We will focus both on our convergences as well as on differences.
分歧与共识都是我们关注的。
3. conveyor n 传送带；运送者，传播者
moving conveyor belt. 传送带。
4. cooperation n 合作
cooperation with higher education. 与高校的合作。
5. cooperative n 合作社
a milk cooperative. 牛奶合作社。
