1. well-informed（对……非常熟悉的） 2 new-found（新获得的） 3 hard-earned（辛苦挣得的）4 soft-spoken（说话温柔的） 5 newly-married（新婚的）6 widely-held（普遍认为的） 7 well-meant （出于好意的） 8 well-educated（受过良好教育的）

IX

1 no matter how different it may seem form any other substance

2 no matter what a woman tries to do to improve her situation

3 no matter what excuse he gives

4 no matter what anyone else may think

5 no matter how they rewrite history

X

1 just as we gained fame in victory, we lost nothing in defeat

2 just as the head teacher plays a significant role in the school, Jane plays a significant role f lead er in the classroom.

3 whoever was out there obviously couldn’t see him just as he couldn’t see them.

4 she has been searching all her life for the perfect chocolate just as I have been searching for the perfect beer.

5 you can make those kinds of comparisons just as you were doing the analyses a minute ago.

XI

1. No matter how experienced a speaker you are, and how well you have prepared your speec h, you will have difficulty making a speech at such a noisy reception.

2. Just as all his sister’s friends cared about him, Jimmy cared about them.

3. Car manufacturers stamp a vehicle identification number at several places on new cars to h elp track down stolen vehicles.

4. If you dare tell on me when the teacher gets back I won’t say a word to you any more.

5. Some elderly people prefer to live on their own while the great majority choose to live with t heir children.

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