Unit 10
Reports on
Britain Under the
Bombs
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着火
一种快乐的语调
赶走敌人
最终的胜利
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Shanghai
 in flames
 a tone of joy
 drive off the
enemy
 ultimate victory/
triumph
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凯旋而归
向敌人投降
光天化日
忍受痛苦
筋疲力尽
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return in triumph
surrender to the enemy
in broad daylight
endure the agony
reach the limits of
exhaustion
 超越极限
 go beyond the
limits
 屹立不动
 stand firm
survival (L2)
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n. or adj.
遗传下来的古代风俗
survivals of ancient customs
在荒岛上的生存技巧
survival skills on a desert island
wave (L3)
 罢工的浪潮
 waves of strikes
 他心头涌上了一阵不信任感。
 A wave of distrust swept over him.
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make waves
兴风作浪; 制造纠纷
new wave [New Wave ]
新浪潮; 新流派; 新流派代表人物
a wave of displeasure
反感情绪高涨
slight (L4)
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小困难
很小的成功可能性
苗条的女孩
微小的区别
 slight difficulty
 a slight possibility
of success
 a slight girl
 a slight difference
flame (L6)
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flame of anger
怒火
the flame of sunset
火红的晚霞
the flames of love
火焰般的爱情
old flame
旧情人
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v.
她激动得脸绯红。
Her face flamed with excitement.
in flames
燃烧着
burst into flame(s)
(突然猛烈地)燃烧起来
endure (L9)
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我不能忍受音量大的音乐声。
I can't endure loud music.
我一刻也忍受不了她那没完没了的抱怨。
I can't endure her endless complaint
noise a moment longer.
 His fame will endure forever.
 他的名望将永垂不朽。
 bear强调忍受者对疼痛，忧虑，责任的
承受力。
 高度的革命乐观主义精神使他能不向病魔
低头。
 A strong sense of revolutionary
________ enabled him to bear his
illness with fortitude (坚韧).
 optimism
 stand 与bear 大致相同，多用于口语，
常以否定形式出现，在肯定句中，比bear
更强，即“不屈不饶，经受得起”
 I can’t stand (bear) this heat.
 He successfully stood the severe test.
 endure侧重长时间忍受折磨与不幸，强
调持久力了意志坚定。
 被压迫人民的忍受力是有限度的。
 There is a limit to what the oppressed
people can endure.
raid (L10)
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n.
空袭
a bombing raid
越界攻击
a cross-border raid
As a result of the raid three people
were charged with having illegal drugs.
 v. make a raid on
 警察昨夜搜查了这家夜总会。
 Police raided the night club last night.
channel (L11)
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the English Channel
英吉利海峡
through diplomatic channels
通过外交途径
cast (L11)
 他的话使人们对这一问题有了新的认识。
 His words cast a new light on the
problem.
 那个渔民一网撒到湖心。
 The fisherman’s cast reached right to
the middle of the lake.
 他的命运取决于这次机会。
 His fortune depended on this cast.
 该剧的全体演员列队站在舞台前面。
 The cast of the play __________
up on the front of the stage.
 lined
 cast aside
 丢弃，除掉
 到处寻找，试图找到
 cast around/about
for
 揭示，显露
 cast light on sth.
 cast doubt on
 引起对…….的怀疑
surrender (L17)
 surrender one's insurance policy
 取得退保金额而将保险单交回保险公司
 You must surrender your old passport
when applying for a new one.
 你申请新护照时, 必须交出旧护照。
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surrender oneself to pleasure
沉溺于欢乐之中
He surrendered himself to despair.
他绝望已极。
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n.
unconditional surrender
无条件投降
the surrender of one's claim
放弃自己的权利
ground (L20)
 The ship was grounded in shallow
water.
 船在水浅处搁浅。
 The teacher grounded students in
English.
 教员给学生打英语基础。
 His arguments are well /ill grounded in
facts.
 他的立论根据充[不]足。
hammer (L26)
 Hammer the nails in and then hang
these pictures on them.
 “用锤把钉子敲进去,然后把照片挂上去。
 hammered the information into the
students' heads.
 把这条信息反复向学生们强调
in the broad daylight (L27)
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broad shoulder
宽肩
have a broad knowledge of animals
具有广博的动物方面的知识
a man of broad views
宽宏大量的人
He stated his views in broad outline.
他粗略地讲了自己的观点。
historic (L27)
 historic 强调的是具有历史意义和在历史
上有名。
 这是一篇具有历史意义的文件。
 This is a document of historic
significance.
 historical强调的是在过去真正存在过或
与历史的相关性
 他现在是一个历史研究刊物的编辑。
 He is now editor of a journal of
historical events.
wail (L31)
 vi 发出尖叫声，嚎叫，
 The wind wailed in the street.
 Don’t wail over/about your
misfortunes.
agony (L32)
 在救护车到达之前，他一直非常痛苦地躺
在地上。
 He lay in agony on the ground until
the ambulance arrived.
 在接到消息之前，我疑虑不安，十分痛苦。
 I was in an agony of doubt before I got
the message.
spit (L36)
 v. send (liquid or sth. Else )out from
the mouth
 He is very ill and spitting blood.吐血
 I tasted something nasty in the rice
and I spat it out.
 He spat at his enemies boldly.
 他无畏地朝敌人吐口水。
 n. 口水，唾液
 She used a little spit on a cloth to
wipe the mirror clean.
commuter (L37)
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a 22-mile commute
二十二英里的通勤路程
an easy commute
轻松的通勤路程
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commute foreign money to domestic
把外币兑成本国货币
commute comfort for hardship
以逸代劳
commute imprisonment into a fine
以罚款代监禁
 commute between home and office
 上下班来往通勤
 commute between London and New
York
 定期往返于伦敦纽约间
rage (L40)
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n.
愤怒；愤激
My father was in a rage last night.
我父亲昨天晚上十分生气。
时兴东西
Long hair is all the rage now.
现今时兴长发。
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A storm raged through the mountains.
风暴席卷山区
The plague raged for months.
瘟疫盛行了好几个月
on the air (L42)
 那个广播剧还在播送吗？
 Is that radio show still on the air?
 Viewers have been seeing her
regularly on the air.
 off the air 停止广播
 return to the air 恢复广播
voice v. (L44)
 He voiced the feelings of the crowd.
 他表达出群众的情绪。
 be in (good) voice
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sth.
 in my voice
 with one voice
 嗓子好
 对某事有[无]发言权
 以我的名义
 异口同声地; 一致地
resolution (L46)
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show great resolution
表示极大的决心
a man of great resolution
极其果断的人
resolution of doubt
疑团的清除
visual resolution
目力分辨率
handful (L49)
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a handful of rice
一把米
我们邀请了十几家公司,但只来了少数几个。
They invited a dozen companies, but
only a handful of them came.
rescue (L54)
 to rescue from the building many
official papers
 从大楼里抢救出许多官方文件
 We rescued the boy who fell into the
river.
 我们救起了掉进河里的小孩。
underneath (L54)
 prep., adv.
 在下面；在…支配下
 She sat underneath the tree in the
shade.
 她坐在树荫下。
 They looked down from the bridge at
the water underneath.
 他们从桥上观看桥下的水。
wreckage (L55)
 the wreckage of the cars
 汽车残骸
 the wreckage of the plane after the
crash
 飞机坠落后的残骸
decency (L59)
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decent behaviour
正当的行为
a decent house
一所像样的房子
He made a decent record.
他成绩尚佳