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Unit10
SectionA
Reports
on Britain Under the Bombs
Detailed
study of the Text
1.
Night after night
,in the
hot summer and early fall of
1940
…
(Para.1)
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Pay attention to the
expression
“
niht after
night
”
which is used to
express that something
happens again and again for a long r
expressions include:
hour after
hour
接连好几个小时
day
after day
日复一日
week after
week
一周又一周
year
after year
年复一年
2.
His voice had
a tone of sorrow for the suffering of that ancient
city ,and a tone of confidence ,
too
—
a feeling of
belief that London would be there ,no matter what
it had to
endure
.It could
not
be destroyed. (Para.2)
Meaning:
His voice showed ,on
the one hand ,his sorrow for what London was
suffering;on the
other hand ,people
could also hear confidence in his voice that
London would stand in spite of all
the
suffering and would continue to exist.
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endure:
vt.
bear
pain,suffering,etc. for a long time
I
couldn
’
t
endure
this noise
anymore.
我再也无法忍受这种噪音了。
He had to
endure
the sharp pain all night since no
doctor could be
reached.
因为找不着医生，
他只能整夜忍受剧烈的疼痛。
vi.
last for a long time
Their friendship
endured
lifelong.
他们的友谊持续了一生。
Though spoken by only a small number of
people ,this language
endured
and survived.
虽然
只有很少人使用这种语言，它却留传了下来。
3.
…
until the last Englisman
died or the invaders were
driven off
. (Para.3)
Meaning:
(They
were
prepared
to
fight)until
the
last
Englishman
died
or
the
German
invaders
were defeatd.
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drive off:
force sb. or an
animal to go away
They united and
drove
the invaders
off
.
他们团结起来，把入侵者赶了出去。
They keep dogs in the yard to
drive off
intruders.
< br>他们在院子里养了几条狗，
以赶走闯入者。
cast
The film has a strong
cast
that includes several
big names.
4.
Air
Marshal Goering
’
s bomer
pilots
were sure of
their
ultimate triumph over England.
(Para.4)
Meaning:
German
pilots
under
Air
Marshal
Goering
believed
that
they
would
defeat
England
finally.
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be sure
of:
be certain to get something or be
certain something will happen.
If you
go and see them ,you can
be sure
of
a warm
welcome.
如果你去看他们，你肯定会受
到热烈欢迎。
We
are sure of
his
honesty.
我们肯定他是个诚实的人。
Surrender
①
②
You
’
ll have to
surrender
your papers at the
hotel desk.
5.
The hardships of London really started
in the first week of September ,when Hitler was at
last
convinced that the
English did not intend to give in. (Para.6)
Meaning:
In the first week of
September ,Hitler was finally made to believe that
the English didn
’
t
have any intantion to hardships of
London really started at that time.
6.
On September
7,1940 ,nearly four hundred German bombers
hammered the city with bombs
in broad daylight
. (Para.6)
Meaning:
On
September
7,1940
,nearly
four
hundred
German
bombers
attacked
the
city
during
the daytime.
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in broad daylight:
in or
during the daytime
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If we
say a crime is committed in broad daylight ,we are
actually expressing our surprise
that
it
’
s done during the day
when everyone can see it rather than at night .
People were shocked that the murder
happened
in broad daylight
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凶杀案发生在光天化日之
下，人们都为此感到震惊。
The old lady was
attacked
in broad daylight
and nobody helped her.
这位上了年纪的女士在
光天化日之下遭到袭击，却没有一个人帮助她。
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Note that
“
hammer
”
basically
means
“
hit something with a
hammer
”
.Here the verb is
used
in
a
figurative
sense
,meaning
that
German
bombers
attacked
London
just
like
using
a
hammer hitting something
heavily.
7.
Goering
boasted
,
“
This is the
historic
hour when our air
force for the first time delivered its
bombs right into the
enemy
’
s heart
.
”
(Para.6)
Meaning:
Goering said proudly
that it was an important hour in history when
German planes for
the first time
attacked London directly.
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boast:
v.t
alk
proudly
The young man is
boasting
of his rich family
to the girls.
这位年轻人正在向女孩们吹嘘自
己的家庭富有。
Bill
boasted
that
he was always the prize-winner in tennis
match.
比尔自夸是网球网球赛中
的常胜将军。
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historic:
a.
very
important and will be recorded as part of history
a
historic
event/
speech/place
有历史意义的事件
/
演说
/
地方
This
historic
building was where the treaty was
signed.
这桩历史性建筑是当年的签约处。
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Compare with
“
historical
”
which
means
“
relating to history
or the past
”
.
a
historical
event/person
历史事件
/
历史人物
(<
/p>
真实的、非虚构的
)
a
historical
novel/play
历史小说
/
历史剧
(
内容与历史上的人物或事件有关的
)
8.
Rader sirens
wailed ,ambulances rushed from one place of agony
to another
…
(Para.7)
Meaning:
Rader sirens made
long ,high-pitched and harsh sounds ,ambulances
rushed from one
place to another to
help people in great pain
…
9.
It seemed
impossible for any city to take so much punishment
and continue to endure.
(Para.8)
Meaning:
It seemed impossible
for any city,which had suffered such heavy damage,
to continue to
exist.
10.
It seemed
impossible for people of the city to do their
daily jobs ,to work and eat and sleep
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