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Unit 2 Hiroshima
a city in Japan which was destroyed on August 6,1945 during World War II, when a US nuclear bom
b was dropped on it, killing very many people (71,000). It was rebuilt after the war, and is now a large industrial city again. come/roll/jerk/skid/slip et
c to a stop
if a vehicle comes to a stop,
yet
it stops moving
The bus came to a stop outside the school.
The car skidded to a stop.
a lump in/to one’s throat
a feeling that you want to cry
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here: be choked with emotion
There was a lump in her throat as she gazed at the child.
For a moment she said nothing, she just swallowed as if there were a lump in her throat.
Melanie felt a lump in her throat; it was a touching and whole-hearted welcome. That thought brought a lump to my throat, tears to my eyes.
on your/somebody's mind
if something is on your mind, you keep thinking or worrying about it
He looked as though he had something on his mind.
Sorry I forgot. I've got a lot on my mind (=a lot of problems to worry about) at the moment.
Scene:the place where an accident, crime etc
happened
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The police soon arrived at the scene of the crime . Investigators are now at the scene, arching for clues.
Preoccupy formal
if something preoccupies someone, they think or worry about it a lot
And though I tried to respond, I was mostly preoccupied with my pain. Kent was silent, preoccupied, deep in thought. Much of the discussion in the 19705 was preoccupied with global cooling, not warming.
The questions have preoccupied fine minds for centuries, with interest intensifying from the late nineteenth century to the prent day. preoccupation
1. when someone thinks or worries about something a lot, with the result that they do not pay attention to other
things
preoccupation with
The management's preoccupation with costs and profits resulted in a drop in quality and customer rvice.
main/chief/central etc preoccupation
Their main preoccupation was how to feed their families.
rub shoulders with somebody
大猩猩英文informal also rub elbows with somebody American English to meet and spend time with people, especially rich and famous people:
As a reporter he gets to rub shoulders with all the big names in politics.
Edna revealed that she was fed up with rubbing
shoulders with the rich and famous.
oblivious/ ?’bl?vi?s / [not before noun]
not knowing about or not noticing something that is happening around you; unaware
oblivious of/to
He emed oblivious to the fact that he had hurt her.
Congress was emingly oblivious to the events. sight of
Just the sight of him made her go all weak.
at the sight of something Marcie will faint at the sight of blood.
The hou is hidden from
sight behind trees.
in respon to something
in respon to public pressure.
I am writing in respon to your letter of June 12. …..when I showed him the invitation which the mayor had nt to me in respon to my request for an interview.
screech / skri?t?/
< shout loudly in an unpleasant high voice becau you are angry, afraid, or excited;
shriek, scream
'Look out!' she screeched. They screeched with laughter .
screech at
She screeched at me to take
off my muddy shoes.
2. if a vehicle screeches, its wheels make a high unpleasant noi as it moves along or stops
A van screeched onto the road in front of me.
teamThe car screeched to a halt Thanks to sb. /sth. informal
becau of someone or something:
We've reached our goal of $50,000, thanks to the generosity of the public.
Some ski resorts opened early, thanks to a late-October snowstorm.
The play was a great success thanks to the effort and commitment of everyone involved.
幸福也贩卖
Today thanks to the Internet,
you can do all your Christmas shopping from home.
owing to
formal
becau of something Owing to a lack of funds, the project will not continue next year. Flight BA213 has been delayed owing to fog incessant[usually before
noun]
continuing without stopping =constantthanks
The child's incessant talking started to irritate her. incessant rain
incessantly adverb
They quarreled incessantly. stunning/ ‘st?n?? /
You look absolutely stunning in that dress.
a stunning view
2.very surprising or shocking
synonym staggering stunning news
stunningly adverb
a stunningly beautiful woman
tread / tred / trod ,trodden
1.?STEP IN/ON?
British English
to put your foot on or in something while you are walking
synonym step
americanliterature
tread in/on
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Sorry, did I tread on your foot?
She trod barefoot on the soft grass.
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