Lesson1
Question:
Forthefollowingreasons:Foronething,thehouwas23feetabovealevel;foranother,hewasunwillingtoabandonhishome.
Whywasageneratornecessary
,theycheckedoutbatteriesforportableradioandflashlights,'sfatherwiredverallightbulbstoitandpreparedaconnectiontotherefrigerator.
',thewaterbecametoodeepforthemtoescapeonfoot.
Becauheblamedhimlfforunderestimatingthepowerofthehurricaneandthenendangeringthewholefamilybyhiswrongdecisionnottofleesaferinland.
A:Becausheknewhowfrightenedthechildrenwereandwantedtoboosttheirspirit.
Whathappenedtothepartygores
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,"Welostpracticallyallourposssions,,Irealizewelostnothingimportant"
Shemeantthathumanlivesaremoreimportantthanmaterialposssions.
Gulfport
Theymanagedtomaketheirlivesreturntonormalandbeganreb四级范文
uildingtheircommunitywithoutanydelay.
Paraphra:
1.We'reelevated23feet.
Ourhouis23feetabovealevel.
2.Theplacehasbeenheresince1915,andnohurricanehaverbotheredit.
Thehouwasbuiltin1915andsincethennohurricanehasdoneanydamagetoit.
3.Wecanbattendownandrideitout.
Wecanprepareourlvesforthehurricaneandmanagetosurviveitwithoutmuchdamage.4.Thegeneratorwasdoud,andthelightswentout.
Watergotintothegenerator,anditdidn'twork.Asaresult,thelightswereputout.
5.Everybodyoutthebackdoortothecars
Everybodygooutthoughthebackdoorandgetintothecars.
6.Theelectricalsystemhadbeenkilledbywater.
Theelectricalsysteminthecarshadbeendestroyedbywater.
7.Johnwatchedthewaterlapatthesteps,andfeltacrushingguilt.
WhenJohnwatchedthewaterinchitswayupthesteps,hefeltastrongnofguiltbecauheblamedhimlfforunderstandingtheferocityofCamilleandendangeringthewholefamilybymakingthewrongdecisionnotfleeinland.
8.Getusthroughthismess,willyou
Oh,godPleahelpustogetthroughthedangersituation.
9.Shecarriedonaloneforafewbars,thenhervoicetrailedaway.
Shesangafewwordsaloneandthenhervoicegraduallygrewdimmerandstopped.
10.Janishadjustonedelayedreaction.
Janisdidn'tshowherfearonthespotduringthehurricane,butsherevealedheremotionscaudbythehurricaneveralnightsafterthehurricanebygettingupinthemiddleofthenight,goingoutsideandcryingsoftly.
翻译：
,likethousandsofothersinthecoastalcommunities,Johnwasreluctanttoabandonhishomeunlessthefamily---hiswife,Janis,andtheirvenchildren,aged3to11---wasclearlyendangered.但是,和沿海地区其他成千上万的人一样,约翰不愿舍弃自己的家园,除非他的家人—自己的家人贾妮斯以及他们的7个孩子,大的11岁,小的才3岁—明显处于危险之中;
,andthegroupheardgun-likereportsasotherupstairswindowsdisintegrated.随着一声巨响,楼上一个房间的法式落地双开门被风吹倒了;大家还听到楼上其他玻璃窗破碎时发出的像开枪一样的啪啪响声;
,breathlessandwet,thegroupttledonthestairs,whichwereprotectedbytwointeriorwalls.大家都吓坏了,气喘吁吁的,浑身都湿透了;他们坐在楼梯上,楼梯两侧有内墙保护着;
;theywouldliveordieinthehou.大家都明白已无路可逃,无论是死是活他们都只能待在这个房子里了;
,thehurricane,inonemightyswipe,liftedtheentireroofoffthehouandskimmedit40feetthoughtheair.不一会儿,一阵强风刮过,将整个屋顶掀到了空中,并将其抛到40英尺以外;
200 mph.在飓风中心纵约70英里宽的范围内,风速接近每小时200英里,掀起的浪高达30英尺;
,andblown-downpowerlinescoiledlikeblackspaghettiovertheroads.没被飓风刮倒的树上像结彩似的挂满被撕成布条的衣服,吹断的电线像黑色的意大利细面条一样盘成一圈一圈地散落在路面上;
,butitw关于山的古诗
asn't:eachsalvageditemreprentedalittlevictoryoverwrathofthestorm.这个工作本来会令人沮丧,可事实上并分如此:每一件侥幸保存下来的物品都代表着与这场狂暴的飓风斗争的一个小小的胜利;
Lesson2
Questions
1.Canyouguessthewriter’soccupation Whatdetailinthetextsupportsyourguess
“Theveryactofsteppingonthissoil,inbreathingthisairofHiroshima,wasformeafargreateradventurethananytriporanyreportorialassignmentI’dpreviouslytaken.”inparagraph1canguess.
Theaimofthevisitistogathersomeinformationaboutortoreportontoday’sHiroshima.
HiroshimaWhatwashisattitudetowardtheatomicbombingofHiroshima
,andobviously,hehadaguiltyconsciencewhenhethoughtoftheatomicbombing.
’tappeartohavethesamepreoccupationsthatthewriterhad.
Hiroshima
AlthoughHiroshimawasdestroyedbyanatomicbombonAugust6,1945,thingmedmuchthesameasinotherJapanecities.
’sspeechpuzzlethewriter Whathadthewriterexpectedthemayortosay
Becauthewriterdidn’HiroshimaHiroshimaHiroshima
1Seriouslookingmenspoketooneanotherasiftheywereobliviousofthecrowdsaboutthem.
Theyweresoabsorbedintheirconversationthattheyemednottopayanyattentiontothepeoplearoundthem.
2Atlastthisintermezzocametoanend,andIfoundmylfinfrontofthegiganticCityHall
FinallythetaxitripcametoanendandIsuddenlydiscoveredthatIwasinfrontthehugeCityHall.
3TheratherarrestingspectacleoflittleoldJapanadriftamidbeigeconcreteskyscrapersistheverysymboloftheincessantstrugglebetweenthekimonoandtheminiskirt.
