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Lesson 15 Argentia Bay (Excerpts)
III. Paraphra
1. Compared with the British vesl which had gone through many a battle and weathered the storm, the Augusta, which was newer and clean, which carried King emed to be from a different world.
2. …Hopkins visited London and Moscow and his visits were widely covered by newspapers all over the world.
3. He’s having the best time of his life, sir.
4. The Russians will fight on. But they will barely manage to carry on the fight.
5. Hopkins extended one of his weak and feeble hands, and ud his thin bony fingers to count the things the British wanted to have. duang
6. It will make it difficult for the Americans to reject their cond demand which was the real purpo of Churchill coming to meet Roovelt.
孝钦显皇后7. By a very slight difference Roovelt looked more of the Number One man.
8. Pug was more familiar with the crippled President than the one on the front pages standing upright.
9. If Hitler conquered Russia, he would bring the war to a successful end by launching a large-scale airborne attack on England.
10. It might be better for us not to make tho good angels feel too tired, otherwi they might get angry and desrt us. Do you agree?
11. We lack destroyers for escorts on our return journey.
12. It emed that they were well aware of the difficult situation Britain was in militarily and economically.
13. When the British officers heard the Atlantic Charter read out, they were greatly disappointed and were in low spirit becau there was no promi of aid.
14. The declaration is in high-sounding words, but contains nothing substantial in terms of aid to Britain by the United States.
15. …the day before yesterday, the Draft Act was extended with a majority of one vote. One vote fewer would have brought about the break up of the U.S. army.
16. Lend-Lea brings no trouble, becau the American people are happy about the war-boom it brings about.
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IV. Practice with Words and Expressions
A.
1. brass (band): a group of musicians who play brass instruments such as trumpets and trombones
长方体表面积公式2. struck up: began to play
3. towered (over): much taller than
4. dress parade: requiring formal dress
5. spick-and-span: very neat and new
6. hold: keep against an enemy, not give way
7. wasted: weak and feeble
8. shore up: add support to (something) where weakness is shown
9. shellacking: decisive defeat
启事的意思10. diminish: become perceptibly smaller by removal
11. deference: courteous regard or respect; yielding in opinion, judgment wishes
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北京大学继续教育学院12. U-boat: a German submarine
13. nod: made or pushed (a way, etc.) with the front forward bridge: a platform above the main deck of a ship, from which it is controlled, as by the commanding officer
14. sneaked: took out cretly
15. position: attitude, view
16. dry: prohibiting the sale or u of alcoholic beverages
17. tailor: alter, adapt for a particular end
18. in confidence: if you tell someone something in confidence, you tell them something cret or private and you trust them not to tell anyone el
19. refresher cour: a cour for reviewing material previously studied or updating information or skills
20. smattering: slight or superficial knowledge
21. pack: a united group; a group of submarines that travel and fight together
22. on watch: on duty
B.
1. A band is a body of musicians, especially performers on wind and percussion instruments, while an orchestra is a body of musicians chiefly on string instruments.
2. Call is a more general word than beckon. To beckon is to summon by nodding or waving, that is to say by gestures, while to call is to summon either by gesture or by shouting.
3. To hobble is to limp while stagger refers to unsteady movement resulting from drunkenness or mi-consciousness.
4. Blous are tunics worn by some sailors and soldiers.
5. To applaud heartily is to applaud enthusiastically or warmly.
6. To detach is to take away (from war plans) for some other purpos. To dismiss is to fir
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7. Secrecy warnings are warnings that can be en clearly, telling people that this is a cret place. Secret warnings are warnings that cannot be en, that are kept from the view of others.
惰组词8. To plod is to walk slowly with effort while to stroll is to walk leisurely.
C.
1. Hitler has attacked a country too big for him to conquer