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Lesson 1 Face to Face with Hurricane CamilleParaphrase1) We are elevated 23 feet. (Para 3) We re 23 feet above sea level.2) The place has been there since 1915, and no hurricane has ever bothered it. (Para3)The house has been safe since 1915, and no hurricane has ever caused any damage to it.3) We can batten down and ride it out. (Para 4)We can get ourselves ready and survive the hurricane.4) The generator was doused, and the lights went out. (Para 9) The generator was put it out by the water and the lights were extinguished.5). Everybody out the back door to the cars! (Para 10)Everybody go out through the back door and goes into the cars.6). The electrical systems had been killed by water. (Para 11)The electrical systems had been extinguished by water.7). John watched the water lap at the steps, and felt a crushing guilt.(Para17)John watched the water wash against the steps, as a result, he felt a strong sense of guilt.8). Get us through this mess, will you?(Para 17)Oh God, please help us survive the hurricane. 9) . She carried on alone for a few bars; then her voice trailed away. (Para21) Grandmother sang a few words alone and then her singing faded away. 10). Ianis had just one delayed reaction. (para34)Janis showed rather late the psychological damage from the hurricane.Explain words1. since the water mains might be damaged (Para 5) : main pipes2. sit out the storm with the Koshaks (Para 6): wait until the storm is over 3. another neighbor came by on his way inland (Para 6): (A English) pay a visit 4. the French doors in an upstairs room blew in (Para 8) : burst open 5. the generator was doused (Para 9): put out6. The electrical systems had been killed by water (Para 11)： doused, put out and extinguished7. It devastated everything in it swath (Para 19)： sweep / track8. She carried on a few bars (Para21 )： a measure in music9. make it 1eanto against the wind (Para 25): shed 10. and he pitched in with Seabees in the worst volunteer work of all (Para33)： short for Construction BattalionLesson 2 MarrakechParaphrase1. The burying-ground is merely a huge waste of hummocky earth, like a derelict building-lot. (para 2) The burying-ground is just a huge piece of wasteland full of mounds of earth, looking like a deserted construction land.2. All colonial empires are in reality founded upon that fact. (Para 3) All colonial empires are built by exploiting the local people. 3. They rise out of the earth, they sweat and starve for a few years, and then they sink back into the nameless mounds of the graveyard. (Para 3) They are born. Then they work hard without enough food for a few years. Finally they die and are buried in the hills graves without any mark to identify them. 4. A carpenter sits crosslegged at a prehistoric lathe, turning chair-legs at lighting speed. (Para 9)A carpenter sits crossing his legs at an old-fashioned lathe, making round chair-legs very fast.5. Instantly, from the dark holes all round, there was a frenzied rush of Jews. (Para 10)Immediately, Jews rushed out of their dark hole-like rooms nearby in a frenzy madness.6.every one of them looks on a cigarette as a more or less impossible luxury.(para 10)Every one of these Jews considers the cigarette as a somewhat piece of luxury which they can not possibly afford. 7. Still, a white skin is always fairly conspicuous. (Para 16)However, a white-skinned European is easy to notice in a fair way. 8. In a tropical landscape ones eye takes in everything except the human being. (para 16)Against the background of a tropical landscape, people could notice everything but they cannot see local people. 9. No one would think of running cheap trips to the Distressed Areas.(Para 17)No one would propose the cheap trips to the slums10.for nine-tenths of the people the reality of life is an endless, back-breaking struggle to wring a little food out of an eroded soil. (Para17)The real life of nine-tenths of the people is that there is no end to their extremely hard work in order to get a little food from an eroded soil11. She accepted her status as an old woman, that is to say as a beast of burden. (Para 19)She took it for granted that as an old woman she should work like an animal12. People with brown skins are next door to invisible. (Para 12 )People who have brown skins are almost invisible13. Their splendid bodies were hidden in reach-me-down khaki uniforms. (Para23)The soldiers wore secondhand khaki uniforms which covered their beautiful wellbuilt bodies14. How long before they turn their guns in the other direction?(Para 25)How long will it take for them to attack us?15. Every white man there had this thought stowed somewhere or other in his mind. (Para 26)It is certain that every white man realized this. Explain words1. wailing a short chant over and over again. (Para2) words repeated in a monotonous tone of voice2. an Arab navvy working on the path nearby (Para 6) unskilled laborer3. he stowed it gratefully (para 7) stored4. his left leg is warped out of shape ( para 9) curved，or twisted, distored5. as the Jews live in a self-contained community ( para 11) selfsufficient6. the plough is a wretched wooden thing(para 18) poor in quality7. all of them are mummified with age and the sun(para 19) thin and withered like a mummy8. Their splendid bodies were hidden in reach-me-down khaki uniforms.(para 23) secondhand or readymade 9. so had the officers on their sweating charger(para 26)： a horse ridden in battle or on paradeLesson Three Pub Talk and the Kings English1And conversation is an activity which is found only among human beings(Animals and birds are not capable of conversation) 2Conversation is not for persuading others to accept our idea or point of view 3 In fact a person who really enjoys and is skilled at conversation will not argue to win or force others to accept his point of view 4People who meet each other for a drink in the bar of a pub are not intimate friends for they are not deeply absorbed or engrossed in each others lives5 The conversation could go on without anybody knowing who was right or wrong6 These animals are called cattle when they are alive and feeding in the fields；but when we sit down at the table to eatwe call their meat beef 7 The new ruling class by using French instead of English made it difficult for the English to accept or absorb the culture of the、rulers8The English language received proper recognition and was used by the King once more9 The phrase，the Kings English，has always been used disrespectfully and jokingly by the lower classes The working people very often make fun of the proper and formal language of the educated people10 There still exists in the working people，as in the early Saxon peasants，a spirit of opposition to the cultural authority of the ruling class11 There is always a great danger that we might forget that words are only symbols and take them for things they are supposed to representFor example，the word “dog” is a symbol representing a kind of animalWe mustnt regard the word “dog” as being the animal itself12 Even the most educated and literate people do not use standard，formal English all the time in their conversation 1. on the rocks： metaphor，comparing a marriage to a ship wrecked on the rocks2 get out of bed on the wrong side：be in a bad temper for the day (The meaning is perhaps derived from the expression “You got out of bed the wrong way” It was an ancient superstition that it was unlucky to set the left foot on the ground first on getting out of bed)3on wings：metaphor，comparing conversation to a bird flying and soaring It means the conversation soon became spirited and exciting4 turn up ones nose at：scorn；show scorn for5 into the shoes： metaphor(or more appropriately an idiomatic expression)， think as if one were wearing the shoes of the Saxon peasant，i e as if one were a Saxon peasant6 come into ones own： receive what properly belongs to one，especially acclaim or recognition65 7sit up at：(colloquial)become suddenly alert and take notice ofLesson Four Inaugural AddressIV. 1. Our ancestors fought a revolutionary war to maintain that all men were created equal and God had given them certain unalienable rights which no state or ruler could take away from them. But today this issue has not yet been decided in many countries around the world. 2. This much we promise to do and we promise to do more. 3. United and working together we can accomplish a lot of things in a great number of joint undertakings. 4. We will not allow any enemy country to subvert this peaceful revolution which brings hope of progress to all our countries. 5. The United Nations is our last and best hope of survival in an age where the instruments of war have far surpassed the instruments of peace. 6. We pledge to help the United Nations enlarge the area in which its authority and mandate would continue to be in effect or in force. 7. before the terrible forces of destruction, which science can now release, overwhelm mankind; before this self-destruction, which may be planned or brought about by an accident, takes place 8. Yet both groups of nations are trying to change as quickly as possible this uncertain balance of terrible military power which restrains each group from launching mankinds final war. 9. So let us start once again (to discuss and negotiate)and let us remember that being polite is not a sign of weakness. 10. Let both sides try to call forth the wonderful things that science can do for mankind instead of the frightful things it can do. 11. Americans of every generation have been called upon to prove their loyalty to their country (by fighting and dying for their countrys cause). 12.Let history finally judge whether we have done our task welt or not, but our sure reward will be a good con-science for we will have worked sincerely and to the best of our ability.1.prescribe, set down or impose 2.mortal: of man (as a being who must eventually die) 3.at issue, in dispite; still to be decided 4.disciplined, received training that developed self-control and character 5.committed, bound by promise, pledged 6.undoing : abolishing 7. at odds: .in disagreement ; quarreling split asunder : split apart ; disunited 8. iron: cruel; merciless 9. bounds: chains; fetters 10. invective: a violent verbal attack; strong criticism, insuits, curses, etc. 11. writ : (archaic) a formal written document ; specifically, a legal instrument in letter form issued under seal in the name of the English monarch from AngloSaxon times to declare its grants，wishes and commands(Here it refers to the United Nations Charter) run：continue in effect or force 12stays：restrains 13tap：draw upon or make use of 14bear：take on；sustainLesson5 Love is a FallacyVl. 1. discipline :a branch of knowledge or learning 2. dynamo: an earlier form for generator, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy 3. flight :fleeing or running away from 4. Charleston: a lively dance in 4/4 time, characterized by a twisting step and popular during the 1920s 5. shed: cast off or lose hair6in the swim：conforming to the current fashions。or active in the main current of affairs 7?practice：the exercise of a profession of occupation 8?pinup：(American colloquialism)designating a girl whose sexual attractiveness makes her a subject for the kind of pictures often pinned up on walls 9?makings：the material or qualities needed for the making or development of something - 10?carriage：manner of carrying the head and body：physical posture bearing：way of carrying oneself：manner 11go steady：(American colloquialism)date someone of the opposite sex regularly and exclusively：be sweethearts 1 2deposit：(facetious)put，lay or set down l 3brief：a concise statement of the main points of a law case。usually filed by counsel for the information of the court 141etup：stopping；relaxingLesson Six Disappearing Through the SkylightIV. 1. Science is engaged in the task of making its basic concepts understood and accepted by scientists all over the world. 2. The car model, called Fiesta, seems to have disappeared completely. 3. The idea of a world car is similar to the idea of having a world style for architecture. /As architecture was moving toward a common International Style, it was natural for the automobile to do the same. 4. Things that are happening in auto making are similar to those happening in architecture. 5. The modern man no longer has very distint individual traits shaped by a special environment and culture 6The disadvantage of being a cosmopolitan is that he loses a home in the old sense of the world 7The benefit of being a cosmopolitan is that he begins to think the old kind of home probably restricts his development and activities 8The compelling force of technology to universalize cannot be resisted 9When every artist thought it was his duty to show his contempt for and objection to the Eiffel Tower which they considered an irreverent architectural structure 10a flexible and pliable quality that was beyond human powers and absolutely new 11People used to firmly believe that the things they saw around them were real solid substances but this has now been thrown into doubt by science, 12That，perhaps, shows how far logically modern aesthetic can goThe solid banks can become almost abstract and invisibleThis is perhaps the furthest limit of how solid objective things may be disappearing1homogeneous：the same in structure，quality，etc；similar or identical2diversity：different；variety3economics：things related to the economy(of automobile manufacturing，such as production costs，consumer appeal，sale price，etc) 4asset：a valuable or desirable thing 5suspect：think it probable or likely；guess；suppose 6barring：unless there should be；excepting 7blasphemy：any remark or action or thing held to be irreverent or disrespectful 8proposition：a person，problem，undertaking，etc，being or to be dealt with9extra：outside the scope or region of；beyond 1 0order：category，class 11artifact：a product(as a structure on a microscope slide)of artificial character due to extraneous(as human)agency 12circuits：an integrated circuit，a tiny complex of electronic components and their intereonnections produced on a single small silicon chip silicon：a silicon chip，a small slice of silicon on which an integrated circuit is etched 1 3truss：a rigid framework of beams，struts bars，etc，for supporting a roof geodesic dome：a dome made of light straight structural elements mostly in tensionLesson Seven Libido for the UglyIV. 1. As a boy and later when I was a grown-up man, I had of- ten travelled through the region. 2. But somehow in the past I never really perceived how shocking and wretched this whole region was. 3. This dreadful scene makes all human endeavors to advanceand improve their lot appear as a ghastly, saddening joke. 4. The country itself is pleasant to look at, despite the sooty dirt spread by the innumerable mills in this region. 5. The model they followed in building their houses was a brick standing upright. / All the houses they built iooked like bricks standing upright. 6. These brick-like houses were made of shabby, thin wooden boards and their roofs were narrow and had little slope. 7. When the brick is covered with the black soot of the mills it takes on the color of a rotten egg. 8. Red brick, even in a steel town, looks quite respectable with the passing of time. / Even in a steel town, old red bricks still appear pleasing to the eye. 9. I have given Westmoreland the highest award for ugliness after having done a lot of hard work and research and after continuous praying. 10. They show such fantastic and bizarre ugliness that, in looking back, they become almost fiendish and wicked./ When one looks back at these houses whose ugliness is so fantastic and bizarre, one feels they must be the work of the devil himself. 11. It is hard to believe that people built such horrible houses just because they did not know what beautiful houses were like. 12. People in certain strata of American society seem definite- ly to hunger after ugly things; while in other less Chris- tian strata, people seem to long for things beautiful. 13. These ugly designs, in some way that people cannot un- derstand, satisfy the hidden and unintelligible demands of this type of mind. 14. They put a penthouse on top of it, painted in a bright, conspicuous yellow color and thought it looked perfect but they only managed to make it absolutely intolerable. 15. From the intermingling of different nationalities and races in the United States emerges the American race which hates beauty as strongly as it hates truth1express：a fast，direct train。Making few stops2roll：travel in a wheeled vehicle(here an express train) 3revolting：disgusting4.line：railway line 5yard：a railway center where trains are made up，serviced， switched from track to track。etc6streak：mark with streaks(a line or long，thin mark)7sightly：pleasant to the sight8pullman：a railroad car with private compartments or seats that can be made up into berths for sleepingIt is socalled after the USinventor，George。MPullman(1831 1897)9save：except。but10yield：surrender，give into border