1.课前作业第六周

1、请计时三小时十分钟内完成One of the few t Kaiser Wilhelm II, who ruled Germany from 1888 1918, had a talent for was causing outrage.请计时三小时十分钟内完成One of the few t Kaiser Wilhelm II, who ruled Germany from 1888 1918, had a talent for was causing outrage. A particular lty was other monarchs. He called the diminutive

2、 King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy of Bulgaria, “Fernando naso,” on account of his beaky nose, and spread thewasahermaphrodite：Ahermaphroditerson,animal,ors both male and female ans。括号内不用翻). Wilhelm was notably indiscreet, people always knew what he was saying their backs. Ferdinand had his revenge.

3、 After avisit to Germany, in 1909, which the Kaiser slapped him on the bottom in public and then refused apologize,Ferdinand awarded a valuable armsdbeen to theGermanstoaFrenchcompanyt this deterred Kaiser. One of the many t Wilhelm convinced he was , despite all evidence to the contrary, was diplom

4、acy,” fixing policy through one-on-one meetings Europeanmonarchsandnorthe diplomacy, and thesemeetingsrarelywent well. TheKaiser viewedpeopleininstrumentalterms,wasacompulsiveliar,andseemedtohaveaunderstandingofcauseandeffect.In1890,heletlapsealong-standingagreement with Russiathe German Empires vas

5、t and sometimes eastern neighbor. He judged, tRussia was so desperate good t he could t dangling. Instead, Russia y made alliance withagreement with Russiathe German Empires vast and sometimes eastern neighbor. He judged, tRussia was so desperate good t he could t dangling. Instead, Russia y made al

6、liance with Germanys western neighbor and enemy, France. Wilhelm hewouldcharmandmanipulateTsarNicholasIIaninnyanda爱抱怨的人,” according to Wilhelm, fit only “to grow turnips 大头菜”) oabandoningthe alliance. In 1897,NicholastoldWilhelmtogetlost;thelianceAbout a decade ago, Ipublished a t was, in part, abou

7、t Kaiser who is probably best known for being Queen grandchild and leading o World War. Ever since Donald Trump ning , the Kaiser has once again been on my mindalfailings, and theglobalfallouttheyledto.（40018881918 是克托三世(Victor Emmanuel III来和 和 巴像是一条破扫帚。“沙漠之舟”的雄姿难道不过如是吗？（372TheFew巴像是一条破扫帚。“沙漠之舟”的雄姿难

8、道不过如是吗？（372TheFewaipeiareof muchappealtomeexceptthe zoowhichIused tofrequentforits attractions,namely,thedingapleasantdistantviewfromthewindowover surroundingfarmlandswithfreshgreenionandmeanderingstreams,and thetwoSomepeopleliketoamusethemselvesbywatchingtheplayfulnessofclevermonkeyswhich, slightly

9、manlike,areafterallsimple-mindedtswhypeoplecannothelpfeeling asensesuperiorityandthrowingthemhandfulsofpeanuts.Somepeopleenjoyseeinglions through afiery hoop,ngeasysums,ortigersturningasomersault.Butitwas different se mindformetowatchthecamelsplaying atragicrole.They hadfewonlookersandwereseparated

10、afirlogacrosstheentranceinstead ofafence.Lyingonthemuddyground,theyresembled artichokeswhenlooked atfromafar.And itgavemequiteashocktotakeacloserlook.Their wasfallingoffinpatches,lyrevealingblood-stainsontheskin.Theywere for breath, withmouthwideopen,chinandwaterybigeyesseeminglybrimmingwithtearsoff

11、ortheirbelovedones.Theywereso ttheirribsshowedthroughdistinctly,theirnecks andlong,and theirtailslikeaworn-outbroom.Nothingremainedoftheirhumpsfortheirbelovedones.Theywereso ttheirribsshowedthroughdistinctly,theirnecks andlong,and theirtailslikeaworn-outbroom.Nothingremainedoftheirhumpsbutthedried s

12、kinresting ontheirbackslikeagunnysack.Ohowdidtheyosuchapitifulplight?O wasthemajesticappearanceoftheshipsofthet,however,isnotamellooks yminds ychildhood,thejinglingof bronzecamelyhometownwould alwayssendmerushingoutdoorstoseea arrivingloadofcoal.Thecamels,sometimesnumbering about ten,wouldstand rope

13、dupina line,one afteranother,bytheroad.Attheloudcallofthecoaltrader,whose facewassmeared overwithcoaldust,thecamelswouldsubmissivelykneeldown,ready tobeunloaded.Foaming at mouth,they keptchewing thecud.Sometimes,closeattheirheelswasacalftrying eversohard catchupataquickenedpace.Theseheavily-built,do

14、cilepackanimalswerejustamazing Camelsdonotadapttotheclimateofsubtropicalzones.Northern Africancountriesareknown theirbravemilitarycamelhedeserts,butthecamelsinvolvedareone-humpednotthetwo-humpedBactriancamelsaswearefamiliarwith.Thetwocamelssoondisappeared thezoo,and thespecimenroomdid veroomenoughto

15、exhibitthem.So,fromthen on, seldomvisitedthezoo.Iunderstandfailedacclimatizationisaavingexcusecommonly inlesetorefertosomeonesremovalfromition.Nowthedismalfadeaway of the camelsmustbeforsomesimilarreasons.Howcouldthetwobiganimalsbornandbrought vastnorthernplainsofChinalongsurviveconfinementinasmallp

16、lacelikethezoo?Howcould enduretheswelteringheat?Ofcourse,consequentlytheypinedawaywithwearinessandspent days arounduntiltheydied.Howsadthey vebeenovertheirthinninghair!Whois blameforhavingmischievouslybroughtthemtoTaipeitoundergountoldsufferings?They deserveourdeepChina.Nowadays,withroductionofmecha

17、nizedion,nobodywilleverdrivea ofcamels,allstrungtogether,throughtheopenstreet.China.Nowadays,withroductionofmechanizedion,nobodywilleverdrivea ofcamels,allstrungtogether,throughtheopenstreet.Camelsused toplay ausefulroleasships thedesert,butnow,Ihear,theyhavebeenlargelyreplacedbymodernmeansoftranspo

18、rt.As animals,they areunabletoliveallbythemselvesinawilde.Iwonder if they canstillmanage liveandbreedoncetheyceasetobeatmansservice.Sad tosay,peopleallsneeringlycallthem ofthemostcategoriesofanimalsbecauseallthey bmitandendurepassively. kneeldownobediently tobeloadedwithheavyweights.They existonlow-gradediets,suchasgrass,thistlesandthorns,ostmammalsrefusetoeat.Theydrinksaltishfilthywater. trekforthreedaysandnightswithoutdrinkinganywater,notbecausetheyhave waterstoredstomachs,butbecausethefatinsidetheirbodiesproducewaterthroughoxidation.Thehump considered adelicacy.Ihave neve