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1、Argentia Bay(excerpts),Herman Wouk,Chapter One: Argentia Bay,. Background Author and writing Style . Detailed Study,.Background,1.Where is Argentia Bay? 2.Why choose this place to be the title? Is there anything we should pay attention to this place?,Where?,Argentia Bay is a community on the island

2、of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is situated on a flat headland located along the southwest coast of Placentia Bay.,Placentia Bay,Placentia Bay is a body of water on the southeast coast of Newfoundland,Canada.,Map Of Newfoundland,不列颠哥伦比亚省,阿尔伯塔省,萨斯克彻温省,安大略省,曼尼

3、托巴省,魁北克省,纽芬兰省,新不伦瑞克省,育空地区,西北地区,努纳武特地区,爱德华王子岛省,新斯科舍省,Map of Canada,Why?,On 14 August 1941 NS Argentia located in Little Placentia Sound was the site of the Atlantic Conference for the Atlantic Charter（大西洋宪章）, where Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met face to face for the first time since

4、both took office and the start of World War II.,Background Information,War between Britain and Nazi Germany was declared on September 3, 1939 in the aftermath of Hitlers invasion of Poland. Argentia was selected in 1940 to be the location of a United States Navy base being built under the U.S.-Briti

5、sh lend-lease program which saw US warships loaned to Britain in exchange for selected British military bases (or land for new bases) in the Western Hemisphere.,对于英国来说：是为了协调反法西斯的战略，抵抗法西斯德国的入侵。 对于美国来说：大西洋宪章中“机会均等”、“海上自由”等内容有利于美国战后与英国争夺势力范围，取得世界“领导地位”。,帮助苏联可以最大限度的防止战后德国、法国（英国的宿敌）过于强大而主导欧洲大陆对自己的影响（英国并不

6、希望欧洲（大陆）过于强大）。而一个强大的苏联却能让欧洲国家感到危险，而增加欧洲对美国军事机上的依赖，而这正是美国所希望的，后来也证明在很长一段时间内确实离不开美国，可以说是各取所需。,Introduction of Herman Wouk,Herman Wouk is best known for his fictional accounts of World War II, including The Caine Mutiny, The Winds of War, and War and Remembrance. Wouk was a radio-comedy writer until he

7、 joined the U.S. Navy in 1942. He went on to serve aboard two destroyer-minesweepers in the Pacific theater, experience that he drew on in writing The Caine Mutiny (1951). The best-selling novel attracted widespread praise from critics and ultimately the Pulitzer Prize.,The Winds of War (1971) and i

8、ts sequel, War and Remembrance (1978), would reach an even wider audience when they were adapted as television miniseries in the 1980s.,Introduction of the Pulitzer Prize,For: achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States. Establish: in 191

9、7 By who: Joseph Pulitzer Execution unit: Columbia University in New York City. Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories. In twenty of the categories, each winner receives a certificate and a US$10,000 cash award. The winner in the public service category of the journalism competition is a

10、warded a gold medal.,Writing Style,Type of literature: narration Method of writing a narration: arrange the events in time order. eg: Chapter 1, paragraph 2: at nine oclock Chapter 4, paragraph 1: next morning paragraph 16: on the last day of the conference,.Detailed Study,1.pervade: vt. to spread t

11、hrough, saturate and permeate in every part of sp 弥漫；渗透；充满 eg: An anti-government mood pervaded much of the country. 全国许多地方流行着一种反政府的情绪。 reach every place; spread all over 遍及于；流行于 eg: This error pervades all present-day systems. 这种错误在当今所有体制中都普遍存在。,.Detailed Study,2. wilderness: n. a large area of lan

12、d that has never been developed or used for growing crops because it is difficult to live there 未开发的地区；荒无人烟的地区；荒野； eg: the barren wilderness of modern life 现代生活贫瘠的荒漠, a place that people do not take care of or control 荒芜的地方；杂草丛生处 eg: Their garden is a wilderness of grass and weeds. 他们的花园杂草丛生。,.Detai

13、led Study,3. ring: v. to surround sb/sth (with sth) 包围；环绕 eg: Thousands of demonstrators ringed the building. 成千上万的示威者包围了大楼。 to draw a circle around sth 绕画圈；把圈起来 eg: Ring the corner answer in pencil. 用铅笔圈出正确答案。 n. 戒指;指环 an object in the sharp of a circle with a large hole in the middle. 环状物；圈形的东西 eg

14、: a key ring 钥匙环 onion rings 洋葱圈,.Detailed Study,n. a round mark or sharp 圆形标记；圆形 eg: She had dark rings around her eyes from lack of sleep. 她因为缺觉，眼圈儿都黑了。 a confined area in which animals or people perform or compete, with seats around the outside for the audience. 圆形表演场（或竞技场） eg: a boxing ring 拳击场

15、a circus ring 马戏场 a group of people who working together, especially in secret or illegally. (尤指秘密的或非法的）团伙,帮派,集团 eg: a spy ring 间谍网 a drugs ring 贩毒集团,.Detailed Study,4. await: v. to wait for sb/sth 等待；等候；期待 eg: We have awaited your coming for days. 我们等待着你的到来已有多天了。 to be going to happen to sb 将发生在，将降

16、临到某人的头上 eg: : A warm welcome awaits all our guests. 我们的客人都将受到热烈欢迎。 : Death await all men. 人必有一死。,Winston Churchill (1874-1965),Birthplace: in a aristocratic family of Dukes of Marlborough. Nationality: England Occupation: Politician, painter, speechmaker, writer, reporter Father: Randolph Churchill伦

17、道夫丘吉尔勋爵 , a Conservative politician Mother: Jennie Jerome伦道夫丘吉尔夫人(原名为珍 妮杰罗姆是美国富豪伦纳德杰罗姆（Leonard Jerome）的千金) the daughter of Leonard Jerome, a New York businessman Brother: John Strange Spencer-Churchill(约翰斯卷 吉斯宾塞-丘吉尔 ),Wife: Clementine Hozier Their met: in 1904 at a ball in Crewe House. in 1908, they

18、 met again at a dinner party hosted by Lady St Helier. Churchill found himself seated beside Clementine, and they soon began a lifelong romance.,in 1893: left Harrow（哈罗公学) and applied to attend the Royal Military College, Sandhurst 桑德赫斯特皇家军事学院 in 1900: Conservative Member of Parliament in1911 to 191

19、5 and World War: First Lord of the Admiralty（海军大臣） in May,1940: Prime Minster and Minister of Defense, remained in office until 1945. Took over the premiership again in the Conservative victory of 1951 and resigned in 1955. He remained a Member of Parliament until the general election of 1964, when

20、he did not seek re-election.,Anecdotes,据说，丘吉尔一生中吸过的雪茄的总长度为46公里，吸食雪茄总重量为3000公斤，是世界上吸食雪茄吉尼斯纪录的保持者。,Churchills Parrot,In January 20th, 2004, Churchills parrot died. It is 104 years old. Churchill brought it in 1937. Although it was female, Churchill still gave her a boys name-Charlie.,V,丘吉尔首相有一个经典手势“V”

21、。“V”是英文“Victory”的第一个字母，表示“胜利”。 而正是在他的食指和中指之间，如果在不打“V”形手势的时候，常常是夹着一支雪茄的。,.Detailed Study,haze: n. air that is difficult to see through because it contains very small drops of water, especially caused by hot weather. (尤指热天引起的）薄雾；霾 eg: the morning haze 晨霾 a mental state in which your thoughts, feeling,

22、 etc. are not clear 迷蒙；迷糊 eg: His mind is in a haze. 他的脑子一片混沌。,.Detailed Study,v. to become covered or to cover sth in a haze (使）笼罩在薄雾中 to play tricks on sb, especially a new student, or give them unpleasant thing to do, sometimes as a condition for entering a fraternity or sorority. 戏弄；欺凌（新生等，有时作为加

23、入美国大 学生联谊会的条件）,.Detailed Study-phrases,n. 厚厚的雾霾 a thick haze 薄雾；淡淡的雾霾 a faint/thin haze v. be hazed over eg: The sky hazed over at the end of the day. 日暮时天空变得灰蒙蒙的。,.Detailed Study,mist n. a cloud of very small drops of water in the air just above the ground, that make it difficult to see 薄雾；水汽 eg: T

24、he hills were shrouded in mist. 这些小山被笼罩在薄雾之中。 The origins of the story are lost in the mist of time. (=forgotten because it happened such a long time ago) 这个故事的起源由于年代久远而变得模糊不清。,.Detailed Study,：a fine spray of liquid 液体喷雾 v. 使模糊 (sth) up/over eg: The windows were misted up with condensation. 窗户上凝满了水

25、珠，一片模糊。 As he came in from the cold, his glasses misted up. 他从寒冷的户外进来，眼镜马上蒙上了一片 雾气。,.Detailed Study, if your eyes mist or sth mists them, they filled with tears 眼含泪水；泪水模糊 eg: Tears misted his eyes. 泪水模糊了他的双眼。,在网上，雾霾的英文通常有以下3种：smoke，haze以及smog。究竟哪种说法最准确?这就要从雾霾的成分说起了。 穹顶之下告诉我们，雾霾是PM2.5等可吸入颗粒物悬浮在空中形成的。

26、它的来源主要是煤炭燃烧、汽车尾气和光化学污染。 Haze虽然可以译作烟雾，但它的本意是指空气中的蒸汽、微粒形成的雾气，并不特指污染物。 Smoke是指燃烧释放的微粒形成的烟。唐山人民可以管钢铁厂排出烟叫smoke，帝都魔都的雾霾却应该换一种说法：smog。 因为没有现成的单词准确形容雾霾，英国人在20世纪初用smoke和fog合成了一个新单词smog，专指空气污染形成的雾霾。穹顶之下里提到的英国1952年污染事件的学名就叫做great smog of 1952。,SMOKE,smog,haze,smog,.Detailed Study,blend v. to mix two or more s

27、ubstances together 使混合；掺和 eg: Blend Chinese national style with the characteristics of modern Western architecture. 把中国的民族风格和西方现代建筑的特色交融在一起。 Green results from blending blue and yellow. 把蓝色和黄色掺起来可得绿色。 蓝和红？,.Detailed Study,tint Compare: a tin of green 一丝绿色 tins of green 各种色调的绿色,tint,Figure of speech,

28、Haze and mist blended all into gray: gray water, gray sky, gray air, gray hills with a tint of green. parallelism,.Detailed Study,piping n. 哨子声；尖叫声；风笛声；管乐器声 管子 eg: three feet of piping 3英尺长的管子 adj.尖声的 eg: a piping voice 尖嗓子 乐声优雅的；和平的；平静的,.Detailed Study,squawk v. (of birds) to make a loud sharp soun

29、d 发出刺耳的尖叫声 eg: The parrot squawked and flew away. 鹦鹉尖声叫了叫，飞走了。 to speak or make a noise in a loud ,sharp voice because you are angry, surprised etc. eg: “ You did what?! ” she squawked. “你干了什么？” 她惊叫道。,.Detailed Study,primeval : ancient; primitive adj. from the earliest period of the history of the w

30、orld, very ancient eg: primeval forests/man/tribe 原始森林/人类/部落 （of a feeling, or a desire) very strong and not based on reason, as if from the earliest period of human life 出于原始天性的 eg: primeval urges/terror 原始的欲望/本能的恐惧,Destroyer,Battleship,1.战列舰(Battleship)，又翻译为战斗舰、战舰。 2.战列舰曾经是人类有史以来创造出的最庞大、最复杂的武器系统之一

31、，在其极盛时期20世纪初到第二次世界大战，战列舰是唯一具备远程打击手段的战略武器平台，因此受到各海军强国的重视。 3.二战结束以来战列舰的战略地位被航空母舰和弹道导弹潜艇所取代，不再是舰队中的主力，其称呼方式也相对失去了意义。,battleship,.Detailed Study,Camouflage: disguise / conceal n. a way of hiding soldiers and military equipment, using paint, leaves or nets, so that they look like part of their surroundin

32、gs (军事上的）伪装；隐蔽 eg: a camouflage jacket 迷彩夹克衫 troops dressed in camouflage 穿迷彩服的军队,.Detailed Study, 使用伪装 eg: a means of camouflage v. to hide sb/sth by making them or it look like the thing around, or like sth else. 伪装；掩饰 eg: Her size was camouflaged by the long loose dress she wore. 她穿的那件宽松长裙掩饰了她的身材

33、。,.Detailed Study,swirl: twist/ curl v. to move around quickly in a circle; to make sth do this 使打旋，旋动，起漩涡 eg: The water swirled down the drain. 水打着旋涡流进了下水道。 swirling mists 缭绕的薄雾 n. 打旋/ 旋涡状,.Detailed Study,H.M.S: His (Her) Majestys Service, Ship, or Steamer Prince of Wales: The ship was sunk by the

34、Japanese in the South China Sea in December 1941. Bismarck: German battleship of 45,000 tons, completed early in 1940, for operations against British convoys in the North Atlantic. The Bismarck was finally sunk on 27 May, 1940.,Prince of Wales,Bismarck,Bismarck,.Detailed Study,the Augusta: the Ameri

35、can cruiser,.Detailed Study,a brass band: a body of musicians chiefly on string instruments,.Detailed Study,The Star-Spangled Banner: This is the official national anthem of the United States.,.Detailed Study,quarter-deck: part of the highest level of a ship, used only by officers,.Detailed Study,Pu

36、g Henry: Victor Pug Henry, a navy captain and presidential aide awning: n. a sheet of strong cloth that stretches out from above a door or windows to keep off the sun or rain. 遮阳蓬；雨篷,.Detailed Study,rig: to supply (a person or ship) with necessary things v. to arrange or influence sth in a dishonest

37、 way in order to get the result that you want. (以不正当的手段）操纵，控制 eg: He said the election had been rigged. 他说选举被人操纵了。 to rig the market 操纵市场,.Detailed Study, to fit equipment somewhere, sometimes secretly (秘密地)安装，装配 eg: The car had been rigged with about 300 lbs of explosive. 有人暗中在车上放了大约300磅炸药。 n. 钻井设备

38、；钻塔 eg: an oil rig 石油钻塔 有专门用途的设备 eg: a CB radio rig 民用波段无线电 CB: Citizens Band( 在短距离内，尤指驾车时可通话的无线电波段）,.Detailed Study,turret: a small metal tower on a ship, plane or tank that can usually turn around and from which guns are fired （战舰，飞机或坦克的）回旋炮塔，旋转枪架,.Detailed Study,admiral: a man who commands a larg

39、e number of warships and who holds a very high rank or the highest rank in the navy general: an officer of very high rank in the army or American air force,.Detailed Study,stiff on braced legs: Roosevelt was stiff on braced legs. That is, he had to wear steel braces on his legs, because an attack of

40、 polio in 1921 had paralysed him from the waist.,James Roosevelt,.Detailed Study,grave: adj. (of situations, feelings, etc) very serious and important; giving you a reason to feel worried. 严重的；重大的；严峻的；深切的 eg: The police have expressed grave concern about the missing childs safety. 警方对失踪孩子的安全深表关注。,.Detailed Study,（of people）serious in manner, as if sth sad, important or worrying has just happened. 严肃的；庄严地；表情沉重的 adv. grave