The influence of the Hiroshima bomb
I was again overcome by a guilty conscience as I had been when I first arrived at the station. Died slowly and in great pain (emotion: ashamed and uneasy) (rhetoric:hyperboble)
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Inhibited[adj.]：too embarrassed or nervous to do or say what you want.拘束的，拘谨的 emotion: ashamed and uneasy (the few Americans and Germans also seemed to feel restrained like me )
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heinous[adj]:(formal) morally very bad 及其可恶的，邪恶的，十恶不赦的。 语境：a heinous crime/criminal十恶不赦 的罪行/罪犯
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impact[n].①（U）（on,against)冲击( 力），撞击. ②（C）[an～](on) the powerful effect that sth.has on sb/sth. ( 强烈的）影响，效果 搭配：effect/impact+on 对…的影响 cataclysm (n) a sudden disaster or a violent event that causes change,for example a flood or a war 大变动，灾 难，大洪水，地震
I was on the point of showing my agreement by nodding when I suddenly realized what he meant .his words shocked me out of my sad dreamy thinking. (emtion:sad ,)
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【Paraphrase】In the city,we no longer talk abo especially the natives and the survivors, they hate to discuss it 【注释】与渐降相反，作者在此运用 了层递，又叫渐升(climax)。是把一 系列的短语或句子用升级的方法按语 势的强度顺序排列的一种修辞手法。 这里作者采用了层递的修辞手法。
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Assent[n.]: formal approval or agreement from som eone who has authority同意，赞成 Jolt[v.]: to give someone a sudden shock or surprise使某人吃惊 Reverie[n.]: a state of imagining or thinking about pleasant things,that is like dreaming幻 想，白日梦
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1.Thanks to his map, I was able to find a taxi driver who could take me straight to the cananl embankment, where a sort of barge with a roof like one on a Japanese house was morrred.
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Oyster[n.]: a type of shell that can be eaten cooked or uncooked,and that pruduces a jewel called a PEARL牡蛎，蚝 (这段修辞手法：反高潮，渐降？) （rhetoric：irony讽刺） (Oyster-The Hiroshima boom.)
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2.The rather arresting apectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt. arreting: attracting a lot of attention; very attractive Paraphrase: It was a very special and striking phenomennon that the small old Japanese houses mixed with the high beigh buildings made of concrete, and the traditional kimono mixed with the morden western suits.
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Spinal[adj.]：belonging to or affecting your SPINE脊柱的，脊椎的 Column:technical your SPINE【术语】脊 柱 Flexible[adj.]: something that is flexible can bend or be bent easily易弯曲的，有弹 性的
(the face grew more and more serious) The mayor mentioned Hiroshima repeatedly and to the author the repeated mention of the name create a suspense which he found hard to bear.
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4.This done, I entered one of the…experiencing a twinge of embarrassment at the prospect of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima in my socks. twinge: a sudden short feeling of an unpleasant emotion e.g: 1. I feel a twinge in my back now and again. 2. This gave me more than a twinge of uneasiness.
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3.At the door to the restaurant, a stunning, porcelian-faced woman in traditional costume asked me to remove my shoes. stunning: extremely attractive or impressive porcelain: a hard white shiny substance made by baking clay and uesd for making delicate cups, plates and decorative objects,; objiects that are mad for this. Paraphrase: A very charming Japanese woman whose face was as white and smooth as porcelain was standing at the door to the resturant and she asked me to take off my shoes before getting in.
twinge, pain
twinge 特指自己感觉到的轻微疼痛 pain 泛指身体或心理上受到伤害而感觉到的疼痛
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Overwhelm[v.]:if someone is overwhelmed by an emotion, they feel it so strongly that they cannot think clearly使某人感到不能自持，是不知所措 Crush[v.]：to make someone feel extremely upset or shocked使非常伤心，使震惊 Bombardment[n.]：a continuous attack on a place by big guns and bombs炮轰，轰炸 Slay[v.]：to kill someone杀害，残杀，谋杀 Linger[v.]：to continue to exist，be noticeable etc.for longer than is usual or desirable继续存留 Agony[n.]：very severe pain 极大的痛苦
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Agitated[adj.]: so nervous or upset that you are unable to keep still or think calmly紧张不 安的，焦虑的 It is considered that the mayor will say involved in the history of the Hiroshima boom. (emotion:more and more ashamed and jitter)
embankment: dike, raised mound of earth, earthwork, rampart. barge: flat-bottomed freight boat.
Paraphrase: Thanks to the clear and simple sketch the usher made for me, the taxi driver was able to take me straight to the canal bank. A large flat-bottomed boat was there which had a roof like that of a Japanese house.