The tall building of the martyred city…in response to the driver’s sharp twists of the wheel.
The high buildings passed swiftly and when the driver made abrupt changes of direction, we sometimes swung to one side, sometimes to the other side in response to the swaying motion of the car.
approval, or triumph
smile most general, it can cover a wide range of feeling, from affection to malice
She met his eye with her sweet hospitable smile.
In his job he’s rubbing shoulders with film stars all the time.
This is not the sort of club where the great rub shoulders with the humble. teenager ten + age + er
高级英语第一册第2课课件 ppt
Paul Tibbets
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Lesson Two
Hiroshima—the “Liveliest” City in Japan
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I. Pre-Text Questions II. Background Information
1. A-Bomb 2. Hiroshima and the nuclear attack 3. Post-war Hiroshima
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We have no vacancies now, but we’ll certainly bear your application in mind.
far greater adv. adj./adv. -er/est far; even; still; a lot; much; two-years older; a head taller
suggests showering with bombs or bombard shells or figuratively with words
The fleet anchored in the bay and bombarded the town.
The television star was bombarded with invitations.
I was again overcome by a guilty conscience as I had been when I first arrived at the station
crush
to press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure
facades
whose door popped open at the very sight of a trave
as soon as the taxi driver saw a traveler, he immediately opened the door
to draw back the lips and bare the teeth, often it is a grin spontaneous expression of mirth, good humor,
must What do the word indicate here?
slide
implies accelerated motion without loosing contact with the slippery surface
suggests involuntary rather than voluntary, slip sometimes even definitely implying a loss
Thanks to your timely help, we passed the crisis.
Thanks to his brilliant leadership, our company is now bankrupt.
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the strange emotion which had overwhelmed me at the station returned
III. Detailed Study of the Text IV. Bird-View Study of the Text
1. Structure 2. Writing Style and Techniques
V. Discussion
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What do you think is the possible motivation for th author to begin his essay with words chanted by a stationmaster?
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appear √
seem ×
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look
preoccupationthe state of being engrossed; absorption of the attention or intellect
kimono
rub shoulders w(iitnhformal) meet and mix with (people)
Tom Sawyer ______ past the door without anyone noticing.
Yesterday Jenny _______ on a patch of ice and sprained
her ankle.
slipped to a stocpame to a stop smoothly and effortlessly
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谢谢观赏
Tom saw a smile of contempt pass over the young
man's features.
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Finally my boss grinned his approval.
martyred city
the city that has been made to suffer
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beoonn
one’s
mindosoccuurcpey
one’s thoughts, of worry
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My deputy has resigned, so I’ve a lot on my mind now.
bear/keep sth./sinb. in mirnedmember sth.
What does kimonos and western dress represent
respectively?
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rite n.
ritual adj.
Can you guess what their ritual formula of gratitude and respect would be?
of footing and a fall
rather close to slide, means to move smoothly, glide quietly and continuously as is characteristic of
dances
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glided
slid
slipped
Plane ______ down to the airfield.
halt
a suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one
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Why does the author use the phrase “I found myself”? What is the indicated meaning of this phrase?
Why did the usher give “a long, almost musical sigh”?
sketch a map draw roughly and quickly with outlines but little detail
thanks to
on account of; because of usu. sth. good or beneficial happens; it could be used ironically