Lesson Five Speech on Hitler’s Invasion of the U. S. S. R.I. Words and Phrases:P11 to find and gather together people, animals or things:The cattle are rounded up in the evenings.2 if police or soldiers round up a group of people, they find them and arrest or capture them:A number of suspects were rounded up and questioned.—related noun round-up指望Don’t count on me.别指望我帮你的忙。

You can’t count on the weather being fine.你不能指望天气晴好。

We can't count on him telling the truth.我们不能指望他说实话。

P4 Hitler was counting onTo enlist s omebody’s help, support, sympathy, etc: to persuade somebody to help you, support you, or to show sympathy to you.Make utmost effort全力以赴，竭尽全力To the effect that: with the general meaning that 大意是说~ of sth completely lacking in sth. 毫无.From/ for/ since time immemorial(an old fashioned idiom) beyond the reach of one’s memory; over a period of time longer than anyone can remember.P8 …for the safety of their loved ones, the return of the bread~ (of sth) a person who fights for, or speaks in support of, a group of people or a belief:She was a champion of equal rights for women.她是争取妇女平权的斗士。

Primordial adj. [usually before noun] (formal)1 existing at or from the beginning of the world primeval2 (of a feeling or a desire) very basic primeval: primordial impulsesP8 its crafty expert agents fresh from the cowing and tying down of a dozen countriesusually passive] to frighten sb in order to make them obey you intimidate:She was easily cowed by people in authority.to restrict sb’s freedom, for example by making them accept particular conditions or by keeping them busy:Kids tie you down, don’t they?I feel sure it is a decision in which the great Dominionsin due course at the right time and not before:Concur ~ (with sb) (in sth)| ~ (with sth) to agree:1.a small part or amount of something that remains when most of it no longer exists [= trace] vestige ofThe new law removed the last vestiges of royal power.2. the smallest possible amount of a quality or feelingThere's not a vestige of truth in the story.P10 we have rid the earth of his shadow轭A yoke is a wooden beam which is used between a pair of oxen to allow them to pull a load. (figuratively, Bondage, servitude, slavery, control.)1 ~ sth (against sb/sth) to make a place more able to resist attack, especially by building high walls:They fortified the area against attack.2 ~ sb / yourself (against sb/sth) to make sb/yourself feel stronger, braver, etc.:He fortified himself against the cold with a hot drink.on the follies of countries and Governments…to tell other people your ideas about right and wrong behaviour, especially when they have not asked for your opinion [= preach]:politicians moralizing about people's sexual behaviourII. Synonyms:[C, U] ~ (that ... ) a strong opinion or belief: strong political / moral convictionsP8 The Nazi regime is indistinguishable from the worsta method or system of government, especially one that has not been elected in a fair way:the Nazi war machinehideous adj. very ugly or unpleasant revolting.a hideous face / building / dressthe Nazi war machine~ (against / on sb/sth)| ~ (of sth) a strong or violent attack:of a dozen countries(usually disapproving) clever at getting what you want, especially by indirect or dishonest methods cunning, wily:locusts.1. ready and willing to be taught; teachable.2. yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable: a docile child / horselocusts.Brutish and brutal•Both can be used to talk about people who are very cruel, savage and violent like animals. But brutish often suggests that the people being described are stupid and irrational.•Brutal is used not only to talk about people but also about things. Brutal(harsh, cold) winter; brutal (unpleasant, but plain and direct) fact~ (on sth / on doing sth) to make a firm decision to do sth.Parley: to speak with another :confer; specifically: to discuss terms with an enemya terrible event in which there is a lot of destruction, suffering, or death [= disaster]~ sb (to sth) if an idea or feeling impels you to do sth, you feel as if you are forced to do it.~ (for sth) a punishment for breaking a law, rule or contract.subjugate [vn] [usually passive] (formal) to defeat sb/sth; to gain control over sb/sth:subjugation noun [U] (formal): the subjugation of Ireland by EnglandIII. Difficult Sentences:1. I have only one purpose, the destruction of Hitler, and my life is much simplified thereby.there+prep.=prep.+that/it/them2. If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the Devil in the House ofCommons.If Hitler attacked Hell, a place ruled by the Devil, I would still say a word in favor of the Devil in the House of Commons, since Hitler is worse, more hideous than the Devil.I would say a word in favor of anyone who is attacked by Hitler, no matter how evil he had been in the past.3. It is devoid of all themes and principles except appetite and racial domination.The Nazi government does not have any ideals or principles or noble goals, such as independence, freedom, democracy, justice, human rights, etc. All it has is a strong desire for other countries’ territories and natural resources, and a belief that the Germans should be a ruling people and masters, since they are, as they claim, superior to other peoples in the world4. It excels all forms of human wickedness in the efficiency of its cruelty and ferocious aggression.The Nazi regime is more wicked than any other known forms of military organizations in history, since it can invade and occupy other countries and crush the resistance of their people by using the cruelest and most savage means.5. (I see the German bombers and fighters in the sky, ) Still smarting from many a British whipping, theGerman bombers and fighters are delighted to find what they believe is an easier and a safer prey.I see the Nazi air force, which has suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Britain, feel happy now because theythink they can easily beat the Russians without heavy losses.6. If Hitler imagines that his attack on Soviet Russia will cause the slightest divergence of aims orslackening of effort in the great democracies who are resolved upon his doom, he is woefully mistaken.If Hitler thinks that since he is attacking the communist Soviet Union the West will in the slightest degree change their aim of destroying him, or make less effort to achieve their aim, he is seriously wrong.Hitler is entirely wrong if he thinks that since he is attacking the communist Soviet Union which the West dislikes, the West will become less resolved to fight him and finally destroy him.IV. Figures of Speech:1. I asked whether for him this was not bowing down in the House of Rimmon.2. I see the Russian soldiers standing on the threshold of their native land.3. They pray for the safety of their loved ones, the return of the bread-winner, of their champion, of theirprotector.4. … with its clanking, heel-clicking, dandified Prussian officers….5. … like a swarm of crawling locusts.6. Still smarting from many a British whipping, the German bombers and fighters are delighted to find what theybelieve is an easier and a safer prey.7. Behind all this glare, behind all this storm, I see that small group of villainous men who plan, organize, andlaunch this cataract of horrors upon mankind…8. I have to make the declaration, but can you doubt what our policy will be?9. Any man or state who fights on against Nazidom will have our aid. Any man or state who marches Hitler is ourfoe…10. The cause of any Russian fighting for his hearth and home is the cause of free men.。