Unit 10

1. Unit 10 Reports on Britain Under the Bombs

2. 带有上海口音 着火 一种快乐的语调 赶走敌人 最终的胜利 with an accent of Shanghai in flames a tone of joy drive off the enemy ultimate victory/ triumph

3. 凯旋而归 向敌人投降 光天化日 忍受痛苦 筋疲力尽 return in triumph surrender to the enemy in broad daylight endure the agony reach the limits of exhaustion

4. 超越极限 屹立不动 go beyond the limits stand firm

5. survival (L2) • n. or adj. • 遗传下来的古代风俗 • survivals of ancient customs • 在荒岛上的生存技巧 • survival skills on a desert island

6. wave (L3) • 罢工的浪潮 • waves of strikes • 他心头涌上了一阵不信任感。 • A wave of distrust swept over him.

7. make waves • 兴风作浪; 制造纠纷 • new wave [New Wave ] • 新浪潮; 新流派; 新流派代表人物 • a wave of displeasure • 反感情绪高涨

8. 小困难 很小的成功可能性 苗条的女孩 微小的区别 slight difficulty a slight possibility of success a slight girl a slight difference slight (L4)

9. flame (L6) • flame of anger • 怒火 • the flame of sunset • 火红的晚霞 • the flames of love • 火焰般的爱情 • old flame • 旧情人

10. v. • 她激动得脸绯红。 • Her face flamed with excitement. • in flames • 燃烧着 • burst into flame(s) • (突然猛烈地)燃烧起来

11. endure (L9) • 我不能忍受音量大的音乐声。 • I can't endure loud music. • 我一刻也忍受不了她那没完没了的抱怨。 • I can't endure her endless complaint noise a moment longer. • His fame will endure forever. • 他的名望将永垂不朽。

12. bear强调忍受者对疼痛，忧虑，责任的承受力。bear强调忍受者对疼痛，忧虑，责任的承受力。 • 高度的革命乐观主义精神使他能不向病魔低头。 • A strong sense of revolutionary ________ enabled him to bear his illness with fortitude (坚韧). • optimism

13. stand 与bear 大致相同，多用于口语，常以否定形式出现，在肯定句中，比bear 更强，即“不屈不饶，经受得起” • I can’t stand (bear) this heat. • He successfully stood the severe test.

14. endure侧重长时间忍受折磨与不幸，强调持久力了意志坚定。endure侧重长时间忍受折磨与不幸，强调持久力了意志坚定。 • 被压迫人民的忍受力是有限度的。 • There is a limit to what the oppressed people can endure.

15. raid (L10) • n. • 空袭 • a bombing raid • 越界攻击 • a cross-border raid • As a result of the raid three people were charged with having illegal drugs.

16. v. make a raid on • 警察昨夜搜查了这家夜总会。 • Police raided the night club last night.

17. channel (L11) • the English Channel • 英吉利海峡 • through diplomatic channels • 通过外交途径

18. cast (L11) • 他的话使人们对这一问题有了新的认识。 • His words cast a new light on the problem. • 那个渔民一网撒到湖心。 • The fisherman’s cast reached right to the middle of the lake.

19. 他的命运取决于这次机会。 • His fortune depended on this cast. • 该剧的全体演员列队站在舞台前面。 • The cast of the play __________ up on the front of the stage. • lined

20. cast aside cast around/about for cast light on sth. cast doubt on 丢弃，除掉 到处寻找，试图找到 揭示，显露 引起对…….的怀疑

21. surrender (L17) • surrender one's insurance policy • 取得退保金额而将保险单交回保险公司 • You must surrender your old passport when applying for a new one. • 你申请新护照时, 必须交出旧护照。

22. surrender oneself to pleasure • 沉溺于欢乐之中 • He surrendered himself to despair. • 他绝望已极。

23. n. • unconditional surrender • 无条件投降 • the surrender of one's claim • 放弃自己的权利

24. ground (L20) • The ship was grounded in shallow water. • 船在水浅处搁浅。 • The teacher grounded students in English. • 教员给学生打英语基础。 • His arguments are well /ill grounded in facts. • 他的立论根据充[不]足。

25. hammer (L26) • Hammer the nails in and then hang these pictures on them. • “用锤把钉子敲进去,然后把照片挂上去。 • hammered the information into the students' heads. • 把这条信息反复向学生们强调

26. in the broad daylight (L27) • broad shoulder • 宽肩 • have a broad knowledge of animals • 具有广博的动物方面的知识 • a man of broad views • 宽宏大量的人 • He stated his views in broad outline. • 他粗略地讲了自己的观点。

27. historic (L27) • historic强调的是具有历史意义和在历史上有名。 • 这是一篇具有历史意义的文件。 • This is a document of historic significance.

28. historical强调的是在过去真正存在过或与历史的相关性historical强调的是在过去真正存在过或与历史的相关性 • 他现在是一个历史研究刊物的编辑。 • He is now editor of a journal of historical events.

29. wail (L31) • vi 发出尖叫声，嚎叫， • The wind wailed in the street. • Don’t wail over/about your misfortunes.

30. agony (L32) • 在救护车到达之前，他一直非常痛苦地躺在地上。 • He lay in agony on the ground until the ambulance arrived. • 在接到消息之前，我疑虑不安，十分痛苦。 • I was in an agony of doubt before I got the message.

31. spit (L36) • v. send (liquid or sth. Else )out from the mouth • He is very ill and spitting blood.吐血 • I tasted something nasty in the rice and I spat it out. • He spat at his enemies boldly. • 他无畏地朝敌人吐口水。

32. n. 口水，唾液 • She used a little spit on a cloth to wipe the mirror clean.

33. commuter (L37) • a 22-mile commute • 二十二英里的通勤路程 • an easy commute • 轻松的通勤路程

34. commute foreign money to domestic • 把外币兑成本国货币 • commute comfort for hardship • 以逸代劳 • commute imprisonment into a fine • 以罚款代监禁

35. commute between home and office • 上下班来往通勤 • commute between London and New York • 定期往返于伦敦纽约间

36. rage (L40) • n. • 愤怒；愤激 • My father was in a rage last night. • 我父亲昨天晚上十分生气。 • 时兴东西 • Long hair is all the rage now. • 现今时兴长发。

37. A storm raged through the mountains. • 风暴席卷山区 • The plague raged for months. • 瘟疫盛行了好几个月

38. on the air (L42) • 那个广播剧还在播送吗？ • Is that radio show still on the air? • Viewers have been seeing her regularly on the air. • off the air停止广播 • return to the air 恢复广播

39. voice v. (L44) • He voiced the feelings of the crowd. • 他表达出群众的情绪。

40. be in (good) voice have a [no] voice in sth. in my voice with one voice 嗓子好 对某事有[无]发言权 以我的名义 异口同声地; 一致地

41. resolution (L46) • show great resolution • 表示极大的决心 • a man of great resolution • 极其果断的人 • resolution of doubt • 疑团的清除 • visual resolution • 目力分辨率

42. handful (L49) • a handful of rice • 一把米 • 我们邀请了十几家公司,但只来了少数几个。 • They invited a dozen companies, but only a handful of them came.

43. rescue (L54) • torescuefrom the building many official papers • 从大楼里抢救出许多官方文件 • We rescued the boy who fell into the river. • 我们救起了掉进河里的小孩。

44. underneath (L54) • prep., adv. • 在下面；在…支配下 • She sat underneath the tree in the shade. • 她坐在树荫下。 • They looked down from the bridge at the water underneath. • 他们从桥上观看桥下的水。

45. wreckage (L55) • the wreckage of the cars • 汽车残骸 • the wreckage of the plane after the crash • 飞机坠落后的残骸

46. decency (L59) • decent behaviour • 正当的行为 • a decent house • 一所像样的房子 • He made a decent record. • 他成绩尚佳