VocabularyI.1.1)alliance2)atthecostof3)stroke4)limp5)minus6)regions7)declarations8)siegeAppendixI-$99)raw10)bidehistime11)havetakentheirtoll12)inthecaseof2.1)isfacedwith2)getboggeddown3)ispressingon/pressedon4)dragon5)getby6)dineout7)havecutback8)getthrough3.1)Therapidadvanceingenetherapymayleadtotheconquestofcancerinthenearfuture.2)Productioninmanyfactorieshasbeenbroughttoahaltbythedelayedarrivalofrawmaterialsduetothedockworkers’strike.3)Sarahasmadeuphermindthatherleisureinterestswill/shouldnevergetinthewayofhercareer.4)Obviouslythereporter'squestioncaughttheforeignministeroffguard.5)Theintroductionoftheelectroniccalculatorhasrenderedtheslideruleoutofdate/obsolete.4.1)Beingfacedwithanenemyforcesmuchsuperiortoours,wehadtogiveuptheoccupationofbigcitiesandretreattotheruralandmountainousregionstobuildupourbases.2)Unityiscrucialtotheefficientoperationofanorganization.Failuretoreckonwiththisproblemwillweakenitsstrength.Inmanycases,workmaybebroughttoahaltbyconstantinternalstruggleinanorganization.3)TheRedArmyfoughtaheroicbattleatStalingradandwonthedecisivevictoryagainsttheGermans.Infact,thisbattleturnedthetideintheSecondWorldWar.Duringthisfamousbattle,theSoviettroopswithstoodtheGermansiegeandweakenedtheGermanarmybylaunchingaseriesofcounterattacks.II.MoreSynonymsinContext1)DuringtheFirstWorldWar,battlesoccurredhereandthereovervastareas.SomeofthemostdramaticfightingtookplaceinthegloomytrenchesofFranceandBelgium.2)Elizabethmadecarefulpreparationsfortheinterviewandherefforts/homeworkpaidoff.3)1spenthourstryingtotalkhimintoacceptingthesettlement,butheturnedadeafeartoallmywords.4)Pneumoniahadseverelyweakenedherbody,andIwonderedhowherfragilebodycouldwithstandtheharshweather.-90-AppendixIIII.Usage1)Butoftenitisnotuntilwefallillthatwefinallylearntoappreciategoodhealth.2)Aricholdladylaydeadathomefortwoweeks—andnobodyknewanythingaboutit.3)It'ssaidhedroppeddeadfromaheartattackwhenhewasatwork1)Don'tsittooclosetothefiretokeepwarm—youcouldeasilygetburned,especiallyifyoufallasleep.4)Inthosedayspeoplebelievedinmarryingyoungandhavingchildrenearly.5)LittleTomwasunabletositstillforlongerthanafewminutes.■Structure1.1)Tohisgreatdelight,Dr.Dengdiscoveredtwogenesinwildricethatcanincreasetheyieldby30percent.2)Tohergreatrelief,herdaughterhadleftthebuildingbeforeitcollapsed.3)Toourdisappointment,ourwomen'steamlostouttotheNorthKoreans.4)Wethink,muchtoourregret,thatwewillnotbeabletovisityouduringthecomingChristmas.2.1)Thesebirdsnestinthevastswamps(whichlietothe)eastoftheNile.2)By1948,thePeople'sLiberationArmyhadgainedcontrolofthevastareasnorthoftheYangtzeRiver.3)MichellewasborninasmallvillageinthenorthofFrance,butcametoliveintheUnitedStatesattheageoffour.■4)TheColumbiaRiverrisesinwesternCanadaandcontinues/runsthroughtheUnitedStatesforabout1,900kilometerswestoftheRockyMountains.ComprehensiveExercisesI.Cloze(A)1.invasion3.Conquest5.launching7.campaign9.reckonwith2.standintheway4.catching...offhisguard6.declaration8.dragon10.bringing...toahaltAppendixI-91-(B)1.allow2.reckoned3.highly4.forecasts5.rapidly6.instant7.delivery8.advantage9.observing10.PowerfulII.Translation1.Mr.Dohertyandhisfamilyarecurrentlyengagedingettingtheautumnharvestinonthefarm.2.Wemustnotunderestimatetheenemy.Theyareequippedwiththemostsophisticatedweapons.3.Havingbeencutofajob/Nothavinghadajobfor3months,Philisgettingincreasinglydespe...
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