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Section Ⅲ Using language & Developing ideas
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①board a train 登上火车
②heartbroken adj. 心碎的
③save sb. from death 从死神中解救某人
④Nazi n. 纳粹党员,纳粹分子
⑤Jewish adj. 犹太人的,犹太教的
⑥aid v. 帮助,援助
⑦live in terrible conditions 居住条件恶劣
⑧in danger 在危险中
⑨transport v. 运输,输送
transport ...to safety 把……转移到安全地方
⑩keep records of 记录
⑪temporary adj. 短期的,短暂的;临时的
⑫serve as 担任
⑬military n. 军队
⑭various adj. 各种各样的
various=a variety of=varieties of
⑮memory n. 记忆(此处为可数名词)
⑯journal n. 日记
⑰take sb.in 收留某人
⑱at one point 在某一时刻
⑲save one’s life 救了某人的命
⑳majority n. 大多数,大部分
rise to one’s feet 站起身来
a respected figure 一位受尊敬的人物
achievement n. 成绩,成就
make great achievements 取得重大成就
pass away 去世
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THE POWER of GOOD
“The British Schindler”:the life of Nicholas Winton
It is August 1939,and a group of frightened children are boarding a train① at Prague’s Wilson Station.Their heartbroken②parents do not join them.Indeed,they fear they may never see their children again.But they know that their children will live.These are among the 669 children,most of them Jewish,that Nicholas Winton will go on to save from death③at the hands of the Nazis④.[1]
[1]本句是复合句。其中most of them Jewish为独立主格结构作状语;that引导定语从句,在从句中作宾语。
Nicholas Winton was born on 19 May 1909 in London,to GermanJewish⑤ parents.The family later took British nationality.On leaving school[2],Winton worked in banks in Germany and France.He returned to Britain in 1931,where he worked in business.[3]
[2]on doing ...意为“一……就……”。
[3]句中 where引导非限制性定语从句,先行词为地点名词Britain,where在从句中作地点状语。
In December 1938,a friend asked Winton to come to Prague to aid⑥ people who were escaping from the Nazis.[4]In Prague,Winton saw people living in terrible conditions⑦ and whose lives were in danger⑧.[5]He decided to help transport⑨ children to safety in Britain.He established an office to keep records of⑩ the children,and then returned to Britain to find temporary⑪ homes for them.He used donated funds and his own money to p