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Section Ⅳ Extended reading & Project & Assessment
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①hell n.地狱;苦难的经历,悲惨的境况
②as usual 像往常一样;照例
③aboard prep.&adv.在(车、船、飞机等)上,上(车、船、飞机等)
④rub vt.&vi.擦,摩,搓;(使)相互摩擦
⑤washroom n.洗手间,厕所
⑥dress in 穿着
⑦uniform n.制服;队服 adj.统一的;一致的
⑧on board 在船(火车、飞机)上
⑨violently adv.猛烈地,厉害地;强烈地,激烈地;凶狠地
⑩in horror 惊恐地
⑪eagle n.雕
⑫dive vi.俯冲;跳水;潜水 n.冲,扑,俯冲;潜水;跳水
⑬thunder vi.轰隆隆地响;打雷 n.雷,雷声
⑭freeze vi.&vt.(froze,frozen)突然停止,呆住;结冰;冻僵
⑮come to oneself 苏醒;恢复知觉
⑯meanwhile adv.同时;其间;对比之下
⑰deck n.甲板,舱面
⑱ drag vt.拖,拉;缓慢而费力地移动
⑲chaos n.混乱,杂乱
⑳navy n.海军,海军部队
get in touch with 与……联系;和……接触
bleed vi.(bled,bled)失血,流血
open up 打开;开发;开始;直抒胸臆,畅所欲言
later on 后来;稍后
hatch vt.密谋,策划;使孵出 vi.孵化;孵出
plot n.阴谋;故事情节 vi.&vt.密谋
launch a surprise attack on 对……发动突然袭击
in total 总计
infamy n.臭名昭著,声名狼藉;恶行,罪恶
in response to 响应;回答;对……有反应
be marked with 被标上
memorial n.纪念碑(或像等);纪念物
show respect for
对……表示尊重
pray vi.&vt.企盼,祈求;祈祷,祷告
episode n.一段经历,片段;一集
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Hell① comes to Pearl Harbor
It was Sunday,December 7,1941.As usual②,the wakeup call came at 5:45 a.m.The men aboard③ the warship USS Arizona stretched and rubbed④ their eyes.Seaman Russell Warriner was awakened by Quartermaster Louis Conter.Russell made his bed and helped clean the huge,shared room.The men went to the washroom⑤,dressed in⑥ their uniforms⑦ and sat down to breakfast.It looked like it would be a normal day on board⑧ the ship.
But nobody ate their breakfast:at that moment,there was a huge crashing sound from above.The ship shook violently⑨ and the men looked at each other in horror⑩.Above their heads,hundreds of Japanese planes circled like eagles⑪.They were diving⑫ down to drop bombs on Pearl Harbor.The scream of their engines was deafening.As bombs thundered⑬ all around,clouds of black smoke rose into the sky and hung over the sea.【1】 Russell felt his blood freeze⑭,but he quickly came to himself⑮ and rushed up to the deck.【2】 Moments later,a bomb hit the USS Arizona and Russell was thrown more than 100 meters across the ship.He suffered serious burns on hi