或死或伤。 4. He did not speak them with any attempt to sound heroic. He simply voiced the quiet truth of the citys existence. ( Para. 10) Meaning: He didn't try to sound heroic while saying those words. In a quiet voice, he was just telling the simple truth: London was still standing there sound. v seem when heard Your cough sounds better:你的咳嗽听上去好一点了。 - Does this sentence sound right?这个句子听上去对不对? From the way you describe him, he sounds like a very strange man.根据你的描述,他似乎是个 十分奇怪的人。 voice:vt express in words, esp forcefully The chairman encouraged us to voice our opinions.主席鼓励我们发表自己的意见。 5. Murrow knew that Britain's fate depended upon the resolution of the people in the shops and streets, the men in the pubs, the housewives, those watching for fire on the roofs, the people who had a thousand difficult and painful things to do. (Para. Il) Meaning: Murrow knew that Britains fate depended on the ordinary English people who were resolved to defend their homeland, stay ing aware all the time and doing whatever they should do 6. Much depended upon the handful of pilots who rose day after day and night after night to meet the flocks of Nazi bombers.(Para. 12) Meaning: Britains fate depended to a large extent on the small number of pilots fighting against lots of German bombers for many days and nights continuously provide for: make all necessary arrangements for We must provide for the safety of the workers.我们必须保证工人们的安全 Section B Reading skills Understanding Figurative language As we learned in Unit 5, to make language clearer, more interesting, and more vivid we often use expressions which are not literally true. We make comparisons in speaking and writing Figurative language - language that compares-- paints a picture for the reader. Figurative language can be confusing if it is understood literally. The ability to recognize and interpret figurative language may help us fully understand a writer's meaning. Look at the following two A 1. Night after night, in the hot summer and early fall of 1940, a deep, steady voice came over the Atlantic Ocean from England to America, telling of England's battle for survival under the waves of German bombers. (Para. 1) 2. On September 7, 1940, nearly four hundred German bombers hammered the city with bombs in broad daylight. (Para. 6) In the first example above, the coming of German bombers is compared to the coming of sea waves, thus emphasizing the idea of huge numbers of German bombers continuously flying to England9 或死或伤。 4.He did not speak them with any attempt to sound heroic. He simply voiced the quiet truth of the city’s existence. (Para.10) Meaning: He didn’t try to sound heroic while saying those words. In a quiet voice, he was just telling the simple truth: London was still standing there. sound: v. seem when heard --Your cough sounds better. 你的咳嗽听上去好一点了。 --Does this sentence sound right? 这个句子听上去对不对? From the way you describe him, he sounds like a very strange man. 根据你的描述, 他似乎是个 十分奇怪的人。 voice: vt. express in words, esp. forcefully --The chairman encouraged us to voice our opinions. 主席鼓励我们发表自己的意见。 5.Murrow knew that Britain’s fate depended upon the resolution of the people in the shops and streets, the men in the pubs, the housewives, those watching for fire on the roofs, the people who had a thousand difficult and painful things to do. (Para.11) Meaning: Murrow knew that Britain’s fate depended on the ordinary English people who were resolved to defend their homeland, staying aware all the time and doing whatever they should do. 6.Much depended upon the handful of pilots who rose day after day and night aft er night to meet the flocks of Nazi bombers. (Para.12) Meaning: Britain’s fate depended to a large extent on the small number of pilots fighting against lots of German bombers for many days and nights continuously. provide for: make all necessary arrangements for We must provide for the safety of the workers. 我们必须保证工人们的安全。 Section B Reading skills: Understanding Figurative Language As we learned in Unit 5, to make language clearer, more interesting, and more vivid, we often use expressions which are not literally true. We make comparisons in speaking and writing. Figurative language -- language that compares -- paints a picture for the reader. Figurative language can be confusing if it is understood literally. The ability to recognize and interpret figurative language may help us fully understand a writer’s meaning. Look at the following two examples taken from Reading Passage A: 1. Night after night, in the hot summer and early fall of 1940, a deep, steady voice came over the Atlantic Ocean from England to America, telling of England’s battle for survival under the waves of German bombers. (Para. 1) 2. On September 7, 1940, nearly four hundred German bombers hammered the city with bombs in broad daylight. (Para. 6) In the first example above, the coming of German bombers is compared to the coming of sea waves, thus emphasizing the idea of huge numbers of German bombers continuously flying to England