1、Unit 1 Fighting with the Forces of NatureText A The Icy DefenderVocabularyI. 1.1) alliance2) at the cost of 3) stroke 4) limp5) minus 6) regions 7) declarations 8) siege9) raw 10) bide his time 11) have taken their toll 12) In the case of2.1) is faced with 2) get bogged down3) is pressing on/pressed
2、 on 4) drag on5) get by 6) dine out 7) have cut back 8) get through3. 1) lead to the conquest of cancer in the near future.2) has been brought to a halt by the delayed arrival of raw materials due to the dock workers strike.3) will/should never get in the way of her career.4) caught the foreign mini
3、ster off guard.5) of the electronic calculator has rendered the side rule out of date/ obsolete.4. 1) Being faced with the occupation of Regions2) crucial to efficient to reckon withWeaken be brought to a halt3) a heroic the decisive turned the tidesiege by launching II. More synonyms in Context1) o
4、ccurred=took place 2) preparations=efforts/ homework3) talk=words 4) weak=fragile severe=harshIII. Usage Verb + adjective1) fall ill 2) lay dead at home for two weeks 3) dropped dead from a heart attack 4) fell asleep 5) marrying young5) to sit still for longer than a few minutesComprehensive Exerci
5、ses I. Cloze1. Text-related(1) invasion (2) stand in the way (3) Conquest (4) catchingoff his guard (5) launching (6) declaration(7) campaign (8) drag on (9) reckon with (10) bringingto a halt2. Theme-related(1) allow (2) reckoned (3) highly(4) forests (5) rapidly (6) instant(7) delivery (8) advanta
6、ge (9) observing(10) powerfulII. Translation1. Sentence-Translation1) Mr. Doherty and his family are currently engaged in getting the autumn harvest in on the farm.2) We must not underestimate the enemy, equipped with the most sophisticated weapons.3) Having been out of job/Not having had a job for
7、3 months, Phil is getting increasingly desperate.4) Sam, as project manager, is decisive, efficient, and accurate in his judgment.5) Since the chemical plant was identified as the source of pollution, the village neighborhood committee decided to close it down at the cost of losing 100 jobs.2. Passa
8、ge-TranslationThe offensive had already lasted three days, but we had not gained much ground. The division commander instructed our battalion to get around to the rear of the enemy at night and launch a surprise attack. To do so, however, we had to cross marshland and many of us were afraid we might
9、 get bogged down in the mud. Our battalion commander decided to take a gamble. Lucky enough, thanks to the severely cold weather which made the marshland freeze over, we arrived at our destination before dawn and began attacking the enemy from the rear. This turned the tide of the battle. The enemy, caught off guard, soon surrendered.
