Unit 1  Text A
Language Sense Enhancement
1. the fierce resistance  2. the long march  3. the devastating enemy  4. bleak  5. launched  6. military might  7. mowed down  8. campaign  9. a painful lesson  10. the aid
Language Focus
Vocabulary
I.
1. 1) alliance  2)at the cost of  3) stroke  4)limp  5)minus 6) regions 7) declaration 8) siege 9) raw  10) bide his time  11) have taken their toll  12) in the case of
2. 1) is faced with  2)get bogged down 3) is pressing on/pressed on 4) drag on 5) get by 6)dine out 7) have cut back 8) get through
3. 1) head 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 worker’s strike 
3) will/should never get in the way of her career
4) caught the foreign minister off guard
5) of the electronic calculator has rendered the slide rule out of date/obsolete
4.  1) Being faced with/the occupation of/regions 
2) crucial to/efficient/to reckon with/weaken/be brought to a halt 
3) a heroic/the decisive/turned the tide/siege/by launching
II. More Synonyms in the Context
1) During the First World War, battles occurred here and there over vast areas. Some of the most dramatic fighting took place in the gloomy trenches of France and Belgium.
2) Elizabeth make careful preparations for the interview and her efforts/home-work paid off.
3) I spent hours trying to talk him into accepting the settlement, but he turned a deaf ear to all my words.
4) Pneumonia had severely weakened her body, and I wondered how her fragile body could withstand the harsh weather.
III. Usage
1) fall ill  2) lay dead from a heart attack  3) dropped dead from a heart attack  4) fell asleep  5) marrying young  6) to sit still for longer than a few minutes
Comprehensive Exercises
I. 3d综合版
1. 1) invasion  2) stand in the way  3) catching…off his guard  4) launching  5) declaration  6) campaign  7) drag on  8) reckon with  9) bringing  10) to al halt
2. 1) allow  2) reckoned  3) highly  4) forecasts  5) rapidly  6) instant  7) delivery  8) advantage  9) observing  10) powerful
II.
1. 1) Mr. Doherty and his family are currently engaged in getting the autumn harvest in on the farm.
2) We must not underestimate the enemy. They are equipped with the most sophisticated weapons.
3) Having been out of a job for 3 months, Phil is increasingly getting desperate.
4) Sam, as the project manager is decisive, efficient and accurate in his judgment.
5) Since the chemical plant was identified as a source of pollution, the village neighborhood committee decided to close it at the cost of 100 jobs.
2. The offensive had lasted three days, but we had not gained much ground. The division c
ommander instructed our battalion to get around to the rear of the enemy at night and launch a surprise attack. To do this we have to cross a marshland, and many of us were afraid we might get bogged down in the mud. Our battalion commander decided to take a gamble. Luckily enough, thanks to the severely cold weather which had made the marshland freeze over, we arrived our destination before dawn and began attacking the enemy from the rear. This had turned the tide of the battle. The enemy, caught off guard, soon surrendered.
Text B
Comprehension Check
1. d d b a b d
Translation
1. 6月5日被选为进攻日，是因为要留下一个安全量，以防万一进攻需要推迟。
2. 然而，当年春夏之交大风暴异乎寻常地多，在这个时候会出现一个适合进攻的风平浪静的间隙的可能性微乎其微。
3. 要是在原定地区登陆的话，德军海岸炮无疑会拼命抵抗并给盟军造成惨重伤亡，而在新登陆区的登陆几乎没有遭到任何抵抗。
4. 尽管困难重重，艾森豪威尔在与恶劣天气的赌博中赢得了胜利。
Language Practice
1. d h b a f e c g
2. 1) boast  2) obstacles  3) was concerned  4) call…off  5) paid off  6) was pinned down
7) contesting  8) prior to  9) hold out  10) objective  11) responsible  12) in case
Unit 2  Text A
Language Sense Enhancement
1. care  2. impact 3. orbiting satellites  4. warn of  5. location 6. at any given time  7. vibrate 8. detected  9. calculate  10. converted
Language Focus
Vocabulary
I.
4. 1) expansion  2) automated  3) vapor  4)take control of  5) hazards 6) satellite 7) vibrated 8) magnetic  9) bunched  10) in the air  11) got/was stuck in  12) approximately
5. 1) send out  2) stand up for  3) pass for  4) were closing in on  5)starting up  6)went through  7) fill out  8) fall into
6. 1) incorporates all the latest safety features
2) two trees ten feet apart