【正文】 lean and fet our past quarrel讓我們捐棄前嫌 ,忘卻過去的爭吵吧 ? Once you have served your sentence you can wipe the slate clean and start a new life. Stand in the gap ? to expose one?s self for the protection of something。 ? She didn39。 Complement: To serve as a plement to:補足： ? Roses in a silver bowl plement the handsome cherry table. ? 銀碗中的玫瑰更為這張漂亮的櫻桃色桌子添彩 venture ? To take a risk。 station ? Social position。 a post: ? 位置，崗位：人或物站立或被指定放置的地點或位置；崗位 ： ? a sentry Sentence Analysis ? How do you understand： that extra verse written in my honor? ? The additional verse that is added to a school song to show respect for me. ? Please translate the last sentence of paragraph 8. 。 ? She had seen the world and lived with great people and raised herself far beyond her original humble station .她見過了世面，結(jié)識了大人物， 地位 比從前高得多。 ? I venture that you are wrong. 我冒昧說一句 ,你錯了。 Sentence Analysis ? What does “what is short and sharp and what is long and tough” mean? L1. pa 1. ? It refers to difficulties and hardships of any kind, imminent or distant, temporary or longlasting. ? What does “noble chance of war” mean? Line 2 on page 2. ? It means impressive opportunities of war. ? What does “throwing our minds back to our meeting here ten months ago” mean? Pa 3. L1 ? recollecting回憶 our meeting at Harrow School ten months ago ? Please throw our mind back to 1945, when people all over the world were engaged in a great and cruel war against the Fascists. ? What does “appearances are often very deceptive” mean? Pa 3. L2. ? surface phenomena tend to be misleading. ? Please Paraphrase “ we must .. meet with Triumph and …just the same.” pa 3 L3 ? We will certainly experience Triumph and Disaster, and we must treat them as the same thing taking different appearances because they are essentially interchangeable. ? How do you understand “imagination makes things out far worse”? Pa 4. L1. ? What one imagines tends to be worse than reality. ? Please paraphrase: but then they must also pray to be given that extra courage to carry this farreaching imagination. Pa 4. Line 4 ? But they also wish to be equipped with excessive courage to acplish or realize this effective and influential blueprint. ? How do you understand “ never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense”? ? Never yield to others unless we are convinced that it is honorable and sensible for us to do so. ? What does “never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy”? ? Never give in or surrender to the seemingly strong enemy. ? How do you understand: “ our account was closed”? Pa 4. the 3rd line from bottom. ? We were pletely defeated by enemy troops. ? How do you understand: “ Very different is the mood today.” ? How other nations view Britain and how the British people think and feel about the war is quite different today from ten month ago. ? What does “ Britain…h(huán)ad drawn a sponge across her slate” mean? ? Britain.. was pletely wiped out. ? Please explain: but instead our country stood in the gap. ? But on the contrary, our country shouldered the responsibility in isolation. ? Please explain: we have only to persevere to conquer. Last Line of Pa 5. ? We have no choice but to hold on until victory es. Part III. Paragraphs 68 In this concluding part, Churchill reiterated重申 his inspirations by changing a word in a verse of a traditional song. ? Why did Churchill replace the word “darker” with “sterner”? ? Because he had a strong conviction of victory. The word “darker” carries a pessimistic tone for it indicates “ a period of unpleasant and frightening time” and implies hopelessness in a different period. ? But the word “sterner”, although it has the identical referent指示物 , suggests the bright side of the situation and shows Churchill?s optimistic view. ? By changing the word, Churchill wanted to convey to the British people the message that although there were still great difficulties ahead, Great Britain would prevail in the end. Words and Phrases pliment ? To show fondness, regard, or respect for b