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. 8. Meanwhile Dee39。s boyfriend is trying to shake hands with Maggie in a fancy and elaborate way. 9. In fact, I could have traced it back before the Civil War through the family branches. 10. He just stood here with a grin on his face and looked at me as if inspecting something old and outofdate. 11. Now and then he and Dee municated through eye contact in a secretive way. 12. I don39。t need the quilts to remind me of Grandma Dee. She lives in my memory all time. Translation1. 一場大火把貧民區(qū)三百多座房子夷為平地。(burn…to the ground) A big fire burned more than 300 homes in the slum to the ground. 2. 只要你為人正直,不怕失去什么,那你對任何人都不會畏懼。(to look someone in the eye) As long as you are upright and not afraid of losing anything, you can look anyone in the eye. 3. 這件襯衣與裙子的顏色和式樣都不相配。(to match) This blouse doesn’t match the color or the style of the skirt.4. 咱們一邊喝咖啡一邊談這件事吧。(over something) Let’s talk about the matter over a cup of coffee. 5. 他無法想象為什么人們反對他的看法。(to imagine) He couldn’t imagine why people were against his views. 6. 這位官員在下汽車時碰到兩個恐怖分子。(to confront) Stepping out of the car, the official was confronted by two terrorists. 7. 只要堅持這些原則,我們就會成功。(to stick to) As long as we stick to these principles, we will surely succeed. 8. 這個消息使她大為震驚,但她很快就鎮(zhèn)定下來。(to repose) She was extremely shocked at the news, but she soon reposed herself. 9. 這個典故的來源很難查找到。(to trace) 10. It’s difficult to trace the source of the reference. Lesson 14 Paraphrase1. I think the Soviet Red Army will be surrounded and captured in very large numbers. 2. Hitler was hoping that if he attacked Russia, he would win the support of capitalists and conservatives in Britain and the . 3. Winant said the United States would adopt the same attitude. 4. I would say a word in favor of anyone who is attacked by Hitler, no matter how bad, how wicked or evil he had been in the past. 5. The Nazi state has no lofty and righteous principle or goal, and cares only its ambition to conquer the western hemisphere and to enslave the other peoples. 6. I see the Nazi air force, though still felling upset and painful from the defeat in the aerial battle of England, is now happy because they think they can beat the Russian air force easily without heavy loss.” 7. We shall be more determined and shall make better and fuller use of our resources. 8. Let us strengthen out unity and our efforts in the fight against Nazi Germany when we have not yet been overwhelmed and when we are still powerful.Translation 1. 這對農(nóng)村和城市都一樣適用。(to be true of) This is true of the rural area as well as of the urban area. 2. 他指望他們給予支持。(to count on) He was counting on their support. 3. 我不記得他是怎么說的,但我肯定他講話的大意是那樣的。(to that effect) I don’t remember his exact words, but I’m sure he did say something to that effect. 4. 客人們對受到的熱情接待感到過意不去。(to overwhelm) The guests were overwhelmed by the warm reception. 5. 他們用出奇不意的進攻打垮了敵人。(to overwhelm) They overwhelmed the enemy by a surprise attack. 6. 他們的困難就是我們的困難,正如我們把他們的勝利看作是我們自己的勝利 一樣。(just as) Their difficulty is ours just as we view their victory as our own. 7. 很明顯,德國法西斯企圖使那個地區(qū)的人民屈服于他們的統(tǒng)治。(to subjugate) It is clear that German fascists were trying to subjugate the people in that region.