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【正文】 ow. 我只于正派人交往 filthy [?fil?] adj. 污穢， 骯臟 filth clothes臟衣服， filthy remarks 臟話 Every other house was a drinking place. 每隔一幢房子就有一個(gè)酒館。 every other: 每隔一個(gè) I go there every other day. 我每隔一日就去那兒去一次。 five[ ?????? ] vt. to five means to stop being angry with someone who has done something wrong towards you or towards others. 原諒，諒解 Please five me for being late. 請(qǐng)?jiān)徫疫t到了。 and did not try very hard to control the crime prevalent in the port. 他們沒有盡力去控制充斥港口的犯罪活動(dòng) 。 prevalent in the port: It is a adj. phrase used as attribute to modify ―the crime ‖, prevalent: ―盛行的 ” 、 “ 流行的 ” 。 ( adj. Popular) This kind of style ever prevalent in the world has been out of fashion now. 這種式樣曾一度風(fēng)摩全球，但現(xiàn)已過時(shí)了。 , no wind to fill their sails. 沒有揚(yáng)帆的風(fēng) 。 City council : the governing body of the city . Entire building were tumbling into huge cracks in the earth. 整座建筑物塌陷進(jìn)了地面裂開的巨大裂縫里。 “ tumble into‖指“塌陷，陷落入 ( collapse ,fall into ), crack指“大裂縫”，由地震造成。 Often they disappeared forever and the earth closed over them. 經(jīng)常有人因落地底后 ,地面又自動(dòng)關(guān)合而永遠(yuǎn)失去了蹤影。 close over:―淹沒”、“吞沒” ( swallow )。 ( 1 ) The flood closed over the village and no one escaped . 洪水淹沒了整個(gè)村莊，無一人生還。 ( 2 ) Midsummer heat closed over the whole city. 整個(gè)城市處于盛夏的炎熱之中 moan[ ???? ]v. low saond of pain or ，報(bào)愿聲 He moaned in pain. 他在痛苦中呻吟。 Port Royal had sold itself to the devil and deserved its terrible fate :Port Royal was a notorious place, where bad people had got the upper hand and so it deserved to have been destroyed by such a natural disaster. deserve: 應(yīng)得到；值得（ be worthy of ） (1) Good work deserves good pay 。 好的工作應(yīng)得到好的報(bào)酬。 (2) He certainly deserves to sent to prison. 他的確應(yīng)該送入監(jiān)獄。 Shadows show up the shapes of old cities and farms. 水中隱約現(xiàn)出古城和農(nóng)場(chǎng)的輪廓。 show up : 使顯現(xiàn)，清晰，使顯露（ reveal） (1) Close study of the surface of the picture shows up a work of fine cracks. 仔細(xì)察看畫面，就可以看出網(wǎng)狀的細(xì)裂紋。 (2) His showoff only serves to show up his ignorance. 他的賣弄只不過是暴露了他自已的無知。 consequently[ ???? ????????? ]: therefore 因此，所以 I missed the train, consequently was late for ，因此上課晚了。 If they tried to hold them up, heavy stones would fall upon them. 如果他們企圖把它們向上浮起，大石塊就會(huì)砸倒他們。 hold up: 支持 ,拖延，搶劫 （ 1 ) The pillars held up the roof. 柱子支撐著屋頂。 ( 2 ） The ship was held up by fog for several hours. 船因霧而耽擱了幾個(gè)小時(shí)。 ( 3 ） The criminal held up the bus and took all the passengers money. 罪犯攔劫了汽車，搶走了所有的乘客的錢財(cái) holding then fast until their friends were able to save them . 緊緊地抓住直到朋友來救他們。 fast： Here is a adverb which means ―tight‖，in Chinese―緊緊的”、“牢牢的”。 He caught his mother fast lest he be taken away. 他緊緊地抓住母親，恐怕被別人帶走。 They wanted to obtain a clear idea of the scene in port Royal in June ,1692. 他們想對(duì) 1692年 6月的羅耶爾有一個(gè)確切的了解。 Obtain a clear idea of : 了解 ( get the picture of ) ?Outline of The Text ?Comment on the story Comment This story is about the total destruction of Port Royal by an earthquake. In fact, Port Royal is not the only town to have been destroyed by a natural disaster. One of the earliest disasters was the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum in southern Italy in79A D. The two ancient Roman cities were engulfed and buried in volcanic mud. Pompeii was rediscovered in 1748 and Herculaneum in 1709. Outline of The Text In December 1620, a small sailboat with one hundred Pilgrims landed at Plymouth. Terrible months of starvation, disease, and death were ahead of them. Only the strongest survived that winter .However, conditions began to improve in the spring of colonists‘ health improved with the warm weather and their better diet, too. In the fall, they saw new hope for the future, for a splendid harvest was behind them. Best of all, they had established a treaty of friendship with their Indian neighbors. At the end of the year, the Pilgrims wanted to celebrate with a real holiday. Governor Bradford decided on December 13, 1621 as the day for giving thanks to God. They offered humble thanks to god, and started their three days of celebration. In the following decades, Thanksgiving Days were frequently held, sometimes twice a year, sometimes every other year, depending on the circumstances. In 1863, in agreement with Mrs. Hale‘s constant suggestions, president Lincoln appointed the last Thursday in November as the first national Thanksgiving Day. Since then, each president has proclaimed a Thanksgiving Day for the nation as a whole. Thanksgiving is a happy celebration. It is a family day and a chance to renew friendships. Above all, it is a time for remembrance and for giving thanks.