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him a medal of merit. ② We have awarded the contract to a British shipyard. ③ A High Court judge had awarded him ?6 million damages. Difficult sentences ? Sentence 7 ? So great were Aphrodite’s seductive abilities that every god, including the great Zeus, desired her as his wife. However, Aphrodite was too proud for any of her suitors and rejected them all. ? Sentence 8 ? As a punishment, Zeus made her the wife of Hephaestus, the ugly and lame smithgod. As a revolt she discouraged Hephaestus from sharing her bed in addition to being unfaithful to him. Words we should know ? 11. A revolt by a person or group against someone or something is a refusal to accept the authority of that person or thing. ① The prime minister is facing a revolt by party activists over his refusal to hold a referendum. ② It was undeniably a revolt by ordinary people against their leaders. ? 12. If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions. ① It may be difficult to do at first. Don’t let this discounrage you. ② It is a campaign aiming at discouraging children from smoking. Other words in the text ? Reinforce: v. 激起;激發(fā) ? Influential: adj. 賄賂 ? Bribe: n. 不像 ? Retrieve: v. 除此之外,還;另外 ? Incite: v. 結(jié)合;聯(lián)合 ? Disrupt: v. 文學(xué);文字記載 ? In addition to 揭露;暴露;顯露 ? Unlike: prep 鞏固;加強 ? Reveal: v. 有影響力的;重要的 ? Literature: n. 奪回;搶回;拿回 ? Union: n. 阻止;破壞;阻斷