【正文】 for everybody　　　 30)LendLease is no hard work, it just means the American people will have more jobs and earn more money. lesson15 Ⅱ. Paraphrase:　 1) The Colonel, who is not too offensively an Empire builder, sometimes tries to talk to me about public affairs1)The Colonel，an Empire builder who is not too disgustingly aggressive，sometimes tries to talk to me about public affairs　 2) Or maybe Laura39。s unintentional influence． 3) Dismissive as a Pharisee, I regarded as moonlings all those whose life was lived on a less practical plane.3)1 was as puritanical as a Pharisee and I viewed with contempt a11 those who lived a less practical life than my own and regarded them as inhabitants on the moon．　 4) And now see how I stand, as sentimental and sensitive as any old maid doing watercolours of sunsets!　 4)Just imagine how I have changed now．Here I stand。s content． 6) Thus, I imagine, must the pious feel cleansed on leaving the confessional after the solemnity of absolution.　6)I imagine devoted religious people must be experiencing a thorough catharsis as I do now when they leave the solemn confessional after gaining pardon of their sins． 7) there is a touch of rough poetry about him　7)There is a trace of simple poetic quality in his character． 8) I like also the outoftheway information which he imparts from time to time without insistence　8)1 also like the unusual information he conveys to me from time to time without speaking emphatically． 9) I suspect also that there is quite a lot of lore stored away in the Colonel39。s delegate) is for independence. 　 Scene 3　　 7) For the obvious reason that our continued association with Great Britain has grown intolerable.　 　　　 7)For the obvious reason that we can no longer hear our continued connection with Great Britain. 　　　　 8) Mr. Adams, you have an annoying talent for making such delightful words as property sound quite distasteful.　　8)Mr. Adams, you are good at making such pleasant word as property sound quite disgusting, which is annoying. 9) Why, even your own cousin is a fugitive with a price on his head.　　　 9)Why, even your own cousin has fled from justice and for his capture of death a reward has been offered by the British troops stationed in America. 10) I39。m perfectly able to defend myself, Mr. Dickinson. 11) And as of now, Brother Sherman, the devil has been winning hands down.　ll)And up to now, Brother Sherman, the devil (referring to Adams again) has been winning without making an effort.　 12) It may bear Virginia39。re not yet ripe for independence.　13)You are moving ahead of time. We are not ready for independence.　 14) General Washington is in the field.　14)General Washington is in the battlefield.　 15) The sentiments of North Carolina precisely.　　15 )They are typical of opportunistic and cowardly sentiments of North Carolina. 16) We will more than pensate with spirit !16)If we are brave and courageous, we39。 11 have to do better than that!　　 19)Don39。s own rebellion, it39。ll keep this word tyrant, he will continue to be a tyrant. 25) Good God! Fishing rights! How long is this piddling to go on?　　　 25)Good God] Fishing rights! How long shall we go on wasting time in trifling. 26) To us in South Carolina, black slavery is our peculiar institution and a cherished way of life.　　26)To us in South Carolina, black slavery is our special custom and we love it as part of our life. 27) Rutledge has found the mark.　　27)Rutledge has found his target. 28) There39。s finished.　　 　 29)Be brave to accept what39。s over 30) It39。t afford.　　30)The price for keeping the slavery clause is too high for us. 31) Don39。s time you had them renewed!　31)Don39。ve done before. Perhaps now you still have to do something worthy.　 32) These men, no matter how much we disagree with them, are not ribbon clerks to be ordered about.　　32) No matter how much we disagree with them, we shouldn39。t act like a coarse, scolding woman.　 34) An entirely new nation, Mr. Wilson, waiting to be born or to die in birth, all on your sayso.　34)The question of American independence depends on what you say.　 35) I39。t bargain for that.　 35)I39。t expect that.Ⅲ. See the translation of the text.lesson9Mirror of America 詞匯(Vocabulary)idyllic ( adj. ) :pastoral or picturesque；pleasing and simple 田園詩的；田園風(fēng)光的；生動逼真的；質(zhì)樸宜人的 cynical ( adj.) :believing that people are notivated in all their actions only by selfishness；denying the sincerity of people39。例： He is every bit as mean as she is．他與她同樣平庸。例： It was the first time he had seen his work in print．這是他第一次看見自己的作品出版。例： That child soaks up new facts like a sponge!那孩子吸收新知識像海綿似的! succumb to: stop resisting；yield to，submit to屈服，屈從 flirt with: to deal playfully or superficiMly with不認(rèn)真考慮、對待 of sorts: (derogative)of a poor or inferior type(貶義)差勁的，劣等 au over: what one would expect 0f the person specified正像所說的人一樣 in arnest: seriously，not jokingly嚴(yán)肅地，認(rèn)真地 雙方都很堅(jiān)決認(rèn)真，像是鼓足勁要打一場內(nèi)戰(zhàn)似的。 esp. make formal accusation against on the basis of positive legal evidence usually said of the action of a grand jury控告， 控訴；指控，告發(fā)，對……起訴 prosecute (v．) :institute legal proceedings against，or conduct criminal proceedings in court against對……起訴 festoon ( v．) :adorn or hang with festoons飾以(或懸掛)花彩，結(jié)彩于 sprout (v．) :grow or develop rapidly迅速生長，迅速發(fā)展 rickety ( adj.) :1iable to fall or break down because weak；shaky易倒的；易垮的；不結(jié)實(shí)的；不穩(wěn)固的 evangelist ( n.) :anyone who evangelizes(esp. a traveling preacher or a revivalist)福音傳教士(尤指巡回說教者或信仰復(fù)興者) exhort ( v．) :urge earnestly by advice，warning，etc．規(guī)勸，勸告，勸戒 infidel ( n.) :a person who holds no religious belief無宗教信仰者，不信宗教者 florid ( adj. ) : flushed with red or pink(said of the plexion)(臉色)紅潤的 paunchy ( adj. ) :[derog. or humor](esp. of a man)having a fat stomach[貶或幽](尤指男性)大腹便便的 attorney ( n.) :．a(chǎn)ny person legally empowered to act as agent for. or in behalf of，another(esp. a lawyer)(被當(dāng)事人授權(quán)的法律事務(wù)中的)代理人 shr