lesson ten of intensive reading

1、Lesson ten1. World Trade Towers smolder悶然 at the southern end of Manhattan and the breeze stirred the ashes of thousands of human beings.2. Guardsmen toting攜帶 M-16s are stationed at our airports.3. A line of snipers狙擊手 positioned on the stadium 體育場rooftop.4. He whisk her from place to place, just as

2、 his arch-nemesis Osamabin Laden is presumably moved from cave to cave halfway across the worldWhisk sb/sth away /off; to take sb/sth quickly away from a place.急忙送離Presumably; used to say that you think sth is probably true可能，大概據(jù)推測5. Anthrax panic sends Congress running from its chambers.Anthrax; a

3、serious disease affecting cattle and sheep, whcth can affect humans炭疽Chambers；a word used in the past to mean a bedroom or private room寢室 an office or office used by barristeres or judges.6. Two radically different erasRadically change or difference is very big and improtant重大的7. Drift away on its r

4、aft of memory.A raft of sth; a large number of things大量某物；許多某物8. Shade of nostalgia.；a feeling that a time in the past ws good, or the activity of remembering a good time in the past and wishing that things had not changed對過去美好時光的留戀，懷舊之情9. Idyllic, secure worldIdyllic；Be very beautiful, happy, and p

5、eaceful, with no problems or dangers美麗寧靜的，快樂祥和的10. A fierce battle is being waged for its psychic, political and material capitalWage war on sb/sth; to be involved in a war against someone, or a fight against sth發(fā)動Psychic； affecting the mind rather than the body;精神上的11. The spoils of war/victory; th

6、ings taken by an army from a defeated enemy, or things taken by thieves戰(zhàn)利品，掠奪物12. A tattalion of securitycrats and generals 13. A growing chorus of dissenting不同意的 voices who reject paranoia偏執(zhí)狂 and hubris狂妄自大14. There is a dialectic辯證法 afoot（adv）在進行中 in the country15. Spectrum范圍，光譜16. Multi hued多色調(diào)的1

7、7. In succinctly簡潔的 terms18. What the men in uniforms are goning to do to the men in turbans多邊帽19. With the prescience 預(yù)見of a dying man, he venture that this is really a war between the brutal野蠻, aggressively male way things had always been and “the timorous 膽怯的and fragile way things might begin to

8、be.”20. He nurtured 培育great hopes for a future constructed on a model of mutual cooperation.21. No longer invulnerable；cannot be harmed or damaged if you attack or criticize them攻不破的22. Shatter粉碎 the sense of invulnerability that is a hallmark of the American psyche靈魂.23. Perceive察覺 sth 24. The ensu

9、ing waves of paranoic妄想狂的 initiated surreal episodes時期，發(fā)作25. All mail be irradiated against biological threats; and, most appalling可怕的 of all.26. Render致使 sb immune from harm27. We too are mired陷入的困境中 near the bottom of sth28. The new zeitgeist時代思潮 29. A detective rebukes指責(zé) another detective30. A ze

10、alous狂熱的 new patriotism31. Seeking solace in sth；a feeling of emotional comfort at a time of great sadness or disappointment安慰 be a solace to sb；是某人的安慰32. Be invincible； too strong to be destroyed or defeated不可戰(zhàn)勝的 an invincible belief, attitude invulgerable33. Billboards廣告牌 and television commercial

11、s商業(yè)廣告34. A dedication to the ConstitutionDedication; hard work or effort that sb puts into a particular activity because they care about it a lot奉獻 35. The now inescapable presence of the flag36. The flag is an icon圖標(biāo)37. Nike swoosh商標(biāo)38. A hardening of outlook展望39. Assign oracular神諭的 qualities40. Dy

12、stopia反烏托邦41. Public executions死刑, torture折磨 to extract confessions自白42. Enlightened開明的，文明的 and progressive改革論者43. These paroxysmal突發(fā)性的，陣發(fā)性的 social changes44. At its forefront最前線45. We associate with repressive regimes證權(quán)46. An orthodox rabbi 拉比47. When you are in control, you prepare for those times

13、 when you are out of countrol48. To wit; that is to say 49. Infamous gas-guzzlers酒鬼，戰(zhàn)斗屠殺50. Automakers rejoice 慶祝in this as a patriotic act51. Buoy浮標(biāo)52. The rampant猖獗的 materialism唯物主義53. The undoing 毀滅of community in this country54. Extols高度贊揚 the nepenthean忘憂草 powers of the dollar55. Discourage nat

14、ional introspection反省 at a time 56. Exhortation勸告57. Nascent初生的，初期的 community58. The deteriorating惡化 economy are resisting the consumption orgy狂歡 59. An anonymous匿名的 rescuer.60. Every time he tried to speak he found himself mute.；be unable to speak啞的61. Life was snuffed out掐滅 by suicidal terroristsUndong滅絕62. National flashpoint閃光點63. Powerful external forces have impinged撞擊 upon human beings in a modern society.64. Generate a new paradigm 范例in which such an atrocity暴行 will never be allowed to