1、territory, he stood on the and read her letter to him again and again. For thirteen months, she had faithfully written to him. When his letters did not arrive, she wrote anyway, without . During the difficult days of war, her letters him and gave him courage. As long as he received letters from her,
2、 he felt as though he could survive. After a short time, he believed he loved her, and she loved him. It was as if fate had brought them together. But when he asked her for a photo, she his request. She explained her : If your feelings for me have any reality, any honest basis, what I look like wont
3、 matter. Suppose Im beautiful. Id always be bothered by the feeling that you loved me for my beauty, and that kind of love would disgust me. Suppose Im plain. Then Id always fear you were writing to me only because you were lonely and had no one else. Either way, I would myself from loving you. When
4、 you come to New York and you see me, then you can make your decision. Remember, both of us are free to stop or to go on after thatif thats what we choose . One minute to six . Blandfords heart leaped. A young woman was coming toward him, and he felt a with her right away. Her figure was long and th
5、in, her golden hair lay back in curls from her small ears. Her eyes were blue flowers; her lips had a gentle firmness. In her green suit she was like springtime come alive. He started toward her, entirely forgetting to notice that she wasnt wearing a rose, and as he moved, a small, warm smile formed
6、 on her lips.Going my way, soldier? she asked.Uncontrollably, he made one step closer to her. Then he saw Hollis Meynell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl, a woman well past forty, and a to his young eyes, her hair sporting of gray. She was more than fat; her thick legs shook as they
7、 moved. But she wore a red rose on her brown coat. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away and soon into the Blandford felt as though his heart was being into a small ball, so strong was his desire to follow the girl, yet so deep was his for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned a
8、nd brought to his own; and there she stood. Her pale, fat face was gentle and intelligent; he could see that now. Her gray eyes had a warm, kindly look. Blandford the urge to follow the younger woman, though it was not easy to do so. His fingers held the book she had sent to him before he went off t
9、o the war, which was to identify him to Hollis Meynell. This would not be love. However, it would be something precious, something perhaps even less common than lovea friendship for which he had been, and would always be, thankful. He held the book out toward the woman. Im John Blandford, and youyou
10、 are Ms. Meynell. Im so glad you could meet me. May I take you to dinner? The woman smiled. I dont know what this is all about, son, she answered. That young lady in the green suitthe one who just went bybegged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said that if you asked me to go out with you, I
11、should tell you that shes waiting for you in that big restaurant near the . She said it was some kind of a test.04unit newwords1digital a.giving information in the form of numbers 数字的;数字显示的2eyesight n.U the ability to see 视力3volunteer v.offer to do sth. without being paid 自愿(做某事) n.C sb. who offers
12、to do sth. without being paid 志愿者4identical a. exactly the same 完全一样的,完全相同的 5departure n.C, U an act of leaving a place 离开,出发6destination n. C a place to which sb. is going or sth. is being sent 目的地;终点7overseas ad. in or to a country across the sea; abroad 在海外;在国外 ing from or happening abroad 海外的;外国
13、的8aboard prep.&ad. in or on a ship, train, plane, etc. 在船(车,飞机等)上;上船(车,飞机等) 9cargo n. C, U goods carried by a ship, plane, or vehicle(船,飞机或车辆运送的)货物10territory n. C, U an area of land controlled by a particular country, city, army, etc. 领土;领地11deck n. C a floor built across a ship over all or part of
14、 its length 甲板 12decrease n.C, U the process of becoming less 减少 v.become less or reduce sth.(使)减少;(使)降低13nourish vt.give a person or other living things the food they need to live, grow, and stay healthy 滋养;给.营养 14decline v. refuse a request or offer, usu. politely 拒绝;谢绝vi.decrease in amount, quali
15、ty, or importance 减少,降低,下降 n. sing., U a reduction in the amount or quality of sth. 减少,下降15objection | n. C, U a statement that shows one disagrees with sth. 反对;异议 16forbid (forbade, forbidden) vt. not allow 禁止17connection n. C the state of being connected 联系;关系18spectacular a.very impressive 壮观的;引人
16、入胜的19fancy a. having a lot of decoration or bright colors 多装饰的;花哨的;别致的n.sing. a feeling of liking sb. or sth. 喜爱;迷恋 20fossil n.C 化石21patch n.C a small area of sth. that is different from the area around it 小块22vanish vi. disappear or go suddenly out of sight 消失23fog n. C, U cloudy air near the groun
17、d which is hard to see through 雾24compress vt. force sth. into less space 压缩;压紧25cement n. U 水泥 26longing n. sing., U a strong feeling of wanting sth. 渴望27warmth n. U a feeling of being warm 温暖28resist vt. prevent oneself from doing sth. 忍住;抗拒29highway n. C a broad main road that joins one town to a
18、nother 公路Phrases and Expressions30without fail with complete certainty 必定;总是31as long as if; on condition that 假如,如果,只要32be free to do sth. be able to do whatever one wants 随意做某事33right away at once; without delay 立即,马上34more than (+adjective) (colloq.) very; extremely 十分,非常35be thankful for be grat
19、eful for 对.心存感激Proper Names36Hollis Meynell 霍利斯梅内尔(人名)37John Blandford 约翰布兰福德(人名)unit04 newwordsNew Wordsdigital a. giving information in the form of numbers 数字的;数字显示的 a digital camera 数码照相机 The quality of sound from a digital recording is truly excellent. 数字录音声带的声音的质量的确出色。eyesight n. U the ability
20、to see 视力 You need to have your eyesight tested. 你需要测一下视力。 Many of those aged 75 or over will have failing eyesight. 很多75岁以上的老人视力都会衰退。volunteer v. offer to do sth. without being paid 自愿(做某事) Jenny volunteered to clean up afterwards. 珍尼自愿过一会儿清除打扫。 He volunteered to show us around the school.他自愿带我们参观学
21、校。n. C sb. who offers to do sth. without being paid |志愿者 Any volunteers? 谁自愿来? This is a huge project, but we have a lot of volunteers for the most difficult work. 这是一个大项目,但有许多志愿者愿意来承担其中最困难的工作。identical a. exactly the same 完全一样的,完全相同的 Ive got three identical navy suits. 我有3套相同的海军服。 The tests are ide
22、ntical to those carried out last year. 这些考试和去年举行的相同。departure n. C, U an act of leaving a place 离开,出发 His departure was quite unexpected. 他的离去出人意料。 There was a delay in the departure of our plane. |我们的飞机延迟了起飞。终点 Tokyo was our final destination. 东京是我们最终的目的地。 We arrived at our destination tired and hu
23、ngry. 我们到达目的地时又累又饿。 abroad |在海外;在国外 If you are living overseas, you may not have to pay tax in your own country. 如果你生活在海外,可以不必在你自己的国家付税。Many more people travel overseas for their holidays now than used to be the case. 比起以前,现在有更多的人去海外度假。a. coming from or happening abroad 海外的;We are trying to build up
24、 overseas markets for our cars. 我们正设法为我们的汽车开拓海外市场。 There are a lot of overseas students in America. 美国有许多国外的留学生。上船(车,飞机等) The flight attendant welcomed us aboard the plane. 空中小姐欢迎我们登机。 The boat is ready to leave. All aboard! 船要开了,所有人都请上船! cargo n. C, U goods carried by a ship, plane, or vehicle (船,飞
25、机或车辆运送的)货物 The ship was carrying a cargo of wool from England to France. 这艘船正将羊毛货品从英国运往法国。 The boat calls at the main port to load its regular cargo of bananas. |船停泊在主要港口,装上它通常装载的货物香蕉。territory n. C, U an area of land controlled by a particular country, city, army, etc. 领土;领地 The UN is sending aid t
26、o the occupied territories. 联合国向被占领地区提供救援。 |He was shot down in the enemy territory. 他是在敌人的领土上被击落的。deck n. C a floor built across a ship over all or part of its length 甲板 When weve eaten, lets go up on deck and get some fresh air. 吃好后我们上甲板去透透气吧。 The upper deck of the ship was always full of people s
27、moking. 船的上层甲板总是坐满了抽烟的乘客。decrease n. C, U the process of becoming less 减少 a 10% decrease in sales 销售额下降了10% The survey shows that there is a decrease in the number of young people out of work. 调查表明,年轻人的失业率下降了。v. become less or reduce sth.(使)减少;Profits have decreased by 15%. 利润下降了15%。 The population growth in that city is decreasing by 1.5% each
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