K1+478～K1+5888段左侧片石混凝土挡土墙第1部分?
Lesson 1Question:
1. Why did John Koshak decide to stay although he knew the hurricane would be bad? For the following reasons: For one thing, the house was 23 feet above sea level; for another,he was unwilling to abandon his home.
2. How did the man prepare for the hurricane? Why was a generator necessary?
They filled bathtubs and pails. Besides, they checked out batteries for portable radio and flashlights, and fuel for the lantern. A generator was necessary because John's father wired several light bulbs to it and prepared a connection to the refrigerator.
3. What made it impossible for the Koshak to escape?
It was impossible for the Koshers to escape both by car and on foot. The car's electrical system had been killed by water. Meanwhile, the water became too deep for them to escape on foot.
4. Why did John Koshak feel a crushing guilt?
Because he blamed himself for underestimating the power of the hurricane and then endangering the whole family by his wrong decision not to flee safer inland.
5. Why did Grandma Koshak ask children to be sing?
A: Because she knew how frightened the children were and wanted to boost their spirit. 6. What was a hurricane party? What happened to the party gores?
A hurricane party was the one that was held by several vacationers to enjoy the spectacle of the hurricane with a clear and broad view in the fancy Richelieu Apartments from where they believed they would be safe. Richelieu Apartments were smashed apart by the hurricane and 26 people perished.
7. What did Grandma Koshak mean when she said,\but the family came through it. When I think of that, I realize we lost nothing important?\
She meant that human lives are more important than material possessions. 8. How did the community of Gulfport act after Hurricane Camille was over?
They managed to make their lives return to normal and began rebuilding their community without any delay.
Paraphrase:
1. We're elevated 23 feet.
Our house is 23 feet above sea level.
2. The place has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has ever bothered it.
The house was built in 1915 and since then no hurricane has done any damage to it. 3. We can batten down and ride it out.
We can prepare ourselves for the hurricane and manage to survive it without much damage. 4. The generator was doused, and the lights went out.
Water got into the generator, and it didn't work. As a result, the lights were put out. 5. Everybody out the back door to the cars!
Everybody go out though the back door and get into the cars. 6. The electrical system had been killed by water.
The electrical system in the cars had been destroyed by water.
7. John watched the water lap at the steps, and felt a crushing guilt.
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When John watched the water inch its way up the steps, he felt a strong sense of guilt because he blamed himself for understanding the ferocity of Camille and endangering the whole family by making the wrong decision not flee inland.
8. Get us through this mess, will you?
Oh, god! Please help us to get through the danger situation.
9. She carried on alone for a few bars, then her voice trailed away.
She sang a few words alone and then her voice gradually grew dimmer and stopped. 10. Janis had just one delayed reaction.
Janis didn't show her fear on the spot during the hurricane, but she revealed her emotions caused by the hurricane several nights after the hurricane by getting up in the middle of the night, going outside and crying softly.
翻译：
1. But, like thousands of others in the coastal communities, John was reluctant to abandon his home unless the family---his wife, Janis, and their seven children, aged 3 to 11--- was clearly endangered. 但是，和沿海地区其他成千上万的人一样，约翰不愿舍弃自己的家园，除非他的家人—自己的家人贾妮斯以及他们的7个孩子，大的11岁，小的才3岁—明显处于危险之中。
2. The French doors in an upstairs room blew in with an explosive sound, and the group heard gun-like reports as other upstairs windows disintegrated.随着一声巨响，楼上一个房间的法式落地双开门被风吹倒了。大家还听到楼上其他玻璃窗破碎时发出的像开枪一样的啪啪响声。
3. Frightened, breathless and wet, the group settled on the stairs, which were protected by two interior walls. 大家都吓坏了，气喘吁吁的，浑身都湿透了。 他们坐在楼梯上，楼梯两侧有内墙保护着。
4. Everyone knew there was no escape; they would live or die in the house. 大家都明白已无路可逃，无论是死是活他们都只能待在这个房子里了。
5. A moment later, the hurricane, in one mighty swipe, lifted the entire roof off the house and skimmed it 40 feet though the air. 不一会儿，一阵强风刮过，将整个屋顶掀到了空中，并将其抛到40英尺以外。
6. In its concentrated breadth of some 70 miles it shot out winds of nearly 200 mph and raised tides as high as 300 feet.在飓风中心纵约70英里宽的范围内，风速接近每小时200英里，掀起的浪高达30英尺。
7. Strips of clothing festooned the standing trees, and blown-down power lines coiled like black spaghetti over the roads. 没被飓风刮倒的树上像结彩似的挂满被撕成布条的衣服，吹断的电线像黑色的意大利细面条一样盘成一圈一圈地散落在路面上。
8. It could have been depressing, but it wasn't: each salvaged item represented a little victory over wrath of the storm. 这个工作本来会令人沮丧，可事实上并分如此:每一件侥幸保存下来的物品都代表着与这场狂暴的飓风斗争的一个小小的胜利。
Lesson 2
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K1+478～K1+5888段左侧片石混凝土挡土墙第1部分?
Questions
1. Can you guess the writer’s occupation? What detail in the text supports your guess?
The writer must be a journalist or reporter. The detail“The very act of stepping on this soil, in breathing this air of Hiroshima, was for me a far greater adventure than any trip or any reportorial assignment I’d previously taken.”in paragraph1 can guess.
2. What do you think of the aim of the visit?
The aim of the visit is to gather some information about or to report on today’s Hiroshima. 3. What thoughts were on his mind when the writer arrived at the railway station of Hiroshima? What was his attitude toward the atomic bombing of Hiroshima?
A lot of sad thoughts were on his mind. His attitude was full of sorrow and repentance, and obviously, he had a guilty conscience when he thought of the atomic bombing.
4. Did the writer find the Japanese crowds preoccupied with the same thoughts? No. They didn’t appear to have the same preoccupations that the writer had. 5. How did Hiroshima strike the writer?
Although Hiroshima was destroyed by an atomic bomb on August6,1945,things seemed much the same as in other Japanese cities.
6. Why did the mayor’s speech puzzle the writer? What had the writer expected the mayor to say?
Because the writer didn’t expect a speech about oyster then. He thought that Hiroshima still felt the impact of the atomic cataclysm. He expected the mayor to talk about the bomb, the misery and the humanity’s most heinous crime.
7. Where did the writer go after the reception? What was the purpose of his visit?
After the reception, the writer went to visit the atomic ward of a hospital in Hiroshima. The purpose of his visit was to interview patients here.
8. Why did some victims commit suicide?
Because it is humiliating to survive in Hiroshima. As is stated in paragraph 34, if a person bears any visible scars of atomic burns, his or her children will encounter prejudice on the part of those who do not. No one will marry the daughter or the niece of an atomic bomb victim. People are afraid of genetic damage from the radiation.
Paraphrase
1) Serious looking men spoke to one another as if they were oblivious of the crowds about them.
They were so absorbed in their conversation that they seemed not to pay any attention to the people around them.
2) At last this intermezzo came to an end, and I found myself in front of the gigantic City Hall
Finally the taxi trip came to an end and I suddenly discovered that I was in front the huge City Hall.
3) The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt.
The traditional floating houses among high modern buildings represent the constant struggle between old tradition and new development.
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