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KeytoExercisesofTheliveliest__HiroshimaII.B.QuestionsonStrutureandStyle(p.33)B.1•No.Thewritertakesthechangesofhisthoughtsandfeelingsastheorderofthewholetext.B.2.Wordsorexpressionsinthetextthatrevealthewriter'sattitudetowardtheatomicbombingareasfollows：1.…Ihadalumpinmythroatandalotofsadthoughtsonmymind…（L.5,Para1）2....thestrangeemotionwhichhadoverwhelmedmeatthestationreturned...(L.2,Para.9)3....IwasagaincrushedbythethoughtthatInowstoodonthesiteofthefirstatomicbombardment...(L.3,Para.9)4.inhibited(L.4,Para.20)5.agitated(L.2,Para.16)B.3TheJapaneseculturaltraits(p.33)1)Littlegirlsandelderlyladiesinkimonos...(Para.2)2)Serious-lookingmen...bobbedupanddownrepeatedlyinlittlebows,astheyexchangedtheritualformulaofgratitudeandrespectTomoaligatogozayimas.(Para.2)3)AsinTokyo,taxidriversinHiroshimaoftenknowlittleoftheircity,buttoavoidlossoffacebeforeforeigners,willnotadmittheirignorance,andwillacceptanydestinationwithoutconcernforhowlongitmaytakethemtofindit.(Para.4)4)TheJapanesebuildtheirtraditionalhousesonboatswhenlandbecomestooexpensive.(Para.7)B.3TheJapaneseculturaltraits(p.33)5)Atthedoortotherestaurant,astunning,porcelain-facedwomanintraditionalcostumeaskedmetoremovemyshoes.(Para.8)6)...Ienteredoneofthelow-ceilingedroomsofthelittlefloatinghouse,treadingcautiouslyonthesofttatamimattingandexperiencingatwingeofembarrassmentattheprospectofmeetingthemayorofHiroshimainmysocks.(Para.8)B.4TheWriter'smajorimpressionofthecity4.Thewriter'smajorimpressionofthecityisthatHiroshimaisamixtureofJapanesecultureandWesternculture.Symbols:•1)LittlegirlsandelderlyladiesinkimonosrubbedshoulderswithteenagersandwomeninWesterndress.(Para.2)•2)TheratherarrestingspectacleoflittleoldJapanadriftamidbeigeconcreteskyscrapersistheverysymboloftheincessantstrugglebetweenthekimonoandtheminiskirt.(Para•7)(TheEastandtheWest)B5•Anti-climax•acommonliteracydevicetoachievehumor,surprise,satire,etc.•ThemayorsaidthatHiroshimaisatownknownthroughouttheworldforitsoysters,becausehedidnotwanttoembarrasstheforeignersbytalkingaboutthedisasterandhewantedpeopletoforgetthetragicpastandbecauseHiroshimaisfamousforitsoysters.B.6theendofthestory•6.Theendofthestoryiswellwritten.ItdoesnotanswerthequestionwhetherHiroshimaistheliveliestcityinJapan,butafterreadingthefeaturestory,everyonewouldbeabletohaveananswerwhetheritisornot.•ThiswayofendingthestoryleavesmuchroomforthereaderstoponderoverwhatisgoingoninHiroshimaandarriveathisorherownconclusion.B.7“liveliest”•7.Theword“liveliest”inthetitleisputinquotationmarkstoshowthatthisiswhatthecityissaidtobeandthewritermaybeconsidersitironictousetheword“liveliest”todescribeacitythathadbeendestroyedbyanatomicbomb.III.Paraphrase•1.TheJapanesemenwithseriousexpressionsweresoabsorbedintalkingwitheachotherthattheydidn'tseemtopayattentiontothecrowdsaroundthem•TheJapanesemenwithseriousexpressionsweresobusytalkingwitheachotherthattheydidn'tseemtobebotheredbythecrowdaroundthem.•2.AtlastthetaxitripcametoanendandIsuddenlydiscoveredthatIwasinfrontofthehugeCityHall.•3.Theratherstrikingpictureoftraditionalfloatinghousesamonghigh,modernbuildingsrepresentstheconstantstrugglebetweentraditionalJapanesecultureandthenew,Westernstyle.•4....asuddenfeelingofshameandnervousnesscameovermewhenIrealizedthatIwasgoingtomeetthemayorofHiroshimainmysocks•Ifeltnervous,shyanduncomfortablewhenIrealizedthat...•Isufferedfromastrongfeelingofwhen...•5.ThefewAmericansand..alsoseemedrestrainedlikeme.•6.AfterthreedaysinJapan,onegetsquiteusedtobowingtopeople(asaritualingreetingandandtoshowgratitude)•7.IwasjustonthepointofshowingmyassentbymakingmylittlebowwhenIsuddenlyrealizedwhathemeant.Hislastwordsshockedmeoutofmysaddreamythinking.•Iwasjustgoingtonodmyheadtoshowmyagreementthat...•8....andnurseswalkedbycarryingsurgicalinstrumentswhichwerenickelplatedandevenhealthyvisitorscouldnothelpshiveringwhentheyseenthoseinstruments.•9.Ihavethechancetoraisemymoralstandardbecauseoftheillness.IV.A.WordsandExpressions(p34)•1.lump：thefeelinginyourthroatwhenyouaregoingtocry•2.rubshoulderswith：(informal)tomeetandmixwith(people)•3.martyred：(thecity)thathasbeenmadetosuffer•4.screech：tomakeaharsh,piercingsound•5.arresting：attractingmuchattention；veryattractiveskyscraper：averytallbuildinginacity•6.stunning：veryattractiveorimpressive•7.sinkin：tobefullyabsorbedorunderstood•8.school：agroupofpeoplesharingthesamethought•9.bytrade：byoccupation；bywayofmakingalivingIV.B.MeaningofItalizedWords1.Was:factmustbe:strongprobability.2.WasIatthescene...?(notsure)WasInotatthescene?(quitesure)3.Elderly:approachingoldage.4.grin:smilebroadly,sometimesfoolishly,withoutmakinganynoise.smil:themostgeneralterm；tomakeafacialexpressionbutnotaccompaniedbyvocalsoundwhichmayshowamusement，satisfaction，affection，etc•carefully/cautiously5.sketch:drawanoutlinequickly.6.Carefullyimpliespainstakingefforts,thoroughness,cautiousnessinavoidingerror,etc.Cautiouslysuggestsacarefulholdingbackfromactionuntilallpossibilitieshavebeenconsideredtoavoidfailureordanger.site/spot7.Siteisalmostalwaysrestrictedtoanareaofground,smallorlarge.Itmaybeonethath