Unit6TheDiaryoftheUnknownSoldierTextcomprehensionI.B.II.1.T;2.F;3.F;4.T;5.F.III.1.becausehefeltthatallofthemhadbeensomewhatfooled.Theyweretotallyunpreparedforthecrueltyofthewarandtheimmensityofitskillingpower.“Theyallcameherewithanairofconfidenceandeagerness,readytowin,”butwhatawaitedthemwas“aone-waytickettodeath.”2.HewrotehisfirstentrywhenhisregimentwasinLondontoprotectthecityfromNazi’sairraids;hissecondonewhenhisgroupofsoldiershadjourneyedtoasmallEuropeantownuntouchedbywarfare;andthelastonewhentheirsecretlocationwasdiscoveredbyNazitroopsandhefacedapproachingdeath.3.Itwashiswishtocomehomealivetoseehisfamily.Thisismentionedinallthethreeentries:“Imustgoonlivingthisnightmare,ifnotformyselformycountry,thenformyfamilybackhome.Iwantmychildrentohaveafather.”“…wonderingyetagainifIwouldeverseemyfamily.9Iwouldgiveanythingtoseethem,evenifitwasforfiveminutes!”“Iwish,withallmysoul,thatIcouldbehomenow…Iamthinkingofmydaughters’faces…Iwillalwaysremembertheirfaces…”4.Hewouldtellthemthatthosesoldiersdiedbravelyinanefforttosavetheircountriesfromturmoilandmakethechildrenfeelthattheirfathersmadeadifference.5.Hefeltdisgustedatthecrueltyofthewar,questionedthejudgmentofhumanbeingswhostartedthewarandfeltenragedatkillinginnocentlivesanddestroyingwholecountries.IV.1.Althoughmystoriesabouttheirfathers’deathmightnotrelievetheirsadness,theywillenablethechildrentoseetheextraordinarysignificanceoftheirfathers’contribution.2.IsuddenlyrecalledasayingIonceheardthatmademeverypainful,“Wecan’taffordtofightevenonewar.”StructuralanalysisofthetextDiarywritingfollowstheflowofthewriter’sthoughts.Itisusually“structured”bytheauthor’sfreeassociations.1.Whatdothethreeentriesofthediaryhaveincommon?Twothematictopicsincommon,thehorriblescenesofthewarandthewriter’sstronglovefor,andemotionalattachmenttohisfamily.2.Howaretheparticularsituationsrelatedtothecommonthematictopics?Firstly,thewriterdescribeshisthoughtandfearunderGermanairraids,whichledhimtospeculateaboutthedifficultiesandproblemsofhisfamily.Secondly,thewriterdescribeshisreflectionsonthejustificationofwars.ThesightofateenagegirlandthegrimconditioninasmallEuropeantownmadehimrecallhisdeardaughtersandfamily.Thirdly,itwasdatedonChristmasEveandabouttheapproachingdeath.Thewriter’sonlywishwasthatsomeonecouldreturnthediarytohisfamily.SectionFourConsolidationActivitiesPartOne.VocabularyI.Phrase1.nomorethan=only只是,仅仅2.strikesapainfulnoteinmyhead=makesmefeelpainful3.morebloodhasbeenshed=Furthercasualtieshavebeencaused4.wordhasitthat…=itissaidthat5.withanairof=appearingfullof,radiating带着……的样子,带着……的神情II.1.running;2.tucked;3.inspected;4.takenprecautions;5.withanairof;6.adventurous;7.enraged;8.panicked.III.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.1.Thecollarofhisjackethadbeenstiffened(stiff)withanextralayerofcloth.2.Aninterpreter’sjobissucharesponsibleonethathecan’taffordanyerrors(err).3.Openingmyletterwasaninexcusableinvasion(invade)ofprivacy.4.Don’trelyontheinformationshegaveyou—it’spureassumption(assume)onherpart.5.Heprotestedhisinnocence(innocent)loudlyastheydraggedhimofftoprison.6.Thisisareallytoughassignment(assign)andIbelieveyou’retheonlypersonwhocanhandleit.7.Theforceoftheexplosion(explode)hadbrokenallthewindowsofthehousesinthevicinityofthevehicle.8.Thepolicehaveissuedadescription(describe)ofthetwomenwhowereseenrunningawayfromthesceneofthecrime.1.stiffa.僵直的;生硬的,拘谨的stiffenv.使……坚硬stiffnessn.僵硬;硬度e.g.他因为害怕而身体发僵。Hisbodystiffenedinfear.2.errv.犯错,做错errorn.错误,误差;过失e.g.她错在对他撒谎。Sheerredinlyingtohim.3.invadev.侵略;侵害invadern.侵略者invasionn.侵入,侵略e.g.这个城市涌进了大量的农民。Thetownwasinvadedbyfarmers.入侵者把村镇变为废墟。Theinvaderslaidtownsandvillagesinruins.4.assumev.假定,设想;承担;认为assumingconj.假定,假如assumptionn.假定,设想e.g.我以为你能讲流利的英语。IassumedyoucouldspeakEnglishfluently.假定那是真的,我们现在该怎么办?Assumingthatitistrue,whatshouldwedonow?5.innocenta.清白的,无辜的;天真的,无知的innocencen.无罪;无知,天真无邪innocentlyad.无罪地;纯洁地e.g.他声称自己是无罪的。.Hedeclaredthathewasinnocent.他声称自己无罪。Hedeclaredhisinnocence.6.assignv.分配,指派,指定assignationn.分配,指定;委托,转让assignmentn.分配;作业,任务e.g.所有的职工都分到了合适的工作。.Allthestaffareassignedtosuitablejobs.你不能在两小时内将功课做完。Youcan’tfinishtheassignmentintwohours.7.explodev.爆炸explosionn.爆炸;爆发,激增explosivea.爆炸(性)的e.g.炸弹选在人最多时爆炸。.Thebombwastimedtoexplodeduringtherush-hour.某些气体十分易爆。Certaingassesarehighlyexplosive.8.describen.描述descriptionn.描写,描述descriptivea.描述的,叙述的e.g.老师问学生:“你能描述一下这幅画吗?”Theteacheraskshisstudent,“Canyoudescribethispicture?”那女孩对这幅画作了一番生动的描述。Thegirlgaveavividdescriptionofthepicture.IV.1.B;2.D;3.C;4.D;5.C;6.B;7.C;8.A.V.Synonym/Antonym.Giveasynonymoranantonymofthewordunderlinedineachsentenceinthesenseitisused.1.MyheartacheseverymomentbecauseeverywhereIlookIseepilesofrubblewherehousesusedtostandandlifelessbodiesthatoncemovedaroundwiththejoyoflifeinsidethem.Synonym:heaps,stacks2.ItisasifIhavestaredintodeath’seyesandseenitshatred,itscoldness.Antonym:love,kindness3.Isufferedminorheadinjuries,buttherestofmyplatoonwasn’tsofortunate.Synonym:small,lesser4.Theyareexperiencingtoughtimestoo,withthefoodshortageproblemsandall.Antonym:surplus,abundance,plenty5.Warjustcre