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Unit 3 War and peace
1．“...If it weren’t for Crisis，I might have died，”(if虚拟条件句) said Eddie，who was
a chef for years，working in luxurious(adj.奢侈的，豪华的) hotels in London.
2．People are being left with no options than to go without(在没有某物的情况下生活或继
续)basics like food，heating or keeping a roof over their heads(有栖身之所)．
3．Please donate today to end someone’s homelessness and support to leave homelessness
behind for good(永久性地；彻底地)．
4．If you want to tell the history of the whole world，a history that(引导定语从句) does not
privilege(vt.给予特权；优待) one part of humanity，you cannot do it through texts alone，
because only some of the world has ever had texts，while(用作并列连词，表示对比) most of the
world，for most of the time，has not.
5．Writing is one of humanity’s later achievements(n.成就；功绩)，and until fairly recently
even many literate societies recorded their concerns(记录他们担忧、关注的问题) not only in
writing but in things.
6．If we want to reconstruct what was actually going on(实际发生的事情) that day，the shield
must be questioned and interpreted as deeply and strictly as the written reports(必须像对待
书面报告一样对盾牌进行深入而严格的质询和解读)．
7．In addition to(除了……之外) the problem of miscomprehension(误解) from both sides，
there are victories accidentally or deliberately twisted(被意外或故意曲解)，especially when
only the victors know how to write.
8．Those who are on the losing side(处于失败一方的人) often have only their things to tell
their stories.
9．When we consider contact between literate and non-literate societies such as these，all our
first-hand accounts are necessarily(熟词生义：adv.不可避免地) twisted，only one half of a
dialogue.
10．While(while引导的让步状语从句) he was a master painter and designer，his another great
role was as a war artist.
11．2022 marks the 80th anniversary of his death，which(which 引导非限制性定语从句)
raises(v.提出；提高；筹集；种植；饲养 raise－raised－raised，这个词要与rise区分开，rise
意为“增加；提高；升起；起身；上涨；升高” rise－rose－risen) the question：What makes
a great war artist?
12．He added a strong personal touch(熟词生义：n.风格；手法) to the themes.That is why he is
great.
13．He often worked in very dangerous situations：sometimes painting on the deck of a militaryship with fighters flying overhead or moving(with 的 复 合 结 构 ) at such speed
that(such...that... 如此……以至于……) his paints might be flying everywhere.
with的复合结构with＋宾语＋宾补，宾补常为 adj./adv./doing/done/to do等
Suddenly，an idea flashed his minds，with his eyes shining with excitement.
With a lot of problems to settle，the newlyelected president is having a hard time.
The little boy went out to play football，with his homework finished.
14．He concludes(v.推断出；结束 n．conclusion 结论；结尾)，“Seen in this light，what
Eric Ravilious did enables us to look at war with a calm mind.This is truly special.”
conclude...with...以……结束……
draw/reach/arrive at/come to a conclusion得出结论
15．Plus，by bringing an extra garbage bag and gloves to pick up(捡起) trash along the way，
parents can show kids some educational activities.
pick up一词多义：
拿起，捡起；接收；接载；偶然学会；情况好转
