lesson57
SECTION 1:
SECTION 1:
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I stopped to let the car cool off and to study the map. I had expected to be
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near my objective by now, but everything still seemed alien to me. I was
only five when my father had taken me abroad, and that was eighteen years
ago. When my mother had died after a tragic accident, he did not quickly
recover from the shock and loneliness. Everything around him was full of
her presence continually reopening the wound So he decided to emigrate
her presence, continually reopening the wound. So he decided to emigrate.
In the new country he became absorbed in making a new life for the two of
us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve. He did not marry again and I was
us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve. He did not marry again and I was
brought up without a woman's care; but I lacked for nothing, for he was
both father and mother to me. He always meant to go back one day but not
to stay. His roots and mine had become too firmly embedded in the new
land. But he wanted to see the old folk again and to visit my mother's grave.
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He became mortally ill a few months before we had planned to go and, when
he knew that he was dying, he made me promise to go on my own.
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Objective (n) 目标
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Everest is the climber's next objective
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Everest is the climber's next objective
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军事目标
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政治目标
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政治目标
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商业目标
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Business objective
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设立目标
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实现目标
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I stopped to let the car cool off and to study the map. I had expected to
be near my objective by now, but everything still seemed alien to me. I
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was only five when my father had taken me abroad, and that was
eighteen years ago. When my mother had died after a tragic accident, he
did not quickly recover from the shock and loneliness. Everything
around him was full of her presence, continually reopening the wound.
So he decided to emigrate In the new country he became absorbed in
So he decided to emigrate. In the new country he became absorbed in
making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve.
He did not marry again and I was brought up without a woman's care;
He did not marry again and I was brought up without a woman s care;
but I lacked for nothing, for he was both father and mother to me. He
always meant to go back one day but not to stay. His roots and mine had
become too firmly embedded in the new land. But he wanted to see the
old folk again and to visit my mother's grave. He became mortally ill a
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few months before we had planned to go and, when he knew that he was
dying, he made me promise to go on my own.
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alien
1) 外国的
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1) 外国的
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An alien land
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An alien culture
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2)陌生的=strange
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Be alien to sb
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His life style is alien to us
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I stopped to let the car cool off and to study the map. I had expected to be
near my objective by now, but everything still seemed alien to me. I was
near my objective by now, but everything still seemed alien to me. I was
only five when my father had taken me abroad, and that was eighteen
years ago. When my mother had died after a tragic accident, he did not
quickly recover from the shock and loneliness. Everything around him
was full of her presence, continually reopening the wound. So he decided
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to emigrate. In the new country he became absorbed in making a new life
for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve. He did not marry
again and I was brought up without a woman's care; but I lacked for
again and I was brought up without a woman s care; but I lacked for
nothing, for he was both father and mother to me. He always meant to go
back one day but not to stay. His roots and mine had become too firmly
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embedded in the new land. But he wanted to see the old folk again and to
visit my mother's grave. He became mortally ill a few months before we
had planned to go and, when he knew that he was dying, he made me
promise to go on my own.
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emigrate (v) 移民,迁出
我从中国移居到澳大利
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我从中国移居到澳大利亚
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I emigrate from China to Australia
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移民:
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emigrant
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So he decided to emigrate. In the new country he became absorbed in
making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve.
making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve.
He did not marry again and I was brought up without a woman's care;
but I lacked for nothing, for he was both father and mother to me. He
always meant to go back one day but not to stay. His roots and mine had
become too firmly embedded in the new land. But he wanted to see the
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old folk again and to visit my mother's grave. He became mortally ill a
few months before we had planned to go and, when he knew that he was
dying he made me promise to go on my own
dying, he made me promise to go on my own.
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重点词组:be/become absorbed in
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absorb
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absorb
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He is absorbed in the book
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聚精会神于
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聚精会神于
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So he decided to emigrate. In the new country he became absorbed in
making a new life for the two of us so that he gradually ceased to grieve He
making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve. He
did not marry again and I was brought up without a woman's care; but I
lacked for nothing, for he was both father and mother to me. He always
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meant to go back one day but not to stay. His roots and mine had become
too firmly embedded in the new land. But he wanted to see the old folk
again and to visit my mother's grave. He became mortally ill a few months
before we had planned to go and, when he knew that he was dying, he made
me promise to go on my own
me promise to go on my own.
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Grieve
Grieve
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感到极其悲伤,悲痛欲绝
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Their daughter died over a year ago but they are still grieving
Their daughter died over a year ago, but they are still grieving.
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grieve over the death of sb 为某人之死而悲哀.
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让某人极其痛心去看到,听到…
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It grieves me to see all this food going to waste.
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It grieves me to hear how disobedient you've been.
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我很痛心看到这么多穷人
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So he decided to emigrate. In the new country he became absorbed in
making a new life for the two of us so that he gradually ceased to grieve
making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve.
He did not marry again and I was brought up without a woman's care;
but I lacked for nothing, for he was both father and mother to me. He
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always meant to go back one day but not to stay. His roots and mine had
become too firmly embedded in the new land. But he wanted to see the
old folk again and to visit my mother's grave. He became mortally ill a
few months before we had planned to go and, when he knew that he was
dying he made me promise to go on my own
dying, he made me promise to go on my own.
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Embed (v) 深深固定,嵌入
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Be embedded in …
Be embedded in …
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一块玻璃扎手上了
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A piece of glass was embedded in the hand
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The idea became embedded in his mind.
这想法在他头
中根
蒂
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这想法在他头脑中根深蒂固.
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His roots and mine had become too firmly embedded in the new land.
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So he decided to emigrate. In the new country he became absorbed in
making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve.
making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve.
He did not marry again and I was brought up without a woman's care;
but I lacked for nothing, for he was both father and mother to me. He
always meant to go back one day but not to stay. His roots and mine had
become too firmly embedded in the new land. But he wanted to see the
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old folk again and to visit my mother's grave. He became mortally ill a
few months before we had planned to go and, when he knew that he was
dying he made me promise to go on my own
dying, he made me promise to go on my own.
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Some old folk(s) have a rest underthe tree.
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Well, folks, what are we going to do today?
Well, folks, what are we going to do today?
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Folk music
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Folk dance
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Folk dance
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Folk tale
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mortal (a)
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致死的; 致命的:
致死的; 致命的
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一处致命伤
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a mortal wound, injury
a mortal wound, injury
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致命的打击
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He is mortally ill
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He is mortally ill
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I am mortally afraid
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I hired a car the day after landing and bought a comprehensive book of
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maps, which I found most helpful on the cross country journey, but
which I did not think I should need on the last stage. It was not that I
actually remembered anything at all. But my father had described over
and over again what we should see at every milestone, after leaving the
nearest town so that I was positive I should recognize it as familiar
nearest town, so that I was positive I should recognize it as familiar
territory. Well, I had been wrong, for I was now lost.
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comprehensive
包罗万象的全面的
综合的
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包罗万象的; 全面的,综合的
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a comprehensive description
综合训练
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综合训练
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A comprehensive training
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一个全面的研究
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一个全面的调查问卷
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Comprehensive insurance
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I hired a car the day after landing and bought a comprehensive book of
maps, which I found most helpful on the cross country journey, but
maps, which I found most helpful on the cross country journey, but
which I did not think I should need on the last stage. It was not that I
actually remembered anything at all. But my father had described over
and over again what we should see at every milestone, after leaving the
nearest town, so that I was positive I should recognize it as familiar
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territory. Well, I had been wrong, for I was now lost.
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He felt that moving out from his parents' home was a real milestone
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in his life.
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I hired a car the day after landing and bought a comprehensive book of
maps, which I found most helpful on the cross country journey, but
maps, which I found most helpful on the cross country journey, but
which I did not think I should need on the last stage. It was not that I
actually remembered anything at all. But my father had described over
and over again what we should see at every milestone, after leaving the
nearest town, so that I was positive I should recognize it as familiar
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territory. Well, I had been wrong, for I was now lost.
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Be positive that/about 确信,有把握
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=be sure that/about
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Are you absolutely positive you locked the door?
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-Are you sure about that?
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- Positive.
SECTION 3
I looked at the map and then at the milometer I had come ten miles since
I looked at the map and then at the milometer. I had come ten miles since
leaving the town, and at this point, according to my father, I should be looking
at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of the church of our village
at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of the church of our village
showing in the far distance. I could see no valley, no farms, no cottages and no
church spire--only a lake. I decided that I must have taken a wrong turning
somewhere. So I drove back to the town and began to retrace the route, taking
frequent glances at the map. I landed up at the same corner. The curious thing
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was that the lake was not marked on the map. I felt as if I had stumbled into a
nightmare country, as you sometimes do in dreams. And, as in a nightmare,
there was nobody in sight to help me. Fortunately for me, as I was wondering
there was nobody in sight to help me. Fortunately for me, as I was wondering
what to do next, there appeared on the horizon a man on horseback, riding in
my direction. I waited till he came near, then I asked him the way to our old
village.
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He said that there was now no village. I thought he must have misunderstood
me. so I repeated its name. This time he pointed to the lake. The village no
longer existed because it had been submerged, and all the valley too. The lake
was not a natural one, but a man made reservoir.
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milometer [mai'lɔmitə(r)]
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Meter
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A taximeter cab
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I looked at the map and then at the milometer. I had come ten miles
since leaving the town, and at this point, according to my father, I
should be looking at farms and cottages in a valley with the spire of
should be looking at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of
the church of our village showing in the far distance.
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I looked at the map and then at the milometer. I had come ten miles since
leaving the town, and at this point, according to my father, I should be
looking at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of the church of
our village showing in the far distance. I could see no valley, no farms, no
cottages and no church spire only a lake I decided that I must have
cottages and no church spire--only a lake. I decided that I must have
taken a wrong turning somewhere. So I drove back to the town and
began to retrace the route, taking frequent glances at the map. I landed
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up at the same corner.
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Trace (v) 追踪跟踪
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The criminal was traced
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The phone company were unable to trace the call.
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No one has yet been able to trace the source of the rumor.
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Her fear of water can be traced back to a childhood accident
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So I drove back to the town and began to retrace the route, taking
frequent glances at the map. I landed up at the same corner.
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The curious thing was that the lake was not marked on the map. I felt as if
I had stumbled into a nightmare country, as you sometimes do in dreams.
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And, as in a nightmare, there was nobody in sight to help me. Fortunately
for me, as I was wondering what to do next, there appeared on the horizon
a man on horseback, riding in my direction. I waited till he came near,
then I asked him the way to our old village. He said that there was now no
village I thought he must have misunderstood me so I repeated its name
village. I thought he must have misunderstood me. so I repeated its name.
This time he pointed to the lake. The village no longer existed because it
had been submerged, and all the valley too. The lake was not a natural one,
had been submerged, and all the valley too. The lake was not a natural one,
but a man made reservoir.
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重点词最as if
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仿佛
就好像
仿佛,就好像
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He looks as if he were telling the truth now
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他看起来就好像现在很高兴似的
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他看起来就好像昨天来了似的
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他看起来就好像明天要离开似的
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-It looks as if he were drunk
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-So it does. __________________
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A. He’d better give up smoking
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B. He shouldn’t have drunk so much
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C. Health is more important than drink
(2012北京高考第35题)
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D. I wonder why he is always doing so
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(2012北京高考第35题)
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Don’t handle the vase as if it ____ made of steel.
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A. is
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B. were
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C. has been
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D. had been
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I felt as if I had stumbled into a nightmare country, as you
sometimes do in dreams.
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A drunk stumbled past us
A drunk stumbled past us
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The curious thing was that the lake was not marked on the map. I felt as
if I had stumbled into a nightmare country, as you sometimes do in
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dreams. And, as in a nightmare, there was nobody in sight to help me.
Fortunately for me, as I was wondering what to do next, there appeared
on the horizon a man on horseback, riding in my direction. I waited till he
came near, then I asked him the way to our old village. He said that there
was now no village I thought he must have misunderstood me so I
was now no village. I thought he must have misunderstood me. so I
repeated its name. This time he pointed to the lake. The village no longer
existed because it had been submerged, and all the valley too. The lake
existed because it had been submerged, and all the valley too. The lake
was not a natural one, but a man made reservoir.
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