Unit 10 Text B

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Unit 10 Text B

• Forty-three Seconds over Hiroshima

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• on a brilliant summers morning
• look up into the sky
• in blinding lightning
• be flung to the ground

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• a life flavoured with American ways
• be blown to bits
• know at a glimpse
• send sb. on his way
• when night falls
• offer to take sb. in

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• seized with fear
• dash down the slope of the hill
• run a fever

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dot (L3)

• v.
• Dot ones is and cross ones ts.
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• A lake dotted with little boats comes into view.
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• Small coastal towns dot the landscape.
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drift (L4)

• v.
• She just drifts aimlessly from job tojob.
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• n. 1. things, esp. snow or sand, piled up by the
  wind
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• The roadside was covered by deep snow drifts.

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• 2. general meaning without the details
• My German isnt very good, but I got the general
  drift of what she said.
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explode (L6)

• v. 1. burst violently
• 2. (of feelings) burst out suddenly
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• The audience exploded into/with loud laughter.
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• explode with/in anger
• 3. increase very quickly
• The rapidly exploding population in some
  countries is a serious problem for their
  governments.

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blind (L6)

• make unable to see
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• The brightness of the cars lights blinded me for
  a moment.
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• a blinding flash of light

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sink into sth

• (no passive) slowly reach a less active or
  happy state or situation
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• Dont let yourself sink into despair. Everything
  will come better.
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stagger (L9)

• v. 1. walk unsteadily
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• The drunken man staggered towards us.
• 2. cause sb. To feel shocked or surprised
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• His incredible story staggered the imagination.

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thunder (L11)

• v. make a loud noise like thunder
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• A voice thundered in my ear.
• n.
• I couldnt hear what he said over the thunder.
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wanting in (L13)

• wanting in (sth.) lacking in (sth.)
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• The young man is wanting in politeness.
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• The old lady, wanting in nothing, led a contented
  life.

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flavour (L18)

• vt. Give flavour to taste to
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• She flavoured the cake with chocolate.
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• a strawberry-flavoured ice cream

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room (L19)

• a roomy house ?????
• a roomy cabin ?????
• a roomy car ?????

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flesh (L27)

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• 2. the human body contrasted with the mind or
  the soul
• His life was devoted to the pleasures of the
  flesh.
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• The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
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the feel of something (L27)

• the way it feels to you or the impression it
  makes on you
• I like the feel of this material.
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• She loved the feel of silk against her skin.
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• The room has a warm, cozy feel.
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tower over/ above sb/ sth (L31)

• be very tall (compared with sb/sth)
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• (fig.) be much higher in ability, quality, etc.
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• She stood up, towering over him.
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• Shakespeare towers above all other dramatists.
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make for (L36)

• make for somewhere move towards somewhere ????
• We joined the crowd and made for the Square.
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• It is raining, and she has to make for home
  quickly.
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• make for sb move towards sb in order to attack
  him/her ????
• The dog made for me as I opened the gate.
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• make for sth cause sth to be possible
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• What makes for a happy family life?
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be seized with (L39)

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• He was seized with sudden chest pains.
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• The woman was seized with a desire to get even.

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give way to sth (L50)

• be replaced/followed by sth
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• The storm gave way to brilliant sunshine.
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• Tears gave way to smiles.
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be in hiding/ go into hiding

• to have hidden or hide oneself
• He has gone into hiding because he knows the
  police are looking for him.
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• He was in hiding somewhere.
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flesh

• In the flesh
• All flesh
• Gain/put on flesh
• Flesh wound

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