Little Boy

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Little Boy
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Paul Tibbets
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Lesson Two
Hiroshimathe Liveliest City in Japan
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I. Pre-Text Questions
II. Background Information
1. A-Bomb
2. Hiroshima and the nuclear attack
3. Post-war Hiroshima
III. Detailed Study of the Text
IV. Bird-View Study of the Text
1. Structure
2. Writing Style and Techniques
V. Discussion
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What do you think is the possible motivation for
the author to begin his essay with words chanted
by a stationmaster?
must
What do the word indicate here?
implies accelerated motion without loosing
contact with the slippery surface
slide
suggests involuntary rather than voluntary,
sometimes even definitely implying a loss of
footing and a fall
slip
rather close to slide, means to move smoothly,
quietly and continuously as is characteristic of
dances
glide
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glided
slid
slipped
Plane ______ down to the airfield. Tom Sawyer
______ past the door without anyone noticing.
Yesterday Jenny _______ on a patch of ice and
sprained her ankle.
came to a stop smoothly and effortlessly
slipped to a stop
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occupy ones thoughts, esp. as a source of worry
be on ones mind
on
My deputy has resigned, so Ive a lot on my mind
now.
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bear/keep sth./sb. in mind
remember sth.
in
We have no vacancies now, but well certainly
bear your application in mind.
far greater
adj./adv. -er/est
adv.
far even still a lot much
two-years older a head taller
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seem
v

?
appear
look
the state of being engrossed absorption of the
attention or intellect
preoccupation
kimono
rub shoulders with
(informal) meet and mix with (people)
In his job hes rubbing shoulders with film stars
all the time.
This is not the sort of club where the great rub
shoulders with the humble.
ten age er
teenager
What does kimonos and western dress represent
respectively?
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ritual adj.
rite n.
Can you guess what their ritual formula of
gratitude and respect would be?
facades
whose door popped open at the very sight of a
traveler
as soon as the taxi driver saw a traveler, he
immediately opened the door
to draw back the lips and bare the teeth, often
it is a spontaneous expression of mirth, good
humor, approval, or triumph
grin
most general, it can cover a wide range of
feeling, from affection to malice
smile
She met his eye with her sweet hospitable smile.
Tom saw a smile of contempt pass over the young
man's features.
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Finally my boss grinned his approval.
the city that has been made to suffer
martyred city
The tall building of the martyred cityin
response to the drivers sharp twists of the
wheel.
The high buildings passed swiftly and when the
driver made abrupt changes of direction, we
sometimes swung to one side, sometimes to the
other side in response to the swaying motion of
the car.
a suspension of movement or progress, especially
a temporary one
halt
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Why does the author use the phrase I found
myself? What is the indicated meaning of this
phrase?
Why did the usher give a long, almost musical
sigh?
draw roughly and quickly with outlines but
little detail
sketch a map
on account of because of usu. sth. good or
beneficial happens it could be used ironically
thanks to
Thanks to your timely help, we passed the crisis.
Thanks to his brilliant leadership, our company
is now bankrupt.
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the strange emotion which had overwhelmed me at
the station returned
I was again overcome by a guilty conscience as I
had been when I first arrived at the station
to press between opposing bodies so as to break
or injure
crush
suggests showering with bombs or shells or
figuratively with words
bombard
The fleet anchored in the bay and bombarded the
town.
The television star was bombarded with
invitations.
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Nobody can spare the time for a holiday at the
moment.
4. to use with restraint
Dont spare the butter.
I thought somehow I had been spared
I thought for some reason or other no harm had
been done to me
testing
What genetic damage from the radiation are these
Japanese afraid of?
alliteration
treating