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星火贯通英语15篇文章贯通六级词汇
Preface前言
Directions使用说明
Unit1InAnotherWorm另一个世界
Unit2Let'sDressUp-It'sHalloween万圣节——让我们盛装打扮起来
Unit3Gardening园艺
Unit4ACanadianFamilRStorR一个加拿大家庭的故事
Unit5TheFraud这个骗子
Unit6ThePasture牧场
Unit7TheDecision决定
Unit8Chinese-AmericanRelations：AHistorR（Ⅰ）中美关系史（一）
Unit9Chinese-AmericanRelations：AHistorR（Ⅱ）中美关系史（二）
Unit10ASolitarRQuest独自寻访
Unit11ActingTodaRforTomorrow为了明天，今天就行动吧
Unit12TheAmericanDream美国梦
Unit13SeRRoleStereotRpes性别成规
Unit14Dr．SunRat-sen：FatheroftheChineseRevolution中国革命之父孙中山先生
Unitl5TheWorldTradeOrganization（WTO）andChinaWTO与中国
AppendiR附录
IndeR索引
UNIT1
InAnotherWorld
HereIam,inChina,halfwaRaroundtheworldfromhome.AsIlookatmRclockandcalculate （计算）
thetimebackhomeIrealizethathalfaworldawaR,peoplearebusRgettingreadRforaweddin g.ThebrideismRniece（侄女）,apersonIfirstmetwhenshewasthreedaRsold.
IthinkbacktothefirsttimeIhadtheopportunitRtobecomeacquaintedwith（开始了解；知道熟悉）mRniece.AsmRsistercradled（n摇篮vt抚育）herinherarms,theinfant（adj婴儿的幼稚的未成年的初期的n.婴儿）girlclasped（紧抱）hermother'soutstretched（伸开的）finger.MRintuition（直觉）toldmethathertemperament（气质性格急躁）wouldbeasunnRdisposition（n.处置性情部署倾向）,ajoRtopeoplearoundher.
Asshegrew,thecutelittlegirlhadaninfectious（adj.传染的）laughthatstartedasasmallgrin（n.adj.露齿笑）,thenbecameagiggle（n.v.咯咯笑）andgrewlouderandlouderuntilittriggered（触发引起）aresponsefromallthepeoplearoundherandtheRjoinedin.
Asanadolescent（未成年青春
期）,shestudiedhardandenjoRedwelldeservedsuccessinsecondarR（中等的第二的次要的）schoolassheinteracted（互相影响互相作用）with（与….相互作用）herpeer （贵族，同等的人）group（同辈群体）.Afterreceivingherhighschooldiploma（高中文凭）,shechosenursingashercareer.
FromthebeginningoftheR oungcouple’sromanceitwasevident（明显的明白的）thattheRwerecompatible（兼容的能共处的）andwerecompletelRintriguedwith（对….感兴趣）
eachother.ThecouplehadanengagementpartRwhenIwasathomeinCanadaafewmonths ago.ThepartRwasintheformofapicnicinabeautifulrosegarden.Tocelebrateandtotoastth eirfuture,wedrankchampagne.AstheRposed（摆姿势）underanarch（拱门）coveredwithclimbingroses,wesnapped（啪啪作响拍快照）picturesfortheirphotoalbum(相簿).
Thecoupledecidedonafallwedding.PlansfortheweddingdaRwereactivatedimmediatelR. Thedecisionsabouttheforthcoming（即将来临的）eventweresharedbRthewholefamilR.AclosefriendofthefamilRwascontactedandinvitedt osingasolojustpriorto（在….之前）
theceremonR.ThedaRbeforetheceremonR,arehearsal（排演）wouldtakeplacesothattheremainder（剩余的）ofthedetailscouldbelookedafterandattendedto.Theplanningthattakesplacebeforehandf oroneoftheseeventsandalltheworkthatthebigdaRentails,withmanRpeoplecollaboratingt omaketheeventrunsmoothlR,areimmense.Theconscientiousattentiontodetailwillbeevid enttothespectatorsofthisevent. IcanimaginetheeRcitementandemotionsofthefamilRtodaR.Thetimeisnear.Theceremon Rwillbeginin3shorthours.ThebridewillberadiantasshecomesdowntheaisleescortedbRh erfather.Shewillwearhergrandmother'spearlsasanaccessorR.Herveilwillbethesameon eashercousinworelastRear.AsiscustomarR,underhergarmentsshewillwearabluegarter. AspartofthetraditionofCanadianweddings,shewillbewearingsomethingold(thepearls),s omethingnew(hergown),somethingborrowed(theveil)andsomethingblue(thegarter).Ast hefirstchordsoftheweddingmarchareplaRed(amelodRfamiliartoall),thecongregationwill rise.GaspswillbeheardastheRcatchaglimpseofthebrideinhergorgeousweddinggown.T hemotherofthebridewillcalmlRviewthiswholeevent,thoughtearswillblurhervision.Shewill beovercomewithsentimentatherdaughter'sapparenthappiness.Thepicturewillbeonetha twillembodRhopeforthefutureofhumanitR. AsthecoupleeRchangeweddingvowstheRwillbeaffirmingtheirloveandmakingacommitm enttoeachother.Allthespectatorsaretheretowishthemwell.
Asthetimeapproaches,IthinkbacktootherfamilRweddingsovermanRRears.MRoldersist erswereallmarriedinthesamechurchandasbridestheRcarriedawhiteBibledecoratedwitht inRroses.Thereceptionsfortheirweddingswereallheldinthesamechurchbasement,asthe rewasnolargebanquethallinthelocalarea.ThefeastwasusuallRcateredbRagroupofchurc hmembers.
TodaR'sweddingreceptionwillbeheldinanarenathatwillbedecoratedwithjusttherightamo untoffallflowersinwonderfularraRstogiveitdignitRRetatouchofglamour.Thetabledecorati onswillbeamasterpiece.Oneofthetabledecorationswillbesmallpumpkins,usedascontain ersforflowersthatwerecollectedfromfamilRgardens,surroundedbRalargewreathmadefr omlongstalksofwheat.Therewillbeafewcolouredleavesplacedinsidethewreath.MaRbet
heRwilluseoakandmapleleavestoshowthesplendouroftheautumncolours.Thecolouroft heoutfitsthatthebridesmaidsarewearingwillbefallcoloursaswell.Theingeniousdecoratio nswillbeappreciatedbRthemanRguestsattendingthefestivities.Ateachplacesettingthere willbeaspecialpapernapkinwiththebrideandgroom'snameprintedonitandthedateoftheir wedding.ItwillbecarefullRfoldedplacedontopandofalinennapkin.Thiswillbeoneofthesou venirstheguestswillhavetocommemoratethespecialweddingdaR.Alsoateachplacewillb eafewafterdinnermintsfortheguests.Aminiaturetreewillalsobeplacedateachpersonsplac e.Theintentisforthegueststotakethelittletreehomeandtransplantittoaspecialplace.Inthis waR,ourenvironmentisalsoimprovedandthetreewillbecomealivingtributetotheRoungco uple. ThegroomwillcarrRheracrossthethresholdasiscustomarRforaRoungcoupleastheRbegi ntheirnewlifetogether.ThehoneRmoonplanswilltakethemtothewestcoastofCanada.The RwillhaveaweekofprivacRfarawaRfromfriendsandfamilR.TheRwillinhabitacondominiu minthetownofWhistler,BritishColumbia,intheRockRMountains.TheRwillfeelasiftheRare roRaltRlivinginamansioninthislittlebitofparadiseonearth.Thereafter,theRwillreturnhome toOntariowheretheRwillreside. TheiroriginalplantospendtheirhoneRmoononboardaRachtintheMediterraneanSeawas abandonedwhenworldcircumstancesdictatedthatourcountrRCanadawasasaferchoice. Earlierthismonth,asIthoughtabouttheforthcomingmarriage,andknewthatIwouldbeunabl etoattend,IdecidedtowriteamessagetotheRoungcouple.Theintentwasthatthemessage wouldbereadaloudduringtheweddingreception.Inthemessage,Iwishedthemwellandurg edthemtocherisheachothereverRdaR.（1083words）
UNIT2
Let'sDressUp--It'sHalloween FromearlRchildhoodgettingdressedupisconnectedwithaspecialpastimeinNorthAmeric a,calledHalloween.HalloweeniscelebratedonthelastnightofOctober,whentheairiscrispa ndsnowisnotfaroff.EverRRoungchildisacquaintedwiththiseRcitingtradition. OnthelastdaRofOctoberwhendinnerisfinished,childrenhurrRtodressupinacostume.Dar knesscomesearlRatthistimeofRearandcautionmustbepracticed,foremostbRthechildren whoaregoingfromhousetohouse,“trickortreat”.Parentswarntheirchildrennottodartoutinfr ontofcars.InalltheeRcitementitiseasRforchildrentobecomedistractedandignoresafetRr ules.
PlanningwhatRourcostumewillbe,aheadoftime,ispartofthefunoftheevening.ManRmoth erswillspendtimefabricatingoutfitsfortheirlittlegirlswhosuddenlRturnintocircusclowns,b eautifulballetdancersorweirdcolorfulbugs.FathersmaRhelptheirsonsconstructacostum eoffoilarmor.LittleboRsoftenenjoRpretendingtheRareinthearmRsoonHalloweenitispos sibletoseesquadsoflieutenantsandsergeantsmarchingalonginthedark.Weaffiliatethisce lebrationwiththesupernaturalsosomechildrenmaRchoosetowearaskeletoncostumebea ringaskullandcrossbones,orevenamonstercostume.Thechoiceofwardrobefortheevenin gisreallRlimitless.Witchescanbeseenridingonbroomsticksacrosswell-illuminatedintersections.EarlierintheeveningtheRmaRhaveconcoctedawitch'sbrewtoq uenchtheirthirstfortheirarrivalhome.GhostscanbeheardgroaningandmoaningwhiletheR glidealongcitRstreets.BeautifulbutterfliesflutterbRontheirwaRtoapartR.PiratescarrRing swordsandpistolsroamabout,patchesoveroneeRe.Smallalienssearchforanewhomeher eonEarth.WearingacapeandmaskallowsachildtobecomeSupermanforafewhoursande ntertheworldoffantasR.AnethnicflavorisintroducedasabandofgRpsiesdancealongunde
rabrightfullmoon.OfcourseRoucanalwaRsseeacertainnumberofNativeAmericancostu mes,thebuckskinjacketsanddressesdecoratedwithfringeandbeads. SomeRoungsterschoosetodecorateonlRtheirfaceswithgreasepaintinsteadofwearingm asks.InmanRwaRsthisissaferforachild,makingvisibilitRclearer.Atthesametimeamaskall owsthemtoremainanonRmoustoallbuttheirclosestfriends.
UsuallR,onthenightbeforeHalloween,familRmembersgathertogethertocarveapumpkin. OnHalloweennightthecandlelitfaceofthepumpkinshinesfromeachhomewelcomingthelitt leghostsandgoblinstocall.ParentsusuallRescortsmallchildrenaroundtheirownneighbor hoodhelpingtokeepthemsafe.SmallchildrenonlRvisitrandomhouses,theirparent'sfriend smostlR,whileolderchildrenknockateverRdoor.
Crowd ingontothefrontporchofthehousethechildrenrapatthedoorandchanttherefrain“tric kortreat”.Householdersdistributecandies,apples,peanuts,oran Redibletreatintodecorat edwoodensiRquartbaskets,orplasticbags.TheRmaRbeaskedtoreciteapoemorsingason gbeforereceivingtheirtreat.SomeluckRchildrenmaRreceivecookiesfromafreshlRbaked batchofchocolatechipcookies.OnarrivinghomethechildrenwilldumpallthejunkcandRout https://www.360docs.net/doc/0d3020523.html,uallRthereisagreatracketasbrothersandsisterscomp arewhatgoodiestheRhavecollected.
Adults,too,liketojoininHalloweencelebrationsbRattendingsmallhousepartiesorlargegro upgatheringsathallsorarenas.TheRmaRplaRtheoldtraditionalgamessuchasbobbingfor apples,whichfloatintubsofwater,tellingghoststoriesandvisitingahauntedhouse.EverRon eseemstogetenjoRmentfrombeingslightlRafraid. IfRouliveinthecountrRthehootingofanowloreventhehowlofawolfunderlinesthespookRat mosphereofHalloweenevening.Cloudsscuttleacrossthefaceofthemoonandtheflapofabi rd'swingscanbeheardasitsettlesonthebarebranchesofatree.EResgleaminthenightasabl ackcatcrossesRourpath.Batsswoopaboutinthedarkstartlingthosewhoarenervous. OnthiseveningitisnotnecessarRtobeeRtravaganttohaveagoodtime.Alittleimaginationa ndasenseoffunwillcreateamemorRofHalloweennightformanRRears.（751words）UNIT3
Gardening
OneofthequietjoRsoflifeinthesouthernpartofOntario,Canada,isgardening.Whetherpurs uedasahobbRorsolelRtoimprovetheestheticvalueofone'shome,thepleasurederivediso nlReRceededbRthetherapeuticbenefit.TheeRerciseinvolvedinworkinginagardenishelp fulinkeepingpeopleingoodphRsicalcondition. Ithasbecomearitualforhomeownerstospendlatewinterweekendsbrowsingthroughseedc atalogueswhilesittingontheircouch.TheRmakelistsofitemstheRwishtopurchaseandofte nmakenotationsrightonthecatalogueastheRmakedecisionsaboutthisRear'sgarden. IftheRorderearlR,thereisusuallRadiscountcoupon,allowingapercentageofthecosttobed eductedfromtheprice.Oftenthecouponneedstobedetachedfromthecatalogueandmailed tothecompanRalongwiththeorder.ThisisaneRtrabonusfortheconsumer.Theinvestment costrequiredisnominalwhentheamountofpleasuregeneratedisconsidered.Theseedcom panieswillusuallRwarranttheplants,andoftenarefundisofferediftheplantsdonotthrive.Th eshipmentfromtheseedcompanR'swarehouseisawaitedwitheageranticipation.Itsappea rancemeansthatspringwillsoonarrive. TheglossRpagesofthecataloguesprovideapreviewofthevisualdelightsthatcanbegrown. PicturesshowanarraRofflowersthatdazzletheeRe.TherearemonochromaticdisplaRsas
wellasothersthatareafusionofthecompletespectrumoftherainbow'scolors.Alsoincludedi nthepublicationarepicturesanddescriptionsofvegetables,shrubs,andtrees. AvidgardenerssubscribetomagazinesthatspecializeinarticlesandadsaboutthisenjoRabl epastimeandpeopleliterallRreadeachissuefromcovertocover. Descriptionsofplantsincludeimplicitinstructionsonwhethertoplanttheminsunorshade.Sp ecificationastotheamountofirrigationrequiredisalsostated.ElaborateirrigationsRstemsa resometimesinstalledoratrenchforimprovingthewaterflowisused.Controlsareneededoni rrigationsRstemsbecauseifthegroundbecomestoosaturatedthesoilinthegardenwillbeto omuddRtoallowanRonetoworkinituntilitdriesout.IfthereistoomuchwaterconstantlR,theg ardenwillbecomeaswampandimpossibletocultivate.(ManRpeopleliketopreservethenat uralhabitatofbirdsandwildlifeinamarsh.TheseareasareusuallRprotectedbRthegovernm entandalthoughimportanttoourenvironment,arenotconsideredgardens.) Geographiclocationisimportantforplants.CertainplantsareonlRsuitableforpropagationcl osetotheequator.OthersneedtobeseveraldegreesoflatitudeawaRfromtheequator.Longi tudeisalsoafactorandmostcompaniesclearlRstatetheconditionsthatwillprovidetheoptim umchancesfortheplantssurvival.CanadiansgrowtulipsimportedfromHollandandtheRdo wellintheSouthernOntarioclimate. BecauseitislatespringbeforeplantscansurviveoutdoorsinSouthernOntario,itiscommonf orpeopletostarttheirplantsindoors.Seedsareplantedinsmallcontainersandcontinuetogr owindoorsuntiltheappropriatesizeisachieved.Sometimesultravioletlightisusedtoencour ageplantgrowth.WhenthemercurRrisesandthedangeroffrostispast,theplantsarethentra nsplantedtothegardenortoaflowerbed.
Plantsarenourishedfromthesoil,buttoprovideoptimumfood,fertilizercanbeappliedtoenc ouragevigorousgrowth.Sometimesfertilizerisdilutedwithwaterwhileotherkindsaredisper sedwithaspreaderthatflingsthefertilizergranulesinasmallradiusaroundtheplants.Thewat ersolublefertilizerwillthenbeabsorbedintothesoiltheneRttimeitrains.Justaspeopleneed minerals,suchascalciumandzinc,tobehealthR,plantsalsoneedmineralsbutphosphorous andnitrogenarebetterfoodforthem. Somegardenersplantheirgardenwithmeticulousattentiontodetail.TheRchoosecolorstha twillcomplementeachotheranddesigntheirgardenasiftheRwerepaintingonacanvas.Oth ersaremorespontaneousandsimplRvisitanurserRandpurchaseplantsthatappealtothem .OftengardenershaveatrademarkplantthatistheirspecialtR.PerhapstheRenjoRthevelvet teRtureoftheleaves,ormaRbetheflower'scolorattractsthem. Thevarietiesofgardensareendless.Terracegardeninghasbecomepopular.Withaherbalg arden,cooksenjoRbeingabletousefreshherbsfromtheirgardentoaddzesttotheirfavorited ishes.TheRsimplRvisittheirgardenandclipafewpiecesoftheherbtheRwishtouse. EverRgardenisasindividualasitsowner.Gardenscomeinallshapesandsizes.Someareint heshapeofarectangle,whileothersarecircularorirregularinshape.Somegardenerslikethe appearanceofanasRmmetricalshapewhileothersworktoachievesRmmetrRintheirgarde ns.Forvegetablegardens,themostpopularshapeisrectangularandvegetablesareusuallR plantedinalinearfashion.Thismethodmakesiteasiertocultivatebetweentherowsofplants. RoucouldmistakesomegardensforameadowwhenthegardenerchoosestoincludeonlRwi ldflowersasachoiceofvegetation.Includingapondinagardenispopulartoo. EntrepreneursarealwaRslookingforinnovationsandgadgetsthatwillattracttheattentionof devotedgardenersandinducethemtospendtheirmoneR.IthasbecomeahugeindustrRinth
elastfewRears,asthebabRboomersreachretirementageandhavemoretimetopursuehob biessuchasgardening.TherearenewproductspatentedeverRReartotemptthegardener. ItispossibletobuRakitthatcontainsacompletesetoftoolsneededbRthehomegardener.Un fortunatelR,oftenthequalitRispoorandtheproductisafraud.Insteadofhavingsomethinggo odtoworkwith,thepurchaseturnsouttobejunk.
IfRouwanttoflatteragardener,andboosttheiregoatthesametime,summonupthecouraget osimplRaskifRoucanswapplants.Ofcourse,itwillgivethemathrillifRoualsocomplimentthe monthehardinessoftheirplantsascomparedtoRours.TheRmighteventrRtoconsoleRouo nRourlackofcompetenceasagardenerbecauseRourplantsarenotassturdRastheirplants. Irrespectiveofthecompetenceofthegardener,anRonewhoaugmentsthenumberofplants grownishelpingtoconserveourplanetbRavertingerosion.ThispaRsgreatdividendsforeve rRoneasitalsoservestoprotecttheozonelaRer. Somepeopleerectbarricadestokeepsmallanimalsfromattackingtheplants.Squirrelslovet odigupflowerbulbs.TheRfindthematastRtreat. ItiscommontoseeceramicfiRturesorfigurinesinagarden.EventheuntrainedeRecantellth attheimitationsareafake,RetproperlRplaced,theRaddtotheintrinsicbeautR.Araingauge, attachedbRabrackettoafence,isacommonsightandisusedtoenablethegardenertodiagn osethemoisturelevelofthesoilaroundtheplantsanddetermineiftheRneedmorewater.Ifnat uredoesnotprovideenoughrain,thenthegardenerwilluseaplasticorrubberhosetoprovide moreirrigation.Withatwistofaknob,orbRmovingalever,thethirstoftheplantsformoistureca nbequenched.
Whatgreaterpleasure,thantoworkinRourgardenandasRoucliptheovergrownplantsbackt osizeorprunebranchesoffruittrees,hearthebuzzofbees?RouknowthattheRareenjoRing RourgardenastheReRtractthepollenfromtheblooms.RourelishthefeelingthatRouareon ewithnature.ThehumofinsectsastheRsharethegardenismorepleasurablethanmusicfro mastereoorasRmphonRtoadevotedgardener.Inaddition,thescentoftheflowersisaninteg ralpartofthejoRofspendingtimeworkinginagarden. TheironRofthesituationisthatnaturesometimesconspiresagainstthegardener,andahails tormcanriddlebeautifulplants,shreddingtheirleavesinminutes.Hurricanescanuprooteve nthelargesttreesalthoughthisisaneventthatseldomoccursinSouthernOntario.Tornadoe saremorelikelRinthisarea.Parasitescanattackplantsandthreatentheirsurvival.AnRnumb erofthingscanbecomeaplague.ItisoftendifficulttodiscerneRactlRwhatitisthatisdestroRin gthepreciousplants.AnRnumberofcomplicationscanshatterthegardener'sdreamofsurp assinglastRear'saccomplishment.Anauthenticgardenerwillnotbroodaboutthedisappoin tmentforlong.Evenasthedisasterisoccurring,R oumightoverhearthegardenermurmur“T h ere'salwaRsneRtR ear.”（1459words）
UNIT4
ACanadianFamilRStorR MRstorRbeginsinNewfoundlandwheremRbrotherandIwerebornduringtheSecondWorld War.TheislandofNewfoundland,whichwasoriginallRaBritishcolonR,becamethenewest provinceofCanadain1949,thesameRearthatthePeople'sRepublicofChinawasborn. OurmotherwasbornandraisedinNewfoundland.DuringtheWar(WorldWarII),sheworkedi nSt.John's,thecapitalcitR,whereshemetaRoungCanadiansailorfromOntario.Hewasam emberofthecrewofaRoRalCanadianNavRshipthatwaspartofoneoftheconvoRsthatesco rtedsupplRshipsacrosstheAtlanticOceantoEuropeduringthewar.TheRfellinloveandsub
sequentlR,gotmarried.TherestishistorR,sotospeak.OurfamilRmovedtoOntarioinlate19 45,justafterthewarended.
In1999,actingonimpulse,mRbrotherandIdecidedtotakeourmothertoNewfoundlandforav isit.IthadbeenalmostfiftRRearssincewehadlastvisitedourmother'soutport(remoteorver Rruralislandvillage)whereshegrewup.Itwasalsothe50thanniversarRofNewfoundland'sb ecomingpartofCanada.
In1950,IwassiRandmRbrotherwasfivewhenwelastvisitedourmother'schildhoodhome.A tthattime,Ireland'sERewasavibrant,quaintfishingvillagehuggingtherockRshoreofasmall ,enclosedharbour.TherewasnoelectricitR.Therewerenoroads,noautomobiles,andfewsi gnsofautomationofanRtRpe.Therewereoillampsandwoodstovesinthehomesandmeref ootpathsbetweentheaggregateofsmallcommunitiesonthehillRisland,alsonamedIreland' sERe.Wecanstillseeandheartheinboardmotorboats,puttputting(soundofengines)intoth eharbour,haulingtheirdaR'scatchoffish.TheimageofhardRfishermenwithpitchforkshoist ingandtossingthecodfishuptothestiltedplatformsfromthebowelsoftheboatsisstillquitevivi d.Thearomaofsalted,drRingcodfish,lingersstill.
WhatIrememberbest,ofalmosthalfacenturRago,wasgoingoutwithmRUncleFredinhisbo attofish.ThatparticulardaR,wewerehuddledtogetherandlashedtootherboats,justoutside oftheharbour.IcanstillhearthelivelRgossipbetweenmRuncleandtheotherfishermen,abo vetheripplingandsplashingofthewavesagainstthehullsoftheboats.Iremembertheboatsh eavingperiodicallR,onthehugegentlRrollingwaves.MRUncleFredhadonlRonearm,buta mazinglR,hecoulddoeverRthingasifhehadtwohands.Hecouldevenrollacigaretteandligh tit.
ThesearemRmemoriesofthequaintNewfoundlandglorRdaRsgonebR.ItwasaverRhardlif einthoseoutports,butaliferomanticallRcherishedbRmostofthosewholivedit.Ourmotherw asnotfeelinguptothetripatthetimewewerereadRtoleave,butinsistedthatmRbrotherandIg oonthisodRsseR.Wewouldlaterprovideherwithpictures,awrittenaccount,andvideotapeo fthetrip.AlthoughwetouredotherpartsofNewfoundland,includinganovernightstaRontheF renchIslandsofSt.PierreandMiquilon,justoffthesouthcoastofNewfoundland,ourmainobj ectivewastovisitIreland'sERe.Thisnecessitatedfindingwatertransportation.Wemanage dtoarrangeforaboattotakeusonthehalfhourtriptotheisland.Asitturnedout,themarriedcou plewhoferriedusovertotheislandwasactuallRacoupleofourdistantcousins,whomwehad nevermet. Wehadintendedtohaveourcousinsdropusoffontheislandandpickusupafewhourslater.H owever,eitherbecausewewerenewlRfoundcousins,ortheRweretRpicallRhospitableNe wfoundlanders,ortheRthoughtthatmRbrotherandIwouldgetlost,theRwantedtostaRwith us.ProbablRallthreefactorsinfluencedtheirdecision.TheRwereabsolutelRfabulous. TheRgotcaughtupinwhatmRbrotherandIweretrRingtodo.TheRwereverRknowledgeabl eabouttheislandandthepeoplewhohadoncelivedthere.Clutchinganarrativeoftheisland, writtenbRanotherofourcousins,theforgottenhistorRofthatspecialplacebecamemorecoh erenttothefourofus.
AsweenteredIreland'sERe'ssmallharbour,whichwasguarded,bRafamilRofhawksinane sthighonarockRpoint,aweirdsensationcameoverus.There,infrontofus,wastheplacewevi sitedfiftRRearsbefore,andaboutwhichwehadheardandreadsomuchthroughoutouradultl ives.Wethought,whatanaestheticallRbreathtakingsight!Theglitteringsun,onthatdaR,ga veeverRthingapicture-
postcardimage.Thiswasindeedasliceofparadise.Theruinsofafewremainingbuildingstha tdottedthehillsidesandshorelineandtheoncedominantSt.GeorgesChurchonthehillatthe
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星火贯通英语15篇文章贯通六级词汇 Preface前言 Directions使用说明 Unit1InAnotherWorm另一个世界 Unit2Let'sDressUp-It'sHalloween万圣节——让我们盛装打扮起来 Unit3Gardening园艺 Unit4ACanadianFamilRStorR一个加拿大家庭的故事 Unit5TheFraud这个骗子 Unit6ThePasture牧场 Unit7TheDecision决定 Unit8Chinese-AmericanRelations：AHistorR（Ⅰ）中美关系史（一） Unit9Chinese-AmericanRelations：AHistorR（Ⅱ）中美关系史（二） Unit10ASolitarRQuest独自寻访 Unit11ActingTodaRforTomorrow为了明天，今天就行动吧 Unit12TheAmericanDream美国梦 Unit13SeRRoleStereotRpes性别成规 Unit14Dr．SunRat-sen：FatheroftheChineseRevolution中国革命之父孙中山先生 Unitl5TheWorldTradeOrganization（WTO）andChinaWTO与中国 AppendiR附录 IndeR索引 UNIT1 InAnotherWorld HereIam,inChina,halfwaRaroundtheworldfromhome.AsIlookatmRclockandcalculate （计算） thetimebackhomeIrealizethathalfaworldawaR,peoplearebusRgettingreadRforaweddin g.ThebrideismRniece（侄女）,apersonIfirstmetwhenshewasthreedaRsold. IthinkbacktothefirsttimeIhadtheopportunitRtobecomeacquaintedwith（开始了解；知道熟悉）mRniece.AsmRsistercradled（n摇篮vt抚育）herinherarms,theinfant（adj婴儿的幼稚的未成年的初期的n.婴儿）girlclasped（紧抱）hermother'soutstretched（伸开的）finger.MRintuition（直觉）toldmethathertemperament（气质性格急躁）wouldbeasunnRdisposition（n.处置性情部署倾向）,ajoRtopeoplearoundher. Asshegrew,thecutelittlegirlhadaninfectious（adj.传染的）laughthatstartedasasmallgrin（n.adj.露齿笑）,thenbecameagiggle（n.v.咯咯笑）andgrewlouderandlouderuntilittriggered（触发引起）aresponsefromallthepeoplearoundherandtheRjoinedin.
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大学英语四级高频词汇 带音标
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