Module 6  War and Peace

    ①troop
    (a)/-g一群(人或野生動物)；軍隊，部隊(常用復數形式)
    eg there is a tempo of monkeys in the woods.
    (b)vi(部分in，out，of連用)群集，結隊，成群而行
    eg we trooped into the meeting.
  ②take part in參加，參與
    eg(a)he will take part in a chess tournament next week.
    (b)she would sooner resign than take part in such dishonest business deals.
(5)american soldiers attempted to land at the most dangerous place，known as omaha beach.美軍士兵試圖在最危險的奧馬哈海灘登陸。
    attempt to do sth試圖干某事
    eg we attempt to finish this report with our teacher’s help.
(6)the situation at omaha beach was so bad that the us army commanders thought about abandoning the invasion.
奧馬哈海灘的形勢非常嚴峻，以至于美軍司令都考慮放棄進攻了。
    ①think about考慮
    eg i’d have to think about it.
  ②abandon vt放棄；沉溺
    eg(a)the cruel man abandoned his wife and child.
    (b)he abandoned himself to despair.
(7)eventually，the soldiers made a breakthrough and the d—day landings were successful.登陸戰士最后取得了突破，d日登陸得以告捷。
    ①eventually adv終于，最后
    eg he worked so hard that eventually he made himself i11.
    ②make a breakthrough突破
    eg scientists predict that they will make a breakthrough next month.
(8)twenty men fell into the water and were picked up by other boats.20名戰士落水后被其他船只上的人救起。
    pick up揀起，拾起；(偶然)得到，學會；收聽；接人
    eg①she picked up a book on the ground.
    (爹she soon picked up french when she went to live in france.
    ⑧turn on the radio and pick up the latest hews on the world cud.
    (少after school i often drive to pick up my daughter home.
(9)the soldiers on boat 1 and boat 4 jumped into the water，but it was too deep and most 0f them drowned.
    第一和第四艘船上的戰士也跳人海里，由于海水太深，大多數人都淹死了。
    drown vi&vt淹死，溺死
    eg①she turned up the radio to drown(out)the noise of the traffic.
    ②it is cruel to drown the cat in the river.
(10)the other two，private jake  and private thomas lovejoy，joined a group from another company and fought with them.two men.two rifles.this was able company’s contribution to d.day.