綜合教程第五冊unit2何兆熊36、如果我們國家的法律中只有某種神靈，而不是殫精竭慮將神靈揉進憲法，總體上來說，法律就會更好。——馬克·吐溫37、綱紀廢棄之日，便是暴政興起之時?！ての锾?8、若是沒有公眾輿論的支持，法律是絲毫沒有力量的。——菲力普斯39、一個判例造出另一個判例，它們迅速累聚，進而變成法律?！炷岫蛩?0、人類法律，事物有規(guī)律，這是不容忽視的?！獝郢I生綜合教程第五冊unit2何兆熊綜合教程第五冊unit2何兆熊36、如果我們國家的法律中只有某種神靈，而不是殫精竭慮將神靈揉進憲法，總體上來說，法律就會更好?！R克·吐溫37、綱紀廢棄之日，便是暴政興起之時。——威·皮物特38、若是沒有公眾輿論的支持，法律是絲毫沒有力量的?！屏ζ账?9、一個判例造出另一個判例，它們迅速累聚，進而變成法律?！炷岫蛩?0、人類法律，事物有規(guī)律，這是不容忽視的?！獝郢I生TheStruggletoBeanAll-AmericanGirlByElizabethWongLearningobjectives

Rhetoricalskill:basicfeaturesofEnglishnarrativewritingWritingstrategies:simile,metaphorChineseAmericanliteratureCultureshock湯亭亭（1940—）是華裔作家。她出生于1940年10月27日。她是家中6個孩子中的長女，他們家在加利福利亞斯托克頓市開了一家洗衣店。她1962年畢業(yè)于加利福利亞伯克利分校，現(xiàn)為其榮譽教授。她的作品通常反映了中國文化的影響，并且在小說中融合了非小說元素。她于1976年發(fā)表的《女勇士》，獲國家圖書評論獎，1980年的《中國佬》也獲得此殊榮。她的另一部小說《孫行者》以中國神話人物孫悟空為原型。譚恩美（AmyTan），美國華裔作家。1952年出生于美國加州奧克蘭，曾就讀醫(yī)學院，后取得語言學碩士學位。她因處女作《喜福會》而一舉成名，成為當代美國的暢銷作家。著有長篇小說《灶神之妻》、《靈感女孩》和為兒童創(chuàng)作的《月亮夫人》、《中國暹羅貓》等，作品被譯成20多種文字在世界上廣為流傳。如今譚恩美已然成為美國文壇少數(shù)民族作家的一位代表人物，而在當今美國社會倡導多元文化的大背景下，她的地位早已漸漸超越了一位少數(shù)民族或者流行小說家的身份，而成為整個美國乃至西方最為著名的作家之一。Cultureshockistheanxietyandfeelings(ofsurprise,disorientation,uncertainty,confusion,etc.)feltwhenpeoplehavetooperatewithinadifferentandunknownculturesuchasonemayencounterinaforeigncountry.Itgrowsoutofthedifficultiesinassimilatingthenewculture,causingdifficultyinknowingwhatisappropriateandwhatisnot.Thisisoftencombinedwithadislikefor,orevendisgust(moraloraesthetic)withcertainaspectsofthenewordifferentculture.CultureshockBanana&EggVSBanana:香蕉人Yellow

outsideandWhite

insideBanana

isthe

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originally,butnowit

usuallyreferstooverseasChineseimmigrantsandtheirsecondgenerationandthirdgeneration.1.Theybelongtotheyellowrace.2.Theyliveinaforeigncountryandacquireawesterneducation.3.TheymaynotspeaknorunderstandChinese.thoughts,ideas,concepts,beliefarewesternized.Lee-homWangWillPanCoCoLeeEgg:雞蛋人White

outsideandYellow

insideItreferstothewhiteswholove

ChinesecultureandtrytheirbesttolearnChineseculture.TheyliveinChina,theyacquireaneasterneducation,speakChinese,likenativeChinese.ChineseEducationTheclassroom

manystudentsstudytogether.politenessbetweentheteacherandstudentscourseEnglish、math、piano、paintandsoon.Becauseoftheirparents’wishes.

ThepurposeoflearningInordertodoexam,togetagooddegree,togetagoodjobaftergraduationSotheylearnmuchbutlackofactualpracticeAmericanEducation

qualityeducationNouniformtextbooksNouniformexaminationNoheavyschoolbagsMorefreePutspecialemphasisonstudents’analyticalandproblem-solvingskills.PurposeForcultivatingstudents’creativitycaremoreabouthowstudentsuseknowledgeinsocietyfocusonimprovingstudents’confidence,self-determination,independenceandhands-onability.TextStructurePartI：

Para.1Para.2-6Para.7-11Para.12-14PartII：PartIII：PartIV：PartI(para.1)Thisparagraphisthebeginningofthenarrativetext.Itprovidesthebackgroundofthestory.Question:Whatdoestheexistenceoftheoldschoolimply?1.Whatdoestheexistenceoftheoldschoolimply?

TheChineseschoolisstillthere,whichimpliesthatstilltherearemanyChinesechildrenattendingChineselessonsintheschool.Althoughtheyliveabroad,Chineseparentsneverforgettheirowncultureandtheirownlanguageandrequirethattheirchildrenlearntheirmothertongue.

LanguageworkinParagraph1

1.Despitethenewcoatofpaintandthehighwirefence,theschoolIknew10yearsagoremainsremarkably,stoicallythesame.

Althoughcoveredwithanewcoatofpaintandenclosedwithahighwirefence,theschoolIknew10yearsagocontinuestobethesame,showingnoobviouschangeswiththepassingtime.

e.g.

(1)Shebehavedstoicallyduringthefinalphaseofherhusband'sillness.

(2)Theyenduredallkindsofhardshipsstoically.stoically

adv.withgreatself-controlandastrongwilltoendurepain,discomfort,ormisfortunewithoutcomplainingaboutitorshowingsignsoffeelingit（默默忍受，堅忍）

WhywastheauthorforcedtoattendChineselessons?

Theauthor'smothermaintainedthatitwasquitenecessaryandusefultolearnChinese,whichwasthelanguageoftheirheritage,andthereforethatthegirlmustlearnChinese,hermothertongue.DiscussionofParagraph2-6WhatdoyouknowabouttheheadmasteroftheChineseschoolaccordingtotheauthor'sdescriptions?

Heisasternmanwhotreatsthechildrenseverely.Hetendstopunishthosechildrenwhoarelazy,naughty,andpoorintheirstudies,aswellasthosewhoviolatetheschooldiscipline.

WhatelsewasstressedintheChineseschoolbesidestheemphasisonspeaking,readingandwriting?Politenesswasalsoemphasizedintheschool.Thelessonsalwaysbeganwithanexerciseinpoliteness.Withtheentranceoftheteacher,thebeststudentwouldtapabellandallthechildrenwouldgetup,kowtow,andchant,"Singsanho,"thephoneticfor"Howareyou,teacher?"LanguageworkinParagraph2-6sneak

vi.goquietlyandsecretlyinthedirectionspecified（溜，鬼鬼祟祟做某事）e.g.:(1)Hestolethemoneyandsneakedoutofthehouse.(2)Thecatatethefoodandsneakedoff.(3)Athieftookallthejewelsandsneakedaway.theemptylot:

thevacant（空的）orunoccupiedareaorland

pleadv.makerepeatedurgentrequests;offersth.asanexplanationor

excuse,esp.forfailingtodosth.orfordoingsth.wrong.（懇求，辯護）

e.g.

(1)Shepleadedwithhimnottoleaveheralone.

(2)Theboypleadedtobeallowedtorideonthetractor.

dissuade

vt.stopsb.fromdoingsth.bypersuasion

（勸阻，勸止）

e.g.:(1)Hewroteabooktodissuadepeoplefromusingtobacco.

(2)Jim'sfathertriedtodissuadehimfrommarryingMary.

solidly

adv.firmlyandsubstantially

e.g.:(1)Thehousehasasolidly-builtfoundation.

(2)Wearesolidlyunitedonthisissue.

heritage

n.suchthingsasworksofart,culturalachievementsandfolklorethathavebeenpassedonfromearliergenerations;propertythathasbeenormaybeinheritedbyanheir（遺產(chǎn)，傳統(tǒng)，繼承物）

e.g.(1)

Theseancientbuildingsarepartofournationalheritage.

(2)Sheistheonlyheirwhoisentitledtotheheritage.

Noamountofkicking,screaming,orpleadingcoulddissuademymother,whowassolidlydeterminedtohaveuslearnthelanguageofourheritage

NomatterhowdesperatelymybrotherandIresistedgoingtotheChineseschool,kicking,yelling,orrepeatedlybegging,wecouldnotmakeourmotherchangehermind,becauseshewasdeterminedtogetustolearnChinese,ourmothertongue,whichhadbeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.

Forcibly,shewalkedusthesevenlong,hillyblocksfromourhometoschool,depositingourdefianttearfulfacesbeforethesternprincipal.

Fromourhometoschooltherearesevenlonggroupsofbuildingsboundedbystreetsonallsidesanderectedonhillyslopes.Sheforcedustowalkpasttheseblocks,leavingbothofusinfrontofthegrim（冷酷的，殘忍的）andseriousheadmaster,ourfacesshowingrebelliousreluctance（勉強，不情愿）andwetwithtears

deposit

vt.layorputsth.down;putmoneyinabank,esp.toearninterest（存放，存儲）

e.g.:(1)Hedepositedthebooksonthedesk.

(2)Themoneyhe'sdepositedinthebankisenoughforanewcardefiant

adj.openlyopposingorresistingsb.orsth.

（挑釁的，目中無人的，蔑視的）

e.g.:

Thetradeunionadoptedadefiantattitudetowardtheboss’sthreat.

thesternprincipal:theverydisciplinaryheadoftheschool;

sway

v.waver,oscillate（使震蕩，擺動）irregularly

e.g.:(1)Sheswayedherbodyintimewiththemusic.

(2)Thewindisswayingthetallgrass.

(3)Sheswayedthecradlewithherfootuntilthebabywenttosleep.

(4)Thetreeswereswayinggentlyinthewindclasp

vt.holdsb.orsth.tightlyinthehand;holdsb.tightlyinone‘sarms（緊抱，扣緊，緊緊纏繞）

e.g.:

(1)Shewasclaspingaknife.

(2)Thecoupleclaspedhandsbrieflybeforesayinggood-bye.

(3)Heclaspedhertohischest.

Twitching（抽搐，猛拉）hands：Handswithmusclesmovingrapidlyandsuddenlywithoutanycontrol

maniacal

adj.violentlymad;extremelyenthusiastic

（瘋狂的，狂熱的）

e.g.:(1)Wehatehismaniacalbehavior.

(2)Themaniacalexpressiononhisfacescaredhiswifetodeath.

(3)Theseyoungmenaremaniacalaboutfootballmatches.

Irecognizedhimasarepressedmaniacalchildkiller,andknewthatifweeversawhishandswe'dbeinbigtrouble.

Inmyopinion,theprincipalwasamanwhosufferedfromsuppressionofemotionsandwhowassosternandseverethathewouldbeliable（易于，有…傾向的）tobeatupachild.AndIknewifweeversawhistwitchinghands,wewouldbeinforseverephysicalpunishment,extremepain,anxietyandworry,etc.

TheroomsmelledlikeChinesemedicine,animportedfarawaymustiness.

TheroomgaveoffasmellverysimilartothatofChinesemedicine,astale,mouldy（發(fā)霉的）,anddampsmelldriftinginfromafarawayplace.

mothball

n.asmallballmadeofastrong-smellingsubstance,usedforkeepingmothsawayfromstoredclothes,books,etc.

e.g.(1)Sheregularlyputsmothballsinherwardrobe.(2)Sheplacedtwomothballsinthepocketsofeachofthewoolensweatersandjackets.

closet

n.acupboardorsmallroomforstoringthings

e.g.Thisisaveryspaciousapartmentwiththreebigbedrooms,alargehall,asitting-room,twotoilets,abigkitchen,acloset,andtwo

balconies.Likeancientmothballsordirtyclosets.Thisisaprepositionalphrase,butitstandsalonelikeanindependentclause.Infact,itispartoftheprevioussentence.Wecanincorporateitintheprevioussentence:TheroomsmelledlikeChinesemedicine,animportedfarawaymustiness,orlikeancientmothballsordirtyclosets.Thisstructureisknownasasentencefragment,whichhasastressedfallingtone.Therefore,itsmeaningisgivenprominence.Thewriterintendedtomakeitstandalonelikeasentence,becauseshewantedtoemphasizethepermeationoftheroomwithaverybadsmelljustlikethatgivenoffbymothballsorfoundindirtyclosets.

LikethesoftFrenchperfumethatmyAmericanteacherworeinpublicschool.Thisisanotherprepositionalphrase.Itcan,ofcourse,beincludedintheforegoingsentence.Asentencefragmentisbelievedtobemoreattractive,moreimpressiveandmoreemphatic.Here,thisprepositionalphraseprovidesavividexampleofthewriter'sfavoredscents.tapabell:

strikeabelllightlychant

vt.say,utter,talkorrepeatmonotonously;singorintone(apsalm)(說，頌揚，反復地唱歌）

e.g.(1)Thepupilschanted,"Howareyou,teacher?" (2)Sheischantingamelody. (3)Theyarechantingapsalm（贊美詩，圣歌）.ideograph

n.ideogram;symbolusedinawritingsystemthatrepresentstheideaofathing;anysignorsymbolforsth.

e.g.(1)Chinesecharactersareideographs.(2)Thedictionaryincludessomeideographs.

blotch

n.alarge,discoloredmark,usu.irregularinshapeonskin,paper,material,etc.（斑點，污點)

e.g.(1)Hisfaceiscoveredinuglyredblotches.(2)Tome,thatpictureofhis,thoughsaidtobeamasterpieceintheworldoffineart,ismerelyamessofblotches.Beingtenyearsold,Ihadbetterthingstolearnthanideographscopiedpainstakinglyinlinesthatranrighttoleftfromthetipofamocbut,arealinkpenthathadtobeheldinanawkwardwayifblotchesweretobeavoided.Asaten-year-oldgirl,Ihadmoreinterestingthingstolearnthanideogramswhichweretobewrittenbyhandaftermodels,onestrokeafteranother,inlinesthatranrighttoleft,fromthetipofaninkpenwhichIhadtoclaspinaclumsywayiflargeinkmarks,insteadofChinesecharacters,werenottobemade.

LittleWomen《小婦人》是美國作家露意莎·梅·奧爾柯特的作品，也是她最著名與最成功的作品，描述南北戰(zhàn)爭期間一個家庭的生活與4位女兒的愛情故事，第一次在1868年出版，曾經(jīng)被改編成卡通、電影及電視劇。奧爾柯特后來還寫了幾部續(xù)集，包括《好妻子》（GoodWives）與《小紳士》（LittleMen）還有《喬的男孩們》（Jo'sBoys）等。同時《小婦人》也被用于動畫和電影的名稱。BlackBeauty英國作家安娜休厄之作，書中描寫了十九世紀英格蘭地區(qū)一名叫“黑駿馬”的馬及其朋友悲歡離合的故事?！昂隍E馬”天資聰穎，多次救主人于危難之中，但后來仍然遭受厄運。成年后，幾經(jīng)易主，歷經(jīng)磨難，最終在與死神擦肩而過后重獲新生。書中揭示了人性的善惡美丑，表達了希望人們善待動物的美好愿望。安娜·塞維爾于1820年生于諾?？?，于1878年去世。出于以虐待動物的強烈不滿，她寫下了《黑駿馬》，以說服人們對馬仁慈一些。這是她身染重病的時候花了6年的時間寫的，也是她寫的唯一的一本書，本書出版后不久她就去世了，從那時以來這本書銷售了3，000萬本。NancyDrew卡羅琳·基恩寫的系列探案小說的主角南茜·朱兒，這個角色最早誕生在上世紀30年代，迄今已經(jīng)“偵破”了300多個案件，其影響力僅次于福爾摩斯。2007年被拍成電影，在這部電影中，南茜·朱兒和她的父親一同來到洛杉磯。在五光十色的好萊塢，朱兒遇上了女明星神秘死亡的案件。這位少女妙探將和她的助手--男友奈德·尼可森一起層層剝繭，揭開案件的真相。disassociate

vt.separatepeopleorthingsinone‘sthoughtsorfeelings(使分離）e.g.(1)Theteacherdisassociatedthetwoideas.（2）Cantheprivateandpubliclivesofapoliticianeverbe

disassociated?dissociateoneselffromsb.orsth.:saythatonedoesnotagreewithorsupportsb.orsth.e.g.(1)Iwishtodissociatemyselffromthoseviews.(2)Sheisdeterminedtodissociateherselffromthemarriage.

nagv.scoldorcriticizecontinuously;worryorhurtsb.Persistently（嘮叨，使煩惱，挑剔）

e.g.(1)Shenaggedatherchildalldaylong.

(2)Theproblemhadbeennaggingmeforalongtime.

(3)Everybodyknowsthathe'sgotanaggingwife.

fragile

adj.easilydamagedorbroken;delicate;weak,notstrongorhealthy.（易碎的，脆的）

e.g.(1)Thisisafragilevase;pleasehandleitwithcare.(2)Afragilegirlisvulnerabletoillness.(3)Theoldladyisincreasinglyfragileafterheroperation.raunchy

adj.coarseorobscene;havingorshowingasexualdesire（粗俗的，下流的）e.g.(1)Heseldomfeelsraunchy.(2)Thatmanoftentellsraunchystoriesandcracksraunchyjokes.

liltingromance:

romancecharacterizedbyalight,livelyorverycheerfulrhythm;worksofaliterarygenrewithromanticloveorhighlyimaginativeunrealisticepisodesformingthecentraltheme,markedbyalightsprightlyrhythmDetailedStudyofParas7-11(1)Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhergrandmother'sChinese?Shethoughtthathergrandmother'sChinesesoundedrhythmlessandpatternless,thatitwasquick,itwasloud,anditwasn'tbeautiful,andthatherChinesesoundedpedestrian.refinement

n.refiningorbeingrefined;cultureoreleganceofmanners,taste,language,etc.（精致，文雅提純）e.g.(1)Therefinementofoil,sugar,etc.hasbeenimproved.(2)Heisagentlemanofgreatrefinement.pedestrian

adj.dull,lackingimaginationorinspiration;oforforpedestrians（缺乏想象力的，乏味的，行人）e.g.(1)Thetextprovidesapedestriandescriptionoftheeventsthatwereactuallyveryexciting.(2) Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor'sEnglishproficiency?ShespokeEnglishveryfastandverywellsothatshewasabletokeepupwiththeworldoutsideChinatown.(4) Howwastheauthor'smother'slevelofEnglish?ShewasnotabletospeakEnglishwell.ShespokepidginEnglish,andshehadtroublepronouncingsomewords,particularlywordswiththe"r"sound.(3) Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor'sbrother?HerbrotherwasevenmorefanaticalaboutspeakingEnglish.Hewasespeciallyhardonhismother,criticizingher,oftencruelly,forherpidginspeech.Sometimeshismothermightleaveoutanoccasional"the"or"a",orperhapsaverbofbeing.Hewouldstopherinmid-sentence:"Sayitagain,Mom.Sayitright."However,whenhetrippedoverhisowntongue,he'dblameitonher:"See,Mom,it'sallyourfault.Yousetabadexample."Clearly,herbrotherspokeverygoodEnglish.Hewasverystrictwithhismotherwhenshemadegrammaticalerrors.LanguageWorkchaoticandfrenzied:completelydisorganizedandwildlyexcited,agitated,orfrantic;inastateofcompletedisorderorconfusionandextremeexcitementorwildactivity(混沌的，混亂的，無秩序的）talkinggibberish:talkingnonsense;talkingunintelligibly;（胡言亂語）Sweetlyadv.Amiably(親切的）,pleasantly;attractivelye.g.(1)Shesmilessweetlywhenevershecomesacrosshercolleagues.(2)Shesmilesandnodssweetlybeforeshebeginstotalk.cluck

vi.makeanoisethatahenmakeswhencallingherchicks;expresssth.bymakingasimilarsound

e.g.(1)Thehenisclucking,whilecallingherchicks.(2)Whenevershehasmadeprogress,hermotherwillcluckandsay,"Youareanicegirl."dowell:besuccessfulorprosperous;bemakingagoodrecoveryfromanillnesse.g.(1)Simonisdoingverywellatschool.(2)Thepatientisdoingprettywellaftertheoperation.(3)Motherandbabyaredoingwell."My,doesn'tshemoveherlipsfast,"theywouldsay,meaningthatI'dbeabletokeepupwiththeworldoutsideChinatown."Mygoodness,doesn'tshespeakEnglishfast?"theywouldsay,meaningthatIwouldbeabletokeeppacewiththeworldoutsideChinatown.//"MyGod,howfastshespeaksEnglish!"thepeopleinmyculturewouldsay,indicatingthatIwouldbeabletomoveorprogressatthesamerateastheworld,andthatIwouldbeabletostaywellinformedandliveanactivesociallifeoutsideChinatown.

pidgin

n.ablendingoflanguagesresultingfromcontactbetweenEuropeantradersandlocalpeoples,stillusedforinternationalcommunication（洋涇浜語）e.g.(1)HermotherspeakspidginEnglish.(2)Therearestillmanypeoplewhospeakinpidgin.在語言種類上，“洋涇浜”是變指帶有其它語言特色的語言?！把鬀茕河⒄Z”，因舊上海灘一處靠近租界的地名“洋涇浜”而得名（以前特指是華人、葡萄牙人和英國人在中國從事貿易的聯(lián)系語言。來叫克姆（COME）去叫谷（GO），是叫也司（YES）勿講拿（NO）翹梯翹梯喝杯茶（HAVETEA），雪堂雪堂請儂坐（SITDOWN），chopsuey:theEnglishtranscriptfortheChinesecharacters"雜碎"AchopsueyisaChinese-styledishofmeatstewedandfriedwithbeansprouts,bambooshootsandonions,andservedwithrice.Hewasespeciallyhardonmymother,criticizingher,oftencruelly,forherpidginspeech--smatteringsofChinesescatteredlikechopsueyinherconversation.Hetreatedmymotherwithseverity,criticizingher,oftenmercilessly,forherspeechcontainingelementsofbothChineseandEnglish--wordsandexpressionsofChinesedispersedlikechopsueyinherconversation.

Whenhetrippedoverhisowntongue,he'dblameitonher:"See,Mom,it'sallyourfault.Yousetabadexample.“

Whenhecommittedaminorerrorinspeech,hewouldfindfaultwithher,"See,Mom,you'retoblameforit.Yousooftenmakeerrorsthatmyspeechisaffected."

infuriatevt.makesb.extremelyangry（激怒，狂怒）e.g.(1)Themanwasfinallyinfuriatedbyhernever-endingnagging.(2)Theyinfringed/violated（違反，破壞）thecontract,whichinfuriatedme.

cornervt.get(apersonoranimal)intoapositionfromwhichitishardtoescape;putsb.intoadifficultsituation（迫于一角，使陷入絕境，把…難?。〆.g.(1)Theescapedprisonerwascorneredatlastinthedeadalley.(2)Theinterviewercorneredthepoliticianwithaparticularlytricky（狡猾的，棘手的）question.Whatinfuriatedmymothermostwaswhenmybrothercorneredheronherconsonants,especially"r".Whatmademymotherextremelyangrywaswhenmybrotherputherintoadifficultorawkwardsituationbyaskinghertopracticeherconsonantscorrectly,inparticulartheconsonant"r".Aftertwoyearsofwritingwithamocbutandrecitingwordswithmultiplesofmeanings,Ifinallywasgrantedaculturaldivorce.IwaspermittedtostopChineseschoolAftertwoyears'endeavortowritewithaninkpenandrecitetheChinesewordswithendlessmeanings,Ifinallywasallowedtostop.IwasgivenpermissionnottogotoChineseschoolanymore.Ithoughtofmyselfasmulticultural.

IfeltthatIhadbeenbroughtupinahomewhereChineseandAmericanculturebothhadaninfluenceonme.Ipreferredtacos(炸玉米餅）toeggrolls.

Ilikedtacosbetterthaneggrolls.//Ienjoyedtacosmorethaneggrolls.tacoeggrollCincodeMayo人們在五月五日節(jié)慶祝墨西哥獨立，但這一天并不是真正的獨立日。墨西哥于1810年9月16日宣布從西班牙獨立，而五月五日這天發(fā)生了另外一場獨立戰(zhàn)爭，即1862年墨西哥與法國的戰(zhàn)爭。這場戰(zhàn)爭發(fā)生于墨西哥宣布從西班牙獨立的五十年之后。五月五日是指1862年墨西哥軍隊擊敗了比自身多一倍且裝備精良近50年沒有敗仗的法國軍隊。五月五日節(jié)不是墨西哥國慶日，也不是法定假日，不在全國范圍慶?！，F(xiàn)在五月五日節(jié)多在其他國家(主要是美國)慶祝墨西哥傳統(tǒng)。Atlast,Iwasoneofyou;Iwasn'toneofthem.Intheend,Ibecameoneofyou;Iwasnolongeroneofthem.

Inthissentence,theauthorwasindicatingthatsheremainedaChineseinspiteofalltheeffortsshehadmadeinordertobecomeanAmerican.Translation我欣賞他的處事方式，她總是恬淡平靜地接受一切幸與不幸。(stoically)他嗜糖果如命。(mania)拉利先生仍然不服，堅持不讓步。(defiant)隨著每天成千上萬難民的到來，邊界地區(qū)的形勢一片混亂。（chaotic）那個人常常講粗俗的故事，開粗俗的玩笑.(raunchy)逃犯最后走投無路只好投案自首。(corner)他精通英語