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critical~連接，結合=junctionfoundationn.基礎；地基；基金會；創(chuàng)立theoretical~solid~ChinesRedCrossFoundation中國紅十字基金會foundv.foundersubmergev.沉浸~oneselfinsth.沉浸于-He~edhimselfinthedevelopmentofhiscompanyallday,neglectinghiswifeandchildren.詞根merge/merse（sink，dip沉，浸）imerge浸入

immerse使浸沒于n.immersionemerge出現(xiàn)n.emergenceemersionmerge使融入，合并mergencen.合并，融合mergern.(企業(yè)或機構的)合并Text：（L1）Theriverwhichformstheeasternboundaryofourfarmhasalwaysplayedanimportantpartinourlives.Withoutitwecouldnotmakealiving.Thereisonlyenoughspringwatertosupplytheneedsofthehouse,sowehavetopumpfromtheriverforfarmuse.Wetelltheriveralloursecrets.Text：（L5）Weknowinstinctively,justasbeekeeperswiththeirbees,thatmisfortunemightovertakeusiftheimportanteventsofourliveswerenotrelatedtoit.（L6）misfortunen.不幸，逆境fellowshipin~患難之交幸災樂禍

enjoythemisfortuneofothers.fortune~tellermakea~marrya~（L8）Wehavespecialriverbirthdaypartiesinthesummer.Sometimeswegoup-streamtoafavouritebackwater,some-timeswehaveourpartyattheboathouse,whichapredecessorofoursatthefarmbuiltinthemeadowhardbythedeepestpoolforswimminganddiving.（L10）Inaheat-wavewechooseamidnightbirthdaypartyandthatisthemostexcitingofall.Wewelcometheseasonsbytheriver-side,crowningtheyoungestgirlwithflowersinthespring,holdingasummerfestivalonMidsummerEve,givingthanksfortheharvestintheautumn,andthrowingahollywreathintothecurrentinthewinter.（L14）Afteralongperiodofraintherivermayoverflowitsbanks.overflowv.外流；泛濫；充斥；沉沒；多得無法容納n.容納不下的物或人an~ingcanal泛濫的運河~with充斥…,洋溢著be~ingwithenthusiasm-Thewater~edwhenIpoureditintothecup.-他的朋友擠滿了他所有的房間。-Everyroomwasoverflownbyhisfriends.-Sheputapotunderneathtocatchtheoverflowfromtheatertank.（L14）Thisisarareoccurrenceasourclimateseldomgodtoextremes.climaten.氣候；風氣Mediterranean/tropical~economic~經(jīng)濟形勢business/investment~商業(yè)/投資環(huán)境adj.climatic氣候的adv.climatically（L15）Weareluckyinthatonlythelowerfields,whichmakeupaverysmallproportionofourfarm,areaffectedbyflooding,butotherfarmsarelessfavourablysited,andfloodingcansometimesspelldisasterfortheirowners.（L17）disastern.劫難；徹底的失敗natural~air~空難earthquake~~ara災區(qū)~victim災民~relief劫難救援，賑災~prevention~film劫難片adj.disastrous劫難性的（L18）Onebadwinterwewatchedtherivercreepupthelowermeadows.Allthecattlehadbeenmovedintostallsandwestoodtoloselittle.Wewere,however,worriedaboutournearestneighbours,whosefarmwaslowlyingandwhowerenewcomerstothedistrict.（L20）Asthefloodshadputthetelephoneoutoforder,wecouldnotfindouthowtheyweremanaging.Fromanatticwindowwecouldgetasweepingviewoftheriverwheretheirlandjoinedours,andatthemostcriticaljuncturewetookturnsinwatchingthatpoint.（L22）Thefirstsignofdisasterwasadeadsheepfloatingdown.Nextcameahorse,swimmingbravely,butwewereafraidthatthestrengthofthecurrentwouldpreventitslandinganywherebeforeitbecameexhausted.（L24）Suddenlyaraftappeared,lookingratherlikeNoah'sark,carryingthewholefamily,afewhens,thedogs,acat,andabirdinacage.（L26）Werealizedthattheymusthavebecomeundulyfrightenedbytherisingflood,fortheirhouse,whichhadsoundfoundations,wouldhavestoodstoutlyevenifithadbeenalmostsubmerged.（L27）Themenofourfamilywadeddownthroughourfloodedm