dockside.ppt

* Advanced English Book 1 Lesson 13 * dockside ocean liner oil tanker bulk carrier passenger liner cargo liner container liner container freight liner conventional liner express liner feeder liner general cargo liner repent of; wish nonexistent rue rue the day when one did sth. Youll live to rue it. Britain is sorry that she has lost her dominance on the high seas. Britannia rules the waves Britain’s merchant fleet is no longer an important item of news these days anything on which one’s life depends lifeline Shipping in Britain has developed into a famous, profit-making industry. peril All is not lost thats in peril. exposure to harm or injury; imminent danger at the peril of in peril He is in peril of his life. the British fleet faces the danger of being forced out of the trade as a result of intense foreign competition. Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, East Germany eastern bloc countries sell or work at lower prices or wages than undercut strongly inclined or determined bent on The social imperialists are bent on keeping the situation tense in the Middle East. There is no doubt that they are bent on the complete destruction of Hitler and Nazism. the largest or best part of sth. when it is divided; the lion’s share As usual, the lion’s share of the budget is for defense. Several beasts joined the lion in a hunt; but , when the spoil was divided, the lion claimed one quarter in right of his prerogative, one for his superior courage, one for his dam and cubs, “and as for the fourth, let who will dispute it with me.” Awed by his frown, the other beasts silently withdrew. who are determined to control most of the trade a share/interest, as in property, a person, or a business venture stake The simplest explanation for the Western nations’ reluctance to support sanctions is their considerable economic stake in South Africa. Britain has important interests in these trade routes in which Britain has a big stake Translate