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1. Difficult Sentences 1. (L. 4) But he was not prepared for the devastating enemy that met him in Moscow – the raw, bitter, bleak Russian winter. 1. Analyze the structure of the sentence. ( = “that met him in Moscow” is an attributive clause modifying “ the devastating enemy” while “the raw, bitter, bleak Russian winter” is in apposition to “ the devastating enemy”. 2. (LL. 10~11) Hitler expected a short campaign but, like Napoleon before him, was taught a painful lesson. What does this sentence imply? (= It implies that Hitler’s Russian campaign still ended in failure. ) 3. (LL. 11 ) The Russian winter again came to the aid of the Soviet soldiers. Paraphrase the sentence. (= The Russian winter at last helped the soviet soldiers to fight off their enemy.) 4. (LL. 16~17 ) Napoleon, confident of a quick victory, predicted the conquest of Russia in five weeks. What’s the function of “confident of a quick victory” in the sentence? (= It is an adjective phrase, which serves as an adverbial modifier（状语），indicating the cause.What can you infer from the sentence about Napoleon’s characters? (= He is self-confident, but too proud.) 5. The Grand Army followed, but its advance march soon became bogged down by slow-moving supply lines. 1. What is the meaning of “became bogged down ”? (= become/be/get bogged down: be unable to make progress. *Most of the tanks were bogged down because of mechanical defects and inexperienced crews. *The local government got bogged down in problems of how to handle the emission of hazardous chemicals by industrial facilities.) 2.Translate the sentence into Chinese.(= 大军紧追不舍，但它的长驱直入很快由于粮草运输缓慢而停顿下来。) 6. (LL. 38~41) Napoleon offered a truce to Alexander I, but the Russian czar knew he could bide his time: “We shall let the Russian winter fight the war for us. (“offer a truce” means “offer an agreement to stop fighting.” “bide his time” means” wait patiently for a chance”.) Why did the Russian czar say “We shall let the Russian win