Unit8Notes..pptVIP

(27) but to what end? = an aim or a purpose We are willing to make any concessions necessary to this end (= in order to achieve this). but to what end? 然而，有何意义呢？ throw up (27) to refer to something repeatedly: E.g. She threw up his past to him whenever they argued. (28) in large part / in large measure: (formal) to a great extent: Their success is due in large part to their determination. (28) Omission is the act of not including a particular person or thing or of not doing something.?省略（隐瞒） Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.欺骗， 受骗 If I bring thoughts of my Vietnamese mother into the picture, the pain and anger become unbearable. 如果我描述对越南母亲的思念，其痛苦和愤怒将不堪忍受。 perception n. an idea, a belief or an image you have as a result of how you see or understand sth 理解；看法；认识 a campaign to change public perception of the police There is a general public perception that standards in schools are falling. rectify his wrongs (32) wrong 1 behaviour that is not honest or morally acceptable: 错误行为 Children must be taught the difference between right and wrong. Her son can do no wrong in her eyes. 2 (formal) an act that is not legal, honest or morally acceptable: 罪行；错误；过错 It is time to forgive past wrongs if progress is to be made. take a back seat to to have a less important position than sb. or sth. else 退居次席，不如，比不上，处于默默无闻的地位 e.g. He wont take a back seat to anyone. 他不愿屈居人下. It seems that our traditional festivals have taken a back seat to western festivals among the youth. (at) full steam (33) full speed / steam ahead: with as much speed or energy as possible 全力；最大限度地 (33) Any feelings of ingratitude, disloyalty and guilt about my anger takes a back seat to a sense of urgency as I run full steam backwards into the past. 当我迫切地全力追索我的过往经历时，任何忘恩、不忠和因愤恨产生的内疚的感觉都退居次席了。 My History version 1: In 1970, toward the last six months of his tour (of duty in Vietnam), he’d come across me in an orphanage and taken m