Rats and Men“Insoluble”Problems.pptVIP

Rats and Men“Insoluble”Problems 小组成员：王哲鑫 杨大新 底素宇 田园 唐晓峰 * * [7] Again, a nation, believing that the only way to secure peace and dignity is through armed strength, may embark on a huge armaments program. The program arouses the fears of neighboring nations, so that they too increase their armaments to match those of the first nation. Anxiety and tension increase. It is clear, the first nation declares, that we shall continue to feel anxious about our national security so long as we are not adequately prepared for all emergencies; we must  therefore double our armaments. - This naturally makes the neighboring nations even more anxious, so that they too double their armaments. Anxiety and tension increase even more. It is clear, the first nation declares, that our mistake has been to underestimate our defense needs. This time we must be sure to be sufficiently armed to preserve peace. We must triple our armaments… Again, a nation, believing that the only way to secure peace and dignity is through armed strength, may embark on a huge armaments program. 同样，一个认为武装力量是维护和平与尊严的唯一有效途径的国家，会推行巨大的扩军计划。 embark vi.上飞机，上船;?着手，从事;? vt. 使…上船或飞机;?使从事，使着手;?投资于;? 第三人称单数:embarks 过去分词:embarked 现在进行时:embarking 过去式:embarked embark on/upon 从事，着手 Joey embarked on his long journey.乔伊开始了他漫长的回家之旅。 armament n.军备;?武器装备;?[复]军事力量;?军队; 词根：arm “武器、臂” 同根词：armed adj.武装的，有扶手的 v.“arm”的过去式和过去分词 alarm v.恐吓，警告 alarming adj.令人 担忧的 armada n.舰队、大批 The?armament?of any of the great powers could destroy civilization. 任何大国的军事力量都能摧毁文明世界. Armed to the teeth Armed to the teeth，按字面意思翻译就是：“武装到牙齿”，可以引申为“全副武装，装备齐全”。这个短语是怎么来的呢？  1849年，armed to the teeth第一次出现。英国实业家和政治家理查德·科布登在演讲中谈到英国的国防预算问题时说Is there any reason why we should be armed to the teeth?，从此，armed to the teeth就被广泛使用。 例如： Hitler was armed to the teeth when he launched the Second World War, but in a few years, he was completely defeated. 希特勒在发动第二次世界大战时全副武装，可是不过几年，就被彻底打败了。 The program arouses the fe