[所有分类]现代大学英语精读四课件PPT_why historians disagree.pptVIP

Why Historians Disagree Please call to the attention of the President of Mexico that the employment of ruthless submarine warfare now promises to compel （迫使）England to make peace in a few months. Zimmerman (Sent January 19, 1917) A sea of (people of things): a very large number of The immense square was a sea of flowers and happy faces. By way of: through Fat: 1. 肥沃的 fat land 肥沃的土地 A fat country 富裕的国家 2. 有利可图的 A fat contract (bargain) 有利可图的合同（交易） 3. thick and well-filled 厚的、大量的、内容充实的 Make a fat profit 获得暴利 Pay a fat price 付出很大的代价 A fat job 肥缺 4. nearly nonexistent 不多、少 A fat chance （not likely) you know a fat lot about it. 你一点儿也不懂。 Fat: overweight , heavy, plump, chubby, stout（壮实的） obese (过分肥胖的） Thin: slim, slender, bony simply: only; nothing but It is simply a matter of time. bring together: collect on (upon) (fml.): directly after (and often as a result of) On hearing the news, she burst into tears. Disagree: I strongly disagree with the last speaker. Bill and I often disagree, but we are good friends. Sharply: clearly and definitely His aggressive behavior contrasted sharply with the mild manner of his brother. State of affairs: a situation 情形、情况 There is not much we can do in the present state of affairs. This is a very unpleasant state of affairs. More or less: almost; to an undetermined degree 1. 或多或少 They were more or less willing to help. 他们多少愿意帮忙。 2. 几乎、大约 The work is more or less finished. 。。。 差不多完成了 cut-and-dried: already settled and unlikely to be changed 1. 事先安排好的、常规的、例行的； A cut-and-dried meeting 例会 2. 无生气的，呆板的 His speech was cut-and-dried because he had nothing new to say. A cut-and-dried matter: an ordinary matter Diametrically: completely different 在直径方面；正好、完全、截然 The two ideas are diametrically opposed. This is diametrically opposite to what I said. Diametric opinions 截然相反的观点 to be in diametric contradiction Denote: to refer to 意思是；是。。。的征兆,为。。。的名称 The word ‘heart’ denotes an organ that pumps blood. In a broad / narro