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胡敏读故事记单词_考研英语词汇

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1. The Time of Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16
th president of the United States of America. He is remembered for many things, including his log-cabin home, his absurd looking clothing accessory,a top-hat, but Lincoln?s absolutemost important contribution to America?s history was to abolish slavery, a th very hard task to accomplishat that time. In the middle of the 19 century, America was split by an abstract border. The country was cut into two parts: the North and the South. There were an abundance of differences which caused this abnormal separation. For instance, the North held all of the Universities and Military Academies whereas in the South, access to such institutions was limited. Also, Northerners spoke standard American English while Southerners spoke with a Southern accent. But the largest difference that abound between the North and the South at that time was slavery and all of the aspectsthat accompanied it. The North thought that the South should abandon slavery because mint most cases, slaves faced daily abuse from their owners. Most Northerners tried to abide by the rule that created equal.”These reasons largely account for the American Civil War. long, brutal war with a very high All men are “The Civil War was a casualty rate. Many young men from both the North and the South were killed on the battlefield; the death toll was also accelerated by the fact that small Army hospitals could not accommodateso many wounded soldiers. The Civil War was filled with heroes on both sides of the battlefield. Names like bravely and made harrowing decisions on their own accord. that slavery was wrong and he fought hard to stop it. U.S.Grant, General Sherman, and the acclaimed Southern General Robert E. Lee. All of these men fought But Lincoln is probably most often He was a firm believer ?s
associated with his leadership of the country during this difficult period. In 1863, Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation which legally granted freedom to all slaves living in America. But in 1865, Lincoln His death was not an accident; he was assassinatedby a man named John Wilkes Booth. Not long after Lincoln ?s death, the North defeated the South and the Civil War was ended. The South was no longer thought of as another country, but part of America. And all of the slaves living and working in the South were freed and absorbed into society. life came to an abrupt ended while he was watching a play at Ford ?s
Theater in Washington D.C. 2. Mike —
a Story of Personal Change Mike could hardly be described as your typical adolescent. He would casually acknowledge to his few friends that he liked to watch DVDs, although perhaps a more accurate description was that he was a DVD addict. Over the last six months, Mike had accumulated thousands of DVDs. When he was not at school, he had become accustomed to spending his time wandering the streets of the city, acquiring more and more films. there. Mike hated attending school. In his eyes, its only advantage was its location. During lessons, he adopted a rather cool demeanor towards most of his classmates and was often accused of being aloof. All he seemed concerned about was adding to his DVD collection. In truth, Mike had not adapted to life at the school very well. Perhaps he felt that he still needed adequate time to adjust to a new environment although no one could work out why he harbored such an acute feeling of self-pity.Indeed, it became a joke that if asked for his address, since he spent so much time he would give the address of the DVD shop adjacent to our school
As someone who also adores watching films, I had slowly become acquainted with Mike. I had often seen him in the DVD shop which adjoined our school, yet it took a long time before he responded to my advances of friendship. Maybe it was an exaggeration to say we were actually friends, although he would at least acknowledge my presence with a cursory nod of the head when he saw me. One day, I was asked to administrate our school?s new film club. I was a little wary about asking Mike to help me select suitable films in case he said no. however, I needn?t have worried. Mike ?s face lit up as he scrutinized a poster I had just adhered to the wall. The poster advertised the grand opening of the Film Club the following week. ,Hey David, ? he muttered excitedly, ,I want to be involved with that. ? The change in Mike ?s behavior over the next month was dramatic. I have no doubt that it was the Film Club which activated the turnaround. Once a boy who spent most of his time sulking, Mike was now a model student. Before each film was shown, he would give a very informative speech about the director and main actors. Everyone was impressed by his knowledge and passion for films and he suddenly became extremely popular at school. 3. Salt Now that Billy ?s parents were a little more affluent, the family had agreed that they could a cottage on the out skirts of town. Although the cottage was somewhat old-fashioned, the agent who rented the place to them was keen to advocate that they should not install air-conditioning as they could air-condition the place by opening the skylights. The day that they moved, the air was heavy with the advent of spring, a sense of renewal accompanied them along the way; Billy and the old dog Rufus watched the amazing aerial gymnastics of the swallows out of the car window, browsing through the family album every now and then. When they arrived, a group of men were unloading the van. Billy thought looking around the new surroundings should be placed high on their agenda, so he whistled to Rufus and they set off on an adventure. They found a small footpath, Rufus showing his excitement and his affection for Billy by panting and wagging his tail. Billy was at an age when he could still feel a sense of aesthetic excitement at the beauty of nature. The adverse effects of those years in the city seemed to vanish as he walked, and with Rufus as his affiliate he felt invincible. However, he had reckoned without Rufus. They rounded a bend in the Just then, a man in green boots stepped out and With a sense of path and suddenly, in the next field, they saw sheep. Rufus knew a good game when he saw one, he ran straight into the field, baking aggressively. in an equally aggressive manner started to shout at Rufus to get out of the field. Rufus. Please don?t shoot ”“, yelled Billy, but this seemed to aggravate the man still more. The gun went off and Rufus howled in agony. legs. The man strode over to Billy. Those sheep are pregnant ”“, the man said, angrily. “If you agitate them they can lambs. I will affirm my right to kill any dog that chases them. I don ?“ think your dog will need a vet this time twith salt. But next time, keep him on a lead, okay? ”
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I agree”“, said Billy. “And I?m sorry, please; help me get Rufus to a vet! ”
, said them man, “”the gun was only loaded lose their He ran helter-skelter back to Billy with his tail between his alarm, Billy realized that the man was carrying a shotgun and he saw him level it and take aim at 4. Freshman Year

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