时间:2018-12-01 作者:英语课 分类:新东方CET6阅读


英语课

In 1861, the Civil War started in the United States between the Northern and the Southern states. The war continued with great bitterness until 1865, when the Northerners were victorious 1. However, even today, many Southerners have not forgotten their defeat, or forgiven the Northerners.



A few years ago, a party of American tourists were going round one of the battlefields of the Civil War with a guide who came from one of the Southern states. At each place, the guide told the tourists stirring 2 stories about how a few Southern soldiers had conquered 3 powerful forces of Northerners there.



At last, one of the tourists, a lady who came from the North, stopped the guide and said to him, "But surely the Northern army must have won at least one victory in the Civil War?"



"Not as long as I'm the guide here, madam," answered the Southern guide.



1 victorious
adj.胜利的,得胜的
  • We are certain to be victorious.我们定会胜利。
  • The victorious army returned in triumph.获胜的部队凯旋而归。
2 stirring
adj.激动人心的,令人兴奋的;活泼的,活跃的;忙碌的;动摇民心的v.激起(stir的ing形式)
  • She felt a stirring of anger. 她感觉自己忍不住要生气了。
  • I doubt if his deeds would match his stirring words. 我怀疑他的行动是否会与他那激动人心的话是一致的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 conquered
攻克( conquer的过去式和过去分词 ); 征服; 破除; 克服
  • The Normans conquered England in 1066. 诺曼人于1066年征服了英格兰。
  • The mines were manned by forced labour from conquered countries. 这些矿由来自被征服国家的强制劳工开采。
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