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Little Boy

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Lesson Two

Hiroshima—the “Liveliest” City in Japan

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I. Pre-Text Questions

1. A-Bomb

2. Hiroshima and the nuclear attack

III. Detailed Study of the Text

IV. Bird-View Study of the Text

V. Discussion

1. Structure

2. Writing Style and Techniques

II. Background Information

3. Post-war Hiroshima

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What do you think is the possible motivation for the author to begin his essay with words chanted by a stationmaster?

What do the word indicate here? must

rather close to slide, means to move smoothly, quietly and continuously as is characteristic of dances

slide

slip

glide

implies accelerated motion without loosing contact with the slippery surface

suggests involuntary rather than voluntary, sometimes even definitely implying a loss of footing and a fall

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Plane ______ down to the airfield.

Tom Sawyer ______ past the door without anyone noticing. Yesterday Jenny _______ on a patch of ice and sprained her ankle.

glided slid slipped

slipped to a stopcame to a stop smoothly and effortlessly

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be on one’s mindoccupy one’s thoughts, esp. as a source of worry

bear/keep sth./sb. in mind ?

My deputy has resigned, so I’ve a lot on my mind now.

We have no vacancies now, but we’ll certainly bear yourapplication in mind.

remember sth.

on

in

far greater adj./adv. -er/estadv.

far; even; still; a lot; much;

two-years older; a head taller

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appearseem

look×√ ?

the state of being engrossed; absorption of the attention or intellect

preoccupation

In his job he’s rubbing shoulders with film stars all the time.

rub shoulders with(informal) meet and mix with (people)

This is not the sort of club where the great rub shoulders with the humble.

teenager ten + age + er

What does kimonos and western dress represent respectively?

kimono

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ritual adj.rite n.

Can you guess what their ritual formula of gratitude and respect would be?

whose door popped open at the very sight of a traveler

as soon as the taxi driver saw a traveler, he immediately opened the door

grinto draw back the lips and bare the teeth, often it is a spontaneous expression of mirth, good humor, approval, or triumph

most general, it can cover a wide range of feeling, from affection to malice

smile

She met his eye with her sweet hospitable smile.Tom saw a smile of contempt pass over the young man's features.

facades

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Finally my boss grinned his approval.

the city that has been made to suffer

martyred city

The high buildings passed swiftly and when the driver made abrupt changes of direction, we sometimes swung to one side, sometimes to the other side in response to the swaying motion of the car.

The tall building of the martyred city…in response to the driver’s sharp twists of the wheel.

a suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one

halt

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Why does the author use the phrase “I found myself”? What is the indicated meaning of this phrase?

Why did the usher give “a long, almost musical sigh”?

draw roughly and quickly with outlines but little detail

sketch a map

on account of; because of usu. sth. good or beneficial happens; it could be used ironically

thanks to

Thanks to your timely help, we passed the crisis.

Thanks to his brilliant leadership, our company is now bankrupt.

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the strange emotion which had overwhelmed me at the station returned

I was again overcome by a guilty conscience as I had been when I first arrived at the station

to press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure

crush

bombardsuggests showering with bombs or shells or figuratively with words

The fleet anchored in the bay and bombarded the town.

The television star was bombarded with invitations.

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Don’t spare the butter.

4. to use with restraint

Nobody can spare the time for a holiday at the moment.

I thought for some reason or other no harm had been done to me

I thought somehow I had been spared:

alliteration testing

treating

What genetic damage from the radiation are these Japanese afraid of?