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1 I could keep them all covered
2 But in the way they all glared I could see how they’d come to hate my guts.
3 very soon now I’d doze off， and instant that happened they’d jump on the little water that was left.
4 I’d have given the rest of my life for a single gulp of water.
5 once the water was gone we’d have nothing to look forward to but death.
6 Well， there was nothing more I could do about it.
7 I stared at the canteen as if it were a mirage.
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1 hour after hour 说话者已经感到厌烦，或是坚持不住了 day after day
2 keep sb covered： （用枪）一直瞄准某人
3 at/from close quarters/range： 很近
These boys love to watch the aircraft take off and land at close quarters.
The birds were photographed at closed range.
4 hate sb’s guts
5 hold out （在危险或宽难的情况下）抵抗，坚持
The city held out until the last man.
The refugees held out against the severe cold that winter.
6 the instant/moment（that） 一……。就………（起连词作用，引出时间状语从句）
The instant he sensed danger he dashed out of the house.
The children rushed out of the classroom the moment the teacher said， “class is over”。
7 count 同第三课
8 keep sb/sth away from
9 with ………-ed/adj/adv 是一种表示主语所处的某种状况时常用的结构，在句中做状语。 With all the windows open， the room is very cool.
With so many people watching me， how can I concentrate on my work？
10 （to the）east/west/north/south of ：
He works in Beijing， and lives in a small town some 40 kilometers south of the city.
11 live for sth/sb：为………而活
12 give in to sth./sb
Parents often give in to their children’s demands.
13 the nine of them 他们九人（一共有九人），nine of them 他们当中的九人。
14 a pack of （狼群）一群，（坏人）一伙
15 envy sb sth.
16 every now and then
17 quit（doing sth）： Can’t you quit smoking？
Quit还有“辞职不干”“退学”的意思
Jim has decided to quit. He doesn’t like his job.
18 beyond all reasoning
19 cracked with yin 因………疯狂 crack-brained （人）疯狂，（思想，观点）愚蠢
20 calculating
21 afford
he’s failed tow exams and can’t afford to fail another.
22 all the more/better
After a thorough cleaning， the room looked all the more comfortable.
23 go
After the accident， his sight began to go.
He can’t remember where he had met the man before： his memory is going.
24 take over（sth）
He took over the company after his father died.
I’ve been driving for two hours； would you take over for a while？
The new president will take over from Mr. Johnson next week.
25 face down/ facedown
26 pick sb up
27 hold off
3 interpretation1 Hearing that the firm I work for was going to be taken over by an oil company， I was greatly shocked. 2 The miners had been trapped in the collapsed gallery for over one week before they were picked up. 3 Mother has never given in to the difficulties encountered in the course of my growing up.
4 This country can not afford to have another civil war. Its people long for lasting peace. 5 His sincere self-criticism made us respect him all the more.
6 No force can keep the Chinese people back from reuniting their own country. 转贴于：自考_考试大
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