Unit6TheDiaryoftheUnknownSoldierTextcomprehensionI.B.II.1.T;2.F;3.F;4.T;5.F.III.1.becausehefeltthatallofthemhadbeensomewhatfooled.Theyweretotallyunpreparedforthecrueltyofthewarandtheimmensityofitskillingpower.“Theyallcameherewithanairofconfidenceandeagerness,readytowin,”butwhatawaitedthemwas“aone-waytickettodeath.”2.HewrotehisfirstentrywhenhisregimentwasinLondontoprotectthecityfromNazi’sairraids;hissecondonewhenhisgroupofsoldiershadjourneyedtoasmallEuropeantownuntouchedbywarfare;andthelastonewhentheirsecretlocationwasdiscoveredbyNazitroopsandhefacedapproachingdeath.3.Itwashiswishtocomehomealivetoseehisfamily.Thisismentionedinallthethreeentries:“Imustgoonlivingthisnightmare,ifnotformyselformycountry,thenformyfamilybackhome.Iwantmychildrentohaveafather.”“…wonderingyetagainifIwouldeverseemyfamily.9Iwouldgiveanythingtoseethem,evenifitwasforfiveminutes!”“Iwish,withallmysoul,thatIcouldbehomenow…Iamthinkingofmydaughters’faces…Iwillalwaysremembertheirfaces…”4.Hewouldtellthemthatthosesoldiersdiedbravelyinanefforttosavetheircountriesfromturmoilandmakethechildrenfeelthattheirfathersmadeadifference.5.Hefeltdisgustedatthecrueltyofthewar,questionedthejudgmentofhumanbeingswhostartedthewarandfeltenragedatkillinginnocentlivesanddestroyingwholecountries.IV.1.Althoughmystoriesabouttheirfathers’deathmightnotrelievetheirsadness,theywillenablethechildrentoseetheextraordinarysignificanceoftheirfathers’contribution.2.IsuddenlyrecalledasayingIonceheardthatmademeverypainful,“Wecan’taffordtofightevenonewar.”StructuralanalysisofthetextDiarywritingfollowstheflowofthewriter’sthoughts.Itisusually“structured”bytheauthor’sfreeassociations.1.Whatdothethreeentriesofthediaryhaveincommon?Twothematictopicsincommon,thehorriblescenesofthewarandthewriter’sstronglovefor,andemotionalattachmenttohisfamily.2.Howaretheparticularsituationsrelatedtothecommonthematictopics?Firstly,thewriterdescribeshisthoughtandfearunderGermanairraids,whichledhimtospeculateaboutthedifficultiesandproblemsofhisfamily.Secondly,thewriterdescribeshisreflectionsonthejustificationofwars.ThesightofateenagegirlandthegrimconditioninasmallEuropeantownmadehimrecallhisdeardaughtersandfamily.Thirdly,itwasdatedonChristmasEveandabouttheapproachingdeath.Thewriter’sonlywishwasthatsomeonecouldreturnthediarytohisfamily.SectionFourConsolidationActivitiesPartOne.VocabularyI.Phrase1.nomorethan=only只是，仅仅2.strikeapainfulnoteinmyhead=makemefeelpainful使某人感到痛苦3.morebloodhasbeenshed=Furthercasualtieshavebeencaused4.wordhasitthat…=itissaidthat…据说……5.withanairof=appearingfullof,radiating带着……的样子，带着……的神情II.1.running;2.tucked;3.inspected;4.takenprecautions;5.withanairof;6.adventurous;7.enraged;8.panicked.III.Wordderivation.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.1.Thecollarofhisjackethadbeenstiffened(stiff)withanextralayerofcloth.2.Aninterpreter’sjobissucharesponsibleonethathecan’taffordanyerrors(err).3.Openingmyletterwasaninexcusableinvasion(invade)ofprivacy.4.Don’trelyontheinformationshegaveyou—it’spureassumption(assume)onherpart.5.Heprotestedhisinnocence(innocent)loudlyastheydraggedhimofftoprison.6.Thisisareallytoughassignment(assign)andIbelieveyou’retheonlypersonwhocanhandleit.7.Theforceoftheexplosion(explode)hadbrokenallthewindowsofthehousesinthevicinityofthevehicle.8.Thepolicehaveiss...
