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星火贯通英语15篇文章贯通六级词汇

Preface前言

Directions使用说明

Unit1InAnotherWorm另一个世界

Unit2Let'sDressUp-It'sHalloween万圣节——让我们盛装打扮起来

Unit3Gardening园艺

Unit4ACanadianFamilRStorR一个加拿大家庭的故事

Unit5TheFraud这个骗子

Unit6ThePasture牧场

Unit7TheDecision决定

Unit8Chinese-AmericanRelations：AHistorR（Ⅰ）中美关系史（一）

Unit9Chinese-AmericanRelations：AHistorR（Ⅱ）中美关系史（二）

Unit10ASolitarRQuest独自寻访

Unit11ActingTodaRforTomorrow为了明天，今天就行动吧

Unit12TheAmericanDream美国梦

Unit13SeRRoleStereotRpes性别成规

Unit14Dr．SunRat-sen：FatheroftheChineseRevolution中国革命之父孙中山先生

Unitl5TheWorldTradeOrganization（WTO）andChinaWTO与中国

AppendiR附录

IndeR索引

UNIT1

InAnotherWorld

HereIam,inChina,halfwaRaroundtheworldfromhome.AsIlookatmRclockandcalculate （计算）

thetimebackhomeIrealizethathalfaworldawaR,peoplearebusRgettingreadRforaweddin g.ThebrideismRniece（侄女）,apersonIfirstmetwhenshewasthreedaRsold.

IthinkbacktothefirsttimeIhadtheopportunitRtobecomeacquaintedwith（开始了解；知道熟悉）mRniece.AsmRsistercradled（n摇篮vt抚育）herinherarms,theinfant（adj婴儿的幼稚的未成年的初期的n.婴儿）girlclasped（紧抱）hermother'soutstretched（伸开的）finger.MRintuition（直觉）toldmethathertemperament（气质性格急躁）wouldbeasunnRdisposition（n.处置性情部署倾向）,ajoRtopeoplearoundher.

Asshegrew,thecutelittlegirlhadaninfectious（adj.传染的）laughthatstartedasasmallgrin（n.adj.露齿笑）,thenbecameagiggle（n.v.咯咯笑）andgrewlouderandlouderuntilittriggered（触发引起）aresponsefromallthepeoplearoundherandtheRjoinedin.

Asanadolescent（未成年青春

期）,shestudiedhardandenjoRedwelldeservedsuccessinsecondarR（中等的第二的次要的）schoolassheinteracted（互相影响互相作用）with（与….相互作用）herpeer （贵族，同等的人）group（同辈群体）.Afterreceivingherhighschooldiploma（高中文凭）,shechosenursingashercareer.

FromthebeginningoftheR oungcouple’sromanceitwasevident（明显的明白的）thattheRwerecompatible（兼容的能共处的）andwerecompletelRintriguedwith（对….感兴趣）

eachother.ThecouplehadanengagementpartRwhenIwasathomeinCanadaafewmonths ago.ThepartRwasintheformofapicnicinabeautifulrosegarden.Tocelebrateandtotoastth eirfuture,wedrankchampagne.AstheRposed（摆姿势）underanarch（拱门）coveredwithclimbingroses,wesnapped（啪啪作响拍快照）picturesfortheirphotoalbum(相簿).

Thecoupledecidedonafallwedding.PlansfortheweddingdaRwereactivatedimmediatelR. Thedecisionsabouttheforthcoming（即将来临的）eventweresharedbRthewholefamilR.AclosefriendofthefamilRwascontactedandinvitedt osingasolojustpriorto（在….之前）

theceremonR.ThedaRbeforetheceremonR,arehearsal（排演）wouldtakeplacesothattheremainder（剩余的）ofthedetailscouldbelookedafterandattendedto.Theplanningthattakesplacebeforehandf oroneoftheseeventsandalltheworkthatthebigdaRentails,withmanRpeoplecollaboratingt omaketheeventrunsmoothlR,areimmense.Theconscientiousattentiontodetailwillbeevid enttothespectatorsofthisevent. IcanimaginetheeRcitementandemotionsofthefamilRtodaR.Thetimeisnear.Theceremon Rwillbeginin3shorthours.ThebridewillberadiantasshecomesdowntheaisleescortedbRh erfather.Shewillwearhergrandmother'spearlsasanaccessorR.Herveilwillbethesameon eashercousinworelastRear.AsiscustomarR,underhergarmentsshewillwearabluegarter. AspartofthetraditionofCanadianweddings,shewillbewearingsomethingold(thepearls),s omethingnew(hergown),somethingborrowed(theveil)andsomethingblue(thegarter).Ast hefirstchordsoftheweddingmarchareplaRed(amelodRfamiliartoall),thecongregationwill rise.GaspswillbeheardastheRcatchaglimpseofthebrideinhergorgeousweddinggown.T hemotherofthebridewillcalmlRviewthiswholeevent,thoughtearswillblurhervision.Shewill beovercomewithsentimentatherdaughter'sapparenthappiness.Thepicturewillbeonetha twillembodRhopeforthefutureofhumanitR. AsthecoupleeRchangeweddingvowstheRwillbeaffirmingtheirloveandmakingacommitm enttoeachother.Allthespectatorsaretheretowishthemwell.

Asthetimeapproaches,IthinkbacktootherfamilRweddingsovermanRRears.MRoldersist erswereallmarriedinthesamechurchandasbridestheRcarriedawhiteBibledecoratedwitht inRroses.Thereceptionsfortheirweddingswereallheldinthesamechurchbasement,asthe rewasnolargebanquethallinthelocalarea.ThefeastwasusuallRcateredbRagroupofchurc hmembers.

TodaR'sweddingreceptionwillbeheldinanarenathatwillbedecoratedwithjusttherightamo untoffallflowersinwonderfularraRstogiveitdignitRRetatouchofglamour.Thetabledecorati onswillbeamasterpiece.Oneofthetabledecorationswillbesmallpumpkins,usedascontain ersforflowersthatwerecollectedfromfamilRgardens,surroundedbRalargewreathmadefr omlongstalksofwheat.Therewillbeafewcolouredleavesplacedinsidethewreath.MaRbet