Unit Seven

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Unit Seven

• The Shelter

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Civil DefenseNational program of the U.S. to
safeguard civilian life and property. During the
World War II civil defense was mainly a program
to protect civilians and their homes. With the
coming of the age of missiles and rockets, civil
defense became a program for national survival.
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The Conelrad standing for Control of
Electromagnetic Radiation, Conelrad was a system
formerly used for broadcasting instructions over
radio stations by shifting frequencies, going on
and off the air irregularly, while keeping enemy
aircraft or guided missiles from utilizing the
beams of the station for navigation. Under the
Conelrad system all stations were to broadcast at
640 or 1240 Khz(Kilohertz), each station
transmitting for only a few seconds and then
transferring the broadcast to another station.
The Conelrad system was abandoned and replaced by
the Emergency Broadcast System in August, 1963
when it was decided that modern navigational aids
would allow an enemy to find his target even
without the use of a radio beacon
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Drama one of several methods of telling a
story. Difference from novels Not told directly
by the author but is acted by actors before an
audience. Restrictions time, space, the kind of
visual backgrounds The playwright can not come
forward, the play must explain itself. The
essence of drama Conflict. A conflict is a clash
of actions, ideas, desires or wills. It may
happen in different forms man against man, man
against environment or man against himself.
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The characters in the play Dr. Stockton
(Bill) owner of the shelter Grace
Stockton his wife Paul Stockton his son The
Hendersons The Weisss The Harlowes The
Stocktons
Dr. Stocktons neighbors
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• The theme of the play
• --- in some cases the selfishness of human
  beings, which is usually hidden underneath, is
  more dangerous to human society than nuclear
  missiles.
• The conflicts in the play
• surface level
• -- man Vs. man (eg Stockton Vs. the others
  Weiss Vs. the Hendersons Harlowe Vs. the others)
• deep level
• -- man Vs. his selfishness, for everyone in the
  play is selfish although in varying degrees

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• Yellow Alert the first alert given when enemy
  aircraft or enemy missiles are discovered
  approaching a military installation, city, coast
  line, etc.
• Blue Alert an alert following the first, or
  yellow alert, in which air attack seems probable
• Red Alert the most urgent form of alert,
  signaling that an enemy attack is believed to be
  imminent
• White alert an all clear signal or directive
  indicating that the danger of air raid no longer
  exists.

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• break up to separate, to end
• The crowd started to break up when the night
  fell.
• ????????????
• The police broke up the fighting crowd.
• ???????????
• He may break up under all this pressure.
• ???????????????
• The police broke up the fight among the two black
  gangs.
• ??????????????
• When will you break up this winter?
• ?????????????
• -- to amuse sb., to make one annoyed
• That joke really broke me up. ???????????

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• report to your post--- go to your position
• post -- a position of employment, especially an
  appointed public office a place to which someone
  is assigned for duty.
• ??,?????????? ??, ?????????
• All workers must be at their posts by half past
  8.
• ???????????????
• I am hoping to get a better post next year.
• ????????????????

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• overtake-- to pass after catching up with.
• ????????
• overtake another car ??????
• --to come upon unexpectedly take by surprise
  ??????????????
• be overtaken by a storm ?????????
• There are a lot of geopolitical strategists who
  were overtaken by events in the Middle East.
• ????????????????????????

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• fit in-- to be suited belong ????
• She doesn't fit in with these people.
• ?????????
• --to be in harmony agree ????
• His good mood fit in with the joyful occasion.
• ????????????????

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• plead-- to appeal earnestly beg ?????????
• plead for more time. ???????
• the mother pleaded with the judge to show mercy
  to her son. ?????????????
• --to provide an argument or appeal
• ?????????
• Your youth and simplicity plead for you in this
  instance. ????????????????????
• pleading the rights of the unemployed
• ???????????

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• I bet you are at the bottom of the list.I m
  sure you deserve the worst words.
• I bet.Im sure.
• I bet it will rain tomorrow.
• I bet no one would ever believe your story.
  ???????????

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• Weiss suddenly flings himself through the crowd
  toward the man--Weiss suddenly rushed from the
  crowd to Henderson.
• fling --to put or send suddenly or unexpectedly
• ????????????????
• troops that were flung into battle. ????????
• fling out of into a room ????????
• --to throw (oneself) into an activity with
  abandon and energy. ??????(??)??????????????????
• He had his fling when he was young now he must
  work. ????????, ????????

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• They mean business out here. they are quite
  serious of what they say and might break in.
• mean business be serious in ones intentions.
• When I saw him packing, I knew that he meant
  business and would leave for a long journey.
• ??????????,????????,?????

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• to give under weight to bend or yield because
  of the weight
• give-- (of a substance, object, etc.) bend, move,
  break or change shape ( as a result force or
  pressure)
• --to collapse from force or pressure
• ??,???????????,??
• The roof gave under the weight of the snow.
• ????????.
• --to yield to change ??,???????
• Both sides will have to give on some issues.
• ?????????????.

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• blow ones top
• -- become very angry
• Its no secret that Mr. Smith often blows his
  top at home.
• Mary blew her top when she found her husband
  drunk again.
• -- become insane

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• holdagainst sb. allow (sth.) to affect ones
  judgment of (sb.)
• We should not hold a persons past mistake
  against him.
• ???????????????????
• I know that I have done wrong with you, but you
  wont hold this against me, will you?
• ?????????,???????,???

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a nervous smile born of a carry-over of fear and
the realization that something has taken hold of
al of them now Weiss is smiling a nervous smile,
nervous because he still has a lingering fear,
smiling because he realizes that all of them have
been seized by something , which may be a kind of
regret or embarrassment.
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• spare--to refrain from harming or destroying.
• ????????
• --to save or relieve from experiencing or doing
  (something)
• ?????????????(??)
• She spared herself the trouble of going.
• ???????????
• We may meet again if we are spared.
• ??????, ??????