北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 23 workshop2

[00:00.59]The film begins at the start of the war
[00:03.11]and shows examples of the enthusiasm¹
[00:04.93]for the war in 1914 which persuaded millions
[00:08.47]of young Europeans to join up
[00:10.78]and fight for their country.
[00:12.59]It follows a group of young German soldiers
[00:14.83]from the moment they volunteer to the time
[00:17.04]when they actually to to the front in France.
[00:20.19]The young men are very soon disillusioned²
[00:22.41]when they see the reality of trench³ warfare-
[00:25.37]constant bombardment,senseless deaths,
[00:28.07]horrific living conditions,
[00:30.02]mud and lack of food.
[00:32.09]In one scene, the French attack the German
[00:34.82]lines and are cut down by German machine guns.
[00:37.57]The Germans counteract⁴ but this time
[00:39.88]it is the turn of the French
[00:41.13]to drive them back.
[00:42.79]In the battles, the German soldiers
[00:44.54]lose a lot of men
[00:45.91]but find themselves in exactly the same
[00:48.02]trenches as before.
[00:49.71]It is at this point in the film
[00:51.50]that the soldiers talk about the war.
[00:52.93]

1 enthusiasm   

n.热情，激情；巨大兴趣；热衷的事物

参考例句：

• We set about our task at once with great enthusiasm.我们立刻兴致勃勃地干起来。
• A team which is full of enthusiasm is more likely to win.情绪高涨的球队更可能获胜。

2 disillusioned   

a.不再抱幻想的，大失所望的，幻想破灭的

参考例句：

• I soon became disillusioned with the job. 我不久便对这个工作不再抱幻想了。
• Many people who are disillusioned in reality assimilate life to a dream. 许多对现实失望的人把人生比作一场梦。

3 trench   

n./v.(挖)沟，(挖)战壕

参考例句：

• The soldiers recaptured their trench.兵士夺回了战壕。
• The troops received orders to trench the outpost.部队接到命令在前哨周围筑壕加强防卫。

4 counteract   

vt.对…起反作用，对抗，抵消

参考例句：

• The doctor gave him some medicine to counteract the effect of the poison.医生给他些药解毒。
• Our work calls for mutual support.We shouldn't counteract each other's efforts.工作要互相支持，不要互相拆台。