Unit 7

Examples of Biological warfare
2001 anthrax attack Ø In September and October of 2001, several cases of anthrax caused deliberately broke out in the United States . This was a well-publicized act of bioterrorism.
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A fantasy is a situation imagined by an individual or group, which does not correspond with reality but expresses certain desires or aims of its creator. Fantasies typically involve situations which are impossible (such as the existence of magic powers) or something highly unlikely (such as world peace). Fantasies can also be sexual in nature.
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Bodies to be disposed after experiment by Unit 731 The FBI's Kevin Donovan displays a reward flier offering up to $2.5 million for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for mailing anthrax-tainted letters.
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The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea . These islands curve southward from the bottom tip of Florida to the Northwest of Venezuela in South America. There are at least 7000 islands, islets, reefs（暗礁） and cays（珊瑚 （暗礁） （ 礁） in the region. They are organized into twenty-five territories including sovereign states, overseas departments and dependencies. n The name "West Indies" originates from Christopher Columbus' idea that he had landed in India when he had in fact reached the Americas. The Caribbean consists of the Antilles and the Bahamas and is part of North America.
Fable
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a short moral story (often with animal characters) In its strict sense, a fable is a short story or folk tale with a moral at the end.ssarily, makes metaphorical use of an animal as its central character. In some cases, usage of the term has been extended to include stories with mythical or legendary elements.
The bottle was opened and the wine was poured out. The man with black mustache drank it up although it was pretty strong, like hot liquid sunlight. • liquid: (literacy) clear, shining like water • 晶莹的蓝眼睛 liquid blue eyes
Germ Warfare
Biological warfare is a cause for concern because a successful attack could result in thousands, possibly even millions, of deaths and could cause severe disruptions to societies and economies. However the consensus among military analysts is that except in the context of bioterrorism, biological warfare is militarily of little use.
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Germ Warfare
Germ is an informal term for a disease-causing organism, particularly bacteria(细菌）. 细菌） 细菌 Biological warfare, also known as germ warfare, is the use of any organism (bacteria, virus 病毒 or other disease-causing organism) or toxin（毒 toxin（ 素） found in nature, as a weapon of war. It is meant to kill an adversary.
Unit 7 The Greatest Invention
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Background knowledge Language learning Exercises Discussion
Biography: Lord Dunsany
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Lord Dunsany (July 24, 1878 - October 25, 1957) was a well-established English writer and dramatist, who was best-known for his creative works in science and fantasies.
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In literature， fantasy is a ， form of fiction, usually novels or short stories.
v As a genre, fantasy is both associated and contrasted with science fiction and horror fiction. vFantasy features magic, brave knights, girls in distress , mythical beasts, and quests.(探索） 探索） 探索
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They were walking abreast. He was standing a few steps apart from them. She left the door ajar.（半 （ 开）
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When the bottle had been uncorked and the wine poured out, like liquid tropical sunlight, I watched it go down under that black mustache.
I was tired of looking at the tropical sea, so I went ashore and walked into a tavern to see if they had any decent wines in that country.
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go ashore: go to the
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decent: acceptable, good enough q a decent meal/job/house/ hotel q decent clothes/ wages
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“We had to get rid of him in order to fulfill our just aspirations.” (para12)
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Modern fable
fabled characters of more modern archetypes(原型） 原型） 原型 using familiar characters in an unfamiliar setting introduce people’s characters in modern life updated message with contemporary circumstance and plot line If all people in this world take the moral message from fables, there will not be any violence and the world will be peaceful.
Some of his works