文档介绍：Speech on Hitler ’s Invasion of the . 1. conviction: the feeling of being sure about something and having no doubts eg: He was able to say with conviction that he had changed. 2. compose: to write a letter, poem etc, thinking very carefully about it as you write it #compile/write 3. presently : ina short time =soon eg: The doctor will be here presently. 4. hasten: to go somewhere quickly 5. ona… front: ina particular area of activity eg: on the economic\political front. On the technical front, there have been a number of important developments. 6. imperial ^imperious ^imperative 这仨老分不清 7. round up: to find and gather together a group of people, animals, or things #assemble 8. horde: a large crowd moving ina noisy uncontrolled way #mass/mob/throng/crowd/swarm 9. consult sb about sth: to ask for information or advice from someone because it is their job to know something 10. enlist: to persuade someone to help you to do something eg: enlist sb’s help/support/services 11. The same is true of all political parties. Winant said the same would be true of the .. 12. revert to: to return to an earlier subject of conversation #go back to 13. bow down: to show respect, here, to show conformity with conventional religion or custom, practiced with mental reservation for political purposes 14. thereby: with the result that something else happens .H ere refers to the destruction of Hitler 15. .: foreign office 16. to the effect that … 17. be devoid of: to pletely lacking in something #be void of/be bereft of 18. excel sb in (doing) sth 19. unsay: to make as if not said #retract/withdraw/take back 20. folly: a very stupid thing to do, especially one that is likely to have serious results eg: it would be folly to do sth 21. till: to prepare land for growing crops =cultivate 22. from\since time immemorial: starting longer ago than people can remember, or than written history shows #for as long as you can remember 23. bread-winner: 负担生计的人 24. champion: 战士, 斗士 25. primo