文档介绍：Unit 1 P14 Vocabulary ) alliance 3)stroke 5)minus 7) declaratio ns 2)atthe cost of4)limp 6)regions 8)siege 9)raw10) bide his time 11) have taken their toll 12) inthe case of P15 2. 1)isfaced with 2) get bogged down 3)ispressing on/pressed on 4)drag on 5) get by 6) dine out 7)have cut back 8)get through P16 3. 1) The rapid advance in gene therapy may lead tothe conquest of cancer inthe near future. 2) Production in many factories has been brought toahalt bythe delayed arrival ofraw materials due tothe dock workers ’strike. 3) Sara has made up her mind that her leisure interests will/should never get in the way of her career. 4) Obviously the reporter's question caught the foreign minister off guard. 5) The introduction of the electronic calculator has rendered the slide rule out of date / obso ? lete. )Being faced with anenemy forces much superior toours, wehad to give upthe occupation of big cities and retreat to the rural and mountainous regions to build up our bases. 2) Unity is crucial to the efficient operation anization. Failure to reckon with this problem will weaken its strength. In many cases, work may be brought toahalt by con ?stant internal struggle anization. 3) The Red Army fought a heroic battle at Stalingrad and won the decisive victory against the Germans. In fact, this battle turned the tide in the Second World War. During this famous battle, the Soviet troops withstood the German siege and weakened the German army by launching aseries ofcounterattacks. P17 II. More Synonyms in Context 1) During the First World War, battles occurred here and there over vast areas. Some of the most dramatic fighting took place in the gloomy trenches of France and Belgium . 2) Elizabeth made careful preparations for the interview and her efforts / homework paid off. 3)1 spent hours trying to talk him into accepting the settlement, but he turned a deaf ear to all my words .4)Pneumonia had severely weakened her body, and Iwondered how her fragile body could with