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Unit2 Reading 重难点词汇详解1. struggle n. &vi. 斗争；拼搏；努力教材原文Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. 的确，他那被太阳晒黑的脸庞和手臂以及他那瘦削而结实的身躯，就跟其他千百万中国农民一样，在过去50年里，他一直在努力帮助他们。
经典例句①After 6 years’ struggle, people in Wenchuan are living a normal life now.经过六年的努力，现在的汶川人民的生活步入了正轨。
②We've all been there: in a lift, in line at the bank or on an airplane, surrounded by people who are, like us, deeply focused on their smartphones or, worse, struggling with the uncomfortable silence. 我们都有过这样的经历：在电梯里，在银行排队，或者在飞机上，周围都是像我们一样深切专注智能手机的人，或者，更糟糕的是，在令人不安的沉默中挣扎。
③They had to struggle for their lives against weather and wild animals.为了生存，他们必须和天气和野兽做斗争。
④There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene.凶杀现场没有搏斗痕迹。
English and its historyAll through history, people from many different countries and cultures have lived together in Britain. The English language is made up of the grammar and vocabulary（）these people brought to Britain. That is why English has so many difficult rules that confuse people.英语及其历史有史以来，在不列颠共同生活着来自许多不同国家和文化背景的人们。
英语就是由这些人带来的语法和词汇构成的。
那就是为何英语有这么多使人困惑的不解规则。
Old EnglishOld English is very different from the English（）we speak nowadays. In fact, we would not be able to understand it if we heard it today. Before the 5th century, people in Britain all spoke a language 【】called Celtic. Then two Germanic groups from the European mainland—the Angles and the Saxons—occupied Britain. Old English consisted of a mixture of their languages. (Both the English language and the English people are named after the Angles; the word Angle was spelt Engle in Old English.)古英语和现今我们说的英语完全不同。
