Stretched; rubbed; awakened; made his bed; clean the huge, shared room; went to the washroom; dressed in their uniforms; sat down to breakfast
To make the language vivid, lively, imaginary and impressive, and convey that everyone aboard was doing their daily work as usual before the attack.
Careful reading Para. 7 NOW
How does USA present the past history to people?
Line 42 – Line 44.
The USS Arizona lies where it sank. Its location is marked with a memorial shaped like a bridge, which crosses the ship's sunken remains.
launch a surprise attack on 对...发动突袭
declare war on 对...宣战
5. The next day, President Roosevelt delivered his famous Pearl Harbor Speech, in which he described December 7 as “a date which will live in infamy” ...(lines37-39)
4. Japan had hatched a plot to launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, so the attack began without warning and without declaring war on the United States. (lines 30-33)