上外版大学英语写作精选第三册(9)

    His bride apparently had no appetite for lunch that day， and Hitler took his meal with his two secretaries and with his vegetarian cook， who perhaps did not realize that she had prepared his last meal. While they were finishing their lunch at about 2：30 PM， Erich Kempka， the Fuehrer's chauffeur， who was in charge of the Chancellery garage， received an order to deliver immediately 200 liters of gasoline in cans to the Chancellery garden. Kempka had some difficulty in rounding up so much fuel， but he managed to collect some 180 liters and with the help of three men carried it to the emergency exit of the bunker.

    While the oil to provide the first for the Viking funeral was being collected， Hitler， having done with his last meal， fetched Eva Braun for another and final farewell to his most intimate collaborators： Dr. Goebbels， Generals Krebs and Burgdorf， the secretaries， and Miss Manzialy， the cook.

    They finished their farewells and retired to their rooms. Outside in the passageway， Dr. Goebbels， Bormann and a few others waited. In a few moments a revolver shot was heard. They waited for a second one， but there was only silence. After a decent interval they quietly entered the Fuehrer's quarters. They found the body of Adolf Hitler sprawled on the sofa dripping blood. He had shot himself in the mouth. At this side lay Eva Braun. Two revolvers had fallen to the floor， but the bride had not used hers. She had swallowed poison.

    It was 3：30 PM on Monday， April 30， 1945， ten days after Adolf Hitler's fifty-sixth birthday， and twelve years and three months to the day since he had become Chancellor of Germany and had instituted the Third Reich. It would survive him but a week.

    NEW WORDS

    bunker n.  strongly-built shelter for soldiers， esp. one built underground 地堡

    fascist a.  法西斯主义的n.  法西斯分子

    dictator n.  a ruler who has absolute power over a country， esp. one who has obtained such power by force 独裁者

    partner n.  伙伴

    aggression n.  the starting of a war， fight， or quarrel without just cause 侵略

    mistress n.  情妇

    Italian a.  意大利的n.  意大利人；意大利语

    guer（r）illa n.  游击队员

    execute vt. kill （sb.） by law； carry out， perform 处死；实施，执行

    executive a. & n.

    dump vt. drop or unload （sth.） in a heap or carelessly 倾倒

    string vt. hang with a string or rope

    heel n.  （脚）后跟

    lamppost n.  post for a street lamp 路灯柱

    pauper n.  a person with no means of livelihood， esp. one who is supported by charity 贫民

    plot n.  a piece of land （usu. small）

    cemetery n.  place for burying the dead 公墓；墓地

    horrible a.  causing a feeling of great shock， fear or dislike

    horror n.

    climax n.  the point of greatest interest or intensity 高潮

    degradation n.  羞辱

    Fascism n.  法西斯主义

    shabby a.  dishonourable； mean； worn out 不光彩的；卑鄙的；破旧的

    Fuehrer n.  （德）元首

    strengthen v.  make or become strong（er） 加强

    resolve n.  resolution 决心

    bride n.  a girl or woman just married or about to be married 新娘

    spectacle n.  an object of contempt or disrespect； a public show or scene 引入鄙视的对象；场面

    preparation n.  things done to get ready for sth.

    Alsatian a.  阿尔萨斯的n.  阿尔萨斯狼犬