1.be annoyed with sb. 对某人很恼火/生气

2.in the distance在远处

3.be involved in卷入，涉及

4.to one's astonishment令某人惊讶的是

5.drink to为......祝酒，为......干杯

6.in return作为回报

7.be at war处于交战状态

8.set out出发

9.draw attention to引起对......的注意

Ⅲ.重点句式

1.be supposed to do...

If I remember rightly，we weren't supposed to do that.如果我没记错的话，我们本不该那么做。

2.the＋序数词＋n.＋to do

James Ryan is the fourth brother to be involved in the Second World War.詹姆斯·瑞恩是被卷入第二次世界大战漩涡的第四个兄弟。

3.否定副词位于句首，句子部分倒装

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

在人类战争史上，从来也没有一次像这样，以如此少的兵力，取得如此大的成功，保住如此多的众生。

Ⅰ.阅读D-Day＋2，选出正确答案

1.The writer is .

A.a German soldier

B.an American soldier

C.a French soldier

D.a British soldier

答案　B

2.They said "Cheers" and drank to liberation and to the French constitution in order to .

A.show they hoped the villagers would soon be free and in good health

B.thank the villagers for the food and for their welcome

C.celebrate the freedom and the return to power of the French government

D.introduce the rest of the company of the villagers

答案　C