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Unit 6 The Diary of the Unknown Soldier

Text comprehension

I. B.

II. 1. T; 2. F; 3. F; 4. T; 5. F.

III.

1. because he felt that all of them had been somewhat fooled. They were

totally unprepared for the cruelty of the war and the immensity of its killing

power. “They all came here with an air of confidence and eagerness, ready to

win,” but what awaited them was “a one-way ticket to death.”

2. He wrote his first entry when his regiment was in London to protect the

city from Nazi’s air raids; his second one when his group of soldiers had

journeyed to a small European town untouched by warfare; and the last one when

their secret location was discovered by Nazi troops and he faced approaching

death.

3. It was his wish to come home alive to see his family. This is mentioned

in all the three entries: “I must go on living this nightmare, if not for

myself or my country, then for my family back home. I want my children to have

a father.” “… wondering yet again if I would ever see my I would give

anything to see them, even if it was for five minutes!” “I wish, with all

my soul, that I could be home now… I am thinking of my daughters’ faces… I

will always remember their faces…”

4. He would tell them that those soldiers died bravely in an effort to save

their countries from turmoil and make the children feel that their fathers made

a difference.

5. He felt disgusted at the cruelty of the war, questioned the judgment of

human beings who started the war and felt enraged at killing innocent lives and

destroying whole countries.

IV.

1. Although my stories about their fathers’ death might not relieve their

sadness, they will enable the children to see the extraordinary significance of

their fathers’ contribution.

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2. I suddenly recalled a saying I once heard that made me very painful,

“We can’t afford to fight even one war.”

Structural analysis of the text

Diary writing follows the flow of the writer’s thoughts. It is usually

“structured” by the author’s free associations.

1. What do the three entries of the diary have in common

Two thematic topics in common, the horrible scenes of the war and the

writer’s strong love for, and emotional attachment to his family.

2. How are the particular situations related to the common thematic topics

Firstly, the writer describes his thought and fear under German air

raids, which led him to speculate about the difficulties and problems of

his family.

Secondly, the writer describes his reflections on the justification of

wars. The sight of a teenage girl and the grim condition in a small

European town made him recall his dear daughters and family.

Thirdly, it was dated on Christmas Eve and about the approaching death.

The writer’s only wish was that someone could return the diary to his

family.

Section Four Consolidation Activities

Part One. Vocabulary

I. Phrase

1. no more than = only 只是，仅仅

2. strikes a painful note in my head = makes me feel painful

3. more blood has been shed = Further casualties have been caused

4. word has it that … = it is said that

5. with an air of = appearing full of, radiating 带着……的样子，带

着……的神情

II.

1. running;

2. tucked;

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