Unit 10

Section A

Pre-reading Activities

First Listening
Please listen to a short passage carefully and prepare to answer some questions.

Second Listening
Listen to the tape again. Then answer the following questions with your own experiences.
1) Why was the Nazi air force repeatedly bombing London?
2) Discuss some ways the people of England coped with the suffering of this time.
3) Do you think the English people considered giving up? Why didn't they?

Reports on Britain Under the Bombs

Night after night, in the hot summer and early fall of 1940, a deep, steady voice came over the Atlantic Ocean from England to America, telling of England's battle for survival under the waves of German bombers. This strong and steady voice, an American voice with a slight accent of North Carolina, belonged to Edward R. Murrow, head of the European staff of the Columbia Broadcasting System.
"This is London," said Murrow, while the bombs fell and flames spread on the streets of the city. His voice had a tone of sorrow for the suffering of that ancient city, and a tone of confidence, too — a feeling of belief that London would be there, no matter what it had to endure. It could not be destroyed.
The heavy raids began in the middle of August, and Nazi bombs started to fall along England's Channel Coast. The German bombers cast dark shadows over the white cliffs of Dover, and England's Home Guard prepared to fight on the beaches, on the cliffs, and in the hills, until the last Englishman died or the invaders were driven off.
Air Marshal Goering's bomber pilots were sure of their ultimate triumph over England. Hitler and Goering believed that when London became a burned city like Warsaw and Rotterdam, England would surrender.
But the English were more fortunate than the Poles in Warsaw and the Dutch in Rotterdam. They had the English Channel as a barrier against the Nazi ground forces, and they had the Royal Air Force (RAF) to battle the Nazis in the sky.
The hardships of London really started in the first week of September, when Hitler was at last convinced that the English did not intend to give in. On September 7, 1940, nearly four hundred German bombers hammered the city with bombs in broad daylight. Marshal Goering boasted, "This is the historic hour when our air force for the first time delivered its bombs right into the enemy's heart."
Fires burned, houses fell, gas pipes burst, and dark smoke rose from the streets. Men, women, and children felt the effect of the bombs. Radar sirens wailed, ambulances rushed from one place of agony to another, and fire fighters faced the flames hour after hour.
It seemed impossible for any city to take so much punishment and continue to endure. It seemed impossible for people of the city to do their daily jobs, to work and eat and sleep and carry on the business of life, with the crash of bombs all around them and planes spitting fire in the skies above.
But the city endured. Trains brought commuters in from the suburbs. Buses bumped along the streets. The fires were brought under control. Bottles of dairy milk arrived in door ways, and women took them in, as though the war were a thousand miles away. Newspapers appeared and people bought them, hurrying to work and reading reports of the battle raging over London.
And Edward R. Murrow went on the air, saying in his deep, steady voice, "This is London." He spoke as though nothing could ever keep him from saying those words. He did not speak them with any attempt to sound heroic. He simply voiced the quiet truth of the city's existence.
Murrow knew that Britain's fate depended upon the resolution of the people in the shops and streets, the men in the pubs, the housewives, those watching for fire on the roofs, the people who had a thousand difficult and painful things to do.
Much depended upon the handful of pilots who rose day after day and night after night to meet the flocks of Nazi bombers. The pilots in the RAF reached the limits of exhaustion and then went beyond those limits, still fighting.
But the people of London were also in the front lines, and they did not have the satisfaction of being able to fight back. They couldn't reach up and smash the enemy planes. They had to dig quickly in cellars to rescue their friends who had been buried underneath the wreckage. They had to put out endless fires. They had to stand firm and take whatever the enemy threw at them.
In a broadcast on October 1, 1940, Murrow declared: "Mark it down that these people are both brave and patient, that all are equal under the bomb, that this is a war of speed and organization, and that whichever political system best provides for the defense and decency of the little man will win."
Murrow's projection of eventual victory for the ordinary people proved to be accurate. The Nazi powers were finally defeated by the Allied nations.
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NEW WORDS

bomb
n. [C] a weapon that explodes and is used to kill or hurt people or to damage buildings 炸弹，爆炸装置
vt. attack sb./sth. with bombs; drop bombs on 轰炸，投弹

bomber
n. [C] an aircraft that drops bombs or a person who uses bombs 轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

survival
n. 1. [U] state of continuing to live or exist; surviving 幸存，残存
2. [C] a person, thing, custom, belief, etc. that has survived from an earlier time 残存的人（物、风俗、信仰）

flame
n. [C, U] burning gas (from sth. on fire) which usually produces a yellow light 火焰，火舌

sorrow
n. 1. [U] feeling of sadness caused by loss, disappointment, regret, or grief 悲伤，悲哀，悔恨
2. [C] a particular cause of sorrow 悲伤的原因，不幸

ancient
a. 1. of or from a long time ago; having lasted for a very long time 古代的，古旧的
2. very old 老的

endure
v. bear (pain, suffering, etc.) calmly for a long time 经受，忍受，容忍

raid
n. 1. [C] a sudden surprise attack by armed forces 突袭，袭击
2. [C] a sudden surprise attack in order to steal or do harm （为偷袭或伤害别人而进行的）突袭，抢劫
vt. make a raid on 突袭，袭击

channel
n. 1. [C] a part of river or other body of water which allows ships to travel along; a passage for water or other fluids to flow along 航道，海峡；沟渠
2. [C] (the shows broadcast on) a particular television station 电视频道
3. [C] a way of giving, directing or communicating sth. 途径，渠道

cast
vt. 1. put, cause or direct (a look, thought, feeling or opinion) 投射（目光），将（思想、感情）加于
2. throw with force 投，掷，抛
n. 1. [C] all the actors in a play, etc. （戏剧等的）全体演员
2. [C] an act of throwing 投，掷，抛

cliff
n. [C] a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast 悬崖，（尤指海边的）峭壁

invade
v. 1. enter (a country or territory) with armed forces in order to attack, damage or occupy it 侵略，侵犯
2. enter (a place or situation in which you are not wanted or not expected to be) 闯入，侵扰

invader
n. [C] a person or thing that invades 侵略者，侵犯者，入侵者

▲marshal
n. 1. [C] an officer of high rank 高级军官，元帅
2. [C] a chief officer of a police or fire-fighting force in some parts of the United States （美）警察局长，消防队长

surrender
v. 1. give up or give in to the power (esp. of an enemy), as a sign of defeat 投降，自首；屈服（于）
2. give sth. to sb. else because you have been forced to do so or because it is necessary to do so 交出，放弃

royal
a. (in the service) of a king or queen 王室的，皇家的

hammer
v. hit or beat repeatedly 敲打，锤击
n. [C] 锤子，榔头

daylight
n. [U] (the period when there is) natural light from the sun 阳光，日光

historic
a. famous or important in history 历史上有名的或重要的

radar
n. [U] system which uses radio waves to find the position of objects which cannot otherwise be seen; equipment used for this 雷达；雷达装置

◆siren
n. [C] a device for making a loud warning noise 汽笛，警报器

◆wail
v. make a long, high cry, usu. because of pain or sadness; make a sound similar to that of a person wailing 嚎啕；发出尖叫声

▲agony
n. [U, C] (a state or feeling of) unbearable physical or mental pain or suffering 极大的痛苦

crash
n. [C] (usu. sing.) (loud noise made by a) violent fall, blow or break 坠落（声），打击或破裂（所发的响声）
v. 1. make a sudden loud noise 发出巨响
2. (cause to) have an accident, esp. one which damages a vehicle （使）猛撞，（使）撞毁

spit
v. send (liquid or sth. else) out from the mouth 吐（痰）；吐（口水等）
n. [U] 口水，唾液

▲commute
vi. travel regularly a long distance between one's work and one's home, esp. by train 因上班而经常来往于两地，通勤
n. [C] the trip made in commuting 通勤来往，上下班路程

commuter
n. [C] a person who commutes 往返于两地的人

suburb
n. [C] an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live 近郊

bump
v. 1. travel, usu. in a vehicle, in an uncomfortable way because the surface one is moving over is rough 颠簸而行
2. hit (sth.) with force, esp. accidentally 碰撞
n. [C] a blow, knock or hit 碰撞

dairy
n. [C] a place on a farm where milk and cream are kept and cheese and butter are made; a shop which supplies milk and milk products 牛奶场，乳品店

heroic
a. having the qualities of a hero; very brave 英雄的，英勇的

resolution
n. 1. [U] the quality of being firm 坚决，坚定，决心
2. [U] solution 解决，解答

pub
n. [C] a public house, a building where alcohol may be bought and drunk 小酒店，酒吧

handful
n. 1. [U] a small number (of people or things) 少数，少量
2. [C] an amount of sth. that can be held in one hand 一把

flock
n. [C] a group of sheep, goats or birds, or a group of people 一群（绵羊、山羊、鸟或人）
vi. gather, move, come or go together in great numbers 群集，成群结队而行

exhaust
vt. 1. make (a person or an animal) very tired 使疲惫不堪
2. use (sth.) up completely 用尽，耗尽

exhaustion
n. [U] total loss of strength 筋疲力尽，疲惫

smash
v. 1. (cause sth. to) be broken violently into pieces 打碎，打破，粉碎
2. hit (sb./sth.) very hard 猛撞，猛击
n. 1. [C] an act or sound of smashing 撞击（声），猛撞（声）
2. [C] a very successful song, play or film, etc. 极为成功的歌曲、戏剧或电影等

▲cellar
n. [C] a room under the ground floor of a building, usu. used to keep items to be used later 地窖，地下室

rescue
vt. save or bring away sb./sth. from danger 救出，解救
n. [C, U] rescuing or being rescued 营救，解救

underneath
prep. under or below 在下面，在底下，向下面
ad. under or below 在下面，在底下，向下面

wreck
vt. destroy or ruin (sth.) 破坏或毁灭，使遇难，使失事
n. [C] a vehicle or ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged 受到严重破坏的车辆或船，残骸

wreckage
n. [U] remains of sth. that has been wrecked 残骸，残余物，碎片

whichever
pron.1. any (one) of the set that 任何一个
2. no matter which 无论，不管

decent
a. socially acceptable or good 适当的，得体的，正派的

decency
n. [U] being decent 正派，合宜，体面，得体

PHRASES AND EXPRESSIONS

night after night
every night 一夜又一夜地，连夜地

no matter what
whatever 不论什么

drive sb./sth. off
defeat or beat back (an enemy or an attack) 击退, 赶走

be sure of sth.
certain to receive, win, etc. sth. 确信会获得，赢得

in broad daylight
in the full light of day 大白天，光天化日之下

carry on
continue doing sth. 继续

bring under control
manage to control over 控制，使就范

take in
bring in 把（某物）拿进来

on the air
broadcasting on radio or television 开始广播（或电视转播）

keep sb. from doing sth.
prevent sb. from doing sth. 阻止

watch for
look attentively for sth. 留意，当心

put out
cause sth. to stop burning 扑灭，熄灭

mark down
write down 记下来，写下来

PROPER NAMES

Edward R. Murrow
爱德华·R·默罗 （1908-1965，美国广播记者，曾在伦敦主持哥伦比亚广播公司欧洲部工作）

Atlantic Ocean
大西洋

German
德国的

North Carolina
北卡罗来纳州（美国州名）

Columbia
哥伦比亚（广播公司）

Dover
多佛尔（海峡）（在英国与法国之间）

Warsaw
华沙（波兰首都）

Rotterdam
鹿特丹（荷兰西南部港市）

Dutch
荷兰人

RAF (Royal Air Force)
（英国）皇家空军

Section B

Forty-Three Seconds over Hiroshima

On a brilliant summer's morning in 1945, Kaz Tanaka looked up into the sky over Hiroshima and saw the beginning of the end of her world. She was eighteen.
A white dot appeared in the sky, as small and innocent-looking as a slip of paper. It was falling away from the plane, drifting down toward them. The journey took a mere 43 seconds.
The air exploded in blinding lightning and colour, the rays shooting outward as in a child's drawing of the sun, and Kaz was flung to the ground so violently that her two front teeth broke off; she had sunk into unconsciousness. Kaz's father had been out back weeding the vegetables in his underclothes. When he came staggering out of the garden, blood was running from his nose and mouth. By the next day the exposed parts of his body had turned a chocolate brown. What had been a luxury home in that sector of the city came thundering down.
That life had been a comfortable one, wanting in nothing — at least, not until the war. Kaz's father had been born to a family of some wealth and social position in Hiroshima, and had emigrated to America in the early 1920s in the spirit of adventure, not of need or flight; he never intended to stay. He moved back to Hiroshima at 40; it was expected of him as the sole male heir to their name. But he brought his American baby girl with him, and a life-style flavoured with American ways.
The house he built was a roomy one. There was a courtyard in front of the place and two gardens in back, one to provide vegetables, one to delight the eye in the formal Japanese layout. One of the two living rooms was American, with easy chairs instead of mats or tatami, and so were the kitchen and bathroom. Dinner was Japanese, with the family sitting on the floor in the traditional way. Breakfast was American, pancakes or bacon or ham and eggs, taken at the kitchen table.
What remained of the life he had made was blown to bits though his home was more than a mile from ground zero. He was working on the side facing zero, and had the front of his body and limbs burnt. His flesh, when Kaz touched him, had the soft feel of a boiled tomato.
Kaz was anxiously waiting for the return of another member of her family when a tall chap appeared where the gate had been. "He's back!" she shouted; her brother, at six feet tall, towered over most Japanese men, and she knew at a glimpse that it was him. But when she drew closer, she could barely recognize him through his wounds. His school had fallen down around him. He had struggled to a medical station. They had splashed some medicine on the wounds, tied them with a bandage and sent him on his way. For a moment, he stood swaying at the ruins of the gate. Kaz stared at him.
Later, when night fell, Kaz and her brother made for the mountains; a friend from Kaz's factory lived in a village on the slope of a hill behind the city and had offered to take them in. It was midnight by the time they found her place. Kaz looked back. The city was on fire. She felt uneasy, seized with fear, not for herself but for her parents. She left her brother behind, and dashed down the slope of the hill toward the flames. The streets were filled with the dead and barely living. She kept on running, knowing only that she had to be home.
Kaz's family had been luckier than most. Her father with his burns had to lie outdoors on a tatami, but her brother's wounds refused to heal. As the others were recovering, Kaz fell ill with all the symptoms of radiation sickness. The disease was a frightening result of the atomic bomb. Scientists in Los Alamos were surprised by its extent; they thought the blast would do most of the killing. Kaz felt as if she were dying. She ran a fever. She felt sick and dizzy, almost drunk. Her gums and her bowels were bleeding. She looked like a ghost. "I'm next," she thought realistically; she was an eighteen-year-old girl waiting her turn to die. No medicine worked, since the only known treatment for radiation sickness was rest. As winter gave way to spring and spring to summer, Kaz began to heal.
The illness had not really left her; it had gone into hiding, instead, and the physical and mental after-effects of that historical August 6,1945, would trouble Kaz all the rest of her life.
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NEW WORDS

dot
n. [C] a small round mark 点，小圆点
vt. 1. mark (sth.) with a dot 加小点于
2. place (things or people) here and there 把……分散在各处，分散

innocent
a. 1. harmless 无害的，无恶意的
2. not guilty 无罪的，无辜的
3. suffering harm although not involved 无辜受害的

innocent-looking
a. looking harmless 看上去无害的，看上去无恶意的

drift
vi. move slowly, esp. as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction 漂流，飘动
n. 1. [C] things, esp. snow or sand, piled up by the wind （被风吹积的）一堆
2. [U] general meaning without the details 要旨，大意

mere
a. nothing more than; no better or more important than 仅仅，只不过，只

explode
vi. 1. burst violently 爆炸
2. (of feelings) burst out suddenly（指感情）爆发，突发
3. increase very quickly 激增，迅速扩大

lightning
n. [U] flash of bright light in the sky which is produced by electricity moving between clouds or from clouds to the ground 闪电

outward
ad. towards the outside 向外
a. relating to how people, situations or things seem to be, rather than how they are inside 外表的，外面的，表面的

weed
v. take out wild plants from (the ground) 除去（地上的）杂草
n. [C] a wild plant growing where it is not wanted, esp. among crops or garden plants 杂草，野草

▲stagger
vi. walk or move unsteadily as if about to fall (from carrying sth. heavy, being weak, drunk or injured, etc.) （因负重、虚弱、醉酒等）蹒跚，摇晃
vt. cause (sb.) to feel shocked or surprised because of sth. unexpected or very unusual happening 使吃惊

expose
vt. 1. uncover or leave sb./sth. uncovered or unprotected 使暴露，使遭受
2. make known (sth. secret) 揭露

luxury
n. 1. [U] (regular use and enjoyment of) the best and most expensive food and drink, clothes, surroundings, etc. 奢侈，豪华，奢华
2. [C] a thing that is expensive and enjoyable, but not necessary 奢侈品，昂贵的东西

sector
n. 1. [C] an area that is separate from others 区域
2. [C] one of the areas into which the economic activity of a country is divided （经济）部门，行业

thunder
vi. make a loud noise like thunder 打雷，发出雷鸣般的响声
n. [U] the sudden noise which comes after a flash of lightning esp. during a storm 雷，雷声

▲heir
n. [C] a person with the legal right to receive money, title, property, etc. when the owner dies 继承人

roomy
a. having plenty of space to contain things or people 宽敞的

layout
n. [C] a way in which the parts of sth. are arranged according to a plan 布局，安排，设计

mat
n. [C] a piece of rough material for covering part of a floor 席，小地毯

■tatami
（日语）榻榻米（指日本人铺在房内地板上的稻草垫）

■pancake
n. [C] a thin flat usu. round cake made from flour, milk and eggs and fried on both sides 薄煎饼

bacon
n. [U] meat from the back or sides of a pig that has been salted, and sometimes also smoked, which is often eaten fried 熏咸肉

ham
n. [U, C] pig's meat from the leg or shoulder, kept with salt or smoke 火腿

limb
n. 1. [C] an arm or leg of a person or animal 肢，翼
2. [C] a large branch of a tree 大树枝

flesh
n. 1. [U] the soft part of the body of a person or animal which is between the skin and the bones, or the soft inner part of a fruit or vegetable （人体或动物的）肉，果肉
2. (the～) (sing.) the (human) body contrasted with the mind or soul 肉体（与精神或灵魂相对而言）

chap
n. [C] a man or older boy 家伙，小伙子

glimpse
n. [C] a short look 一瞥，一看

▲bandage
n. [C] a long narrow piece of cloth which is tied around an injury or a part of sb.'s body that has been hurt 绷带
vt. wind a bandage round (a part of) sb. 用绷带包扎

sway
vi. move slowly from side to side 摇摆，摇动
vt. 1. cause (sth./sb.) to move slowly from side to side 使摇动，使摇晃
2. persuade (sb.) to believe or do one thing rather than another 使动摇，使改变主意

slope
n. 1. [C] (part of) the side of a hill or mountain 山坡
2. [C] a measure of an angle from a level direction 倾斜，坡度

uneasy
a. (of people) slightly anxious or uncomfortable about a particular situation; (of situations) causing slight anxiety 心神不安的，担心的；令人不安的

dash
v. 1. move suddenly and quickly 急奔，猛冲
2. hit with great force, esp. causing damage （使）猛撞，猛击
n. 1. [C] (usu. sing.) a sudden forward movement 猛冲，急奔
2. [C] a short horizontal line used to separate parts of sentences 破折号

heal
v. 1. (cause a person or part of the body to) become healthy again 治愈，治好，使康复
2. cause (sth.) to end; make easier to bear 使中止，调停；减轻

radiation
n. [U] (the sending out of) heat, light, or elementary parts of matter produced by an object 发热，发光；辐射，放射

atomic
a. 原子的

▲dizzy
a. 1. (of a person) feeling as if everything is spinning around; unable to balance; confused 头晕目眩的，迷惑的
2. of or causing this feeling 使人头晕的，使人迷惑的

gum
n. 1. (usu. pl.) firm pink flesh at the base of the teeth 牙龈，牙床
2. [U] soft sweet that people crush and grind with the teeth but do not swallow 口香糖

▲bowel
n. 1. (usu. pl.) （除用于医学术语和作定语外通常用复数）肠（尤指人肠）
2. (usu. pl.) the deepest inner part (of a place) 内部，深处

ghost
n. [C] (the spirit of) a dead person who appears again 鬼，幽灵

realistically
ad. based on facts; practically 现实地，实际地

historical
a. connected with the study or things from the past 历史的，历史上的

PHRASES ADN EXPRESSIONS

break (sth.) off
(cause sth. to) become separated from sth. as a result of force （使）折断

sink into
go into (a less active or happy state) 陷入（不活跃或不愉快的状态）

wanting in sth.
lacking in sth. 不够，不足

expect of
hope or think it likely that (sb. or sth.) will be or do (sth.) 对（某人）有……期望，指望（某人做）

remain of
be left or still present after other parts have been removed or used or dealt with 从……留下，剩下

to bits
into small pieces 成为碎片

make for
move in some direction; head for 向……前进

take sb. in
allow sb. to stay in one's home 收留

be seized with
be affected by a strong feeling, desire, etc. suddenly and intensely 被（强烈的感情、愿望等）影响

keep on doing (sth.)
continue doing (sth.) 继续做

go into
begin to act or perform in the way specified 开始以某种方式行动或表现

PROPER NAMES

Hiroshima
广岛（日本本州岛西南岸港市，1945年8月6日美国在此投下第一颗原子弹，杀伤惨重）

Peter Goldman
彼特·戈德曼

Kaz Tanaka
田中和子

Japanese
日本的，日本式的

Los Alamos
洛斯阿拉莫斯（美国新墨西哥州中北部城镇，著名的原子能研究中心）

Section C

Narrow Escape

My Berlin diary for December 2 was limited to four words.
"Only three more days!"
"December 3: ... The Foreign Office still holding up my passport（护照）and exit visa, which worries me. Did my last broadcast from Berlin tonight."
"Berlin, December 4: Got my passport and official permit（许可）to leave tomorrow. Nothing to do now but pack."
For weeks I had thought over how to get my diaries safely out of Berlin. Sometimes I thought I ought to destroy them before leaving. There was enough in them to get me hanged — if the Gestapo ever discovered them.
The morning I received my passport and exit visa I realized I had less than twenty-four hours to figure out a way of getting my Berlin diaries out. Suddenly, later that morning, the solution became clear. It was a risk, but life in the Third Reich had always been a risk. It was worth a try.
I laid out the diaries in two big steel suitcases I had bought. Over them I placed a number of my broadcast scripts（文字稿）, each page of which had been stamped by the military and civilian censors（新闻检查官）as passed for broadcast. On top I put a few General Staff maps I had picked up from friends. Then I phoned the Gestapo Headquarters（总部）. I had a couple of suitcases full of my dispatches（电讯稿）, broadcasts and notes that I wanted to take out of the country, I told them. As I was flying off early the next day, there would be no time for Gestapo officials at the airport to go over the contents. Would they take a look now, if I brought them over; and if they approved（批准）, put a Gestapo seal（封条）on the suitcases so I wouldn't be held up at the airport?
"Bring them over." the official said.
At Gestapo headquarters, the two officials who handled me immediately seized my maps. I apologized. "I had forgotten," I said, "that I had put them in." They had been very valuable to me in reporting the army's great victories. I realized I shouldn't take out General Staff maps.
"What else you've got here?" one of the men said, putting his hand on the pile of papers.
"The texts of my broadcasts," I said, " ... every page, as you can see, stamped for approval by the High Command and two ministries（政府的部）."
Both men studied the censors' stamps. I could see they were impressed. They put their hands in a little deeper, each man now looking into a suitcase. Soon, they would reach the diaries. I now wished I had not come. I felt myself beginning to sweat. I had deliberately（故意地）got myself into this jam. What a fool!
"You reported on the German army?" one of the officials looked up to ask.
"All the way to Paris," I said. "A great army it was, and a great story for me. It will go down in history!"
That settled everything. They put half a dozen Gestapo seals on my suitcases. I tried not to thank them too much. Outside, I called a taxi and drove away. Everything had worked out as I had planned.
The last entry I would ever make in my diary from Hitler's Berlin:
"December 5: It was still dark and a storm was blowing in when I left for the airport this morning..."
At the customs there was literally an army of officials. I opened the two bags with my personal effects, and after looking through them, two officials chalked a sign of approval on them. I noticed they were from the Gestapo. They pointed to the two suitcases full of my diaries.
"Open them up!" One of them thundered in a rude tone.
"I can't," I said. "They're sealed — by the Gestapo."
"Where were those bags sealed?" one of them snapped.
"At Gestapo Headquarters," I said.
This information impressed them. But still they seemed suspicious.
"Just a minute," one said. His colleague picked up the phone at a table behind them. Obviously he was checking. The man hung up, walked over to me, and without a word chalked the two suitcases. I was free at last to get to the ticket counter to check my luggage.
The thought of the German plane delivering my diaries to me safely in Portugal, beyond the reach of the last German official who could seize them, greatly pleased me.
We had survived the Nazi horror（恐怖）and its mindless（无知的）suppression（镇压）of the human spirit. But many others, I felt sadly, sadly had not survived — the Jews above all, but also the Czechs and now the Poles. Even for the great mass of Germans who supported Hitler, I felt a sort of sorrow. They did not seem to realize what the poison of Nazism（纳粹主义）was doing to them.
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