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　　1 I could keep them all covered

　　2 But in the way they all glared I could see how they’d come to hate my guts.

　　3 very soon now I’d doze off， and instant that happened they’d jump on the little water that was left.

　　4 I’d have given the rest of my life for a single gulp of water.

　　5 once the water was gone we’d have nothing to look forward to but death.

　　6 Well， there was nothing more I could do about it.

　　7 I stared at the canteen as if it were a mirage.

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　　1 hour after hour 说话者已经感到厌烦，或是坚持不住了  day after day

　　2 keep sb covered： （用枪）一直瞄准某人

　　3 at/from close quarters/range： 很近

　　These boys love to watch the aircraft take off and land at close quarters.

　　The birds were photographed at closed range.

　　4 hate sb’s guts

　　5 hold out （在危险或宽难的情况下）抵抗，坚持

　　The city held out until the last man.

　　The refugees held out against the severe cold that winter.

　　6 the instant/moment（that） 一……。就………（起连词作用，引出时间状语从句）

　　The instant he sensed danger he dashed out of the house.

　　The children rushed out of the classroom the moment the teacher said， “class is over”。

　　7 count 同第三课

　　8 keep sb/sth away from

　　9 with ………-ed/adj/adv 是一种表示主语所处的某种状况时常用的结构，在句中做状语。  With all the windows open， the room is very cool.

　　With so many people watching me， how can I concentrate on my work？

　　10 （to the）east/west/north/south of ：

　　He works in Beijing， and lives in a small town some 40 kilometers south of the city.

　　11 live for sth/sb：为………而活

　　12 give in to sth./sb

　　Parents often give in to their children’s demands.

　　13 the nine of them 他们九人（一共有九人），nine of them　他们当中的九人。

　　14 a pack of （狼群）一群，（坏人）一伙

　　15 envy sb sth.