I wanted to stand on a chair and scream this information to everyone walking through the mall. The tear gas civilians inhale in the Palestinian Territories is made in Pennsylvania, and the helicopters and the F-16 fighter planes are also made in the UsA Yet here in this society, no one appears to care that their tax money funds armies that bring death and destruction to civilians, civilians who are no different from civilians in this country And I worry about the indifference in this country. I worry because someday, young American men will find themselves fighting another Vietnam war- this time possibly in the Middle East without a notion of what it is they are doing there and we will have a repetition of history Mothers will lose sons and wives will lose husbands in an unnecessary war. I have been repeating this warning in all the talks I have been giving in the past nine months. No one took me seriously. I couldn't understand why young Americans, with their whole futures ahead of them, should go to die in a war they will not understand
I wanted to stand on a chair and scream this information to everyone walking through the mall. The tear gas civilians inhale in the Palestinian Territories is made in Pennsylvania, and the helicopters and the F-16 fighter planes are also made in the USA. Yet here in this society, no one appears to care that their tax money funds armies that bring death and destruction to civilians, civilians who are no different from civilians in this country. And I worry about the indifference in this country. I worry because someday, young American men will find themselves fighting another Vietnam war — this time possibly in the Middle East — without a notion of what it is they are doing there. And we will have a repetition of history: Mothers will lose sons and wives will lose husbands in an unnecessary war. I have been repeating this warning in all the talks I have been giving in the past nine months. No one took me seriously. I couldn’t understand why young Americans, with their whole futures ahead of them, should go to die in a war they will not understand
overwhelm v to make powerless by using force, or to cause to feel sudden strong emotion Examples The terrorists were overwhelmed by the police squad and soon surrendered The whole nation was overwhelmed by grief when the space shuttle exploded. More to learn
overwhelm v. — to make powerless by using force, or to cause to feel sudden strong emotion Examples • The terrorists were overwhelmed by the police squad and soon surrendered. • The whole nation was overwhelmed by grief when the space shuttle exploded. More to learn
overwhelming -)difficult to fight against Example She felt an overwhelming urge to tell someone about what had happened
overwhelming a. — 1) difficult to fight against Example • She felt an overwhelming urge to tell someone about what had happened
overwhelming 2)very great or very large Example An overwhelming majority have voted in favor of the proposal. Translate the above sentence K 大多数人都投票支持这项提案
overwhelming a. — 2) very great or very large Example • An overwhelming majority have voted in favor of the proposal. Translate the above sentence Key 大多数人都投票支持这项提案
adjust to -to change slightly, esp in order to make suitable for a particular job or new conditions Examples Her eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness. a good teacher knows how to adjust his or her methods to suit the needs of the students
adjust to — to change slightly, esp. in order to make suitable for a particular job or new conditions Examples • Her eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness. • A good teacher knows how to adjust his or her methods to suit the needs of the students