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IV BRERETON’S FAMOUS FLIGHT
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The one characteristic above all others that made Major Lewis Hyde Brereton respected by both those under him, and his superiors, was the fact that he flew over the lines continuously and he never assigned any one to a mission that he would not do himself. All the boys were acquainted with his record for he not only fought in the air, but also on the ground. He kept his remarkable1 hold on men for they knew he was a fighter from the word “Go.” His whole career had been marked by a series of brilliant ideas which were so radical2 and revolutionary that they always took him into a fight before obtaining their adoption3.
For instance, he came to France with a large number of other officers—about two hundred in all—who accompanied Brigadier General Foulois, the latter having come over to take command of the Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force. The majority of the officers in the party were Brereton’s superiors, and it seemed that he was going to be swallowed up with many others in the service of supply, or in those days, what was called line of communications, which was in the rear, for out of 74that large number it seemed that but few were destined4 to reach the Front. Brereton immediately asked for the command of a squadron at the front. The authorities, of course, laughed at him and politely informed him that the Americans only had one squadron at the front and it had gone forward only a few days ago and that all the other squadrons in France had competent officers assigned to them; besides, the other squadrons could not go to the front for a long, long time on account of not having the proper planes and equipment, the production scheme in America having fallen down. This did not sound encouraging to Brereton so he arranged to have himself assigned to a tour of inspection6 at Amanty, near Gondrecourt, which was the place designated for our future observation squadrons to assemble before going to the Front. When he got there he found that it was true that only one squadron had, as yet, gone to the Front, but that there were three other squadrons then at Amanty—the 12th, 88th and 91st waiting for service airplanes before moving up for action. All these squadrons had old training planes, the A.R.’s—Avion Renaults.
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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     remarkable 
      
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| n.联系,(未婚男女间的)暖昧关系,私通 | |
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     supremacy 
      
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     entirely 
      
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     mighty 
      
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     sweeping 
      
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     dispositions 
      
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| 安排( disposition的名词复数 ); 倾向; (财产、金钱的)处置; 气质 | |
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     automobile 
      
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     scribbled 
      
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| v.潦草的书写( scribble的过去式和过去分词 );乱画;草草地写;匆匆记下 | |
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     somber 
      
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     hue 
      
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     caterpillar 
      
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| n.毛虫,蝴蝶的幼虫 | |
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     locusts 
      
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| n.蝗虫( locust的名词复数 );贪吃的人;破坏者;槐树 | |
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     inevitable 
      
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     hazardous 
      
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| adj.(有)危险的,冒险的;碰运气的 | |
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     tactician 
      
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| n. 战术家, 策士 | |
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     intimidate 
      
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| vt.恐吓,威胁 | |
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     supreme 
      
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     annihilated 
      
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| v.(彻底)消灭( annihilate的过去式和过去分词 );使无效;废止;彻底击溃 | |
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     distinguished 
      
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     morale 
      
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| n.道德准则,士气,斗志 | |
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     hydraulically 
      
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     cannons 
      
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| n.加农炮,大炮,火炮( cannon的名词复数 ) | |
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     ammunition 
      
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     defense 
      
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     concurred 
      
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     barrage 
      
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     replacements 
      
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     pertaining 
      
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     sergeant 
      
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     exhausted 
      
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     decided 
      
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     peculiar 
      
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     justify 
      
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     compliance 
      
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     sarcastically 
      
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     valid 
      
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     puckering 
      
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| v.(使某物)起褶子或皱纹( pucker的现在分词 );小褶纹;小褶皱 | |
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     lieutenants 
      
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     martial 
      
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     irritation 
      
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     bawled 
      
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| v.大叫,大喊( bawl的过去式和过去分词 );放声大哭;大声叫出;叫卖(货物) | |
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     raved 
      
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     buddies 
      
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     irony 
      
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     bluffing 
      
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     sneering 
      
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     accentuated 
      
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     undertaking 
      
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     odds 
      
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     interfere 
      
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     fully 
      
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     sincerity 
      
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     uncertainty 
      
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     hunch 
      
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     goggles 
      
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     perfectly 
      
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     hovered 
      
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| 鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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     banking 
      
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| n.银行业,银行学,金融业 | |
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     pangs 
      
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| 突然的剧痛( pang的名词复数 ); 悲痛 | |
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     jolted 
      
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     constructive 
      
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| n.全景,全景画,全景摄影,全景照片[装置] | |
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