Well, in answer to your question, several women actively participated in the Civil War. The one that comes immediately to mind is Mary Walker. She’s important because she’s the only woman ever to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. As you know, this medal is given to people who’ve served the United States with exceptional bravery. In addition, she was the only female physician in either of the two armies that fought in that war. Even though she had two medical degrees, many officers made her life difficult because they didn’t believe that a woman should be a doctor. However, she refused to back down and leave the army. In fact, she risked her life several times during the war and was even captured at one point, but she was soon released. Umm, after the war, she was arrested several times for wearing pants. And although Congress eventually tried to take her medal away, she refused to give it back and continued to wear it wherever she went. She died in 1919, a year before women received the right to vote, which brings me to my next point.

【生词摘录】

1. exceptional: adj. 异常的,格外的 
2. bravery: n. [C]勇敢
3. physician: n. [C]医师,内科医师 
4. back down: 放弃原主张
5. capture: v. 俘获,捕获 
6. pants: n. [C]短裤

文波讲词：

cept: 拿

accept[ə’ksept]                                          v.  接受

The other day I received an invitation, but I did not accept it.

except[ɪk’sept; ek-]                                      prep.  除了

exception[ɪk’sepʃ(ə)n; ek-]                                 n.   例外

A is no exception.

exceptional[ɪk’sepʃ(ə)n(ə)l; ek-]                            adj.  例外的,优秀的

intercept[,ɪntə’sept]                                       v.  拦截

susceptible[sə’s                                         adj. 易受影响的

syn: adj.vulnerable/impressible/impressionable /

fragile   break

fragment

highly susceptible to flattery 听几句好话就忘乎所以 flirt

loose——lease/leis 放松—lease 出租；release 释放；relax放松；leisure 休闲 unleash one’s passion

surg升

surge [sɜ:dʒ]  vi.  汹涌; 蜂拥而至; 奔腾  shoot up/soar/rocket

resurge [rɪ’sɜ:dʒ]  n.  复活; 再起; 复苏; 再现 resurface

resurrect [ˌrezəˈrekt]  v.  使复活; 使再活跃   erect/ correct/ rectangle

resurrection [ˌrezəˈrekʃn]  n.  复活, 恢复, 复兴the Easter  复活节

insurgent [ɪnˈsɜ:dʒənt] n.  暴徒, 叛徒adj.  谋叛的, 澎湃的, 发生暴动的 bandit/ highwayman

thug/gangster/hoodlum / mob/mobile-  rebel   divergent

surgeon [ˈsɜ:dʒən]  n. 外科医生 plastic surgeon    physician  内科医生  General Practioner

surgery [ˈsɜ:dʒəri]  n. 外科手术 plastic surgery