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(A) Even then
(B) In other words
(C) As a result
(D) Day after day

(A) Even then 儘管那樣
(B) In other words 換句話說/就是說
(C) As a result 結果/因此
(D) Day after day 日復一日

Diary of a Young Girl was written by a Jewish girl Anne Frank. It contains detailed accounts of the brutal (殘忍的)killing in the World War II. The Nazis(納粹) occupied (佔據) Holland in 1940, and so began the miserable journey of the Franks. At that time, the Jews were forced to wear yellow badges(徽章) for identification. Many of them were sent to concentration camps(集中營), where they were killed or left to die. In 1942, Anne’s father decided to take his family to a hiding place called the Secret Annex near his former office. They were being supported by several family friends. Unfortunately, the Secret Annex was found, and all the people were sent to the concentration camp in 1944. They all died except for Anne’s father, who later brought this valuable diary to the whole world.

My first time doing public speaking was when I represented(代表) my school to give a speech to the student body. I took on (承擔) this difficult task in spite of my stage fright(怯場). When I was on the stage, it seemed that everything was in my control. But in fact my heart was in my mouth(非常緊張). What’s worse, the wave-like bobbing heads(點頭) in front of my eyes made me feel as though there were a herd of elephants running hard in my stomach. After I finally made it to squeeze(擠、捏) the first few words of my speech, to my relief(解脫), I noticed the crowd quieting down. Thank God that my weeks of practicing in my room were paying off(得到好結果)! Indeed, practice makes perfect!

The Jewish(猶太的) resistance to the Holocaust took many forms. Some organized secretly within the ghettos(貧民區) . Others fought against(反對) their fate(命運) in the concentration camps. Still others worked on the outside. Even then(儘管如此), certain(無疑的) people tried to endure the torture(拷問) of the Holocaust with dignity(端莊) as a way of resistance. The most serious revolt(反抗) against the Nazi authorities took place in the Warsaw Ghetto. At first, Jews believed that people were deported (驅逐出境) to labor camps. However, discovering that hundreds of thousands of people were killed in the concentration camps, Jews were prepared to fight in a battle. For months, Jews concealed (隱藏) and smuggled (走私) weapons in the ghettos. Polish(擦亮、磨亮) resistance fighters aided(幫助) them from the outside. Before the next deportation took place, Jews waged war on the Nazis. Even though they were in a disadvantageous position, the conflict lasted nearly a month. For the duration of (在持續時間) the Warsaw(華沙) Ghetto uprising(起義、暴動), over 13,000 Jews died either in the conflict with the Nazis or in the great fire that swept through the ghetto afterward. The rest were sent to concentration camps. In spite of their tragic(哀痛的) deaths, the story of their bravery lives on.