were____ .

A. cried out B. let out C. announced D. declared

2. order

讲：v. 命令, 订购, 订做, 点菜 n. 命令, 订购, 订做, 点菜; 次序顺序

例: He ordered a glass of beer. 他要了一杯啤酒。

The leader ordered that the work(should)be started at once. 领导命令马上开始工作。

He ordered his secretary to place an order for 100 books and arrange them in order of size.

他命令秘书订购100本书并把他们按大小顺序排列。

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(1)order后的that从句中的谓语动词形式为"(should)+动词原形"。类似的词还有demand, desire, insist, propose, request, require, suggest等。

(2)order sb. to do sth. 命令某人做某事 (3)order sb. away命令某人离开 (4)in order整齐; 有条理 (5)place an order for sth. 订购...... (6)in order to为了 (7)in order that为了

I ordered that the gate________________ to keep the cows and sheep out.

A. was locked B. must be locked C. be locked D. would be locked

3. mercy

讲：n. 仁慈; 宽恕; 怜悯; 幸运; 恩惠

例: They showed no mercy to their hostages. 他们对人质丝毫不讲仁慈。

They had no mercy on they poor father and daughter. 他们不怜悯这可怜的父女俩。

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(1) at the mercy of sb. /sth. 任......处理; 对......无能为力; 任由......摆布

I'm not going to put myself at the mercy of the bank. 我不想任由银行摆布。

(2) without mercy残忍地; 毫不留情地

(3) leave sb. /sth. to the mercy/mercies of sb. /sth. 听任......可能受到虐待(而无能为力)

(4) throw yourself on sb. s mercy指望某人能善待(或宽恕)你

(5) beg for mercy恳求/请求宽恕

(6) have mercy on/upon对......表示怜悯 (7) show mercy to. . . 对......表示怜悯

The days when we were_______________ the foreigners have gone forever.

A. at the mercy of B. taking our fate lying down C. without mercy D. going down on one's