24. I am not ， of course ， suggesting that revolutions accomplish nothing .

accomplish ： bring to a successful conclusion ； achievement 完成。

如：accomplish something / a great deal / miracles 实现某种目标/取得很大成就/实现奇迹

accomplish ： skilled ， expert 熟练的，内行的。

如：an accomplish golf player 技术精湛的高尔夫运动员

accomplishment （s） 修养，才艺。

如：

a woman of many accomplishment 多才多艺的女人

25. For at best their victory never dawns on the shining new world they had dreamed of ， cleansed of all human meanness .

cleanse ： make clean 清洗。

如：She cleansed the wound with alcohol .她用酒精清洗伤口。

cleanse sin from the soul = cleanse the soul of sin 清洗灵魂的罪恶

26. At first glance ， this course is far from inviting.

inviting ： temptingly attractive 诱人的。

如：an inviting smile 迷人的微笑/an inviting dish 诱人的菜肴

27. It depends on the exasperting and uncertain instruments of persuasion ……

exasperate ： annoy extremely 令人怒不可遏

如：Constant interruptions exasperate me . 不断的中断让我怒火中烧。

28. It demands patience ， always in short supply .

（be） in short supply ： 供应不足，短缺。

如：Food is in short supply .食物供应不足。

Honesty is in short supply . 缺乏诚实（的人）。

29. …… as soon as you capture one mountain range ， another one looms just ahead .

loom ： come into view in indistint and enlarged form 忽隐忽现。

如：The iceberg loomed out of the mist .冰山在迷雾中忽隐忽现。

Dangers are looming ahead . 危险阴森森地逼近。

30. …… of coping with war in unfamiliar guises .

guise ： a false or assumed appearance or disguise 外貌，伪装。

如：an old idea in a new guise 老观念新面貌（新瓶装旧酒）

in the guise of 打扮成……的样子。

如：the king in the guise of a beggar 装扮成乞丐的国王

under the guise of 以……为借口。

如：under the guise of friendship 以友谊为幌子

31. It dawned on us rather suddenly that ……

dawn on ： begin to be known， or realized 常用先行词it ， 表示“明白过来”。

如：It has slowly dawned upon me that he will not lend a helping hand to us when we are in trouble. 我慢慢明白，当我们碰到麻烦的时候，他是不会伸出援手的。