21. To them it offers a romantic appeal ， usually symbolized by some dashing and charismatic figure .
a. a romantic appeal ： appeal n. ： the power to attract the mind or emotions 吸引力。
如：Such life has no appeal for me . 这种生活对我没有吸引力。
That sort of music has lost its appeal for me . 这种音乐已经失去了对我的吸引力。
v. appeal to ： 吸引。
The novel appeals to women . 这本小说吸引女性读者。
b. dashing ： vigorously lovely ； brilliant or showy 精力充沛的；华丽的
c. charismatic 名词形式为charisma （使大众信服的）领袖魅力
如：The invasion came off last week . 入侵是上星期发生的。
如：She didn‘t come off well in the interview . 她的面试不很成功。
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。