1.invasion n.武装入侵, 侵略, 侵犯, 侵入, 闯入

例句：The invasion of tourists brought life to the summer resort.
      大批游客涌入, 使这个避暑胜地热闹起来。

2.weaken vt.vi.(使)削弱 , (使)变弱

例句：She weakened as the illness grew worse.
      由于病情恶化, 她变得更虚弱了。

3.rebell vi.反抗政府; 造反

例句：The tribes rebelled against the government.
      各部落反叛政府。

      The workers rebelled against overtime work.
      工人们厌恶加班。

4.quiet vt.vi.安静下来; 使…安静, 平静

例句：The principal tried to quiet the students.
      校长试图让学生们安静下来。

      Boon walked in and quieted the engine.
      布恩走进来, 关掉发动机。

5.denounce vt.公开指责，谴责，斥责

例句：We should denounce a heresy.
      我们应该公开指责异端邪说。

      He denounced her as traitor.
      他指责她是叛徒。

1.In eighteen-sixty-three, the Confederate states were becoming short of supplies.

be short of缺少,缺乏;除了…外,要不是…

例句：She was short of breath after the long jog.
      经过长跑后她显得上气不接下气。

      We are short of gasoline.
      我们的汽油不足了。

2.Something was needed to raise up the spirits of the South to break the pressure of Union armies.

raise up举起，抚养，提升

例句：The mother had to raise up the child by herself.
      母亲必须自己独力抚养孩子。