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1. appeal: 

v. (to sb) to attract or interest sb 有吸引力；有感染力；引起兴趣

e.g.The design has to appeal to all ages and social groups.

 设计得要雅俗共赏，老幼皆宜。 

2. concession: 

n. sth that you allow or do, or allow sb to have, in order to end an argument or to make a situation less difficult 让步，妥协

e.g.The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike.

 要想避免罢工，公司不得不做出让步。

3. ferocious: 

adj. very aggressive or violent; very strong 凶猛的；残暴的

e.g. a ferocious beast

  猛兽

 Sentence Analysis

1. After all, it was Abe Lincoln who set aside the first parcel of what would later become Yosemite National Park. (Para 1)

Note： 这是个强调句。强调句的构成是：it+动词be+被强调部分+who(m)或that+其他部分。该句中强调的是主语Abe Lincoln，指人，因此连接词用who。

 

2. The lumberjacks were so furious that they marched into the city to protest, shouting “No more parks!” (Para 2)

Note 1: 结构so…that, 意思是“如此…以至于…”，so后面接形容词。如果是名词，则要用such, 注意冠词的使用和名词的单复数。

Note 2: shouting “No more parks!”是现在分词短语做伴随状语。在不少情况下，现在分词（短语）可表示一个同时发生的次要的（或者说伴随的）动作，这时常有一个逗号把它和句子的主要部分分开，分词短语可放在句首，也可放在后部，间或插在中间。

E.g. Taking a key out of his pocket, he opened the door.

    他从口袋里掏出钥匙开了门。