Under the Moon(For 25/05/10)

Today's introducing sentences

1. Commander
   meaning
   　cases:指揮官・司令官　
   　
   context: 'Three hunderd years ago , Earth nearly died,' Rilla said. 'Earth stopped dying because of the AOL. But now, over Europe, the AOL is braking up. We would like you to talk to Earth Commander.
   
   Definition;an officer of any rank who is in charge of a group of soldiers or a particular military activity:
   ex1.)the American Commander, General Otis
   ex2.)our platoon commander



2. march(ed)
   meaning; 〔軍隊式｛ぐんたい しき｝の〕行進｛こうしん｝、行軍｛こうぐん｝
   ◆隊列を組み、一定のリズムに合わせて手足を規則的に動かしながら歩くこと。
   
   context; Just then, Commander Zadak came out of the gate. He was a very tall, big man with blue eyes and a lot of white hair. Two guards marched in front of him, and two guards marched behind him. They all carried guns.
   
   Definition : [intransitive] if soldiers or other people march somewhere, they walk there quickly with firm regular steps
   ex1.)On 29 August the royal army marched into Inverness.
   ex2.)He gathered his troops and prepared to march on the capital (=march to the capital in order to attack it).
   ex3.)We marched 50 km across the foothills.
   




3. destroy
   meaning; ①〔形あるものを〕損なう、駄目にする、完全に使えなくする
   　　　　　②〔建物や都市などを〕破壊する、粉砕する、荒廃させる
   
   
   context;He's always talking about Mars. In the end, he's going to destroy Earth.'
   
   Definition :to damage something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be used or repaired:
   ex1.)The school was completely destroyed by fire.
   ex2.)companies that are polluting and destroying the environment.
   



4. satellite
   meaning; （人口）衛星・通信衛星[noun]
   
   context;'We want to talk to Earth Commander about the AOL. We have new numbers from the satellite.
   
   Definition :a machine that has been sent into space and goes around the Earth, moon etc, used for radio, television, and other electronic communication:
   ex1.)the launch of a communications and weather satellite.
   ex2.)This broadcast comes live via satellite from New York.
   

(Comment)
These words and phrases including "Under the Moon" . It is in the library.(English Garden)
When I was looking up "Under the Monn" on Longman English Dictionary Online and "英辞郎",It was difficult to choose meaning and just fit choose meaning (case by case)
※In this case of difficult a little.

Tittle: Under the Moon　(ROWENA AKINYEMI)
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