and at the most critical juncture we took turns in watching that point.
在最緊急的時刻，我們輪流監視那段河流的險情。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 56 Our neighbour, the river
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 批評的，愛挑剔的;關鍵的;嚴重的;極重要的;
?? crit判斷，分辨+ical...的 → 批評的；危險的
"Now that the situation becomes critical, one must keep calm."
事到臨頭, 要沉住氣.
近義：key, momentous, significant, weighty, winning, watershed
反義：idle, immaterial, inane, inconsequential, inconsiderable, ineffective
n. 時刻，關鍵時刻;接合點;
?? junct結合，連接+ure名詞后綴 → 接合，連接
"The battle had reached a crucial juncture."
戰斗已到了關鍵時刻。
近義：hinge, join, joint, junction, link, bond
n. 點;要點;得分;標點;
vt. （意思上）指向;削尖;加標點于;指路;
vi. 表明;指向;
?? point(prick)→點；地點；目的；時刻；使銳利；指示
"Racial tension has reached boiling point ."
種族間的緊張狀態已達到一觸即發的程度。
近義：range, aim, hone, sharpen, strap, strop
v. 拿( take的過去式 );接受;學習;取得;
"A lot of rebuilding took place in the aftermath of the war."
戰后進行了大量的重建工作。
vt. 觀看, 守望；監視, 注意（watch現在分詞）
近義：monitoring, observing, snare, surveillance, vigil, vigilance
反義：hiding, concealment, covering, coverup, harbouring