講解：

be pillaged
被搶劫；劫掠；掠奪
The town had been pillaged and burned.
這座城鎮(zhèn)被洗劫焚毀。

necessary (for sb / sth) (to do sth)
必需的；必要的
It may be necessary to buy a new one.
也許有必要買個新的了。

ask sb to do
要求；請求:
All the students were asked to complete a questionnaire.
全體學生都被要求填一份調(diào)查表。

handle sth
處理,應付(局勢、人、工作或感情):
A new man was appointed to handle the crisis.
新指派了一個人來處理這場危機。

let me assume that……
假定；假設；認為:
Let us assume for a moment that the plan succeeds.
咱們暫時假設計劃成功。

accompany sb
陪同；陪伴:
His wife accompanied him on the trip.
那次旅行他由妻子陪同。

plenty of
大量；眾多；充足:
'Do we need more milk?' 'No, there's plenty in the fridge.'
"我們要不要再買些牛奶？" "不必了。冰箱里還多著呢。"

tired sb / sth; tired of doing sth
厭倦；厭煩:
I'm sick and tired of all the arguments.
我對所有這些爭論煩透了。