(共33张PPT)
Module 3
The Violence of Nature
Word Study
experience vt.经历 n. 经验(u.n);经历(c.n)
We learn from the past, experience the present and hope for success in the future.
翻译:
我们从过去中学习,体验现在,展望未来的成功。
他有生以来第一次体验到飓风。
He experienced the hurricane for the first time in his life.
working/rich experience 工作/丰富的经验;
by experience凭经验,根据经验
gain experience 获得经验
表示做某事的经验,接 in [of] doingsth。如:
He has many years’ experience in [of] wheat planting / planting wheat. 他有多年种小麦的经验。
他有丰富的经验做这项工作。
He had many interesting experiences while travelling in Africa. 他在非洲旅行时,有很多有趣的经历。
adj. experienced 有经验的
即使有经验的教师也可能犯错误。
He has much experience in [of] this kind of work.
Even experienced teachers can make mistakes.
2. cause
n. 起因/原因
cause of……
reason for……
vt.
导致,引起
cause 着重指导致某种结果的原因,即直接原因
reason 着重指在逻辑推理上引出的结论的原因
cause 后不接why 引导的定语从句,而reason 后则可。
你知道你失败的原因吗?/ 发大水的原因是下大雨。
这部车给我带来很多的麻烦。
他迷路的原因是他在这个城市是陌生人。
Do you know the cause of your failure
The reason for the flood was the heavy rain.
The car has caused a lot of trouble to me.
The reason why he lost his way was that he was a stranger to the city.
3. furniture u.n.家具 a piece of furniture
We will buy some furniture for our new house.
我们得给我们的新房子买些家具。
4. bury vt.
埋葬,隐藏,覆盖
专心致志于, 埋头于(in)
She buried her face in her hands.
Before we moved into the new house, we bought many ______.
A. furnitures B. furniture C. pieces of furniture D. pieces of furnitures
C
4. occur vi.—occurred—occurring 发生
occur to(主意或想法等)突然浮现于脑中
An idea occurs to me.
It occurs to sb that……某人突然想到……
It occurred to me that I could invite her to dinner.
我突然想到要到欧洲旅游.
It occurred to me that I would travel to Europe.
take place vi.表示“发生、举行、举办”,一般指非偶然性事件的“发生”,即这种事件的发生一定有某种原因或事先的安排,
例如:
Great changes have taken place in our hometown during the past ten years. The Olympic Games of 2008 will take place in Beijing.
区别
take place , occur ,happen, break out “发生”
happen vi.作“发生、碰巧”解,一般用于偶然或突发性事件
occur vi.作“发生”
其意义相当于happen
A big earthquake occurred (=happened) in the south of China last month.
break out vi.意思为“发生、爆发”,常指战争、灾难、疾病或者争吵等事件的发生
Two world wars broke out last century.
After the flood, diseases broke out here and there.
5. strike –struck– struck/ stricken
vt./vi. 击,打;(疾病、雷电、暴风雨等)袭击;
钟敲响报时;打火,划火柴;打动,感动;突然想起,想到
他打我的头。/ 钟敲响了十点。/ 我被西湖的美丽所打动。/他划了一根火柴来点烟。/ 我想到了一个好主意。
He struck me on the head.
The clock has struck 10.
I was struck by the beauty of the West Lake.
He struck a match to light a cigarette .
A good idea struck me.
6. ruin vt.毁坏 n. 废墟 in ruins成为废墟
The earthquake left the whole town in ruins.
The rain ruined my painting.
When we got there, we saw a ruined town.
7. eruption n. –v. erupt 爆发,喷发
8. terrifying adj.吓人的,可怕的
adj. terrified 恐惧的,受到惊吓的
vt. terrify 使害怕,使恐惧
9. possibility n.可能的事,可能性
possible adj. possibly adv.
There is a possibility that … 有可能…
There is no possibility that …没有可能..
There is a possibility that he will return home tomorrow.
There is no possibility that he will return home tomorrow.
There was the possibility of a huge tidal wave which could flood half the island.
翻译:
It is possible for sb. to do…
It is possible that…
有可能会有一波大潮淹没半个岛屿。
10. warning n.警告
No one has given out a warning of the danger. 没有人对危险发出警告。
v. warn
---warn sb. not to do警告某人不要做..(warn sb. against )
Parents often warn their children not to play with fire. 家长常警告孩子别玩火。
或者Parents often warn their children against playing with fire.
医生告诫那个病人不要抽烟。
---warn sb. of sth.警告某人某事
They warned him of the danger.
他们警告他有危险。
The doctor warned the patient not to smoke.
= The doctor warned the patient against smoking.
-----后接从句,that常省略。例如:
I warn you it’s going to be very cold.
我提醒你天气会变得很冷的。
He warned his students that they would have to work very hard to pass the exam.
他告诫学生必须非常努力才能通过考试。
11. worldwide adj.全世界的
nationwide adj.全国性的,全国范围的
12. active adj.积极的,活跃的
be active in 在…积极 take an active part in 积极参与
13. damage n.&v.损失,损害
They asked him to pay for the damage
damage作名词,与介词to搭配
The flood did a lot of damage to the crops
洪水毁坏了大量农作物。
do/ cause damage to对..造成损害
They also damage electrical equipment。它们还破坏电力设备。
14. violent adj.猛烈地,激烈的,强烈的
n. violence 暴力行为,极大地力量
the violence of nature大自然的力量
natural disasters
earthquake
tornado
tsunami
flood
volcano eruption
hurricane
typhoon
drought
Look at the introduction to the Gulf Stream in P22
Reading and
Vocabulary
Read the whole article carefully and try to remember the information about the two natural disasters.
Tornado Hurricane
Definition
Speed of wind
Place
Damage
The worst
example and damage
a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground
strong tropical storms
more than 400km/h
120km/h or more
in the US, in the area from Texas to South Dakota
in the southern Atlantic Ocean,the Caribean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico
pick up, put…down, take…off , destroy… leave…
1925 US, more than 700 people had been killed and 2700 had been injured
1900 Galveston, killed 6000 people and destroyed 3600 buildings
cause huge waves, heavy rain and floods
Read Part 3
“An Extraordinary Event”
Think about :What is the meaning of “Coghlan traveled back to Canada after he had been buried in Texas”
His coffin was dropped in the sea by a hurricane and it was carried to Canada by the Gulf Stream.
1.pick up几个意思2.放下,写下3. take off的意思4.他们可以毁掉房子,但是把房子里的家具原封不动的留在原地。5.造成80人死亡6.平均 7.有史以来8.到它结束的时候,700多人死亡,2700多人受伤。9.在1900年9月8日;10.37000中有6000人 11.结束
P25 1.倾泻 2. 放火,纵火 3. 着火 4. 设法做成了什么事5. 熄灭
1.pick up 拾起,捡起;搭载乘客;接某人;无意中学会,获得;收听广播;2. put down 3. take off 起飞,脱下,休假 4. They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was. 5. cause 80 deaths 6.on average 7. of all time 8. By the time it ended, more than 700 people had been killed and 2700 had been injured. 9. on the 8th September 1900;10. 6000 people in a population of 37000 11. end up 1. pour down 2. set fire to 3. catch fire (on fire在着火,状态) 4. manage to do 5. put out
1.复习by 引导的时间短语,句子里时态
2. 几个人中有几个的表达
three smokers in ten
3. end up with 以…结束 end up doing 以做…结束,end up in 以…结局结束
晚会以一首歌结束。/他们的努力最后以失败告终。/我们喝了很多酒之后,最后都躺在地板上睡了。/如果你继续做这样的事情,你最终会进监狱。
The party ended up with a song.
Their effort ended up in failure.
After we drank too much, we ended up sleeping on the floor.
If you go on doing that kind of thing, you will end up in prison.
Cultural Corner
Earthquakes Around the Pacific
Look through the short article carefully and decide what these figures refer to
1556 800 830,000 1906 25000 3000
Then use these figures to retell the two disasters.
1. 坐落在… be situated/located +介词
2. 最活跃的地震带
the most active earthquake region
3. 受影响最严重的地区
the most affected area
4. 占据…面积 cover an area of
5. 总共;总计 in all /in total
6. 牺牲;失去生命 lose one’s life
7. 失业;失去工作 lose one’s job
8. 对…造成损害 do damage to
9. 最严重的自然灾害 the worst natural disaster
10. 制造/引起麻烦 cause problems/trouble
11. 继续做某事 continue doing/to do
12. 列出…单子 make a list of
13. 60 percent of the population were killed .
14. The California Earthquake of the 18th April 1906 is the worst earthquake that has ever happened in the United States.
注意时态
15. a total of sth./ sb.总共多少….
16. cause about 3000 deaths 造成3000多人死亡