Unit 4 NATURAL DISASTERS
I.部分
1.龙卷风; 旋风 2.(山地或悬崖的)崩塌; 滑坡 3.海啸 4.火山喷发 5.(地)震级; 重大 6.vt.疏散; 撤出 vi.撤离
7.直升机 8.n.裂纹; 裂缝 vi. & vt. (使)破裂 9.砖; 砖块 10.金属 11.上下文; 语境; 背景 12.火山 13.台风
14.(尤指西大西洋的)飓风 15.成套工具; 成套设备
II.部分
16.disaster 17.drought 18.slide 19.flood 20.rescue
21.damage 22.destroy 23.shelter 24.gas 25.ruin
26.percent 27.trap 28.bury 29.effort 30.unify
31.supply 32.tap 33.pipe 34.whistle 35.aid
36.crash 37.sweep 38.wave 39.strike
III部分
40.death; dead; deadly 41.affection 42.shocking; shocked
43.electricity; electrical 44.breathe; breath; breathless; breathlessly 45.revive; revival 46.wisdom; unwise
47.suffer; suffering; sufferer 48.erupt; eruption
49.survive; survivor; survival 50.powerful; powerless
51.emergency; emergent 52.calm; calmly; calmness
53.deliver; delivery 54.summary 55.effect; effective
56.length; lengthen
IV部分
1.as if 2.in ruins 3.in shock 4.in the open air 5.first aid kit 6.on hand 7.sweep away 8.as usual 9.come to an end 10.the number of 11.fall down 12.get up on one’s feet 13.out of gratitude
V部分
1.were too nervous to eat 2.as if the world were coming to an end 3.there was nothing but ruins 4.those who were trapped and to bury the dead 5.killing more than 6,500 people
6.was having breakfast; when; filling my home
VI部分
1.wisdom 2.length 3.death; deadly 4.shocking; shocked 5.breathless 6.struck 7.delivery 8.effective
9.eruption 10.survivors
VII部分
1.in shock 2.on hand 3.in the open air 4.swept away 5.came to an endI.核心单词
1.tornado n. (pl.-oes or -os)
2.landslide n. (landfall)
3.tsunami n.
4.volcanic eruption
5.magnitude n.
6.evacuate vt. vi.
7.helicopter n.
8.crack n. vi. & vt.
9.brick n.
10.metal n.
11.context n.
12.volcano n. (pl.-oes or -os)
13.typhoon n.
14.hurricane n.
15.kit n.
16. n. 灾难;灾害
17. n. 旱灾;久旱
18. vi. & vt. (使)滑行;滑动
19. n. 洪水;大量 vi. 淹没;大量涌入 vt. 使灌满水;淹没
20. n.& vt.营救;救援
21. vt. 损害;破坏 n.损坏;损失
22. vt. 摧毁;毁灭
23. n. 避难处;居所;庇护 vt.保护;掩蔽 vi. 躲避 (风雨或危险)
24. n. 气体;燃气;汽油
25. n.& vt. 破坏;毁坏
26. n. 百分之…… adj.& adv. 每一百中
27. vt. 使落入险境;使陷入圈套 n. 险境;陷阱
28. vt. 埋葬;安葬
29. n. 努力;艰难的尝试;尽力
30. vi.& vt. 统一;(使)成一体
31. n. 供应(量);补给; [pl.] 补给品 vt. 供应;供给
32. vi.& vt. 轻叩;轻敲;轻拍 n.水龙头;轻叩;轻敲
33. n. 管子;管道
34. vi. 吹口哨;发出笛声 vt. 吹口哨 n. 哨子(声);呼啸声
35. n. 援助;帮助;救援物资 vi.& vt. (formal) 帮助;援助
36. vt.& vi.碰撞;撞击 n.撞车;碰撞
37. vt. & vi. (swept, swept) 打扫;清扫
38. n. 海浪;波浪 vi.& vt.挥手;招手
39. vi.& vt. (struck, struck/stricken) 侵袭;突击;击打 n. 罢工;罢课;袭击
II.派生词汇
40.die vt.& vi.死亡;熄灭→ n.死;死亡→ adj.死去的;完全的→ adj.极度的,十足的;致命的
41.affect vt. 影响;(疾病)侵袭;深深打动→ n.喜爱;钟爱
42.shock n.震惊;令人震惊的事;休克 vt. (使)震惊→ adj. 令人震惊的→ adj. 震惊的;惊讶的
43.electric adj.电动的;电的→ n.电;电能→ adj.用电的,与电有关的,发电的→electronic adj. 电子的
44. vi.& vt. 呼吸→ n. 呼吸→ adj.气喘吁吁的→ adv. 气喘地,屏息地
45. vt. & vi. 复活;(使)苏醒→ n.振兴;复苏
46.wise adj. 聪明的,有智慧的→ n.智慧;才智→ adj. 不明智的
47. vt. 遭受;蒙受 vi. (因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等)受苦→ n.受苦,遭难→ n. 受苦者,受难者
48. vi.& vt.(火山)爆发;(岩浆、烟等)喷出→ n.喷发,爆发
49. vi. 生存;存活 vt. 幸存;艰难度过→ n.幸存者;生还者→ n.幸存,生存
50.power n.电力供应;能量;力量;控制力→ adj.强有力的→ adj.无力的;没有能力的
51. n.突发事件;紧急情况→ adj.紧急的;突然出现的→emerge vi. 浮现,出现
52. adj. 镇静的;沉着的 vt. 使平静;使镇静→ adv.平静地;冷静地 → n. 平静,安静
53. vt.& vi. 递送;传达 vt. 发表→ n.发表;递送
54. n. 总结;概括;概要 →summaris(z)e vt. 总结,概括
55. n.影响;结果;效果→ adj.有效的
56. n.长;长度→ vt.& vi.延长;伸长→ long adj.长的;长期的
III.核心短语
1. 似乎;好像;仿佛
2. 严重受损;破败不堪
3. 震惊;吃惊
4. 露天;在户外
5. 急救箱
6. 现有(尤指帮助)
7. 消灭;彻底消除
8. 和往常一样
9. 结束;终结
10. ……的数目
11. 跌倒;倒塌
12. 站起来
13. 出于感激
IV.翻译
1.Chickens and even pigs _________________ , and dogs refused to go inside buildings.
鸡甚至猪都焦躁不安,不肯进食,并且狗拒绝进入室内。
2.It seemed ______________________________! 仿佛世界末日即将来临!
3.Everywhere survivors looked, . 幸存者目及之处无一不是废墟。
4.Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out . 地震发生后不久,部队派出了15万名战士奔赴唐山,将受困群众从废墟中挖出,并掩埋死者。
5.The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that crashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday, in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and at least four other countries. 过去40年来最强的一次地震引起的海啸昨天登陆了亚洲海岸,造成印度尼西亚、印度、泰国、马来西亚以及至少其他四个国家的6500多人死亡。
6.I with my three children water started .
我和三个孩子正在吃早饭,这时(海)水开始灌入屋内。
V.语境活用
1.He always makes wise decisions, which shows that he has great (wise).
2.The stick is too long to hold for a child and the (long) of it is one and a half metres.
3.Some people believe the living environment is a matter of life and . For those animals that don’t adapt to the environment, the city can be a dangerous or even place. (die)
4.The sudden news of the accident was , leaving everyone at the scene and speechless.(shock)
5.After running for miles, I was (breath) and struggled to catch my breath.
6.The thunderstorm (strike) the city last night, causing power outages and damage to buildings.
7.Due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to postpone the (deliver) of the goods by a week.
8.Eventually, she decided to try a new medicine, which turned out to be (effect).
9.The worst (erupt) in human history was probably Mt Tambora in 1815, in Indonesia.
10.Dogs, which are our best friends, are often used to search for (survive) in an earthquake.
VI.词块活用
1.Upon hearing the unexpected news, she stood frozen (震惊;吃惊), unable to comprehend what had just been revealed.
2.I always keep a first aid kit (现有) in case of any minor injuries or emergencies.
3.We enjoyed a picnic lunch (露天;在户外), surrounded by the beauty of nature and the refreshing breeze.
4.The powerful floodwaters (冲走) everything in its path, leaving destruction in its wake.
5.After months of planning and preparation, the project finally (结束), marking a significant milestone for our team.
