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Unit 4 Natural disasters
Reading and Thinking
Describe a natural disaster
Learning Objectives
In this class, we will
1. read a text about Tangshan earthquake and gather information;
2. analyze the language features of the text;
3. reflect on the lessons that we can learn from the earthquake.
Lead in
Discuss what can happen to a city during a big earthquake.
Thousands of buildings will fall down.
Many people will be dead or badly injured.
People will be in shock.
The city will be in ruins.
THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP
Pre-reading
Look at the title and picture below and guess what the text is about.
THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN'T SLEEP
Personification拟人
The text is about an earthquake
after
While-reading
Fast reading
1. What’s the main idea of the passage
The passage mainly talks about a/an___________(what)
that happened in _________ (where) in ______(when).
earthquake
Tangshan
1976
2. What’s the type of this text
A. A news report. B. A literary journalism.(文学新闻) C. A novel.
A literary journalism usually describes real historical events and real characters. The usage of the numbers and the figures of speech can inspire readers’ feelings and thus touch the readers.
While-reading
Para 1 A. The immediate effects of the earthquake
Para 2 B. Warning signs before the earthquake
Para 3 C. The revival of the city
Para 4 D. The rescue work
Para 5 E. The happening of the big earthquake
What’s the main idea of each paragraph P51
Read the passage quickly. Find the topic sentence of each paragraph. Then summarise each paragraph in one phrase based on its topic sentence.
Tips:
While-reading
Para1: warning signs before the earthquakes
Para 2: the happening of the big earthquake.
Para 3: the immediate effects of the earthquake.
Para 4: the rescue work
Para 5: the revival of the city .
before the earthquake
signs
during the earthquake
damage
after the earthquake
rescue
revival
The text is organized in ________ order.
time
Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. For serveral days,the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell. There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls.At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it.
过去进行时
repetition重复
定语从句
大裂缝
至少
难闻的
非谓语作伴随状语
Para1
河北省东北部的农村不断有怪事发生。好几天了,村里的井水升升降降,起起伏伏。井壁上出现了深深的裂缝。至少一口井冒出了难闻的气味。
Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat,and dogs refused to go inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide,and fish jumped out of the water. At about 3:00 a.m.,on 28 July 1976,bright lights were seen in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard. But the city’s one million people were asleep as usual that night.
太...而不能...
拒绝做某事
老鼠
非谓语作伴随状语
往外跳
be done 表被动
be done 表被动
Para1
鸡甚至猪都焦躁不安、不愿进食,狗也不愿意回房屋里去,老鼠从地里窜出来四处找地方躲藏,鱼从水里往外跳。1976年7月28日大约凌晨三点,唐山郊外的天空中出现了明亮的光,并且可以听到巨大的噪音。但那天晚上,这座城市的100万人像往常一样熟睡。
像往常一样
At3:42 a.m,everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end! Eleven kilometers directly below the city,one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun,a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometres away in Beijing. Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it!
好像
结束
定语从句
三分之一
凌晨3.42分,一切开始摇晃。仿佛世界末日即将来临!20世纪最致命的地震之一就在该市正下方11千米处发生了,这次地震甚至对远在150多千米外的北京造成了损害。全国三分之一的地方均有震感。
Para2
A huge crack, eight kilometres long and 30 metres wide,cut across houses,roads,and waterways. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute,a large city lay in ruins. Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured. Thousands of children were left without parents.
The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000.
Para2
裂缝
横贯
水道
metaphor暗喻
少于;不到...
在废墟中
三分之二
定语从句
成千上万
be done 表被动
...的数量,谓语用单数
定语从句
一个八千米长、三十米宽的巨大裂缝横贯房屋,道路,和水道。石头山变成了泥沙河。不到一分钟,一座大城市躺在了废墟里。当地居住的人有三分之二死亡或受伤。成千上万的孩子失去了父母。地震中死亡或严重受伤的人数超过40万。
◇词汇拓讲
1.ruin n.& vt.破坏;毁坏
(P50)In less than one minute,a large city lay in ruins.
在不到一分钟的时间里,一座大城市沦为废墟。
[针对练习]
单句语法填空
(1)Years of fighting has left the area in ________ (ruin).
(2)A large number of churches fell ______ ruin after the big flood.
(3)The little mistake ________ ________ ________ ________ getting the job.
这个小错误毁掉了他得到这份工作的机会。
ruins
into
ruined his chance of
◇句式解读
1.(P50)It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!
仿佛世界末日即将来临!
【句式剖析】
本句中的as if意为“好像”,可与as though互换。本句中的系动词seemed后接的从句为表语从句。有类似用法的动词还有look,sound等。
【考点提炼】
(1)as if (=as though)除引导表语从句外,还可以引导方式状语从句。
(2)如果as if/though所引导的从句表示的情况是真实的或是极有可能发生的情况时,句子要用陈述语气。
(3)当说话人所陈述的是不真实的或极少可能发生或存在的情况时,从句用虚拟语气,从句的谓语动词形式如下:
It looks as if/though you are ill today.
今天你看上去好像是病了。
They talked and talked as if they would never meet again.
他们不停地谈话,好像再也不会相见了。
①did/were(与现在事实相反);
②had done(与过去事实相反);
③would/could/might+动词原形(与将来事实相反)。
[针对练习]
单句语法填空
(1)Look at the clouds in the sky! It looks as _________ it is going to rain.
(2)He treats me as if I ________(be) his own daughter.
(3)They talked as if they ________(be) friends for years.
if/though
were
had been
2.(P50)Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it!
全国几乎三分之一的地方均有震感!
【句式剖析】
本句中的“one third of the whole nation”为“分数+名词”构成的短语,在句中作主语。
“百分数/分数+of+名词/代词”构成的短语在句中作主语时,其谓语动词的单复数形式取决于of之后的名词或代词的单复数形式。
Three-fourths of the family’s income is from the non-farming work.
这一家庭收入的四分之三来源于非农业工作。
【特别提醒】
当percent作名词表示“百分之……”时,不论前面的数字是多少,percent都用单数形式。
[针对练习]
单句语法填空
(1)Only one third of the land ________(be) suitable to grow plants in this area.
(2)40 percent of the workers ________(be) married women;the rest are single.
(3)Twenty percent of the country ________ (be) covered by islands.
is
are
is
Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruins.Nearly everything in the city was destroyed.About 75 percent of the city’s factories and buildings,90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,but no wind could blow them away.
地点状语从句,...之处
毁坏
simile明喻
把...吹走
幸存者目及之处,无一不是废墟。城里几乎所有的东西都被毁了。大约75%的工厂和建筑,90%的房屋,以及所有的医院都消失了。残砖就像秋天的红叶覆盖着大地,但是没有风能把他们吹走。
Para3
Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross,the railway tracks were now useless pieces of metal .Tens of thousands of cows , hundreds of thousands of pigs , and millions of chickens were dead.Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were in shock—-and then, later that afternoon,another big quake shook Tangshan again. Even more buildings fell down.Water,food,and electricity were hard to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.
过去完成时
通过
铁路轨道
无用的
主语
填...
震惊
倒塌
宾语从句
大部分桥梁倒塌或者无法安全通过,铁轨如今成了无用的金属块。数万头牛,数十万头猪和数百万只鸡死亡。井里满是沙子,而不是水。人们震惊了。然后,那天下午晚些时候,唐山又发生了一次大地震。甚至更多的建筑倒塌。水、食物和电都很难获得。人们开始在想这场灾难还会持续多久。
Para3
2.shock n.震惊;令人震惊的事;休克
vt.(使)震惊
(P50)People were in shock — and then,later that afternoon,another big quake shook Tangshan again.
人们惊恐万分,然而临近傍晚时分,又一次强烈的地震撼动唐山。
【用法详解】
To my shock,such an attack could happen in this school.
令我震惊的是,这样的袭击事件竟会发生在这所学校。
【语境串记】
It greatly shocked him to hear the shocking news.That is to say,he was shocked at the news for I could see his shocked expression.Actually,everyone was in shock.
他听到这个令人震惊的消息,大为震惊。也就是说,他对这消息感到震惊,因为我能看见他吃惊的表情。实际上,每个人都震惊了。
[针对练习]
单句语法填空
(1)I was ________(shock) to hear that he had resigned.
(2)I was shocked _______ this sudden change in their attitude.
(3)It is ________(shock) that the accident caused four deaths and nine people injured.
(4)_______ _______ _______ ________ ________ that news.
我听到那个消息后,非常震惊。
shocked
at
shocking
It shocked me to hear
But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.
挖掘
定语从句
埋葬
提供医疗服务
但希望并没有丧失。地震后不久,部队派出了15万名士兵奔赴唐山,将受困群众从废墟中挖出,并掩埋死者。一万多名医生和护士前来提供医疗护理。
Para4
Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped.Water and food were brought into the city by train,truck,and plane. Slowly,the city began to breathe again.
避难所,临时安置点
定语从句
表被动,被帮助
表被动,被带进
呼吸
Personification拟人
救援人员为那些家园被毁的幸存者盖起了避难所。数十万人得到了帮助。水和食物被火车、卡车和飞机运进城市。慢慢地,这座城市又开始恢复了生机。
Para4
3.trap vt.使落入险境;使陷入圈套
n.险境;陷阱
(P50)Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
地震发生后不久,部队派出了15万名士兵奔赴唐山,将受困群众从废墟中挖出,并掩埋死者。
【用法详解】
The farmer set a trap for rats last night.
农民昨天晚上安了一个老鼠夹子。
[针对练习]
单句语法填空
(1)I was trapped _______ the traffic jam for more than 2 hours yesterday.
(2)Twenty miners ____________(trap) underground after the gas explosion.
(3)The woman trapped him ________ giving away the truth.
(4)________(trap) in the mountain for two days,the travellers were rescued finally.
in
were trapped
into
Trapped
4.bury vt.埋葬;安葬
(P50)Soon after the quakes,the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
地震发生后不久,部队派出了15万名士兵奔赴唐山,将受困群众从废墟中挖出,并掩埋死者。
【用法详解】
(1)bury...in... 把……埋到……里
(2)be buried in=bury (oneself) in 埋头于;专心于;沉浸于
She buried her face in her hands and wept when she heard the bad news.
当她听到那个不幸的消息时,她掩面而泣。
[针对练习]
单句语法填空
(1)He _________(bury) in his lessons and knew nothing about the outside world.
(2)In the past three weeks,we have been burying__________ (our) in study because the exam is drawing near.
(3)________ in reading,he didn’t notice his father coming into the room.
was buried
ourselves
Buried
5.breathe vi.& vt.呼吸
(P50)Slowly,the city began to breathe again.
慢慢地,这座城市又开始恢复了生机。
He held his breath while the results were read out.
宣读结果时,他屏住了呼吸。
[针对练习]
完成句子
(1)Please _______ ________ ________ for five seconds,and then ________ ________ slowly.
请你屏住呼吸五秒钟,然后慢慢呼出。
(2)I was _______ _______ _______ after running up the stairs.
我跑上楼后上气不接下气。
(3)Ms Li __________ ________ ________ ________ and then began her speech.
李女士深吸一口气,然后开始了她的演讲。
hold your breath
breathe out
out of breath
took a deep breath
Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.With strong support from the government and tireless efforts of the city’s people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. The new city has become a home to more than seven million people,with great improvements in transportation,industry, and environment .
Para5
复活,复苏
重新站了起来
不懈的努力
表被动
...的家园
唐山开始复苏,重新站了起来。在政府的大力支持下,在全市人民的不懈努力下,一个新的唐山在地震废墟上建成了。随着交通、工业和环境的极大改善,这座新城市已经成为700多万人的家园。
Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.
Para5
给...证明
唐山市向中国和世界的其他地方证明,在灾难面前,人民必须团结起来,拿出智慧,保持积极的心态,重建更美好的未来。
6.effort n.努力;艰难的尝试;尽力
(P50)With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city’s people,a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.
有了来自政府的大力支持以及唐山人民的不懈努力,一个新的唐山在废墟上被建立起来。
【用法详解】
He had a sore throat so he spoke slowly with effort.
他喉咙疼,所以他讲话很慢,很吃力。
[针对练习]
单句语法填空
(1)Everyone should make ________ (effort) to build a civilised city.
(2)We must spare no effort ____________ (solve) the problem.
(3)They rebuilt the cinemas _______ an effort to attract young people.
(4)Just as Rome was not built in a day,no one can achieve anything ________ effort.
efforts
to solve
in
without
7.suffer vt.遭受;蒙受
vi.(因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等)受苦
(P51)Some were found alive,though they were suffering from terrible injuries,but others had already stopped breathing when they were discovered.
有些人被发现时还活着,虽然他们受了重伤,但其他人被发现时已经停止了呼吸。
【用法详解】
(1)suffer from 患……病;因……而受苦
suffer losses/pains/damage 遭受损失/痛苦/破坏
(2)suffering n. 苦难;痛苦
(3)sufferer n. 受难者
His family suffered all kinds of hardships during the war.
他家在战争期间受尽了苦难。
[针对练习]
单句语法填空
(1)________________(suffer) defeat after defeat,he began to lose faith in himself.
(2)You may have suffered ________ a cold.
(3)It is reported that the factory ________ ________ ________ ________ in the fire yesterday.
据报道,这家工厂昨天在大火中遭受了重大损失。
Having suffered
from
suffered a great
loss
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