Unit 6 Disaster and hope
Developing ideas
1. reliable adj. 可信赖的; 可靠的
*So, for accurate and reliable predictions, it’s best to check an official, scientific report.
所以, 为了准确可靠的预测, 最好是核实官方的科学报告。
* You can rely on us to give your order immediate attention.
您的订单我们将立即处理, 请放心。
【语块积累】
(1)unreliable adj. 不可靠的
(2)rely v. 信任, 信赖; 依赖, 依靠
rely on/upon 依靠, 依仗
rely on sb. to do sth. =rely on sb. doing sth.
依靠某人做某事
2. rescue v. 营救, 解救
*International rescue teams soon began to arrive in the country.
国际救援队很快开始抵达该国。
*The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailor from the sinking ship.
派出了救生艇去营救沉船上的船员。
【语块积累】
rescue sb. /sth. from. . . 把……从……营救出来
come to sb's rescue(=rescue sb. )援救某人
3. threaten v. 威胁到; 危及
*It led to a severe food crisis and threatened the livelihoods of more than 9. 5 million people.
它导致了一场严重的食品危机, 危及超过950万人的生计。
*Wildlife has been greatly threatened in the modern age. (2019·江苏高考)
在现代社会, 野生动植物遭受到很大的威胁。
【语块积累】
(1)threaten sb. with. . . 用……威胁某人
threaten to do sth. 威胁去做某事
(2)threat n. 威胁
a threat to sb. /sth. 对……的威胁
4. otherwise adv. 否则, 要不然
*There was water everywhere, but we couldn’t drink any of it otherwise we’d get really sick.
到处都是水, 但是我们不能喝这些水, 否则我们会生病的。
* Shut the window, otherwise mosquitos will get in.
把窗户关好, 不然蚊子就会进来了。词汇复现
*We didn’t know you were in trouble at that time, otherwise we would have given you a hand.
我们当时不知道你遇到了困难, 要不然我们会帮助你的。
【语块积累】
otherwise conj. 否则; 不然(可以用于虚拟语气)
5. Consisting of 62 people, it not only included rescuers and medical staff, but also included earthquake experts. ?
由62人组成, 它不仅包括救援人员和医务人员, 还包括地震专家。
【句式解构】
本句中not only. . . but also. . . 连接两个并列的谓语。
*Not only do I like this movie, but my mother also likes it.
不但我喜欢这部电影, 我的妈妈也很爱看它。
【名师点津】not only. . . but also. . . 用法小结
not only. . . but also. . . 意为“不但……而且……”, 通常可以连接两个并列的谓语、宾语、表语、状语等, 还可以连接两个并列的句子。
(1)not only A but also B=B as well as A
(2)not only. . . but also. . . 连接两个分句时, 若not only位于句首, not only所在的分句要用部分倒装, but also后面的分句不倒装。
(3)not only. . . but also. . . 连接并列主语时, 谓语动词要遵循“就近一致原则”。
(4)not only只能连用, 而but also既可连用, 也可分开用, also也可省略。
【要点拾遗】
1. claim v. (战争、事故等)夺去(生命), 声称
*This war has claimed our right to learn, to know, and to dream about the future.
这场战争夺去了我们学习、了解和梦想未来的权利。
*Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer.
科学家们宣称攻克癌症已有重大的突破。
*It was claimed that some doctors were working 80 hours a week.
据说有些医生每周工作80小时。
【语块积累】
(1)claim vt. 宣称, 断言; 索取, 认领
claim to do sth. 宣称去做某事
It is claimed that. . . 宣称……
(2)claim n. 声明, 断言; 索款, 索赔
make a claim for 提出对……的索赔
2. shelter n. 庇护, 掩蔽
*If you can’t get home in time, find other shelter as soon as you can.
如果你不能及时回家, 尽快找其他的避难所。
* Trees shelter the house from the wind.
树给房子挡住了风。
【语块积累】
shelter v. 保护; 掩蔽
shelter from 躲避(风雨或危险)
under the shelter of. . . 在……的庇护下
3. He had disappeared the moment the storm hit. ?
暴风雨一来, 他就不见了。
【句式解构】
本句中的the moment作连词, 引导时间状语从句。
*He paid back the money he owed us immediately he returned home.
他一回到家就把欠我们的钱还上了。
*Every time I see the old man in the park, he is absorbed in reading papers.
每次我在公园里看到这位老人时, 他都在专注地看报纸。
【名师点津】
可作连词引导时间状语的还有: the last time, the minute, the second, the instant, each/every/next/any/last time, immediately, instantly, directly等。