phrases
pick up
take off
on average
end up
set fire to
catch fire
put out
take place
in all
卷起;掀起
去掉
平均起来
结果为...,以...结束
放火(焚烧)...
着火
扑灭(火)
发生
总共;总计
1.A tonado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground.
龙卷风是指一个从空中的雷暴延伸到地面而生成的旋转气柱。
a rotating column of air 一股旋转的气柱
rotate vi.&vt. 旋转;自转
The earth rotates from west to east.
地球从西向东旋转。
Farmers rotate crops in their fields.
农民在耕地上轮栽农作物。
2. Almost all of them occur in the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north.
occur:发生=happen
他告诉我那事故是怎样发生的.
He told me how the accident occurred.
occur to(想法念头等)想起,浮现
今天早上起床时,我突然想到了一个好主意.
An excellent idea occurred to me when I woke up this morning.
我突然想到要到欧洲旅游.
It occurred to me that I would travel to Europe.
3.Tonadoes can pick up cars, trains and even houses and put them down in the next street. 龙卷风能卷起汽车、火车甚至房子,把它们卷到旁边的街道-甚至能卷到邻近的城镇。
pick up:
1)拾起,捡起
The monkey picked up a stone.
2)用车接,搭人或带货
放学后在门口等我, 我会去接你。
Wait at the gate after school and I’ll pick you up.
1. pick up 是一个多义的短语,常见的意思有:
※ 拾起,捡起 , (无意中)学会
※ 收听,听到 , (车辆等)中途搭载
※ 收拾,整理
※ 恢复(健康),使恢复精神
【拓展】
pick out选出;认出;使显著
【即学即练】
说出下列句子中pick up的具体含义。
1. He picked up all the pieces on the floor
when he left the office.
2. Now let’s figure out whose car will stop
to pick us up.
捡起,拾起
接,载
3. Bob has never had a French teacher;he picked the language up by himself in France.
4. My radio can pick up the BBC World
Service very clearly.
学会
收听
Tornadoes can ____ __ cars, trains and even houses and
put them ____ in the next street-or even in the next town.
1) Mike has made some efforts to ____ ____ the apartment.
2) My uncle will____ ____ __ in the car.
3) I just ____ _____ Greek when I lived in Greece.
4) I managed to ____ _____ an American news broadcast.
5) The train was gradually ____ ____ speed.
They can ____ the fur ___ the back of a cat and the
feathers ____ a chicken.
1) I forgot to ___ ____ my make-up last night.
2) when the plane was _____ _____ , I remembered that I
had not turned the iron off.
pick up
down
pick up
pick you up
pick up
pick up
picking up
take
off
off
take off
taking off
5. On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.
平均来说,美国每年发生800次龙卷风,造成大约80人死亡,1500人受伤。
on average:平均起来
鸡蛋价格平均为每公斤8元.
The price of the egg is eight yuan per kg on average
Causing…是形式作结果状语, 表示两个动作之间具有必然的因果关系,通常放在句末.
80多个国家都踢足球,使得它成为世界上最流行的运动.
Football is played in more than 80countries, making it the most popular game in the world.
6. By the time it ended, more than 700 people had been killed and 2,700 had been injured. 等到风停时,已有700多人死亡,2700多人受伤。
had + 过去分词 过去完成时
7. The cemetery where Coghlan was buried was destroyed by the hurricane and Coghlan’s coffin ended up in the sea.
掩埋科格伦的公墓被飓风摧毁,他的棺材最后被卷入了大海。
end up with 以…结束
begin with 以…为开始
start with 以… 为开始
没有你的帮助, 这实验将以失败告终.
Without your help, the experiment will end up with failure.
end up 最后(有某种结局);最后(到达某处);结束。如:
If you drive your car like that, you will end up in hospital.
如果你再那样开车,你早晚得进医院。
The little girl took the wrong bus and ended up at a small park.
这个小女孩坐错了车,最后来到了一个小公园。
After about an hour, he finally ended up his speech.
大约一个小时后,他终于结束了自己的演讲。
【拓展】
end in 以……告终;结果……
end off 结束掉;到头
end (up) as 最后成为
end up with 以……结束
【即学即练】
经过努力,他最后成功了。
He tried his best and ended up with success.
8. The Gulf Stream had carried it 3000 kilometres up the eastern US coast to Prince Edward Island.
墨西哥湾流沿着美国东海岸把它一直带到爱德华王子岛,行程3000公里。
Up to a place 沿着某个地主,常常是由南向北,由下至上.假如方向相反, 则用down.
Complete the following sentences
The worst earthquake ________________________(发生)the United States in 1906,________(导致)the worst fires in the nation’s history.
The fires _______ three days, which __________a total of 25,000 buildings.
The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925,________ (影响)three US states.
By the time it ended, more than 700 people ___________ (死亡)and 2700 _______________(受伤).
The traffic ___________ and the supply of water and electricity _____________.
occurred in/happened in/hit/struck
causing
lasted
destroyed
affecting
had been dead
had been injured
was blocked
were cut off
昨天下午,爸爸给我讲述人年轻时的经历。
Yesterday afternoon, father told me about his_____________ as a young man.
2. 我国在过去三十年经历了巨大的变化。
Our country __________________ great changes in the last thirty years.
3. Before we moved into the new house, we bought many ______.
furnitures B. furniture
C. Pieces of furniture D. pieces of furnitures
experiences
has experienced
4. --Genny’s mother died last night.
--No wonder her spirits has been ______ greatly.
A. effected B. affected C. caused
5.天气的突然变化影响了他的健康。
The sudden change of weather _______ his health.
6. 我想知道这一事件是什么时候发生的。
I want to know when this event_________.
affected
occurred
7. 这个主意是他在梦中想到的。
The idea ___________ him in a dream.
8. 平均每年有400人死于这种疾病。
400 people a year die of this disease__________.
9.公共汽车在机场外接乘客。
The bus _______passengers outside the
airport.
occurred to
on average
picks up
I ____ you not to move my dictionary—now I can’t
find it.(04 全国)
A. asked B. ask
C. was taking D. had asked
According to the art dealer, the painting ____ to go
for at least a million dollars.(04 全国)
A. is expected B. expects
C. expected D. is expecting
A
A
3. --- The window is dirty.
--- I know. It ____ for weeks.(04 全国)
A. hasn’t cleaned B. didn’t clean
C. wasn’t cleaned D. hasn’t been cleaned
4. More patients ____ in hospital this year than last
year.(04 江苏)
A. treated B. have treated
C. had been treated D. have been treated
D
D
5. The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and
their power ____ increased enormously ever since.
(04 上海)
A. is B. was
C. has been D. had been
--- How long ____ at this job?
--- Since 1990.
A. were you employed B. have you been employed
C. had you been employed D. will you employed
C
B