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Quiz I: Fill in the blanks.
1. Balloons make me nervous - I hate it when they _____ (爆裂).
2. The election was the main e____ of 1999.
3. All the ______ (countries) of the world will be represented at the conference.
4. His coat was covered with ____ (污垢).
5. Her injury ______ (destroyed) her chances of winning the race.
6. The war will cause widespread human ________ (pain).
7. Most of the old part of the city was _________ (毁坏) by bombs during the war.
8. The chimney was made of ______ (砖).
9. She fell and ________ (hurt) her shoulder.
10. The lifeboat ________ (援救) the sailors from the sinking boat.
Quiz II: Translation.
1. 他穷得无法买新衣。
He was ______________ a new coat.
2. 这名官员说,一周来大雨造成的损失总额,估计已达七百二十万美元以上。
The official said the total damage caused by the week-long rains is estimated to _______________ 7.2 million US dollars.
3. 世界似乎到了末日!
_____________ the world was _________!
4. 人们开始纳闷,这场灾难还会持续多久?
People began to wonder _____________________________.
5. 他像牛一样强壮。
He is ___________ an ox.
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Unit 4 Earthquakes
①The river was threatening to burst its banks.
河流有决口的危险。
②Balloons make me nervous - I hate it when they burst.
气球令我感到紧张——我讨厌它们突然爆炸。
③If I eat any more cake I'll burst!
我再吃蛋糕肚皮就会胀破的!
1. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst.
vi./vt.(使)迸裂,(使)爆炸
burst
to break open or apart suddenly, or to make sth do this
① I knew they were bursting with curiosity but I said nothing.
我知道他们充满了好奇,但我什么也没说。
② I'm bursting to go to the loo!
我急着想上厕所!
③ Tom was bursting to tell everyone the news.
汤姆迫不及待地想把消息告诉每个人。
vi.(心中)充满;心情迫切
burst
to feel a strong emotion, or strong wish to do sth
burst into song/tears/laughter
② Smoke started pouring out from underneath, then the truck burst into flames.
烟开始从下面冒了出来,接着卡车便着火了。
突然开始唱歌/流泪/大笑
① Much to my surprise Ben suddenly burst into song.
令我非常惊讶的是,本突然唱起歌来。
② I had a sudden burst of energy and cleaned the house from top to bottom.
我突然间精力大好,把屋子从上到下清洁了一遍。
n. 爆裂
when sth breaks open and what is inside b