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UNIT 4 NATURAL DISASTERS
主题语境类型:人与自然;话题:自然灾害与防范,安全常识与自我保护;话题涉及教材其他内容:选择性必修第二册 UNIT 5 FIRST AID;选择性必修第三册 UNIT 3 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
1.damage vt.损害;破坏
n.损坏;损失
Once,when trying a certain trick on the beam (横杆),I fell onto the stones,damaging a nerve in my hand ...(2021·全国甲卷,阅读理解C)
一次,我在横梁上尝试某种技巧时,摔倒在石头上,损害了手上的神经……
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①A terrible earthquake hit the city, (damage) many buildings.
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②As is known to us all,smoking (对……造成损害) health.
③The flood (造成损失) to property estimated as $6 million.
④He fell over and (弄坏了他的电脑).
答案:①damaging ②causes/does damage to
③caused/did damage ④damaged his computer
cause/do damage to 对……造成损害
pay for the damage 赔偿损失
damage one’s health 损害某人的健康
damage sb./sth. 伤害某人/毁坏某物
2.affect vt.影响;(疾病)侵袭;深深打动
Athletes and scientists have long known that meal timing affects performance.(2020·江苏卷,阅读理解C)
运动员和科学家们早就知道,用餐时间会影响成绩。
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①With the help of local government,those people (affect) by the flood have moved to a new place.
②Most people present at the meeting were deeply (affect) by his story.
答案:①affected ②affected
be affected by 受……的影响;被……感动
affect sb./sth. 影响某人/某物
be affected with a high fever 发高烧
affection n. 喜爱
表示“对……有影响”的短语还有:
have an effect/influence/impact on/upon...
3.ruin n.&vt.破坏;毁坏
Does Kilimanjaro deserve its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of tourists ruining the atmosphere of peace?(2019·全国Ⅰ卷,完形填空)
游人如织,安谧不再,乞力马扎罗山真得堪担此名吗?
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①The whole city lay in (ruin) after the earthquake.
②Last week,the bad weather (ruin) our trip.
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③如果你不停止熬夜,你会毁掉自己的健康。
答案:①ruins ②ruined ③If you don’t quit staying up late,you will ruin your health.
lie/ be in ruins 成为废墟;严重受损;破败不堪
fall into ruin 毁坏;毁灭;败落
ruin sth./ sb. 毁坏某物/毁灭某人;使破产(或失去地位等)
ruin one’s future/ health/fame 毁掉某人的前程/健康/名誉
4.trap vt.使落入险境;使陷入圈套
n.陷阱;险境
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①They were late because they (