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Ⅰ.重点词汇
1.shock vt. 使震惊;使难以置信→shocked adj. 感到震惊的→shocking adj. 令人震惊的
be shocked by/at ... 对……感到震惊
be shocked to do ... 因做……而震惊
in shock 震惊;休克
2.escape vi.& vt. 逃离;逃避
escape from 从……逃脱
3.survive vi.& vt. 活下来;幸存→survival n. 幸存;幸存者(物);残存物→survivor n. 幸存者
4.frightened adj. 受惊的,害怕的→frighten vt. (使)惊恐→frightening adj. 令人惊恐的;骇人的
5.curious adj. 好奇的→curiosity n. 好奇;好奇心
be curious about 对……感到好奇
be curious to do sth 极想做某事
It's curious that ... 奇怪的是……
out of curiosity 出于好奇
with curiosity= curiously 好奇地
meet/satisfy one's curiosity 满足某人的好奇心
6.observation n. 观察;观察结果→observe v. 看到,注意到,观察到;遵守(规则、法律等); 庆祝
under observation 受监视
observe sb do sth 观察某人做某事(全过程)
observe sb doing sth 观察某人正在做某事
7.equal adj. 相等的;相同的→equally adv.相等地;同样地
be equal to 与……相等;胜任;能应付
be equal to sth/doing sth 胜任某事/做某事
be equal in ... 在……方面比得上
be without equal/have no equal 无敌;没有能比得上的
8.measure vt. 估量,衡量;测量
measure ... by ... 用……来衡量……
make ... to one's measure 按某人的尺寸订做……
take measures (to do sth) 采取措施(做某事)
9.attempt n.& vt. 努力,尝试,企图
attempt to do sth 试图/努力做某事
make an attempt to do sth 试图做某事
10.suffering n. (肉体或精神上的)痛苦;折磨→suffer v. (因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等)受苦,受难,受折磨→sufferer n. 受害者;患者
suffer from ... 遭受……折磨;患……病
11.protection n. 保护;防护 →protect vt. 保护;防护
protect ... from/against 保护……以防……
12.preparation n. 预备,准备→prepare v. 准备;筹备
13.anxiously adv. 焦虑地;不安地→anxious adj. 焦虑;忧虑;担心;渴望→anxiety n. 忧虑;担心;渴望
be anxious for/about 为……担心/担忧
be anxious to do sth 渴望做某事;急切希望做某事
with anxiety 焦虑地
14.turn one's back (on sb/sth) 对……置之不理,对……撒手不管
15.on the edge of 在……边缘;某事快要发生(尤指不好的事)
16.breathe in 吸气
17.run out 用完;耗尽
18.break down 停止运转,出故障
Ⅱ.教材原句
1.It took less than a single day to change my hair from black to white. (教材P30)
不到一天的时间,我的头发就从黑色变成了白色。
2.The moment I heard the word I became very frightened. (教材P31)
我一听到这个词就变得非常害怕。
3.The first, the larger the bodies were, the more rapidly they fell. (教材P31)
第一,越大的东西,沉得越快。
4.As you can see, the reason why I'm here to tell the story is that I made the right decision. (教材P31)
如你所见,我之所以能在这里讲故事是因为我做了正确的决定。