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B1U4 Natural Disasters
1. flood n. 洪水;大量 vi. vt. (使)淹没;大量涌入
n. The river is in flood 河水泛滥
a flood of thank-you letters 大量的感谢信件
The child was in floods of tears.
v. The heavy rain flooded the village. 大雨淹没了这个村庄。
Telephone calls came __ flooding in __ from all over the country.
全国各地的电话像潮水般打来。
2. rescue 营救;救援
vt. The dog rescued the child ______from________ drowning. 那狗救起了一名落水儿童。
n. ______ a rescue attempt/operation ____ 一次营救行动
1. ________ come/go to sb’s rescue________= rescue sb营救某人
3. damage 毁坏; 损害;伤害
vt. damage crops/ houses/ cars
n. This could _____cause_____ serious ____damage___ ____to__ the country's economy.
这可能对国家的经济造成严重破坏。 [U]
_________the damage to a person's reputation_______ 对个人名誉的损害
damages_______损害赔偿金_______
4. destroy 摧毁;毁灭 n.______ destruction ______ adj. _______ destructive ______
The building was___ completely destroyed _____ by fire. 这栋建筑物被大火彻底焚毁了。
destroy forest/ ability/ hope
区别damage与destroy:
damage (部分)毁坏; 损害;伤害destroy (完全)摧毁;毁灭
5. affect vt. 影响;(疾病)侵袭;深深打动
Your opinion will not affect my decision.
你的意见不会影响我的决定。
Her heart had become affected by the virus. (=_____infect___)
_______ They were deeply affected by the news of her death. _______________________. 她死亡的消息使他们唏嘘不已。
n. ______ affection __________
As an architect, he _____ has/ had an affection for/ toward _____ all kinds of fanciful/ quaint architecture.
作为一名建筑师,他对各类奇特的建筑非常钟爱。
6. shelter n. 避难处 [C]; 庇护[U] vt.保护 vi.躲避
n. a rough shelter______简陋的窝棚______
We _____ took shelter ____from the storm in a barn. 我们在一个谷仓里躲避暴风雨。
look for a place ______ for shelter ___找个地方避避 seek shelter______寻求庇护____
v. shelter sb/sth from sb/ sth=______protect_______ sb/ sth from sb/ sth
7. It seemed as if the world _____were____ (be) coming to an end!
好像世界末日到了!(虚拟情况) 时态前推
Her lips parted as if she _____was___ (be) about to take a deep breath.
她张开了嘴,好像要做深呼吸。(真实情况)
8. effect n. 影响;效果;结果
n. Modern farming methods can ___ have/