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Unit 4
Disaster Survival
Listening and Viewing
Adjective, verb or noun phrases
to describe a typhoon.
Brainstorm
heavy rain
wind blows fiercely
fallen trees
huge waves
broken vases/ glass
dirty streets
mighty
... ?
Typhoon Mangkhut
Struck Southern China
n. 测量,测度;措施;程度;尺寸
vt. 测量;估量
measure
beyond measure 无可估量
for good measure 另外:附加于要求的数量
in a measure 在某种程度上
The local administration says the curfew is a precautionary measure.
地方当局说宵禁是一种预防措施。
Key expressions
n. 量度;份量,尺寸;测量法
measurement
measurement system 测量系统
temperature measurement 温度测量measurement accuracy 量测精度
He has made an accurate measurement of my garden.
他准确地丈量了我的花园。
Key expressions
adj. 定居的,常驻的;固有的,
n. 居民;(旅馆的)住宿者
resident
permanent resident 永久性居民
local resident 当地居民
resident representative 居民代表
Non-resident guests are welcome to use the hotel swimming pool.
欢迎非旅馆住客使用本旅馆的游泳池。
Key expressions
adj. 住宅的, 与居住有关的
residential
residential area 居民区
residential building 住宅建筑物
residential property 住宅物业
Training involves a two-year residential course.
培训包含一门为期两年的住校学习课程。
Key expressions
n. 住处,住宅;居住时间
residence
They had entered the country and had applied for permanent residence.
他们已经入境该国, 并申请了永久居留权。
Key expressions
vt. (使)加快,(使)增速;加速
accelerate
Perhaps the fact that the car was tailgating him made him accelerate.
或许是因为那辆汽车跟得太紧,他才加速的。
accelerator n. 加速器;催速剂
He eased his foot off the accelerator.
他慢慢松开油门。
Key expressions
n. 轻松,舒适;容易;安逸; 自在
vt. 解除痛苦;减轻;延缓
ease
at (one's) ease 安适;不窘迫
ease someone's mind 宽慰某人
They sprawl at ease across the sofa, arms draped over the back.
他们惬意地躺在沙发上,胳膊搭在后面。
Key expressions
n. (绳子的)股,绞;海滨
vt. 使滞留,使搁浅; 陷于困境
strand
She tried to blow a gray strand of hair from her eyes.
她竭力想把眼前的一缕白发吹开。
Key expressions
n. 港口;
vt. 举枪; 左转舵
port
port of entry 进口港,报关港
They had asked Hong Kong for permission to put into port there.
他们请求香港允许他们在那里入港停留。
Key expressions
adj. 强壮的