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U8 Literature
L3 20,000 Leagues under the Sea
Language points
1. The crash was so violent that I have no clear recollection of
falling from the boat.
撞击实在是太猛烈了,我不清楚自己是怎么从船上摔下来的。
violent adj. 1) sudden and powerful 强烈的
2) involving actions that are intended to injure or kill people, by hitting them, shooting them etc 暴力的,强暴的
3) showing very strong angry emotions or opinions〔情绪、意见等〕愤怒的,激烈的
so…that…如此……以至于,引导结果状语从句
e.g. a violent explosion 剧烈的爆炸
violent thunderstorms 强雷暴
There was a violent clash between rival supporters after the match.
那次比赛后两队的支持者发生了暴力冲突。
He has a violent temper.
他的脾气很暴躁。
violence n. 暴力,暴行;激烈的力量
violently adv. 强烈地,激烈地;猛烈地,厉害地
e.g. Violence broke out inside the prison last night.
昨晚监狱里发生了暴力事件。
We were all surprised at the violence of his anger.
我们都对他的愤怒感到惊讶。
She violently disagreed with what we said.
她强烈反对我们所说的。
He was violently sick. 他非常不舒服。
【语境应用】用violent的正确形式填空。
1) There was a(n) ________ reaction from the public.
2) She shook her head ________.
3) The ________ of her feelings surprised him.
violent
violently
violence
2.“Help, help!”I shouted, swimming towards the boat
in desperation.
“救命啊,救命啊!”我大喊着,绝望地朝船游去。
e.g. a look of desperation 绝望的眼神
an act of desperation 破釜沉舟之举
In desperation, they jumped out of the window to escape the fire.
情急之下,他们跳出窗户躲避大火。
desperation n. the state of being desperate
绝望,拼命,不顾一切
desperate adj. 绝望的;铤而走险的,极严重的;非常需要的
be desperate for 非常渴望
be desperate to do sth 不顾一切做某事
desperately adv. 拼命地,极严重地,绝望地
e.g. Peter was desperate after the failure of his plans.
Peter的计划失败后他很绝望。
The young man was desperate for a job.
这个年轻人非常需要一份工作。
Spike was absolutely desperate to see his lawyer.
Spike急切地想见他的律师。
【语境应用】翻译下列句子。
1) Jack made a desperate attempt to save the company.
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