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Unit 4
Natural Disasters
第2课时
Reading and Thinking
——阅读与思考
必修第一册
南方凤凰台 5A新学案 · 英语 RJ
语篇探究
① lie/be in ruins 成为废墟
fall into ruin 破败不堪,严重受损
② ruin oneself 毁掉自己;自取灭亡
ruin one’s plan/hope/image/future/fame/chance 毁掉某人的计划/希望/形象/未来/名声/机会
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ruin /'ruːɪn/ n. & vt. 破坏;毁坏
① Years of fighting have left the area in ruins.
经年的战事已经使得这个地区满目疮痍。
② A large number of churches fell into ruin after the earthquake.
地震过后,许多教堂都毁了。
③ That one mistake ruined his chances of getting the job.
正是这个错误断送了他得到那份工作的机会。
【词义辨析】
destroy 强调以具有摧毁或杀伤性的力量把某物彻底毁掉
ruin 指把某物损害到不能再修理或使用的程度;也可用来表示抽象概念
damage 表示事物的价值或功能部分受损,可以重新修复
【即时微练】 用ruin, damage, destroy的适当形式填空
He was injured badly in a big fire, which ① ____________ the building completely. The accident did much ② __________ to his health and ③ __________ his future.
④ 洪水过后,村子里所有的房子都成了废墟。(完成句子)
After the flood, ____________________________________.
destroyed
damage
ruined
all the houses in the village were in ruins
① in shock 震惊,吃惊;处于休克状态
culture shock 文化冲击
② shocked adj. 震惊的;惊讶的
be shocked at/by 对……吃惊
be shocked that... 对……感到震惊
be shocked to do sth. 做某事很吃惊
③ shocking adj. 令人震惊的;令人气愤的
shock /ʃɒk/ n. 震惊;令人震惊的事;休克
vt.(使)震惊
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① He isn’t seriously injured but he is in shock.
他伤得不重,但处于休克状态。
② I was shocked to hear that he had quit his job.
听说他辞职了,我很震惊。
【易错提示】
shocked表示“感到震惊的”,指人的心理状态和心理感受;shocking表示“令人震惊的”,说明事物的性质、特点等。
It is shocking that all the workers were on strike.
令人震惊的是,所有的工人都在罢工。
【即时微练】 语法填空/一句多译
① Everyone in the street _______________ (shock) when they heard the news.
② There were some very ____________ (shock) pictures of the fighting on the news last night.
③ 听到他的死讯,我们感到震惊。
→_____________________________________(be shocked at)
→_________________________________________(be shocked to do)
→________________________________(be shocked that...)
was shocked
shocking
We were shocked at the news of his death.
We were shocked to hear the news of his death.
We were shocked that he was dead.
① be trapped in 困在……中;陷在……中
trap sb. into (doing) sth. 使某人