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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
1. affect v.影响(= influence);侵袭,感染(= infect);深深打动(= move sb deeply)
affection n.喜爱,钟爱
例:(1)With the government’s help, those who were affected by the earthquake have moved to the new settlements.
(2)Diseases will affect us if we ignore our health for work.
(3)She was deeply affected by the story.
2. effect n.影响,结果,效果 effective adj.有效的
side effect(s) 副作用 greenhouse effect 温室效应
(人+)put ... into effect 实施,实行 (物+)come into effect 生效,起作用
have an effect on ... 对...有影响
take effective measures to do sth 采取有效措施去做某事
例:(1)We must take effective measures to stop forests from being cut.
(2)Global warming has a great effect on plants and animals in the world.
(3)The law is going to come into effect on December 21st.
3. ruin v.毁坏,糟蹋 n.毁灭,废墟
ruined adj.毁坏了的,严重受损的
in ruins 成为废墟,破败不堪 fall into ruin 灭亡,荒废,衰落
例:(1)Six days later, this area and several surrounding villages lay in ruins.
(2)Don’t let a small disagreement ruin your friendship.
4. trap n.陷阱;险境,困境;圈套 v.使落入险境,把...困住;设陷阱捕捉,卡住,夹住
be trapped in ... = be caught in ... = be stuck in ... 被困在...
例:(1)I didn’t get to school on time because I was trapped in the heavy rain.
(2)They set off for the destination too late, or they wouldn’t have been trapped in the storm.
5. bury v.埋葬,安葬,掩埋
bury oneself in ... = be buried in ... 专心致志于...,埋头于...
bury one’s face by hands 以手掩面
例:(1)The man buried himself in the magazine.
(2)He walked slowly, with his hands buried in his pockets.
(3)Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
6. suffer v.患(病),(因疾病)受苦;遭受(困难等)
suffering n.痛苦,苦难,折磨
suffer from ... 因...而受苦
suffer a heart attack 患心脏病 suffer from a lot of pain 遭受巨大痛苦
例:(1)He greatly suffered from homesickness during his first few months abroad.
(2)This experience caused him much mental suffering.
7. effort n.努力,艰难的尝试
effortless adj.不费力的,轻松的
make every effort to do sth 尽一切努力去做某事(= try one’s best to do s