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Unit 8 Natural disasters
The Taiwan earthquake
Reading 2
Revision
Timmy is a teenager. He lives in Taiwan. He survived the (1) __________ in 1999. He was sleeping when he heard a loud noise. It was like the noise of (2) _______. Then the noise became really loud. It sounded like (3) ______ under the ground. After that, pieces of glass and (4) ______ fell down. When the noise ended, he was (5) _______ and could not get out. A moment of (6) ____ went through his mind. Then he tried to (7) _____ down and (8) _________ for help. Finally, people moved away the bricks and saved him.
thunder
bombs
earthquake
bricks
trapped
fear
calm
screamed
Phrases and Useful expressions
crash into---
mop---up
hear about/of---
be / get hurt
fall asleep
feel sleepy
fall down
say to oneself
撞到/进……
用拖把拖干净……
受伤
入睡
感到困倦
跌倒,倒下来
自言自语
in the early morning
feel a slight shake
a loud noise like thunder
in fear
run out of the building
try/ do one’s best to do
in all directions
come down
not ---at all
be in trapped
清晨,凌晨
感到轻微的摇晃
雷鸣般的巨响
惊恐地,害怕地
跑出大楼
尽力做某事
(向)四面八方
下来,倒塌, 坍塌
根本不,一点也不
被困住
a moment of fear
calm down
find one’s way out
shouts from excited people
move ---away
at last
scream/ shout for help
pull myself through the dark
一阵恐惧
冷静
找到出路
激动的人群的叫喊声
搬走
最后,终于
尖叫/ 大声喊救命
在黑暗中爬行
Important languages points
1. shake既可以作及物动词,也可以作不及物动词,意为“摇动,震动”。 shake作及物动词时,后可跟名词(短语)或代词作宾语。
feel a slight shake 感到一阵轻微的震动
shake one’s hand/ shake hands with sb 握手
Why are all the windows shaking?
The doctor shook her head and said nothing.
(1) Are you_______ because of the cold
weather?
(2) When the earthquake really started,
the earth _______.
shaking
shook
2.in all directions (向) 四面八方
=in every direction
in the direction of+place (向) ……的方向
(1) The birds flew away_____________ when they heard the loud noise.
(2) Students go____________________ their home after school.
in all directions
in the direction of