内容正文:
A natural disaster is an event with a natural,as opposed to human,cause that results in large-scale loss of life or damage to property.It could be related to weather,geology,biology or even factors outside the Earth.
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Discovering Useful Structures
阅读单词
1.tornado n.龙卷风;旋风
2.landslide n.(山地或悬崖的)崩塌;滑坡
3.tsunami n.海啸
4.magnitude n.(地)震级;重大
5.evacuate vt.疏散;撤出
vi.撤离
6.helicopter n.直升机
7.crack n.裂纹;裂缝
vi.&vt.(使)破裂
8.gas n.气体;燃气;汽油
9.brick n.砖;砖块
10.metal n.金属
11.unify vi.&vt.统一;(使)成一体
12.context n.上下文;语境;背景
13.volcano n.火山
14.typhoon n.台风
15.hurricane n.(尤指西大西洋的)飓风
核心单词
1.disaster n.灾难;灾害
2.drought n.旱灾;久旱
3.slide vi.&vt.(使)滑行;滑动
4.flood n.洪水;大量
vi.淹没;大量涌入
vt.使灌满水;淹没
5.rescue n.&vt.营救;救援
6.damage vt.损害;破坏
n.损坏;损失
7.destroy vt.摧毁;毁灭
8.affect vt.影响;(疾病)侵袭;深深打动
9.shelter n.避难处;居所;庇护
vt.保护;掩蔽
vi.躲避(风雨或危险)
10.ruin n.&vt.破坏;毁坏
11.percent n.百分之……
adj.& adv.每一百中
12.electricity n.电;电能
13.trap vt.使落入险境;使陷入圈套
n.险境;陷阱
14.bury vt.埋葬;安葬
15.effort n.努力;艰难的尝试;尽力
16.supply n.供应(量);补给;[pl.]补给品
vt.供应;供给
运用词汇
1.death n.死;死亡→die vi.死;死亡→dying adj.垂死的;临终的→dead adj.无生命的;死亡的→deadly adj.致命的
2.shock n.震惊;令人震惊的事;休克 vt.(使)震惊→shocking adj.令人震惊的→shocked adj.震惊的;惊讶的
3.breathe vi.&vt.呼吸→breath n.呼吸→breathless adj.气喘吁吁的
4.revive vt.&vi.复活;(使)苏醒→revival n.振兴;复苏
5.wisdom n.智慧;才智→wise adj.明智的→wisely adv.聪明地;明智地→unwise adj.不明智的
6.suffer vt.遭受;蒙受 vi.(因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等)受苦→suffering n.折磨;苦难
7.erupt vi.&vt.(火山)爆发;(岩浆、烟等)喷出→eruption n.爆发
8.survive vi.生存;存活 vt.幸存;艰难度过→survival n.幸存→survivor n.幸存者;生还者
重点词块
1.set up 建立
2.as usual 像往常一样
3.as if 似乎;好像;仿佛
4.come to an end 结束;走向末日
5.in ruins 严重受损;破败不堪
6.instead of 而不是;代替
7.in shock 震惊;吃惊
8.dig out 挖掘;找出
9.suffer from 遭受
10.in the open air 露天;在户外
重点句型
1.仿佛世界末日即将来临!
It seemed as if the world were coming to an end!
2.数以千计的孩子失去了父母。
Thousands of children were left without parents.
3.幸存者目及之处无一不是废墟。
Everywhere survivors looked,there was nothing but ruins.
4.没有水和食物,电也停了。
Water,food and electricity were hard to get.
5.工人们为那些家园被毁的幸存者盖起了避难所。
Workers