(讲义)Unit 2 Natural Disasters 导读 话题妙切入-【提分教练】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语必修第三册(译林版2020)

1．Disaster hastens growth.Growth should include resilience in the soul. 灾难促进成长。成长应该包括心灵上的抗灾能力。 2．Natural disasters are the punishment for humanity's destruction of nature. 自然灾害是对人类破坏自然的惩罚。 3．Try to avoid disasters before they come，and try to turn them into opportunities after they come. 灾难来之前，尽量避免灾难的出现；灾难来之后，努力把灾难转变成机遇。 An angel saw an old farmer smoking by the roadside, so he asked him，“Hello, what are you doing here？” The farmer replied，“I am waiting，”Puzzled，the angel asked, “What are you waiting for？”The farmer said happily，“Once the wind blew down the trees, which saved me a lot of energy. And the other day the lightning set fire to the hay I was going to burn. So I am waiting for an earthquake to turn potatoes out of the ground.”The angel said，“ Oh, you are so lucky. Wish you good luck again.”So don't take for granted what happens accidentally. Recently news about the great effect of Hurricane Harvey on thousands of people caught my eye.I saw many unfortunate events.However，there was also the bright news that confirmed the goodness of mankind.That's why the story about the guys in the bakery caught my eye. When the staff at a Mexican bakery chain in Houston were trapped inside the building for two days，they didn't sit there feeling sorry for themselves.They used their time wisely after the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey.While they were waiting for the eventual rescue that came on Monday morning，four decided to make as many loaves of bread as possible for their community. The flood water rose in the street outside.They took advantage of their emergency power supply to bake bread.They used more than 4，200 pounds of flour to create hundreds of loaves and sheets of sweet bread.Although the water kept rising，they continued baking to help more people.By the time the owner managed to get to them，they had made so much bread，and then the owner took the bread to loads of emergency centers across the city for people affected by the floods. The store manager，Brian