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Unit8 Welcome to the unit
1、disaster n.灾难;不幸,祸患 C
an air disaster 空难
disaster area灾区
不好的天气将会导致许多自然灾害。
Bad weather will lead to a lot of natural disasters.
2、Who will mop up the water if I go home without you?
mop
1)vt.用拖把擦干净 mopping
mop---mopped---mopped
· mop sth
The housewife is busy mopping the floor.
· mop sth up(adv.完全地) 用拖把把...擦干净 =mop up sth
mop the floor up=mop up the floor
mop it/them up
eat up吃光
drink up
use up
2) n.拖把 C
3、Earthquake kills thousands of people.
earthquake n.地震 C
2008年四川发生了一起地震。(三种表达方法)
There was an earthquake in Sichuan in 2008.
An earthquake happened in Sichuan in 2008.
An earthquake hit Sichuan in 2008.
对于科学家来说阻止地震发生是不可能的。
It is impossible for scientists to prevent/stop/keep the earthquake from happening.
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In fact, thousands of (地震) happen on the earth every year. earthquakes
thousands of成千上万的
thousands of(hundreds/millions of) 数以千计的(数以百计的/数以百万计的)
表示约数
扎龙自然保护区是成千上万稀有鸟类。
Zhalong Nature Reserve is home to thousands of rare birds.
成千上万的医生去了武汉抗击病毒。
Thousands of doctors went to Wuhan to fight against the virus.
two thousand ice lanterns
数词与hundred thousand million连用时,用原形而不用复数
其中的5000只鹤
five thousand of the cranes
4、 Car accident kills three men.
accident n.事故,意外的事 C
他在一起事故中丧生了。
He died/lost his life in an accident.
The accident happened at 3 p.m.
Most traffic accidents are caused by sleepy drivers.
by accident偶然地 意外地
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It was very foggy yesterday, there were a number of (accident) in the street. accidents
5、Coach crashes into tree.
coach
1)n.长途汽车 C coaches
go to so by coach=take a coach to sp.
a coach station
2) n.教练
a tennis coach
3)v. 训练,指导
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The (长途汽车)to Shanghai set out every ten minutes. coaches
crash
v.猛撞;碰撞
· crash into 撞上
The car crashed into the wall suddenly.
A coach crashed into the back of the bus.
· crash sth into 把…撞上
crash his car into the tree
6、Flood washes away village.
flood n.洪水,水灾
The heavy rain caused floods in many parts of the country.
We should