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Lesson 62
After the fire
New words
control n.控制
smoke n.烟
desolate adj.荒凉的
threaten v.威胁
surrounding adj.周围的
destruction n.破坏,毁灭
flood n.洪水,水灾
authority n.(常用复数)
当局
grass-seed n.草籽
spray v.喷散
quantity n.量
root n.根
century n.世纪
patch n.小片
blacken v.变黑,发暗
L62 After the fire
control [kən'trəul] n. 控制
out of control 失去控制
The fire was out of control.
这场火灾失去了控制。
under control 在控制之中
The fire has been under control.
火势已经得到了控制。
v. 控制
I can control it.
=I can manage it. 我能对付(口语)
smoke
[sməuk]
①n. 烟(雾)
be full of smoke 充满烟雾
There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪
②v. 吸烟
Don't smoke! = No smoking!
smoking area / smoking room 吸烟室
smoker ?
heavy smoker ?
nonsmoker ?
★desolate ['desələt]
adj. 荒凉的(无人居住的);
极度孤独的
The desolate person lives in a desolate island.
lonely
adj. 孤独的,偏僻的(有人居住的)
threaten ['θretən] v.
①威胁
threaten sb. with sth. 用某物恐吓某人
The wife threatened her husband with a knife.
theaten sth. with destruction 毁灭性地威胁某物
★surrounding [sə'raundiŋ]
adj. 周围的
surrounding villages
surround
v.围绕,包围,围住
I live in a house which is
surrounded by beautiful flowers.
★destruction [di'strʌkʃən] n. 破坏, 毁灭
The fire caused the destruction of my books.
destructive adj. 毁灭性的
destroy v. 破坏
construct v. 建设
construction n. 建设, 建筑
constructive adj. 有建设性的
flood [flʌd]
① n. 洪水, 水灾
a flood of tears 泪如泉涌
②v. 淹没
The room is flooded with water.
★spray [s