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Lesson 62
After the fire
Vocabulary
n.
v.
adj.
smoke
desolate
threaten
surrounding
flood
authority
grass-seed
spray
quantity
root
century
patch
blacken
control
control n. 控制
under control 处于控制之下
out of control / beyond control 超出控制范围,失控
警察花了好几个月的时间去驯服那只狗。
It took the policeman months to
get the dog under control.
threaten v. 威胁
他砸碎我的窗子并威胁我。
He broke my windows and threatened me.
threat[θret] n. 威胁
threatened['θretənd] adj. 受到威胁的
threatening[ˈθretnɪŋ] adj. 威胁的; 胁迫的; 险恶的
surrounding adj. 周围的
The surrounding land is low.
周围的地势低洼。
surround[səˈraʊnd] v. 围绕
surroundings[səˈraʊndɪŋz] n. 环境;周围的事物
destruction n. 破坏, 毁灭 拓展
the destruction of the rainforests
对热带雨林的破坏
destruct[dɪs'trʌkt] v. 破坏;毁灭
destructive[dɪˈstrʌktɪv] adj. 破坏性的;毁灭性的
flood n. 洪水,水灾
The flood is caused by cutting too much trees.
洪水是由于滥伐林木造成的.
v. 涌出
Tears flooded from her eyes.
泪水涌出了她的眼睛.
Her eyes are flooded with tears.
她的眼里满是泪水。
quantity n. 量
词组:in large quantities 大量地
辨析:quality[ˈkwɒləti] n. 品质;性质
相对于数量而言我更看重品质。
I prefer quality to quantity.
root n. (roots) 根; 根源
the root of… …的根部; …的根源
take root 生根
blacken v. 变黑,发暗
烟把墙壁都熏黑了。
Smoke has blackened the walls.
诋毁别人的名声是不对的。
It’s wrong to blacken someone’s name.
1. He decided to give up control _________ the company.
A. about B. in C. of D. on
答案: C
2. 这房子看起来很荒凉。
答案: The house looks very desolate.
3. 这些树有巨大的根。
答案: These trees have large roots.
4. The enemy had threatened _________ the town.
A. to destroy B. destroying
C. to leave D. leaving
答案: A
5. 人们从周围的村庄进入城里。
People went into town _______ ________ ______.
答案: from the surrounding countryside
6. 我们应该停止对古建筑的破坏。
We should stop _________ _________ _________ ancient buildings.
答案: the destruction of
7. People only need a _________ quantity of salt every day.
A. high B. large
C. low D. small
答案: D
Listening
What was the danger to the villages after the fire?
That winter rain would wash the soil away and cause serious floods.
Reading
1. Grass-seed had to be planted quickly _