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Vocabulary Learning I
Unit 4
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in the open air 露天;在户外
They enjoyed dining
in the open air.
disaster [dɪˈzɑːstə(r)] n.灾难;灾害
flood [flʌd] n.洪水;大量
The museum was flooded with visitors during the holiday season.
vi. 淹没;大量涌入
vt. 使灌满水;淹没
death [deθ] n. 死,死亡
变形:die n. 死,死亡
dead adj. 去世的
deadly adj.致命的
dying adj.垂死的
He acted as if nothing had happened. 他表现得好像什么都没发生过一样。
as if 似乎;好像;仿佛
suffer [ˈsʌfə] vt. 遭受;蒙受
vi.(因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等)受苦
suffer from... 因…而痛苦;患有(疾病等)
suffer pains/losses/damage
经历/遭受……
in shock 震惊
shock
vt. (使) 震惊
n.震惊;令人震惊的事;休克; 电击
survive [səˈvaɪv] vt. 幸存;艰难度过
vi.生存;存活
context [ˈkɒntekst] n. 上下文;语境;背景
breathe [ bri:ð] v.呼吸
take a (deep) breath 呼吸
out of breath 上气不接下气
breath[ breθ] n. 呼吸
calm [ kɑ:m ] adj.镇静的;沉着的
v. 使平静;使镇静
calm down 平静下来
calmness n. 冷静;镇静
crash [kræʃ] v. 碰撞;撞击; 坠毁
n. 撞车;碰撞; 坠毁
crash into... 碰撞...
car crash 车祸
trap [træp] n. 险境;陷阱 v. 使落入险境;使陷入圈套
be/become trapped in…
陷入…; 被困在…中
fall into a trap 落入圈套
sweep [swi:p] v. 打扫;清扫
( swept---swept)
sweep away 消灭;彻底消除
power [ˈpaʊə(r)] n. 电力供应;能力;力量;控制力
powerful adj.强有力的
wave /weɪv/ n. 海浪;波浪
vt. & vi. 挥手;招手
The ocean waves were not gentle.
They waved to the crowd.
effort [ˈefət] n. 努力;艰难的尝试;尽力
make efforts/ an effort to do... 努力做……
spare no effort to do sth 不遗余力做某事
with effort 吃力地
wisdom [ˈwɪzdəm] n. 智慧;才智
wise adj. 有智慧的;聪明的
ruin ['ru:ɪn] n./v. 破坏;毁坏
be/lie in ruins 严重受损;破败不堪
一词多义
strike[straɪk] v. 侵袭;突击;击打 n.罢工;罢课; 袭击
(struck, struck/stricken)
be struck by 被……打动
sth strike(s) sb = It strikes sb that…
某人突然想起……
① The clock struck twelve when I got home last night.
② A terrible earthquake did strike the city on 11 March.
③ A good idea struck me when I was reading the newspaper.
④ The visitors were struck by the beauty of the West Lake.
(钟)敲
侵袭
突然想到
打动;把……迷住
固定搭配
固定搭配 同义表达
lead to
give up
go to great lengths to do
不遗余力去做
result in/ bring about/ cause
quit/ drop
spare no effort to do
词形变化
v. n. adj.
die
suffer ×
shock
survive ×
× power
× length
× wisdom
breathe
death
dead去世的; deadly致命的;
dying垂死的
suffering苦难; sufferer受难者
shock
shocked(人);shocking(物)
survival幸存;survivor幸存者
powerful强大的;powerless无力的
long
wise
breath
breathless 气喘吁吁的
语篇学习
A weekend camping in the open air turned into a disaster when flash floods struck LongcaoValley, leading to the tragic death of seven people.
译:一次周末户外露营变成了一场灾难,龙槽沟突发山洪,导致七人死亡。
2. How can we give ourselves the best chance of surviving a flash flood?
译:我们如何才能在山洪暴发中获得最大的幸存机会?
讲题思路:
1)这句话断句后变成 。
2)这句话是主从复合句,从句是when引导的时间状从。
3)主句主干为 ,枝叶 做 (成分);
从句主干为 ,枝叶 做 (成分)。
4)所以,整句翻译为 。
3. In this context, you should take a deep breath to calm yourself down and get away from the scene quickly.
译:在这种情况下,你应该深吸一口气,冷静下来,迅速离开现场。
4. When the floods are crashing down, every second matters.
译:洪水袭来时,每一秒都很重要。
5. Give up your belongings and move immediately to higher ground.
译:放弃你的所有身外之物,立即转移到高处。
6. If you're trapped in rising floods, in order not to be swept away by the powerful waves, hold onto anything that's still and wait until you can escape.
译:如果你被不断上涨的洪水困住了,为了不被强劲的波涛冲走,抓住任何静止的东西,直到你能逃脱的时候。
Thank you
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