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Unit 2 Natural disasters
晨背一 Welcome to the unit,Reading & Grammar and usage
[对应默写练习一]
county n.郡,县
injure vt.伤害,使受伤;损害
•injured adj.受伤的
the injured伤者
•injury n.伤害;伤;损伤
do sb an injury=do an injury to sb伤害某人
Some people injured their arms and some suffered a head injury in the accident.Luckily,the injured were rushed to hospital right away.
一些人在事故中手臂受伤,一些人头部受伤。幸运的是,伤者被立即送往医院。
disaster n.灾难,灾害;彻底失败
at large整个,全部
I think the chances of getting reforms accepted by the community at large remain extremely remote.
我认为,让整个团体都接受改革的希望仍然极其渺茫。
reaction n.反应,回应;抗拒;化学反应
•reaction to...对……的反应
•react vi.起反应;对……作出反应
react to对……作出反应;回应……
react against反抗
When I learnt that my boss approved my plan,my first reaction was extreme excitement.If you were me,how would you react to the good news?
当我得知老板批准了我的计划时,我的第一反应是极度兴奋。如果你是我,你会对这个好消息作何反应?
crash n.碰撞声,破裂声;碰撞;崩溃 vi.& vt.碰撞,撞击;崩溃
•crash into 撞击;闯入
She noticed a car crash into a big tree nearby;fortunately there was nobody getting injured.
她注意到一辆汽车撞上了附近的一棵大树;幸运的是没有人受伤。
signal vi.& vt.发信号,示意;标志 n.信号,暗号;标志;信号灯
•signal (to/for) sb to do sth 示意某人做某事
signal sb that...示意某人……
•a traffic signal交通信号
A signal failure has given rise to the crash,which signals that we must check traffic lights on a regular basis.
信号灯故障导致这次撞车事故,这表明我们必须定期检查交通信号灯。
exit vi.& vt.出去,离去,退场;退出 n.出口,通道;离开
orderly adj.有秩序的,有条理的,整齐的
•order n.命令;顺序 vt.命令
He ordered me to keep my room in order and orderly surroundings could guarantee my learning efficiency.
他命令我保持房间的整洁,整洁的环境可以保证我的学习效率。
stair n.楼梯;梯级
roll n.名单;卷;一管;翻滚 vi.& vt.翻滚;滚动;翻身;卷起
•roll call点名
confirm vt.证实,确认;使确信;批准
•confirm sb in sth使某人确信某事
It has been confirmed that...已经证实/确定……
safe and sound安然无恙的
They were caught in a sandstorm in the region,but to our relief,they returned safe and sound.
他们在该地区遭遇了沙尘暴,但令我们欣慰的是,他们平安归来。
hug vt.拥抱,搂抱;抱紧
procedure n.程序,步骤,手续
tsunami n.海啸
odd adj.奇怪的,怪异的;偶尔的;不成对的
bubble n.泡,气泡,泡沫
occur vi.发生,出现;存在于
•occur to被想到,浮现在脑中
It occurs/occurred to sb that.../to do...某人突然想到……
•occurrence n.发生的事情;发生;出现
It occurred to him that similar occurrences had occurred before.
他想起以前也发生过类似的事。
keep one’s head (在困境中)保持冷静
Even if my former deskmate met with emergencies,he still could keep his head.
即使我的前同桌遇到紧急情况,他也能保持冷静。
relief n.宽慰,轻松;减轻,消除;救济
•to one’s relief=to the relief of sb使某人宽慰的是
in/with relief如释重负;松了口气
•relieve v.给(某人)换班;减轻;解除(痛苦、忧愁等)
relieve sb of sth缓解/减轻某人的(痛苦、负担等)
•relieved adj.放心的;感到宽慰的
To our great relief,the drug could effectively relieve his pain.Feeling relieved,we cast a smile to him.
使我们大为宽慰的是,这种药能有效地减轻他的疼痛。我们感到很宽慰,对他投去了微笑。
typhoon n.台风
destructive adj.引起破坏(或毁灭)的,破坏(或毁灭)性的
•destroy v.破坏
•destruction n.破坏
The destructive typhoon almost destroyed all the crops and local farmers suffered a lot from the serious destruction.
毁灭性的台风几乎摧毁了所有的庄稼,严重的破坏使当地农民遭受了很大的损失。
pole n.柱,杆;极
•polar adj.地极的
inform vt.通知;了解,熟悉
•inform sb of/about sth通知某人某事
inform sb that...通知某人……
inform oneself of/about sth了解;熟悉某事
•informed adj.有见识的;有学问的;知情的
keep sb informed of/about sth随时告知某人某事;使某人了解某事
•information n.信息;消息
He always informs me of the latest development of artificial intelligence and I benefit a lot from such new information.
= He always keeps me informed of the latest development of artificial intelligence and I benefit a lot from such new information.
他总是告诉我人工智能的最新发展,我从这些新信息中获益良多。
hurricane n.飓风
conference n.会议,研讨会;讨论,商谈
shock n.震惊,惊愕;剧烈震动 vt.使震惊
•in shock 震惊地
be numb with shock震惊得目瞪口呆
•shocking adj.令人震惊的
•shocked adj.震惊的;惊愕的
be shocked by/at...对……感到震惊
be shocked to do sth因做某事而感到震惊
be shocked that...对……感到震惊
The shocking news shocked us and we were so shocked that our mouths opened wide in shock.
这个令人震惊的消息震惊了我们,我们震惊得张大了嘴巴。
scare vt.& vi.惊吓,害怕 n.恐慌;惊吓
•scare...away/off把……吓跑
scare sb into doing sth恐吓/威胁某人做某事
•scary adj.恐怖的;吓人的
•scared adj.害怕的;恐惧的
(be) scared to death吓得要死
be scared to do sth害怕/不敢做某事
be scared of (doing) sth害怕(做)某事
The scared look suggested that something scary must have occurred to her.
惊恐的表情表明她身上一定发生了什么可怕的事情。
The device is not targeted at killing the animals but scaring them away so that they won’t do damage to the buildings.
这个装置不是用来杀死动物的,而是用来吓跑它们的,这样它们就不会对建筑物造成破坏。
power n.电,电力;权力;政权;控制力;能力;能量;力量
•in power当权
come to/into power开始掌权;上台
in/beyond one’s power在某人的能力范围内/超出某人的能力
•powerful adj.强有力的;强大的;有权势的
•powerless adj.无权的;无能为力
The more knowledge you master,the more powerful you will be.After all,knowledge is power.
你掌握的知识越多,你就会越强大。毕竟,知识就是力量。
run out of用完,耗尽
•run out用光(不及物动词短语,不能用于被动语态)
I am running out of my money and thus,could you be kind enough to lend me some?
我的钱快花光了,你能好心借给我一些吗?
supply n.补给,补给品;供应;供应量,储备 vt.供应,供给,提供
•supply sb with sth=supply sth to sb给某人提供某物
The government tried its best to supply enough medical supplies,shelter and food to those who were affected by the hurricane.
政府尽最大努力为受飓风影响的人们提供足够的医疗补给品、住所和食物。
donate vt.捐赠,赠送;献(血)
•donation n.捐赠;捐赠物
•donate sth to...=make a donation of sth to...向……捐赠某物
The generous official donated everyday supplies to those who lived in poverty and he won respect for his large donation.
这位慷慨的官员把日常用品捐赠给那些生活贫困的人,他的大笔捐赠赢得了人们的尊敬。
charity n.慈善机构(或组织);慈善,施舍;仁爱,宽容
staff n.全体职工;管理人员 vt.在……工作,任职于
slide n.幻灯片;降低;滑行;山崩 vi.& vt.滑行;逐渐陷入
fund n.资金;基金 vt.为……提供资金;资助
hold on to紧紧抓住
at the same time同时
blow away吹走
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