Unit 5 Nature's Temper 词汇讲义 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

八年级下册 Unit 5 Nature's Temper大自然的脾气

temper /ˈtempə(r)/ n. 脾气；怒气

temperature n. 气温；温度

lose one’s temper 发脾气

have a bad temper 脾气暴躁

in a bad temper 心情不好

earthquake /ˈɜːθkweɪk/ n. 地震

The earthquake took us by surprise too.

【注】take sb. by surprise 使某人大吃一惊

地震也让我们大吃一惊。

typhoon /taɪˈfuːn/ n. 台风

When the typhoon hit, my family were having dinner at home.

台风来袭时，我的家人正在家里吃晚饭。

Now, the typhoon is slowing down as it moves west, but it’s not over.

【注】slow down 慢下来；减速

be over 结束

现在，台风向西移动时速度正在放缓，但还没有结束。

There are very strong winds and heavy rain during a typhoon.

台风期间有强风和大雨。

wildfire /ˈwaɪldfaɪə(r)/ n. 野火

Large wildfire swept through the forests and mountains there.

【注】sweep through ...扫过；（使）掠过

大火席卷了那里的森林和山脉。

snowstorm /ˈsnəʊstɔːm/ n. 雪暴；暴风雪

People should avoid driving during a snowstorm because it can be very difficult to see clearly on the roads.

【注】avoid doing sth. 避免做某事

人们应该避免在暴风雪期间开车，因为在路上很难看清。

flood /flʌd/ n. & v.水灾；洪水；泛滥；淹没

flooded adj. 被水淹没的

I heard about the flood in your town.

【注】hear about...听说；得知

我听说你们镇上发生了洪水。

drought /draʊt/ n. 久旱；旱灾

cause drought 造成干旱

It caused drought in different parts of the country.

它在该国不同地区造成了干旱。

warn /wɔːn/ v. 警告；提醒注意

warn sb. about sth. 警告某人某事

warn sb. to do sth. 告诫某人做某事

warn sb. not to do sth. 告诫某人不要做某事

Our neighbour warned us about it in time.

我们的邻居及时提醒了我们。

【注】in time 及时

They put out the fires, brought more than 1,500 people to safety, and warned others to stay away from dangerous areas.

【注】

bring sb. to safety 把某人带到安全地带

stay away from...远离...

他们扑灭了大火，将1500多人带到了安全地带，并警告其他人远离危险区域。

do chores 做家务

I was doing some chores while my mother was preparing lunch.

妈妈准备午饭的时候，我在做家务。

wave /weɪv/ n. & v. 波浪；波；挥手；挥舞

wavy adj. 波浪形的

tall waves 巨浪

Sometimes there are tall waves and the areas near the coast get flooded.

【注】get flooded 被淹没

有时会有巨浪，海岸附近的地区会被淹没。

tsunami /tsuːˈnaːmi/ n. 海啸

Earthquakes under the sea could create dangerous waves called tsunamis.

【注】called tsunamis 是过去分词作后置定语“被称为海啸的”

海底地震可能会引发被称为海啸的危险巨浪。

interview /ˈɪntəvjuː/ n. & v. 采访；面试；对(某人)进行面试

interviewer n. 面试官；面谈者

interviewee n. 参加面试者；接受采访者

possibly /ˈpɒsəbli/ adv. 可能；或许

possible adj. 可能的

Where did the interviews possibly take place?

【注】take place 发生，出现

面试可能在哪里进行？

report /rɪˈpɔːt/ n. & v. 汇报；报道

weather reports 天气预报

If you’re near one of the areas close by, be careful, and pay attention to our weather reports.

【注】close by = nearby 附近的

如果你靠近附近的某个地区，请小心，并注意我们的天气预报。

neighbourhood /ˈneɪbəhʊd/ n. 街区；临近的地方

neighbour n. 邻居

clean up the neighbourhood  清扫街区

After the typhoon, they helped to clean up the

台风过后，他们帮助清理了街区。

neighbourhood.

roof /ruːf/ n. 屋顶；顶部（复数roofs)

nearly /ˈnɪəli/ adv. 几乎；差不多；将近

A window in the man’s house broke, and the roof nearly came off.

【注】come off 脱落

那人家的窗户破了，屋顶差点掉下来。

trouble /ˈtrʌbl/ n. & v. 苦恼；困难；使忧虑、苦恼；劳驾；麻烦

have trouble doing sth. 做某事有困难

Did you have any trouble during the typhoon?

台风期间你遇到什么困难了吗？

relative /ˈrelətɪv/ n. 亲戚；亲属

We were driving home from our relatives’ house when the strong winds started. 

我们正从亲戚家开车回家，这时刮起了大风。

truck /trʌk/ n. 卡车

We almost got into an accident when a truck nearly hit us.

我们差点出车祸——一辆卡车几乎撞上我们。

supply /sə'plaɪ/ n. 供应(量);(pl.supplies)补给(品)

store emergency supplies 储存应急物资

Haitao’s family stored emergency supplies at home before the typhoon.

台风前，海涛的家人在家里储存了应急物资。

My parents packed the supplies.

我父母收拾好了补给品。

preparation /ˌprepəˈreɪʃn/ n. 准备(工作)；预备

prepare v. 准备

make preparations 做准备

Did your family make any preparations before the typhoon landed?

【注】land v. 登陆；着陆

台风登陆前，你的家人做了什么准备吗？

power /ˈpaʊə(r)/ n. 电力供应；能量；力量

powerful adj. 强大的；有影响力的

powerless adj. 无能为力的；无影响力的

power supply 电源

power plant 电厂

The power went out.

【注】go out （火或灯光）熄灭

停电了。

soundly /ˈsaʊndlɪ/ adv. (睡觉)酣畅地；可靠地；完全彻底地

sound adj.（睡觉）酣畅的，香甜的；完好的；未受伤的

sleep soundly 睡得香甜

I slept soundly.

我睡得很香。