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UNIT 5
Nature’s temper
Section A
What happens during a natural disaster?
Listening (1a-2d)
temper
n. 脾气;怒气
* control/keep one’s temper
控制脾气
* lose one’s temper 发脾气
* cool one’s temper 平复怒气、冷静下来
* bad temper /short temper:坏脾气、急脾气
* good temper /calm temper:好脾气、温和的脾气
earthquake
n. 地震
typhoon
n. 台风
wildfire
n. 野火
snowstorm
n. 雪暴;暴风雪
flood
n. 水灾;洪水;v. 泛滥;淹没
drought
n. 久旱;旱灾
v. 警告;提醒注意
warn
* warn sb. about/of sth.:警告某人某事(强调告知潜在风险)
* warn sb. against (doing) sth.:告诫某人不要做某事(明确反对行为)
相关拓展:warning n. 警告;警示
Mom warned me about the cold.
妈妈提醒我注意天冷。
My parents always warned me against trusting people I just met. 我父母总告诫我不要相信刚认识的人。
do chores
做家务
Doing chores is a shared responsibility for all family members. 做家务是每一个家庭成员的义务。
interview
n. 采访;面试
v. 采访;对(某人)进行面试
相关拓展:interviewer n. 面试官;采访者
interviewee n. 参加面试者;受访者
wave
n. 波浪;波;挥手
v. 挥手;挥舞
tsunami
n. 海啸
possibly
adv. 可能;或许
report
neighbourhood
n. & v. 汇报;报道
n. 街区;临近的地方
roof
n. 屋顶;顶部
nearly
adv. 几乎;差不多;将近
trouble
n. 苦恼;困难
v. 使忧虑、苦恼;劳驾;麻烦
* get into trouble:陷入麻烦
* get out of trouble:摆脱麻烦
* have trouble (in) doing sth.:做某事有困难(in 可省略)
Section A
What happens during a natural disaster?
UNIT 5
Nature’s temper
Speaking (3a-3d)
relative
n. 亲戚;亲属
truck
n. 卡车
*close relatives:近亲
supply
n. 供应(量)
*in short supply:供应短缺
*food and water supplies:
食物和水供应
preparation
n. 准备(工作);预备
make preparations
做准备
I ask you to make preparations for it before class. 我要求大家课前做好一定准备。
UNIT 5
Nature’s temper
Grammar Focus
soundly
adv. (睡觉)酣畅地;
可靠地;完全彻底地
*a soundly based conclusion:有充分依据的结论
thick
adj. 厚的;浓密的
反义词:thin adj. 薄的;稀疏的
power
n. 电力供应;能量;力量
*power supply:电源;供电
*nuclear/wind/solar power:核/风/太阳能
beat
v. 敲;打
*beat with sth.:用某物敲打
*beat against:拍打(rain beats against the window 雨打窗户)
hide
v. 躲藏;隐蔽
*hide, hid, hidden
hide sth=keep sth hidden:隐藏某物
tornado
n. 龙卷风;旋风
UNIT 5
Nature’s temper
Section B
What can we do to prepare for the worst?
Reading (1a-1e)
worst
adj. & adv. 最坏(的);最糟(的)
*Remember to always hope for the best but prepare for the worst. 要记住,永远抱最好的希望,但要做好最坏的准备。
schoolgirl
n. (学校的)女生
froth
n. 泡;泡沫
refuse
v. 拒绝;推却
*refuse to do sth.:拒绝做某事
security
n. 安全;保安;保障
guard
n. 卫兵;保卫;v. 保卫
security guard
保安人员
nearby
adj. 附近的;adv. 在附近
scream
v. 尖叫
thankfully
adv. 幸亏;感激地
knowledge
n. 知识;学问
thinking
n. 思考;想法
except for
prep. 除…… 之外
as soon as
一……就……
hero
n. 英雄;(pl. heroes)英雄;男主角;偶像
*Our neighbours made us welcome as soon as we arrived. 我们一到就受到了邻居们的欢迎。
UNIT 5
Nature’s temper
Section B
What can we do to prepare for the worst?
Vocabulary in use
(2a-2c)
landslide
n.(山坡或悬崖的)滑坡;塌方
safeguard
v. 保护;捍卫;
n. 安全设施
floodwater
n. 洪水
manpower
n. 劳动力;人力
rescue
n. 救援;v. 援救;营救
heartbeat
n. 心跳(声)
heatwave
n. 热浪
since
prep., adv. & conj. 自……以后;从……以来
conj. 既然;由于
She's been off work since Tuesday.
星期二以来她一直没上班。
Since the roads are very bad, the journey took us a long time.
由于路况很糟糕,我们路上花了很长时间。
southwestern
adj. 西南的;西南方向的
firefighter
n. 消防队员
volunteer
n. 志愿者;自告奋勇者
v. 自愿做;义务做
*volunteer to do sth.:自愿做某事
*volunteer as + 身份:自愿担任某角色
*volunteer service:志愿服务
UNIT 5
Nature’s temper
Section B
What can we do to prepare for the worst?
Writing
terribly
adv. 非常糟地;非常
alarm
n. 警报(器);惊恐
alarm clock
闹钟
go off
(警报器等)突然发出巨响
wake up
醒来
review
v. 复习;回顾;复查
n. 回顾;审查
→ adj. terrible 非常糟的
突然;猛地
sudden
adj. 突然的;骤然的
all of a sudden
→suddenly
adv. 突然地;骤然地
All of a sudden, the door closed and the lights went on.
突然,门关上了,灯也亮了。
thunder
n. 雷;雷声
v. 打雷;发出雷鸣般响声
by the time
到……的时候
It was dark by the time she got home.
她回到家时天已经黑了。
usual
adj. 通常的;寻常的
*as usual 照例;照旧;像往常一样
*business as usual(尽管处境困难)一切照常,不受干扰
Steve, as usual, was the last to arrive.
史蒂夫照例来得最晚。
The next day, rain or no rain, it was business as usual.
第二天是否下雨都没有差别,一切照常进行。
out of breath
上气不接下气
rainstorm
n. 暴风雨
We were out of breath after only five minutes.
我们五分钟后便气喘吁吁了。
as a result
因此
He made one big mistake, and, as a result, lost his job. 他犯了个大错,结果丢了工作。
unlucky
adj. 不幸的;不顺利的;不吉利的
rainy
adj. 阴雨的;多雨的
go wrong
出现问题;发生故障;搞错
I try to keep calm when things go wrong.
出问题时,我尽量保持冷静。
反义词→ adj. lucky 幸运的
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