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Unit 6
Disaster and hope
Vocabulary
1. disaster /dɪ‘zɑːstə/ n. 灾难,灾祸
disastrous /dɪˈzɑːstrəs/ adj.灾难性的,极糟糕的
a natural disaster 自然灾害
disaster area 灾区
disaster relief 赈灾
Earthquakes are one of the most deadly natural (disaster) in the world.
disasters
2. tube /tjuːb/ n. 管子;电子管;隧道
test tube 试管
the Tube (伦敦的)地下铁道,地铁 underground, subway
3. plus /plʌs/ adj. (用于数字后面表示)多,余 prep.和;加 n.加号
The temperature is expected to reach 30 plus degrees!
Three plus two equals / is five.
He put a plus instead of a minus(/ˈmaɪnəs/n.减号;负号).
4. erupt /ɪ'rʌpt/ v. (火山)爆发,喷发;突然发生
eruption /ɪ'rʌpʃ(ə)n/ n.喷发; 爆(喷)发
a volcanic eruption 火山爆发
erupt violently 猛烈爆发
erupt into... 爆发为....
The demonstrations(示威游行) ___________(爆发成为) violence.
Buried in the farm work, Tom didn't notice the_________( erupt) occur.
erupted into
eruption
5.immediately /ɪ'miːdɪətlɪ/adv.立即,马上conj.一…就…=as soon as
immediate adj. 立即的;立刻的
一…就…:as soon as, the moment, the minute, the second, the instant, instantly, hardly ... when ..., no sooner ... than ...
The meeting began immediately/as soon as the president arrived.
The instant I saw him, I knew he was the man the police were looking for.
Hardly had I sat down when he stepped in.
No sooner had they got to the field than they started to work.
6. hurricane /ˈhʌrɪkən/ n.飓风;暴风
7. landslide /'læn(d)slaɪd/ n. [地]山崩;滑坡
slide v.滑动
(slide—slid—slid)
8. tsunami /tsuː'nɑːmɪ/ n.海啸
9. occur /ə’kɜː/ v. 发生;出现
occur-occurred-occurred-occurring
occurrence /əˈkʌrəns/ n.发生的事情;出现,发生
sth. occurs to sb. 某事浮现在某人的脑海中; 某人想到某事
It occurs/occurred to sb. that 某人想到...
It occurs/occurred to sb. to do sth. 某人想起做某事
It hits / strikes sb. that… 某人突然想到… (strike— struck — struck)
A good idea occurred _____me.
It never occurred to her ________(ask) for anyone when she was in trouble.
It (他突然想到) that he had an important conference to attend the next morning.
to ask
occurred to him
to
10. announcement /ə‘naʊnsm(ə)nt/ n.通告,公告;宣布,声明
announce v.宣布;通知
announcer n.广播员,播音员
make an announcement 下通知;宣布
It is announced that 据称;据宣布.....
announce sth. to sb. 向某人宣布某事....
The new government announced its new policy the public at once.
___is announced that the sports meet will be held next Tuesday.
to
It
11. forecast /'fɔːkɑːst/ v. 预报,预测
the weather forecast 天气预报
It is/was forecasted that…… 据预测…
Stop talking, the weatherman ______________the weather of the coming week on TV.
Earthquakes are difficult for us human beings (forecast).
It____________(forecast) that the average growth rate of the consumption will be about 3% every year.
is forecasting
to forecast
is forecasted
12. grab /græb/ v.攫取;抓住
(grab — grabbed —grabbed — grabbing )
grab the opportunity 抓住机会=seize / grasp the opportunity
He (grab)her arm and pulled her out of the path of the car.
He encourages graduates the opportunity to secure a job
grabbed
to grab
13. reliable /rɪ‘laɪəb(ə)l/ adj.可信赖的,可靠的
rely v. 依靠;依赖
reliably /rɪ'laɪəbli/ adv.可靠地;确实地
rely on/ upon 依靠;依赖
rely on/ upon sb. to do sth. 依靠某人做某事
rely on it that… 相信……,指望……
Tom is an honest and ________(rely) student. Therefore, we recommend him to be the monitor.
你可以相信,你困难时我会帮助你。
→You can when you are in trouble.( rely on sb. to do)
→You can when you are in trouble. ( rely on it that)
reliable
rely on me to help you
rely on it that I can help you
14. rescue /‘reskjuː/ n.营救,救援 v.抢救;营救
rescuer /ˈrɛskjʊə/ n.救援人员
come to one’s rescue 营救某人
rescue... from ... 从...中营救...
rescue team 救援队
A large number of soldiers were sent there ( rescue) those (trap)in the building.
When we (trap)in the ruins, the soldiers came our rescue.
trapped
to rescue
were trapped
to
歌曲欣赏:rescue 《拯救》
15. emergency /ɪ‘mɜːdʒ(ə)nsɪ/ n. 紧急情况,不测事件
emergent /iˈmɜːdʒənt/ adj.紧急的;新出现的
emerge /iˈmɜːdʒ/ v.发现,显现出来
emergence /iˈmɜːdʒəns/ n.出现;兴起
an emergency exit 紧急出口
emergency service 应急服务
That was the first time Dad had depended on me in a moment
of (emergent).
Language emerges and develops with the (emerge) and development of society.
emergency
emergence
16. typhoon /taɪ'fuːn/ n. 台风
17. blizzard /‘blɪzəd/ n. 暴风雪
18. avalanche /'ævəlɑːnʃ/ n.雪崩
19. exceptionally /ɪk‘sepʃ(ə)nəlɪ/ adv. 例外地,异常地,极其,非常
except prep. 除...之外
exception n.例外;除外
exceptional adj.不寻常的;卓越的
Helen Keller was an special girl.
This deadline will be extended only in (exception) circumstances.
Everyone must keep the law, with no ( except).
exceptional
exception
exceptionally
新闻里经常报道某个国家的某个城市发生了炸弹袭击,而某个人或某个组织“声称”对该起恐袭事件负责,其中的“声称;宣称”就用claim表示。
claim —— 新闻报道(释义①)
新闻中还常有天灾人祸的报道,往往会提及“……夺去了多少人的生命”,这时往往用“灾难或冲突等 + claim + life / lives”表达。
claim —— 新闻报道(释义②)
20. claim /kleɪm/ v./n.(战争,事故等)夺去(生命);声称
claim one’s life / lives 夺去某人的生命
claim to do sth. 宣称去做某事
claim oneself to be… 自称….
It is claimed that ... 有人宣称..../据说.....
make a claim 声称,断言(常接同位语从句)
is claimed that some teachers in our school are working 90
hours a week.
Some people claim that surfing the Internet is waste of time.
Heart disease is the biggest killer, 180,000 lives a year.
He made a claim he would be elected as president of the company.
He claimed himself (be) the owner of the car.
claiming
a
It
that
to be
21. crisis /'kraɪsɪs/ n. 危机;危难时刻
crises 复数
be in crisis 处于危机中
economic crisis 经济危机
The economic crisis broke out last year has seriously weakened the American economy.
Natural disasters have (obvious)contributed to the continent's economic crisis.
The Prime Minister (criticize) for the way in which he handled the crisis .
that
obviously
was criticized
22. threaten /‘θret(ə)n/ v.威胁到;危及;恐吓
threat /θret/ n. 威胁,可能带来危险的人或事
threatened /ˈθretnd/ adj.受到威胁的
threatening /ˈθretnɪŋ/ adj.恐吓的,具有威胁的
threaten to do sth. 威胁要做某事
under threat 面临威胁
a threat to sb./sth. 对某人/物的威胁
It (lead)to a severe food crisis and threatened
the livelihoods of more than 9.5 million people.
He didn't feel at the news of her
succeeding in finishing the work.
threatened
led
23. satellite /ˈsætəlaɪt/ n.人造卫星
24. billion /'bɪljən/ n.十亿
million n. 百万
25. lap /læp/ n. (人坐着时的)大腿部
26. precisely /prɪ'saɪslɪ/ adv.精确地;准确地
precise /prɪˈsaɪs/ adj. 精准的
precious /ˈpreʃəs/ adj.珍贵的;宝贵的
Effective measures should be taken immediately.
More ( precise),the government should cut
the city off from all outside contact at once.
precisely
27. nowhere /'nəʊhweə/ adv.任何地方都不;无处
go nowhere 无进展
28. helicopter /'helɪkɒptə/ n. [航] 直升飞机
29. mosquito /mɒ'skiːtəʊ/ n. 蚊子
30. midnight /‘mɪdnaɪt/ n. 午夜,子夜
at midnight 在午夜
31. otherwise /‘ʌðəwaɪz/ adv. 否则,要不然;与之不同地,相反地
He must work really hard, otherwise, he will soon be abandoned by his company and his fans.
Thanks for your directions to the house; we wouldn’t have found it otherwise.
She is otherwise a very respectable and intelligent young lady.
Don't make the same mistake twice, otherwise, you will become skillful.
32.the Big Dipper 北斗七星
33. the Little Dipper 小北斗七星
34. the milky Way 银河
35. county /‘kaʊntɪ/ n. (美国等国家 的)县;(英国的)郡
country n. 国家
36. have yet to 还没有;尚未=have not yet done sth.
We have yet to decide what action to take.
I have yet to see the results.
They have yet to make a decision.
However, the site this year has yet to be determined.
The issue of funding has yet to be addressed.
资金问题还有待解决。
37. property /‘prɒpəti/ n.所有物;财产;资产
personal property 个人财产
a property developer 房地产开发商
lost property office 失物招领处
The property has been returned to the (origin)owner.
The rich man's property (distribute) among his sons.
was distributed
original
38. sufficient /sə‘fɪʃ(ə)nt/ adj.足够的;充足的
sufficiency /səˈfɪʃnsi/ n.充足
sufficiently adv.充分地;足够地
be sufficient for … 对….是足够的
be sufficient to do… 足以做某事
A few brief comments are sufficient present purposes.
These reasons are not sufficient justify the ban.
The holes were (sufficient)large to serve as nests.
for
sufficiently
to
39. shelter /‘ʃeltə/ n. 庇护;避难所;掩蔽 v. 保护;掩蔽;躲避
shelter... from..... 保护...以躲避...
under the shelter of 在...的庇护下
provide food and shelter for.... 为....提供食物和住处
Trees were planted to shelter this area _______ strong sandstorms.
Workers built shelters for survivors homes had been destroyed.
They were standing the shelter of a huge tree.
from
whose
under
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