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— • Unit 8 Natural disasters • —
单词讲解
Vocabulary
disaster /dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/ n. 灾难;灾害
earthquake /ˈɜːθkweɪk/ n. 地震
object /ˈɒbdʒɪkt/ n. 物体;目标;宾语;/əbˈdʒekt/ v. 反对
shut /ʃʌt/ v. 关闭;(使)关门;adj. 关闭;停业
lightning /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ n. 闪电
advise /ədˈvaɪz/ v. 建议;劝告
occur /əˈkɜː(r)/ v. 发生;出现
anytime /ˈeniˌtaɪm/ adv. 在任何时候
survival /səˈvaɪvl/ n. 生存;幸存
secondary /ˈsekəndri/ adj. 次生的
landslide /ˈlændslaɪd/ n. 滑坡,崩塌
destruction /dɪˈstrʌkʃn/ n. 破坏;毁灭
Vocabulary
tsunami /tsuːˈnɑːmi/ n. 海啸
coastal /ˈkəʊstl/ adj. 沿海的
damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ v. & n. 损害;毁坏
explosion /ɪkˈspləʊʒn/ n. 爆炸
amount /əˈmaʊnt/ n. 数量;数额
overflow /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/ v. & n. 漫出
destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ v. 破坏;消灭
troop /truːp/ n. 军队;士兵;连队
successfully /səkˈsesfəli/ adv. 成功地
grassland /ˈɡrɑːslænd/ n. 草原;草地
badly /ˈbædli/ adv. 严重地;非常
real /ˈriːəl/ adj. 真实的;实在的
Vocabulary
gate /ɡeɪt/ n. 闸门;大门;大门口
aim /eɪm/ v. 力求达到;目的是;瞄准;n. 目的;目标;瞄准
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Words and expressions
disaster
/dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/
n. 灾难;灾害
词性
变换
- disastrous adj. 灾难性的;极糟的
短语
- natural disaster 自然灾害
- a disaster area 灾区
例句
1. Earthquakes are one of the most terrible natural disasters.
地震是最可怕的自然灾害之一。
2. The storm caused a disaster to the local villages.
这场暴风雨给当地村庄带来了灾难。
earthquake
/ˈɜːθkweɪk/
n. 地震
词性
变换
- quake v. 震动;颤抖
短语
- a strong earthquake 强烈地震
- earthquake safety 地震安全
例句
1. The earthquake happened at midnight last night.
昨晚午夜发生了地震。
2. We should learn how to protect ourselves during an earthquake.
我们应该学习在地震中如何保护自己。
object
/ˈɒbdʒɪkt/
n. 物体;目标;宾语;/əbˈdʒekt/
v. 反对
词性
变换
- objection n. 反对;异议
- objective adj. 客观的
短语
- object to (doing) sth 反对(做)某事
- a small object 小物体
例句
1. I saw a strange object lying on the ground.
我看到地上有个奇怪的物体。
2. Many people object to building a factory here.
很多人反对在这里建工厂。
shut
/ʃʌt/
v. 关闭;(使)关门;
adj. 关闭;停业
词性
变换
- shut 过去式/过去分词
短语
- shut up 闭嘴;关紧
- shut down 关闭;停业
例句
1. Please shut the window before you leave.
离开前请关上窗户。
2. The shop is shut on Sundays.
这家商店周日停业。
lightning
/ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/
n. 闪电
词性
变换
- lighten v. 照亮;减轻
短语
- thunder and lightning 雷电
- lightning strike 雷击
例句
1. The sky was bright with lightning before the rain.
下雨前天空被闪电照亮。
2. It’s dangerous to stand under trees during lightning.
闪电时站在树下很危险。
advise
/ədˈvaɪz/
v. 建议;劝告
词性
变换
- advice n. 建议(不可数)
- adviser n. 顾问
短语
- advise sb to do sth 建议某人做某事
- advise doing sth 建议做某事
例句
1. The doctor advised me to take more exercise.
医生建议我多锻炼。
2. I advise waiting until the rain stops.
我建议等雨停了再走。
occur
/əˈkɜː(r)/
v. 发生;出现
词性
变换
- occurrence n. 发生;事件
短语
- occur to sb 某人突然想到
- occur in 在……发生
例句
1. The accident occurred at 5 p.m. yesterday.
事故发生在昨天下午5点。
2. A good idea occurred to me on the way home.
回家路上我突然想到一个好主意。
anytime
/ˈeniˌtaɪm/
adv. 在任何时候
短语
- at anytime 在任何时候
- anytime soon 不久之后
例句
1. You can call me anytime you need help.
你需要帮助时随时可以给我打电话。
2. The store is open anytime from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
这家店从早上9点到晚上9点随时营业。
survival
/səˈvaɪvl/
n. 生存;幸存
词性
变换
- survive v. 生存;幸存
- survivor n. 幸存者
短语
- survival skills 生存技能
- the chance of survival 生存机会
例句
1. Learning survival skills is important in disasters.
学习生存技能在灾难中很重要。
2. His survival after the earthquake was a miracle.
他在地震后幸存下来是个奇迹。
secondary
/ˈsekəndri/
adj. 次生的
词性
变换
- secondary n. school 中学
短语
- secondary disasters 次生灾害
- secondary effect 次生效应
例句
1. Landslides are often secondary disasters after earthquakes.
滑坡通常是地震后的次生灾害。
2. This is a secondary problem caused by the main disaster.
这是由主灾害引发的次生问题。
landslide
/ˈlændslaɪd/
n. 滑坡,崩塌
短语
- a big landslide 大型滑坡
- cause a landslide 引发滑坡
例句
1. Heavy rain caused a landslide on the mountain.
大雨引发了山体滑坡。
2. The road was blocked by a landslide.
道路被滑坡阻断了。
destruction
/dɪˈstrʌkʃn/
n. 破坏;毁灭
词性
变换
- destroy v. 破坏;毁灭
- destructive adj. 破坏性的
短语
- the destruction of ……的毁灭
- total destruction 彻底毁灭
例句
1. The fire caused the destruction of the whole building.
大火导致整栋建筑被毁。
2. We must stop the destruction of our environment.
我们必须阻止对环境的破坏。
tsunami
/tsuːˈnɑːmi/
n. 海啸
短语
- a huge tsunami 巨大海啸
- tsunami warning 海啸预警
例句
1. The tsunami hit the coastal villages without warning.
海啸毫无预警地袭击了沿海村庄。
2. Scientists are studying how to predict tsunamis.
科学家正在研究如何预测海啸。
coastal
/ˈkəʊstl/
adj. 沿海的
词性
变换
- coast n. 海岸;海滨
短语
- coastal areas 沿海地区
- coastal city 沿海城市
例句
1. Typhoons often hit coastal cities in summer.
台风夏天经常袭击沿海城市。
2. Many people like to live in coastal towns.
很多人喜欢住在沿海小镇。
damage
/ˈdæmɪdʒ/
v. &
n. 损害;毁坏
词性
变换
- damaging adj. 有破坏性的
短语
- cause damage to 对……造成损害
- repair the damage 修复损害
例句
1. The storm damaged many houses in the village.
暴风雨毁坏了村里很多房子。
2. The earthquake caused great damage to the city.
地震给这座城市造成了巨大损害。
explosion
/ɪkˈspləʊʒn/
n. 爆炸
词性
变换
- explode v. 爆炸
- explosive adj. 爆炸的;易爆的
短语
- a gas explosion 煤气爆炸
- the sound of an explosion 爆炸声
例句
1. The explosion was heard miles away.
爆炸声几英里外都能听到。
2. The explosion destroyed the factory completely.
爆炸彻底摧毁了工厂。
amount
/əˈmaʊnt/
n. 数量;数额
短语
- a large amount of 大量的(后接不可数名词)
- the amount of ……的数量
例句
1. We need a large amount of water after the disaster.
灾难后我们需要大量的水。
2. The amount of damage is still unknown.
损害的数量目前还不清楚。
overflow
/ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/
v. &
n. 漫出
词性
变换
- overflowed 过去式/过去分词
短语
- overflow with 充满;洋溢
- the overflow of water 水的漫出
例句
1. The river overflowed after the heavy rain.
大雨过后河水漫了出来。
2. Her heart overflowed with joy when she saw her family.
看到家人时她满心欢喜。
destroy
/dɪˈstrɔɪ/
v. 破坏;消灭
词性
变换
- destruction n. 破坏;毁灭
- destructive adj. 破坏性的
短语
- destroy completely 彻底摧毁
- destroy the evidence 销毁证据
例句
1. The wildfire destroyed hundreds of trees.
野火烧毁了数百棵树。
2. The earthquake destroyed many old buildings.
地震摧毁了很多老建筑。
troop
/truːp/
n. 军队;士兵;连队
短语
- peacekeeping troops 维和部队
- send troops 派遣军队
例句
1. Troops were sent to help the people in the disaster area.
军队被派去帮助灾区人民。
2. The troop marched through the forest.
连队在森林中行进。
successfully
/səkˈsesfəli/
adv. 成功地
词性
变换
- successful adj. 成功的
- success n. 成功
短语
- successfully finish 成功完成
- successfully solve 成功解决
例句
1. They successfully rescued the people trapped in the ruins.
他们成功救出了被困在废墟中的人。
2. The team successfully finished the task on time.
团队成功按时完成了任务。
grassland
/ˈɡrɑːslænd/
n. 草原;草地
短语
- a vast grassland 广阔的草原
- on the grassland 在草原上
例句
1. Many animals live on the grassland.
很多动物生活在草原上。
2. The wildfire spread quickly across the dry grassland.
野火在干燥的草原上迅速蔓延。
badly
/ˈbædli/
adv. 严重地;非常
词性
变换
- bad adj. 坏的;严重的
短语
- be badly hurt 严重受伤
- need sth badly 急需某物
例句
1. He was badly hurt in the car accident.
他在车祸中严重受伤。
2. We need water and food badly after the disaster.
灾难后我们急需水和食物。
real
/ˈriːəl/
adj. 真实的;实在的
词性
变换
- really adv. 真正地;非常
- reality n. 现实
短语
- real life 现实生活
- real story 真实故事
例句
1. This is a real story about a survivor of the tsunami.
这是一个关于海啸幸存者的真实故事。
2. The danger is real, so we must be careful.
危险是真实存在的,所以我们必须小心。
gate
/ɡeɪt/
n. 闸门;大门;大门口
短语
- at the gate 在大门口
- open the gate 打开大门
例句
1. Please wait for me at the school gate.
请在学校大门口等我。
2. The gate of the dam was opened to let the water flow.
水坝的闸门被打开放水。
aim
/eɪm/
v. 力求达到;目的是;瞄准;
n. 目的;目标;瞄准
词性
变换
- aimless adj. 无目标的
短语
- aim at 瞄准;旨在
- achieve one’s aim 实现目标
例句
1. Our aim is to help the people in need after the disaster.
我们的目标是帮助灾难后有需要的人。
2. He aimed at the target and fired the gun.
他瞄准目标开了枪。
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Exercises
一、根据句意及汉语或首字母提示完成单词。
1. Earthquakes are one of the most dangerous natural ________ (灾难).
2. An e__________ struck the city at dawn, causing many injuries.
3. I found a strange o______ lying on the road when I walked home.
4. Please ____ (关闭) the windows before you leave the classroom.
5. We saw bright _________ (闪电) in the sky before the heavy rain came.
disaster
arthquake
bject
shut
lightning
一、根据句意及汉语或首字母提示完成单词。
6. My parents ______ (建议) me to read more books about natural disasters.
7. The accident ________ (发生) on a cold winter morning last year.
8. You can call me _______ (在任何时候) if you need help with your homework.
9. Learning ________ (生存) skills is necessary for us to face unexpected dangers.
10. Landslides are common _________ (次生的) disasters after earthquakes.
advise
occurred
anytime
survival
secondary
二、用单词的适当形式填空。
1. The fire led to the ___________ (destroy) of the old wooden house.
2. The teacher gave us some practical ______ (advise) on how to stay safe in disasters.
3. The __________ (occur) of the tsunami was predicted by scientists in advance.
4. He is one of the few who ________ (survival) the terrible earthquake.
5. The storm had a ________ (damage) effect on the local crops.
destruction
advice
occurrence
survived
damaging
二、用单词的适当形式填空。
6. A loud _________ (explode) was heard from the factory nearby.
7. The team was __________ (successfully) in finishing the rescue task on time.
8. What we saw in the documentary was the _______ (real) of life in disaster areas.
9. Our main ____ (aim) is to raise money for the people in the disaster area.
10. She _____ (shut) the door and went to bed without saying a word.
explosion
successful
reality
aim
shut
三、选词填空。(5题)
disaster, damage, destroy, troop, successfully
(请从方框中选择合适单词填入空格,每词限用一次)
1. A sudden natural _________ left hundreds of people homeless.
2. The heavy rain caused great _______ to the roads in the mountain area.
3. The strong earthquake __________ most of the old buildings in the town.
4. The rescue ______ arrived at the disaster area within three hours.
5. The workers ____________ repaired the broken dam gate after two days' hard work.
disaster
damage
destroyed
troop
successfully
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