1、Unit 2 1 Nature is kind of a loving mother, but also a butcher in cold blood. Victor Hugo (page 15) 大自然是慈爱的母亲，也是冷血的屠夫。维克多 雨果 该句出自法国作家维克多 雨果，其代表作有长篇小说巴黎圣母院等。这句话意在 说明大自然能造福人类，也能给人类带来灾祸。 2 Only 5 students suffered slight injuries, despite the current figures of 7 killed and over 200 injured in the disa
2、ster area at large. (page 16, lines 24) 尽管目前整个灾区的伤亡数字是 7 人死亡，200 多人受伤，但（在这所学校）只有 5 名 学生受了轻伤。 (1) 句中 injure 意为伤害，使受伤，injury 是它的名词形式。如： They were seriously injured in the accident. 他们在这次事故中受了重伤。 He had to quit the competition because of injury. 他因为受伤而不得不放弃比赛。 (2) 句中 at large 意为整个，全部，总地，一般地。如： This art
3、icle represents the opinion of the public at large. 这篇文章代表了广大公众的意见。 853 Her students reaction was quick and correctthey moved under their desks, head first, and held on to the legs of the desks. (page 16, lines 67) 她的学生们反应迅速、正确他们头朝里，爬到课桌下面，并紧紧抓住桌腿。 (1) 句中 reaction 意为反应。如： What was his reaction when
4、you told him about the news? 你告诉他这个消息的时候，他是什么反应？ (2) 句中 hold on to 意为抓紧，不放开，hold on to 还有（替别人或更长时间地） 保存某物的意思。如： Hold on to my arm. 抓紧我的胳膊。 Ill hold on to these old stamps forever as they were left by my grandparents. 我会一直保留这些老邮票，因为它们是我祖父母留下来的。 4 There were loud crashes of glass breaking and things f
5、alling to the ground, but the students remained still and waited calmly and quietly. (page 16, lines 911) 尽管玻璃破碎和物体落地发出阵阵巨响，但是学生们仍然一动不动，沉着安静地等 待着。 句中 crash 是名词，意为（倒下、破碎等突然的）碰撞声，破裂声；crash 还可以作动 词，意为碰撞，猛击，撞击。如： The billboard fell down to the ground with a crash. 广告牌轰隆一声倒在地上。 The plane crashed into a m
6、ountain and nobody on board survived. 飞机撞上了山，机上无人生还。 5 She signalled to her students to exit the classroom in an orderly line covering their heads with their hands. (page 16, lines 1314) 她示意学生们抱着头，排好队，有序离开教室。 (1) 句中 signal 是动词，意为发信号，发暗号，示意；signal 还可以作名词，意为信 号，暗号。如： He signalled to the children to be
7、 quiet. 他示意孩子们安静点。 At an agreed signal the lights went out. 约定的信号一发出，灯就全灭了。 (2) 句中 exit 意为离开。如： We exited the theatre by the side door. 我们从侧门离开了剧院。 (3) 句中 orderly 是形容词，意为有秩序的，有条理的，整齐的。如： You need to organize your article in a more orderly way. 你要把你的文章组织得更有条理一点。 866 After a roll call confirmed that a
8、ll were safe and sound, they relaxed, laughing, crying and hugging each other. (page 16, lines 1618) 点名确认所有人都安然无恙后，他们才放松下来，笑啊，哭啊，互相拥抱着。 (1) 句中 confirm 意为确认。如： Please confirm your booking by telephone by Saturday. 请在星期六之前电话确认您的预订。 (2) 句中 safe and sound 意为安然无恙的。如： Three days later, the travellers arri
9、ved home safe and sound. 三天之后，游客们安然无恙地回到了家。 7 On 20 December, a series of huge waves caused by an undersea earthquake raced across the ocean near Goldshore and left thousands dead. (page 17, lines 12) 12 月 20 日，由海底地震引起的一排排巨浪急速冲过金海岸附近的海面，造成数千人 死亡。 句中 race 是动词，意为快速移动。如： I had to race home for my homew
10、ork. 我不得不飞奔回家拿作业。 8 Sabrina was one of the happy tourists until she noticed something odd. (page 17, lines 89) 萨布丽娜是这些快乐的游客中的一个，直到她注意到了一些奇怪的现象。 句中 odd 意为奇怪的。如： I find her really oddI cant figure her out at all. 我觉得她很古怪，我一点儿也摸不透她。 9 It immediately occurred to her that these were signs of an approachi
11、ng tsunami. (page 17, lines 1112) 她立刻意识到这是海啸来临的征兆。 句中 occur to 意为（观念或想法）浮现于脑中，被想到，常用句型结构有：it occurs to sb (that) .、 it occurs to sb to do sth。如： It suddenly occurred to me that he had grown up. 我突然意识到他已经长大了。 10 To her great relief, the officer immediately realized the coming danger. (page 17, lines
12、1617) 使她大为宽慰的是，这名官员立即意识到了即将到来的危险。 句中 relief 意为宽慰，轻松，解脱，to ones relief 意为使某人宽慰的是。如： To my great relief, the doctor said that it was just the flu. 使我大为宽慰的是，医生说那只是流感。 8711 A typhoon is a destructive storm that occurs in the north-west Pacific Ocean. (page 19) 台风是一种发生在太平洋西北地区、具有破坏性的风暴。 句中 destructive 意为
13、毁灭性的，造成破坏的。如： Only then did he realize the destructive power of nuclear weapons. 直到那时他才意识到核武器的破坏力。 12 Remember to inform yourself of what is going on. (page 19) 记得要了解事态的进展。 句中 inform oneself of sth 意为了解，熟悉。如： We need time to inform ourselves of any development of the project. 我们需要时间了解项目的进展情况。 13 Mr
14、Li will attend a staff meeting at 4 p.m. (page 21) 李老师下午四点要参加教职工会议。 句中 staff 意为（全体）员工，表达一名员工要用 a member of staff 或 a staff member，不能说 a staff。如： Our company has a staff of over one hundred. 我们公司有 100 多名员工。 In todays meeting, well welcome a new member of staff. 今天的会议上我们将要欢迎一名新员工。 14 Its ashy rocks, n
15、ow dark, now light, told a story of past eruptions that might have warned the city what was to come! (page 25, lines 1214) 火山岩忽明忽暗，讲述着过去火山几度喷发的故事，这本来可以警告这座城市里的人 们，灾难即将降临！ 句中 might have done 表示过去本可以做而实际并没有做，含有轻微的责备或惋惜之 意。如： She might have lost the opportunity if her mother hadnt insisted on her going
16、. 要不是妈妈坚持让她去，她可能就失去这个机会了。 15 It took the form of a huge tree: the trunk, blackness, the branches, fire! (page 25, lines 1718) 它的形状像一棵大树：树干呈黑色，树枝似烈火！ (1) the trunk, blackness, the branches, fire是以省略形式呈现，简短的句式强调 了火山的形态，营造了一种火山爆发时紧张、扣人心弦的氛围。 (2) 句中 take the form of 意为呈现的形状。如： Valleys often take the for
17、m of deep canyons. 山谷通常的形态为纵深的峡谷。 8816 At that moment, they felt the earth shaking beneath their feet; beyond in the distance, they heard the crash of falling roofs. (page 26, lines 2123) 那一刻，他们感到大地在脚下晃动；他们听到远处屋顶坍塌的巨响。 (1) 句中 beyond 是副词，意为在另一边，在更远处。如： I can see through the open door into the room be
18、yond. 通过敞开的大门我可以看见更远处的房间。 (2) 句中 distance 意为遥远，久远，in the distance 意为在远处；distance 还有距 离的意思。如： Finally she caught sight of a village in the distance. 她终于看到了远处的村庄。 His new house is within walking distance of his company. 他的新家到公司只有几步路。 17 Over the empty streetsover the forumfar and widewith many a noisy
19、 crash in the stormy seafell that awful shower! (page 26, lines 2526) 可怕的熔岩雨砸下来了，落在空荡荡的街道上、广场上，到处都是，许多落在波涛汹涌 的大海里，发出阵阵巨响。 (1) 本句最重要的信息以主句形式出现在最后，次要的信息出现在句首，通常，这样 的句式称为圆周句或者掉尾句。这种句式可以营造一种悬念，抓住读者的 注意力，在末尾形成高潮，有力地表达重要的信息。 (2) 句中 far and wide 意为四处，到处。如： People came from far and wide to visit the museum.
20、 四面八方的人们都来参观这个博物馆。 18 Long after fire and ash came for the people of Pompeii, the remains of their beautiful city survive to remind us that human lives burn bright and short. (page 26, lines 3739) 在大火和火山灰吞噬庞贝城的人们很久很久之后，他们美丽城市的遗迹幸存下来，提 醒我们人类的生命灿烂而短暂。 句中 remains 是名词，意为遗址，遗迹，只用复数形式；remains 还有剩余部分的 意思。如
21、： The remains of the snow have been cleared from the roofs. 残雪已经从屋顶上清除了。 19 Because of their small size and sharp sense of smell, dogs can locate survivors much faster than humans can. (page 27) 因为狗体形小，嗅觉灵敏，它们定位幸存者的速度要比人快得多。 句中 locate 意为找出的准确位置。如： After two days search, they located the missing ship by radar. 经过两天的搜索，他们用雷达确定了失踪船只的位置。
