1、B3-U2 Natural disasters 1 PupilPupils lives spared during Falmont earthquakes lives spared during Falmont earthquake By Raymond Tran 18 March FALMONTOn 17 March, 476 students and 36 teachers at Falmont Primary School escaped an earthquake that hit the county at 2:27 p.m. Only 5 students suffered sli
2、ght injuries, despite the current figures of 7 killed and over 200 injured in the disaster area at large. Alice Brown, head teacher at Falmont Primary School, was teaching when the floor began to shake. Her students reaction was quick and correctthey moved under their desks, head first, and held on
3、to the legs of the desks. At the same time, Miss Brown quickly opened the classroom door, in case it became damaged during the shaking and could not open. There were loud crashes of glass breaking and things falling to the ground, but the students remained still and waited calmly and quietly. The mo
4、ment the shaking stopped, Miss Brown sensed it was the best time for the class to make their escape. She signalled to her students to exit the classroom in an orderly line covering their heads with their hands. Within one minute and twenty seconds, the whole class went down the stairs and rushed to
5、the playground. Soon students from other classes arrived too. After a roll call confirmed that all were safe and sound, they relaxed, laughing, crying and hugging each other. “We practise earthquake safety procedures twice a year,” said Miss Brown, “so the kids were calm enough to protect themselves
6、 during the earthquake.” B3-U2 Natural disasters 2 GirlGirl saves 100 from tsunamisaves 100 from tsunami By Jessie Cable 21 December NEWDALEOn 20 December, a series of huge waves caused by an undersea earthquake raced across the ocean near Goldshore and left thousands dead. Goldshore Beach was the o
7、nly local beach to survive the disaster without any loss of life. A 10-year-old girl, Sabrina Andron, helped around 100 people escape danger with her knowledge of tsunamis. The day began like any other on Goldshore Beach. People were walking, running or simply sitting on the sandy beach, enjoying th
8、e warm sea air and the soft wind that brushed their hair. Sabrina was one of the happy tourists until she noticed something odd. “The water was like the bubbles on the top of a beer,” she later explained. “It wasnt calm and it wasnt going in and then out. It was just coming in and in and in.” Sabrin
9、a had just learnt about tsunamis in a Geography lesson. It immediately occurred to her that these were signs of an approaching tsunami. Sabrina was frightened, but she soon kept her head. She warned her parents of the danger, though at first they just thought she was joking. However, Sabrina was cer
10、tain that a terrible disaster was on its way and kept asking her parents to talk to a safety officer. To her great relief, the officer immediately realized the coming danger. The beach was rapidly cleared of people, just before the huge waves crashed into the coast. B3-U2 Natural disasters 3 英文 词性 中
11、文 county n. 郡，县 injure v. 伤害，使受伤，损害 disaster n. 灾难，灾害；彻底失败 at large 整个，全部 reaction n. 反应，回应；抗拒；化学反应 crash n. 碰撞声，破裂声；碰撞；崩溃 v. 碰撞，撞击；崩溃 signal v. 发信号，示意；标志 n. 信号，暗号；标志；信号灯 exit v. 出去，离去，退场；退出 n. 出口，通道；离开 orderly adj. 有秩序的，有条理的，整齐的 stair n. 楼梯；梯级 roll n. 名单；卷；一管；翻滚 v. 翻滚，滚动；翻身；卷起 roll call 点名 confirm
12、v. 证实；确认；使确信；批准 safe and sound 安然无恙的 hug v. 拥抱，搂抱；抱紧 procedure n. 程序，步骤，手续 B3-U2 Natural disasters 4 tsunami n. 海啸 odd adj. 奇怪的，怪异的；偶尔的；不成对的 bubble n. 泡沫，泡，气泡 occur v. 发生，出现；存在于 occur to 被想到，浮现在脑中 keep ones head (在困境中)保持冷静 relief n. 宽慰，轻松；减轻，消除；救济 typhoon n. 台风 destructive adj. 引起破坏的，破坏性的 pole n. 柱，
13、杆；极 inform v. 了解，熟悉；通知 hurricane n. 飓风 conference n. 会议，研讨会；讨论，商谈 shock n. 震惊，惊愕；剧烈震动 v. 使震惊 scare v. 惊吓，害怕 n. 恐慌；惊吓 power n. 电; 电力; 权力; 政权; 控制力; 能力, 能量, 力量 run out of 用完，耗尽 supply n. 补给，补给品；供应；供应量，储备 v. 供应，供给，提供 donate v. 捐赠，赠送；献(血) charity n. 慈善机构(或组织)；慈善，施舍；仁爱，宽容 B3-U2 Natural disasters 5 staff n
14、. 全体职工；管理人员 v. 在.工作，任职于 slide n. 幻灯片；降低；滑行；山崩 v. 滑行；逐渐陷入 fund n. 资金；基金 flood n. 洪水，水灾；大量 v. 淹没，泛滥；大量涌入；充满 downstairs adv. 在楼下，往楼下 n. 楼下 document n. 文件，公文；(计算机中的)文档 honey n. (爱称)亲爱的；蜂蜜 otherwise adv. 否则，不然；除此之外 curious adj. 好奇的；奇特的 Roman adj. 古罗马的；罗马的 n. 古罗马人；罗马人 erupt v. (火山)爆发；突然发生 unearth v. 使出土，挖
15、掘，发掘；发现，找到 destination n. 目的地，终点 bar n. 酒吧；小馆子；吧台；条，块；栏杆；障碍 B3-U2 Natural disasters 6 v. 封；阻挡；阻止 import n. 进口产品，输入的产品；输入 v. 进口，引进 export n. 出口产品，输出的产品；出口，输出 v. 出口，输出 port n. 港口，避风港；港口城市 cloud-capped adj. 高耸入云的，耸入云霄的 ashy adj. 覆盖着灰的；灰色的 dawn n. 黎明，破晓；开端，萌芽 v. 开始；开始清楚 volcano n. 火山 take the form of pr
16、ep. 呈现.的形状；采取.的形式 trunk n. 树干 unbearable adj. 难耐的，无法忍受的 break out 突然开始，爆发 beyond adv. 在(或向)较远处，在另一边 prep. 在(或向)更远处；超出；晚于；无法；超出.之外 distance n. 遥远，久远；距离；差异；疏远 far and wide 到处，各处 pattern n. 图案，花样；模式；范例；模型 column n. 柱，圆柱；柱状物；栏；专栏；队，列 rescue v. 救援，营救，抢救 sharp adj. 灵敏的；锋利的；急剧的；明显的；尖锐的；强烈的 B3-U2 Natural disasters 7 locate v. 找出.的准确位置；把.安置在(或建造于) retire v. 退休，退职
