1、Unit 4 Natural Disaster mudslide The pen slid from his hand. slide into a room slide sth into a drawer slide into bad habits rescue 营救;救援营救;救援 come/go to ones rescue His father came to his rescue by lending him some money. He rescued a child from . 1. All the people nearby came to her rescue when _
2、(hear)her cry for help. 2. A rescue team is trying to reach the _(trap) miners. 3. The mother, along with her two children, _ rescued from the sinking boat by a passing ship. hearing trapped was damage vt. 损坏;破坏损坏;破坏 n. 损坏;损伤损坏;损伤 My wife had an accident and damaged the bike. 庄稼受到暴风雨的严重损害。 The crops
3、 were badly damaged by the storm. Eating too much meat at a time will cause damage to your stomach. 饮酒和吸烟会损害你的健康。 他们设法修复严重受损的房屋。 They managed to repair the houses that were badly damaged. They managed to repair the houses badly damaged. The earthquake caused damage to property _(estimate) at $6 bill
4、ion. 地震造成的财产损失估计有60亿。 He was caught carving letters on the wall of the National Musuem of China, so he was punished to pay _(damage) of 2000 yuan. estimated damages destroy destroyer 被彻底摧毁被彻底摧毁 be completely/totally destroyed destroy ones life/faith/hope/confidence 1. A huge amount of has been broug
5、ht by the _(destroy) of the rainforest. 2. Earthquakes are among the most _ natural disasters. It can without warning. destruction destructive destroy/ruin/damage damage were destroyed ruined shock shocking adj. 令人震惊的 / shocked adj. 感到震惊的 It is a shock that. .令人感到吃惊令人感到吃惊 bury vt. 埋葬;安葬 1. bury.in.
6、把把.埋在埋在.里面里面 bury ones face/ head in ones hands 双手掩面双手掩面/捂头捂头 His body was _ in snow, but his head was sticking out. 2. 埋头于埋头于/专心于专心于 bury oneself in= be buried in Because she buried herself in the film, she didnt know it was snowing outside. buried Because she buried herself in the film, she didnt
7、know it was snowing outside. =Burying herself in the film, she didnt know it was snowing outside. (现在分词作状语)现在分词作状语) =Not knowing it was snowing outside, she buried herself in the film. (现在分词作状语)现在分词作状语) =Buried in the film, she didnt know it was snowing outsde. (用过去分词短语作状语)用过去分词短语作状语) trap suffer 遭受
8、遭受 suffer suffer from hunger/flood/fever/cold/disease/the loss of memory 1.The old man went through a lot of _(suffer) in the old days. 2. A lot of money has been collected to help those_ from the floods. 3. Relief food and clothing should be quickly sent to the _ from the great fire. sufferings suf
9、fering sufferers supply 1. The _ which were provided to the disaster area were collected from around the country. 2. Now we supply water _ nine-tenths of the citys homes. =Now we supply nine tenths of the citys homes _ power. 定期供应;连续不断供给定期供应;连续不断供给 supplies to with supply sth. to sb./sth. = supply s
10、b./sth with sth. provide sth. for sb. = provide sb. with sth. (出于某种责任主动提供所需之物,尤其是生活必需品)(出于某种责任主动提供所需之物,尤其是生活必需品) 1.1.供求关系供求关系 supply and demand 2. 2. 许多许多; .; .的供应的供应 a good/large supply of 3. 3. 供水供水 water supply 4. 供应短缺供应短缺 in short supply There was only one _(survive) from the plane crash. We nee
11、d food and water for _(survive). The old lady survived _ a very limited diet, but she survived her husband _ ten years. survive on 依靠依靠.生存下来生存下来 ; survive sb. by+时间时间 比某人多活比某人多活. survivor survival on by affect 影响;(疾病)侵袭;深深打动 Around 540 million people are affected by second-hand smoke per year. 每年大约每
12、年大约5 5亿亿4 4千万人受二手烟的影响。千万人受二手烟的影响。 _ (affect)with high fever, he continued with his work. 尽管发高烧,他仍然继续工作。尽管发高烧,他仍然继续工作。 The people present at the meeting were deeply affected by the story. 出席会议的人被这个故事深深地打动了。出席会议的人被这个故事深深地打动了。 Affected 1. The traffic jam not only affects our everyday life but also the
13、environment. 2. The child high fever. 那孩子发高烧了。那孩子发高烧了。 be affected with high fever 发高烧发高烧 be affected by. 被被.打动打动/ /影响影响 shelter 避难所;居所;庇护避难所;居所;庇护 保护;掩蔽保护;掩蔽 躲避(风雨或危险)躲避(风雨或危险) These plants must be sheltered from direct sunlight. In the storm I was sheltering under the tree. 1. We sat in the shade,
14、 _ (shelter) from the sun. 2. Plant herbs next to wall shelter them _ the wind. sheltering from effort Their efforts have been proven fruirful. I will make every effort to arrive on time. They spared no effort to realize their dreams. He lifted the rock without effort. 作出努力 make efforts/ an effort /
15、every effort to do sth. 不遗余力/尽力去做 spare no effort to do sth. 毫不费力地 without effort 1. Every one of us should spare _ effort to cut down the use of energy in our country. 2. Every effort _(make) to help him. 3. He is very clever and can keep all the words in mind _ effort. no has been made without eff
16、ect 副作用副作用 因果因果 cause and effect 事实上;实际上事实上;实际上 revive After a long time, the woman revived from the shock. The roses revived themselves after the rain. Ther is little chance of a _in new car sales until at lear August next year. Interest in ancient music _ recently. He revived _(he) with a cup of c
17、offee. revival has revived himself erupt vi./vt. (火山)爆发;(岩浆、烟)喷出火山)爆发;(岩浆、烟)喷出 An active volcano may errupt at any time. Their talk erupted into quarrel. Steam erupted from the geyser. His death caused an _(erupt) of anger and violence. eruption n. 爆发,喷发爆发,喷发 eruption power powerful Such things are
18、beyond/out of my power. 这些事不在我力所能及的范围之内。这些事不在我力所能及的范围之内。 The new president has been for six months. 新总统执政六个月了。新总统执政六个月了。 As soon as thier party they changed the law. 他们的党一上台,他们就开始修改法律。他们的党一上台,他们就开始修改法律。 The town was blacked out due to . 这个城镇由于停电变得一片漆黑。这个城镇由于停电变得一片漆黑。 calm adj. 镇静的;沉着的镇静的;沉着的 vt. 使平静
19、使平静 1. The famous doctor is going to set out to perform the operation, so please keep calm. 2. The music made them much_(calm), and their talk was much better. 3. When the nurse came in, the crying baby calmed down very soon. calmer 风平浪静的,指人时,表示镇定自如风平浪静的,指人时,表示镇定自如 宁静的;安静的;寂静的,侧重没有声响,没有噪 音和动静,指人时侧重性
20、格温和、文静。 沉默的,不说话的,常表示人不爱说话,沉默无语 不动的,指人时侧重一动不动,指物时表示完全没有 声音,突出静止不动。 1.He was _ for a moment, then began his answer. 2. I kept telling myself to keep _ before the speaking. 3. Though his feet move on, his head still stays _. 4. Those books must be moved again while the city was_. calm/quiet/silent/stil
21、l silent calm still quiet crash He crashed his car into a wall. aid n./v. 帮助某人做某事帮助某人做某事 His partner has kept very detailed records, which aided him _ his research. Words will be put up around the room to aid students _ spelling. in with deliver v. 递送;传达递送;传达 ;发表;接生;发表;接生 delivery n. n. 传送;传递;分娩传送;传
22、递;分娩 接生接生 发表演讲发表演讲 wave n.波浪 /v. 挥手挥手 a wave of . 一阵一阵/ /一股一股 radio waves 无线波无线波 strike (struck,struck/stricken) - striking adj. 引人注目的引人注目的 The matches were damp and he couldnt make them strike. The clock was striking 8 as we went into the hall. 3. vt.(想法或念头)突然想到,猛然意识到;给某人以某想法或念头)突然想到,猛然意识到;给某人以某 种印
23、象种印象 It strikes sb. that. 某人突然想到某人突然想到. strike sb. as (being) sth. 给某人以某种印象给某人以某种印象 be struck by. 被被.打动打动/感染感染 4. n. 罢工,罢课;袭击;击打罢工,罢课;袭击;击打 be on strike 在罢工在罢工 ; go on strike 举行罢工举行罢工 刚才我脑子里突然闪过一个奇怪的念头。 length long (adj.) - length (n.) - lengthen (v.) wide (adj.) - width (n.) - widen (v.) strong - s
24、trength- strengthen in length 在长度上在长度上 at length 最后;详尽地;长时间最后;详尽地;长时间 We have already discussed this matter at length. sweep away 清扫;扫除清扫;扫除 caused was swept away on hand 现有现有(尤指帮助) 即将到来即将到来 第一手地第一手地 用手用手 无法控制无法控制 联合起来联合起来 另一方面另一方面 stand at sth. 达到特定达到特定 (数量、高度)(数量、高度) stand aside who out behind/by
25、for out flood 1. Heavy rainfalls the village. 2. Individual e-mail boxes are sometimes flooded with spam e-mails. 3. When we visited my old family home,memory came flooding back. summary n. 总结;概括;概要 总的来说 They will wire the new house for _. The _device which makes sounds louder is Amplifier. We go to the amusement arcade on Saturdays to play the _ games. _current is often powerful enough to kill a man. electricity electrical electronic Electric