1、Unit 4Unit 4Natural DisastersNatural Disastersruin n& vt.破坏;毁坏破坏;毁坏(1)be/lie in ruins 成为废墟;毁灭(2)ruin ones hope/chance 使某人的希望破灭使某人的希望破灭/机会失去机会失去ruin oneself 自我毁灭Sadly, the building was almost_ :fires burned everywhere.in ruinsExercisepercent n.百分之百分之, adj.&adv. 每一百中每一百中 percent of +n./pron. 作主语时,谓语动词
2、的单复数形式与名词/代词一致一致shockn震惊;令人震惊的事震惊;令人震惊的事 vt.(使使)震惊震惊 in shock 震惊;吃惊 shocked adj. 震惊的;惊讶的 be shocked at/by. 对对吃惊吃惊 be shocked to do sth. 做某事很吃惊做某事很吃惊 shocking adj. 令人震惊的 It shocks sb to do sth 做某事让某人震惊做某事让某人震惊 It shocks sb that 让某人感到震惊让某人感到震惊 对于他做过牢的这件事感到震惊对于他做过牢的这件事感到震惊 It was shocked to learn that
3、he had been in prison. It shocked me that he had been in prison. It shocked me to learn that he had been in prison.electricity n.电,电能电,电能 adj. electric 电的;电动的;发电的;导电的;令人震惊的 electrical 有关电的;电气科学的 trap vt.使落入险境;使陷入圈套使落入险境;使陷入圈套 n险境;陷阱险境;陷阱 be trapped in.困在困在中;陷在中;陷在中中 trap sb. into doing sth. 诱使某人做某事诱
4、使某人做某事 set a trap设圈套bury v埋葬;安葬;掩埋埋葬;安葬;掩埋 bury ones face/head in ones hands双手掩面、双手抱头双手掩面、双手抱头 be buried in sth. =bury oneself in sth.埋头于,专心于埋头于,专心于 bury yourself in your work/ studies埋头于工作,学习埋头于工作,学习专心于:专心于: be lost in devoted oneself to = be devoted to be absorbed in focus on concentrate onbreathe
5、 v.呼吸呼吸 n.呼出的气,吸入的气呼出的气,吸入的气 breathe in 吸气 breathe out 呼气effort n努力;艰难的尝试;尽力努力;艰难的尝试;尽力 spare no effort to do sth. 不遗余力地做某事不遗余力地做某事 make an/every effort to do sth. 尽尽(全全)力做某事力做某事 with effort 费力地,努力地 effortless eftls adj不费力气的,应付自如地suffer v.遭受;蒙受遭受;蒙受,(因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等)受苦受苦 suffer from. 患患病;因病;因而受苦而受苦 suffer from cold and hunger 忍饥挨冻 suffer losses/pains 遭受损失/痛苦 suffering n. 苦难,痛苦苦难,痛苦 sufferer n. 受难者受难者Thanks for listeningThanks for listening!