Module 2 Unit 4 U4

Module 2 Environmental problems
Unit 4 Natural disasters

【重点单词】
1. typhoon /taɪˈfuːn/ n. 台风
2. earthquake /ˈɜːθkweɪk/ n. 地震
3. melt /melt/ v. (使)熔化;(使)融化
4. flood /flʌd/ v. (使)灌满水;淹没
5. badly /ˈbædli/ adv. 严重地;厉害地
6. alive /əˈlaɪv/ adj. 活着;在世
7. pool /puːl/ n. 水坑;水塘
8. object /ˈɒbdʒɪkt/ n. 物体;物品
9. coach /kəʊtʃ/ n. 长途汽车
10. pass /pɑːs/ v. 通过
11. line /laɪn/ n. 电话线路
12. dead /ded/ adj. (因为缺电)不运行的;不转动的
13. boss /bɒs/ n. 老板
14. deaf /def/ adj. 聋的
15. stare /steə(r)/ v. 盯着看;凝视;注视
16. screen /skriːn/ n. 屏幕;荧光屏
17. notice /ˈnəʊtɪs/ v. 看(或听)到;注意到;意识到
18. awake /əˈweɪk/ v. (awoke, awoken)(使)醒来
19. immediately /ɪˈmiːdiətli/ adv. 立即;马上;即刻
20. missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ adj. 失踪的
21. fellow /ˈfeləʊ/ adj. 同类的;同伴的

【重点短语】
1. natural disaster 自然灾害
2. pass by 通过;经过
3. stick with 持续;坚持
4. sit around 无所事事地消磨时间;闲坐
5. have no time to do 不愿为……花时间;没有时间做……
6. fall on deaf ears 不被理睬;不被注意
7. stare at 盯着看;凝视;注视
8. in surprise 惊讶地
9. for now 暂时
10. survival kit 救生包(装有食物、医疗用品和工具)
11. dream about 梦想;梦到
12. no longer 不再
13. continue with 继续做
14. pack up 整理;把……打包
15. make a list of 做一个……的清单
16. fall down 跌倒;失败;倒塌
17. raise money 筹钱
18. have nowhere to 无处可……

【重点句型】
1. Last week in Geography class, we learnt that if all the ice in the North and South Poles melted, sea level around the world would rise, and many cities would be flooded and disappear.
上周在地理课上,我们了解到,如果所有北极和南极的冰融化,世界各地的海平面将上升,许多城市将被淹没和消失。
2. What would happen if our city was badly flooded?
如果我们的城市被严重的洪水淹没了,会发生什么?
3. Would anyone remain alive?
有人还活着吗?
4. In surprise, people finally started to notice the flood, but it was too late.
令人惊讶的是,人们终于开始注意到洪水,但为时已晚。
5. What awful weather!
多么糟糕的天气!
6. I heard on the news that the heavy rain has caused floods in several towns.
我从新闻上听说大雨在好几个城镇引起了洪水。
7. It rained all day.
雨下了一整天。
8. It is only a five-minute walk from my home to the school.
从我家步行到学校只需五分钟。
9. It’s important to stick with it.
坚持下去很重要。
10. It took a long time to build the house.
建这座房子花了很长时间。
11. It is wrong to pay no attention to Kevin.
不注意凯文是不对的。
12. It is not a good idea to sit around and worry about the flood.
闲坐着担心洪水不是一个好主意。
13. It seems/appears that nobody is paying any attention to the flood.
似乎没有人注意到洪水。
14. This is the happiest day of my life.
这是我一生中最快乐的一天。
15. I was so afraid that I couldn’t speak.
我害怕得说不出话来。
16. This is the saddest thing I’ve ever heard.
这是我听到的最悲伤的事情。
17. I’ve never won anything before in my life.
我这辈子从来没有赢过任何东西。
18. It’s impossible for us to go anywhere.
我们不可能去任何地方。
19. It rained for six days, and as much as ten centimetres of ice collected on roads, trees and power lines.
雨下了6天,路上、树上和电线上结了10厘米厚的冰。
20. Most of the power lines were so badly damaged that they could not be repaired.
大多数电线损坏严重,无法修复。
21. The people of Canada will never forget how terrible nature can be.
加拿大人民永远不会忘记大自然能多么可怕。
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