(
课件网) Unit 4 Natural Disasters words and expressions Natural Disasters 自然灾害 （均可数） tornado 龙卷风；旋风 drought 旱灾；久旱 landslide 崩塌；滑坡 tsunami 海啸 flood 洪水 typhoon 台风 volcanic eruption 火山喷发 hurricane 飓风 drought [dra t] n.旱灾；久旱 dry adj.干燥的；干旱的 v. 变干 有史以来最严重的旱灾之一 _____ _____ the worst _____ on _____ one of droughts record dry a.干燥的———drought n.干旱 high a.高的 ———height n.高度 see vt.看见 ———sight n.视野 think vi.想 ———thought n.想法 The manager has received a flood of complaints. Telephone calls flooded in from all over the country. A sense of relief flooded over him. The office was flooded with applications for job. flood [fl d] n.洪水；大量 vi.淹没；大量涌入 vt.使灌满水；淹没 a flood of 大量 flood in/flood into... 大量涌入 flood over （情绪）涌上心头；席卷 be flooded with 挤满，拥满 rescue [ reskju: ] n./v. 营救;救援 rescue workers come to sb’s rescue = rescue sb 救援某人 rescue … from… 把…从…中救出来 那个士兵把这个婴儿从洪水中救出来。 The soldier rescued the baby from the flood. 救援人员 damage [ d m d ] v. 损害;破坏 n.损坏;损失 do/cause damage to… 对…造成损害 昨晚的大雨损坏了村里的几座老房子。 The heavy rain last night damaged several old houses in the village. destroy [d 'str ] v.摧毁;毁灭 destroyed-destroying destruction n. 摧毁; 毁灭 destructive adj. 引起破坏的; 破坏性的 这栋建筑被地震彻底摧毁了。 The building was completely destroyed by the earthquake. completely、entirely badly、seriously ruin ['ru: n] n./v. 破坏;毁坏 1. ruin one’s health/fame/future 毁坏某人的健康/声誉/前途 The ancient temple lies in ruins after the earthquake. The once-prosperous city was reduced to ruins by the war. Without proper care, the old mansion fell into ruin over the decades. 4. fall into ruins 成为废墟 2. lie/be in ruins 成为废墟 3. be reduced to ruins 沦为废墟 / pr sp r s/ 1. On returning to the town, they were shocked to find their neighbourhood _____ ruins.(读后续写之情感描写) 2. The crops _____ by the heavy rain. 3. He made a serious mistake in the race and ruined his chance to win the championship. →He made a serious mistake in the race, _____ to win the championship.(定语从句) →He made a serious mistake in the race, _____ to win the championship.(现在分词) in which ruined his chance ruining his chance were ruined evacuate [ v kjue t] vt. 疏散;撤出;撤离 数千人在洪水之前被撤离。 Thousands of people were evacuated before the flood. evacuation n.疏散；撤离 death [deθ] n. 死;死亡 die v. 死亡 dead adj. 死的 dying adj. 临终的; 垂死的 deadly adj. 致命的 adv. 极其; 非常 starve to death 饿死 The dog frigtened me to death. pass away 去世 the dead 死者；逝者 a deadly disease deadly dull 1. 影响 Almost everyone is affected by second-hand smoke. 2.使感动；打动 The audience were deeply affected by the moving story. 3. 使感染；侵袭 The patient is affected with a rare genetic disease. = be moved/impressed be affected by 被…打 ... ...
