UNIT 6 Disaster and hope Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas & Using language 1.natural disasters 自然灾害 2.take the Tube 乘地铁 3.cost £10,000 plus 耗资万余英镑 4.victims of the typhoon 台风的受害者 5.houses buried by a landslide 被滑坡掩埋的房屋 6.forecast the weather 预测天气 7.grab her hand 抓住她的手 8.tsunami, typhoon, blizzard and avalanche 海啸、台风、暴风雪和雪崩 9.food crisis 粮食危机 10.man-made satellite 人造卫星 1. occur v.发生,出现;(想法)产生 A good idea occurred to me suddenly.I gathered all my classmates and organised them to visit these old people. 我突然想到了一个好主意。我召集了所有的同学,组织他们去看望这些老人。 2.rescue v.& n.营救,解救,救援 He rescued a boy from the river, which deserves the respect of all the villagers. 他从河里救出了一个男孩,这值得所有村民的尊敬。 3.emergency n.紧急情况,不测事件 We will continue to rent your house, but please arrange for emergency repairs. 我们将继续租用你的房子,但请安排紧急维修。 claim 1.It is claimed that wine helps protect against heart disease.(v.声称,主张) 2.The strong typhoon did great damage to the city, claiming over 100 lives.(v.夺去<生命>) 1.erupt v.(火山)爆发,喷发→eruption n.(火山)爆发,喷发 2.immediately adv.即刻,马上→immediate adj.立即的;目前的;迫切的 3.announcement n.通告,公告→announce v.宣布,宣告 4.reliable adj.可信赖的,可靠的→rely v.依赖;可靠 5.exceptionally adv.极其,非常→exception n.例外;例外的事物→exceptional adj.杰出的;优秀的;特别的 6.threaten v.威胁到,危及→threat n.威胁,带来威胁的人或物 1.pick up 拿起,捡起;获得;收拾;接人;取物;学会;接收(信号或声音);好转;买到 2.compared with/to 与……相比 3.a crowd of 一群…… 4.make it 成功;做成某事 5.think about 思考;探讨;为……费心思;想象 6.reflect off 反射 7.after all 毕竟;终究;别忘了 8.look through 快速查看,浏览,透过……看 9.consist of 由……组成 10.result in 导致 11.lead to 导致;通向 12.suffer from 遭受 1.句型公式:It+be+形容词+that从句 教材原句: It’s just typical that my journey is on one of the oldest lines, as well as one of the deepest. 我通常上班所走的路线刚好是地铁里最老、最深的一条线。 2.句型公式:动词-ing短语作主语 教材原句:Sure enough, going down the stairs and onto the platform is like jumping into a volcano that’s erupting. 果不其然,走下楼梯,来到站台上就像是跳进一座正在喷发的火山。 3.句型公式:now that引导原因状语从句 教材原句:Now that it’s hard to avoid a disaster on Earth, perhaps I should start thinking about moving to space ... 既然在地球上难逃一劫,或许我应该开始考虑移民太空了…… 4.句型公式:完全倒装句 教材原句:“The next station is Bank!” comes the announcement. “下一站,银行站!”报站声响起。 2 / 2Section Ⅱ Developing ideas & Presenting ideas 1.a billion dollars 十亿美元 2.sit on his lap 坐在他的大腿上 3.nowhere to escape 无处可逃 4.helicopter parent 直升机家长 5.mosquito net 蚊帐 6.at midnight 在半夜 ... ...