Module 3 The Violence of NatureExplanations for new words and phrases1.disaster: n. 灾难。 event that causes great harm or damage After the disaster there were many people who wanted food and shelter. 灾难过后,既没食又没住。 disaster 指自然灾害,强调实际造成的损失和困难。口语中还可表示“彻底失败的人或事物”。如:The dinner party was a disaster. 宴会彻底失败。2.flood: n. 洪水。 great quantity of water over a place usually dry 导学 P29-1The town was destroyed by the floods after the storm. 暴风雨后的洪水冲毁了这座城镇。 固定搭配: a flood of 多,大批/大量的 a flood of words 口若悬河 a flood of people 人潮如涌a flood of tears 泪如泉涌 a flood of anger 一股怒气/满腔怒火 in flood:(河水)泛滥。In the 19th century a flood of settlers left Europe for America. 19 世纪,大量移民离开欧洲涌到美洲。flood ...with ...:给某人大量的…;大量的…涌向…;被…淹;挤满/充满。 如:The school was flooded with water. 被水淹了。 The room was flooded with light. 房间一片灯光。Her eyes were flooded with tears. 她眼里满是泪水。3.column: n. 柱状物/体/圆柱= a tall solid upright post;纵队/直行;专栏(文章)。The temple is supported by massive columns. 此庙由粗大的柱子支撑。 I always read her column in the local paper. 我经常在当地报纸上看她的专栏文章。 4.experience: v. 经历,体验;感受 n. 经验/体验(常跟 in)U;经历(的事)C。 导学 P29-2He experienced great difficulty in getting a visa to leave the country. 申请出国签证经历了很大困难Please tell us of your experiences while in Africa. 请告诉我们你在非洲的经历。She has no experience in cooking.没下厨体验。 Tom's father is a professor with much experience.from / by experience 凭经验;从经验中(得出) in one’s experience 据某人经验看experiment n.实验、试验; experimenter n.实验者; experienced adj.有经验的,有阅历的,熟练的; inexperienced adj.没有...