Unit 4 Earthquake【重点词汇】1. frighten vt. 使惊吓；吓唬The child was frightened to death by the violent thunderstorm. 那孩子让狂风暴雨吓得要命。The birds were frightened off by the sudden explosion. 群鸟被突然的爆炸声吓跑了。News of the robberies frightened many people into fitting new locks to their doors. 发生抢劫的消息把许多人吓得装上新门锁。Frightened children were calling for their mothers. 惊恐的孩子们呼喊着找妈妈。2. burst (burst, burst) n.& vi. 爆裂；突然爆发In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. 在市内一些建筑物的水管爆裂开来。Hearing the good news, all those present burst into cheers. 听到这个好消息，在场的人都欢呼起来。Suddenly the door burst open and police officers carrying guns rushed in. 突然门被撞开了，全副武装的警察冲了进来。To our surprise, the boy is constantly bursting out laughing now and then. 奇怪的是这孩子老是突然大笑。3. judge n. 裁判；法官；vt. 判断；判决；断定；认为It is difficult to judge the full extent of the damage. 很难断定损失有多大。Your speech was heard by a group of five judges, all of whom agreed that it was the best one this year. 五个评委听了你的演讲，他们一致认为这是今年最好的演讲。The committee judged it advisable to postpone the meeting. 委员会认为会议应该延期举行。Judging from recent news stories, the work we do together is seen as essential. 从近期的新闻报道来判断，我们一起开展的工作被视为至关重要。4. ruin n. 废墟；vt. 毁灭；使破产An earthquake left the whole town in ruins. 那次地震过后, 全城到处是颓垣断壁。But it is a very different world from the one left in ruins in 1945. 不过，比起那在 1945 年剩下的废墟，当今的世界已经不一样了。That one mistake ruined his chances of getting the job. 那一次过失毁掉了他得到这份工作的机会。Your future will be completely ruined once you are addicted to ...
