Module3TheViolenceofNature(主题语境——人与自然之灾害防范:安全常识与自我保护)1.droughtn.干旱2.sandstormn.沙尘暴3.typhoonn.台风4.tsunamin.海啸5.landsliden.山体滑坡6.mudsliden.泥石流7.wildfiren.野火8.shortagen.缺乏9.destroyvt.摧毁,破坏10.disappearvi.消失11.threatenv.威胁12.predictvt.预报,预言,预告13.frightenvt.使惊恐14.consequencen.结果,后果15.declinev.减少,下降;衰退;谢绝16.decreasev.减少,减小,降低17.harmonyn.和谐18.uncertainadj.不确定的19.naturaladj.自然的20.naturen.自然;性质;种类21.punishvt.惩罚,处罚22.punishmentn.惩罚手段;处罚23.suffervi.受苦;遭受24.properadj.适当的,合适的25.surroundingadj.周围的26.survivaln.幸存;存活27.survivev.幸存28.toleratevt.容许,允许;忍受29.unbearableadj.难耐的,无法接受的30.unbelievableadj.难以置信的1.donate...to...向……捐赠……2.cometoone'srescue前来救某人3.betrappedinruins被困在废墟中4.rebuildone'shome重建某人的家园5.havemuchtodowith与……有很大的关系6.millionsuponmillionsof数百万7.be/becomeawareof/that意识到8.frombadtoworse每况愈下9.tomakemattersworse使事情更糟糕的是10.onaccountof因为,由于11.befacedwith面临12.wipeout彻底摧毁13.recoverfrom从……中恢复14.cutdown砍倒15.volunteertodosth.自愿做某事16.bring...undercontrol对……加以控制17.inharmonywithnature与自然和谐相处18.takemeasures/stepstodosth.采取措施做某事19.asaresult结果,因此20.doone'sbest尽力1.Asevereearthquakedestroyedalmosteverything,leavingbadlydamagedbuildings.一场剧烈的地震几乎毁了一切,留下了严重受损的建筑物。2.Sometimesasmileissopowerfulthatitgivespeoplesufferingfromdisastersgreatcourage.有时候,微笑会如此有力量以至于它给遭受灾难的人以巨大的勇气。3.Theearthquakecausedstructuraldamagetomostofthebuildingsinthetown.这次地震给城镇的大部分建筑造成了结构性的破坏。4.Thecountryhasprovidedfoodandclothesforthehomelesspeopleinthedisasterstrickenareas.这个国家已经为灾区无家可归的人们提供了食品和衣物。5.Itiswellknownthattheglobalwatershortageisbecomingincreasinglyseveremainlyduetoglobalwarming.众所周知,由于全球变暖,全球水资源短缺问题正变得日益严重。单词巧练写准并记牢Ⅰ.识记单词(一)会其形1.disastern.灾难2.floodn.洪水3.causevt.引起;导致4.buryvt.埋葬5.occurvi.发生6.strikevt.&n.(雷电、暴风雨等)袭击7.ruinvt.毁坏8.previousadj.以前的9.worldwideadj.全世界的10.activeadj.积极的;活跃的11.damagen.&v.损失;损害12.earthquaken.地震(二)知其意1.hurricanen.飓风2.lightningn.闪电3.thunderstormn.雷暴4.tornadon.龙卷风5.currentn.海流;潮流6.feathern.羽毛7.furn.(动物的)毛皮8.tropicaladj.热带的9.waven.波浪10.cemeteryn.墓地;公墓11.ashn.灰12.volcanon.火山Ⅱ.拓展单词1.experiencevt.经历;体验n.经历;经验→experiencedadj.有经验的2.furnituren.家具→furnishvt.装备;配备3.violentadj.猛烈的;激烈的;强烈的→violencen.暴力→violentlyadv.猛烈地;激烈地;强烈地4.eruptvt.(火山的)爆发;喷发→eruptionn.(火山的)爆发;喷发5.possibilityn.可能;可能性→possibleadj.可能的→possiblyadv.可能地→impossibleadj.不可能的6.terrifyingadj.吓人的;可怕的→terrifiedadj.感到害怕的;极度恐惧的→terrifyvt.使害怕;使恐惧7.luckilyadv.幸运地;幸亏→luckyadj.幸运的→luckn.运气;幸运8.thankfullyadv.感激地;满怀感谢地→thankfuladj.感激的;感谢的→thankvt.&n.感谢;谢谢9.hopefullyadv.满怀希望地;有希望地→hopefuladj.有希望的→hopev.&n.希望;期望10.sadlyadv.伤心地;不幸地→sadadj.伤心的→sadnessn.悲伤11.fortunatelyadv.幸运地;幸亏→fortunateadj.幸运的→fortunen.运气...