Unit4EarthquakeLanguagepoints1imaginevt.想象认为某事可能发生或存在imaginationn.想象imaginedoingsth.想象做某事他是一个充满想象的人Heisamanfullofimagination.Ican’timagine________aroundtheworldonfoot.(travel)travelling2rightaway立刻马上atonceimmediately我们必须马上开始这项工作Wemustbegintheworkrightaway.rightnowinnotimeshakesb’shand/shakehandswithsb握手/shakeone’shead摇头2.shakeshook,shaken摆动,摇动Iwasshakinglikealeaf(=verynervous)beforemyexam.HeisshakinghandswithTim3.rise:升起;上升;上涨(不能用于被动语态)raise:举起;使升起;提高;喂养(可用于被动语态)He_____fromhischairwhenthedoorbellrang.Herjobis_______chickens.Hertemperatureisstill______.He________inrankrecently.roseraisingrisinghasrisen4.Asmellygascameoutofthecracks.smellyadj.发臭的smell+y=adj.wind----windydream----dreamyice----icyhealth----healthywealth----wealthywind----windysmelln./v(smelt/smelled)Theywereallhungryandthefood______good.Ican______somethingburninginthekitchen.Pleasethrowthe_______fishaway.smeltsmellsmellyTheballoon(气球)suddenlyburst.burstinto+n.闯进Somerobbersburstintothathouse.Heburstintotheroomwithoutknocking.burstout+doing突然做…Theyburstoutlaughing/crying.=Theyburstintolaughter/laughing.5.burst:toopensuddenly爆裂;爆发6.Itseemedasiftheworldwasatanend.1)asif①asif在表语从句中相当于that:Itseemedasifthemeetingwouldneverend.看起来会议没完没了。Itseemedasiftheworldwasatanend!=Itseemedthattheworldwasatanend!②asif似乎,好像=asthoughShespoketomeasifsheknewme.她和我说话的神情,好像她早就认识我似的。2)atanend意为“结束”。如:Thewarwasatanend.Imustwarnyouthatmypatienceisalmostatanend.end用作名词构成的短语:attheend(of)在……末尾bytheendof到……为止intheend最后,终于cometoanend完结用end构成的短语填空。Thecoldweatheratlaststopped____________March.Ourhuntforacheaperbutlargerhouseisatlast________.Ifyougoonwithwork,you’llsucceed_________.HowmanyEnglishwordshadyoulearned____________lastterm?attheendofatanendintheendbytheendof•Hewasinhospitalforsixmonths,hefeltasifhewas____fromtheoutsideworldAcutoutBcutoffCcutupDcutthrough•【解析】cutout切掉,裁剪出,取代,停止;cutoff切断;cutup切碎;cutthrough刺穿。根据句意,应该选B.意思是:好像和外面的世界切断了联系。7.Infifteenterriblesecondsalargecitylayinruins.ruin在此为名词,意为“废墟”,常和介词in搭配,inruins意为“成废墟,垮掉,毁灭”。如:Thisearthquakeleftthewholetowninruins.Hisfutureis/liesinruins.ruin用作名词,构成的常见短语有:beontheroadtoruin正在走向毁灭、betheruinof使……破产、身体垮掉、名誉扫地be/lieinruins变成废墟gotoruin=fallintoruin衰落,败落如:Thecompanycannotpayitsbillsandisontheroadtoruin.Drinkingwastheruinofhim.Hehadletthefarmgotoruin.ruin还可作动词,意为“毁坏,毁掉”,ruined作形容词时,只用在名词前,意为“毁坏的,破败不堪的”。如:Thisillnesshasruinedhislife.Therainruinedmypainting.Whenwegotthere,wesawaruinedcastle.8.Someoftherescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruins.trap1)做动词①困住,使陷于困境如:Dozensofpeopleweretrappedinthebuildingwhenthefiretookplace.There’snowayout!We’retrapped!Juliafelttrappedinherroleofwifeandmother.②诱骗,诱使(trapsbintodoingsth)”;夹住,压扁;把……储存如:Iwastrappedintotellingalie.Takecarenottotrapyourfingersinthedoor.Howcanyoutrapthesun’sheat?2)trap还可作名词,意为“圈套;陷阱;计谋”,构成的常见短语有:setatrap设置陷阱fall/walkintoatrap落入圈套不是所有希望都破灭了。all…not…=notall该句为部分否定★表示全部肯定的表达:all,both,everyone,everybody,everything以及“every+名词”;★表示全部否定:noone,none,nobody,nothing,not…any,已以及“no+名词”★但当not出现在含有表示全部肯定的不定代词的句子中,不管not在什么位置,都表示部分否定。9.Allhopewasnotlost.=Notallhopewaslost.①不是所有的孩子都被留下了。②不是所有的孩子都吵闹。Notallthechildrenareleft.(=Onlysomeofthemleftearly.)Notallthechildrenarenoisy.(=Someofthechildrenarenotnoisy.)10.Thearmyorganizedteamstodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.digout挖掘;发现bury:A.toplaceinthegroundB.tooccupy(oneself)withdeepconcentration;absorb使沉浸或专心于Thedogburiedtheboneintheground.Iburiedmyselfinmystudies.buryoneselfin=beburiedin埋头于、专心于beburiedinthought出神深思buryoneselfinstudy埋头研究