重点单词和短语
1. right/ straight away = at once 立刻；马上
2. burst (burst, burst) vi. 爆裂；爆发
burst into 突然……起来
burst into a place=break into a place 突然闯进
burst into tears/ laughters/ flames 突然大哭/大笑/起火
burst in 闯入；突然插嘴；打断
burst out 突然发生，突然说出
burst out crying/ laughing/ singing 突然哭起来/笑起来/唱起来
n. 一阵 a burst of laughter/ applause 一阵笑声/掌声 a burst of anger 怒火的迸发
3. as if/ though仿佛；好像
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as if/ though+clause |
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4. at an end 结束；终结
in the end 最后；终于
at the end (of sth.) 在结尾处；在（……）结束的时候
by the end of this month 在本月末
5. ruin n. 废墟；毁灭；遗迹 be/ lie/ stand in ruins 成为一片废墟
the ruins of Yuanmingyuan 圆明圆遗迹
v. 毁灭；使破产/灭
ruin one’s health 毁坏某人健康 ruin one’s hope 使某人希望破灭
6. destroy (destroyed, destroyed) vt. 破坏；毁坏；消灭
destroy the building 毁坏建筑 destroy/ ruin one’s hope 使希望破灭
destruction n. 破坏；毁坏
7. track n. 轨道；足迹；痕迹 keep track of 记录；掌握……的线索
8. shock: n. 休克；打击；震惊；令人震惊的事 vt & vi (使)震惊；震动
be a great shock 沉重的打击 an electric shock 电击
The bad news left us speechless from shock 坏消息使我们震惊得说不出话来。
be shocked by/ at 对……感到震惊 a shocking accident 令人震惊的事故
9. rescue: n & vt. 援救；营救
rescue sb. from … 从危险中救出 a rescue team 救援队
come/ go to one’s rescue 营救某人 rescuer n. 营救人员
10. trap vt. 使陷入困境 n. 陷阱；困境
trap sb. in the mud= get/ be trapped in the mud被困在泥巴里面
trap sb./ sth. into (doing)… 诱使某人/某物（做）…… set a trap 设圈套
11. dig out (dug dug) 掘出；发现
dig sth. out of sth. 把……从……里挖出 dig the truth out of him 从他那里查出真相
12. bury vt. 埋葬；掩埋；隐藏
bury one’s face/ head in sth. 把脸/头伸到……里去
bury oneself in= be buried in 埋头于；专心于
be buried in thought 陷入了沉思 burial n. 埋葬；葬礼
13. shelter n. 躲避（处）；避身处
build shelters for survivors 给幸存者建避难所 take shelter from the rain 躲雨
v. 保护……；遮蔽；使……住宿 shelter me from blame 保护我免受责难
14. judge n. 裁判员；法官；vt. 断定；判断；判决；认为
work as a judge: 当法官/裁判 judge sth. from/ by sth. 由……来判断
judging from/ by sth. 由……来看（作状语） judge sb. to be… 认为某人……
As far as I can judge 据我判断 judge the case 审理这个案件
judgement n. 判决；审判；判断 make a judgement on sth. 对……作出判断
15. express vt. 表达；用快递邮寄出 express oneself 表达自己
express thanks/ thoughts 表达感谢/思想 express the letter 用快递方式寄出信件
express sth. to sb.= express to sb. sth. 向某人表示/表达某事
16. rise (rose; risen) vi. 升高；增长；站在；起床 n. 上升；上涨；增升；涨工资
rise by 20% 增长了20% rise to 200. 增长到200
rise from the chair 从椅子上站起来
Early to bed and early to rise is good to your health早睡早起对身体有好处
ask for a rise 要求涨工资 get a rise 升级；涨工资
17. run out of 从……跑出来；用光（不用被动)
18. think little/ nothing of 轻视；忽视；对……满不在乎
think much/ highly of 重视；看重；对……高度评价
think of sb. as… 把……看作
19. reach v. 延伸；达成（协议）；得出结论；伸手够到某物；与……取得联系
The woods reaches as far as the river 森林延伸至河边
reach an agreement 达成协议 reach a conclusion 得出结论
reach him by telephone 用电话与他取得联系 reach out for sth 伸手去拿
n. 够着；达到 out of the reach of sb. 在某人伸手够不着的地方
within the reach of sb. 在某人伸手够得着的地方
above/ beyond the reach of sb. 超出某人的能力
20. give out vt. 发出（光；热；气味）；分发；发表；发布（消息）
vi. 用尽；筋疲力尽
21. It sounds/ looks/ feels/seems as if 听/看/感觉起来/看来好像
22. in the open air 在户外
23. offer/ send one’s congratulations to sb. on sth. = congratulate sb. on sth. 向某人祝贺某事
24. honor vt. 给予（某人）荣誉；使得到尊敬/荣誉
n. 名誉；面子；敬意；引起尊敬的人或物
honor sb. for sth.=be honored for sth. 因某事而受到尊敬/表彰
be/ feel honored to do sth. 做某事感到荣幸
It’s a great honor for sb. to do sth. 做某事对某人来说很荣幸
She is an honor to this profession. 她是这一行业的光荣。
have the honor to do/ of doing sth. 有做某事的荣幸
do sb. an/the honor of doing(sth.) 赏光
in honor of sb.=in sb’s honor为向……表示敬意；为纪念……
25. without warning 在没有任何先兆的情况下
26. the disaster-hit/stricken areas 受灾地区
重点句子
1. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat.
2. It seems as if the world was at an end.
3. Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.
4. All hope was not lost.
5. The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
6. As you know, this is the day the quake happened thirty-four years ago.
7. The man was sleeping downstairs when the earthquake happened.
8. Your parents and your school should be very proud of you!