高一英語必修1-Unit4-Reading-

1、Unit 4EarthquakeWordsHe burst into laughter.= He burst out laughing.He burst into tears.= He burst out crying.burst into+ n.burst out + doing2. It seemed as if the world was at an end. 1) as if It seemed as if the meeting would never end. 看起來會議沒完沒了。看起來會議沒完沒了。It seemed as if the world was at an end!=

2、 It seemed that the world was at an end!1.as if 在表語從句中相當(dāng)于在表語從句中相當(dāng)于that: as if 似乎似乎, 好像好像 = as though She spoke to me as if she knew me. 她和我說話的神情她和我說話的神情, 好像她早就好像她早就 認識我似的。認識我似的。n. injury adj. injuredthe injured 傷者傷者, 傷員傷員an injured look/expression 委屈的樣子委屈的樣子/表情表情injured pride/feelings 受到傷害的自尊、受到傷害的自

3、尊、情感情感 如如：He suffered serious injuries to the arms and legs.Many of the injured are still in a serious condition.Their criticisms _ him deeply.Smoking will _ his health.He was slightly _ in the car accident.He got _ in the fighting.What you said _ my feeling.have hurtinjuredinjuredwoundedhurtCompare

4、: injure; hurt; wound People were shocked. shock: n. 打擊打擊; 震驚震驚, 震動震動 vt. 使震驚使震驚, 使驚愕使驚愕 shocking: adj. 使人震驚的使人震驚的The news of his wifes death was a terrible shock to him.You will get a shock if you touch the live wire.I was shocked by his rudeness.His failure in the exam was shocking to his parents.

5、 In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. ruin 在此為名詞在此為名詞, 意為意為“廢墟廢墟”， 常和介詞常和介詞in搭配搭配, in ruins意為意為“成廢成廢 墟墟, 垮掉垮掉, 毀滅毀滅”。如。如： This earthquake left the whole town in ruins. His future is/lies in ruins.ruin用作名詞用作名詞, 構(gòu)成的常見短語有：構(gòu)成的常見短語有： be on the road to ruin 正在走向毀滅、正在走向毀滅、be the ruin of 使

6、使破產(chǎn)、身體垮掉、破產(chǎn)、身體垮掉、 名譽掃地名譽掃地be/lie in ruins 變成廢墟變成廢墟go to ruin = fall into ruin 衰落衰落, 敗落敗落 如如:The company cannot pay its bills and is on the road to ruin.Drinking was the ruin of him.He had let the farm go to ruin.ruin還可作還可作動詞動詞, 意為意為“毀壞毀壞, 毀掉毀掉”，ruined作形容詞時作形容詞時, 只用在名詞前，只用在名詞前，意為意為“毀壞的毀壞的, 破敗不堪的破敗不堪的

7、”。如：。如：This illness has ruined his life.The rain ruined my painting.When we got there, we saw a ruined castle.damage指部分指部分“損壞損壞”、“損害損害”、“破壞破壞”或指使用價值有所降低。它可以用作動詞或指使用價值有所降低。它可以用作動詞, 也可以用作名詞也可以用作名詞, 用作名詞時常與用作名詞時常與to something 連用。如連用。如:The accident did a lot of damage to his car. destroy 只能用作動詞只能用作動詞,指徹

8、底破壞指徹底破壞, 以致以致不可能修復(fù)不可能修復(fù),常作常作“破壞破壞”、“毀滅毀滅”解解,也可以也可以指希望、計劃等打破。指希望、計劃等打破。The earthquake destroyed almost the whole town. 辨析辨析: damage, ruin, destroyruin則表示破壞嚴重則表示破壞嚴重,以致不能修復(fù)以致不能修復(fù),但這種但這種破壞不像破壞不像destroy那樣毀滅某物那樣毀滅某物,而是強調(diào)致而是強調(diào)致使該物的使用價值發(fā)生了問題。用作動詞時使該物的使用價值發(fā)生了問題。用作動詞時,它作它作 “使毀滅使毀滅”、 “使崩潰使崩潰”、 “弄糟弄糟”解解;用作用作名

9、詞時名詞時,它表示它表示 “毀滅毀滅”、 “瓦解瓦解”、 “廢墟廢墟”等等抽象概念。抽象概念。ruin也有借喻的用法。也有借喻的用法。The fire ruined the castle. The house has fallen into ruin. The company is facing ruin. The village _ in ruins after the war.An earthquake left the whole town_.His career is _.Everywhere they looked nearly everything was _. He _ his

10、girl friends prospects.Soft wood _ easily.layin ruinsin ruinsdestroyedruineddamages10. Such a great number of people died because the quake happened while they were sleeping. a number of 幾個幾個, 若干若干a great/good number of 許多許多, 大量大量 如如：A number of students are planting trees on the hillA great number

11、of volunteers are helping those people living in the earthquake-hit area.a number of修飾可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)修飾可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù), number 前可用前可用large, small, good, certain, great等修飾詞。當(dāng)它修飾等修飾詞。當(dāng)它修飾主語時主語時, 謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù)。注意謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù)。注意:the number of 意為意為“的數(shù)量的數(shù)量, 數(shù)目數(shù)目”, 當(dāng)它與后面的名詞連用時當(dāng)它與后面的名詞連用時, 中心詞是中心詞是the number, 做主語時謂語用單數(shù)。做主語時謂語用單數(shù)。用用a

12、number of和和the number of填空。填空。_ students are watching the games on the playground._ trees planted in our village is never under 200 every year.The number ofA number of辨析辨析: a (great) number of; a great deal of; a lot of; plenty ofa (great) number of 修飾可數(shù)名詞修飾可數(shù)名詞, 跟復(fù)數(shù)形式跟復(fù)數(shù)形式; a great deal of 修飾不可數(shù)名詞修

13、飾不可數(shù)名詞; a lot of 后面既可以加可數(shù)名詞后面既可以加可數(shù)名詞, 也可以加不可數(shù)名詞也可以加不可數(shù)名詞; plenty of 后面既可以加可數(shù)名詞后面既可以加可數(shù)名詞, 也可以加不可數(shù)名詞。也可以加不可數(shù)名詞。14. The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.dig out 挖掘挖掘; 發(fā)現(xiàn)發(fā)現(xiàn)bury : A. to place in the ground B. to occupy (oneself) with deep concentration; absorb

14、The dog buried the bone in the ground.I buried myself in my studies.bury oneself in= be buried in devote oneself to= be devoted toSome of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins.trap 1) 做動詞做動詞 困住困住, 使陷于困境使陷于困境 如如:Dozens of people were trapped in the building when the fire took place.Theres no way out! Were trapped! 誘騙誘騙, 誘使誘使(trap sb into do