Unit 4 Earthquakes I

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1.well n. 井

  adj. 健康;身体好

  adv. 好,对;令人满意的

Is she well enough to travel?

The kids all behaved well.

The conference was well organized.

speak well of 对……评价很高

2.burst vt. 爆裂;爆发 (burst,burst)

The dam burst under the weight of water.

He felt he would burst with anger and shame.

他恼羞成怒,都要气炸了。

She burst into tears. (=suddenly began to cry)

Helen burst out laughing.

burst into sth.突然爆发

burst out doing 突然开始(做……)

3.ruin n. 废墟;毁灭

  vt. 毁灭,使破产

The bad weather ruined our trip.

The country was ruined by the war.

A large number of churches fell into ruin.

We visited the ruins of a Norman castle.

He was determined to build a new life out of the ruins of his career.

4.injure vt. 损害;伤害

He injured his knee playing football.

Three people were killed and five injured in the crash.

injured adj. 受伤的,有伤的

an injured leg

Luckily, she isn’t injured.

the injured 受伤的人,伤员

e.g.Ambulances took the injured to a nearby hospital.

5.destroy vt. 破坏,毁坏,消灭

The building was completely destroyed by fire.

Heat gradually destroys vitamin C.

6.useless adj. 无用的,无效的,无益的

He knew it was useless to argue.

It’s useless worrying about it.

(~to do sth) (~doing sth.)

7.shock v. 震惊,震动

   n. 打击,震惊;休克

The news of his death came as a shock to us all.

He’s still in a state of shock.

Don’t touch the wire or you’ll get a shock(电击).

I was shocked to hear that he had resigned.

We were all shocked at the news of his death.

It shocks you when something like that happens.

Neighbours were shocked that such an attack could happen in their area.

be shocked to do sth./at sth./that…

8.rescue n.& vt. 营救,援救

a rescue attempt一次营救行动

rescue workers/boats救援人员/船只

We had given up hope of rescue.

rescue sb. from…

He rescued a child from drowning.

9.trap vt. 使陷入困境 (trapped)

    n. 陷阱;困境

They were trapped in the burning building.

He was trapped in an unhappy marriage.

10.bury v. 掩藏;埋葬

Your letter got buried under a pile of papers.

He buried his face in his hands and wept.

11.damage n. & v. 损失;损害

cause/do damage to…

Smoking seriously damages your health.

12.frighten vt. 使惊吓

Sorry, I didn’t mean to frighten you.

She is not easily frightened.

frightened adj. 受惊的,受恐吓的 (afraid)

frightening adj. 令人恐惧的

be frightened of sth./to do sth./that…

I’m frightened of walking home in the dark.

I’m too frightened to ask him now.

She was frightened that the plane would crash.

a frightening experience

It’s frightening to think it could happen again.

sth. frighten sb.

sth. is frightening

sb. is frightened

be frightened of…

be frightened to do…

be frightened that…

13.congratulation n. 祝贺(pl.)贺词

—We’re getting married.

—Congratulations!

Congratulation on your exam results!

congratulate sb. on sth. 向……道贺

14.judge n. 裁判员;法官

v. 断定;判断;判决

The judge sentenced him to three years in prison.

As far as I can judge, all of them are to blame.

Judging by her last letter, they are having a wonderful time.

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