| Unit 5 The power of nature（1） |
主编：黄冈中学英语集体备课组
Period One New word study
1．erupt vi. （指火山）爆发；突然发生
e.g.The volcano could erupt at any time.
Violence erupted outside the gate.
门外发生了暴乱。
volcanic eruption 火山爆发
When Yao Ming scored for the tenth time, the crowd erupted.
当姚明第十次得分，观众欢声雷动。
2．alongside adv. 在旁边；沿着边；prep. 在……旁边
A police car pulled up alongside us.
He caught up with me and rode alongside.
他追上我，与我并排骑车前进。
3．equipmentn. a piece of equipment
e.g.The classroom is fully equipped. 装备齐全
We should equip ourselves with knowledge.
The classroom is equipped with a camera.
4．appoint vt. 任命；委派
to choose sb. for a job or apposition.
e.g.①The school has appointed a young teacher to take part in the meeting.
②She has been appointed (as) the captain of Chinese team.
③Mr. Chen has been appointed to the government.
④（白板上此处序号出错）appointee: The person who has been chosen for a job position.
⑤（白板上此处序号出错）make/an have appointment to do 约定做某事
keep an appointment 守约
I have made an appointment to see the doctor.
I’m crazy about his appointment. 任命
5．evaluate vt. 评估；评价；估计
(consider sth. carefully to see how useful or valuable it is.)
e.g.The doctors are valuating the effectiveness of the different drugs.
We need to evaluate how well the plan is working.
6．burn to the ground 全部焚毁(completely destroy)
e.g.The house burned to the ground.
The house was burned to the ground.
7．wave n. 波浪；波涛
vi. 波动；起伏；挥手
wave at sb.
wave sb goodbye/wave goodbye to sb.
The flags are waving in the wind.
8．fountain pen 钢笔
9．absolute adj. 绝对的；完全的complete adj.
absolute rubbish/nonsense 一派胡言
I have absolute confidence in her.
absolutely adv. I trust you absolutely.
—You are a handsome boy.
—Oh, yes, absolutely. 正是，当然
10．suit n. 一套外衣；套装
vt. 适合；使适宜（to be acceptable or convenient for…）
A black winter suit 一套黑色冬装
swim suit
Finding a date that suits us all is very difficult.
Tomorrow suits me.
The suit suits me.
11．make one’s way 前往（=go to sp especially with difficulty to move towards sth., especially slowly or with difficulty.）
（尤指缓慢或艰难地）朝……前进
e.g.We made our way down the hill towards the town.
12．potential n. 潜在性；可能性；潜能
adj. 可能的，潜在的
If the problem is potential, it means it is not a problem not yet, but it will become one in the future.
have potential/show potential to do 有潜力/表现出潜力
achieve/realize your potential 发挥潜能
13．actual adj. 实在的；实际的/actually adv. =in fact/ in actual fact
e.g.I’m not joking. Those were his actual words.
14．precious adj. 贵重的；珍贵的
previous adj. 以前的，先前的
15． unconscious adj. 失去知觉的；未察觉的
unable to see, move, feel etc in the normal way.
I found her alive but unconscious.
She was beaten unconscious. 她被打晕了。
He looks unconscious of the serious problem.
be unconscious of…
16．shootshotshot vt. 射中，射伤
shoot sb. in the leg
shoot sb. dead.
shoot at…
17．tremble vi. 摇晃
(shake slightly in a way that you can’t control, especial because you are upset or frightened.)
His lip started to tremble and then cried.
He is trembling with anger.
18．anxious
anxiety n.
19．panic vi. & vt. 惊慌n. 惊慌；恐慌
panickedpanicking
panick sb. into doing sth.
20．glance through… =look through… quickly
21．vary from… to…
Flowers vary in color and size.
Clothes vary in color and style.
—What do you have for lunch?
—It varies from day to day.
The prices vary from 100￥ to 200￥ in the store.
Teaching methods vary from school to school.
We should vary our diet more. 我们应使饮食多样化。
22．diverse adj. 多种多样的，多样性不同的
（very different from each other）
the cultural diversity
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24．guarantee vt. 保证，担保
（to promise that sth. will certainly happen.）
Take this opportunity and I guarantee you won’t regret it.
I can guarantee you a job.
guarantee our safety
Marriage doesn’t guarantee happiness.
be guaranteed to do sth.=be certain to do.
肯定会做某事
guarantee to do sth.
e.g.I guarantee to pay you one million.
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