1、Words and expressionsVocabulariesearthquake steam quake dirtright away ruin well in ruinspipe suffering burst extrememillion injureevent destroyas if brickat an end damnation trackcanal useless shock reporterrescue bartrap damageelectricity frightendisaster frighteneddig out frighteningbury congratu
2、lation mine judgeminer sincerelyshelter expressa(great)number of headline title cyclistright awayimmediately adv.直接的the immediate cause 立刻的give an immediate replyimmediate adv.立即,马上I got in touch with him immediately after I receive the letter.in a minuteright nowat once wellburstv.爆裂,爆发We drove ove
3、r some glass and one of our tyres burst.burst into sth.突然.起来burst out doing burst into tears(laughter)n.a burst of.一阵.a burst of laughter/thunder/applause as if 好像，好似=as thoughShe spoke to me as if she knew me.她和我说话的神情，好像她早就认识我似的。at an end:finish,deadThe year is at an end.in the end:at last,finallyo
4、n end:continuously (时间)连续的,继续的He would disappear for weeks on end.他常常是连续几周不见人影。end in sth.v.以.结束,告终The battle ended in victory.canalruin n.毁灭，崩溃，覆灭The castle has fallen into ruins.in ruins:severely damaged or destroyed.An earthquake left the whole town in ruins.His career is in ruins.injure v.to hur
5、t oneself /sb/sth physically He fell off the bicycle and injured his arm.She was serious injured in a road accident.destroy v.The fire destroyed most of the building.destroyer 破坏者,消灭者,驱逐舰队damshock n.震惊；打击；休克That shock almost finished him.It was a great shock for him when his wife died.vt.使震惊I was sh
6、ocked when I heard about your accident.rescue(n.)an act of rescuing or being rescued 搭救，解救 A rescue team is trying to reach the trapped mines.They came to our rescue when we were in danger.(v.)to save or set free from harm,danger,or loss 救出，解救He rescued the man from drowning.trapn.陷阱；圈套；埋伏The police
7、 set a trap for the thieves.vt.使陷入困境traptrapped-trappedShe was trapped in the burning house.dig outvt.掘出;挖掉dig into 钻研,细查e.g.dig into Chinese historybury vt.埋葬，葬The boy buried the dead bird in the backyard.男孩们把死鸟埋在后院。vt.使沉浸（或专心于）be buried in thought 出神深思bury oneself in study 埋头研究 shelter n.庇护所，避难所，遮
8、蔽物a shelter for the homelessIn the storm I took shelter under a tree.v.庇护，掩蔽，保护The plants must be sheltered from direct sunlight.a great number of许多，大量同义词组 a lot of=lots of plenty ofthe number of .的数目,后面所跟名词前有加限定词。We are not sure about the number ofthe injured.damage n.损失；损害，损坏The storm did a lot of
9、 damage to the crops.暴风雨使庄稼受到了很大损失。vt.损害，损坏；使受损失The earthquake damaged several buildings.地震使一些建筑受到了破坏。fright n.受惊；惊骇The loud thunder gave me a fright.这声响雷吓了我一大跳。frighten vt.吓唬；使惊惧He was frightened of the fierce dog.他让这只凶猛的狗吓怕了。frightened adj.受惊的,受恐吓的to be frightened of the dark 怕黑frightening adj.令人恐惧的judgev.审判,审理(在竞赛中)评判，裁判Who will judge the next case?Dont judge a man by his looks.不要以貌取人。n.审判员,法官A Supreme Court judge 最高法院法官
