★★★★★Disasters災(zāi)難
Here are some types of terrible events that hurt or kill people.(定語從句)
這里有一些造成人員傷亡的可怕事情。
Earthquakes are caused by forces deep within the Earth.?81
地震是由地球深處的力量造成的??
During earthquakes, many people are often killed by collapsing buildings and bridges.
在地震的時候娜膘,許多人經(jīng)常死于倒塌的建筑和橋梁
? ? ? ?earthquake?地震拧簸;force (物理學(xué)上的)力;? ?collapse(v.)倒塌,坍塌;collapsing(adj.) 倒塌的牺六;
? ? ? ?→e.g. Earth's?gravity?is?a?type?of?force.? 重力是一種力
Floods/fl?dz/?happen when rivers rise and overflow/?o?v?r?flo?/(溢流) their banks.??79
當(dāng)河水上漲而漫過堤岸的時候汗捡,洪水就發(fā)生了
? ? ? ?flood?洪水;overflow (液體的)溢出,(河流的)泛濫?→?overflow=over(超出的,過多的)+flow(流動)春缕;例:oversleep?睡過頭艘蹋;overweight?超重;
Floodwaters damage or destroy/d??str??/(破壞)??many houses and businesses.?82
洪水破壞或摧毀了許多房屋和企業(yè)? ?
? ? ? ?damage?損害(程度較小的破壞,損壞,一般指被破壞的物品可以重新修復(fù))→e.g.?The?storm?damaged?several?houses?in?the?village.?暴風(fēng)雨損壞了這個村子的幾間房子宅荤。
? ? ? ?destory?摧毀(徹底的,不能或很難修復(fù)的破壞,毀壞,程度較深)→e.g.? The?forest?was?destroyed?by?fine.?森林被火燒毀了
Fires destroy buildings, land and forests.
火災(zāi)摧毀了建筑物浸策,土地和森林
There are many causes for fire, including lightning.??86
引起火災(zāi)的原因很多庸汗,包括閃電?
? ? ? ?lightning?閃電→e.g.When?people?are?not?careful,they?can?start?fires?than?can?cause?a?lot?of?damage.?當(dāng)人們粗心大意的時候改化,就可能造成很多損害的火災(zāi)
In a hurricane/?h??r?ke?n/(颶風(fēng)), high winds destroy buildings, and sometimes cause flooding.??86
颶風(fēng)來的時候,強(qiáng)風(fēng)摧毀建筑盏档,有時還造成洪水
Some hurricanes have winds of more than 200 miles an hour.?83
有些颶風(fēng)的風(fēng)速超過200英里(大約322公里)每小時??
? ? ? ?hurricane?颶風(fēng)燥爷;typhoon?臺風(fēng);high?winds?強(qiáng)風(fēng),大風(fēng)稚配;flooding?洪水港华;
Car accidents happen when cars collide/k??la?d/(碰撞) , or when drivers lose control of their cars.??72
當(dāng)車輛相撞或者司機(jī)失去對車輛的控制時候,就會發(fā)生車禍? ??
One of the main causes of car accidents is driving too fast.
發(fā)生車禍的主要原因之一是車速太快
? ? ? ?car accident?車禍冒萄;collide?相撞,碰撞橙数;lose control of…?失去對…的控制;
填空:When people are not?careful?, they can start fires?that?can a lot of?damage.