高一英语必修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. 看起来会议没完没了。看起来会议没完没了。It seemed as if the world was at an end!=

2、 It seemed that the world was at an end!1.as if 在表语从句中相当于在表语从句中相当于that: as if 似乎似乎, 好像好像 = as though She spoke to me as if she knew me. 她和我说话的神情她和我说话的神情, 好像她早就好像她早就 认识我似的。认识我似的。n. injury adj. injuredthe injured 伤者伤者, 伤员伤员an injured look/expression 委屈的样子委屈的样子/表情表情injured pride/feelings 受到伤害的自尊、受到伤害的自

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. 打击打击; 震惊震惊, 震动震动 vt. 使震惊使震惊, 使惊愕使惊愕 shocking: adj. 使人震惊的使人震惊的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 在此为名词在此为名词, 意为意为“废墟废墟”， 常和介词常和介词in搭配搭配, in ruins意为意为“成废成废 墟墟, 垮掉垮掉, 毁灭毁灭”。如。如： This earthquake left the whole town in ruins. His future is/lies in ruins.ruin用作名词用作名词, 构成的常见短语有：构成的常见短语有： be on the road to ruin 正在走向毁灭、正在走向毁灭、be the ruin of 使

6、使破产、身体垮掉、破产、身体垮掉、 名誉扫地名誉扫地be/lie in ruins 变成废墟变成废墟go to ruin = fall into ruin 衰落衰落, 败落败落 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还可作还可作动词动词, 意为意为“毁坏毁坏, 毁掉毁掉”，ruined作形容词时作形容词时, 只用在名词前，只用在名词前，意为意为“毁坏的毁坏的, 破败不堪的破败不堪的

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“损坏损坏”、“损害损害”、“破坏破坏”或指使用价值有所降低。它可以用作动词或指使用价值有所降低。它可以用作动词, 也可以用作名词也可以用作名词, 用作名词时常与用作名词时常与to something 连用。如连用。如:The accident did a lot of damage to his car. destroy 只能用作动词只能用作动词,指彻

8、底破坏指彻底破坏, 以致以致不可能修复不可能修复,常作常作“破坏破坏”、“毁灭毁灭”解解,也可以也可以指希望、计划等打破。指希望、计划等打破。The earthquake destroyed almost the whole town. 辨析辨析: damage, ruin, destroyruin则表示破坏严重则表示破坏严重,以致不能修复以致不能修复,但这种但这种破坏不像破坏不像destroy那样毁灭某物那样毁灭某物,而是强调致而是强调致使该物的使用价值发生了问题。用作动词时使该物的使用价值发生了问题。用作动词时,它作它作 “使毁灭使毁灭”、 “使崩溃使崩溃”、 “弄糟弄糟”解解;用作用作名

9、词时名词时,它表示它表示 “毁灭毁灭”、 “瓦解瓦解”、 “废墟废墟”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 几个几个, 若干若干a great/good number of 许多许多, 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修饰可数名词的复数修饰可数名词的复数, number 前可用前可用large, small, good, certain, great等修饰词。当它修饰等修饰词。当它修饰主语时主语时, 谓语动词用复数。注意谓语动词用复数。注意:the number of 意为意为“的数量的数量, 数目数目”, 当它与后面的名词连用时当它与后面的名词连用时, 中心词是中心词是the number, 做主语时谓语用单数。做主语时谓语用单数。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 修饰可数名词修饰可数名词, 跟复数形式跟复数形式; a great deal of 修饰不可数名词修

13、饰不可数名词; a lot of 后面既可以加可数名词后面既可以加可数名词, 也可以加不可数名词也可以加不可数名词; plenty of 后面既可以加可数名词后面既可以加可数名词, 也可以加不可数名词。也可以加不可数名词。14. The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.dig out 挖掘挖掘; 发现发现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) 做动词做动词 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! 诱骗诱骗, 诱使诱使(trap sb into do