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必修3Unit2NaturaldisasterReading:PupilslivessparedduringFolmontearthquakeFALMONT-On17March476studentsand36teachersatFalmontPrimarySchoolescapedanearthquakethathitthecountyat2:27pm.Only5studentssufferedslightinjuries,despitethecurrentfiguresof7killedandover200injuredinthedisasterareaatlarge.AliceBrown,headteacheratFalmontPrimarySchoolwasteachingwhenthefloorbegantoshake.Herstudentsreactionwasquickandcorrect-theymovedundertheirdesks,headfirst,andheldontothelegsofthedesks.Atthesametime,MissBrownquicklyopenedtheclassroomdoor,incaseitbecamedamagedduringtheshakingandcouldnotopen.Therewereloudcrashesofglassbreakingandthingsfallingtotheground,butthestudentsremainedstillandwaitedcalmlyandquietly.Therewereloudcrashesofglassbreakingandthingsfallingtotheground,butthestudentsremainedstillandwaitedcalmlyandquietly.尽管玻璃破碎,东西倒地发出阵阵巨响,但是学生们仍然一动不动,沉着安静地等待着。hit≈strikeThemomenttheshakingstopped,MissBrownsenseditwasthebesttimefortheclasstomaketheirescape.Shesignaledtoherstudentstoexittheclassroominanorderlylinecoveringtheirheadswiththeirhands.Withinoneminuteandtwentyseconds,thewholeclasswentdownthestairsandrushedtotheplayground.Soonstudentsfromotherclassesarrivedtoo.Afterarollcallconfirmedthatallweresafeandsoundtheyrelaxedlaughing,cryingandhuggingeachother.“Wepractiseearthquakesafetyprocedures twiceayear,"saidMissBrown,“sothekidswerecalmenoughtoprotectthemselvesduringtheearthquake."signal≈communicate≈indicateinanorderlyline有序confirm≈fortify≈reinforceGirlsaves100fromtsunamiByJessieCable21DecemberNEWDALE-On20DecemberaseriesofhugewavescausedbyanunderseaearthquakeracedacrosstheoceannearGoldshoreandleftthousandsdead.GoldshoreBeachwastheonlylocalbeachtosurvivethedisasterwithoutanylossoflife.A10-year-oldgirl,SabrinaAndron,helpedaround100peopleescapedangerwithherknowledgeoftsunamis.ThedaybeganlikeanyotheronGoldshoreBeach.Peoplewerewalkingrunningorsimplysittingonthesandybeach,enjoyingthewarmseaairandthesoftwindthatbrushedtheirhair.Sabrinawasoneofthehappytouristsuntilshenoticedsomethingodd.“Thewaterwaslikethebubblesonthetopofabeer,"shelaterexplained“Itwasn'tcalmanditwasn'tgoinginandthenout.Itwasjustcominginandinandin."SabrinahadjustlearntabouttsunamisinaGeographylesson.Itimmediatelyoccurredtoherthattheseweresignsofanapproachingtsunami.enjoythewarmseaairandthesoftwindthatbrushedtheirhair享受着温暖的海边空气和拂过发际的微风。Odd≈strange≈weirdItimmediatelyoccurredtoherthattheseweresignsofanapproachingtsunami.她立即意识到这是海啸来临的前兆。Sabrinawasfrightened,butshesoonkeptherhead.Shewarnedherparentsofthedanger,thoughatfirsttheyjustthoughtshewasjoking.However,Sabrinawascertainthataterribledisasterwasonitswayandkeptaskingherparentstotalktoasafetyofficer.Tohergreatrelieftheofficerimmediatelyrealizedthecomingdanger.Thebeachwasrapidlyclearedofpeoplejustbeforethehugewavescrashedintothecoast.Thebeachwasrapidlyclearedofpeoplejustbeforethehugewavescrashedintothecoast.在巨浪拍岸的前一刻,海滩上的人迅速疏散一空。GrammarUsageAnna:MrLi,IheardyouexperiencedastronghurricanewhenyouwereattendingaconferenceintheUnitedStates.Canyoutellmeaboutit?MrLi:Sure.IwasstayinginAtlanta,andthatwasoneofthecitiestobehitAnna:Didyouknowthatthehurricanewascoming?MrLi:Yes.Thatmorning.IturnedontheTVforsomelocalnews,onlytohearthatahurricanewasonitsway.Asyoucanimagine,itwasabitofashock.Anna:Whatdidyoudoduringthehurricane?MrLi:Theroadswereblockedsotherewasnothingformetodobutstayinside.Youknow,goingoutsideduringahurricaneismuchtoodangerous.Anna:Exactly.Howdidyoufeelduringthehurricane?MrLi:Thestrongwindandheavyraindidn’tscareme,butIwasquitefrightenedduringthepowerfailure.Anna:Wereyouafraidofrunningoutofsupplies?MrLi:Actuallyno.Ihadenoughfoodandwatertolastawholeweek!Anna:Thatwaslucky!Whatdidthestreetslooklikeafterthehurricane?MrLi:WhenthewindandrainstoppedIlookedoutofthewindowonlytoseehugetreeslyingacrossthestreetandwatereverywhere!Anna:ThehurricanemusthavecausedalotofdamageandsufferingMrLi:Yes.Luckily,manypeoplecametohelpdonatingfoodandclothestocharities.onlytohearthatahurricanewasonitsway.却发现飓风正在靠近thepowerfailure.停电WhenthewindandrainstoppedIlookedoutofthewindowonlytoseehugetreeslyingacrossthestreetandwatereverywhere!当风息雨停,我看向窗外大树倒在街道上,到处都是水。ExtendedReading:TheLastDaysofPompeii(Excerpt)EdwardBulwer-Lytton(1803-1873)wasatalentedBritishwriterwholefthismarkontheEnglishlanguage.HisclassicnovelTheLastDaysofPompeiiimagineslifeintheancientRomancityofPompeiiintheyear79,whenMountVesuviuserupted.ThisterriblenaturaldisasterdestroyedPompeiicompletelybutitalsokepttheancientcityasitwasforfutureages.Since1748Pompeiihas beensystematicallyunearthed.Todayitisaninternationaltouristdestination.EdwardBulwer-Lytton(1803-1873)wasatalentedBritishwriterwholefthismarkontheEnglishlanguage.HisclassicnovelTheLastDaysofPompeiiimagineslifeintheancientRomancityofPompeiiintheyear79,whenMountVesuviuserupted.ThisterriblenaturaldisasterdestroyedPompeiicompletelybutitalsokepttheancientcityasitwasforfutureages.Since1748Pompeiihas beensystematicallyunearthed.Todayitisaninternationaltouristdestination.爱德华·布尔沃-利顿(1803-1873)是一位才华横溢的英国作家,对英语语言产生了深远的影响。在其经典小说《庞贝城的末日》中,他对公元79年维苏威火山爆发时,罗马城市庞贝的生活场景展开了想象。这场骇人天灾将庞贝城彻底摧毁,却又为后世保存了这座古城的原貌。从1748年起,庞贝城开始得到系统发掘。如今这里已成为国际旅游胜地。PompeiiwasatypicalRomancity.Initslittleshops,itstinypalaces,itsforum,itswinebars,itstheatre—intheenergyandskillofitspeople,yousawamodelofthewholeRomanEmpire.Tradingshipsbringingimportstothecityorcarryingexportsoverseas,alongwithgoldenpleasureboatsfortherich,werecrowdedtogetherintheglassywateroftheport.Theboatsofthefishermenmovedrapidlyinalldirections.Aboveallthecloud-cappedtopofMountVesuviusappeared.Itsashyrocks,nowdark,nowlight,toldastoryofpasteruptionsthatmighthavewarnedthecitywhatwastocome!Tradingshipsbringingimportstothecityorcarryingexportsoverseas,alongwithgoldenpleasureboatsfortherich,werecrowdedtogetherintheglassywateroftheport.进口货物到城内,出口货物到海外商船,以及富贵人家金灿灿的游船,齐聚在港口波光粼粼的水面上。inalldirections四面八方thecloud-cappedtopofMountVesuvius云雾笼罩的维苏威火山ashyrocks火山岩pasteruptions几度的喷发Theawfulnightrolledslowlyaway,andthedawngreylybrokeonTHELASTDAYOFPOMPEIl!Thecrowdlookedupwards,andsawwithunspeakablefear,ahugecloudshootingfromthetopofthevolcano.Ittooktheformofahugetree:thetrunk,blackness,thebranches,fire!Thisfiremovedandchangedincolourwitheverymoment:nowitwaswildlybrightnowofapaleanddyingredandnowagainitburntwithanunbearablelight!Theawfulnightrolledslowlyaway,andthedawngreylybrokeonTHELASTDAYOFPOMPEIl!Thecrowdlookedupwards,andsawwithunspeakablefear,ahugecloudshootingfromthetopofthevolcano.Ittooktheformofahugetree:thetrunk,blackness,thebranches,fire!Thisfiremovedandchangedincolourwitheverymoment:nowitwaswildlybrightnowofapaleanddyingredandnowagainitburntwithanunbearablelight!可怕的夜晚缓缓退去,晦暗的晨光开启了庞贝城的末日!人们抬头仰望,眼前景象让他们感到莫名恐惧,只见一团庞大的云正从火山口喷薄而出。它形似一株巨树:树干,黑魆魆的枝叶,那是火!火焰翻腾着,颜色变幻不定,时而极明亮,时而又变得微弱,呈现熄灭之前的暗红,时而又烧起来,放出刺眼的强光!Thecriesofwomenbrokeout;themenlookedateachotherbutweresilent.Atthatmoment,theyfelttheearthshakingbeneaththeirfeet;beyondinthedistancetheyheardthecrashoffallingroofs.Amomentlater,themountain-cloudseemedtorolltowardsthem,darkandrapid,likeariveratthesametime,itthrewoutashowerofashesandhugepiecesofburningstone!Overtheemptystreets-overtheforum-farandwide-withmanyanoisycrashinthestormysea-fellthatawfulshower!hecrashoffallingroofs屋顶坍塌的巨响themountain-cloudseemedtorolltowardsthem,darkandrapid,likeariveratthesametime,itthrewoutashowerofashesandhugepiecesofburningstone山上的云团似乎正向他们滚滚而来,阴沉迅猛,如汹涌的江水。Eachturnedtofly—eachrunning,pressingpushingagainsttheother.Ifinthedarkness,wifewasseparatedfromhusbandorparentfromchildtherewasnohopeoftheirmeetingagain.Eachhurriedblindlyandfearfullyon.Socametheearthquake…andsoendedlifeinPompeii.NearlyseventeencenturieshadrolledawaybeforethecityofPompeiiwasdugfromitssilentrestingplace.Itswallswerefreshasifpa
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