Module4《SandstormsinAsia》文字素材4（外研版必修3）.docVIP

Module4 Sandstorms in Asia分析资料 Introduction 1.It lasted for ten hours and was very frightening. 它（这场沙尘暴）持续了十个小时，令人特别恐惧。 （1）last vi. 继续；持续；维持。例如： Our summer holidays last a long time every year. 我们的假期每年有很长一段时间。 The hot weather lasted until the end of September. 炎热的天气一直持续到九月底。 （2）frightening adj. 令人恐惧的， 引起突然惊恐的。例如： a frightening experience 一次可怕的经历 The news is quite frightening. 这消息引起人们的恐惧。 2.The wind blew the sand high around the houses，and some cars were almost completely buried by the sand. 强劲的风吹得房子周围的沙尘四处飞扬，有些小汽车几乎被沙尘所埋没。 blow vt. vi. 吹，吹动，刮。例如： The winds blow across the sea，pushing little waves into bigger and bigger ones. 风吹过海面，把小的波浪推向前进，变成越来越大的波浪。 The wind has blown my hat off. 风把我的帽子刮走了。 blow [C] 打，打击，奇袭，猛攻。例如： give sb. a blow on the head给某人头上一击 3.Deserts are also created because people cut down trees and dig up grass. 人们肆意砍伐树木和破坏草皮也是导致土壤沙漠化的原因之一。 cut down 砍倒；缩减；降价。例如： The apple tree was dead and he cut it down. 那棵苹果树枯死了，所以他把它砍掉。 We can’t cut down our expenses any more. 我们不能再削减费用了。 I managed to cut the shopkeeper down to $100 for the watch. 我跟店主杀价，终于把这手表降到100美元。 dig up掘出；挖出；发掘；捐出。 例如： He has dug up some vegetables. 他挖出了一些蔬菜。 Can you dig up any money? 你能凑点钱吗？ 4.If you are in a desert，what is the first sign of a sandstorm? 假若你正在沙漠中，沙尘暴要来临的最初迹象是什么？ sign [C] 记号，符号，姿势；告示，标语；牌子；迹象；征兆。例如： He made a sign for me to follow him. 他向我示意跟着他（走）。 The sign by the road said“No Parking”. 路边的牌子上写着“禁止停车”。 There are no signs of life about the house. 这房子没有住人的迹象。 Reading and vocabulary 1.Sandstorms have been a major disaster for many Asian countries for centuries. 几个世纪以来，沙尘暴一直是很多亚洲国家的主要的灾难。 major adj. 较大的；较多的；主要的；主修的。例如： One of the major aims of the air raid was the complete demolition of all means of communications by bombing. 这次空袭的一个主要目的，就是通过轰炸彻底摧毁敌人的通讯设施。 a major city主要城市 majoring in mathematics 主修数学 2.They are often so thick that you cannot see the sun，and the wind is sometimes strong enough to move sand dunes. 通常情况下，它们（沙尘暴）密集得遮天蔽日，并且有时候强烈的风足以把沙丘推向前进。 so... that...如此……以至于……（引导结