Advanced English课后习题详解.pptVIP

为了建筑现代化的高楼大厦，许多古老的、具有民族特色的建筑物都被拆毁了。（demonish） In order to build modernized buildings, many ancient and ethnic-featured architectures were demolished. * * * Paraphrase 1.We’re elevated 23 feet. (Para.3) Our?house?is?23?feet?above?sea?level.? 2.The place has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has ever bothered it. (Para.4) The house has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has ever caused any damage to it. 3.We can batten down and ride it out. (Para.4) We can make necessary preparations and survive the hurricane without much damage. 4.The generator was doused, and the lights went out. (Para.9) Water got into the generator and put it out. It stopped producing electricity, so the lights also went out. 5.Everybody out the back door to the cars! (Para.10) Everybody go out through the back door and run to the cars. 6.The electrical systems had been killed by water. (Para.11) The electrical systems in the car had been put out by water. 7.John watched the water lap at the steps, and felt a crushing guilt. (Para.17) As John watched the water inch its way up the steps, he felt a strong sense of guilt because he blamed himself for endangering the whole family by deciding not to flee inland. 8.Get us through this mess, will you? (Para.17) Oh God, please help us to get through this storm safely. 9.She carried on alone for a few bars; then her voice trailed away. (Para.21) Grandmother Koshak sang a few words alone and then her voice gradually grew dimmer and stopped. 10.Janis had just one delayed reaction. (Para.34) Janis displayed rather late the exhaustion brought about by the nervous tension caused by the hurricane. Look up the dictionary and explain the meaning of the italicized words: 1.Since water mains might be damaged…(Para.5) Main: a principal pipe or line in a distributing system for water, gas, electricity, etc 2. …sit out the storm with the Koshaks. (Para.6) Sit out: stay until the end of 3. …and the group heard gun-like reports Report: