高二英语 Unit10 Frightening nature.docVIP

高二Frightening nature New words: 1.frightening adj. fright---n. the feeling of fear 惊吓；恐怖 with fright =with fear I was shocked with fright/ fear. frighten—vt. fill with fear 使吃惊；惊吓 frighten sb. sb. be frightened by at to do that You frightened me. The explosion frightened me. The child was frightened by the big dog. She was frightened by the height of the cliff. He was frightened at the thought of his coming examination. She was frightened to look down from the top of the tall building. The little girl was frightened that her mother wouldn’t come back. 作定语： He has had a ___ (frightened, frightening) experience. He threw me a quick ___ ( frightened, frightening )glance. The ___ (frightened; frightening) horse ran away from the fire. *frighten sb. into/ into doing 吓得某人做某事/不做某事 persuade sb. into doing argue sb. into (out of ) doing He frightened the old lady into/ out of signing the paper. 他吓唬老太太，让她在文件上签字/不签字。 *be frightened of= be afraid of She was frightened of police. 2.hurricane—n.飓风 typhoon –n.台风 volcano –n。火山 earthquake—地震 tsunami—海啸 tornado –n.龙卷风 3.threat—n.1）威胁；威胁的话； under threat of 在。。。的威胁下 I obeyed, but only under thread of death. 我仅仅是在死亡威胁下 屈服了。 make a threat 威胁 2）possible danger 可能的危险；凶兆（常用单） The killer is a threat to everyone. The flood was a thread to our homes. 3)征兆[c] There is a threat of rain. The clouds brought a threat of rain. threaten –v. 威胁；有。。。的危险 threaten to do sb. with 威胁着要。。。 She threatened to murder me. I was threatened with punishment if I don’t obey. The clouds threatened rain.云显得要下雨了。 4. on end –1)of time continuously(指时间)连续地 He sat there for hours on end. He studied for days on end. 2)up right直立；竖起来 stand on end (使)竖起来 We had to stand the table on end to get it through the door. When he heard the strange cry, his h