高中英语第三册(全一册)Unit6 Going West-Language study.ppt

African children are suffering starvation. Aid agencies are trying to get food to 500,000 people who will suffer starvation if they do not receive this necessary aid. The World Health Organization has warned over 300,000 people in southern Africa could starve to death in the next 6 months. If you suffer from anxiety you are not alone. It is now believed that 9 million people in the UK will suffer a serious form of anxiety during their lifetime. Anxiety can disturb sleep, weaken the immune system and impair mental faculty. The condition should not be left untreated because of a risk that it degenerates to more serious forms of anxiety and depression. An exhibition marking the 20th anniversary of the Temecula Valley Museum will open Saturday, telling the story of the museum through news clips and bringing back popular artifacts from the past. As the country approaches another anniversary of its most deadly terrorist attack, local schools prepare to honor the memories of the 9/11 victims. 周年纪念，周年纪念日：以往事件的日期每年度地重复，尤指历史，国家或个人的重要日期： Catastrophe, disaster, calamity These nouns refer to an event having fatal or ruinous results. 这些词均指带来致命的或毁灭的结果的事件。 catastrophe 特别强调最后的悲剧结果： disaster 一般暗示巨大的破坏、困难或丧失生命： calamity 强调痛苦、悲伤或失落感： The Bush administration returned the chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to Washington on Friday amid widespread criticism of his oversight of the federal response to the hurricane catastrophe along the Gulf Coast. CONCORD – New Hampshire is better prepared than most states to deal with a disaster like Hurricane Katrina, but local governments need to take a bigger role in planning for the worst. * perseverance: Perseverance can make miracles happen! Perseverance is rewarding! quit: to give up One friend of mine has decided to quit his highly-paid but demanding position in his company recently. 最近,我有一个朋友辞去了他公司里的那份工资高但要求也高的工作。 apply…to 1. to put to or adapt for a special use: 应用；把…应用于：投入或应用于一项特定用途： She applied all her money to her mor