高级英语第一册Unit1FacetoFacewithHUrricaneCamille课后概论.ppt

Face to Face with Hurricane Camille Key to Exercises Joseph P. Blank 3. P15. Paraphrase Were 23 feet above sea level. The house has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has ever caused any damage to it. We can make necessary preparations and survive the hurricane without much damage. Water got into the generator and put it out. As a result, the lights were put out. Everybody go out through the back door and get into the cars! P15. Paraphrase 6. The electrical systems in the cars had been destroyed by water. 7. 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 his wrong decision not to flee inland. 8. Oh, God, please help us go through this storm safely. P15. Paraphrase 9. She sang a few words alone, and then her voice gradually grew dimmer/ weaker and stopped. 10. Janis displayed rather late the exhaustion brought about by the nervous tension caused by the hurricane. The phychological damage caused/ brought about by the hurricane to Janis wasnt revealed/ dislpayed/ shown until a few days later. P 16. Words and Expressions (A) 1. main a principal pipe, or line in a distributory system for water, gas, or electricity. 2. sit out sth to stay in some place and wait for sth. unpleasant or boring to finish 3. report the sound of a gun being fired or of an explosion 4. douse put sb/sth into (water); throw (water) over sb/sth P 16. Words and Expressions (A) 5. kill to destroy or spoil sth. or make it stop operating or fail 6. litter a group of baby animals that one mother gives birth to at the same timee 7. swath a long thin area of sth. 8. bar one of the small equal parts into which a piece of music is divided, containing a fixed number of beats 音乐的一个小节 P 16. Words and Expressions (A) 9. lean-to a small building with its roof leaning against the side of a large building, fence or wall 10. break up to