L 1 Face to Face.doc

PAGE  PAGE 16 L 1 Face to Face with Hurricane Camille 1．the title: *face to face: This phrase usu. connotes a sense of urgency and danger. In this context it means “confronting one another” e.g. face to face with the enemy, face to face with the tiger, meet sb face to face *Hurricane Camille（卡米尔好飓风）: hurricane 和 typhoon同指发生在海洋上空的强烈风暴。发生于大西洋及西印度群岛上空的称为hurricane，发生在太平洋上空的称为typhoon。卡米尔是人名。 飓风常用人名命名。台风常用数字指代。 2． Jr.: Jr. is the abbreviation of junior. This term is generally used in the United States and is put after the name of a sun to indicate he has the same first name as his father. The term Sr. (Senior) is sometime put after the name of the father. If the name continues into the third generation, Roman numerals (I, II, III) are used. 3. Radio and television warnings had sounded throughout that Sunday: Radio and television had broadcast warnings about the hurricane all day that Sunday. 4. the Koshaks: the Koshak family, all the members in the family. When a “s” is added to a surname and used with the definite article “the”, the term stands for the whole family. 5. fled inland to safer ground: ran away from the coast to the interior of the country where they could be safer. (The hurricane loses force as it blows inland.) 6. coastal communities: people living together in towns, cities, villages, along the coast.沿海居民区 7. aged 3 to 11: the youngest child was 3 years and the eldest was 11years old. The other five were older than 3 and younger than 11. 8. whose business was right there in his home: His business office, workshop, etc. were all in his home. *right there: exactly, precisely there or in his home. 9. motel: a hotel for those who are traveling by car. It is a blend word (缩合词), formed by combining parts of motorist and hotel (motorist + hotel→motel). More example: smoke +fog→ smog, breakfast + lunch →brunch 10. We’re elevated 23 feet: In British English one would probably say “We are 23 feet above sea level.” 11. We’re a good 250 yards from the s