英语选修六the power of nature language points.pptVIP

1 volcano n. pl. volcanoes 活火山 an active volcano 死火山 an extinct volcano 休眠火山 a dormant volcano 火山学 volcanology 火山学家volcanologist pianist physicist novelist 2. erupt 1)（火山）爆发，喷发 维苏威火山已经多年没有爆发了。 Mount Vesuvius hasn’t erupted for a good many years. 2)（搏斗，暴力事件，噪音等）突然发生，爆发 街头暴力可以在没有明显原因的情况下爆发。 Violence in street can erupt for no apparent reason. erupt into laughter/shouting/crying, etc.突然大笑/叫喊/大哭 他毫无理由地大笑起来。 He erupted into laughter without any reason. 3. alongside alongside: with “和” It’s a pleasure to work alongside such men. 与这样的人一起工作是一件乐事。 beside “在...旁边” The boat pulled up alongside the dock. adv. 在旁边;沿着;靠拢着;并排地 那辆警车在旁边停下 The police car pulled up alongside. 4 equipment n. 配备,装备The complete equipment of the new hospital will take a year. 把这个新医院的设备配齐要化一年时间。 equip v.装备,使有准备使能够做某事 Equip ourselves with knowledge Equip the army with modern weapons . 5 Sometimes working indoors…, I’m never bored. bored (人)厌烦的 boring （物）令人厌烦的 I am bored with the same old routine day after day. The book is boring. bore v. (尤指无聊的长话)使(人)厌烦 很抱歉说了这么长时间；希望你没有厌烦。 I am sorry I spoke for so long ---I hope I didn’t bore you. bore sb. to death 使某人厌烦得要命 他老是问同样的问题，真是烦死我了。 He is always asking the same question, which bores me to death. bore n.令人厌烦的人,令人厌烦的事 做家务真是令人烦透了。 Doing housework is a real bore. .6 appoint vt . 任命,指派 appoint sb. as/to be 他们任命他为经理。 They appointed him (to be) manager. 约定,指定;安排 我们的来宾在约定的时间到达了。 Our visitors arrived at the appointed time. . appointment n. (尤指正式的)约会 +with+to-v 今晚我与他们有个约会。 I have an appointment with them in the evening. 7. evaluate 评估，评价 没见过他的工作，我无法评估他的能力。 I cannot evaluate his ability without seeing his work. evaluation n. 评估，评价 They made an intensive evaluation of the health care program. 8. burn to the ground 完全(楼房等)烧毁 他无处栖身因为他的房子被烧掉了. He has no place to live in because his house has been burnt to the ground. 与burn搭配的常用词组有： ①burn away烧掉 Half of the candle had burnt away. 蜡烛已烧掉一半了。 ②burn down 渐渐烧完 Th