人教版必修一Unit4Earthquakes-Reading概要.ppt

How many Nature Disasters do you know? Bright lights flash in the sky Animals are too nervous, such as cows, dogs, horses, and snakes, etc. 6. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in_____. ruins lie (lay, lain): to be, remain or be kept in a certain state in ruins : severely damaged or destroyed Compare: ruin ; destroy ; damage 　①damage指部分“损坏”、“损害”、“破坏”或指使用价值有所降低。它可以用作动词,也可以用作名词,用作名词时常与to something 连用。 　The accident did a lot of damage to his car. 　②destroy 只能用作动词,指彻底破坏,以致不可能修复,常作“破坏”、“毁灭”解,也可以指希望、计划等打破。 　The earthquake destroyed almost the whole town. 　　 ③ruin则表示破坏严重,以致不能修复,但这种破坏不像destroy那样毁灭某物,而是强调致使该物的使用价值发生了问题。用作动词时,它作 “使毁灭”、 “使崩溃”、 “弄糟”解;用作名词时,它表示 “毁灭”、 “瓦解”、 “废墟”等抽象概念。ruin也有借喻的用法。 　　The fire ruined the castle. 　　The house has fallen into ruin. 　　The company is facing ruin. * * Reading 广东 詹进初 typhoon tornado, hurricane seismic sea wave / tsunami volcanic eruption sand storm thunderstorm earthquake 我国地震分布 1) Do you know what would happen before an earthquake? 2) What can we do to keep ourselves safe from an earthquake? Predictions of an earthquake: 1) Bright lights flash in the sky; 3) The well walls have deep cracks with smelly gas; 4) Animals are too nervous, such as cows, pigs, horses, and snakes, etc; 5) Mice run out to look for places to hide; 6) Fish jump out of the ponds. 2) The water in the well rise and fall; An Earthquake A terrible earthquake happened in India. Tangshan, Hebei July 28th, 1976 Reading Join the correct parts of the sentences. Do a fast-reading of the passage. 2 The people didn’t worry because 1 The chickens didn’t eat because C they were nervous. E they didn’t know what the strange events meant. 3 Such a great number of people died because 4 Water was needed because 5 The people did not lose hope because D dams and wells were useless. B the quake happened while they were