Unit 1 The Icy Defender_英语学习_外语学习_教育专区.ppt

thrust p12 The murderer thrust a dagger into her heart. 凶手将匕首刺进她的心脏. He thrust the baby into my arms and ran off. 他把婴儿往我怀里一塞就跑了。 He thrust his hands into his pockets. 他把双手插进口袋. * scorch the earth p13 I could not wash away the mark of the scorch. 我洗不掉这焦痕. This material will scorch easily if it is too near the fire. 这种材料如果太靠近炉火很容易烤焦. The meat is likely to scorch if you leave it cooking too long. 肉如烤得太久会焦的. * c.f. scald burn sear Be careful not to scald yourself with the steam. 小心别让蒸汽把你烫着。 Dont scald your hands when you open the steamer. 掀笼屉时小心热气嘘着手. Dont scald your lips in another mans porridge. 不要在别人的热粥上烫伤你的嘴唇. Give the pudding a stir so that it wont get burned. 搅拌一下布丁,别烧糊了. Some people rub their ears with hands when their hands get burned by hot dishes. 有些人被热菜烫了手会用手搓耳朵. This stuff works great! I dont feel greasy, and I never get burned! 太棒了! 完全不油腻, 而且从不会晒伤! I distinctly felt the heat start to sear my throat. 我分明感觉到嗓子开始烧得难受。 * casualty p13 Mr. Jones was the first casualty of the firms cut - backs. 琼斯先生在公司裁员中是第一个受害者. Casualty lists were published the day after the train accident. 伤亡名单在火车意外事故的第二天就公布了. She read through the casualty list anxiously. 她忧虑地把伤亡人员名单从头到尾看了一遍. The driver was rushed to casualty after the car accident. 车祸后,司机被迅速送到急救室抢救. When Missing -- believed captured appeared on the casualty lists, joy and hope reanimated the sad household. 到 失踪 ---- 据信被俘 的消息出现在伤亡名单上时, 这悲伤的一家人才又开始怀抱乐观的心情和希望了. 来自飘（部分） The cottage was a casualty of the forest fire. 那小屋被森林大火烧毁. * close in on p14 Before the boys can flee, the police close in on them. 警察包围了他们, 两个男孩无处可逃. Well - organized bands of rebels began to close in on the capital. 一队队组织有序的反叛者们开始包围首都. All this places us in a position to close in on Nanchang. 这样就造成了向南昌包围的形势. Let us close in on nature and come to grips with her. 让我们接近大自然并努力对付大自然吧! * siege p14 The town succumbed after a short siege. 该城被围困不久即告失守。 The city was thrown down during the siege. 在围城过程中,这座城市被摧毁了. A siege often brings them to terms. 围攻