实用英语第四册unit4课件.ppt

Language focus 美心英语 Focus 2 Section 1 8. Get next to an object, next to a sofa, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave a void next to it. 你应该躲到某个物体，比如沙发以及体积较大的物体旁，虽然它们会有所压缩，但在它们旁边会形成一个空间。 bulky: a. 体积大的，庞大的，笨重的 e.g. (1) She is wearing a bulky grey sweater. (2) That bulky parcel is too heavy for me to carry. bulky是由bulk派生而来的，bulk作名词，意为“体积，容积；大批，大量”。 e.g. (1) The dough will rise until it is double in bulk. (2) He is taking the bulk of the work himself. compress: vt./vi. 压紧，压缩；浓缩，简练 e.g. (1) The machine compresses old cars into blocks of scrap metal. (2) Try to compress and simplify your notes so that they are easier to learn. 上海交通大学出版社 Language focus 美心英语 Focus 2 Section 1 9. Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an earthquake. 在地震中木结构的房屋可以说是最安全的。 construction: n. [C, U] 建筑物，建造物；建筑，构筑 e.g. (1) That strange construction is made of wood and glass. (2) Local labor is used in the construction of the dam. 10. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks. 砖造建筑倒塌时则会裂成一块块的砖。 break into: 裂成；闯入 e.g. (1) The fragile vase was broken into pieces. (2) Thieves broke into a bank by digging a tunnel. 上海交通大学出版社 Language focus 美心英语 Focus 2 Section 1 11. Bricks will cause many injuries but less squashed bodies than concrete slabs. 但是，被砖块压伤的人远比被水泥板压伤的人少得多。 concrete: a. 混凝土的；具体的，有形的，实际的 e.g. (1) It is very dangerous for children to slip on a concrete floor. (2) Have you got any concrete proposals as to what we should do? concrete还可用作名词，意为“混凝土”。 e.g. That wall is mainly mad of con create. 12. If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply roll off the bed. 如果夜里你在床上时地震来袭，只要滚下床就可以。 roll off: 从……滚下来 e.g. The baby rolled off the sofa and cried loudly. roll还可以跟其它介词搭配，如roll out 辗平，铺开。 e.g. We rolled out the red carpet for the president of the company. 上海交通大学出版社 Language focus 美心英语 Focus 2 Section 1 13. The stairs and remainder of the