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Module 3 The Violence of Nature Explanations for new words and phrases 1．disaster: n. 灾难。 event that causes great harm or damage After the disaster there were many people who wanted food and shelter. 灾难过后，既没食又没住。 disaster指自然灾害，强调实际造成的损失和困难。口语中还可表示“彻底失败的人或事物”。如： The dinner party was a disaster. 宴会彻底失败。 2．flood: n. 洪水。 great quantity of water over a place usually dry 导学P29-1 The town was destroyed by the floods after the storm. 暴风雨后的洪水冲毁了这座城镇。 固定搭配： a flood of 多，大批大量a flood of words?口若悬河a flood of people?人潮如涌a flood of tears?泪如泉涌a flood of anger?一股怒气/满腔怒火in flood：（河水）泛滥。In the 19t