普通高中课程标准实验教科书 英语必修1 Unit 4 Earthquakes-Read
时间：2018-12-04 作者：英语课 分类：高中一年级英语
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THE STORY OF AN EYEWITNESS
by Jack 1 London
Never before in history has a city been so completely 2 destroyed. San Francisco is gone. Nothing is left of it but memories and some houses far from the centre of the city. Its businesses are gone. The factories, hotels and palaces are all gone too. Within 3 an hour after the earthquake 4, the smoke of San Francisco's fires could be seen 160 kilometres away. The sun was red in the dark sky. There was no stopping the fires. There was no way to organize or communicate. The steel 5 railway tracks 6 were now useless 7. And the great pipes 8 for carrying water under the streets had burst 9. All of the ways man had made to keep the city safe were gone in the thirty seconds the earth moved.
Out at sea it was calm. No wind came up. Yet from every direction - east, west, north, and south, strong winds blew upon 10 the unlucky city. Man himself had to make ruins 11 of some of the city's best buildings so that they would not be a danger to those in the streets. A list of buildings undestroyed was now only a few addresses. A list of the brave men and women would fill a library. A list of all those killed will never be made.
Amazing as it may seem, Wednesday night was a quiet night. There were no crowds. The policemen said nothing; even their horses were quiet. There were no shouts or people doing crazy things. In all those terrible hours I saw not one woman who cried, not one man who was excited. Before the fires, through the night, thousands and thousands of people who had lost their homes left for safety. Some were covered in blankets 12 . Sometimes whole families put everything they owned and could save into wagons 13 . They helped one another climb the high hills around the city. Never in all San Francisco's history were her people so kind as on that terrible night.
by Jack 1 London
Never before in history has a city been so completely 2 destroyed. San Francisco is gone. Nothing is left of it but memories and some houses far from the centre of the city. Its businesses are gone. The factories, hotels and palaces are all gone too. Within 3 an hour after the earthquake 4, the smoke of San Francisco's fires could be seen 160 kilometres away. The sun was red in the dark sky. There was no stopping the fires. There was no way to organize or communicate. The steel 5 railway tracks 6 were now useless 7. And the great pipes 8 for carrying water under the streets had burst 9. All of the ways man had made to keep the city safe were gone in the thirty seconds the earth moved.
Out at sea it was calm. No wind came up. Yet from every direction - east, west, north, and south, strong winds blew upon 10 the unlucky city. Man himself had to make ruins 11 of some of the city's best buildings so that they would not be a danger to those in the streets. A list of buildings undestroyed was now only a few addresses. A list of the brave men and women would fill a library. A list of all those killed will never be made.
Amazing as it may seem, Wednesday night was a quiet night. There were no crowds. The policemen said nothing; even their horses were quiet. There were no shouts or people doing crazy things. In all those terrible hours I saw not one woman who cried, not one man who was excited. Before the fires, through the night, thousands and thousands of people who had lost their homes left for safety. Some were covered in blankets 12 . Sometimes whole families put everything they owned and could save into wagons 13 . They helped one another climb the high hills around the city. Never in all San Francisco's history were her people so kind as on that terrible night.
1 jack
n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克
- I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
- He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
2 completely
adv.完全地，十分地，全然
- She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
- I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。
3 within
n.内部，里头；adv.在内部，在内心里；prep.在…之内
- The work must be done within the given time.这个工作必须在规定的时间内完成。
- Within two weeks,she gained five pounds in weight.两周内她的体重增加了5磅。
4 earthquake
n.地震
- The earthquake is a disaster!地震是一种灾难！
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
5 steel
n.钢，钢制品，坚强；adj.钢的，如钢铁般的，非常坚强的；vt.包钢，使坚硬，使下定决心
- Is that box made of tin or steel?这个盒子是锡做的还是铁做的？
- Steel is made from iron.钢是由铁炼成的。
6 tracks
n.小路( track的名词复数 )；跑道；路径；轨道v.跟踪( track的第三人称单数 )；跟踪摄影；留下（脏）足迹；追随（潮流等）
- Tracks led up the mountainside. 小径沿着山坡向上延伸。
- All the tracks have been digitally remastered from the original tapes. 所有的曲子都已经从原始录音带转录到了数码母带上。
7 useless
adj.无用的，无效的，无益的
- His advise is useless to our project.他的建议对我们的计划没有什么价值。
- A car is useless without gasolene.汽车没有汽油便无用。
8 pipes
n.小管（一种通心粉制品）；管子( pipe的名词复数 )；烟斗；管乐器；（管风琴的）音管
- Water gurgled through the pipes. 水汩汩地从管道中流过。
- Water is forced through the pipes at high pressure . 水在高压下流过水管。
9 burst
vi.（burst，burst）爆炸；爆破；爆裂；爆发；vt.使…破裂；使…炸破；n.突然破裂；爆发
- We all held our breath till the bomb burst.我们屏住呼吸直到炸弹爆炸。
- She suddenly burst into song.她突然唱起歌来。
10 upon
prep.在……上面
- I hope that fortune may smile upon you.我希望幸运之神会向你微笑。
- I rely upon you to finish the work on time.我相信你会准时完成这项工作的。
11 ruins
n.毁坏( ruin的名词复数 )；废墟；破败；完全丧失v.破坏( ruin的第三人称单数 )；毁掉；使破产；使沦落
- We plan to visit the venerable ruins of the abbey. 我们计划去访问该修道院的珍贵的历史遗址。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- These ruins are an eloquent reminder of the horrors of war. 这些废墟形象地提醒人们不要忘记战争的恐怖。 来自《简明英汉词典》