情景会话口袋书人际篇 第466期:坠机(2)
时间：2019-02-22 作者：英语课 分类：情景会话口袋书人际篇
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5. The presidential plane hit the treetops and fell apart.
总统的飞机先撞上树梢然后破碎。
还能这样说：
The presidential plane bump against the tip of the tree and broke down.
The presidential plane run into the treetops and fell apart.
应用解析：
a hit at sb. 对某人的讽刺，抨击某人；
hit it 猜中，说对了；
hit it off （同某人）合得来，和睦相处
6. There were a total of 36 people in the crashed plane.
坠毁的飞机上共有36名乘客。
还能这样说：
There were 36 people in total in the crashed plane.
The people in the crashed plane numbered 36 altogether.
应用解析：
total output 总产量；
total strength 总兵力；
a total failure 彻底的失败
7. The accident is a big disaster.
这次事故是一个灾难。
还能这样说：
The accident is a catastrophe 1.
The accident is a calamity 2.
应用解析：
disaster指不可预测的意外事件所造成的灾难或不幸；
calamity指巨大而严重的不幸或灾难；
catastrophe指突然造成极严重的灾难，含最终结局无法补偿之意。
8. The cause of the plane crash was apparently 3 an error by the crew during the approach to landing.
飞机失事的原因很明显是机组成员在降落时操作不当。
还能这样说：
The plane crash was clearly caused by the crew's error when the plane landed.
The improper 4 landing by the crew led to the plane crash.
应用解析：
commit an error 出差错，犯错误；
stand in error 弄错了；
by error 错误地
n.大灾难，大祸
- I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
- This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。
n.灾害，祸患，不幸事件
- Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us. 再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们。
- The attack on Pearl Harbor was a crushing calamity.偷袭珍珠港(对美军来说)是一场毁灭性的灾难。
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
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