情景会话口袋书人际篇36:谈论自然灾害(1)
时间:2018-12-25 作者:英语课 分类:情景会话口袋书人际篇
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1. A flood occurs every year.
洪水年年发生。
还能这样说:
Flood disaster occurs every year.
There are floods every years.
应用解析:
at the flood 涨潮;在最有利的时候;
in flood (陆地)一片汪洋;
stem the flood 力挽狂澜;
throw a flood of light on sth. 充分阐明;
flood out 淹没
2. The flood water is going down.
洪水渐退。
还能这样说:
The flood water is subsiding 1.
The flood water is receding 2.
谚语:
The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.
世界如阶梯,有人上有人下。
3. Earthquakes occur frequently in Japan.
日本时常发生地震。
还能这样说:
In Japan, earthquakes are recurrent.
Japan is a country with frequent earthquakes.
应用解析:
may occur 可能发生,可能在所难免;
occur kill 突然杀死;
sources occur 不是什么新词;
occur for 当;
occur to 想到,想起
4. Sichuan earthquake is once in a blue moon.
四川地震是百年一遇。
还能这样说:
Sichuan earthquake is really a once in a century-time.
Sichuan earthquake is a hundred-year one.
谚语:
The moon is not seen where the sun shines.
小巫见大巫。
5. Our experts predicted that an earthquake was imminent 3.
专家预言即将发生地震。
还能这样说:
The experts have uttered a prediction that there would be an earthquake.
The experts prophesied 4 that an earthquake was about to occur.
应用解析:
imminent意为:迫切的,危急的,逼近的,即将临头的;目前突出的。
例如:Each country faces the imminent danger of nuclear war.
世界各国都面临着核战迫近的危险。
6. The volcano is in eruption 5.
火山正在喷发。
还能这样说:
The volcano is erupting now.
The volcano eruption is on-going.
应用解析:
dance on a volcano 在火山上跳舞,大难将至犹自取乐;
sit on a volcano 坐在火山顶上,处境危险
7. The volcano is inactive.
这座火山已进入休眠状态。
还能这样说:
The volcano is in dormancy 6.
It's a dormant 7 volcano.
应用解析:
lead an inactive life 过蛰居生活;
inactive file 待用文件;
inactive fleet 后备舰队;
inactive reserve 已退役后备队
8. Thousands lose their lives in the disaster.
数千人死于这场灾祸。
还能这样说:
The disaster is the reason for the dead of thousands of people.
The disaster has caused thousands to lose their lives.
应用解析:
lose memory 丧失记忆;
lose one's way 迷路;
lose no time 刻不容缓;
lose one's fear 解除忧虑;
lose balance 失去平衡;
lose one's ground 落伍;失势
1 subsiding
v.(土地)下陷(因在地下采矿)( subside的现在分词 );减弱;下降至较低或正常水平;一下子坐在椅子等上
- The flooded river was subsiding rapidly. 泛滥的河水正在迅速退落。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Gradually the tension was subsiding, gradually the governor was relenting. 风潮渐渐地平息了。 来自汉英文学 - 家(1-26) - 家(1-26)
2 receding
v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 );向后倾斜;自原处后退或避开别人的注视;尤指问题
- Desperately he struck out after the receding lights of the yacht. 游艇的灯光渐去渐远,他拼命划水追赶。 来自辞典例句
- Sounds produced by vehicles receding from us seem lower-pitched than usual. 渐渐远离我们的运载工具发出的声似乎比平常的音调低。 来自辞典例句
3 imminent
adj.即将发生的,临近的,逼近的
- The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
- The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。
4 prophesied
v.预告,预言( prophesy的过去式和过去分词 )
- She prophesied that she would win a gold medal. 她预言自己将赢得金牌。
- She prophesied the tragic outcome. 她预言有悲惨的结果。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 eruption
n.火山爆发;(战争等)爆发;(疾病等)发作
- The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
- The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。