1、Unit 4 Earthquakes 重点词汇及短语 1.burst into +n =burst out doing 突然 ····· 起来， burst into tears =burst out crying2.as is known to everybody总所周知3.be injured 受伤 4.cut across穿过 横穿 5.as usual像往常一样 6.give out散发出 精疲力竭 7.instead of 代替 8.give a speech演讲9.put up shelters搭建避难10.be pleased to d
2、o sth.乐意做某事11.be proud of 以 ····· 而自豪 12.the number of ····· 的数量13.in the open air 在户外 14.right away立刻 15.in ruins破败不堪 成废墟16.dig out掘出 17.at an end 终结 18.a number of 许多 大量的 19.too····· to·····太····· 而不能 20.tens of thousands of 成千上万的21.be trapped in =be caught in 被困在·····中2
3、2.all ····· not····· = not all····· 并非所有·····都 23.to the north of =north of 在·····的北面 24.be rescued from 被从·····解救出 25.be buried 被埋葬 被埋藏 26.bury oneself in =be buried in 专心于 埋头于 27.think little of 评价不高 think highly of 赞许 给予较高评 28.as if 仿佛 20. be/ get shocked 震惊 21.at an end
4、 终结 1) right away 立刻，马上 (= immediately / at once / right now / in no time ) 你必须马上交作业。 You must hand in your homework right away. 2) well n. 井 adv. 好；充分地 e.g. think well 充分思考 Learn it well. 好好地学。 adj. 健康的 You don’t look well. 你看上去气色不太好。 int. 好啦；好吧 vi./vt. 涌出；涌上 Tears welled u
5、p in her eyes. 泪水涌上她的双眼。 3) million n. 百万 具体数字 + million (单) + n. ...百万 (确数) millions of + n. 大量，无数，好几百万 (概数) (用法同billion, hundred, thousand等) 3百万美元 3 million dollars 好几百万美元 millions of dollars 4) burst vi./vt. (burst, burst) （使）爆裂；(使）破裂；（使）爆发 e.g. The balloon burst. 汽球
6、爆破了。 He burst with anger. 他勃然大怒。 The boy burst the balloon. 那男孩把气球弄破了 burst into sth./ burst out doing sth. 突然...起来e.g. She burst into tears/ laughter. = She burst out crying/ laughing. 她突然哭/笑起来。 c.n. 突然破裂；爆发 a burst of ... 一阵... e.g. a burst of laughter/anger 一阵笑声/大怒 5) as if 仿佛
7、；好像 = as though (引导表语、状语从句) (1) + 陈述语气 (从句可能性大) It looks as if it is going to rain. 看起来好像要下雨了。 (2) + 虚拟语气 (从句内容非真实的) She treats me as if I were her sister. 她待我就像我是她姐妹一样。 He turned around as i
