Unit 4 Earthquakes

1.shake vi. & vt.

(1)My hands shook during the exam.

vi. 摇动，摇撼，颤抖

(2)The earthquake shook the lights.

vt.使摇动

(3)vt.使受震撼，使（信念等）动摇 be shaken by/with/at

辨析：

易混词 辨析 例句 tremble 指人因感情激动、寒冷、惧怕等引起的身体颤动。 The boy trembled with fear. shake 作"颤抖"讲时与tremble同义。它还有"握手，摇头或捧腹大笑"的意思。 The earthquake shook the lights.

2.right away

"立刻，马上"的表达方式：right away, without delay, right now, straight away, at once, in no time, immediately

3.well

-- You don't look very ____. Are you ill?

-- No, I'm just a bit tired.

A. good B. well C. strong D. healthy

(1)adj.健康的

(2)n.井，水井；油井；气井

(3)adv.熟练地，有效地，令人满意地；很，非常 very/rather/fairly/quite/pretty well

4.too...to...

具有否定意义，常用not...enough to...和so...that...句型结构改写。

I am too old to understand the cartoon.

=I am not young enough to understand the cartoon.

=I am so old that I can't understand the cartoon.

(1)e.g. I'm only too delighted to be here.

当too前有副词far, much, but, only等词修饰时，此结构没有否定意义，而表示肯定，意为"非常，十分......"，too后的形容词多是表示某种心情的，如happy, pleased, willing, thankful, anxious, eager, delighted等。

(2)e.g. It's never too late to learn.

当too前有否定词时，此结构表示肯定。

(3)too+ adj. +for sb./sth. 表示"太......，不适合......"

5.burst