Unit 5 The power of nature

I. Phrases

1. a volcano erupting 一次火山爆发

2. an active / a live volcano 活火山

3. compare...with / to... 把......和......进行比较

compare...to... 把......比作......

4. imagine doing sth. 设想做某事

5. take risks / a risk 冒险

at risk 处于危险之中

at the risk of doing sth....冒......危险

risk doing sth.冒险做某事

6. meet with sb. 碰到、遇到某人

7. excite sb./oneself 使某人/自己激动

8. protect sb. / sth. from... 保护......免遭......

9. be warned (not) to do sth. 被警告（不要）去做某事

warn sb. of danger 警告某人有危险

10. move sth. out of the way 把......搬离......

11. burn to the ground 全部焚毁

12. far more (=much more) 多得多，多很多

13. the first sight of... 第一次看见......

14. be fast asleep 睡得很熟

15. be about to do sth. ... when... 正要做某事......就在这时......

16. as bright as day 亮如白昼

17. in the distance 在远处（大范围的）

at a / some distance (有间隔的)在远处（的具体某地）