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Ⅳ.课文难句分析

1．The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925，affecting three US states：Missouri，Illinois and Indiana.

[句式分析]

[自主翻译]　有史以来最恶劣的一次龙卷风发生在1925年，波及了美国的三个州：密苏里州、伊利诺伊州和印第安纳州。

2．The cemetery where Coghlan was buried was destroyed by the hurricane and Coghlan's coffin ended up in the sea.

[句式分析]　本句的主干是The cemetery was destroyed and Coghlan's coffin ended up in the sea，是由and连接的两个并列句。从句where Coghlan was buried是定语从句，修饰the cemetery，其中where在从句中作状语，表地点。

[自主翻译]　埋葬科格伦的公墓被飓风摧毁，他的灵柩最终也被卷到了大海里。

小组讨论

1．Can human beings conquer natural disasters?

2．To cope with natural disasters，what should we do?

e．g.

•Raise the awareness of protecting the environment，which can help reduce the occurrence of some natural disasters，such as sandstorms and global warming.