【练习】用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空
1) He's travelled to the ________ of Western Europe. (nation)
2) We are talking about _________ and international issues. (nation)
3) ___________ children were calling for their mothers.. (frighten)
4) The child __________to death by the violent thunderstorm. (frighten)
5) It is even _________ to think of the horrors of nuclear war. (frighten)
6) We ________ huge losses in the financial crisis. (suffer)
7) They're arthritis __________. (suffer)
8) There is so much __________ in this world. (suffer)
答案: 1) nations 2) national 3) Frightened 4) was frightened
5) frightening 6) suffered 7) sufferers 8) suffering Ⅲ重点词汇 (旨在提供综合运用所需材料)
1. burst v.&n. 爆裂, 爆发, 突然破裂
[典例]
1).The red balloon suddenly burst. 那个红色的气球突然爆了。
2). The police burst through the door. 警察破门而入。
3). On hearing the news, Leslie burst into laughter while Tracy burst out crying.
一听到这则消息,Leslie突然大笑,而Tracy则突然大哭起来。
4). A burst of hand-clapping followed the ending of the song.
歌声结束后响起了一阵掌声。
[重点用法]
burst into laughter = burst out laughing 突然大笑
burst into tears = burst out crying 突然大哭
[练习] 中译英
1). 水管在寒冷的天气里经常冻裂。
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2). 太阳突然从云端里露出来。
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答案: 1). Water-pipes often burst in cold weather.
2). The sun burst through the clouds.
2. rescue n.&vt. 援救,营救
[典例]
1). The police came to his rescue and pulled him out of the river.
警察来救他,把他从河里拉了出来。
2). The rescue team made countless rescues during the earthquake.
营救队在这次地震期间进行了无数次救援。
3). Michael rescued a boy from drowning. 迈克把溺水的男孩救了起来。
[重点用法]
rescue sb./ sth. from sb./ sp. 把........从......营救出来
come to/ go to sb's rescue = rescue sb. 援救某人 a rescue team 救援队
a rescue mission 救援任务 rescue workers 救援人员
[练习] 用rescue的适当形式填空
1). The mother, along with her two children, _________from the sinking boat by a passing ship.