2. great speed以非常快的速度移动 也可以写成:with great speed
3. on/at the edge of
Standing at the edge of a bridge is rather dangerous.
4.near to接近...; close to紧挨着...
Flood is coming near to our village.
The little child is standing close to her mother.
5. tie... to... 将...拴到...上
The cowboy tied his cattle to a tree and then he left away.
6. terrified 形容词,可怕的。n. terror adj. terrible/terrified v. terrify
7. survive vt./vi.活下来,幸存
Few of houses survived the war. vt.(经过――)活(保存)下来
Only three of the wounded survived.
8. less than少于... more than多于此...
9. be covered with 覆盖着...
The Antarctic is covered with heavy throughout the year.
10. As you can see, I did escape. did在这里起强调作用,对谓语进行强调。
I did come here yesterday.
在祈使句中,也借用助动词do强调说话人的祈使语气。如:
Do give her my regards.
11....and I cannot expect you to believe me more than the fishermen did.
EXERCISES
Find words in the story that the writer uses to describe his feelings.
Keys: terrified horrifying calmer exhausted
You can often make different forms from one word. Complete the table with words from the story.
Noun Verb Adjective Opposite Adverb terror to terrify terrified/terrible ---- terrifyingly safety to save safe unsafe safely clarity to clear clear ---- clearly