[辨析比较]

damage "损坏"，意味着损坏后价值或效率降低，一般是部分性的，可以修复。可以作名词，也可以作动词 destroy 指十分彻底地"破坏"，常含有"不能或很难修复"的意思。其名词是destruction ruin 指以自然力量或人为力量破坏，使"荒废，毁坏"以致无法恢复原状。可以作名词，也可以作动词。常用短语是in ruins，表示"成为废墟" 　　

　　1．选词填空： destroy, damage, ruin

　　①A bomb destroyed two buildings.

　　②The storm damaged several houses and it took some days to repair.

　　③Much of the coastline has been ruined by tourism.

　　④Some bricks of the Great Wall are ruined after being exposed to the weather for ages.

　　⑤His hope of being a writer was destroyed．

　　⑥The accident did a lot of damage to his car.

　　2．完成句子

　　⑦吸烟有损你的健康。

　　Smoking does_damage_to your health.

　　⑧合理饮食有益于你的成长。

　　Reasonable diet does_good_to your growing.

考点2 nowhere adv.无处，任何地方都不 　　 [经典例句]

　　There was nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.

　　没有地方逃跑，没有地方躲藏。

　　The parents were sad for the children who were nowhere to be seen.

　　父母因到处找不到孩子而伤心。

　　Such methods will get you nowhere.

　　这些做法不会有什么结果。

　　nowhere else 　　没有别的地方

　　nowhere near 远远没有，远不，远不及

　　get nowhere (使)无进展，(使)不成功

　　Nowhere else could we find the missing wallet.

　　我们在任何地方都找不到丢失的钱包。

　　The hall was nowhere near full.

　　大厅远未满座。

Direction means goal. You can get nowhere without a goal in life.