3. suffer v. 受苦; 吃苦头 suffering n. 苦难；痛苦 sufferer n.受苦者; 受难者 【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.