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话题十二　自然与灾难

高频单词

·Group 1·

1. plain n. 平原 adj. 清楚的, 明白的 adv. 绝对地

2. pollute v. 弄脏, 污染

3. poverty n. 贫穷, 贫困

4. rural adj. 农村的, 乡下的

5. shortage n. 缺乏, 短缺

6. threaten v. 威胁, 预示

7. urban adj. 城市的, 都市的

8. advocate v. 提倡, 主张

9. eco-friendly adj. 环保的

10. harbour n. 海港, 港口

·Group 2·

1. immigrant n. 移民

2. jungle n. 密林

3. migration n. 迁移

4. mountainous adj. 多山的

5. preserve v. 保护, 保存

6. province n. 省份

7. radiation n. 辐射

8. renewable adj. 可再生的

9. population n. 人口(数)

10. atmosphere n. 大气(层)

·Group 3·

1. balance v. 平衡, 均衡

2. beach n. 海滩, 沙滩

3. cave n. 山洞

4. coast n. 海滨, 海岸

5. range n. 山脉, 范围

6. recycle v. 再循环

7. reserve v. 保留, 预订

8. phenomenon n. 现象, 人才

9. litter v. 乱扔

10. distract v. 分散;使分心

·Group 4·

1. rainfall n. 降雨量

2. severe adj. 激烈的, 严重的, 严厉的

3. shower n. 阵雨;淋浴(器)

4. trap v. 使陷入困境, 夹住;卡住 n. 陷阱, 诡计

5. volcano n. 火山

6. warmth n. 温暖

7. ash n. 灰烬, 骨灰, 废墟

8. changeable adj. (气候等)多变的

9. damp adj. 有湿气的;潮湿的

10. erupt v. (喷泉等)喷发;(感情等)爆发

·Group 5·

1. forecast v. 预测, 预报

2. frighten v. 惊吓

3. hurricane n. 飓风

4. mild adj. 温和的;轻微的

5. mist n. 雾;水汽

6. breeze n. 微风;轻而易举的事

7. centigrade n. 摄氏度 adj. 百分度的;摄氏的

8. muddy adj. 多泥的

9. sandstorm n. 沙尘暴

10. typhoon n. 台风

高频短语

·Group 1·

1. apply to a job　　适应一项工作

2. full of energy 充满精力

3. a mountain of/mountains of 大量;大堆

4. prevent sb. /sth. (from) doing sth. 阻止某人/物做某事

5. protect (sb. /sth. ) against sth. 保护(某人/某物)不受……

6. a waste of time 浪费时间

7. waste sth. on sth. 把……浪费在……上

waste sth. (in) doing 在做某事上浪费

8. as a consequence of sth. 由于……缘故

9. clean up/clear up/pick up litter 清理垃圾

10. live in poverty 生活在贫困中

·Group 2·

1. in the shade of the tree 在树荫下

2. in my present situation 在我目前的情况下

3. threaten to do 威胁要做

4. on the coast 在岸上

5. off the coast 离开海岸

6. under the protection of 在……保护下

7. in/within range (of) 在……范围内

8. out of range (of) 超出……范围

9. a wide range of 各式各样的

10. wave sb. goodbye/wave goodbye to sb. 向某人挥手道别

写作佳句

1. We should focus on the environmental protection and improve the ecology.

我们应该环境保护并改善生态。

2. To build a harmonious world, the developed countries should take action to help the poor.

为建立和谐的世界, 发达国家应采取行动帮助穷人。

3. People all over the world are supposed to spare no effort to heal the world.

世界各地的人应该不遗余力地拯救世界。

4. In a word, the environmental pollution is a matter of life and death.

总之, 环境污染是生死存亡问题。

5. What the director wants to tell people is that we should take measures to beautify the environment.

导演想告诉我们的是我们应该采取措施美化环境。

6. To my delight, some people have been concerned about the environment.

让我高兴的是, 一些人已经关心环境。

7. It’s commonly thought that lots of countries are blind to the protection of environment while developing the country. 普遍认为许多国家在发展国家的同时无视环境保护。

8. There is no doubt that this topic is complicated and unstable as well.

毫无疑问, 这个话题既复杂又不确定。

9. What upsets us most is that such a situation is spreading to countryside.

最让我们苦恼的是这样的情况正扩展到乡下。

10. A majority of people hold the belief that climate change is the pressing threat for mankind.

大多数人认为气候的变化是对人类紧迫的威胁。

11. This disaster injured thousands of people and left tens of thousands of people homeless.

这次灾害使数千人受伤, 数万人无家可归。

12. I’m awfully sorry to hear that a horrible and severe earthquake unexpectedly hit your hometown. 得知你的家乡发生突如其来的特大地震灾害, 我心情非常难过。

13. The cause of natural disaster is the behavior of human beings.

引起自然灾害的原因是人类行为。

14. Disaster Day is aiming at proposing everyone to stop doing the things that will cause natural disaster. 自然灾害日旨在提倡大家停止做会导致自然灾害的事情。

15. Natural disasters have caused serious tragedy, making plenty of people injured or dead.

自然灾害已造成严重的悲剧, 导致很多人受伤或死亡。

16. Disaster has a great influence on the sustainable development of economy and society and threatens the survival of mankind.

灾难对经济和社会的可持续发展有着严重的影响, 威胁到人类的生存。

17. Natural disaster is one of the biggest problems that the current world has to face with. 自然灾害是当今世界必须面临的最大问题之一。

18. If we make great efforts on it, we can reduce these natural disasters.

如果我们付出巨大的努力, 我们就可以减少这些自然灾害。

19. Wenchuan earthquake has caused the people of disaster areas tremendous physical and mental suffering. 汶川大地震给灾区的民众造成了巨大的身心痛苦。

20. In a battle to save the lives of all people, the victory will come after a disaster test of the Chinese nation.

在一场拯救全民生命的战斗中, 胜利终将属于历经灾难考验的中华民族。

写作范例

你校与加拿大的Windson学校师生以“中学生如何在灾难中保护自己”为主题, 开展探讨月活动, 请你以该主题在会议上发表演讲。

注意:1. 词数80左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。

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【参考范文】

Protect Ourselves From The Disaster

Misfortune and fortune always accompany one another, just like thunder accompanying lightning. Much less as misfortune occurs than fortune, not until it breaks out suddenly can we realize it. Here are some suggestions provided for you.

First of all, you had better watch TV and search the information from the Internet or the other ways, which could give you very full knowledge about how to protect yourself from the native disaster.

Second, you should think carefully and decide to buy something for yourself, which will be helpful when you are in danger.

Third, after you have learned some knowledge about how to protect yourself, you should try to practice, because, as we know, actions speak louder than words.

Last but not least, when you practice very proficiently, you could help your family to learn something about it.

Only in this way can you learn how to protect yourself from the native disaster!