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1、Section A How to Prepare for Earthquakes Unit SixThe essay focus on one central theme: The essay focus on one central theme: earthquake prediction, prevention and earthquake prediction, prevention and preparation. One characteristic writing preparation. One characteristic writing technique that runs

2、 throughout the technique that runs throughout the writing is a general statement supported writing is a general statement supported by details. by details. Main idea of the textMain idea of the text分段及大意分段及大意Part I (Para. 1)Part I (Para. 1)Part II (Para. 2)Part II (Para. 2)Part III (Para. 36)Part I

3、II (Para. 36)Part I V(Para. 7)Part I V(Para. 7)General Statement 1 + DetailsGeneral Statement 2 + DetailsGeneral Statement 3 + DetailsConclusionPart I Part I (Para. 1)(Para. 1)The general statement is how to know when an earthquake is going to happen prediction of an earthquake. The general statemen

4、t is followed and supported by details. Part II Part II (Para. 2)(Para. 2)The general statement is how to prevent the great destruction of property caused by earthquakes. The general statement is followed and supported by details.Part IIIPart III (Para. 36) (Para. 36)The general statement is how to

5、prepare for the possibility of a great earthquake. The general statement has its details in 4 paragraphs, from house preparations to survival supplies, useful tools and earthquake emergency plans. Part I V Part I V(Para. 7)(Para. 7) The author offers his advice as a conclusion: Even if prediction be

6、comes possible in the future, people still have to do their best to prevent disasters by improving building structures and by being personally prepared.詞匯解析詞匯解析 vt. 察覺(jué)；發(fā)現(xiàn)；探測(cè) To be clear, the best approach for solving memory leaks is to detect and resolve them in test.為了更加清楚起見(jiàn)，解決內(nèi)存泄漏的最佳方法是在測(cè)試時(shí)檢測(cè)并解決它們

7、。 同根詞：adj. detective 偵探的 detectable 可檢測(cè)的；可發(fā)覺(jué)的 n. detection 偵查，探測(cè)；發(fā)覺(jué)，發(fā)現(xiàn)；察覺(jué) detective 偵探 detector 檢測(cè)器；發(fā)現(xiàn)者；偵察器detect dtktwax wks n. 蠟；蠟狀物 vt. 給上蠟 vi. 月亮漸滿(mǎn)；增大 adj. 蠟制的；似蠟的 Wax polish preserves wood and leather.上光蠟可以保護(hù)木材和皮革。 同根詞：adj. waxy 柔軟的；蠟色的；像蠟的；蒼白的 waxed 上過(guò)蠟的；防水的 waxen 蒼白的；蠟制的；柔軟的 n. waxing 上蠟；唱片；蠟

8、膜形成 waxiness 蠟質(zhì)；可塑；柔軟 v. waxing 上蠟（wax的ing形式） waxed 漸漸變大；變?yōu)?；給上蠟（wax的過(guò)去分詞）withstand wstnd vt. 抵擋；禁得起；反抗 vi. 反抗 The only durable strength we have the only one that can withstand these gale winds is innovation.唯一經(jīng)得住考驗(yàn)的力量，我們唯一一個(gè)能夠承受這些狂風(fēng)聚變的-就是創(chuàng)新 變形變形:vt. withstood抵擋，經(jīng)得起（withstand的過(guò)去分詞） withstanding現(xiàn)在分詞jo

9、int dnt n. 關(guān)節(jié)；接縫；接合處，接合點(diǎn)；（牛，羊等的腿）大塊肉 adj. 共同的；連接的；聯(lián)合的，合辦的 vt. 連接，貼合；接合；使有接頭 vi. 貼合；生節(jié) He yawned his jaws out of joint.他打呵欠打得下巴關(guān)節(jié)脫了臼。 同根詞：adj. jointed 有接縫的；有節(jié)的，有關(guān)節(jié)的 adv. jointly 共同地；連帶地 n. joining 連接；接縫；連接物 joiner 接合者；工匠 jointer 接洽人；接合物；刨接縫的長(zhǎng)刨 v. jointed 連接，貼合（joint的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞形式）horizontal hrzntl adj.

10、水平的；地平線(xiàn)的；同一階層的 n. 水平線(xiàn)，水平面；水平位置 The vertical line meets the horizontal one here.垂直線(xiàn)與水平線(xiàn)在此相交。 詞根：horizon n. 天 地平線(xiàn)；視野；眼界；范圍 It is necessary for a person to expand his horizon.它對(duì)于一個(gè)人去開(kāi)闊自己的眼界是必要的。enclose nklz; en- vt. 圍繞；裝入；放入封套 短語(yǔ)短語(yǔ): enclose with附上；將裝入 I enclose two tickets along with this letter.我隨信附上兩

11、張票。 adj. enclosed 被附上的；與世隔絕的 n. enclosure 附件；圍墻；圍場(chǎng) encloser 外殼；罩殼 v. enclosed 附上（enclose的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞）fasten fsn vt. 使固定；集中于；扎牢；強(qiáng)加于 vi. 扣緊；抓?。患凶⒁饬?短語(yǔ)短語(yǔ): fasten down蓋緊；確定；扣??；系牢fasten up關(guān)緊；栓起來(lái)；系住fasten bond銳節(jié) For now, we should probably fasten our seatbelts. 現(xiàn)在，我們可能應(yīng)該 系緊 安全帶了。 詞根：fast fastener 扣件；鈕扣；按鈕；使

12、系牢之物 fastness 牢固；不褪色；要塞；鞏固；堡壘；迅速extinguish kstw vt. 熄滅；壓制；償清 Look for and extinguish small fires. Eliminate fire hazards. 查找和撲滅小型火災(zāi)，以消除火災(zāi)危險(xiǎn)。 詞根：extinct adj. extinct 滅絕的，絕種的；熄滅的 extinguishable 可熄滅的；可滅絕的 n. extinguisher 滅火器；消滅者；熄滅者 vt. extinct 使熄滅sensible snsbl adj. 明智的；明顯的；意識(shí)到的；通曉事理的 n. 可感覺(jué)到的東西；敏感的人

13、短語(yǔ)：sensible horizon天 感覺(jué)地平；視地平；顯著地平；測(cè)者真地平 But not many have sensible ideas about the correct way to do that.但對(duì)于怎樣做才是正確，卻沒(méi)有多少人有明智的見(jiàn)解。 詞根：sense adj. sensitive 敏感的；儀 靈敏的；感光的；易受傷害的 adv. sensibly 明顯地；容易感知地；聰明地 senselessly 毫無(wú)知覺(jué)地；無(wú)意識(shí)地；不省人事地 sensing 感覺(jué)，了解（sense的現(xiàn)在分詞）accuracy kjrsi n. 數(shù) 精確度，準(zhǔn)確性 Convinced of t

14、he accuracy of the data, they stuck to their opinion.由于深信數(shù)據(jù)準(zhǔn)確無(wú)誤， 他們堅(jiān)持自己的意見(jiàn)。 詞根：accurate adj. accurate 精確的 adv. accurately 精確地，準(zhǔn)確地resistant rzstnt adj. 抵抗的，反抗的；頑固的 n. 抵抗者 The day I visited one of his classes, earlier this year, he was facing a particularly resistant crowd.今年年初的一天，我參觀了他的一個(gè)班級(jí)，他正面對(duì)這一群特殊

15、的抵抗的人群。 詞根：resist adj. resistive 有抵抗力的 resistible 可抵抗的 n. resistance 阻力；電阻；抵抗；反抗；抵抗力 vi. resist 抵抗，抗拒；忍耐 vt. resist 抵抗；忍耐，忍住 in addition to as an extra person, thing or situation to(加之；除. .之外) example： She speaks five foreign languages in addition to English. 除英語(yǔ)外，她還會(huì)說(shuō)五種外語(yǔ)。 In addition to a summary

16、table some specific examples are given of questions and the results they produced. 除了綜述表格外，還給出了問(wèn)題及其產(chǎn)生的后果的一些具體例子。agree on/upon have the same opinion about(就達(dá)成一致意見(jiàn)) example： The two countries agreed upon the peace formula at the summit conference. 兩國(guó)在高峰會(huì)上就和平問(wèn)題達(dá)成協(xié)議。 The two sides have agreed on the dat

17、e of negotiation. 雙方商定了談判的日期。agree on/upon Compare: agree to: accept; approve; promise to follow同意，接受 Do you agree to my plan? 你同意我的計(jì)劃嗎？The committee has agreed to your request. 委員會(huì)同意接受你的請(qǐng)求。 agree with: have the same opinion as someone同意 I agree with your father; its a foolish risk. 我同意你父親的看法: 那是愚蠢的

18、冒險(xiǎn)。make a difference have an effect on sb. or sth. (對(duì)某人或物)有影響/起作用 example： The sea air has made a difference to his health. 海上的空氣改善了他的健康狀況。Your support will certainly make a difference in our cause. 你的支持肯定會(huì)對(duì)我們的事業(yè)起重要作用。Compare: make no difference: be not importantIt makes no difference to us if the b

19、aby is a girl or a boy. 對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)，生男生女都一樣。check in report ones arrival, as at a hotel desk, airport, etc. 登記，報(bào)到 example： Its advisable to check in early to get a good seat on your flight. 最好早到機(jī)場(chǎng)登記以便得個(gè)好座位。Has Mr. Light checked in at the hotel yet? 萊特先生到旅館登記了嗎？put out cause to stop burning 熄滅，撲滅 example：

20、Put out all fires before leaving the camping ground. 離開(kāi)宿營(yíng)地以前要熄滅所有的火。 Firemen soon put the fire out. 消防隊(duì)員很快就撲滅了那場(chǎng)火。長(zhǎng)難句解析長(zhǎng)難句解析 1. there were reports of large schools of fish swimming near the surface of the water. (Para. 1) school: n. a group(一群)The sound of his music attracted a school of dolphins. 他

21、的音樂(lè)聲引來(lái)了一群海豚。The assumption is always made that a school of tuna is swimming underneath the dolphins. 人們總是猜測(cè)在海豚群的下面有一群金槍魚(yú)。 2. The Chinese have traditionally watched animals and plants for warning signs of earthquakes. (Para. 1) watch for: look at or observe sth. For They have been watching the papers

22、 for news about their new improved product. 他們一直在留意報(bào)紙上有關(guān)他們改進(jìn)后的新產(chǎn)品的消息。 Compare:watch for: look or wait attentively for Will you watch for the bus while I go into the shop for a moment? 你在這里等公共汽車(chē)，我去一下商店，好嗎？watch out: take care Watch out! The roof is falling! 小心！房頂?shù)粝聛?lái)了！Youll catch cold if you dont watch out: you need a warmer coat than that. 你如果不小心就會(huì)感冒，你得穿件更暖和的大衣。 3. Therefore, building structures that can withstand the power of e