Unit 5 The power of nature

I. Phrases

1. a volcano erupting 一次火山爆發(fā)

2. an active / a live volcano 活火山

3. compare…with / to… 把……和……進(jìn)行比較

compare…to… 把……比作……

4. imagine doing sth. 設(shè)想做某事

5. take risks / a risk 冒險(xiǎn)

at risk 處于危險(xiǎn)之中

at the risk of doing sth.…冒……危險(xiǎn)

risk doing sth.冒險(xiǎn)做某事

6. meet with sb. 碰到、遇到某人

7. excite sb./oneself 使某人/自己激動(dòng)

8. protect sb. / sth. from… 保護(hù)……免遭……

9. be warned (not) to do sth. 被警告（不要）去做某事

warn sb. of danger 警告某人有危險(xiǎn)

10. move sth. out of the way 把……搬離……

11. burn to the ground 全部焚毀

12. far more (=much more) 多得多，多很多

13. the first sight of… 第一次看見……

14. be fast asleep 睡得很熟

15. be about to do sth. … when… 正要做某事……就在這時(shí)……

16. as bright as day 亮如白晝

17. in the distance 在遠(yuǎn)處（大范圍的）

at a / some distance （有間隔的）在遠(yuǎn)處（的具體某地）

18. in the side of the mountain 在山的一邊

19. have a much closer look ( at sth.) 近距離的觀看（某物）

20. be in a panic 陷入恐慌（狀態(tài)）

get into a panic 陷入恐慌（動(dòng)作）

21. make one’s way to … 前往……

22. climb down into… 爬進(jìn)……

23. be enthusiastic about… 對(duì)……懷著熱情

24. be amazed at … 對(duì)……感到驚訝

25. take sb. by surprise 使某人大吃一驚

take sth. by surprise 突襲

26. make an effort to do sth. 努力做某事

27. be out of work 失業(yè)

28. (the) Lake of Heaven 天上的湖（天池）

29. thick forest 茂密的森林

30. nature reserve 自然保護(hù)區(qū)

31. vary from … to … 由……到……不等

32. a great diversity of 多種多樣

33. take a bath 沐浴

34. give birth to sb. 生小孩

35. glance through 匆匆看一遍

36. be bored with sb. / sth. 對(duì)某人/某物厭煩

37. cancel one’s appointment with sb. 取消和某人的約會(huì)

II. Sentences

1. Have you ever considered how weak humans are compared with a volcano , hurricane or earthquake？

你有沒有想過，與火山、颶風(fēng)和地震比起來，人類是多么軟弱？

2. Having collected and evaluated the information , I help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast it will flow.

收集和評(píng)估這些信息之后，我就幫助其他科學(xué)家一起預(yù)測(cè)熔巖接著將往何處流，流速是多少。

3. I was about to go back to sleep when suddenly my bedroom became as bright as day.

我剛要再睡，突然我的臥室亮如白晝。

4. Having studied volcanoes now for more than twenty years , I am still amazed at their beauty as well as their potential to cause great damage.

我現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)從事火山研究20多年了，但我仍然驚羨于它們的美麗以及它們潛在的巨大破壞性。

5. The height of the land varies from 700 metres above sea level to over 2,000 metres and is home to a great diversity of plants and animals.

這里地面的高度由海拔700米到2,000米不等，是多種多樣動(dòng)植物的生長(zhǎng)地。

6. It is said that the boy , who had a great gift for language and persuasion , is the father of?the Manchu people.

據(jù)說這個(gè)男孩就是滿族人的祖先，他具有語言天賦和很強(qiáng)的說服力。