Section II 阅读 6. You asked me to write you something about the death of my uncle Pliny, who died in an unforgettable disaster. 你叫我写信告诉你有关我叔叔普利尼死亡的一些情况,他是在一次难忘的灾难中去世的。(p.76 Reading 第一段第2行) disaster意为“灾难;惨事;灾害;不幸”,可用作可数名词,也可用作不可数名词,它主要表示突然降临的使个人生命财产受到损失或毁掉某人事业、前途的灾难,也指自然灾害。如:① The flood was a terrible disaster, hundreds of people died. 那次洪水是一场可怕的灾难,有数以百计的人丧生。② Everything was going well, and then suddenly disaster struck. 一切正进展顺利的时候,突然发生了可怕的事情。③ The election results will bring political disaster. 这次选举的结果会在政治上引起严重的不良后果。④ The crash was the worst air disaster this year. 那次飞机坠毁事件是今年最严重的空难。 【拓展】惹祸:cause/court / invite disaster 遭受灾害:experience/meet/suffer (a) disaster 7. We lived in southern Italy. 我们居住在意大利南部。(p.76 Reading 第二段第1行) south,southern,southward (s);southerly (这类词汇) (1) 为明确地给地球表面划定范围,尤其是政治范围时,我们通常用south,north,east;west;对于不太明确的范围划分,通常用southern,northern,eastern,western。如:South Africa南非 Southern Africa南部非洲(包括南部非洲许多地方,不光指南非) East China华东the eastern part of China中国的东部(不光指华东地区) (2) south等词,重点在形容方位或从哪个方向来的;而southern等词则指从某一固定地点看某一方向,或指某物来自何方向或某个方向。如:the North Pole北极the Western Hills西山(指从北京看,西山在西方) (3) south等作副词时,和southward (s)等意义相同,但后者较少使用;southward (adj.& adv.)等词比south (adj. & adv.)等“朝、向”概念更强。如: ① Our house faces south/southward. 我们家的房子朝南。② After having travelled 15 miles, we turned eastwards. 我们走了15英里后就转往东去了。③ They advanced in a westward direction. 他们朝西方行进。 (4) southerly等词用于表示气流和风向,意为“来自某方向”(主要指“偏南”等)。如:The southerly air stream will bring rain. 南来的气流会带来雨水。 【注意】方位名词south,north,east,west等常与定冠词连用。如:① The airport is a few kilometres to the (责任编辑:admin) |