1、Unit 4 Earthquakes1. Imagine your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away.right away: at once; in no time; immediatelyright now: at this very momente.g. Make up your mind _.Ill return the book _.right nowright away2. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst.【 寓词
2、于境 】 阅读下列句子,并试着总结burst在句中的词性、含义及用法。1) The pipes had burst and the house was under two feet of water.2) The police burst into the room and took the young man away. 3) Hearing the news, the woman burst into laughter. 4) She burst out crying for no reason, which surprised us. 5) There was a burst of la
3、ughter in the next room. burst作 _词,意思是 _(句 1);常用于短语 burst into + a room, building, etc. 闯入,突然破门而入(句 2); burst into + n. 突然爆发,突然 起来(句 3); burst out doing突然 (句 4)。burst作 _词,意思是 _(句 5),还可指 “爆裂;破裂之处,裂口 ”。动 爆裂名 突然一阵用 burst或其短语的适当形式填空。 1) The plane crashed and _ flames.2) The dam _ because of the heavy ra
4、in.3) It looked as if Kate was about to _ _ tears.4) Everyone was quiet when John suddenly _ laughing.burst outburst intoburstburstinto3. It seemed as if the world was at an end!1) as if 似乎,好像 = as thoughe.g. She spoke to me as if she knew me.她和我说话的神情,好像她早就认识 我似的。2) as if 在表语从句中相当于 that。 e.g. It see
5、med as if the meeting would never end. 看起来会议没完没了。本文中 as if 的用法就是第二种。It seemed as if the world was at an end!= It seemed that the world was at an end!at an end “finished”at the end of 用于表示具体事物或场所的场合,它也可以用来表示比喻意 ; by the end of 用于表示时间的场合,到 结束的时候,用于过去完成时态 ; in the end意思 “最后、终于 ”。 at the end of by the end of in the end