Unit6 How to Prepare for Earthquakes.doc

Unit6 How to Prepare for Earthquakes Key Words 1.detect vt .察觉；发现；探测 Eg: Many forms of cancers can be cured if detected early. 如果许多癌症在早期被发现，那麽是可以被治愈的。 Eg: I detected a slight change in his attitude. 我察觉到他的态度有微妙的变化。 词组：~ sb. in (doing) sth 发觉某人正在做（坏事） 拓展：detectable a. 可发觉的；可看穿的 detective n./a.侦探；侦探的 detection n. 察觉，探测；侦查 2.wax vi. 变大，增强; n. 蜡 Eg: Her feelings for John wax and wine. 她对约翰的感情时好时坏。 It is obvious that a coating of wax was put on the paper.纸上涂了一层蜡。 3.withstand vt. 承受；顶住 拓展：~ an attack 抵御攻击 ~severe tests 经受严峻的考验 ~the storms 顶住暴风 ~hard wear 耐穿 Eg: the troops were too weak to ~ any attack. 军队太弱抵挡不了任何攻击。 The pair of shoes ~ hard wear. 这双鞋很耐穿。 4.enclose vt. 围住；包住；附寄 Eg: they ~d their yard with a fence. 他们用篱笆围住了院子。 I ~d herein a check for 200 dollars 附上200美元支票 拓展：~d a.被附上的 Enclosure n.圈地，围栏；随信附件 5.extinguish vt.使熄灭，扑灭；使（希望）等破灭 Eg: to ~ a fire 灭火 his dream of an actor is ~ed with the failure 他的演员梦随着失败而破灭 拓展：distinguish v.区别，辨别 6.sensible a.明智的，合理的 Prevention is always more ~ and less costly than cure 预防总是比治疗更明智，而且花费更少 拓展：sense n./vt. 感觉，意义；感到，理解 Sensitive vt. 敏感的，灵敏的，感光的 7.resistant 抵抗的，对抗的 Eg:Conservative are usually ~ to change 保守的人通常反对变化。 词组：water~ 防水的 heat~ 防热的 bullet~防弹的 拓展：persistant 坚持的，固执的，持续的 insistant 坚持不懈的； assistant 助手，助理；助理的，辅助的 8.precaution n. 预防，预防措施 词组：take ~ against 采取预防的···措施 Eg: the government has taken all ~s prevent further spreading of SARS 9.weld vt. 焊接 to weld the broken rod 焊接破损的杆子 To weld the strong friendship 建立牢固的友谊 10.joint n./a. 接头，接合处；关节 / 共有的，联合的 Out of joint 脱臼 a joint action 联合行动 A joint enterprise 合资企业 11.beam 辨析：beam指束状光线 ray放射状光线 12.vertical the ~ line垂直线 out of ~ 不垂直的 13.fasten to ~ the door 把门关上 to ~the safety belts 系上安全带 to ~ one’s eyes on sb.盯上某人 14.portable a ~ computer 便携式电脑 15.fragment break into ~s 打破成碎片 16.rod the fishing ~ 鱼竿 the lightning ~ 避雷针 (2) phrases and expressions 1.watch for 寻找，等待 eg:I will