高级英语第二册第一课课件1[精选].ppt

Lesson One Face to Face with Hurricane Camille by Joseph P. Blank Background Knowledge 1. About the author: Joseph p. Blank （约瑟夫·布兰克）,the writer published Face to Face with Hurricane Camille in the Readers Digest, March 1970. 2. Hurricane Camille（卡米尔号飓风）: In the United States hurricanes are named alphabetically and given the names of people like Hurricane Camille, Hurricane Betsy, and so on; whereas in China Typhoons are given serial numbers like Typhoon No. 1, Typhoon No. 2 and so on. 3. The Salvation Army（救世军）: A Protestant religious body devoted to the conversion of, and social work among the poor, and characterized by use of military titles, uniforms, etc. It was founded in 1878 by General Booth in London; now worldwide in operation. 救世军，国际基督教慈善组织，其职能是扶危济困。为提高工作效率，其组织形式和活动方式均拟军队形式，有军衔、军服。救世军组织现已遍布80多个国家，国际总部设在伦敦。该组织创世人是卫理工会牧师、后成为救世军总司令的“布斯将军”。 4. Red Cross（红十字会）: an international organization ( in full Internation Red Cross) founded in 1864 with headquarters and branches in all countries signatory to the Geneva Convention, for the relief of sufferingt in time of war or disaster. 红十字会，据1864年《日内瓦公约》的规定照顾在战争中受伤、有病和无家可归的人的一个国际组织，现也在自然灾害发生时或之后进行救助。 4. National Guard（国民警卫队）： Each state has its own organization of the National Guard. It is composed of ordinary citizens who may be called to duty at any time. 5. Civil Defense Unit（民防队）play much the same role, but are not military in nature. The Beaufort Scale After Sir Francis Beaufort (1774-1857), Brit naval officer who devised this original scale (1806), a scale of wind force and speed. 蒲福风级: 英国海军将领 Francis Beaufort (1774-1857)拟订,分0-12级 The Beaufort Scale Number Description m.p.h. 0 clam breeze 无风 0 1 light breeze 软风 1--3 2 slight breeze 轻风 4--7 3 gentle breeze 微风 8--12 4 moderate breeze和风 13—18 5 fresh breeze清风 19—24 6 strong breeze强风