Face to Face with Hurricane Camille迎战飓风卡米尔课件

1、Lesson One (P6-P17)Lesson One (P6-P17) Face Face to Face with Hurricane to Face with Hurricane CamilleCamille Group Members:Group Members:阮珊阮珊吴琪吴琪黄俊黄俊梅一脉梅一脉scrud: to run or skim along swiftly and easily 迅速的移动或奔跑scudded in: driven inland by the windsit out：to stay until the end of 坐到结束，停留直到.的结束eg:We

2、forced ourselves to sit the play out我们强迫自己坐到演出结束come by: to pay a visiteg:Ill come by the house and get my stufflater，OK?我会顺便过来取材料，好吗?Part 2（P7-P27）：the process of the Koshaks brave fighting against the hurricane The writer sustains the suspense in the story by describing in detail and vividly the i

3、ncidents showing how the Koshaks and their friends struggled against each onslaught of the hurricane.“Wind and rain whipped the house.”- Strong wind and rain was lashing or striking the house as if with a whip.Here “whip” is used metaphorically.Wind and rain act like a person. (Personification)Stay

4、away. storm-shattered panespane n . one of the glass-filled divisions of a window or door ; the glass used in such a division窗门上的玻璃格子，门窗上一整块的玻璃stay away: keep far away from; dont go nearconcerned about: anxious, uneasy, worried about glass flying from storm-shattered panes pane ：n . one of the glass

5、 filled divisions of a window or door ; the glass used in such a division窗门上的玻璃格子；门窗上一整块的玻璃shatter: to break suddenly into very small pieces, or to make something break in this wayParaphrase: small pieces of glass flying around in the air when the panes of a window are shattered by the stormmount v1

6、)to organize and begin sth准备/安排/组织开展eg：to mount a protest/campaign/an exhibition2)to increase graduallyeg:The death toll continues to mount.3)to go up sth, or up on to sth that is raised登上/爬上eg:He mounted the platform and addressed the crowed. shatter into: The plate hit the floor, and shattered int

7、o tiny bits. here means to gradually increase, rise, or get biggermounting: increasing,often in a manner that causes or expresses anxietymounting/excitement/concern/tension不断增长的兴奋/关注/紧张eg:There is mounting evidence of serious effects on peoples healthParaphrase:as the force of the wind increased/as

8、the sound of the wind got louderWith mops. spreading water: The house was leaking very badly. The Koshaks had to use all the utensils they could lay their hands on (mops, towels, pots, buckets) to fight against the leaking water. A description of the wind and rainwind and rain whipped the house glas

9、s flying from storm-shattered panes the wind mounted to a roar The rain seemingly driven right through the walls the house began leaking rapidly spreading water power failure French door ( French window）相当于a door with rectangular glass panes extending the full length落地窗（通常为通向花园或阳台的）,法兰西室两用门，门为双扇，装有玻

10、璃。blew in: burst open by the storm, the two adjoining doors (of the French doors) flew inwards report:the sound of an explosion or of a being fired 爆炸声/射击声gun-like reports: loud explosive noises like guns being fired ( Simile)disintegrate1) to become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pie

11、ces:eg:The spacecraft disintegrated as it entered the Earths atmosphere.eg:The Ottoman Empire disintegrated into lots of small states.2)to become much worse:eg:The situation disintegrated into chaos.3)to become weaker and be gradually destroyed:eg: Pam kept the kids when the marriage disintegrated.T

12、he force of water & their urgent situationPara.9break away (from sb/sth) to escape suddenly from sb who is holding you or keeping you prisoner 突然挣脱，逃脱eg: The prisoner break away from his guards.to leave a political party, state, etc, esp to form a new one 脱离，背叛The people of the province wished to br

13、eak away and form a new state.syn: breakawayto move away from a crowd or group, esp in a race 抢跑，甩掉She broke away from the pack and opened up a second lead.blast nan explosion or a powerful movement of aircaused by an explosion 爆炸/爆炸引起的气浪eg: a bomb blast炸弹爆炸 a very strong gust of windor air一股/一阵（气流/

14、风）eg: the wings icy blasts凛冽的狂风flingv:to throw sth/sb somewhere with force, esp because you are angry扔/掷/抛/丢eg:Tom seized the glass on the table and flung it at me.to move yourself or part of yuor body suddenly andwith a lotof force猛动（身体或身体部位） eg:She flung herself onto the bed fling sth(at sb):to sa

15、y sth to sb in an aggressive way粗暴地/气势汹汹地（对某人说）eg:The were flinging insults at each other.fling yourself into sth: to start to do sth with a lot of energy and enthusiasm投身于，一心扑在.上eg: They flung themselves into the preparation for the party.Syn:abandon/commit/throw/devote/apply oneself to sth/doing s

16、thbe engaged in doing something be buried in something concentrate on doing sth indulge in doing sth shove: to push sb/sth in a rough way猛推，乱挤eg:The door woudlnt open no matter how hard she shoved.to put sth somewhere roughly or carelessly乱放，随便丢eg:She shoved the book in her bag and hurried off.douse

17、: v to plunge into liquid,to immerse,to drench使浸没/把.浸人液体中/浸没/浸湿eg : The car was doused in petrol and set alight.这辆车被浇上汽油点燃了。to stop a fire from buring by pouring water over it;to put out a light 浇灭（火）熄（灯）eg: He doused the flames with a fire extinguisher.go out: Here: a fire or light stops burning or

18、 shining(火或灯光)熄灭by the minute: every minute, minute by minute.Question:Why does the writer use so many elliptical and short simple sentences? Elliptical and short simple sentences generally increase the tempo and speed of the actions being described. Hence in dramatic narration they serve to heighte

19、n tension and help create a sense of danger and urgency.brigade n . a group of persons orgnized for a specific purpose执行特定任务的队伍Paraphrase:The children were passed among adults like buckets of water in a fire brigade when fighting a fire.kill: to cause (an engine, etc. ) to stop (American English)the

20、 water was too deep to flee on foot: The deep water made it impossible for them to try to escape by walking or running.scramble: to move or climb hurriedly, esp on the hands or knees.爬尤指用手和膝盖迅速移动或爬settle on/over: to come to rest on sth.; to stay for some time on tected by two interior walls:

21、The stairs were protected by two walls inside the house, walls not directly exposed to the wind and rain. 内部的 外部的 interior exterior inside outside inward outward indoor outdoor internal external within without landing: level area at the top of a flight of stairspeer: to look closely or carefullylitt

22、er: all the young born to an animal at one timecurl up:to sit or lie in a position with your arms and legs close to your bodyeg:She curled up on the sofa to watch TV.shudder:v to shiver convulsivel as from fear or revulsion战栗/发抖，如因恐惧或感情突然变化引起的 (同 tremble, shiver, quiver, waver)eg:The building gave a

23、 sudden shudder .The house shuddered and shifted on itsfoundations:The house shook and was loosened from its foundations.Water inched its way up the stepsWater rose on the steps of the staircase inch by inch.More or less: 1) rather; to some extent 或多或少eg: We hope our explanations will prove more or

24、less helpful.2) almost; approximately差不多，几乎，接近eg: Ive more or less finished reading the book. It took more or less a whole day to paint the ceiling.to take / admit / accept / bear the responsibility for (of doing) something: to consider oneself answerable(应负责的) for sth/sb 负起对某事的责任 eg: If anything go

25、es wrong, Ill take responsibility for it.出了问题我兜着。on the verge of sth/of doing sth: very near tothe moment when sb does sth or sth happens濒于/接近于，行将 eg:He was on the verge of tears.verge on sth: to be very close to an extreme state or condition极接近，濒于 Syn:border on stheg:Some of his suggestions verged

26、on the outrageous. 他的一些建议都快到了荒唐的地步with outward calm:to appear calm (but to be worried or anxious in ones mind )be bound to do sth.: 1) be certain to do sth. 必定做2) be obliged by law or duty to do sth.有义务做eg:Youve done so much work that youre bound to pass the exam. I feel bound to tell you that youre drinking too much