2. asleep 睡着的;熟睡地(fall asleep 入睡) sleep 睡;睡眠 sleepy 犯困的
3. it seems that/ as if … 看来好像… ;似乎 4. in ruins 成为废墟
5. the number of …的数量(谓语动词用单数) a number of 大量(谓语动词用复数) 6. rescue workers 营救人员 Come to one’s rescue 营救某人 7. be trapped 被困 8. how long 多长时间 how often 多久,指平率
how soon 还要多久(用于将来时当中,用in+时间段回答) 9. hundreds of thousands of 成千上万的 10. dig out 挖出
11. shake----泛指“动摇,震动”,常指左右、上下动摇,也可以指人“震惊,颤抖” 例:1. She felt the earth shaking under him. 2. She was shaken with anger. quake---- 指较强烈的震动,如地震 例: The building quaked on its foundation
Tremble---- 指人由于寒冷、恐惧、不安等引起的身体的抖动或声音的颤抖 例:Suddenly I saw her lips begin to tremble and tears begin to flow down her
cheeks.
Shiver---- 多指寒冷引起的颤抖、哆嗦
例:A sudden gust of cold wind made me shiver.
12. rise (rose—risen)---- vi, 上升;升起, 无被动语态;give rise to 引起 Raise(raised—raised)---- vt, 举起;筹集;养育 Arise ( arose—arisen)----vt, 出现(常指问题或现象)
13. injure---- 常指因意外事故造成的损伤,也可以指感情上名誉上的伤害 例:He was injured in a car accident.
harm---- 泛指“伤害,损害”,既可以指有生命的,也可以指无生命的