10. Janis displayed rather late the exhaustion brought about by the nervous tension caused by the hurricane.
➢ The phychological damage caused/ brought about by the hurricane to Janis wasn't revealed/ dislpayed/ shown until a few days later.
Face to Face with Hurricane Camille
Key to Exercises
Joseph P. Blank
3. P15. Paraphrase
1. We're 23 feet above sea level. 2. The house has been here since 1915, and no
3. report the sound of a gun being fired or of an explosion
4. douse put sb/sth into (water); throw (water) over sb/sth
P 16. Words and Expressions (A)
12. the blues sad and depressed feelings
➢ l. f 2.h 3.a 4.i 10. b 11.g 12. c 13. e
➢ K (R.17)
5.j 6.1 7.nd every plane must be checked out/
P 16. Words and Expressions (A)
1. main a principal pipe, or line in a distributory system for water, gas, or electricity.
2. sit out sth to stay in some place and wait for sth. unpleasant or boring to finish
7. As John watched the water inch its way up the steps, he felt a strong sense of guilt because he blamed himself for endangering the whole family by his wrong decision not to flee inland.
hurricane has ever caused any damage to it. 3. We can make necessary preparations and survive
the hurricane without much damage. 4. Water got into the generator and put it out. As a
examined strictly before taking off. ➢ Every plane must undergo a close/strict
examinaiton before taking off.
2. oppse sth/ doing sth be opposed to sth/doing The residents were firmly opposed to the construction of a waste incineration plant in their neighborhood, because/for they were concerned about the plant’s emissions polluting the surrounding air.
result, the lights were put out. 5. Everybody go out through the back door and get
into the cars!
P15. Paraphrase
6. The electrical systems in the cars had been destroyed by water.
5. kill to destroy or spoil sth. or make it stop operating or fail
6. litter a group of baby animals that one mother gives birth to at the same timee
7. swath a long thin area of sth.
8. Oh, God, please help us go through this storm safely.
P15. Paraphrase
9. She sang a few words alone, and then her voice gradually grew dimmer/ weaker and stopped.
9. lean-to a small building with its roof leaning against the side of a large building, fence or wall
10. break up to disperse
11. pitch in to take part in and help with an activity
8. bar one of the small equal parts into which a piece of music is divided, containing a fixed number of beats 音乐的一个小节
P 16. Words and Expressions (A)