➢ The second paragraph centers onthe action,namely the accident.
➢ The third paragraph tells us the result of the accident.
➢ 3.The first paragraph paves the way for the main action. In the second paragraph,the vividness of the narrationis achieved through the author’s accurate description of details and effectiveuse of specific verbal phrases.
➢ 7. In the earthquake, the main structures of most of the poor-quality houses disintegrated.
➢ 8. He made greatest efforts to achieve his goals, but still, his wonderful dreams vanished into the air at last.
➢ 3. In this area, investments in ecological projects mount up to billions of yuan.
➢ 4. The dry riverbed is strewn with rocks of all sizes.
➢ 5. Although war caused great losses to this country, the local cultural traditions did not perish.
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.m 8.k 9.d
Translation
1. ➢ Each and every plane must be checked out/
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.
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
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
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)
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.
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
➢ 6. In order to build modern high-rises, many ancient buildings with ethnic cultural features were demolished.
➢ In order to make space for modern high-rises,...
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 Words and Expressions (A)
➢ 2. The author narrates the actions in the order of their occurrence.The first sentence of the first paragraph tells us the setting of the accident： the time and place. Then it introduces the character,or the protagonist, to whom the accident is to happen.
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.
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
➢ His wonderful dreams fail to come true in spite of /despite his great efforts.
p 18. READ,THINK AND COMMENT
➢ 1. The following passage is a piece of narration. It tells us how an accident happens.
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.
➢ The third paragraph tells us the unexpected and rather strange result：The man that was wounded fatally in the head didn’t die,but miraculously he could speak and walk
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.
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.