Unit 4 Earthquakes重点词汇及短语1.burst into +n =burst out doing 突然 ·····起来， burst into tears =burst out crying2.as is known to everybody总所周知3.be injured 受伤4.cut across穿过横穿5.as usual像往常一样6.give out散发出精疲力竭7.instead of 代替8.give a speech演讲9.put up shelters搭建避难 10.be pleased to do sth.乐意做某事11.be proud of 以 ·····而自豪 12.the number of ·····的数量13.in the open air 在户外 14.right away立刻 15.in ruins破败不堪成废墟16.dig out掘出 17.at an end 终结 18.a number of 许多大量的19.too····· to·····太·····而不能 20.tens of thousands of 成千上万的21.be trapped in =be caught in 被困在·····中22.all ····· not····· = not all·····并非所有·····都23.to the north of =north of 在·····的北面 24.be rescued from 被从·····解救出 25.be buried 被埋葬被埋藏 26.bury oneself in =be buried in 专心于埋头于27.think little of 评价不高 think highly of 赞许给予较高评28.as if 仿佛 20. be/ get shocked 震惊 21.at an end 终结1) right away 立刻，马上 (= immediately / at once / right now / in no time )你必须马上交作业。

You must hand in your homework right away.2) well n. 井adv. 好；充分地 e.g. think well 充分思考 Learn it well. 好好地学。

adj. 健康的 You don’t look well. 你看上去气色不太好。

int. 好啦；好吧vi./vt. 涌出；涌上 Tears welled up in her eyes. 泪水涌上她的双眼。

3) million n. 百万具体数字 + million (单) + n. ...百万 (确数) millions of + n. 大量，无数，好几百万 (概数) (用法同billion, hundred, thousand等) 3百万美元 3 million dollars 好几百万美元 millions of dollars4) burst vi./vt. (burst, burst) （使）爆裂；(使）破裂；（使）爆发 e.g. The balloon burst. 汽球爆破了。

He burst with anger. 他勃然大怒。

The boy burst the balloon. 那男孩把气球弄破了burst into sth./ burst out doing sth. 突然...起来e.g. She burst into tears/ laughter. = She burst out crying/ laughing. 她突然哭/笑起来。

c.n. 突然破裂；爆发a burst of ... 一阵... e.g. a burst of laughter/anger 一阵笑声/大怒5) as if 仿佛；好像 = as though (引导表语、状语从句) (1) + 陈述语气 (从句可能性大) It looks as if it is going to rain. 看起来好像要下雨了。

(2) + 虚拟语气 (从句内容非真实的) She treats me as if I were her sister. 她待我就像我是她姐妹一样。

He turned around as if he hadn’t seen me. 他转过身，好像没看见我。

6) at an end 结束；终结 (= finished over) e.g. The war was at an end.战争结束了。

相关短语：in the end 终于；最后at the end of…在……的尽头by the end of …到……底（末）为止come to an end 结束（物作主语, 不及物） put an end to sth. 终止…（人作主语, 及物）e.g. The meeting came to an end. 会议结束了。

The chairman put an end to the meeting. 主席结束了会议。

7) ruin c.n. 废墟; 遗迹 (常用复数) e.g. the ruins of Yuanmingyuan 圆明园遗迹 u.n. 毁坏；破坏；破产 e.g. The company is facing ruin. 那公司面临破产。

vt. 毁灭；使破产e.g. The fire ruined the house. 火把房子烧毁了。

The bad news ruined his hope. 这个坏消息毁灭了他的希望。

in ruins 严重受损；破败不堪；成为废墟；落空e.g. The earthquake left the city of Tangshan in ruins.地震使得唐山这座城市成了一片废墟。

His career/plan is in ruins. 他的事业尽毁。

/ 他的计划落空。

8) shock vt. (使) 震惊；震动u.n. 休克 c.n. 冲击；震惊；震动常用结构：be shocked at/by sth. 对…吃惊be shocked to do sth. 因做某事而吃惊 shocking adj. 骇人听闻的，令人震惊的e.g. 他们对这个骇人听闻的消息感到十分震惊。

They were shocked at/ by the shocking news. 或 They were shocked to hear the shock ing news. 她的死对我是个很大的震动。

Her death was a great shock to me. 9）rescuec.n./u.n. 援救；营救 e.g. a rescue team 一支营救队短语： come/ go to sb’s rescue 来/去救援/帮助某人The fire fighters came to their rescue. 消防人员来营救他们。

vt. (rescued, rescuing) 援救；营救常用结构 rescue sb./ sth. (from…)（从…中）搭救/营救出某人The fire fighters rescued them from the fire. 消防人员把他们从大火中救了出来。

10）trapn. 陷阱，圈套，诡计；困境vt. 使陷入困境; 设陷阱，诱骗（-pp-） be trapped in/by …被…困住，陷入… e.g. They were trapped in the burning hotel. 他们被困在失火的酒店里。

trap sb. into (doing) sth. 使某人陷入圈套，用计使某人做某事11）dig out (dig-dug-dug; digging) 找出，挖出，掘出，发现dig out the truth 找出真相dig sth./ sb. out (of …)（从…中）掘出；挖出他不得不从雪里把车挖出来。

He had to dig his car out of the snow.12）buryvt. (1) 埋葬；掩埋；隐藏e.g. His body was buried under a tree. 他的尸体被埋在一棵树下。

(2) 专心致志于某事bury oneself in sth.→ sb. be buried in sth. 埋头于……；专心于……e.g. He buried himself in his studies.= He was buried in his studies.他埋首于学习。

13）frightenvt. 吓唬，是吃惊，使害怕e.g. The dog frightened the child. 狗吓坏了小孩。

frighten ... away 把...吓跑e.g. The barking of the dog frightened the thief away. 狗吠声把小偷吓跑了。

了frighten sb. into doing sth. / frighten sb. out of doing sth. 恐吓某人(不)做某事fright c.n. / u.n. 惊骇，吃惊frightening adj. 令人恐惧的，惊恐的，可怕的 frightened adj. 感到害怕的，受惊吓的14）congratulation n. 祝贺，贺词（常用pl.）“就某事祝贺某人” offer / send one’s ~s to sb. (on/upon sth.)或 offer / send sb. one’s ~s (on/upon sth.)e.g. 我们祝贺他的成功。

We offered our ~s to him on his success. congratulate vt. 祝贺，庆贺~ sb. (on/upon sth.) 就...向某人祝贺 ~ oneself (on/upon sth.) 庆幸自己...e.g. 他庆幸自己考试及格。