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Languagestudy,FocusforSectionOne(1-6)BeforethehurricaneThissectionintroducesthestorybackgroundandthepreparationsforthestorm.WhatwasJohnKoshakJr.sjob?
WhydidJohndecidetostayandfacethedangersofadevastatinghurricane?
Whatpreparationsdidtheymake?
ground.But,likethousandsofothersinthecoastalcommunities,johnwasreluctanttoabandonhishomeunlessthefamily-hiswife,Janis,andtheirsevenchildren,abed3to11-wasclearlyendangered.,Para1Junior,broadcat1JohnKoshak,Jr.,knewthatHurricaneCamillewouldbebad.RStardiikoeawnitdhtelevisionwarningshadsoundedthroughougrtetahtaftoSrcuendaByea,tla/hsittAwuigthust17,asCamillelashednorthwestwardreapceraotsedsbthloewsGulfofMexico.ItwascertaintopummelGulfport,Miss.,wheretheKosherslived.AlongthecoastsofLouisiana,MississippiandPeoplelAlabama,nearly150,000peoplefledinlandtosafertogethera,coa,destructive,JohnKoshakeJr.Jr.istheabbreviationofjunior.Sr.isputafterthenameofthefather.JohnRockefellerI,JohnRockefellerIIHurricaneCamillewouldbebad-wouldbedestructive/devastating/,terriblyforceful,Lashed:
tostrikewithgreatforce;dashagainst.猛烈冲击,Thewaveslashedthesmoothcliffs.TheworstwinterstormsofthecenturylashedtheeastcoastofChina.Suddenlyrainlashedagainstthewindows.,Lashv.-tostrikewithgreatforce,tomoveviolentlyorsuddenly,Thewaveslashedtheshore.Therainwaslashingagainstthewindows.TheJudgelasheddrug-dealers.抨击TherainwaslashingtheroofThelashofthewavesShefeltthelashofmytongueFearlashedhimintoafrenzy.lashsbintoafury/rage/frenzy故意激怒Thecrowdwasbeinglashedintoafrenzybythespeaker.Whip-fallheavilyon“Windandrainnowwhippedthehouse”.,Pummel:
tobeatorhitwithrepeatedblows,esp.withthefist.,Thethiefwaspushedandpummeledbyanangrycrowd.Hetrappedthemaninacornerandpummeledhimferociouslyforthirtyseconds.Pummeledthebullysoundly,Coastalcommunities-peoplelivingtogetherintowns,cities,villagesalongthecoast.,.2,Tryingtoreasonoutthebestcourseofaction,hetalkedwithhisfatherandmother,whohadmovedintotheten-roomhousewiththeKoshaksamonthearlierfromCalifornia.HealsoconsultedCharlesHill,alongtimefriend,whohaddrivenfromLasVegasforavisit.,presentparticipleusedasadverbial,signifyingreason,tryingtofigureoutthe,waystocopPewaithrthae,presentsituation,Tryingtoreasonoutthebestcourseofaction:
-tryingtofigureoutthewaystocopewiththepresentsituation.-torunawayorstayathome-whenencounteredwiththehurricane,Courseofaction:
Anactionoraseriesofactionstakeninordertodealwithaparticularsituation.Onepossiblecourseofactionwouldbetoincreasetaxonalcohol.一个可行的举措是提高酒税。
ThebestcourseofactionCourse:
n.awayofbehaving;modeofconduct行为,品行,做法Areweallagreedonthebestcourseofaction?
Thatisindubitablythebestcourseofaction.Therefore,thebestcourseofactionistopresentthem.Thebestcourseofactionistospeakwithyourchildspediatrician.What,inyourjudgment,isthebestcourseofaction?
Para3,Diagramsandsketches,formachines,NameofthecompanyDesigns,models,pictures,forthetoys,level,John,37-whosebusinesswasrightthereinhishome(hedesignedanddevelopededucationaltoysaBnidgbuilding/edificsupplies,andallofMagnaProductscorresponddemenolcisehe,d(smashengineeringdrawingsandartworkwerethereonthepfiierscets)floor)-wasfamiliarwiththepowerofahurricane.Fouryearsearlier,HurricanMeoBtoeristts+yhohtealddemolishedhisformerhomeafewmileswestofGulfport(Koshakhadmovedhisfamilytoamotelforthenight).Butthathousehadstoodonlyafewfeetabovesealevel.Wereelevated23feet,hetoldhisfather,andwereagood250yardsfromtheseWae.Tarheeatplelaasctehasbeenheresince1915,andnohurrican2e50hyaardssedvisetarntbotheredit.WeIIprobablybeas,safehereasfraomnythpelasecaeelseW.ere23feetabovesea,HurricaneBetsy:
ThehurricanelashedFlorida,MississippiandLouisianain1965duringSeptember7-10,causingthedeathsof74peopleHurricaneCamille:
HurricaneCamillehitMississippiandLousianafortwodays,August17-18,in1969.thedeathtollwas258,Demolish:
Theyhavedemolishedtheslumdistrict.贫民区已被拆除。
Herarticlebrilliantlydemolisheshisargument.她的文章精辟地批驳了他的论点。
Demolishdestroyrazeannihilatedamage,Destroyisageneralwordwithfewovertonesbeyonditsemphasisonforceandthoroughness.Demolishandrazearegenerallyappliedtobigorsubstantialthings,suchasbuildingsorotheredifices大厦.Abuildingisdemolishedifsmashedtopiecesandrazedifleveledtotheground.,Demolish,unlikeraze,isoftenusedfigurativelyofthereductionofanycomplexwholetoruins,Todemolishatheorywithafewincisivecomments.Razeisusedalmostinvariablyofbuildingsandtheirremains.Razetothegroundrazor,Annihilatenalet歼灭isthemostextremewordinthislist,andliterallymeanstoreducetonothingness.Asmorecommonlyused,however,itdenotesaseveredegreeofdamagetoathingoraperson.Anarmymayannihilateanenemyforcebysodamagingitsoastorenderitincapableoffurtheroffensiveordefensiveaction,butwithoutliterallyremovingalltracesofitsexistence.,Damagereferstophysicalharmcausedtosthwhichmakeitlessattractive,usefulorvaluable.Itisnotasstronginconnotationsastheotherwords.Itisnotasstronginconnotationastheotherwords破坏损失损伤Compare:
damageanddestroyTheearthquakecauseddamagetopropertyestimatedat6million.EmotionaldamageThebuildingwascompletelydestroyedbyfire.,Motel:
Blends,portmanteauword混成词compoundword合成词,motel(motor+hotel)boatel(boat+hotel)水上旅馆brunch(breakfast+lunch)早午餐chunnel(channel+tunnel)水底隧道slurbs(slum+suburbs)市郊贫民区slanguage(slang+language)使用俚语的表现法comint(communications+intelligence)通讯情报sportscasters(spots+broadcaster)体育节目广播员masscult(mass+culture)平民文化,Blends,Cafetorium(cafe+auditorium)talkthon(talk+marathon)filmusical(film+musical)comsat(communications+satellite)Sitcom(situatin+comedy)情景喜剧narcokleptocracy(narcotic麻醉剂的)+(kleptomania偷窃癖+cracy统治阶层)官贩毒magalog(magazine+catalog)杂志目录,Wereelevated23feetWeare23feetabovesealevel(BritishEng.),elevate:
1)v.raise,liftupYoushouldelevateyourvoicewhenyouspeak.toelevateabucketbyarope用绳子吊起水桶toelevatethelivingstandards提高生活水准toelevatethetoneofaconversation提高谈话的声调Soontheywillelevateyoutoahighrankintheirsociety2)a.better,higher,moreeducatedelevatedrailway/road,elevation,elevator,agood:
1)largeinamount,size,distanceWehavewaitedforyouagoodwhile.Hetraveledagooddistance.2)ageneralintensive,meaning“atleast,”“full”.ormorethan足足(程度数量)Itsagoodmileaway.Wewastedagoodhalfhour.Wewaitedagoodsixhours.Tomisagood50yearsyoungerthanMike.Wereagood250yardsfromthesea:
Wereatleast250yardsdistantfromthesea.,TranslationworkAgood:
我们足足等了三个小时.昨晚Bill在酒馆里喝得烂醉.从这到火车站足足有五个小时的车程.他父母亲狠狠地揍了他一顿.,Wewaitedforagoodthreehours.Billhadagooddrinkatthepublastnight.Itisagoodfivehourstodrivetotherailwaystation.Hisparentsgavehimagoodbeating.,Question:
WhydoesMr.Koshakdecidetostay?
Reasonstostay,Heisaself-employedbusinessmanMagnaproduct-thenameofhiscompanyHispresenthousewasinabetterconditionthanhisformerhouse.implication:
Howgreatthelossitwouldbeifthehousewasdestroyed.250yardsawayfromseaThehousehasbeentheresince1915,Para4,Deeproughvoicesuggestingbadtemper,TheelderKoshak,agruff,warmheartedexpertmachinistof67,agreed.Wecanbattendownandrideitout,hesaid.Ifweseesignsofdanger,wecangetoutbeforedark.Metaphor:
comparethehousetoashipfightingastormatsea;wecanmakethenecessarypreparationsandsurvivethehurricanewithoutmuchdamage,gruff:
a.(voice)deepandrough,maybeofbadtemper.(inthemannerofspeaking)unfriendly,impatient-unfriendlyorannoyed,especiallyinthewayyouspeak.(尤指说话方式)不友好的,生硬的;agruffreply生硬的回答Hehasagruffmanner,butverykindheart.,Battendownandrideitout,Battendownbattendownthehatches封舱,(船只)在暴雨前作好准备1tofastentheentrancestothelowerpartofashipusingwoodenboards2prepareforadifficultsituation:
Whenyourecomingdownwithfluallyoucandoisbattendownthehatchesandwaitforittopass.,Wecanbattendownandrideitout.,Ametaphor;Comparingthehouseinahurricanetoashipfightingastormatsea.Batten:
tofastencanvasoverthehatchesofaship,especiallyinpreparingforastorm.Rideitout:
tostayafloatduringastormwithouttoomuchdamage.Paraphrase:
Wecanmakenecessarypreparationsandsurvivethehurricanewithoutmuchdamage.,Rideitout,ride(out)thestorm:
tomanagenottobedestroyed,harmedorpermanentlyaffectedbythedifficultsituationyouexperience:
Thegovernmentseemconfidentthattheyllrideoutthestorm.安然度过困难ridesthout:
tocomeoutofadifficultsituationwithoutbeingbadlyaffectedbyit:
Thecompanymanagedtorideoutthescandal.,Para5.,InasystematicandorderlAymprainncnipear/lwpaipyeorlineinadistributingsystemforwater,gas,electricity,etc.,Themenmethodicallypreparedforthehurricane.Sincewatermainsmightbedamaged,theyfilledbathtubsandpails.Apowerfailurewaslike浴ly缸,、s提o桶theycheckedoutbatteriesfortheportableradioandflashlights,andfuelforthelantern.Johnsfathermovedasmallgeneratorintothedownstairshallway,wiredseverallightbulbstoitandpreparedaconnectiontotherefrigerator.Soundedn.-v.connecetedseverallightbulbsbywiretothegenerator,methodically:
orderly,systematicallyWorkmethodically井井有条地工作,Therealityisthatifyouarewillingtostartsmalland,buildmethodicallyyoucanbeginonashoestringbudget,事实是如果你愿意从小做起,有条不紊地积累,你可,以白手起家,Main:
alargepipeorwirecarryingthepublicsupplyofwater,el