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The third period Language PointsExplain language points in the reading passage.1. have you ever considered how weak humans are compared with a volcano, hurricane or earthquake ? 你是否想过， 和火山，飓风或地震相比人类是何等脆弱。consider 思考, 主要用于： consider +名词/-ing形式: He is considering studying abroad.他正在考虑出国留学。Consider + wh-: We considered how we should help them.我们仔细考虑应该如何帮助他们。Consider + 副词：Consider carefully before you decide.要慎重考虑后再作决定。2. Do you enjoy taking risks ? risk n. 风险，危险： he was taking a risk by overtaking on a bend. 他在转弯处超车是在冒险。 The house is a fire risk. 这房子有起火的危险短语联想：at risk 在危险中:You are at risk if you dont wear a seat belt. 不系安全带真的会有危险。at the risk of 冒危险：At the risk of seeming rude, I must refused your request, Im afraid. 尽管似乎无理，恐怕我还是必须拒绝你的要求。3.Many houses have been covered with lava or burnt to the ground. 许多房屋被熔岩覆盖或烧毁。 burn to the ground 指楼等被烧毁。例如： He has no place to live in because his house has been burnt to the ground. 他无处栖身因为他的房子被烧掉了。短语联想：burn away 烧掉：The wood had burnt away to nothing. 木头已烧成灰烬。burn down (建筑物) 烧毁：The cinema burnt down last year.电影院去年被烧毁了。The school was burnt down by vandals.学校被人纵火烧毁了。Burn off 烧掉：He was badly injured in the accident, and his hair was burnt off. 他在事故中严重受伤，头发也被烧掉了。Burn out 烧坏:The engine had burnt out. 引擎给烧坏了。Burn up 烧毁，燃得更亮/旺： The rocket burnt up when it reentered the earths atmosphere. 火箭重入地球大气层时烧毁。 He put more wood in the fire to make it burn up. 他往火上加木材想让他烧的更 旺。4. We slowly made our way to the edge of the crater. 我们慢慢向走火山口的边缘。 make ones way （向某地）走（去）：She hesitated, but made her way forward. 她犹豫了一下，但向前走去。She hastily left the room, and made her way to her bed. 他迅速离开房间，朝她床边走去。短语比较：make ones way 还表示“有出息” ：If you want to make your way in the world, you must learn to work hard while you are still young. 你若想要有出息，趁年轻的时候要学会发奋。make way (for) 让路，让位：All the traffic has to make way for a fire engine. 所有的车辆都得给救火车让道。I shall make way for a younger man .我将把职位让给更年轻的人。5. Today , I am just as enthusiastic about my job as the day I first started. 如今， 我和开始从事这项工作时一样满怀热情。 enthusiastic (about) 感兴趣的，热心的： She seemed enthusiastic about the idea. 她好像对这个主意很感兴趣。 We got an enthusiastic response from our customers. 我们得到了顾客们的热情反应。6. She made an effort to be nice to her boss.她努力对老板好些。 effort 可用做不可数名词，表“力气”： It took a lot effort to lift the boxes. 抬起那些箱子要花很大的力气。effort 可用做可数名词，表“费劲的事” “尝试”： It was an effort to get up this morning.今天早晨起床很费劲。 Despite all our efforts, we failed. 尽管我们尽了力，我们还是失败了。make an effort to do sth 努力做某事： He made an effort to arrive on time. 他尽量准时到达。Homework: finish exercises in “learning about language”单位：湖北省荆门市姓名：李国E_mail：liguo619
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