Step by Step 3000 第2册 Unit9:Disasters(4)

 　　Part 4. Language Study and language appreciation¹.

　　Listen to the following statements you have learned in the previous and present units.

　　Pay special attention to the parts in bold type. Learn to appreciate and use the language.

　　1. to have a daily circulation of /in circulation.

　　The Boston Globe, a leading newspaper in the eastern part of the U.S, has a circulation of 604,068 copies per day.

　　The Los Angles Times is a national daily, published in California.

　　It reached 1,231,318 copies in circulation.

　　2. to mark the anniversary of.

　　This year, the world marked the 250th anniversary of the birth of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

　　3. to become the best example of.

　　Mozart, along with his friend Joseph Haydn, became the best example of the classical style, the important performance music of his time.

　　4. in public and private money.

　　Vienna spent about 60 million dollars in public and private money for its Mozart celebration.

　　5. to have as many sounds as ten horns.

　　Satchmo's horn had as many sounds as ten horns, sometimes slow and sweet, sometimes fast and hot, high and low.

　　His music was always strong and exciting.

　　6. to bite off more than one chew.

　　Unfortunately, some people bite off more than they can chew and started doing a job which ends in a DIY disaster.

　　7. to be on hand for...

　　Some movie stars were on hand for the tree planting ceremony.

　　8. to be accessible to...

　　So I wanted to participate in something that was really accessible to the citizen, to, just to everyday people, to children.

　　9. a big environmental headache.

　　As everyone knows, plastic is a big environmental headache, although it brings us much convenience.

　　10. of short duration and small breadth.

　　A tornado² is a violent destructive whirling wind usually accompanied with severe thunder, lightning and torrents³ of rain, and commonly of short duration and small breadth.

　　11. To rip through.

　　The blast and resulting fire Thursday ripped through an area near a fuel-loading depot⁴ owned by the state-run Nigerian National Petroleum⁵ Cooperation.

　　12. to suspend missions until further notice.

　　Commanders of the base have since started an investigation⁶ and suspended all low-level missions in Italy until further notice.

　　13. to give quick and generous aid to.

　　The United Nations has urged the international community to give quick and generous aid to Venezuela to help it recover from last week's devastating⁷ floods and mudslides.

　　14. to wash away hopes of...

　　This week we hear how the continuing torrential storms in that region are washing away Kenyan horticulture's hopes of a good season.

　　Mouths of rain, often torrential, is washing away hopes of a good harvest.

　　15. ...destined⁸ for consumers shivering in the European winter and longing⁹ for a taste for African sunshine.

　　January should be one of the best months for growers of fruit, vegetables and flowers in Kenya.

　　Hot, dry, sunny days and peak production destined for consumers shivering in the European winter and longing for a taste of African sunshine.

　　16. to be reluctant to.

　　Flowers are reluctant to flower.

　　17. There is very little happiness in the air.

　　For growers of roses, the flower associated with love and romance, there's very little happiness in the air.

1 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

2 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

3 torrents   

n.倾注；奔流( torrent的名词复数 )；急流；爆发；连续不断

参考例句：

• The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side. 急流沿着山腰冲刷出一条水沟。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Sudden rainstorms would bring the mountain torrents rushing down. 突然的暴雨会使山洪暴发。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 depot   

n.仓库，储藏处；公共汽车站；火车站

参考例句：

• The depot is only a few blocks from here.公共汽车站离这儿只有几个街区。
• They leased the building as a depot.他们租用这栋大楼作仓库。

5 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

8 destined   

adj.命中注定的；(for)以…为目的地的

参考例句：

• It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
• The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。

9 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。