The document provides a list of vocabulary words from Chapter 18 of an English lesson about flooding in the American Midwest. It includes 20 words and their definitions related to flooding, disasters, evacuation, and recovery. Some of the key words defined are plague, meaning a widespread disease or large attack; sweep, meaning to wipe or brush; rupture, meaning to break or burst; and displace, meaning to move things from one place to another.
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The document provides a list of vocabulary words from Chapter 18 of an English lesson about flooding in the American Midwest. It includes 20 words and their definitions related to flooding, disasters, evacuation, and recovery. Some of the key words defined are plague, meaning a widespread disease or large attack; sweep, meaning to wipe or brush; rupture, meaning to break or burst; and displace, meaning to move things from one place to another.
The document provides a list of vocabulary words from Chapter 18 of an English lesson about flooding in the American Midwest. It includes 20 words and their definitions related to flooding, disasters, evacuation, and recovery. Some of the key words defined are plague, meaning a widespread disease or large attack; sweep, meaning to wipe or brush; rupture, meaning to break or burst; and displace, meaning to move things from one place to another.
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The document provides a list of vocabulary words from Chapter 18 of an English lesson about flooding in the American Midwest. It includes 20 words and their definitions related to flooding, disasters, evacuation, and recovery. Some of the key words defined are plague, meaning a widespread disease or large attack; sweep, meaning to wipe or brush; rupture, meaning to break or burst; and displace, meaning to move things from one place to another.
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高级听力 第一节课 06.10.
18/19 1/2 Advanced Listening Lesson 1
List of vocabulary from Chapter 18 – Flooding in the American
plague (n./v.) = an epidemic disease, a widespread disease, a large attack by
animals. E.g. “the crops were destroyed by a plague of insects.” In this lesson, the phrase “flood-plagued” is used to describe areas of land that are suffering from many floods. sweep (v.) = to wipe or brush, 扫, 扫除 (past tense = swept E.g. “his car was swept off a bridge”) rupture (v.) = to break, burst. Partially-ruptured = partly broken leak (v./n.) = to let some liquid/gas seep through a container, 泄漏 cut off (v.) = to separate, isolate, governor (n.) = leader of an American state, 州长 buoy (n./v.) = a floating object used at sea to mark out certain locations. As a verb, buoy = raise up, make something float buoy somebody’s = this is a common phrase which means to cheer people up, raise spirits their spirits, make them feel better. spirits (n.) = mood, 情绪. in high spirits = happy in low spirits = sad E.g. “I am feeling high-spirited today because it’s my birthday.” “The boy was in low spirits because his bicycle had been stolen” weary (adj.) = tired covet (v.) = burgeon (v.) = expand, grow rapidly. E.g. “the burgeoning river threatened the town” “My daughter has a burgeoning talent for the piano.” pin one’s hopes = To hope that something can help you deal with a problem. E.g. on something “I’m pinning my hopes on getting a good job after graduation so that I can pay off all my debts.” public works = works such as schools, roads, docks, bridges built for public use and usually financed by the government tough it out = endure a difficult situation. stay and deal with a problem, instead of running away or giving up. E.g. “I find the piano really difficult. I want to give it up but my parents say I should tough it out.” 高级听力 第一节课 06.10.18/19 2/2 Advanced Listening Lesson 1
evacuate (v.) = to move people or animals from a dangerous place to one of
safety. evacuation (n.) the act of evacuating people or animals. E.g. “government attempts at evacuation failed and many people died as the fire spread throughout the city.” displace (v.) = move things from one place to another sustain (v.) = 1) to give support or relief to something, or to supply with food, energy, encouragement etc. E.g. “Jack was tired, but he kept running, sustained by the encouraging cheers of the spectators” 2) to receive or suffer from something bad. E.g. “the army sustained heavy losses.” “Mary fell off her bike today. Luckily, she fell into a hedge and only sustained a small cut on her arm.” closure (n.) = the act of closing something, often a building or organisation. E.g. “the restaurant’s hygiene record is very poor. Many people who eat there become ill. As a result, it’s facing closure and the owners may have to pay a fine.” “Beijing has witnessed the closure of many traditional tea shops which cannot afford to pay the rising rent charges that have resulted from recent economic development.”