情景会话口袋书人际篇36:谈论自然灾害(1)

 　　1. A flood occurs every year.

　　洪水年年发生。

　　还能这样说：

　　Flood disaster occurs every year.

　　There are floods every years.

　　应用解析：

　　at the flood 涨潮；在最有利的时候；

　　in flood （陆地）一片汪洋；

　　stem the flood 力挽狂澜；

　　throw a flood of light on sth. 充分阐明；

　　flood out 淹没

　　2. The flood water is going down.

　　洪水渐退。

　　还能这样说：

　　The flood water is subsiding¹.

　　The flood water is receding².

　　谚语：

　　The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.

　　世界如阶梯，有人上有人下。

　　3. Earthquakes occur frequently in Japan.

　　日本时常发生地震。

　　还能这样说：

　　In Japan, earthquakes are recurrent.

　　Japan is a country with frequent earthquakes.

　　应用解析：

　　may occur 可能发生，可能在所难免；

　　occur kill 突然杀死；

　　sources occur 不是什么新词；

　　occur for 当；

　　occur to 想到，想起

　　4. Sichuan earthquake is once in a blue moon.

　　四川地震是百年一遇。

　　还能这样说：

　　Sichuan earthquake is really a once in a century-time.

　　Sichuan earthquake is a hundred-year one.

　　谚语：

　　The moon is not seen where the sun shines.

　　小巫见大巫。

　　5. Our experts predicted that an earthquake was imminent³.

　　专家预言即将发生地震。

　　还能这样说：

　　The experts have uttered a prediction that there would be an earthquake.

　　The experts prophesied⁴ that an earthquake was about to occur.

　　应用解析：

　　imminent意为：迫切的，危急的，逼近的，即将临头的；目前突出的。

　　例如：Each country faces the imminent danger of nuclear war.

　　世界各国都面临着核战迫近的危险。

　　6. The volcano is in eruption⁵.

　　火山正在喷发。

　　还能这样说：

　　The volcano is erupting now.

　　The volcano eruption is on-going.

　　应用解析：

　　dance on a volcano 在火山上跳舞，大难将至犹自取乐；

　　sit on a volcano 坐在火山顶上，处境危险

　　7. The volcano is inactive.

　　这座火山已进入休眠状态。

　　还能这样说：

　　The volcano is in dormancy⁶.

　　It's a dormant⁷ volcano.

　　应用解析：

　　lead an inactive life 过蛰居生活；

　　inactive file 待用文件；

　　inactive fleet 后备舰队；

　　inactive reserve 已退役后备队

　　8. Thousands lose their lives in the disaster.

　　数千人死于这场灾祸。

　　还能这样说：

　　The disaster is the reason for the dead of thousands of people.

　　The disaster has caused thousands to lose their lives.

　　应用解析：

　　lose memory 丧失记忆；

　　lose one's way 迷路；

　　lose no time 刻不容缓；

　　lose one's fear 解除忧虑；

　　lose balance 失去平衡；

　　lose one's ground 落伍；失势

1 subsiding   

v.（土地）下陷（因在地下采矿）( subside的现在分词 )；减弱；下降至较低或正常水平；一下子坐在椅子等上

参考例句：

• The flooded river was subsiding rapidly. 泛滥的河水正在迅速退落。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Gradually the tension was subsiding, gradually the governor was relenting. 风潮渐渐地平息了。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

2 receding   

v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 )；向后倾斜；自原处后退或避开别人的注视；尤指问题

参考例句：

• Desperately he struck out after the receding lights of the yacht. 游艇的灯光渐去渐远，他拼命划水追赶。 来自辞典例句
• Sounds produced by vehicles receding from us seem lower-pitched than usual. 渐渐远离我们的运载工具发出的声似乎比平常的音调低。 来自辞典例句

3 imminent   

adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的

参考例句：

• The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
• The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

4 prophesied   

v.预告，预言( prophesy的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She prophesied that she would win a gold medal. 她预言自己将赢得金牌。
• She prophesied the tragic outcome. 她预言有悲惨的结果。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 eruption   

n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作

参考例句：

• The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。

6 dormancy   

n.睡眠，冬眠，隐匿

参考例句：

• During dormancy the plants must be kept very dry. 在休眠期，植物必须保持非常干燥。 来自辞典例句
• It may also come to the point of virtual dormancy. 它也可以达到实际上的潜伏状态。 来自辞典例句

7 dormant   

adj.暂停活动的；休眠的；潜伏的

参考例句：

• Many animals are in a dormant state during winter.在冬天许多动物都处于睡眠状态。
• This dormant volcano suddenly fired up.这座休眠火山突然爆发了。