情景英语口语100主题 086natural disasters自然灾害

086 natural disasters
Words
Tsunami¹ earthquake volcano volcanic² eruption³ avalanche⁴ landside
Flood hurricane monsoon⁵ tornado⁶ drought cave-in
medical supplies food aid famine tidal wave forest fire tremor⁷
lava⁸ blaze wind climate change destroy casualties victim destruction damage warning rescue starvation


phrases
send/fly in relief supplies
evacuate⁹ a town/an area
experience a natural disaster
cause damage estimated at 10 million dollars
relief work
risk of disease breaking out
put out a forest fire
hit/ strike without warning
a(flood) brought on by (heavy rian)
relief agency

beginner
a: do you think that climate change is responsible for the recent floods?
B: it could be. There are floods in this country almost every year, but in recent years they have been more widespread and more frequent.
A: it seems that the climate in this country is changing.
B; the summers are hotter. The last three summers have been the hottest for the past 200 years. There have also been stronger winds.
A: I think that the changing climate is a sign that we are causing too much damage to the environment.
B; I think you’re right. Climate change naturally over time, but I think that human activities are speeding up the change. I wish that government would join together and try to resolve the problem.
A: me too. If we don’t do something soon, It might be too late.

Intermediate
A: are there any interesting stories in the newspaper today?
B; there are a few stories about natural disasters. There is a massive forest fire in Australia. It covers several square kilometers of land has destroyed many more square kilometers.
A; was it caused accidentally or naturally? Sometimes it gets so hot that fires begin naturally in Australia and Africa.
B: nobody knows at the moment, but it has been very hot there recently. The drought in Africa is causing starvation. Millions of people have migrated to try and find food.
A: what is the international community doing to help?
B; the European union has sent several plants with relief supplies. Several countries have sent soldiers to distribute food and medical supplies. Refugee camps have been set up across the region.
A: how many countries have been affected¹⁰?
B: six have been seriously affected, but the refugees are also migrating to several surrounding countries.
A; I saw on the tv yesterday that there has been another earthquake in iran.
B; yes. There have been a few there recently. They say that this one was not a big quake. The Iranians are dealing¹¹ with it on their own. They have purchased some special equipment to find people buried under rubble¹².
A; does the newspaper say anything about casualties?
B; so far, less than 20 people have died, but over 100 are in hospital.

1 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

2 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

3 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。

4 avalanche   

n.雪崩，大量涌来

参考例句：

• They were killed by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.他们在瑞士阿尔卑斯山的一次雪崩中罹难。
• Higher still the snow was ready to avalanche.在更高处积雪随时都会崩塌。

5 monsoon   

n.季雨，季风，大雨

参考例句：

• The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。
• The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。

6 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。

7 tremor   

n.震动，颤动，战栗，兴奋，地震

参考例句：

• There was a slight tremor in his voice.他的声音有点颤抖。
• A slight earth tremor was felt in California.加利福尼亚发生了轻微的地震。

8 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

9 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

10 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

11 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

12 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。