报纸预测民主党人在这次大选中将被彻底击败课件.pptVIP

* * Unit 6 --- Book III New Horizon How to Prepare for Earthquakes ?????????? ??????????  Earth–quake in Hanshin Japan ????????????????????? ????????????????????? II. Topics for discussion going to How to predict when an earthquake is happen? 2. How to prevent the great destruction caused by earthquakes? 3. How to prepare for the possibility of a great earthquake? III.??Language Points 1. Forecast n. v. The newspapers forecast that the Democrats would be totally beaten in the general election came true. 报纸预测民主党人在这次大选中将被彻底击败,结果变成了事实 Do you listen to the weather forecast from the local radio station every morning? Hurricane has been forecast for tomorrow afternoon. 天气预报说明天下午有飓风 Cf: predict v. forecast 预知, 预言, 预报 foretell v. --- fortune-teller foretells prophesy(-cy) v. n. …on one’s belief 2. Wire n. 金属丝, 电线, 电报, 电信, 铁丝网 vt, vi, 用金属丝卷起, 拍电报 to wire a house 给房子安电线 All the windows were wired. to wire her congratulations 向她致电祝贺 He wired me about the result of the examination. He touched a wire and was immediately electrocuted. I decided to send a wire, ordering a room with twin beds. 所有的窗户都用导线与防盗报警装置相连接. I wired Renata yesterday and asked her to marry me. He wired his daughter money to fly home. 3. A school of … …there were reports of large schools of fish swimming near …. a school of dolphins The assumption is always made that a school of tuna is swimming underneath the dolphins. Cf: a herd of cattle a flock of birds a swarm of honeybees a cluster of mushrooms, stars, small buildings A bunch of flowers 4. Architect architecture architectural plan --- city  planning5. Vertical line  horizontal line curve line, normal curve 6. Be enclosed --- enclosure of public landdisclosure --- uncovering 7. Cupboard : n. a closet or cabinet, usually with shelves for storing food, crockery, and utensils. 食橱，碗橱一种橱或柜，通常有用 来贮藏食物、陶器和器皿 的搁板