新概念二册英语Lesson 62 After the fire.pptVIP

control n 控制 smoke n 烟 desolate adj 荒凉的 threaten v 威胁的 surrounding adj周围的 destruction n 破坏，毁灭 flood n 洪水，水灾 authority n （常用复数）当局 grass-seed n 草籽 spray v 喷撒 quantity n 量 root n 根 century n 世纪 patch n 小片 blacken v 变黑，发暗 Answer the question What was the danger to the village after the fire? That winter rain would wash the soil away and cause serious floods. 1, What kind of fire was it ? A forest fire. 2, Did fireman get it under control? Yes, they did. 3, How long had they been fighting it? For three weeks. 4, What had covered the countryside a short time before? Great trees had. 5, How did the hills look now? Desolate. 6, What still rose from it? Smoke. 7, Was winter coming on, or was it spring? Winter was coming on. 8, Were the surrounding villages threatened with destruction? Yes, they were. 9, Would heavy rain wash away the soil? Yes, it would. 10, What else would happen? There would be serious floods. 11, Did the forest authorities order several tons of grass - seed? Yes, they did. 12, What was special about it ? It would grow quickly. 1. control [k?ntr?ul] n. 控制 be in control of sth. 指挥，管理或控制…… (=in charge of) bring sth under control get sth under control 控制住某事 be under control 在控制之中 be out of control / get out of control 失去控制 Who is in control of (in charge of)the plan? Don’t worry. Everything is under control. The children were out of control. desolate [des?l?t, des?leit] adj. 荒凉的 v. [des?leit] 使……沦为废墟，使荒凉，使……悲伤绝望（尤用于被动语态) desolation [u] n. 荒凉，破坏；凄凉，孤寂 desolately adv. 荒凉地 a city desolated by civil war 因内战而荒凉的城市 the desolation caused by war 战争引起的破坏 a desolate hill 荒凉的小山 We all felt extremely desolate when she left. threaten [θret?n] v. 威胁 threaten sb. with… 以……恐吓（人） threaten to