Lesson1Face to Face with Hurricane Camille
一、词汇短语
1.hurricane[]n.a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains
and winds moving a73-136knots飓风
2.lash[]vt.strike against with force or violence猛烈打击：The sleet is lashing
the roof.雨夹雪击打着屋顶。
3.pummel[]v.（用拳头连续）击打：The child pummeled his mother
angrily as she carried him home.那孩子因其母带他回家而生气地捶打着母
亲。
was very reluctant to go away.他很不愿意离去。其名词形式为reluctance。
5.abandon[]vt.a).leave someone who needs or counts on you;
leave in the lurch放弃，抛弃：abandon a friend in trouble抛弃处于危难中
的朋友；b).to give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit,
especially as a result of danger or other impending threat离弃，丢弃：
abandon the ship弃船
7.demolish[]vt.to do away with completely;put an end to毁坏，
破坏：The fire demolished the town.大火烧毁了这座城镇。
can park your car outside your room汽车旅馆
10.batten[]vt.to furnish,fasten,or secure with battens用压条固定
理地，有秩序地：He methodically and placidly devoured a loaf of
bread.他有条不紊，不动声地把一整只面包都吃光了。
12.main[]n.the principal pipe in a system for conveying water,gas,oil,or
other utility（自来水、煤气、石油等的）总管道，干线：gas main煤气总管13.bathtub[]n.a relatively large open container that you fill with
water and use to wash the body浴缸，澡盆
机，发动机
15.scud[]vi.to run or skim along swiftly and easily飞奔，疾行，掠过：Dark
clouds are scudding by.乌云滚滚而来。
16.mattress[]n.a usually rectangular pad of heavy cloth filled with
soft material床垫，褥子
17.pane[]n.one of the glass-filled divisions of a window or door窗格玻璃
18.French door[]n.two adjoining doors that have glass panes
from top to bottom and are hinged at opposite sides of a doorway so
that it opens in the middle法式落地双开门
19.disintegrate[]vt.to become reduced to
components,fragments,or particles分解，分裂，碎裂：disintegrate the
enemy troops瓦解敌军
20.blast[]n.a sudden strong movement of wind or air强风，阵风：A
blast of hot air came from the furnace.一股热风从火炉里吹出来。
21.douse[]vt.to plunge into liquid;immerse浸泡，使浸透：As a joke,they
douse him with a bucket of water.他们开玩笑，把一桶水泼到他身上了。22.brigade[]n.a group of persons organized for a specific
purpose执行特定任务的队伍
23.fire brigade[]n.or fire company,a body of men
organized to fight of a number of such groups
constituting a fire department消防队
24.scramble[]vi.to move or climb hurriedly,especially on the
hands and knees攀爬，爬：scramble up a steep hillside爬上陡峭的山坡25.litter[]n.the offspring produced at one birth by a multifarious
mammal幼仔，一胎生下的小动物
26.shudder[]vi.to shiver convulsively,as from fear or revulsion战栗，颤
抖：I shudder to think what might happen.我想到可能发生的事而战栗。
extensive翻译27.ferocity[]n.the state or quality of being ferocious;fierceness
凶恶，残忍，暴行：The rebellion was put down with utmost ferocity.起义
遭到了残酷镇压。
28.swipe[]n.a sweeping blow or stroke猛击，重击：She made a swipe at
the mosquito.她挥臂打蚊子。
29.maroon[]vt.to put ashore on a deserted island or coast and
intentionally abandon把……放逐到孤岛，（因洪水等）使孤立：During the
storm we were marooned in a cabin miles from town.在风暴中我们被围困
在离城数英里的小屋内。
30.devastate[]vt.to lay waste;destroy使荒芜，破坏：A long
war devastated Europe.长期的战争破坏了欧洲。[扩展]devastation n.毁
坏，破坏/devastating adj.破坏性的，毁灭性的/devastator n.蹂躏者，
劫掠者
31.swath[]n.the width of a scythe stroke or a mowing-machine blade
刈幅（挥动镰刀所及的面积）：The storm cut a wide swath through the town.
暴风雨席卷全城，造成很大的破坏。
fastened to the land or the bottom of the sea停泊处
破裂了。b).to cause to break without complete separation of parts使裂开：crack the glass敲碎玻璃
34.snap[]vi.to break suddenly with a brisk,sharp,cracking sound突然折
断，啪的一声折断：A branch snapped off the tree in the wind.大风中一条树
枝啪地从树上断落。
35.vacationer[]n.a person taking a
who is traveling or at a resort度假者，休假者
36.vantage point[]n.a position that allows a clear and broad view有利地势，绝佳的位置
37.gigantic[]adj.very large or extensive巨大的，庞大的：
He made a last gigantic effort.他做了最后一次巨大的努力。
38.huddle[]vi.to crowd together,as from cold or fear挤在一起：They
huddled together for warmth.他们挤成一团取暖。
39.slashing[]adj.severe;merciless,violent严厉的，猛烈的：a slashing
criticism严厉的批评
40.implore[]vt.to appeal to in supplication;beseech恳求，哀求：
implore sb.for mercy恳求某人怜悯
41.bar[]n.a vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures;a
measure小节线（把五线谱分成相等节拍的竖线）；小节
trailed off in confusion.困惑中他的声音逐渐变小。
43.debris[]n.a rough,broken bit and piece of a stone,wood,glass,
etc.as after destruction;rubble碎片，瓦砾：After the bombing there was
a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸过后到处是一片残骸。
44.sanctuary[]n.a place of refuge or asylum避难所，躲避处：
The fleeing rebels found a sanctuary in the nearby church.正在逃窜的反
叛分子在附近的教堂里避难。
the genus Cedrus,having stiff needles on short shoots and large,erect
seed cones with broad deciduous scales雪松