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2020年上半年：4月25日；5月16日

2020年下半年：11月14日；12月19日

踏实向前 勇往直前

— Natural World and Weather —

自然世界与天气

重 点 • 高 频 Key words and phrases High frequency vocabulary

beach [biːtʃ]

n. 海滩；海滨；沙滩

vt. 拖(船)上岸

【例句】

用作名词(n.)——

We are basking on the beach.我们在海滩上晒太阳。

They walked along the beach talking and laughing.他们说说笑笑，沿着海滩散步。

用作及物动词(vt.)——

He beached the rowboat in front of the cabin.他将滑艇拖到小屋前面的岸边。

I mean to get into North Inlet, and beach her quietly there.'我要将船驶进北汊，让它在那里平稳地登上岸滩。”

【常用短语】

on the beach

失业,处于困境 be out of job, be in trouble

take the beach

上岸休息 go to the shore and have rest

weather ['weðə(r)]

n. 天气；气象；境遇

vt. 使风化；经受住；使日晒雨淋

vi. 风化；褪色；经受风雨

adj. 上风的；天气预报的

【例句】

用作名词(n.)——

What is the weather like today?今天天气情况怎样？

The meteorologist drew a picture of the weather.气象学者画了一张气象图。

用作及物动词(vt.)——

The rocks on the mountain have to be weathered by wind and water.山上的岩石得经受风化和水蚀。

Many small firms did not weather the storm of the recession.许多小公司没能经受住这次经济衰退的风波。

用作不及物动词(vi.)——

The paint on the walls had weathered.墙壁上的涂料已经风干了。

The stone weathers to a beautiful pale gold.这块石头褪成淡淡的金色。

用作形容词(adj.)——

Fill in the form below about the weather report.请填写下面关于天气预报的表格。

It depends on how well the weather forecasts hold up.这取决于气象预报的准确性如何。

【常用短语】

用作名词(n.)——

in all weathers

不论在哪种天气里,无论天气好坏 in all kinds of weather, both good and bad

keep a weather eye open

留意并警惕 be watchful and alert

under the weather

身体不舒服或精神不愉快 feeling unwell or depressed

用作动词(v.)——

weather along( v.+adv. )

在恶劣的天气条件下前进 make headway in adverse weather

weather away( v.+adv. )

风化,因风吹雨打而褪色 disintegrate or discolour by atmospheric action

weather in( v.+adv. )

因气候恶劣而困住 make unable to move because of bad weather

weather out( v.+adv. )

weather through( v.+adv. )

成功地对付 pass through (troubles) successfully

storm [stɔːm]

n. 暴风雨

v. 起风暴；猛攻；暴怒；捣毁

【例句】

用作名词(n.)——

In the storm I took shelter under the tree.暴风雨时，我正在树下躲避。

A storm arose during the night.夜间起风暴了。

用作动词(v.)——

Help was lacking at sea during the storm.起风暴时海上无处可求援。

At that time he didn't have the guns to storm the headquarters.那个时候他没有枪支去武力夺取司令部。

【常用短语】

用作名词(n.)——

take by storm

使某人〔地〕大为轰动 of a performer or performance to gain the great approval ofHer singing took New York by storm.她的歌唱得风靡了全纽约。

weather the storm

用作动词(v.)——

storm about (v.+prep.)

气愤地谈(某事) talk about sth in a very angry manner

storm at (v.+prep.)

storm into (v.+prep.)

非常气愤地进入 enter in a very angry manner

storm out (v.+adv.)

非常气愤地出去,离开 leave in a very angry manner

mountain ['maʊntən]

n.山，高山，山岳，山峰，山岭，大山

adj. 山的，山上的，巨大的，巨大如山的

【例句】

用作名词(n.)——

I have a mountain of work to do.我有一大堆工作要做。

The mountain is 3500 meters high.这座山有3500米高。

【常用短语】

用作名词(n.)——

a mountain〔mountains〕 of

很多〔大〕的,大量的,成堆的 a very large amount

make a mountain out of a molehill

小题大做 make a matter or problem seem much more important or difficult than it really is

countryside ['kʌntrisaɪd]

n. 乡下；农村

【例句】

用作名词(n.)——

They lived a tranquil life in the countryside.他们在乡下过着宁静的生活。

I feel healthier after a visit to the countryside.到乡下走了一趟后我觉得身体更健康。

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