Paraphrase:Strong wind and rain was lashing thehouse as if witha whip19. ..concerned about glass flying from storm-shattered panes.:1) concerned about: worried about:2) storm-shattered panes: panes ofa window shattered by the storm20.seemingly: adv. apparently,e.g. I) Seemingly, he is right, but actually, he is misleading us..2) In spite of his seeming friendship, he gave me no help21. French doors (American English).French windows (British English)·落地窗22. disintegrate: v. break into pieces; separate into parts or fragments;e.g.The whole plane just disintegrated in mid-air.23.Ablast of water hit the house:blast:n.agustofwind;strongrushofair一股水，一阵风e.g.A blast of wind blew thewindows and the door open.一阵风把窗子和门都吹开了。24.fling (flung-flung):v.throwviolently,hurl, caste.g. Spectators flung bottles and cans at the referee观众们将瓶子和易拉罐扔向裁判。flingastoneatsb.向某人投掷石块flingsb.intoaprison把某人投入监狱25. The generator was doused.douse (also dowse):v.put sth.into liquid;extinguish(Here) put in watere.g. The explorer's torch was doused time and time again by the heavy rain.大雨把探测者的火把一次又一次地浇灭。26.The cars wouldn't start, theelectrical systems had been killed bywater.点火系统被水浸泡坏了。27. As they scrambled back:scramble: v. climb or crawl with the hands and feete.g. The children scrambled up the side of a cliff.孩子们爬上了悬崖的峭壁。28. Frightened, breathless and wet, the group settled on the stairs!Theywere frightened, out of breath and wet...75
75 • Paraphrase: Strong wind and rain was lashing the house as if with a whip. 19. .concerned about glass flying from storm-shattered panes. • 1) concerned about: worried about • 2) storm-shattered panes: panes of a window shattered by the storm 20. seemingly: adv. apparently; e.g. 1) Seemingly, he is right, but actually, he is misleading us. • 2) In spite of his seeming friendship, he gave me no help. 21. French doors (American English): • French windows (British English) • 落地窗 22. disintegrate: v. break into pieces; separate into parts or fragments; • e.g. The whole plane just disintegrated in mid-air. 23. A blast of water hit the house: blast: n. a gust of wind; strong rush of air 一股水，一阵风 • e.g. A blast of wind blew the windows and the door open. 一阵风把窗子和门都吹开了。 24. fling (flung-flung): v. throw violently, hurl, cast e.g. Spectators flung bottles and cans at the referee. 观众们将瓶子和易拉罐扔向裁判。 fling a stone at sb. 向某人投掷石块 fling sb. into a prison 把某人投入监狱 25. The generator was doused. douse (also dowse): v. put sth. into liquid; extinguish (Here) put in water e.g. The explorer’s torch was doused time and time again by the heavy rain. 大雨把探测者的火把一次又一次地浇灭。 26. The cars wouldn’t start; the electrical systems had been killed by water. 点火系统被水浸泡坏了。 27. As they scrambled back: • scramble: v. climb or crawl with the hands and feet e.g. The children scrambled up the side of a cliff. 孩子们爬上了悬崖的峭壁 。 28. Frightened, breathless and wet, the group settled on the stairs! • They were frightened, out of breath and wet
Translation：惊恐不已，气喘吁，浑身湿透，他们躲到楼梯的台阶上。29. .. by two interior walls.interior: adj.inside·interiorfactors:内因；·interior affairs:内政（opposite ofexterior)30.Shepeered nervously at her litter:.litter: n. all the newly-born young ones of an animal 一窝·e.g.alitterofcats/puppies一窝猫/狗31.Thehouseshuddered.shudder:v.shake or tremble suddenly and violentlye.g. He shuddered when he saw the dead man.32. The mother was on the verge of panic.on the verge of: almost in=on theedge of=on the brink ofe.g.:(1)The country is on the verge of disaster.(2)The child was on the verge of tears.33. It's bound to end soon.bebound to do sth.:be destined to do sthbebound forsth./aplacee.g. The train is bound for Xi'an.34...waterlapped at the steps.1) lap: v. move or strike gently with a light, splashing sound of waves, etc. (海浪）轻轻拍打e.g. The sea lapped against the rocks海水拍打着礁石。35... felt a crushing guilt: a strong sense of guilt36.He had underestimated the ferocity of Camille1) estimate: v. judge sth.without calculating it exactlyunderestimate: v. think sth. smaller than it really isoverestimate:v.2) ferocity: n. fierceness,.destructive force;ferocious: adj. fierce76
76 • Translation: 惊恐不已，气喘吁吁，浑身湿透, 他们躲到楼梯的台阶上。 29. . by two interior walls. • interior: adj. inside • interior factors:内因; • interior affairs: 内政（opposite of exterior) 30. She peered nervously at her litter: • litter: n. all the newly-born young ones of an animal 一窝 • e.g. a litter of cats/puppies 一窝猫/狗 31. The house shuddered. • shudder: v. shake or tremble suddenly and violently • e.g. He shuddered when he saw the dead man. 32. The mother was on the verge of panic. • on the verge of: almost in • =on the edge of • =on the brink of • e.g.:(1)The country is on the verge of disaster. • (2)The child was on the verge of tears. 33. It's bound to end soon. • be bound to do sth. : be destined to do sth. • be bound for sth./ a place • e.g. The train is bound for Xi’an. 34.water lapped at the steps, • 1) lap: v. move or strike gently with a light, splashing sound of waves, etc.（海 浪）轻轻拍打 • e.g. The sea lapped against the rocks. • 海水拍打着礁石。 35. felt a crushing guilt: a strong sense of guilt 36. He had underestimated the ferocity of Camille: • 1) estimate: v. judge sth. without calculating it exactly • underestimate: v. think sth. smaller than it really is • overestimate: v. • 2) ferocity: n. fierceness, • destructive force; • ferocious: adj. fierce
37. "Get us through this mess, will you ".this mess : this difficulty38...the hurricane, in one mighty_swipe. lifted the entire roof off the house andskimmed it 40 feet through the air..I) swipe: v. hit hard; n. a hard blow.2)skim:v.(skimmed-skimmed)throw-threw-thrown.Thefigureof speech:personification39. One wall began crumbling_on the marooned group..1) crumble: v. collapse, fall. 2) maroon: v. put sb. on a desert island, and abandon him there; leaveabandoned, isolated or hopeless.3)maroonedgroup:a groupof people whowere hopeless andisolated bythe storm40..grade..a..给.定级为.grade: arrange sth. according to their quality or ranke.g.These apples have been graded according to size and quality.：这些苹果已经按照大小和质量分了等级。41.In its concentrated breadth of some 70 miles...1)breadth:width,thedistancefromonesideof sth.totheother宽度escapebyahair'sbreadth幸免于难.to a hair's breadth: very exact:2) It was concentrated within a width of about 70 miles...42..it devastated everything in its swath:.1) devastate: v. destroy, ruin; make desolatee.g. The bomb devastated the city.:2) in its swath: on its way (or where it passed)43. The hurricane tore three large cargo ships from their moorings and beached them.1)mooring:n.the ropes, chains, anchors, etc.used to moor a ship or boat·系船设施：2）Translation飓风把三艘大货船刮离泊位，推上海岸44... as the winds snapped themsnap:v.break suddenly,esp.witha sharp,crackingsound·e.g.snapoffatwig折断树枝45. yirtually: adv. almost, really77
77 37. "Get us through this mess, will you ": • this mess : this difficulty 38.the hurricane, in one mighty swipe, lifted the entire roof off the house and skimmed it 40 feet through the air. • 1) swipe: v. hit hard; n. a hard blow • 2) skim: v. (skimmed- skimmed) throw-threw-thrown • The figure of speech: personification 39. One wall began crumbling on the marooned group. • 1) crumble: v. collapse, fall • 2) maroon: v. put sb. on a desert island, and abandon him there; leave abandoned, isolated or hopeless • 3) marooned group: a group of people who were hopeless and isolated by the storm 40. grade.as.: 给.定级为. grade: arrange sth. according to their quality or rank • e.g. These apples have been graded according to size and quality. • 这些苹果已经按照大小和质量分了等级。 41.In its concentrated breadth of some 70 miles . • 1) breadth: width, the distance from one side of sth. to the other 宽度 • escape by a hair’s breadth 幸免于难 • to a hair‘s breadth: very exact • 2) It was concentrated within a width of about 70 miles. 42. .it devastated everything in its swath: • 1) devastate: v. destroy, ruin；make desolate • e.g. The bomb devastated the city. • 2) in its swath: on its way (or where it passed) 43. The hurricane tore three large cargo ships from their moorings and beached them. • 1) mooring: n. the ropes, chains, anchors, etc. used to moor a ship or boat • 系船设施 • 2) Translation: 飓风把三艘大货船刮离泊位，推上海岸 44. as the winds snapped them: • snap: v. break suddenly, esp. with a sharp, cracking sound • e.g. snap off a twig 折断树枝 45. virtually: adv. almost; really
46...from their spectacularvantage:a vantage point: a place from which one has a good view of sth·良好的观望地点/有利的地势spectacular:adj.veryimpressive壮丽的spectacularscenery.The figure of speech:transferred epithetTransferred epithetis,as itsname implies,afigureofspeechwhere an epithet(an adjective or descriptive phrase) is transferred from the noun it should rightlymodify to another noun to which it does not really belonge.g. angry hair, sleepless night; purposeless days; frenzied rush;Happy2020!47.26peopleperished.perish : v. die; be killed; be destroyed:e.g. Hundreds of people perished in the earthquake：Saying:Publish,orperish.（名言：不出版，便完蛋。）48. The children huddled in the slashing rain within the circle of adults::1) huddle: v. crowd close together.2) slashing rain: whipping rain：3)Translation：在倾盆大雨中，孩子们蜷缩在一起大人们把他们团团围住。50. She carried on alone for a few bars: then her voice trailed away::I) She carried on alone for a few bars: She sang a few words alone:2) trail away: grow gradually weaker/dimmer.2) Paraphrase::She sang a few words alone and then her voice grew dimmer and stopped51. sanctuary: n. sacred place, where, in former times, a person running away from thelawwassecure;底护所，避难所.e.g. The U.S.A. has always been a sanctuary of political refugees from manyparts of theworld.美国一直是世界许多国家政治难民的避难所。52. Shivering from the wind and rain and fear, clutching ..., she thought, ..I) Shivering from: Shaking because of....2) clutching: holding tightly.3) Translation:由于风雨和恐惧，她抱紧俩孩子，心想，53. Pop Koshak raged silently, frustrated at not being able to_do anything to fight78
78 46. . from their spectacular vantage: a vantage point: a place from which one has a good view of sth. • 良好的观望地点/有利的地势 • spectacular: adj. very impressive 壮丽的, spectacular scenery • The figure of speech：transferred epithet • Transferred epithet is, as its name implies, a figure of speech where an epithet (an adjective or descriptive phrase) is transferred from the noun it should rightly modify to another noun to which it does not really belong. • e.g. angry hair; sleepless night; purposeless days; frenzied rush; • Happy 2020! 47. 26 people perished. • perish : v. die; be killed; be destroyed • e.g. Hundreds of people perished in the earthquake. • Saying: Publish, or perish. (名言：不出版，便完蛋。) 48. The children huddled in the slashing rain within the circle of adults: • 1) huddle: v. crowd close together • 2) slashing rain: whipping rain • 3) Translation: 在倾盆大雨中,孩子们蜷缩在一起,大人们把他们团团围住。 50. She carried on alone for a few bars; then her voice trailed away: • 1) She carried on alone for a few bars: She sang a few words alone • 2) trail away: grow gradually weaker/dimmer • 2) Paraphrase: • She sang a few words alone and then her voice grew dimmer and stopped. 51. sanctuary: n. sacred place, where, in former times, a person running away from the law was secure; 庇护所，避难所 • e.g. The U.S.A. has always been a sanctuary of political refugees from many parts of the world. • 美国一直是世界许多国家政治难民的避难所。 52. Shivering from the wind and rain and fear, clutching ., she thought, . • 1) Shivering from: Shaking because of., • 2) clutching: holding tightly • 3) Translation： • 由于风雨和恐惧，她抱紧俩孩子，心想, . 53. Pop Koshak raged silently, frustrated at not being able to do anything to fight
Camille:1) rage: v. show violent anger e.g. The raging sea was lulled翻腾的海浪平息了。2) frustrated at not being able to ...:annoyed and disappointed because he was not able to...3)Paraphrase.He was furious, but kept silent. He felt annoyed and disappointed because hewas not ableto...:4)Translation:父亲柯夏克心里窝着一团火。他感到泪丧，因为面对飓风卡米尔他束手无策。54. extinguish: put out·to extinguishfire灭火fireextinguisher灭火器55. make it a lean-to.lean-to:protection56. prop sth. up: v. support sth., hold sth. upe.g. 1)The mailman propped his bicycle up against the wall and put themailintothemailbox2) We can prop it up withheads and shoulders.Part Three: Climax57..the wind slightly diminished:.diminish:v.becomeweak58...waterbeganreceding....waterbeganmovingback：e.g.1)thetidereceded/ebbed.潮水退了。2)Memories of childhood aregraduallyreceding童年的事渐渐记不清了。PartFour:Conclusion59.be strewed with:be filled with60.NationalGuardandcivil-defenseunits：国民警卫队和民防队·SalvationArmy：救世军（seeNote12)·canteentrucks:流动餐车VI.Summaryofthetext（培养学生英语写作能力及概括能力，对标本专业人才培79
79 Camille: • 1) rage: v. show violent anger • e.g. The raging sea was lulled. • 翻腾的海浪平息了。 • 2) frustrated at not being able to .: • annoyed and disappointed because he was not able to. • 3) Paraphrase: • He was furious, but kept silent. He felt annoyed and disappointed because he was not able to. • 4) Translation: • 父亲柯夏克心里窝着一团火。他感到沮丧，因为面对飓风卡米尔他束手无 策。 54. extinguish: put out • to extinguish fire 灭火 • fire extinguisher 灭火器 55. make it a lean-to • lean-to: protection 56. prop sth. up: v. support sth.，hold sth. up • e.g. 1)The mailman propped his bicycle up against the wall and put the mail into the mailbox. • 2) We can prop it up with heads and shoulders. Part Three：Climax 57. .the wind slightly diminished: • diminish:v. become weak 58. .water began receding: .water began moving back • e.g.1) the tide receded/ebbed. 潮水退了。 • 2) Memories of childhood are gradually receding. • 童年的事渐渐记不清了。 Part Four：Conclusion 59. be strewed with: be filled with 60. National Guard and civil-defense units：国民警卫队和民防队 • Salvation Army：救世军 ( see Note 12) • canteen trucks: 流动餐车 VI. Summary of the text (培养学生英语写作能力及概括能力，对标本专业人才培