Unit 4  earthquakes 重点词组

have time to do 有时间做某事
happen to do 碰巧做某事
shake hands with sb 握手
burst into tears/laughter 突然哭/笑起来
in ruins 成为废墟
cut across 穿过、横穿
blow away 吹走、刮走
fall down 倒塌
rescue workers 救援人员
be pleased to do 乐意做某事
make/give a speech 发表演说
judging….from 根据……来判断
tens of thousands of 成千上万
dig out 挖掘
burst out crying/laughing 突然哭/笑起来
think little of 对……评价低 
be proud of / take pride in 以……而自豪
invite sb to do sth 邀请某人做某事
think highly of 对……评价高
one-third 1/3   two-thirds  2/3    seventy-five percent   75%
agree with sb 同意某人的观点
give out 发出（气味等）；分发；耗尽
a great/large number of =a great many/good  大量的
be trapped in/under 陷入……/ 陷在……下面
the high school speaking competition 高中演讲比赛
have sb do sth= make sb do sth= let sb do sth 让某人做某事
come to an end (vi) = put/ bring sth to an end = put/ bring an end to sth 结束某事
give off 发出（气味等）
give back 归还
give away 赠送；泄露
agree on sth 达成一致意见      
right away= right now= at once= immediately 立刻
as you know 正如你所知道的               
be known as 作为……而知名 as is known to all 众所周知 be known for 因……而出名
as could be expected 正如可以预料到的
It is useless doing sth 干某事是无用的
break out 爆发