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1、Book 2 Unit 10 PompeiiI. Spell out the words according to the definitions given. The initial letters are given as a clue.1. a _to take in a liquid, gas or other substance from the surface or space around 2. t _ to step heavily on sb. / sth. so that you crush or harm them3. b _ to get on a ship, trai
2、n, plain, bus, etc.4. c _ a sudden heavy rain5. s _to cover or hide sth. 6. c _ to fall down or fall in suddenly 7. d _ to come or go down from a higher level to a lower one8. d _death or destruction9. e_the sudden violent bursting and the loud noise of sth. 10. f _to leave a person or a place very
3、quickly11. g _ (of cow, sheep) to eat grass growing in a field12. h _ to throw violently in a particular direction13. i _complete and not damaged14. m _very strong and powerful15. s_ the highest point of sth.16. o _to cover sb. / sth. completely17. p _to be lost or destroyed18. p _rich and successfu
4、l19. s _fierce and violent20. t _to become unsteady and fall downKeys: 1. absorb 2. trample 3. board 4. cloudburst 5. shroud 6.collapse 7. descend 8. doom 9. explosion 10. flee 11. graze 12. hurl 13. intact 14. mighty 15. summit16. overwhelm 17. perish 18. prosperous 19. savage 20. topple II. Comple
5、te the sentences, using the proper forms of the expressions chosen among the ones listed below.lie downdie awayon ones waygo throughbreak throughlook forward toblow upin storein placecome to lifecall for sth. at handmake ones way to sth.a rain ofnow that 1. For three days the sun did not _ the cloud
6、s of volcanic ash that filled the sky.2. In the wine shops, the wine jars were _ and on one counter could be seen a stain where a customer had thrown down his glass and fled. 3. To go to Pompeii today is to take a trip backward in time. The old city _ all around you. 4. Elsewhere in the forum the wo
7、ol merchants talked business. The banker was _ his account books. 5. At the inn late-rising travelers from teh East awakened and yawned and _ breakfast.6. There was nothing very unusual about Pompeii. But tragedy was _.7. At one oclock in the afternoon the critical point was reached. The mountain _,
8、 raining death on thousands.8. Minutes passed. The sound of the explosion _, but it still reverberated in everyones ears.9. The people of Pompeii now knew that doom was _.10.Stumbling in the darkness, they _ the city gates then out and down to the harbor.11. It was evening now. And a new trouble was
9、 _ for Pompeii. 12. All over Pompeii, people _ on beds of pumice stones, overwhelmed by the gas, and death came quietly to them. 13.It died suddenly, in _ terrible _ of fire and ash.14. Such was Pompeii on its last day. And so it is today, _ the volcanic ash has been cleared away. 15. There was goin
10、g to be a contest in the arena that night and the whole town was _ the bloody fights of the gladiators.Keys:1. break through 2.in place 3. comes to life 4. going through 5. called for 6. on its way 7. blew up 8. died away 9. at hand 10. made their way to 11. in store 12. lay down 13. a. rain of 14.
11、now that 15. looking forward toIII. Translation:1. 你对局势的幽默分析使讨论有了生气。2. 他对中国人民的赤胆忠心让我对他肃然起敬。3. 靠这件大衣你可抵御不了加拿大的严寒。4 他坚持在下班之前，精确地说，是在五点半之前，一切东西都必须各在其位。5. 有一个流行的儿童故事，描述奇迹般有了生命的木偶的奇遇。Keys：1. Your humorous analysis of the situation made the discussion lively.2. His utter devotion to the Chinese People fil
12、led me with admiration. 3. This overcoat alone is not enough to protect you from the bitter cold in Canada.4. He insisted that everything should be in place before we knocked off, before five-thirty, to be exact. 5. There is a popular childrens story, which describes the adventures of a wooden puppet that comes to life as if by magic.
