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1、Lesson One Face to Face with Hurricane Camille Joseph P. Blank 词汇：hurricane (n.): a violent tropical cyclone with winds moving at 73 or more mi les per hour，often accompanied by torrential rains，and originating usually in the West Indian region 飓风 -lash (v.): move quickly or violently 猛烈冲击；拍打 -pumme
2、l (n.): beat or hit with repeated blows，espwith the fist(尤指用拳 头)连续地打 -course (n.): a way of behaving；mode 0f conduct 行为；品行；做法 -demolish (v.): pull downtear down，or smash to pieces (a building，etc)， destroy：ruin 拉倒；打碎；拆毁；破坏；毁灭-motel (n.):a hotel intended primarily for those traveling by car, usually
3、with direct access from each room to an area for cars 汽车游客旅馆 -gruff (adj.): rough or surly in manner or speech；harsh and throaty；hoarse 粗暴的，粗鲁的；粗哑的。嘶哑的 -batten (n.): fasten with battens 用压条钉住(或固定)-methodically (adv.): orderly，systematically 有秩序地；有条理地-main (n.): a principal pipe, or line in a distrib
4、uting system for water, gas, e lectricity, etc(自来水，煤气，电等的)总管 -bathtub (n.): a tub，now usually a bathroom fixture，in which to take a bat h 浴盆，浴缸 -generator (n.): a machine for changing mechanical energy into electrical ener gy；dynamo 发电机，发动机 -scud (v.): run or move swiftly；glide or skim along easily
5、疾行，飞驰；掠 过 -mattress (n.): a casing of strong cloth or other fabric filled with cotton，hai r，foam rubber，etc床垫；褥子-pane (n.):a single division of a window，etc.，consisting of a sheet of glass in a frame；such a sheet of glass 窗格；窗格玻璃 -disintegrate (v.): separate into parts or fragments; break up；disunit
6、e 分裂， 分解，裂成碎块 -blast (n.): a strong rush of(air or wind)一股(气流)；一阵(风)-douse (n.): plunge or thrust suddenly into liquid；drench; pour liquid over 把浸入液体里；使浸透；泼液体在上-brigade (n.): a group of people organized to function。“unit in some wor k(组织起来执行某种任务的)队 -scramble (v.): climb，crawl，or clamber hurriedly 爬行
7、；攀(登) -litter (n.): the young borne at one time by a dog，cat or other animal whic h normally bears several young at a delivery(狗、猫等多产动物)一胎生下的小 动物 -shudder (n.): shake or tremble suddenly and violently，as in horror or extre me disgust 震颤，战栗 -ferocity (n.): wild force or cruelty；ferociousness 凶猛；凶恶，残忍
8、；暴行-swipe (n.):a hard，sweeping blow口猛击，重击 -maroon (av.): leave abandoned，isolated，or helpless 使处于孤立无援的处境 -devastate (nv.): destroy；lay waste；make desolate 毁坏,摧毁；使荒芜-swath (n.): the space or width covered with one cut of a scythe or other m owing device 刈幅(挥动镰刀所及的面积)-huddle (v.): crowd，push，or nestle
9、 close together。as cows do in a storm( 如风暴中的牛群)挤成一团；拥挤；互相紧贴 -slashing (a.): severe；merciless；violent 严厉的；猛烈的 -implore (v.): ask or beg earnestly; beseech 恳求，哀求，乞 -bar (v.): a vertical line across a staff，dividing it into measures；a measure 小节线(五线谱上的纵线把五线谱分成小节); 小节-trail (v.):grow gradually weaker，dimmer，less direct，etc渐弱；渐小；渐 暗 -debri (复：debris )(n.): a rough，broken bit and piece of a stone，wood，g lass，etc
