Unit4NaturalDisastersListeningandSpeakingNewsaboutnaturaldisastersLivetoTell:RaisingAwareness,ReducingMortality.—UnitedNationsInternationalStrategyforDisasterReduction释义:用生命呼吁:增强减灾意识,减少人员伤亡。——联合国减灾署启示:自然灾害难以避免,但是,人类可以通过提高减灾意识,降低财产损失,减少人员伤亡。1.Thedisasterisnotterrible;terribleishavenohopeinmyheart.灾难并不可怕,可怕的是心中没有了希望。2.Weinheritthedisaster,whichwillbecomeourcrownofthefuture.-1-我们承受的灾难,将成为我们来日的桂冠。3.Ifitisnotbigdisasterwithgreatpain,humans’consensusdifficulttoreach.若不是大灾难与大苦痛,人类难以醒悟达成共识。4.Disasterurgetogrow.Growthincludesthevulnerabilityofthesoul.灾难催促成长。该成长包括心灵上的抗灾能力。Whenitcomestodisasters,quitealotofpeoplebelievetheywillcomeacrosssuddendisastersintheirlife.Tobeginwith,naturaldisasterslikeearthquakes,floodsanddroughtsoccurnowandthen.Inaddition,diseaseslikeCOVID-19,cancerandtumorwillattackpeopleunexpectedly.Lastbutnottheleast,caraccidents,planecrashescan’tbeignoredaspartofdisasters.Whyaretheresomanydisasters?Thereasonsmaygoasfollows:ontheonehand,somemysteriesaboutnaturearebeyondourcontrolandunderstanding;ontheotherhand,peoplearecarelessandcan’tforeseewhatwillhappenbeforehand.Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,wemaysafelydrawtheconclusionthatdisasterscan’tbeavoidednow,butwithmoreknowledgeaboutnature,we’llcertainlyreducethelossbroughtbythemtothesmallestdegree,sotheprospectwearelookingforwardtowillbebothbrightandencouraging.[词海拾贝]1.unexpectedlyadv.出乎意料地;意外地2.foreseev.预测;预料3.prospectn.前景;希望4.encouragingadj.鼓舞人心的5.comeacross碰到;偶遇6.beyondourcontrol我们无法控制7.drawtheconclusion得出结论[我学我思]Whatcausedsomanynaturaldisasters?Firstly,itisthenatureitselfthatcausedmanydisasters.Secondly,ourhumanbeingshavecausedgreatdamagetothenature,whichalsocontributestothefrequentnaturaldisasters.Ⅰ.主题词汇听写-2-Ⅱ.教材听力填空NEWSREPORT1Goodmorning,it’s①17April.AstrongearthquakehitEcuadoryesterday.The7.8-magnitudeearthquakedamagedmanybuildings,andearlyreportssaidthatabout②230peoplewerekilledandmorethan1,500wereinjure