Face to Face with Hurricane Camille,Para.11-17,Para11. 1、 The children went from adult like buckets in a fire brigade. (simile) 孩子们像救火队的水桶一样从大人手中被递了过去。 bucket n.桶 buckets 大量 e.g.The rain was coming down in buckets. 下着瓢泼大雨。 brigade n.（军队中的）旅 （担任特殊任务的）团、队,2、 But the cars wouldnt start; the electrical systems had been killed by water. 可是汽车发动不了，它的点火系统被水泡坏了。 Paraphrase The electrical systems in the car had been put out by water. 3、The wind was too strong to flee on foot. 水深风急，他们不可能靠两只脚逃命。,Para.12 1. Frightened, breathless and wet, the group interior walls. 三个并列形容词作伴随状语，描述出了大家的惊慌狼狈的状态。 1. scramble v. 爬行，攀爬；争夺 杂乱蔓延；炒（蛋） n. 爬行，攀登； 争夺，抢夺,搭配： scramble up a hill 攀登山岳 scramble over the wall 翻过墙 scramble eggs 炒蛋 scramble for a ball /the best seats 争球/座位 adj. scrambling 争先恐后 scrambled eggs 炒蛋,kitten 小猫 have kittens 焦虑，烦躁，心慌 意乱 litter n. 废弃物（尤指在公共场所乱扔的废纸）；（一堆）杂乱的东西；（供动物睡眠或植物防冻的)干草。 Vt. 乱扔东西于；使充满；为（动物）铺草； Vi. 乱扔废弃物,peer n. usually pl. 同龄人，同辈 peer pressure 同辈压力 v.仔细看，端详 Eg. He peered closely at the photograph. 他聚精会神地端详着照片。 curl vt. 卷；使蜷曲 vi.（使）成蜷曲状，蜷缩 curl up 蜷缩着坐或躺,Para.1314 The wind sounded likeyards away. 狂风发出震耳欲聋的怒吼声，就像火车在身边呼啸而过一样。 Simile: comparing the sound of the wind to the roar of a passing train. The house shuddered （震颤）and its foundations. personification 拟人 (The hurricane acted as a very strong man lifting something very heavy and throwing it through the air.),1. shudder v. 抽动，颤栗，因恐惧或厌恶而发抖 n. （C）震颤，颤栗，抖动 2. collapsed vi.vt.（系统/制度）崩溃，瓦解 （建筑物）倒塌； （身体）垮掉，病倒，衰败 n. （U,N）崩溃，倒塌，衰弱 3. clutch vt. 抓住 vi. 企图抓住 n. 势力范围，控制；（汽车，机器等的）离合器；握住，抓紧 in the clutches of 在的掌握中或控制下 clutch at sth. 企图抓住,inch n. 英寸； 少量，短距离； v.(使朝某方向）谨慎移动 every inch 1.整体，全部 eg. If they try to fire me Ill fight them every inch of the way. 他们要是想解雇我，我就和他们抗争到底。2.完全地 eg. In his first game the young player already looked every inch a winner. 那位年轻的选手在第一场比赛就已经被认为胜券在握。,give sb. an inch (and theyll take a mile/yard.) 得寸进尺 inch by inch 缓慢而谨慎地 not give/move a inch 寸步不让 within an inch of sth./of doing sth.差一点，险些,Para.1517 outward 1.表面的，外表的 Mark showed no outward signs of distress. 马克在外表上没有现出沮丧的神色来。 2.外出的，向外的 the outward journey 外出旅程 adj. outward-looking 广阔的视野 gruffness n.低沉粗哑的声音，生硬的声音 gruff adj. 低沉粗哑的，生硬的； 冷淡的，态度生硬的,lap n. 大腿部，（跑道等的）一圈；（行程或工作中的）一段，环节 v. (轻柔而有规律地）拍打；（动物）舔食， 舔着喝；领先一圈或数圈 underestimate v. 1.低估，对 估计不足 We underestimated the time it would take to get there. 我们低估了抵达那里所需的时间。 2. 对认识不足（或重视不够）；低估；轻视 n. 低估，轻视 overestimate n. v.高估,Get us through this mess, will you? paraphrase Oh, God ,please help us to get through this storm safely. 啊，上帝，请保佑我们逃过这一劫吧。,Thank you !,