Unit8 单词知识点1. disaster n. 灾难；不幸，祸患 natural disasters 自然灾害2. mop vt. 用拖把擦干净 （mopped mopping）up adv 完全地 mop up / eat up /clean up /use upmop up 拖干，把.拖干 (mop it /them up)eg. Hobo wants Eddie to mop up all the water. 3. earthquake n. 地震 an earthquake in the earthquake eg. There was an earthquake in Sichuan in 2008.4. 1)thousands of 成千上万的 /hundreds of 成百上千的 / millions of 成百万的 +名词复数eg. Thousands of people lost their lives in the earthquake.There are thousands of people on the road.2)数词+hundred/thousand/million+名词复数There are three thousand students in our school.5. accident n. 事故，意外的事 eg. There was a car accident yesterday.昨天有一场交通事故。A car accident killed three men three days ago.Three men lost their lives in the car accident three days ago. 在三天前的一场交通事故中三人丧生。6. coach n. 长途汽车(coaches) get on/off the coach It took us three hours to go to Nanjing by coach. .7. crash vi. & vt. 猛撞；碰撞 crash into 猛撞，碰撞eg. A car crashed into a tree last night. 昨天晚上一辆车猛撞到一棵树上。8.flood n 洪水 a terrible flood 一场可怕的洪水9.wash away 冲走 wash away the village 冲走这个村庄 wash them away eg. A terrible flood washed away his house. 10. village n 村庄 ，乡村 （villager 村民）in the village 在村子里 a small village 一个小村子 11 thunder n 雷声，雷 lightning n 闪电 thunder and lightning 电闪雷鸣 The lightning started a big fire in the classroom building.12.storm n 风暴 , 暴风雨There was a heavy storm with thunder and lightning last week.13. catch fire 着火（强调动作） be on fire 着火 , 失火（强调状态）eg. Look！The house is on fire.The house caught fire yesterday.14. slight adj.轻微的15. shake vi.& vt. 摇动，震动 过去式是shook, shake slightly轻微震动Look! The trees are shaking in the strong wind.shake hands with sb 与某人握手n. 摇动，震动a slight shake一阵轻微的震动shaking n. 摇动，震动 Finally, the noise and shaking ended.16. loud adj. 响亮的；大声的；喧闹的 in a loud voice大声地Please speak louder. I cant hear you clearly. 请大声点讲话。我听不清楚你说的话。loudly adv.大声地，吵闹地（有时强调声音高，吵闹，不悦耳），其基本意义与 loud 相同，还常与 ring，knock 等动词连用。Suddenly the bell on the wall rang loudly. 突然，墙上的铃大声地响起来。 Dont talk so loud (loudly)-youll wake the whole street. 别那么大声说话，你快把左邻右舍都吵醒了。 17. bomb n.炸弹 18. fear n. 害怕，恐惧a moment of fear一丝（阵）恐惧，scream in fear惊慌的尖叫The girl is _afraid_ (害怕)of lightning and thunder. The cat ran away quickly in _fear_(恐惧).19. direction n.方向in all directions：朝四面八方=in every direction go in a wrong direction走错方向in the direction of(不是东南西北等方位名词)，朝村庄方向：walk in the direction of the village。20. while conj.当的时候，和同时（引导从句，且从句中多用进行时或系表结构）I arrived home while Mum was cooking supper yesterday. 昨天在妈妈做完饭的时候我到了家。21. brick n.砖，砖块 This house is made of wood and bricks.这所房子由砖头和木料建成。22. silent adj.寂静的silent adj.寂静（英文释义：quiet） keep silent=keep quiet保持安静23. not at all一点也不I dont like swimming at all.He was not tired at all after the long walk.24. nervous adj.紧张不安的 Dont be nervous when you are in trouble. 25. heart n. 心脏26. beat v.（使）规律作响，做节奏运动beat vi. (心脏)跳，做节奏运动 过去式是beat (不同于：jump 跳跃 He jumps very far/high.他跳得很远、很高。)我的心脏跳得很快。My heart is beating very fast.27. if conj.是否引导句子常放在wonder, know之后，充当宾语从句。如：I dont know if he will come tomorrow.我不知道他明天是否会来。不同于：if作如果解时从句中的将来时要用一般现在时。If he comes here tomorrow, please call me.如果他明天来，请给我打电话。Well play football if it doesnt rain tomorrow.如果明天不下雨我们就踢足球。28.trapped adj.困住的 be trapped被困住了29. mind n. 头脑 go through ones mind传遍我的大脑; make up ones mind(s) to do sth=decide to do sth v. 介意 mind doing sth30. calm vt. 使平静；使镇定vi. 平静下来；镇定下来 calm down adj. keep calm保持冷静31. since conj. 因为；由于；既然Since you come here, you should work hard at your English.32. still adv. 仍然；更；静止地 be still alive 仍然活着33. alive adj. 活着的；活泼的；有生气的 比较级 more alive 最高级 most alive stay alive仍活着; 活着34. dark n. 黑暗；夜；黄昏；模糊 living area 居住地 in the dark/ darkness在黑暗中；35. find ones way out 找到出路 lose ones way迷路get lost36. shout n. 呼喊；呼叫 hear shouts from excited people 听到来自那些兴奋的人的喊叫声v. shout at对大喊 shout loudly大声的喊37. at last = in the end = finally38. daylight n. 白天；日光 see the bright daylight 看到明亮的日光 39. safe adj. 安全的；可靠的；平安的safely adv. land safely 安全着陆 n. safety (反义词danger)40. asleep adj. 睡着的, almost asleep 快要睡着了 fall asleep 睡着 feel sleepy 感到瞌睡 the sleeping boy正在睡觉的男孩41. after conj. 在之后 look after sb 照看某人 after breakfast After breakfast Amy took a taxi to the station. 早饭以后，埃米乘出租车去了车站。42. break v. 打破； broke （过去式） be broken毁坏了 break down 出故障，坏掉43. because conj. 因为 because of sb/sth/doing sth44. asas possible 尽可能 as soon/early/fast as possible45. rule n.规则 follow traffic rules 遵守交通规则46. railway n. 铁路 on railways47. burn n.烧伤,烫伤,灼伤cover the burn with a clean towel burn vt.&vi. 燃烧，烧毁 过去式burnt/ burned look at the bright and burning sun48. daughter 女儿 granddaughter （外）孙女 son 儿子 grandson （外）孙子