你是否想过

Languagepoints1.Haveyoueverconsideredhowweakhumansarecomparedwithavolcano,hurricaneorearthquake?你是否想过，和火山，飓风或地震相比人类是何等脆弱。consider思考,主要用于：consider+名词/-ing形式:Heisconsideringstudyingabroad.他正在考虑出国留学。consider+wh-:Weconsideredhowweshouldhelpthem.我们仔细考虑应该如何帮助他们。consider+副词：Considercarefullybeforeyoudecide.要慎重考虑后再作决定。2.Doyouenjoytakingrisks?riskn.风险，危险：Hewastakingariskbyovertakingonabend.他在转弯处超车是在冒风险。Thehouseisafirerisk.这房子有起火的危险。短语联想：atrisk在危险中:Youareatriskifyoudon’twearaseatbelt.不系安全带真的会有危险。attheriskof冒……危险Attheriskofseemingrude,Imustrefusedyourrequest,I’mafraid.尽管似乎无理，恐怕我还是必须拒绝你的要求。3.Manyhouseshavebeencoveredwithlavaorburnedtotheground.许多房屋被熔岩覆盖或烧毁。burntotheground指楼等被烧毁Hehasnoplacetoliveinbecausehishousehasbeenburnttotheground.他无处栖身因为他的房子被烧掉了。短语联想：burnaway烧掉Thewoodhadburntawaytonothing.木头已烧成灰烬。burndown(建筑物)烧毁：Thecinemaburntdownlastyear.电影院去年被烧毁了。Theschoolwasburntdownbyvandals.学校被人纵火烧毁了。burnoff烧掉Hewasbadlyinjuredintheaccident,andhishairwasburntoff.他在事故中严重受伤，头发也被烧掉了。burnout烧坏Theenginehadburntout.引擎给烧坏了。burnup烧毁，燃得更亮/旺Therocketburntupwhenitreenteredtheearth’satmosphere.火箭重入地球大气层时烧毁。Heputmorewoodinthefiretomakeitburnup.他往火上加木材想让他烧的更旺。4.Weslowlymadeourwaytotheedgeofthecrater.我们慢慢向走火山口的边缘。makeone’sway（向某地）走（去）Shehesitated,butmadeherwayforward.她犹豫了一下，但向前走去。Shehastilylefttheroom,andmadeherwaytoherbed.她迅速离开房间，朝她床边走去。短语比较：makeone’sway还表示“有出息”Ifyouwanttomakeyourwayintheworld,youmustlearntoworkhardwhileyouarestillyoung.你若想要有出息，趁年轻的时候要学会发奋。makeway(for)让路，让位Allthetraffichastomakewayforafireengine.所有的车辆都得给救火车让道。Ishallmakewayforayoungerman.我将把职位让给更年轻的人。5.Today,IamjustasenthusiasticaboutmyjobasthedayIfirststarted.如今，我和开始从事这项工作时一样满怀热情。enthusiastic(about)感兴趣的，热心的Sheseemedenthusiasticabouttheidea.她好象对这个主意很感兴趣。Wegotanenthusiasticresponsefromourcustomers.我们得到了顾客们的热情反应。6.Shemadeanefforttobenicetoherboss.她努力对老板好些。effort可用做不可数名词，表“力气”Ittookalotefforttolifttheboxes.抬起那些箱子要花很大的力气。effort可用做可数名词，表“费劲的事”“尝试”Itwasanefforttogetupthismorning.今天早晨起床很费劲。Despiteallourefforts,wefailed.尽管我们尽了力，我们还是失败了。makeanefforttodosth努力做某事Hemadeanefforttoarriveontime.他尽量准时到达。Finishexercise1&2onP71Underlinesentencesinthereadingpassagethatusethe–ingform.Homework