现代大学英语第二册精读unit-10-Pompeii

1.NearbywastheBayofNaples,anarmoftheblueMediterranean.anarmofsth:alongandnarrowareaoflandorwaterthatisjoinedtoabroaderarea2.4,000-footMountVesuvius:一个五年计划；三头怪兽；半年的合同1.aterriblerainoffireandasharainofsth:alargenumberofthingsthatfallfromtheskyatthesametime.---ofpetals;---ofarrows;---ofbulletsashowerof:alotofsmalllightthingsfallingormovingthroughtheairtogether---ofleaves;---ofstonesastormof:asuddenloudamountofnoisemadebyagroupofpeopleinreactiontosth---ofcriticism;---ofapplause2.Thetragedystruck-----strikeHestruckhisheadagainsttheroof.Hestruckhisbrotheronthehead.Theclockstruckfour.Howdidthefilmstrikeyou?Thelightingstuckterrorintotheirhearts.2.cloudofvolcanicashthelargeamountofvolcanicashthatwasfloatingintheairandlookedlikecloud---ofdust;---ofsmoke;---ofsteam3.fillaplace:thereisnospaceleft.eg.Crowdsofthefansfilledthestreet.(fig.)Thesmellofroastedduckfilledthekitchen.Attheweekends,happysoundsfilledthehouse.1.Beneaththeprotectingshroudofash,thecitylayintact.shroudofash:comparedtoshroud(metaphor)intact:nodamageandcompleteThefamilyremainedintact.2.inplace:initsusualorcorrectpositionThebookswereallinplaceontheshelves.Let’sputhechairsinplace.1.cometolife:(ofaplace)tobecomefilledwiththeenergyandexcitementofactivepeople.Thehousecomestolifewhenevertheirgrandchildrencometovisitit.Theparkcomestolifewhenthetouristsvisitit.2.beinport:stopattheseaportstoloadandunloadcargocomeintoport;enterport;leaveport1.forum:themarketplaceorpublicplaceofancientRomancityformingthecenterofjudicialandpublicbusinessmodernEnglish:apublicmeetingorlectureinvolvingaudiencediscussion.1.dieaway:(ofsound\wind\light)tobecomeweakergraduallyuntilyoucannothear,orfeel,orseeit.Theydidn’tgobacktobeduntilthefootstepsdiedaway.Thefiringfinallybegantodieawayintheafternoon.Jupiter:希臘文（中譯）拉丁文（中譯）希臘文拉丁文01.宙斯朱彼得ZeusJupiter02.希拉朱諾HeraJuno03.波賽頓納盾PoseidonNeptune04.黑地斯普魯托HadesPluto05.德密特西莉斯DemeterCeres木星(Jupiter)就是羅馬神話中的朱必特其地位與希臘神話中的宙斯相同06.雅典納密娜娃AthenaMinerva07.阿波羅菲巴斯ΑπολλωνApollo08.阿提密斯黛安娜ArtemisDiana09.阿利斯馬斯AresMars10.黑菲斯塔斯伏爾岡HephaestusVulcan(Mulczber)11.阿芙羅黛蒂維納斯AphroditeVenus12.漢密斯墨考利HermesMercuryPhoebusApollo“光明”“光辉灿烂”2.confusion:astateorsituation,oftenwithalotofactivityandnoise,inwhichmanythingshappeninginawaythatisnotcontrolled3.doomwasathand:deathwasnear.1.instorefor:inastateofbeingreadyorpreparedtohappen.Agreatfutureisinstoreforourpeople.TheimmigrantsdidnotknowwhatwasinstoreforthemintheNewWorld.2.wordsforfallcrash;topple;cpllapseRushingthrongs,blindedbythedarknessandthesmoke,rusheduponestreetanddownthenext,tramplingthefalleninacrazyfruitlessdashtowardsafety.Peoplepanicked.Theyrushedintothestreetstoescapethefallingbuildings.Itwasdarkandtheairwasfullofsmokesotheycouldnotseewheretheyweregoing.Theyrusheduponestreetandthenextinahopelessattempttoeachsafety.Intheirblindrushtheyranoverthebodiesofpeoplewhohadfallendown.abedofsth:aflatpileorlayerofsth.Hestretchedoutonabedofflowersonthehillside.Motherandchildlaydowntosleeponabedofnewhay.