(课件网) 主题语境：自然灾害与防范 【原文呈现】 Stars after the storm 1 It's strange，but I don't really remember much about the hurricane itself.It all happened so quickly.I was sitting in my room with my cat，Smartie，on my lap①，when the roof just flew off②.[1]All of a sudden③，there was sky where the roof had been[2].I was so frightened that I just froze. [1]本句属于“Sb was doing sth when...”句型，意为“某人正在做某事，这时(突然)……”，常用于描述突发事件或状况。with my cat，Smartie，on my lap为with复合结构，Smartie是my cat的同位语。 [2]where在此引导定语从句，修饰先行词sky。 【词汇积累】 ①lap/l p/n.(坐着时的)大腿部；(跑道等的)一圈 ②fly off 突然快速地离开，消失或分开 ③all of a sudden(＝suddenly)突然，忽然 2 Mom cried to get out quickly，but it was already too late by then.The rain was coming down so hard and so fast.Our street turned into a river in seconds④.We were going nowhere⑤. 3 At first，I was pleased we could stay at home，but soon it got really tough⑥.Without a roof，staying inside was[3] too dangerous.There was water everywhere，but we couldn't drink any of it otherwise⑦ we'd get really sick.We just had drinking water⑧ that was sent to us by helicopter⑨，but it was never enough.It was August，so it was really，really hot and it smelled so bad everywhere！I just spent the days watching the boats going up and down⑩ the street[4] and looking out for Smartie.He had disappeared the moment the storm hit[5]. [3]单个的动词-ing形式短语作主语，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。 [4]“感官动词＋宾语＋宾语补足语”结构，动词-ing形式作宾语补足语，表示主动和动作正在进行。 [5]the moment引导时间状语从句。 ④in seconds/in a second 很快地，马上 ⑤nowhere /'n we /adv.什么地方都不，无处 ⑥tough adj.艰苦的；严厉的；坚强的 ⑦otherwise/' wa z/adv.否则，要不然 ⑧drinking water 饮用水 ⑨helicopter/'hel k pt /n.直升机 ⑩up and down 来回，往复；起伏，上下波动 look out for 注意查看，留心(周围情况，以便发现特定的人或物)；尽力照顾好(某人) 4 Living in the open air [6]，we became breakfast，lunch and dinner for the mosquitos .But Mom said that whatever happens，we should always try to see the good side of things[7].It was difficult to stay positive ，though .We had lost our home and everything in it，including Smartie.All we had left were the clothes on our backs.But as Mom kept on reminding us[8]，we were all together and safe.Mom's words made us feel better.I remember us all lying under the midnight sky and looking up at the stars[9].Because there were no lights，we could see the Big Dipper，the Little Dipper and the Milky Way.It was amazing！Even though we had lost a lot[10]，moments like those gave us hope for the future. [6]动词-ing形式短语作原因状语。 [7]此处为that引导的宾语从句，其中whatever happens是whatever引导的让步状语从句，whatever在从句中作主语。 [8]as引导非限制性定语从句。 [9]此处为 remember sb doing sth 用法，意为“记得某人做过某事”。其中lying under the midnight sky和looking up at the star ... ...
