第一课 Face to face with Hurricane Camille Paraphrase: We are 23 feet above the sea level. The house has been here since 1915, and has never been damaged by any hurricanes. We can make the necessary preparations and survive the hurricane without much damage. Water got into the generator and put it out. It stopped producing electricity so the lights also went out. Everybody go out through the back door and run to the car. 6. The electrical systems in the car (the battery for the starter) had been put out by water. As John watched the water inch its way up the steps, he felt a strong sense of guilt because he blamed himself for endangering the whole family by deciding not to flee inland. Oh God, please help us to get through this storm safely Grandmother Koshak sang a few words alone and then her voice gradually grew dimmer and stopped. Janis displayed rather late the exhaustion brought about by the nervous tension caused by the hurricane. Translation (C-E) Each and every plane must be checked out thoroughly before taking off. 每架飞机起飞之前必须经过严格的检查。 The residents were firmly opposed to the construction of a waste incineration plant in their neighborhood because they were deeply concerned about the plant ’ s emissions pollutingthe , 因为他们担心工厂 排放的气体会污染周围的空气。 3. Investment in ecological projects in this area mounted up to billions of Yuan. 在这个地区, 生态工程的投资额高达数十亿 元。 The dry riverbed was strewn with rocks of all sizes. 干枯的河道里布满了大大小小的石块。 Although war caused great losses to this country, its cultural traditions did not 失,但当地的文化传统并没有消亡。 6. To make space for modern high rises, many ancient buildings with ethnic cultural features had to be demolished. 为了建筑现 代化的高楼大厦,许多古老的,具有民族特色的建筑物都被 拆毁了。 7. In the earthquake the main structures of most of the poor-quality houses disintegrated. 在地震中多数质量差的房子 的主体结构都散架了