have time to do 有時間做某事 happen to do 碰巧做某事
shake hands with sb 握手 burst into tears/ laughter 突然哭/笑起來
in ruins 成為廢墟 cut across 穿過、橫穿
blow away 吹走、刮走 fall down 倒塌
rescue workers 救援人員 be pleased to do 樂意做某事
make/ give a speech 發表演說 judging….from 根據……來判斷
tens of thousands of 成千上萬 dig out 挖掘
a great/ large number of =a great many/good 大量的
be trapped in/ under 陷入……/ 陷在……下面
the high school speaking competition 高中演講比賽
have sb do sth= make sb do sth= let sb do sth 讓某人做某事
come to an end (vi) = put/ bring sth to an end = put/ bring an end to sth 結束某事
be proud of / take pride in 以……而自豪
invite sb to do sth 邀請某人做某事 think little of 對……評價低
invite sb for/ to sth think highly of 對……評價高
one-third 1/3 two-thirds 2/3 seventy-five percent 75%
agree with sb give out 發出（氣味等）；分發；耗盡
agree to sth give off 發出（氣味等）
agree to do sth give away 贈送；泄露
agree on sth 達成一致意見 give back 歸還
right away= right now= at once= immediately 立刻
as you know 正如你所知道的 be known as 作為……而知名
as is known to all 眾所周知 be known for 因……而出名
as could be expected 正如可以預料到的
it is useless doing sth 干某事是無用的
happen= take place= come about= break out
偶發 有計劃 偶發 戰爭等爆發
1. It is always calm before a storm.
2. Now, imagine there has been a big earthquake. 此句為There be 句型
3. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide. 現在分詞表伴隨
4. It seemed that the world was at an end.
5. Water, food and electricity were hard to get.
句型：主語+ be + adj + to do 其中to do 用主動形式表示被動含義
6. All hope was not lost. all 與not 連用 表示部分否定
7. It’s never too late to learn. 活到老，學到老。
附：分詞用法 之 作定語
falling leaves 正在落的葉子 boiling water 正在沸騰的水
fallen leaves 已經落在地上的葉子 boiled water 開水