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Heavy rain triggered landslides and caused several hundred houses to collapse, but the effects weren't as bad as might have been feared, after the damage it had wreaked elsewhere.
先调查一下,大家有没听出来的地方吗?(不认识的单词不算)如果有,那个地方可能就是你的听力盲点,你一定要反复听,最好能进行模仿.
今天我们先来看看这句话里的重点词汇.
trigger:to make something happen very quickly, especially a series of events 发动,引起,触发
Nuts can trigger off a violent allergic reaction.
触发这次罢工的是另一家工厂的关闭.
一般我们用trigger来表示"使某事发生"这类意思时,都是指不好的事情.类似的单词还有spark,provoke等。
spark: to be the cause of something, especially trouble or violence
The proposal would spark a storm of protest around the country.
这一提案将引起全国性的抗议浪潮.
wreak:~ sth (on sb) (formal) to do great damage or harm to sb/sth 造成巨大的破坏或伤害
注意在使用这个单词时,搭配是:wreak sth on sb
Their policies would wreak havoc on the economy.
他们的政策将对经济造成巨大破坏。
He was determined to wreak vengeance on those who had betrayed him.
他决心对那些背叛他的人进行报复。
the effects weren't as bad as might have been feared: although the typhoon caused some damage, it could have been worse
这句话的意思就是说,(塌方和房屋倒塌)所造成的影响并不像人们所担心的那样严重.
