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Imagine there is an earthquake now, your home begins to shake and you must leave it right away. You have time to take only one thing. What will you take? Why?
★smoke [sməuk]
①n. 烟(雾) full of smoke 充满烟雾
There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪
have a smoke 抽一只烟
smoker n. 抽烟的人
heavy smoker 烟瘾重的人 ; nonsmoker 不抽烟的人
②v. 吸烟
Don't smoke! = No smoking!
He smoked heavily.
smoking area / smoking room 吸烟室
cigarette = cigar n. 香烟
★desolate [‘desələt, ’desəleit] adj. 荒凉的
a desolate house 废屋
desolate adj. 荒凉的(与地方相连,表示无人居住, 荒无人烟的);极度孤独的(与人相连时) a desolate hill
lonely adj. 孤独的,荒凉的,偏僻的(与地方连表示孤零零的,但并不表示无人居住)
★threaten ['θretən] v.
①威胁
threaten to do sth. 威胁着要做……(与人相连);有迹象表明……
He threatened to make the photo public.
threaten sb. with sth. 以……来威胁/恐吓某人
The thief threatened him with a knife.
②有……预兆
It threatened to rain. 有迹象表明天要下雨了。
联想:blackmail,steal,rob