Grade 8 Unit 4 Topic 2 Section B

(Miss Wang and her students are talking about the Yushu earthquake in Qinghai Province. )

Miss Wang: Did you hear about^[1]hear about: 听说；得知 the Yushu earthquake in Qinghai Province?

Kangkang: Yes, it’s terrible. It was a level^[2]level：    美: [ˈlev(ə)l]   英: [‘lev(ə)l]  n. 水平；级别；层次；程度 7.1 earthquake. Many buildings fell down ^[3]fall down: (向下游)流下；〔美俚〕失败；跌倒；同“fall”)  倒下，倒塌 .

Jane: It killed more than two thousand people and hurt more.

Michael: I was very sad ^[4]sad: unhappy or sorry  伤心的，悲哀的；令人难过的，令人遗憾的 when I got the news.

Maria: Many children lost their homes and couldn’t go to school.

Miss Wang: Do you know how to protect yourselves from the earthquake?

Jane: 1 think we should run out of ^[5]out of: 意为“（从……里）出来;没有，缺少”等。如： </br>Look out of the window.看窗外。 I’m running out of ideas. 我快没主意了。 the door.

Miss Wang: No, running out can be dangerous.

Kangkang: Miss Wang, do you think we should stay under the table?

Miss Wang: Yes, I think so. Remember, the most important thing is to stay calm.