1.right away毫不迟疑，立刻
2.It seemed as if the world was at an end.世界似乎到了末日。
从句表示(在某人)看来好像;似乎
① It seems/looks/appears as if/though看起来好像
② Sb./Sth.looks as if/though
③ There seems/appears(to be)
There appears to have been a mistake.
2.in ruins.变为废墟
3.Two-thirds
4.Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
5.under the weight of在重压下，迫于
6.in the open air在户外，在野外，露天
7.take turns to do sth依次，轮流做某事
in turn依次地，轮流地
8.be shocked at对感到震惊
9.be proud of以为自豪
10.express ones thanks to sb/for sth对/因表示感谢
11.without warning毫无预兆
12.next to紧接着，相邻，次于
13.get away from避免，摆脱，离开
14.disaster-hit areas灾区
15.Listening to English is a very important skill because it is only when we understand what is said to us that we can have a conversation with somebody.
听英语是一项很重要的技能，因为只有当我们懂得别人给我们说什么我们才能与他交谈。
16.It is believed that人们认为
17.hold up举起;托住;支撑列举，推举
18.make up弥补，虚构，整理，和解，化妆，拼凑
19.be trapped in被困于
20.It is said that据说...
21.be fixed to被固定到
22.be tied to被绑在
