内容正文:
Book 2 Unit 4 Wildlife protection
重点词汇与句型
1.die out 灭亡;逐渐消失
其他搭配:
(1)die away (声音、光线等)逐渐消失
die of/from因……而死 die down减弱;平息
(2)be dying for很想要;渴望 be dying to do sth.极想做某事
[点津]
die常用作不及物动词,不用于被动语态,也不能与表示时间段的状语连用;dead为形容词,表状态,可与表时间段的状语连用。
◆ 运用:单句填空
They looked up into the sky until the noise of the rocket died .
Although the wind has died , the rain remains steady, so you still need a raincoat.
In the 1980s, electrical lines and lead poisoning nearly drove them to dying .
答案: away ; down ; out
◆ 运用:完成句子
为了提高我的英语口语和获得更多的社会经验,我渴望成为一名志愿者。(2018浙江书面表达)
⑤In order to improve my spoken English and get more social experience, I am dying to become a volunteer .
2.protect...from... 保护……不受……(危害)
其他搭配:
protect...against...保护……不受……侵害
prevent...from doing sth.阻止……做某事
stop...from doing sth.阻止……做某事
[点津]
在stop/prevent...(from) doing sth.中,与stop/prevent搭配的from可以省略,但在被动语态中from不可省去。
◆ 运用:单句填空
It is our duty to protect our motherland the enemy.
As is known to us all, shoes play an important role in our life, for they can protect our feet from (hurt).
Great efforts should be made to stop the flu virus from (spread).
China's approach to (protect) its environment while feeding its citizens offers useful lessons for agriculture and food policymakers worldwide.
答案: against ; being hurt ; spreading ; protecting
◆ 运用:完成句子
保护野生动植物是人类和自然和谐相处的重要方式之一。
Protecting wildlife is an important way for human beings to live in
harmony with nature.
3.contain vt.包含;容纳;克制(强烈的感情等);抑制
点拨
(1)contain表示所含之物的全部或一部分;侧重所含的数量或成分,不用于进行时。
(2)include指作为整体中的一部分而被包括进去,通常指同类。常使用“including+被包括部分”或“被包括部分+included”的结构。
[助记]
◆ 运用:写出下列各句中contain的含义
②It contains a lot of pictures taken during my childhood. It keeps a record of my birth at the hospital, my first smile and my first walk. 包含
③The stadium is large enough to contain 100 thousand people. 容纳
④Hearing the disappointing news, he was too sad to contain himself. 克制