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必 修 二
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Giant pandas were in danger of
extinction due to the expanding
of human populations and
development.
The final goal of most captive-
breeding programs is to let the
animals back into the wild.
Many zoos and Chinese facilities
have succeeded in breeding
(繁殖) giant pandas in
captivity(圈养) .
人工繁殖、饲养大熊猫
The Chinese
government has set
up reserves to
protect the giant
pandas.
保 护 区
Save the giant pandas
Unit 4
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状元绘 高中英语
用你的矛刺你的
盾,会怎么样?
嗯,嗯,……
at a loss for words
(哑口无言)
一、重点单词与短语
1. decrease [di'kri:s] vt. & vi. 减少;(使)变小或变少
例 句 The traffic accidents in the city decreased by 30% last year.
去年该城市交通事故减少了30%。
短 语 on the decrease 在减少
拓 展 increase v. & n. 增加;提高
2. die out 灭亡;逐渐消失
例 句 Many old customs are gradually dying out in modern cities.
现代城市中的许多旧习俗在日渐消亡。
拓 展
die away (指声音、风、光线等)逐渐减弱;平息
die down (指声音、风、雨、火等)慢慢熄灭;(心情等)逐渐平静
die off 相继死亡
3. loss [lɔs] n. 损失;遗失;丧失
例 句 His costly mistake resulted in severe loss.
他的严重错误导致了重大的损失。
短 语 at a loss 不知所措;困惑;茫然
4. reserve [ri'zə:v] n. 保护区 ‖ vt. 预约;预定
例 句 I'd like to reserve a table for two in the name of Hill.
我想以希尔的名字预订一个双人的桌位。
短 语 reserve sth for sb / sth 为某人 / 物保留某物
without reserve 毫无保留地
nature reserve 自然保护区
拓 展 reservation n. 预定;保留
reserved adj. 矜持的;内向的
5. hunt [hʌnt] vt. & vi. 打猎;猎取;搜寻
例 句 He turned the room upside down to hunt for the lost key.
他把屋子翻得乱七八糟,寻找遗失的钥匙。
短 语 hunt for 寻找;搜寻
hunt sb / sth down 对某人 / 某物穷追到底
decrease by 300
decrease to 700
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必 修 二
Drunk driving is
a danger to all.
Yoga (瑜伽) helps relieve pressure.
burst into laughter = burst out
laughing
burst into tears = burst out
crying
6. in danger ( of ) 在……危险中;垂危
例 句 Global warming and deforestation are putting more and more
animals in danger of extinction.
全球变暖和采伐森林使得越来越多的动物处于灭绝的危险中。
短 语 put ... in da