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Unit 6 The Admirable
1. 核心词精讲
1. Malaria kills over 1,000,000 people a year –more people than any disease apart from AIDS.
apart from: 1) except for 除……之外
2) as well as & in addition to 除……以外(还)
E.g. Apart from reading, he also loves sports and music.
2. The drug with artemisinin has proved to be the most effective cure
effective adj.: 有效的, 产生预期效果的
be effective against 有对抗……效力的
take effective measures to do sth. 采取有效措施做某事
an effective cure for ……的有效疗法
拓展
effect n. 效果; 影响
bring / put sth. into effect 使生效,实行,实施
come into effect 生效,开始实施
in effect 实际上,事实上
take effect ①开始起作用,见效;②生效,开始实施
effectively adv. 有效地
efficiency n. 效率
efficient adj. 效率高的
efficiently adv. 效率高地
3. The woman was Tu Youyou, the first Chinese female scientist to be awarded a Nobel Prize for her work.
award vt. : 给予,授予
award sb. sth. = award sth. to sb.授予某人某种荣誉
eg Tony was awarded a medal for bravery.
award n. 奖,奖赏; 奖金; 奖品 (与介词for连用)
receive / win / get an award for sth.因……获奖
give sb. an award 给某人颁奖
辨析:award和reward
award和reward均可用作名词或动词,且意思相近。
award侧重“奖励”,往往强调荣誉;
reward侧重“(应得的)回报,报酬”。
4. When thanking the Committee for the honour, Tu Youyou said, …
honour n.荣誉
in honour of 为了纪念
it is an honour to do sth 很荣幸做某事
拓展
Honor v.
尊敬,尊重, 感到荣幸
be honored for 因……而受尊敬
be / feel honored to do sth很荣幸做某事
E.g I am / feel honored to be invited to give a speech here.
She received an honour for her services to the community.
5.Today Tu Youyou continues to conduct research despite her age.
despite prep. : 尽管,虽然(后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式)
6. “…There is great potential for future advances if these two kinds of wisdom can be fully integrated, ”she said.
potential n. 潜力,可能性
eg The company certainly has the potential for growth.
potential adj. 潜在的,可能的
We are aware of the potential problems and have taken measures.
advance n. 发展;进步
eg Recent advances in medical science mean that this illness can now be cured.
【拓展】
in advance 提前,预先
in advance of 在……前
advanced adj. 先进的;高级的;后期的
7. Thus, not only is he