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Unit 2 Wildlife Protection
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creature[ˈkriːʧə]n.生物;动物
Theme-based vocabulary
insect[ˈɪnsɛkt]n.昆虫
wild animals
shark
fin n.(鱼的)鳍
shark fin soup
whale
dolphin
antelope
kangaroo
koala
deer
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Yangtze River dolphin白鳍豚
Tibetan antelope 藏羚羊
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illegal hunting 非法狩猎
fur[fɜː]n.毛(皮)/毛皮衣服
goods[gʊdz]n.商品;货物
endangered species 濒危物种
habitat/ˈhæbɪˈtæt/
(动植物)生活环境/栖息地
destroy v.毁坏
die out 灭亡/逐渐消亡
become extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
adj.已灭绝
When the buying stops, the killing can too.
We human beings should live
with wild animals harmoniously. /hɑːˈməʊniəsli/ adv.和谐地
1.poster n. 海报
[搭配]make a poster 制作海报
[同根词] post vt. 张贴,公布,邮递
post office 邮局
E.g. Could you post this letter for me?
请把这封信替我寄了好吗?
Key words
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South China tigers are endangered because of ________ (legal) hunting.
2. illegal adj. 不合法的;非法的
[同根词] legal adj. 法律的;合法的;法定的;依据法律的
illegally adv . 不合法地;非法地
[句式] It’s illegal to do...... 做某事是违法的
illegal
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3. hunt vt./vi 打猎;搜寻;追捕
[搭配 ] go hunting 打猎
hunt for/ look for/ search for/ in search of 寻找
hunt for a job 找工作
[同根词] hunter n. 猎人
hunting n.狩猎,打猎
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4.species n.物种 (单复数同形)
various animal species 各种动物
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Exercise:
(1) The giant panda has become ______ endangered species.
(2) More and more species ________________(disappear) now.
are disappearing
5. on earth (表示强调)究竟,到底
区别:on the earth 在地球上
E.g. Why on earth didn't you tell me the truth?
on earth“究竟,到底”,放在疑问词 what,how,why,where,who 等之后表示强调,用于询问令人惊讶或生气的事。
6. die out 灭亡;逐渐消失
E.g. How did the dinosaurs die out?
die of (内因) 死于..
from (外因) 死于...
die off 相继死去
die away (声音、风、光等)慢慢变弱,逐渐消失
be dying for sth 很想要某物
be dying to do sth 渴望做某事
①It is reported that there are 40,000 species dying _____ in the world every year.②The sound of the car died in the distance.③The young driver died the wounds caused by a road accident.