内容正文:
Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking—Language Points
(教材P26)There is little doubt that Earth is getting warmer and warmer (see the graph).
毫无疑问,地球是在变得越来越暖(见图表)。
句型公式:There is no/little doubt that…毫无疑问……
•本句中的doubt后接同位语从句,说明doubt的具体内容。
There is some doubt whether…
……有些疑问。
There is no doubt that…
……是毫无疑问的。
I doubt whether/if…/I have some doubt whether…我怀疑……
I don't doubt that…/I have no doubt that…我毫不怀疑……
(1)There is no doubt that learning a foreign language will be beneficial to children throughout their lives.
毫无疑问,学习一门外语对孩子终生有益。
(2)There is some doubt whether I can inspire him to study hard to achieve his goal.
我是否能够激励他努力学习实现他的目标还有些疑问。
(3)I don't doubt that computers are playing an increasingly important part in our routine life.
=I have no doubt that computers are playing an increasingly important part in our routine life.毫无疑问,电脑在我们的日常生活中扮演着越来越重要的角色。
(教材P26)An expert who has studied polar bears for many years said that from the position of its dead body, the bear appeared to have starved and died.
一位研究北极熊多年的专家说,从北极熊尸体所处位置来看,它似乎死于饥饿。
starve vi.&vt.(使)挨饿;饿死
①starve for 渴望, 极想得到
starve to death 饿死
②starvation n.挨饿
③starving adj.饥饿的, 挨饿的
be starving for sth/to do sth 渴望某事/做某事
(1)I am starving to study English well, because mastering English means we can see the world through a new window.
我渴望学好英语,因为掌握英语意味着我们可以通过一个新窗口看世界。
(2)These people will starve to death unless they receive assistance soon.除非马上得到援助,不然这些人很快就会饿死。
(3)It's obviously that the children in the charity house are starving for care.
显然,福利院的孩子渴望关心。
(4)These people face increased risk of starvation (starve) and disease.
这些人面临着更大的饥饿和疾病风险。
(教材P26~27)The “natural” greenhouse effect refers to the fact that heat from the sun enters the atmosphere and warms Earth's surface as shortwave radiation.
“自然”温室效应是指太阳的热量进入大气层,并以短波辐射的形式使地球表面变暖。
refer to 指的是;提到,说起;有关;提交
①refer to…as… 把……称作……
refer…to… 把……提交给……
②reference n.提及;参考;查阅
reference book 参考书;工具书
(1)When he delivered his speech on ho