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Unit 5 Humans and Nature
单词讲义
Topic Talk and Lesson1
1. make/give comments on/about sth. 对…做评论
I refuse to make comments on /comment on his work. 我拒绝对他的工作发表评论。
2. a crowd of / crowds of 一群,许多的….
be crowded with …挤满了……
Crowds of people crowded into the school bus,and in a while it was crowded with students.
成群的人涌进了校车,不一会儿,校车就被挤满了。(读后续写动作描写)
3.make/earn a/one’s living
After graduating from college, he earns his living as a part-time teacher.
大学毕业后,他靠做兼职教师来维持生活。
4. millions of+名词的复数 数百万(类似用法还有:hundred/thousand/billion)
5. escape from 从…逃脱;逃避…
escape doing / being done 逃脱做/被做某事
6. survive 活得长survival n.幸存;生还,survivor n.幸存者
survive sth. 幸免于;从…中活过来
survive on 靠…存活下来
Life is not about how to survive the storm, but about leaning to dance in the rain.
生活不是如何从暴风雨中幸存,而是要学会在雨中跳舞。
7. fright n.惊吓,恐怖
frighten v.使惊吓
frightened adj.感到害怕的,受惊的
frightening adj.令人害怕的,骇人的
8. curious adj.好奇的;curiosity n.好奇心;curiously adv.好奇地
be curious about 对…感到好奇
be curious to do 极想做某事
out of curiosity 出于好奇
9. equal adj.相等的
equality n.平等;相等
equally adv.相等地;公平地
be equal to (doing) sth. 等于/胜任(做)某事
I am sure I am equal to the position becacse I have relevant experience.
我相信我可以胜任这个职务,因为我有相关的经验。(应用文之申请信)
10. poet 诗人
poetry 诗(总称)
poem (一首两首)诗
Lesson 2
11. attempt n.试图;尝试;努力 (try)
make an attempt to do sth. / at doing sth. 试图做某事
例句:After making several attempts to repair the demage, he finally gave up.
尝试几次损伤修复后,他最终放弃了。
12.damage n. [U]损失;损害;[pl.](法院判定的)损害赔偿⾦
do/cause damage/harm to… 对…造成损害/破坏
例句:The problem is clear that man has done great damage to our home over the years.
问题显而易见,多年来⼈类已经严重破坏了自己的家园。
13.loss n.丧失,死亡。
lose v.遗失;丢失;
lost adj.失去的;迷失的
at a loss困惑;不知所措
lose oneself in sth=be lost in sth 沉迷于某事
例句:The scientist lost himself in the experiment.
=The scientist was lost in the experiment.
He stood there, lost in thought.
14. measure n.度量单位;标准;量,程度;方法,措施
take measures/steps/action to do sth. 采取措施做某事
例句:It is (high) time that we took / (should) take measures to keep air from being polluted.
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