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Unit 1 SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS
Reading and Thinking (2)
John Snow Dffeats “King Cholera”
杨婷婷
WORDS
1.severe adj. 极为恶劣的;十分严重的;严厉的
(P2)This illness causes severe diarrhoea, dehydration, and even death. 这种疾病会导致严重的腹泻、脱水,甚至死亡。
(1)be severe on... 对……严厉
be severe with oneself 严于律己
(2)severe weather 恶劣的天气
severe disease严重的疾病 severe looks严肃的表情
(3)severely adv. 严重地;严格地;严厉地
We must be severe with ourselves.
我们必须对自己严格。
The professor is rather severe on his students.
这位教授对他的学生相当严厉。
单句语法填空
(1)I do not like to be severe________ anyone, but our own situation is serious.
(2)You should first of all be severe ________yourself and set an example to your kids.
(3)A fire had __________(severe)damaged the warehouse.
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severely
2.infection n.感染;传染
(P2)Another was that cholera was caused by an infection from germs in food or water.
另一种说法是霍乱是由食物或水中的细菌感染引起的。
(1)infect vt. 使感染;传染
be infected with... 感染上……,传染上……
(2)infectious adj. 感染的;传染性的
Anyone with a bad cold may infect the people around him.
任何患重感冒的人都有可能传染给他周围的人。
The severe injuries will soon become infected.
重伤的人很快就会被感染。
Some people can be infected with the disease and have mild symptoms.
有些人可能感染了这种疾病,症状轻微。
单句语法填空
(1)Every year, there are people unlucky enough to be infected ________ the flu.
(2)Don’t you find her enthusiasm ________(infect)?
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(3)Are you sure there is ______________now?
你确定现在没有感染的危险吗?
with
infectious
no danger of infection
3.subscribe vi. 认购(股份);定期订购;定期交纳(会费)
(P2)Snow subscribed to the second theory.
斯诺赞同第二种理论。
(1)subscribe to 订阅(报纸、杂志等);
签字认可,同意;向……捐赠
subscribe for 预定;认购
(2)subscription n.订金;订阅;签署
subscriber n.订户;捐献者
I would like to subscribe to a Dictionary of American Slang.
我想订一本《美国俚语词典》。
We subscribed to a few journals.
我们订了几本杂志。
I was unwilling to subscribe to the contract, but it seemed that I had no choice.
我不愿意在合同上签字,但我似乎别无选择。
4.suspect vt. &. vi. 怀疑;疑有;不信任 n.犯罪嫌疑人(P2)Snow suspected that the water pump was to blame.
斯诺怀疑水泵是罪魁祸首。
suspect vt. 怀疑;认为;n. 犯罪嫌疑人;可疑对象
suspect sb. to be+