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Unit 1 Science and Scientists
Words and Expressions
1. cholera ['kɒlərə]: 霍乱 /U/
have/deveplop/get cholera: 感染霍乱
2. severe [sɪ'vɪə(r)]: adj.极为恶劣的;十分严重的; 严厉的
severely adv.严重地; 严厉地; 严格地
1)重病/剧痛
severe disease/pain
2)恶劣的天气/严冬
severe weather/winter
3)面临严峻挑战
face severe challenges
4)任何人违反法律都将被严惩。(主语从句)
Whoever breaks the law will be severely punished.
比较级 more severe 最高级 most severe
3. diarrhoea[ˌdaɪə'rɪə] n.腹泻
1)我腹泻/拉肚子。
I have diarrhoea.
(the runs: 腹泻)
have/get diarrhoea/the runs:
腹泻; 拉肚子
4. dehydration [ˌdiːhaɪ'dreɪʃn]: n. 脱水
dehydrate vt. 使脱水,使干燥;
vi.(人体的)脱水,失水
死于严重脱水
die from severe dehydration
5. frustrated[frʌ'streɪtɪd]:adj. 懊恼的; 沮丧的; 失意的
frustrate vt. 挫败,阻挠,使感到灰心
frustrating adj. 令人沮丧的
frustration n.懊恼,沮丧 ,令人懊恼的事物
①in frustration 懊恼地,沮丧地
同义词:discouraged/depressed/disappointed
用frustrate及其正确形式填空
What _________ me most was the_________ results of our team’s narrow defeat in the final, after which the players looked very _________ and the fans left the stadium in ___________ .
frustrated
frustrating
frustrated
frustration
6. once and for all 最终地; 彻底地
同义词:completely/entirely/totally/thoroughly
1)我们得彻底解决这个难题。
We have to tackle the difficult problem once and for all.
7. contradictory [ˌkɒntrə'dɪktəri]:adj. 相互矛盾的; 对立的; 不一致的
①be contradictory to… 与……矛盾/相反
contradict v. 反驳; 与…相矛盾
What he said was contradictory to the truth.
self-contradictory adj.自相矛盾的
比较级 more contradictory
最高级 most contradictory
8. infection[ɪn'fekʃn]:n. 感染;传染
infect [ɪn'fekt]:vt. 使感染;传染
①infect sb. with sth. 使某人感染上.../把...传染给某人
infected adj.被感染的;
②sb. be infected with sth. 某人感染/传染上……
infectious adj.有传染性的;有感染力的
【练透】 选词填空(infect/infection)P10
①It was her cheerful spirits and laughter that ________the whole class yesterday.
②Surgeons wear masks to prevent the spread of __________.
3)When a person has an _________(infec