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Module 9 Population
Unit 1 The population of China is about 1.37 billon.
①I’m preparing some notes for a report called “Our growing population”.
考点1
prepare/prɪpeə/ v. 准备;预备,可以作及物动词,也可以作不及物动词。
(1)prepare sth. 准备某物
(2)prepare sth. for sb./sth. 为某人/ 某事准备某物
(3)prepare for sth. 为某事做准备
(4)prepare to do sth. 准备做某事
e.g. Mum is preparing dinner in the kitchen.
妈妈正在厨房准备晚饭。
We must prepare a room for our guest.
我们必须为客人准备一个房间。
Sally is preparing for her speech. 萨莉正在为演讲做准备。
The Greens prepare to go on a vacation. 格林一家准备去度假。
The preparation for the party started early.
聚会的准备工作很早就开始了。
语境助记
The teacher is preparing the exam, and the
students are preparing for the final exam.
老师正在准备考试,而学生们正在为期末考试做准备。
考点2
report /rɪpɔːt/ n. 报告;汇报
e.g. Are these newspaper reports true?
这些报纸上的报道属实吗?
He will make a report on the health service in a few weeks.
他将在几周后做一个关于公共医疗服务的报告。
拓展:reporter 记者
e.g. He is an American news reporter.
他是一个美国新闻记者。
make/give a report on sth. 做关于某事的报告
report还可作动词,意为“报告,报道”。
report sth. to sb. =report on sth. to sb.
向某人报告某事
It is reported that...
据报道……
②That causes a lot of problems, such as too much traffic and noise.
考点3
cause /kɔːz/ v. 造成;引起
cause (sb.) sth. (给某人)造成某事
cause sth. to do sth. 使某物做某事
cause 作名词,意为“ 原因,起因”,常与of 搭配
e.g. The heavy snow caused many accidents.
大雪造成了多起事故。
The heavy rain caused the rivers to rise.
大雨引起河水上涨。
Smoking is one of the causes of heart disease.
吸烟是导致心脏病的原因之一。
考点4
problem/prɒbləm/ n. 麻烦;问题
problem
指需要研究、解决的问题或难题,常与动词solve 连用。
We are trying to solve the problem. 我们正在试图解决这个问题。
question
指有疑问,需要回答的问题, 常与动词ask或answer等连用。
May I ask you a question ?我可以问你一个问题吗?
考点5
too much 太多
too much
形容词性短语,意为“太多”,中心词是much,常作定语,修饰不可数名词。
名词性短语,意为“太多”,在句中作主语、表语或宾语等。
副词性短语,意为“太多”,作状语修饰动词。
much too
副词性短语,意为“太;非常”,中心词是too,相当于very,修饰形容词或副词。
too many
形容词性短语,意为“太多”,修饰可数名词复数。
e.g. Don’t eat too much meat. 别吃太多肉。
You shouldn’t play computer games too much.
你不应该玩电脑游戏太多。
It’s much too hot today. 今天太热了。
There are too many books here. 这里的书太多了。
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