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B2U1Language Points 1
Period 1 Listening and Speaking
1. mount (n.)山;山峰(仅用于地名)a mountain or a hill (vt.) 爬山;骑上 (vi.) 爬;登上
Youths from seven countries are working together to protect cultural relics on Mount Tai.
来自7个国家的年轻人正在共同努力保护泰山上的文物。
mount(vt.) the steps/a horse 登上台阶/爬上马
Meanwhile, my debts were mounting (up). (mount (up)vi. to increase gradually增加) = build up
Tons of rubbish mounted(vi.) in the street corners last week. 上周街角堆积了成吨的垃圾。
the mounting fear/anxiety/tension越来越害怕/焦虑/紧张 (mounting adj.= growing上升的;增长的)
词义关联:climb a mountain/climb up stairs/dollar climb(vi.) 爬山/爬上楼梯/美元增值
price increase/oil increase in price/increase productivity 价格上涨/石油价格上涨/提高生产力
2. clue (n.) 线索;提示
Clues: destroyed years ago; studying old photos; made the new palace like the old one
提示:多年前被毁;研究旧照片;使新宫殿像旧宫殿
a clue to the cause of sth (导致...的)原因的提示/线索
The police think the videotape may hold/give some vital clues to the identity of the killer.
警方认为那盘录像带可能录有能确认凶手身份的一些重要线索。
I don’t have a clue what he is. 我完全不知道他是做什么的。(not have a clue一无所知;不知怎么做)
词义关联: sign (n.) 迹象,征兆;招牌,指示牌;trace (n.) 痕迹;遗迹;踪迹
3. preserve (vt.) 保护;保存;维持 (n.) 保护区
The mountain and the temples have been protected for over 3,000 years, so it’s a great example of how people preserve their cultural heritage. (from the listening text)
泰山和寺庙已经被保护3000多年了,因此它是个很好的例子来展示人们是如何保护他们的文化遗产的。
preserve fame and reputation/peace and order 维护名气/和平和秩序 (保护;维护;保留)
a perfectly preserved ancient temple 一座保存完好的古庙(保存;保养)
preserve the meat in the refrigerator 把肉放冰箱里保鲜(贮存;保鲜)
In order to preserve endangered species from extinction, the local government has built a nature preserve
/reserve(n.) where all the rare animals and plants are well preserved.
为了保护濒危物种不致灭绝,当地政府已建立了一个自然保护区。在这个保护区中,所有的珍惜动植物都得到了很好的保护。(preserve... from...使继续存活;保护;保全 to keep sb/sth alive, or to save from harm or danger= save ... from...)
词义关联:oil and gas reserves(n.)石油和天然气储备 reserve(v.) a table/a room 预订桌位/预订房间
All rights reserved.版权所有。(拥有,保留(某种权力))
defend (v.) sb/oneself/sth from/aga