Unit 4 Space Exploration Language Points2知识点讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版必修第三册

B3U4 Language Points 2 Period 3 Discovering Useful Structures & Listening and Talking 4. beyond(prep.)在更远处on or to the further side of sth; 超出 Sending people to other planets or even beyond the solar system is not an easy goal to achieve. 把人类送到其他行星甚至太阳系以外的地方不是一个容易实现的目标。 I watched him dive into the waves just beyond the horizon.我看见他一头扎进海浪里，消失在地平线处。 Potter trusted Black beyond all his other friend.波特信任布莱克，这种信任超过对其他所有朋友的信任。(超出；除...之外more than that) What Joke had done was beyond my comprehension.我无法理解Joke的所作所为。(无法（理解、相信等）) The situation was beyond her control.局势并非她能控制。(非...能力所及；超出...的能力) beyond control无法控制 beyond one’s reach够不着 beyond doubt/question无疑地；确实 beyond belief难以置信 beyond recognition难以辨认 beyond description难以描述 5. current(adj.)当前的；现在的 (n.)水流；电流；思潮 currently(adv.)当前；现在--currency(n.)通货；货币；通用，流行 For example, using current technology, it would take over two years to get to the closest planet, Mars, and back.例如，使用当前的技术，到达（离地球）最近的行星----火星并且返回，需要两年多的时间。 current prices时价 a budget for the current year今天的预算(当前的；现在的) words that are no longer current已不再通用的词(通用的；流通的；流行) cold/warm currents 寒流/暖流 a 15 amp electrical current 15安培的电流 a strong current of nationalism一股强烈的民族主义思潮 Twelve potential vaccines are currently being tested on human volunteers. 目前正在人类志愿者身上试验12种试用疫苗。 foreign currency/local currency外汇/当地货币 His ideas enjoyed wide currency during the last century.他的思想再上个世纪广为流传。 6. figure out弄懂；弄清楚；弄明白= work out Will scientists figure out a way to store sufficient food and water for the long journey? 科学家们会找到为长途旅行储备足够粮食和水的方法吗？ I’ m trying to figure out what happened to society.我在思考我们的世界出了什么问题。 Somebody else figured out how much does he get paid on an hourly basis.还有人算出了他一个小时能挣多少钱。 figure out后面可接名词、代词作宾语，也可接“疑问词+不定式”或宾语从句。 7. sufficient(adj.)足够的；充足的enough for a particular purpose; as much as you need sufficiently(adv.)--sufficiency(n.)足量；充足--insufficient(adj.)不充足的；不足的；不够重要的 Is $100 sufficient for your expenses?100美元够你花销吗？ The rain was not su