Unit 1 Language Points1知识点讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

XB1U1 Language Points 1 Period 1 Reading and Thinking 1. crucial(adj.)至关重要的；关键性的extremely important,because it will affect other things--crucially(adv.) This year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Tu Youyou(co-winner), whose research led to the discovery of artemisinin, a crucial new treatment for malaria.本年度的诺贝尔生理学或医学奖已授予屠呦呦（得主之一），她的研究使青蒿素这种至关重要的新型抗疟疾药物得以发现。 a crucial factor/issue/decision关键性的因素/问题/决定 Oxygen and water are crucial to/for most life on earth.对地球上大多数生物来说氧气和水至关重要。 Parents play a crucial role in preparing their child for school.父母对孩子做好上学的准备起着至关重要的作用。 It is crucial that students keep a good state of mind during the examination. 在考试期间学生保持一个良好的心态非常重要。 be crucial for/to对……至关重要 It is crucial that...是至关重要的 play crucial part in...对……起着至关重要的作用 be of crucial importance= be crucially important至关重要 2. vital(adj.)必不可少的；极其重要的；充满生机的 Artemisinin has become a vital part of the treatment for malaria, and is thought to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone.青蒿素成了抗疟疾药物的关键成分，据估计每年仅在非洲就挽救了10万人的性命。 As we all know, water is vital for/to the survival of the living things.众所周知，水对生物的生存至关重要。 Reading is of vital importance in language learning.阅读在语言学习中至关重要。 It is vital that we should take action to stop the destruction of the rainforest. 我们应该采取行动来阻止对雨林的破坏，这是至关重要的。 be vital to/for...对...很重要 be of vital importance非常重要 It is vital (for sb) to do sth（对某人来说）做某事很重要 It is vital that ...(should) do sth……很重要 3. commit(vt.)承诺；保证 (vi.)承诺；保证（做某事、遵守协议或安排等）--committed(n.)尽心尽力的；坚定的；坚信的--commitment(n.)承诺；投入 Tu Youyou, a committed and patient scientist, was born in Ningbo, China, on 30 December 1930, and graduated from Peking University Medical School in 1955.屠呦呦，这位尽职尽责、锲而不舍的科学家，1930年12月30日出生于中国宁波，1955年毕业于北京医学院（现北京大学医学部）。 commit a crime犯罪 The president is committed to reforming health care.总统承诺要改革卫生保健制度。 Borrowers should think carefully before committing themselves to taking out a loan. 借款人应当慎重考虑之后再行借贷。 commit oneself to sth/to doing sth/to do sth