内容正文:
Unit 5 Working the Land
vocabulary
hybrid
hybrid rice
n杂交种;混血儿;混合体
shortage
n
[C]&[U]不足;缺乏;短缺
devote
vt。把...用于;致力于;献身于
devote...to...把...用于...
devote oneself to (doing) sth献身于;致力于;专心于=be devoted to (doing) sth
devoted adj.
devotion n.
tackle
crisis
the political crisis政治危机
boost
to boost one 's moral 增强士气
yield
boost yield增产
convince
convince sb of sth使某人相信某事
convince sb to do sth说服某人去做某事
【扩展】
convinced adj.
convincing adj.
attain
attain one’s goal达到目标
characteristic
【扩展】
character n
.conventional
.pollinate
self-pollinating
assumption
【扩展】
assume vt
It is generally assumed (that) ...普遍认为,...
intense
through intense effort
.overcome
overcame, overcome
come-came- come
become-became-become
.expand
expand output
【扩展词】
expansion n.扩张;膨胀;阐述
.output
expand output
【拓展】
input n.输入
.estimate
it is estimated + (that)从句 据估计,...
.domestic
=native
反义词foreign
.consumption
【扩展词】
consume v消费;消耗
consumer n.消费者
.comprise
be comprised of...包括...;包含...;由......组成
consist of
.generate
.strain
(植物、动物的)品种;种类;拉伤;压力
.leisure
leisure time / activities
these day we have more money and more leisure to enjoy it.
.deep down
在内心深处;本质上;实际上
.soil
deep down,Yuan is still very much a farmer at heart.
.celebrity
He cares little for celebrityor money.
.envision
vision visible
.sorghum
.broom
n
[C]扫帚;金雀花
A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。
.grain
.reality
in reality实际上;事实上
real adj. really adv. reality n.
popular adj. popuparity n.
person personal personality
.vision
【扩展词】
visible adj.可见的
invisible adj.不可见得
.salty
adj咸的;含盐的
【同根词】
salt n.盐
taste tasty
sun sunny
dust dusty
mud muddy
.urban
【拓展】rural adj.郊区的
.bomb
.tunnel
.extension
【同根词】
extend v.延伸,扩大,延长;持续,包括,波及
前缀ex-表示“出,出去” expand扩大;发展
.chemical
chemical element 化学元素
【同根词】
chemistry
chemist n.化学家;<英>药剂师;<英>药店,药房
.wheat
wheat flour 小麦粉
.flavor
different flavours
.fertilizer
.nutrition
poor nutrition营养不良
【同根词】
nutritional adj. 营养的;滋养的
nutritious adj. 有营养