Unit 2 Wildlife Protection 词汇讲义 2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

UNIT 2 Wildlife Protection poster[ˈpəʊstə(r)] n. 海报 例：They are putting up a poster. 他们在贴海报。 illegal/r'li:gal/adj. 不合法的；非法的 例：It's not only immoral; it's illegal. 这不仅是不道德的，而且也犯法。 It is illegal to steal things.偷东西是违法的。 an illegal act非法行为 拓：legal adj. 合法的 illegally [ɪ'li:ɡəlɪ] adv. 不合法地；非法地 例：Illegally parked vehicles will be removed. 非法停放的车辆将被拖走。 hunt[hʌnt]vt. &vi. 打猎；搜寻；追捕 It is against the law to hunt in this mountain.在这座山上打猎是非法的。 As we all know，wolves hunt in packs.众所周知，狼是成群猎食的。 It is said that they are hunting lions in the forest.据说他们正在森林中猎狮。 Look，they are hunting in the woods.瞧，他们正在树林中打猎。 The cat is hunting a mouse.这只猫在追一只老鼠。 例：We hunted in the woods. 我们在森林里打猎。 I've been hunting for my key everywhere for several hours. 我到处找钥匙已找了好几个小时。 搭：hunt for寻找/追捕/追猎…… 【高考真题】 Their recovery has been so successful that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to de-list grizzlies, which would loosen legal protections and allow them to be hunted. 它们的恢复非常成功，以至于美国鱼类和野生动物管理局已经两次试图将灰熊除名，这将放松法律保护并允许它们被猎杀。（2023全国甲卷 阅读） hunter[ˈhʌntə(r)] n. 猎人 immediately [ɪˈmiːdiətli] adv. 立刻 ►adv.立即；马上(＝at once)：Please go immediately.请立即就去。 He came home immediately after work.他一下班马上就回家。 ►conj.一……就……(＝as soon as)：I left immediately the clock struck 12.钟一敲12点我就离开了。 【高考真题】 In the Digital Age, we're used to having what we need immediately and right at our fingertips. 在数字时代，我们习惯于立即拥有我们需要的东西。（2023全国甲卷 阅读） species [ˈspiːʃiːz]n. (单复同）物种 例：Pandas are an endangered species. 大熊猫是一种濒危物种。 【高考真题】 Many of these species(物种)are not ideally suited to growing outside in the UK, especially in the winter. 很多这些物种并不适合在英国的户外生长，尤其是在冬天。（2023全国乙卷 阅读） shark[ʃɑːk] n. 鲨鱼 fin[fɪn]n. (鱼的）鳍 on earth(放在疑问词之后表示强调）究竟；到底 Why on earth you need a phone? 你到底为什么需要一部手机？（全国） die out 灭亡；逐渐消失 例：As a result, many species are quickly dying out. 结果，系物种正在迅速灭绝。 alarming[əˈlɑːmɪŋ] adj. 惊人的；使人惊恐的 例：The rainforest is disappearing at an alarming rate. 热带在以惊人的速度消失。 alarm[əˈlɑːm] vt. 使惊恐；使害怕；使担心 n. 恐慌；警报；警报器 【短语·搭配】 sound the alarm发警报 be a