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Unit 3 Conservation Section A Topic Talk
1 destroy vt.破坏;毁掉,摧毁;消灭 destruction n.破坏,毁灭 destructive adj.破坏性的;引起破坏的)
(教材原句)Ways We Destroy Nature我们破坏自然的方式
destroy all the evidence 销毁一切证据
destroy a building 毁坏建筑物
destroy a plan 破坏计划
destroy one's confidence/hope 摧毁某人的信心/希望
completely/totally destroy 彻底毁掉
❶Don't let the pain brought by the epidemic destroy the hope of life.(过去分词短语作后置定语)
不要让流行病带来的痛苦摧毁对生活的希望。
❷He worked out methods to destroy bacteria on the seeds.
他研究出消灭种子上细菌的方法。
❸The widespread destruction to the beautiful place caused by the construction of roads and hotels aroused opposition.(过去分词短语作后置定语,与其所修饰名词destruction构成被动关系)由道路和宾馆建设导致的对这个美丽之地的大面积破坏激起了反对声。
[比较] destroy/damage/ruin
·destroy彻底地“破坏”“毁坏”,一般不能或很难再修复;
·damage部分地“破坏”“损坏”,一般可以修复;
·ruin严重地“毁坏”,侧重于破坏事物的内在价值。
[拓展]
destroy nature 破坏大自然
damage crops 损害庄稼
ruin oneself 毁掉自己
[即学即练] 完成句子
①The accident seemed to have completely ________________ (击垮了他的信心).
②There is worldwide concern about ____________________ (……的破坏) the rainforests.
选词填空:destroy/damage/ruin
③His heart is ________ as a result of his lung illness.
④That mistake ________ his chance of getting the job.
⑤The classical architecture was completely ________ by the big fire.
2 conservation n.保护 conserve v.保护;保存;节省 conservative adj.保守的,守旧的)
We at the National Young Farmers Coalition need enormous support as we urge Congress to increase farmland conservation.
我们在美国青年农会需要巨大的支持,因为我们敦促国会加强对耕地的保护。
(1)conservation measures 保护措施
wildlife conservation 野生动植物保护
a local conservation group 一个当地的保护组织
the conservation of resources 资源保护
environmental conservation 环境保护
(2)conserve one's energy for sth. 为……保留精力
be conservative in sth. 在……方面保守
the conservative Party (英国)保守党
❶Recycling is now recognised as an important part of the conservation of resources.
回收利用现在被认为是资源保护的一个重要部分。
❷He conserved his energy for the game.他为了比赛而保留精力。
❸We turned the electric vehicle off to conserve the batteries.
我们把电动车辆关了,以节省电池的用电。
❹She is always co