Unit1 Nature in the balance 词汇讲解课件 2023-2024学年高中英语译林版(2020)必修第三册

B3U1 Nature in the balance -- Vocabulary 1. harm ①伤害，损害(physical or other injury or damage) n. [U] do harm to sb. = do sb. harm 对...有伤害 Missing a meal once in a while never did anyone any harm. 偶尔少吃一顿饭对身体无害。 All dogs are capable of doing harm to human beings. 只要是狗就有可能咬人。 cause harm to sb. = cause sb. harm 对...造成损害 Dangerous men can cause great harm. 危险人物可能会造成巨大的伤害。 ② 伤害、损害 vt. Thankfully no one was harmed in the accident. 谢天谢地，没有人在事故中受伤。 派生词： harmless adj. 无害的 (尤其指对健康) 与to 连用 harmful adj. 有害的 (尤其指对健康) 与to 连用 2. soil ①土、土壤(the material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow) n. [C] & [U] rich soil 肥沃的土地 poor soil 贫瘠的土地 earth n. [U] 土壤 ② 国土、领土 It was the first time we had set foot on foreign soil. 那是我们第一次踏上异国的土地。 3. ecosystem ①生态系统 (all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment) n. [C] Pollution can have bad effects on the ecosystem. 污染会对生态平衡造成灾难性的破坏。 前缀：eco- 环境的、生态的 eco-tourism n. eco-friendly adj. system n. 系统 4. overseas in, from, or to other countries adj./adv. adj. 海外的、国外的 We need to open up overseas markets. 我们需要开拓海外市场。 There are a lot of overseas students studying at our college. 我们学院桥有许多外国留学生。 adv. 在国外 Many more people travel overseas these days. 如今有更多的人出国旅游。 5. region 区域，地区;（国家的）行政区 n. ①地区 one of China's autonomous regions 中国的自治区之一 the Asia-Pacific region 亚太地区 ②（一个国家内）有…特色，以…知名的地区 a wine/farming region 葡萄酒产区／农业区 派生词: regional adj. 地区的、区域的 a regional newspaper 地方报纸 6. continent 洲、大陆 n. [C] the North American continent 北美大陆 the continents of Asia and Africa 亚非大陆 7. million 百万 n. [C] The city has a population of almost a/one million. 这座城市的人口几乎有一百万。 His business is worth millions of euros. 他的生意价值几百万欧元。 millions of ...数以百万计的 I must have told you millions of times to close the windows when you leave the house. 我一定已经告诉你无数次了，离开房间前要把窗子关好。 Millions of people have lost their homes. billion 十亿 n. 8. length 长度 n. [C] & [