Unit 1 Nature in the balance Reading 词汇讲解课件-2023-2024学年高一下学期英语译林版（2020）必修第三册

Unit 1 reading New words 1. harm n/vt 伤害 损害 harmful adj 有害的 harmless adj 无害的 be harmful to = do harm to 对……有害 do sb harm = do harm to sb 对某人有害 mean no harm 无恶意 there is no harm in doing sth 做某事没有坏处 翻译: 摄入大量脂肪对你的健康有害。 Eating a large amount of fat is harmful to your health. 这些物体会释放有害的气体,这些气体可能对我们的健康 有害 This objects gives off harmful gases, which may do harm to our health. Everyone knows smoking is _(harm) to their health, but many of them can’t keep themselves away from it. Many lifestyle patterns do such great harm _ health that they actually speed up the weakening of the human body. It is absolutely _(harm) to our bodies if applied properly. harmful to harmless 2. overseas adj 海外的,国外的 adv 在海外,在国外 overseas development/ markets/ trade 海外发展/ 市场/贸易 at home and overseas 在国内外 live overseas 在国外生活 go overseas 出国 Every year nine million overseas visitors come to the city. With the number of homecoming _ (留学生) shooting up in recent years, the attraction of foreign degree holders has gradually faded. In addition to native plants, this garden contains numerous trees and flowers _(来自海外) overseas students from overseas 3. million num 一百万;许多,大量 millionaire n 百万富翁 注意: 当a ,one, two 等具体数字或several, a few 等与million连用时,后面不加s. 若前面没有具体数字或数量时,可用millions of Up to five million people a year visit the country. The company has been worth millions of dollars. _(million) of people are threatened with starvation as a result of drought and poor harvests. Millions 4. length n 长,长度,篇幅,(电影)片长 in length 在长度上 at length 详尽地;最后 go to great lengths 竭尽全力 We have already discussed this plan _ length, so next we should spare no effort to carry it out. All the videos for the students’ self-study must be under 5 minutes _ length. The area can be easily worked out if you know the _ (long) and width. at in length 5. species 种,物种 endangered species 濒临物种 the diversity of species 物种多样性 This region is the home of many species of wild flower. The endangered species _(be) facing the danger of extinction, and how to a