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UNIT 5 Working The Land
hybrid[ˈhaɪbrɪd]n.杂交植(动)物;合成物;混合动力车
devote[dɪˈvəʊt] vt.把……献(给);把……专用于;专心于
例:Indeed, his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has devoted his life的确,他消瘦而结实的身体就像他为之奉献了一生的数百万中国农民一样。 (教材原句)
搭 devote oneself to (doing)sth. 献身于(做)某事;致力于(做)某事;专心(做)某事:If you have a job, do devote yourself to it and finally you’ll succeed.如果你有一份工作,务必全身心地投入,最终你会成功的。
devote one’s life/time/money/energy to(doing)sth.把某人的一生/时间/金钱/精力奉献于(做)某事:Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild homes.邻居们把自己的空闲时间用于帮助他人重建家园。
【词语辨析】contribute,devote
①在表示“献身于某一事业或目标”时,要用devote,不用contribute,即contribute不可接one's life或oneself。
②devote只用作及物动词,而contribute还可作不及物动词,后接to,表示“导致,有助于”。
devote... to 把……用于;献身;致力;专心
例He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific investigation.他决定把余生奉献给科学研究。
shortage[ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ] n. 不足;缺少;短缺
例There is a shortage of fresh water on the island.岛上缺少淡水。
tackle[ˈtækl] vt.解决(难题);应付(局面);处理
例 There is more than one way to tackle the problem.解决这个问题不止一个办法。
crisis[ˈkraɪsɪs] n.(pl.crises/-si:z/)危机;危急关头
例 The two firms will make different adjustments for the economic crisis.这两家公司会针对经济危机作出不同的调整。
boost[buːst] vi.使增长;使兴旺 n.增长;提高;激励
例 The new resort area has boosted tourism新的度假区促进了旅游业的发展。
【高考真题】
In fact, don't wait until you've made a mistake to try this—it's a great way to boost self-confidence at any time. 事实上,不要等到你犯了错误才尝试 -- 这是随时增强自信的好方法。(2023全国新高考I卷 阅读)
yield*[jiːld]n.产量;产出vt.出产(作物);产生(收益、效益等) vi.屈服;让步
►vi.屈服;倒塌:yield oneself to屈服于,向……屈服
►vt.产让;让出
►n.产量
例Instead, farmers needed to boost yields in the fields they had.相反,农民们需要在他们现有土地上增加农作物的产量。(教材原句)
Each of these oil fields could yield billions of barrels of oil.这些油田每一块都能产出数十亿桶原油。
convince[kənˈvɪns] vt.使相信;使确信;说服
搭 convince sb./oneselfof sth.使某人/自己确信某事;说服某人/自己相信某事:He convinced me of his honesty他使我相信他是正直的。
convince sb. to do sth.说服某人做某事:I’ve been trying to convince Jean to come with me.我一直在设法说服琼跟我一起去。
派 convinced adj.确信的;信服的
characteristic[ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk]