新概念英语第四册Lesson 17 课件

Lesson 17 人为的疾病 ① In the early days of the settlement of Australia, enterprising settlers unwisely introduced the European rabbit. enterprising adj. 有事业心的,有进取心的 an enterprising young man 他是个有事业心的年轻人,不会满足于平淡的日常生活。 He is an enterprising young man, not content with the dull routine of everyday life. 翻译参考: It is impossible to make more than the wildest guess at how many they kill, but they are hungry creatures, not content with only three meals a day. This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life. enterprise n. 1. 事业心,进取心 He is a man of extraordinary enterprise. enterprise n. 2. 企业 state-owned enterprise collectively-owned enterprise township enterprise foreign-funded enterprise entrepreneur n. 企业家 in the early days (of...) in the pioneering days (of...) in one’s school/student/childhood/... days unwise ill-advised impolitic folly ill-advised 不明智的,失策的 = impolitic ② This rabbit had no natural enemies in the Antipodes, so that it multiplied with that promiscuous abandon characteristic of rabbits. promiscuous adj. 不加选择的,随便的indiscriminate / casual promiscuous eating habits the promiscuous distribution of diplomas promiscuous /pr m s.kju. s/ This rabbit had no natural enemies in the Antipodes, so that it multiplied with that promiscuous abandon characteristic of rabbits. natural enemies the Antipodes do sth. with wild / reckless / ... abandon They danced with wild abandon. Christmas shoppers are spending money with reckless abandon. the Antipodes (住在北半球的人所指的)澳大利亚和新西兰 reckless adj. 鲁莽的,轻率的,不顾后果的 abandon n. in a completely uncontrolled way be characteristic of ... be typical of... The creamy richness is characteristic of the cheese from the region. With optimism characteristic of all industrialized countries, we came to accept that everyone is fit to be educated. characterize Bright colors and bold strokes characterize his early paintings. be characterized by... Sleep is divided into periods of so-called REM