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Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world?
第四讲(3a-Self-check)
► endangered(adj.)濒危的
Many of the earth's animals have already died out; and several other species endangered.
地球上许多物种已经灭绝, 另外一些已濒临灭绝的边缘.
The Chinese government wants to protect these endangered birds, and they can be safe in Zhalong.
中国政府想要保护这些濒危鸟类, 它们在扎龙会很安全.
> “en”前缀或后缀有“使”的意思
danger(危险)→ endanger 使处于危险
courage(勇气) → encourage 鼓励
broad(宽的) → broaden 加宽
► keeper (尤指动物园的)饲养员
=feeder 喂养者,饲养员
Two keepers from the zoo came into the house and looked into the garden.
动物园的两位饲养员走进屋来,察看了一下花园里情况.
The keeper in the zoo has a deep affection for the animals.
动物园的饲养员与动物感情很深.
► prepare 准备
> 及物动词
> 不及物动词
prepare to do sth 准备去做某事
prepare for sth为……做准备
The committee will prepare the ground for next month's meeting.
这个委员会将为下个月的会议做好准备。
He had failed to prepare adequately for the task before him.
他没有为面临的任务做充分的准备.
► awake(adj.)醒着的,醒来的
His speech is bound to awake old fears and hostilities.
他的发言必然要激起昔日的恐惧和敌对情绪。
It took her some time to awake to the dangers of her situation.
过了一些时间她才意识到处境危险。
> a+动词 → 表语形容词(此类形容词一般只做表语,不做前置定语)
asleep 睡着的
alive 活着的
afraid 害怕的
alone 孤独的
> wake “醒来;使醒来”
wake up
Jake wanted to wake up, but sleep held him back.
杰克想要醒来,但睡意使他又沉入梦乡。
I nearly always wake up fresh and rested.
我几乎每天醒来都精神抖擞,得到了充分休息。
► with excitement 兴奋地(怀着兴奋的情绪)
I noticed Dorabella was brimming over with excitement.
我注意到多拉贝拉非常兴奋。
She came to the phone bubbling with excitement.
她走到电话旁,兴奋地说个不停。
in excitement 兴奋地(处于兴奋的状态)
The boys were running in excitement.
男孩们兴奋地跑来跑去。
Her heart was throbbing with excitement.
她兴奋得心直跳。
His eyes were wild with excitement.
他眼中流露出极度兴奋的神情。
► symbol 标志; 符号
> “象征/代表/标志”
用具体的表示抽象的,如,鸽子象征和平
部分事物代表全体,如,大象是泰国的象征
symbol of ……的象征
A list of symbols used on the map is given in the index.
这份地图所使用的符号全部列在索引中。
To them, the monarchy is the special symbol of nationhood...
对他们来说,君主政体是国家地位的特殊象征。
She was put under house arrest two years ago but remained a powerful symbol in last year's election.
虽然两年前就已遭软禁,她在去年的选举中仍然是势力强大的代表人物。
> 符号(科学,数学,音乐中的符)
What is the chemical symbol for copper?
铜的化学符号是什么?
► fewer than 不足,少于
> fewer than 和 less than
Fewer than(具体事物数量)不足
Less than (时间/距离/金额)少于
> more than 多于,超过…
► or so 大约
We stayed for an hour or so.(放在数字后)
=We stayed for about an hour.(放在数字前)
我们呆了大约一个小时。
► die from 死于(一些外在的原因)……
It reports that numerous fishes in River die from serious pollution.
报告指出,许多鱼类在海河流域死于严重的污染.
More women die from lung cancer than from any other cancer, informs ACOG.
ACOG告知,死于肺癌的女性多于其他任何一种癌症.
die of 死于(内在的原因)
注意:死于疾病,两者都可
Millions could die of hunger as an indirect result of the war.
作为战争的间接后果,数百万人可能会死于饥饿。
Sometimes he thought he would die of it, for his flesh weakened.
有时他想,他会死于这种生活, 因为他的身体衰弱了.
► wild 自然生长的,野生的(动植物)
wild animals/flowers
野生动物;野花
We saw two more wild cats creeping towards us in the darkness...
我们看见又有两只野猫在黑暗中悄悄向我们靠近。
The lane was lined with wild flowers.
小路两边都是野花。
prepare sth 准备某物
prepare sb sth = prepare sth for sb 为某人准备某物
prepare sb for sth 使某人为某事做准备
be (get) prepared to do sth 准备好做某事
be (get) prepared for sth 为……做好准备
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