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Unit 2
Wildlife Protection
保护野生动植物
Words And Expressions
When the buying stops,
the killing can too.
--- WildAid
没有买卖,就没有杀害。
1.illegal [ɪˈli:gl]: adj. 不合法的;非法的
legal:adj. 合法的
illegally:adv 不合法地;非法地
【in- im- un- dis- -less -il】
It is illegal to do sth 做某事是非法的
1)Stop illegal hunting immediately.
2)Now it is illegal to drive when you are drunk.
3)Everyone must earn money in the legal way.
4)These large animals are being killed illegally for their body parts that are considered valuable.
2.hunt [hʌnt]: v. 打猎;搜寻;追捕
go hunting: 去打猎
hunt/look/fish/search for...: 寻找
1)Who is hunting the kangaroos?
2)Where are they being hunted?
3)She is still hunting for a new job.
3.hunter [ˈhʌntə(r)]: n. 猎人
a job-hunter: 求职者
Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals.
4.immediately[ɪˈmiːdiətli ]: [adv.] 立刻;马上
= at once/ right away
immediately[conj.] + 陈述句: 一...就…
=as soon as=the moment=directly
immediate:[adj.] 立即的;立刻的,紧迫的
1)You must stop illegal hunting immediately.
2)Immediately you begin to speak, he will give you his full attention.
3)These learning methods have had an immediate effect.
5. species ['spi:ʃi:z]: n. 物种;种类(单复数同形)
means: n.方式; 方法(单复数同形)
1)Some experts think that about 300 species of plants and animals have disappeared from the earth.
2)The disappearance of many species of plants and animals worried many scientists.
6. end up最终成为,最后处于
end up+doing 最终做…
end up+adj. 以…结束
end up with… 以…结尾 end with… 以…结束
end up in… 以…告终
end up as… 最终成为…
7. on earth: (放在疑问词之后表示强调)究竟;到底
= in the world = ever = exactly
1)What on Earth Are We Doing to Our Planet?
2)How on earth did that happen?
3)Where in the world does she live?
4)When exactly will he sweep the hall?
5)Who ever has taken my dictionary away?
on the earth / in the world / 人世间,世界上
8. die out: [家族/物种]灭绝; 灭亡; [风俗/习惯]逐渐消失
die of...: [死于疾病、过度悲伤等内因] 因…而死
die from...: [死于车祸等外因]因…而死
die for...: 为…而死
die down [火/兴奋程度]逐渐变弱,逐渐平息
die away [声音/光线/风]逐渐减弱,逐渐消失
die off 相继死去[直到死光]
be dying for sth 渴望某物,极想要某物
be dying to do sth 渴望做某事
1)Because the climate is becoming worse, several species have already died out.
2)Many old customs have died out.
9.alarming adj. 惊人的;使人惊恐的
alarmed: adj. (人感到)惊恐的;害怕的
feel/be alarmed by/at sth 因某事而担心/害怕
alarm v. 使惊恐;使害怕;使担心
n. 恐慌;警报;警报器
alarm clock闹钟 a fire/smoke alarm: 防火/烟雾警报器
in alarm 惊恐地 raise/sound the alarm发出警报
1)An alarming film was shown in this theatre.
2)However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed.
3)The fire alarmed the whole town.
4)A fire alarm went off in the middle of the night .
10.rate [reɪt]: n. 速度;(比)率 v. 划分等级
at this/that rate 照此情形,如此下去
at any rate[强调事情的真实性]无论如何,不管怎样
one’s heart rate某人的心率
at a steady rate 以平稳的速率
at an average rate of 5 kilometers an hour
以平均每小时5千米的速度
speed up: 加速 at a/the speed of…: 以..的速度
disappear at an alarming rate 以惊人的速度消失
1)Our planet’s wildlife is dying out at an alarming rate/speed.
2)The rate/speed of growth has slowed down.
3)She is rated number two in the world.
4)The film was rated excellent by 90 percent of children.
11.rating [ˈreɪtɪŋ]: n. 等级;级别
high/low/poor rating: 高评/低评/差评
1)He gave her his highest rating.
2)The show has gone up in the ratings.
12.extinct [ɪkˈstɪŋkt ]: adj. 已灭绝的
extinction n. 灭绝,灭亡
be close to extinction 濒临灭绝
prevent …from extinction 保护…免于灭绝
lead to the extinction of … 导致…的灭绝
13.mass [mæs]: adj. 大量的;广泛的
n. 团;块;堆 ;群;大量
a mass of = masses of + 复数/不可数名词:
一堆…,大量的... /许多的;大量的
mass production 批量生产
The masses 群众
a mass of sand 一堆沙子
1)Their latest product is aimed at the mass market of the USA.
2)A mass of snow and rocks were falling down the mountain.
A mass of和masses of后可以跟可数名词复数或不可数名词,当它们修饰名词做主语时,谓语动词的单复数要看of后面名词所表达的意义
Masses of customers are entering the supermarket
大批顾客正进入超市
A mass of snow lies in the yard 院子里积了大量的雪
在there be句型中,可根据就近原则,确定谓语动词形式
There was a mass of children in the yard
There were masses of dark clouds in the sky
14.habitat: n. 生活环境;栖息地
habit: n.习惯
hobby n.爱好
1)This mass extinction is caused by hunting,
habitat loss, and pollution.
2)Many species are in danger of extinction
because their natural habitat is destroyed.
15.aware adj. 知道;发觉;有...意识的
feel/be/become aware of:知道/明白…;意识到…
feel/be/become aware that…知道/意识到
make sb aware of …使某人知道/意识到…
as far as I am aware=as far as I know 据我所知
unaware adj.不知道,未察觉
be/become unaware of… 不知道,没意识到
awareness : n. 知道;认识;意识
raise/increase[one’s] awareness of
增强某人对…的意识
arouse one’s awareness of… 唤起某人对…的意识
know: v. 知道 --- knowledge
have an/no idea: 知道/不知道
have no idea of… 不了解…
1)As far as I’m aware , nobody has done anything about it.
2)Smokers are aware of the dangers to their own health.
In order to increase people’s awareness of environmental protection, we must make people around us aware of the importance of it first.
16.endanger v.使遭受危险;危害
endangered : adj. 濒危的;快要绝种的
danger: n. 危险
in danger[of…]: 处于[…的]危险中
out of danger: 脱离危险
dangerous: adj. 危险的
Last week, John was bitten by a dangerous snake which is an endangered species and that endangered his health, so John was in great danger. Thanks to the doctor, he received the operation in time and was out of danger at last.
17.average: n. 平均数;平均水平
adj. 平均的;正常的;普通的
ordinary/average/common people:平民; 老百姓
an average of…平均为
on (the/an) average: 平均来看
above/below average 高于/低于平均水平
1)Parents spend an average of $500 a year on food.
2)The greenhouse effect gives the earth’s surface the average temperature of 15℃.
3)How many elephants are killed on average every month?
18.prince [prɪns ]: n. 王子;王孙;亲王
princess [prɪn'ses]: n. 公主;王妃
king: 国王
queen: 女王; 王后
1)What did Prince William say about China?
2)As soon as the prince saw her, he fell in love with her.
19. make progress: 取得进步
make (great/rapid) progress: 取得(大/快速)进步
1)China has made a lot of progress.
2)Study hard and make progress every day.
好好学习,天天向上。
3)Only in this way can you make progress
in your English.
20.concerned : adj. 担心的;关切的
be concerned about/for:担心…,担忧…
be concerned about/with:关注…,对…感兴趣
as far as sb. is concerned: 就某人而言,在某人看来
as far as sth. is concerned:就某事而言
1)I’m concerned about the African elephants.
2)As far as I am concerned, teachers should be concerned about the problems that are concerned with the healthy growth of children
concern v.涉及,影响,与…有关 n.担心,担忧
it concerns sb that… …使某人担忧
concern oneself with/about 关心…
be concerned with 与…有关,涉及…
concern[s] for/about/over对…的担心/关注
concerning prep. 涉及,关于【相当于about】
The major was very concerned about the workers’ safety. He showed much concern for those who worked underground and asked them some questions concerning safety. In addition, he asked the official concerned to put safety in the first place.
21. living : adj. 居住的;活的;在用的 n. 生活;生计
make /earn a/one’s living: 谋生
living things: 生物
1)Elephants need large living spaces.
2)As the economy develops, the living conditions of the people have been improved greatly.
3)He sells vegetables for a living.
4)Many young farmers have come to big cities to make a living.
(living:表语, 前置定语;
alive: 表语、后置定语和补足语;
live: 前置定语)
22.adapt [ə'dæpt]: v. (使)适应;使适合 ; vt.改编
adapt to 适应=adapt /adjust (oneself) to…
adapt…for… 把…改编成…
adapt…from… 由…改编成…
adaptation n. 适应;改编本
adaptable adj.有适应能力的,能适应的
1)Elephants need large living spaces, so it’s difficult for them to adapt to the changes.
2)I find it very difficult to adapt (myself) to the climate in the high mountains.
3)He is going to adapt his play for television.
23.measure [ˈmeʒə(r)]: Cn. 措施;方法
v. 测量;度量;估量
take measures/steps to do sth:
采取措施做某事
make…to one’s measure:按…的尺寸做…
measure …by… 用…衡量...
1)What measures are being taken to help them?
2)We are taking measures to prevent drunk driving in the city.
3)Let’s measure the height of the tree.
4)The tree measures 80 metres tall/high.
注意:
measure可做连系动词【指尺寸、长短、数量等】量度为。此时measure后面通常跟测量的数据,不用于进行时和被动语态。measure表示此意义做后置定语和状语时,要用现在分词形式
The blackboard measures three meters long by one meter wide. 这块黑板长3米,宽1米
Do you know the history of that bridge measuring as long as 200 meters?你知道那座长达200米的桥的历史吗?
Measuring about 13ft by 12ft, this room makes a nice study for my brother, a senior high student.这个房间长约13英尺,宽12英尺,对我的高中生哥哥来说是个不错的书房。
24.pressure Un. 心理压力;紧张 ;催促;强迫
Cn. 压力,压强
reduce pressure 减轻压力
under pressure: 在压力下;承受压力
【此短语中的pressure前无任何冠词,但可以用a lot of,much等修饰---under much pressure】
under the pressure of 在…的压力下
put/bring pressure on sb. to do sth强迫/劝说某人做某事
1)The authorities are under pressure to build elephant parks and tell people not to buy elephant products.
2)I couldn’t stand the pressure of city life.
25.reserve: n. 保护区;储藏(量)
v. 预订(座位/席位/房间等); 预留;保留
reserve sth[for sb]为某人预订/保留某物
reservation Cn. 预约,预定,C/U保留意见
make a reservation 预定,预约
without reservation 毫无保留地
reserve/book: 预定/预约(座位/席位/房间/票等)
order:订购; 订货; 点菜/酒/食物/饮料
1)In order to save them, some countries have created reserves where they can live in peace and safety.
2)These seats are reserved for special guests.
26.herd [hɜːd]: n. 牧群;兽群
a herd of...: 一群...
1)On the plain in front of us, we can just make out a herd of graceful animals.
2)Herds of elephants used to live on the plains of Africa and in the forests of Asia.
3)They kept pigs, chickens and a herd of cattle on their farm.
27.make out
1)看清,听清,分清,
They asked us to make out a shape on the page.
他们要求我们辨认出页面上的一个形状来。
2)理解,明白[用于否定句和疑问句中]
I can’t make out if she enjoys her job or not.
我不知道她是否喜欢她的工作.
make常用的搭配:
make up 组成,编造,补上,化妆,和解
make sense有意义, 讲得通, 合乎情理, 是明智的
make full use of/ make the most of充分利用
make a difference [to…] [对…]有影响
28.observe : v. 观察(到);观测;看到; 注意到(=notice); 庆祝;庆贺(= celebrate); 遵守(法律/规则等)(= obey)
observe sb doing sth: 看见某人正在做某事
observe sb do sth: 看见某人做了某事
observe/obey the law遵守法律
observe the local customs 遵循当地习俗
observation n. 观察,观测 observer n. 观察者
1)This is why we’re here—to observe Tibetan antelopes.
2)The police observed a man entering the bank.
3)Everyone should observe the law/rules.
4)Do they observe Christmas on December 25?
5)When we take part in the parade to observe the National Day, we must observe the traffic rules. If we observe someone run a red light, we should stop him/her.
29.beauty n. 美; 美丽; 美人; 美好的东西
beautiful: adj. 美丽的;美好的
beautifully: adv. 美好地;很好地
beautify: v. 美化;使更美丽
1)I’m struck by their beauty.
2)We can enjoy the beauty of nature in the countryside.
3)Xishi was a great beauty in ancient China.
30.remind v. 提醒;使想起
remind sb of …: 使某人想起…
remind sb of/about sth: 提醒某人某事
remind sb[not]to do sth: 提醒某人[不]做某事
remind sb. that/wh-从句: 提醒
reminder n. 提醒人的事物,提示信,通知单
31.shoot v. (shot --- shot) 射杀;射伤;发射
shoot at… 朝…射击
n. 射击,枪声,射门,投篮,尝试,努力,照片,镜头
shooting Cn. 枪击,枪杀 Un.[电影的]拍摄
32.profit : n. 利润;利益;益处 v. 获益;得到好处
profit from...: 从...获益
a rise/a fall in profits: 收益的上升/下降
1)Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits.
2)We gained a lot of profit from your advice.
3)The company has made a great profit on the deal(交易).
4)Farmers have profited a lot from the new law.
33. watch over: 保护;照管;监督
watch out (for...): 当心; 小心=look out (for...):
watch [it] out[for] 小心,留神
keep a close watch on 密切关注[事态发展,以便适时采取行动]
watch for 观察等待
take care of=look after=see to
= care for =attend to照顾
1)Will you watch over the baby while I’m out?
2)You go swimming, please. I’ll watch over the clothes here.
34. day and night: 日日夜夜;夜以继日
= night and day
all day[long]一整天
every other day 每隔一日
by the day 按日
to this day 直到如今
the other day 前几天
day after day 日复一日,一天又一天[强调重复性]
day by day 一天天,逐日[强调逐渐转变]
1)The earth moves around the sun day and night.
2)Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over the antelopes day and night to keep them safe from attacks.
35.attack : v. 进攻;攻击;抨击
Cn/Un. 袭击;攻击;抨击;
Cn.(疾病的)突然发作
get attacked 收到攻击
make an attack on sb/sth 向…进行抨击
be/come under attack 受到攻击/抨击
a heart attack/illness/trouble: 心脏病
be/become under attack 受到攻击/抨击
have/suffer a heart attack心脏病发作
1)What part of the city is being attacked now?
2)The enemy attacked the town at night.
3)An unknown virus has just attacked my computer.
4)His words were attacked in the newspaper.
36.effective : adj. 有效的;生效的
effectively: adv. 有效地; 实际上
effect : n. 影响; 效果
put/bring sth into effect使生效,实行,实施
put/bring/come into effect实施,施行,生效
take effect 生效,起作用
have an effect on… 对…有影响
affect: v. 影响
effort: n. 努力
make an effort to do sth努力,尽力做某事
spare no effort to do sth不遗余力做某事
have no/some/little/much effect on
…对…没有/有些/几乎没有/有很大影响
1)The measures were effective.
2)Scientists are trying to find drugs that are effective against cancer.
3)The new rules will become effective in the next few days.
37.recover : v. 恢复; 康复;找回; 寻回
recover from...: 从…中恢复过来
recover one’s sight 恢复视力
recover oneself 静下心来
recovery: Un. 恢复;痊愈
make a quick/slow recovery恢复很快/缓慢
make a full recovery完全康复
discover (v.) --- discovery (n.)
1)With my special care, my mother recovered quickly.
2)He lost his new bike, but he recovered it in the school.
38.remove: v. 去除;
移开;拿开= take away
脱去;摘下 = take off
remove…[from…] [从…]去除/消除…
把…从…开除/免职
remove sth from sp 把某物从某地搬走
remove sb from sth 把某人从…职位免职
1)She removed her dress and threw into the washing machine.
2)The antelope population has recovered and in June 2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list.
39.intend: v. 打算;计划; 想要
intend doing/to do sth.打算/想要做...
intend sb to do sth 想要某人做某事
be intended for…:专为…而设计的;
专供…使用的
had intended to do sth本打算做某事[却没做]
【want、hope、plan的完成时同此用法】
intention n. 打算;计划;意图;目的
with the intention of 打算…
intended adj. 打算的,计划的,意欲达到的
be intended for…=be meant for
是为…打算[或]设计的
be intended to do sth 打算做某事,旨在做某事
1)I looked carefully at the text and realized that it was intended for women in the countryside.
2)The new school is intended for the disabled children.
40. threat [θret ]: n. 威胁
a threat to...: 对...一个威胁
1)But today, they face a serious threat from hunters.
2)Drugs have become a major threat to our society.
threaten [ˈθretn ]: v. 威胁; 危机
threaten to do...: 威胁做...
1)Human activities are threatening animals and plants.
2)If their habitat is threatened or they cannot find enough food, their numbers may decrease.
3)The man is threatening to blow up the plane.
41.exist [ɪɡˈzɪst]: v. 存在;生存[无被动和进行时]
exist in 存在于…之中
exist on=live on 靠…生存
there exists… 某处存在…
existence: n. 存在;生存
in existence 现存的,现有的
[come into existence=come into being产生,成立]
exit [ˈeksɪt]: n. (建筑物等的)出口
existing adj.[作前置定语]现存的,正在使用的
1)However, the attacks on them will continue as long as interest in buying elephant products exists.
2)We cannot exist without air, food or water.
42.harmony: n. 和谐;融洽
harmonious: adj. [关系]和谐的,友好和睦的
in harmony with...: 与...和谐相处
live/work in harmony和睦/融洽地生活/工作
1)Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet.
2)The writer says that we must change our way of life and learn to live in harmony with nature in order to save our planet.
3)Building harmonious society is the need of development of human society.
43. creature [ˈkri:tʃə]: n. 生物;动物;人
create: v.创造;创作;产生
creative: adj. 创造性的; 创新的
creatively: adv. 有创作力地
creativity: n. 创造力
44.deer: n. 鹿(单复数同形)
Right now, the deer are being watched over by many volunteers.
单复数同形的名词:
deer, fish, sheep, means, species等
45.kangaroo : n. 袋鼠 (复数: kangaroos/kangaroo)
1)Who is hunting the kangaroos?
2)It’s natural to connect Australia with kangaroo.
46.reduce: v. 减少
reduction: n. 减少;缩小;降低
reduce ... by …: 减少了…(by表示相差的比率)
reduce ... to …: 减少到…(to表示到达的数量)
reduce…[from…] to… 把...[从…]减少到…
reduce/decrease/decline/fall/drop:减少/下降
increase/rise: 增加/上升
47. due to…: 由于; 因为 (表,状)
be due to do sth 预计/预期做某事
be due to sb 应付给某人,应给予某人
owing to : 由于; 因为 (状)
thanks to: 幸亏; 多亏;由于; 因为 (状)
as a result of: 由于; 因为 (状)
because of: 名词: 因为 (状)
because/since/as/for + 陈述句: 由于; 因为
1)It is reported that living spaces for wildife are being reduced due to the cutting of trees.
2)The police said that the accident was due to the the driver’s careless driving.
3)Our thanks are due to the whole team.我们要向全队致谢
48. net [net]: n. 网络= the Internet; 网
adj. 纯净的;纯的
surf the Net/Internet: 上网
cast/draw in a net: 撒网/收网
net income/profit: 纯收入/利润
net weight: 净重
1)Small birds are being caught with nets.
2)The ball rolled into the net.
49.neighbourhood: n. 临近的地方;街区 ;城区; 街道
neighbour: n. 邻居;邻人;邻国
1)What do you know is being done in your neighbourhood to protect animals and plants?
2)Houses in the neighbourhood of the famous middle school are extremely expensive.
3)We’ve had a lot of support from all our friends and neighbours .
50.binoculars : 双筒望远镜 telescope: 望远镜
51. search for: 搜索;查找
search for work /a job: 找工作
search sb for sth 搜身找某物
in search for 寻找
look/fish/hunt/search for: 寻找
1)They got up early so as to search for wild birds.
2)They set off to search for the lost child.
3)Nowadays, millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities.
52.stir [stɜː(r) ]: v. 激发;搅动
stir up: 激起(感情) ;挑起(争执或事端);
(水或空气中)搅起
stir -- stirred -- stirring
【refer, infer, prefer, occur, stir, star 等要双写r后,
再加ed/ing; offer, suffer不双写,直接加ed/ing】
1)The book really stirred my imagination.
2)Stir the soup for a few seconds.
3)His brother is a bad boy, and likes to stir up trouble outside.
4)The wind stirred up a lot of dust.
53. emotion : n. 感情;情感;情绪
hurt one’s feelings: 伤害某人感情
1)What does each poster use to stir up emotions?
2)She never hides her emotions in front of her friends.
3)He has lost control of his emotions.
54.skin [skɪn]: n. 皮;皮肤
The tiger is hunted for its skin and fur.
fur: 指带毛的兽皮,如狐狸、兔子、水貂、
海狸等的毛皮。
skin: 指人的皮肤或动物的皮,也可指水果、
植物和种子等的外皮。
55.unusual:adj. 特别的;不寻常的
usual : adj. 通常的;寻常的;惯常的
usually: adv. 通常地;正常地;一般地
as usual: 照例;照旧;像往常一样
than usual: 比通常
as always 一如既往
1)Write a title that is simple, interesting, and unusual.
2)The weather is a bit unusual these days.
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