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Reading 2
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1. From the deepest forests to our town and cities,trees are all around us.
from…to… 从…到…
From March to July 从三月到七月
从最深的森林到我们的城镇和城市,我们到处都是树
Language points
(2)deep adj 深的 eg:dig a deep hole 挖一个深的洞
副词:deeply 比较级:deeper 最高级:deepest
名词:depth 深度 动词:deepen 加深
eg:I was (deep)moved by the movie.
deeply
2. We share our world with trees. They are our silent friends, but we often overlook them.
silent adj.
stay/keep silent
He spoke no English and was silent during the visit.
保持沉默
我们和树分享世界。它们是我们无声的朋友,但我们经常忽视它们。
不说话的;沉默的
他不会说英语,参观过程中一言未发。
(1) share sth with sb 和某人分享某物
(2)
silently adv 沉默地,不说话地
Eg:She silently closed the door so as not to wake the baby up. 她轻轻地关上门,以免吵醒宝宝。
silence n 沉默
Eg:Her silence on the matter made everyone curious about her true feelings.
她对这件事的沉默让大家都好奇她的真实想法。
in silence 沉默地 = silently
They sat (silent)together, enjoying the peace of the evening.
He broke the (silent) by speaking first.
silently
silence
overlook v.
(1) We often overlook the beauty of nature.
(2) He overlooked the important email.
(3) We should not overlook the safety rules.
我们常常忽视大自然的美。
忽略;未注意到
他忽略了那封重要的邮件。
我们不应该忽略安全规则。
3. In fact,trees are very important for all living things.
事实上,树对所有生物都很重要。
In fact = Actually = As a matter of fact 事实上
4. To begin with, forests are a safe place for animals, insects and plants to live.
to begin with
(1) To begin with, I will introduce myself.
首先,我来介绍一下我自己。
首先,森林对于动物、昆虫和植物来说是一个安全的栖息地。
首先;第一点
(2) To begin with, I want to thank everyone for
coming.
首先,我想感谢大家的到来。
同义短语:At first,First of all,At the beginning/start
be good for
5. Trees are also good for us humans because they take in greenhouse gases like CO₂ and produce oxygen.
树木对于我们人类来说是有好处的,因为它们吸收二氧化碳等温室气体,并且产生氧气。
水果和蔬菜对你的健康有好处。
(1) Exercise is good for your body.
(2) Fruits and vegetables are good for your health.
锻炼对身体有好处。
对……有益
复习:对…有害 短语
be bad for
be harmful to
be unhealthy for
do harm to
Eg:The junk food is bad for our health.
take in
树根可以吸收雨水,帮助保持土壤。
(1) They take in harmful gases from the air.
(2) Our bodies take in food for energy.
(3) The roots of trees can take in the rainwater
and help keep the soil.
它们吸取空气中的有害气体。
我们的身体摄入食物以获取能量。
吸收 ,摄入
We need to take in enough water every day.
翻译句子。
我们需要每天摄入足够的水。
produce 产生;生产 【同根词】
(1)product n. 产品;结果;作品
(2)production n. 生产;产量
(3)producer n. 生产商;制作人
produce oxygen = make oxygen 产生氧气
6.This means they help create a clean environment for everyone on this planet.
这意味着它们有助于为这个星球上的每个人创造一个清洁的环境。
“create” 动词, “创造;创建;造成”。
Eg:The artist created a beautiful painting.
这位艺术家创作了一幅美丽的画。
同根词 “creation” 名词,创造;创作;产物。
Eg:Her creation shows great talent.
她的创作展现出了极大的才华。
“creative”(形容词,创造性的;有创造力的)。
Eg:We need more creative ideas.我们需要更多有创意的想法。
7. Trees make our lives more convenient.
convenient adj.
(1) Traveling by train is fast, convenient and cheap.
(2) This store is very convenient to/for us.
(3) The system(系统) was not convenient to/for use.
乘火车旅行快捷、方便、便宜。
树木使得我们的生活更加便利。
便利的;方便的
这家商店对我们来说很方便。
该系统使用起来不方便。
be convenient to/for… 对……是方便的
在城镇骑自行车常常比开车更方便。
A bicycle is often ______ ____________ than a car in towns.
根据句意完成句子,每空一词。
more convenient
make sb./sth. + adj.
(1) Her smile made the day brighter.
(2) The rain made the ground wet.
(3) The movie made me happy.
她的微笑让一天变得更加明亮。
使……变得/感到……
雨水让地面变湿。
这部电影让我开心。
make sb./sth. + 形容词比较级 使….更…
Eg:The rain made the weather cooler.
雨让天气更凉爽了。
The teacher's encouragement made the students (confident).
more confident
convenient adj 方便的
convenience n 方便
inconvenient adj 不方便的
conveniently adv 方便地
8. Many of the things around us, such as paper and pencils, come from trees.
come from
(1) Some medicines come from plants.
一些药物来自植物。
我们周围的很多东西像纸、铅笔都来自树木。
来自
(2) These beautiful wooden tables come from oak trees(橡树).
这些漂亮的木桌来自橡树。
=be from
9. Just look around your room— a lot of the furniture is made of wood.
look around
(1) I look around, but no one seems to be there.
(2) Look around and you'll see many beautiful
flowers.
我四处看了看,但是似乎没有人在。
环顾一下你的房间——大量的家具都是木头制成的。
环视;环顾;四下察看
环顾四周,你会看到许多美丽的花朵。
furniture n.家具
为不可数名词,可用a piece of, a set of以及some, much来修饰。
Eg1:我们的家具不多。
We don't have much furniture.
Eg2:床、椅子、桌子和书桌都是家具。
Beds, chairs, tables and desks are furniture.
The chair is made of wood.
这把椅子由木头制成。
The paper is made from wood.
纸是木头做的。
be made of
意为“由……制成”,表示制成的成品可以看出原材料是什么。
be made from
也表示“由……制成”,但它表示制成的成品看不出原材料。
窗户是由玻璃制成的,但玻璃又是由什么做成的呢?
The windows are ___________ glass, but what
_______ glass ___________?
根据句意完成句子。
made of
is made from
wood n 木,木头(不可数)
wooden adj 木制的,木头的
Eg:a wooden horse 一个木马
She bought a (wood)toy for her daughter.
woods n 树林,森林 forest
wooden
10. Trees also provide us with delicious fruit and wonderful
drinks.
树木也为我们提供美味的水果和绝妙的饮品。
(1) The school provides the students with food.
(2) His father provides their family with food and clothes.
他的父亲提供给家人吃穿。
provide sb. with sth.
向某人提供某物
学校为学生提供食物。
= The school provides food for the students.
= His father provides food and clothes for their family.
= provide sth. for sb.
这家公司将向这些孩子们提供一些书籍。
翻译句子。
The company will provide the children with some books.
=The company will provide some books for the children.
11. For example, we can make tea from the leaves of the tea tree.
例如,我们能用茶树的树叶泡茶。
(1) For example, climbing mountains is the old man’s hobby.
(2) There are many teachers in his family, for example, his brother is an art teacher.
他家里有很多教师,例如他哥哥就是美术老师。
例如,爬山就是这位老人的爱好。
for example
意为“例如;譬如”,作插入语,前后可用逗号分开。它可位于句首,句中或句尾。
such as
意为“例如,像……那样的”,as后一般不用逗号。
Children like food such as candies.
孩子喜欢像糖果这样的食品。
选用such as或for example完成下列句子,使句意完整通顺。
1. Japan, ____________, has a lot of earthquakes.
2. Chances __________ this did not come every day.
for example
such as
12.We can't imagine a world without them.
我们无法想象一个没有树的世界。
“imagine” 作为动词,表“想象;设想;料想”。
Eg:I can't imagine life without music.
我无法想象没有音乐的生活。
imagine + doing sth.
Eg:Can you imagine living alone? 你能想象独自生活吗?
同根词:imagination 名词,想象力;想象;幻想。
Eg:His imagination is very rich.他的想象力非常丰富。
13. However, humans are not treating trees in a kind way.
然而,人类没有友善地对待树木。
(1) His parents and he treat me very well.
(2) They treat us with kindness.
(3) We treated each other as brothers and sisters.
(4) Don't treat her like that ─ she's a person, not a thing!
我们把彼此当作兄弟姐妹对待。
treat v.
意为“以……态度对待;以……方式对待”,其后常跟 with / as / like。
他们善待我们。
别那样对待她,她是人,不是物件。
他父母和他对我都很好。
* treat ... in a kind way 以友善的方式对待……
“treat” 常见的用法如下:
1.作动词,意为 “对待;看待”:常用于 “treat sb. /sth. + 方式状语”
Eg:We should treat others with kindness.
我们应该友善地对待他人。
2.作动词,意为 “治疗”:其常用搭配为 “treat sb. for + 疾病” 。
Eg:The doctor is treating the patient for a heart disease.
医生正在治疗这个病人的心脏病。
3.作动词,意为 “请客;款待”:常见用法有 “treat sb. to sth.”,表示 “请某人吃 / 喝某物”。
Eg:I'll treat you to an ice - cream.我请你吃冰淇淋。
4.作名词,意为 “款待;乐事”:例如:
It's a great treat for me to go to the concert.
去听音乐会对我来说是一件乐事。
14. We are cutting down forests all around the world.
我们正在全世界范围内砍伐深林。
(1)cut 的相关短语
cut off 切断,中断
Eg:The storm cut off the electricity in the entire town. 暴风雨切断了整个城镇的电力供应。
cut out 剪下,停止
Eg:She cut out a picture from the magazine.
她从杂志上剪下一张图片。
cut in 插嘴,插队
Eg:He always cuts in when others are talking. 别人说话时,他总是插嘴。
cut up 切碎
Eg:She cut up the vegetables for the soup. 她切碎了蔬菜来做汤。
(2)around the world
across the world 全世界
all over the world
throughout the world
15. We are polluting the water and the air, and this harms trees.
我们正在污染水和空气,这对树有害处。
(1)pollute v 污染 pollution n 污染
Eg:plastic pollution 塑料污染
(2)harm v 对…有害 n 害处
harmful adj 有害的
Eg:Smoking is harmful to your health.
harmless adj 无害的
Eg: The spider looked scary, but it was completely harmless. 这只蜘蛛看起来很吓人,但它完全无害。
森林最深处
share sth. with sb.
与某人分享某事(物)
事实上
来自,产自
环视;环顾;四下察看
由……制成
例如;譬如
四周;到处
生物
首先
对……有益
吸收;摄入
温室气体
一个洁净的环境
让我们的生活更方便
provide sb. with sth. 向某人提供某物
无法想象一个没有它们的世界
以友善的方式对待……
砍倒
需要做某事
保护我们的星球
Pay attention to the key expressions.
全世界
the deepest forests
in fact
all around
living things
share sth. with sb.
be good for
to begin with
take in
greenhouse gases
a clean environment
make our lives more convenient
森林最深处
事实上
四周;到处
生物
与某人分享某事(物)
对……有益
首先
吸收;摄入
温室气体
一个洁净的环境
让我们的生活更方便
Translate the following expressions into English.
come from
look around
be made of / be made from
provide sb. with sth.
for example
make tea
cut down
can't imagine a world without trees
need to do
treat ... in a kind way
save our planet
all around the world
来自,产自
环视;环顾;四下察看
由……制成
向某人提供某物
例如;譬如
制茶
砍倒
无法想象一个没有树的世界
需要做某事
以友善的方式对待……
保护我们的星球
全世界
Thank you!
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