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Unit 4 Space Exploration
Words and Expressions
astronaut /ˈæstrənɔːt/ n. 宇航员;太空人
satellite /ˈsætəlaɪt/ n.人造卫星;卫星
rocket /ˈrɒkɪt/ n. 火箭
spacecraft /ˈspeɪsˌkrɑːft/ n. 航天器;宇宙飞船
universe /ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/ n. 宇宙
orbit /ˈɔːbɪt/ n.(天体运行的) 轨道;v. 环绕轨道运行
gravity /ˈɡrævɪtɪ/ n.地球引力;重力
1.mental health/illness/problems 心理健康/疾病/问题
mentally adv. 精神上,思想上
physical adj. 身体的;物理的 physically adv.身体上
2.intelligence n. 智能,聪明artificial intelligence 人工智能(AI)
3.determine to do sth. 决心做某事
be determined to do sth. 下定决心做某事
determination n. 决心
have the ~ to do sth. with determination 坚决地
1) From his ___________(determine) look, we can know his confidence.
(2) ___________(determine) to study hard, he bored(钻) a hole in the wall to “steal” light from his neighbour to read at night.
(1) In 1970, China successfully launched a satellite.
(2) The lifeboat was launched immediately to rescue the four men.
(3) A range of green campaigns have been launched globally in response to the climate crisis.
(4) There is a growing need for smartphones and many companies are trying to launch new models.
(5) The new generation of smartphones _________(launch) yesterday received much media coverage.
发射
发起
发布新产品
launched
使(船)下水
4. launch /lɔːntʃ/ v. 发射;推出
That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.
—Neil Armstrong
5.transmit knowledge /the programme/diseases
6.on board blackboard
board the plane /the train
7 to one’s disappointment
be disappointed to do
be disappointed at sth.
8. desire /dɪˈzaɪə/ n.& vt. 渴望;欲望
a desire to do sth. 做某事的欲望
a desire for sth. 对某物的欲望
have a/no desire to do sth. 有/没有做...的欲望
1. It’s my desire that all the family members ____________ (gather) at least once a year.
2. In order to succeed, your desire ____ success should be greater than your fear of failure.
(should) gather
for
desire to do sth. 渴望做某事
desire that sb. (should) do sth. 希望某人做某事
9. carry on 继续做,坚持干
carry on (with) sth. carry on doing sth. 继续做某事
carry sb. through 帮某人渡过难关
carry out 实施;执行
1. The support of her mother carried Alice _______ hard times.
2. It is difficult to carry ______ our discussion with the noise going on.
3. The assistant paused and then carried on ______(talk).
4. A survey is now being carried ______ nationwide.
词汇练习
through
on
talking
out
10 depend depend on sb.to do
dependence
dependent
dependently
independence
independent
independently
11 signal traffic signal
She was signalling wildly that something was wrong.
12.in the hope of doing sth.=with the hope of doing sth.
She studied hard in the hope of getting a scholarship.
13 to =in order to do sth.=so as to do sth.
not to do =in order not to do sth.=so as not to do sth.
14 recycle cans recyclable plastics
15. lack /læk/ n. 缺乏;短缺 vt. 缺乏
A lack of... 缺乏
Despite a lack of experience, he got the job.
for (a) lack of... 因为缺乏
The charges were dropped for lack of evidence.
no lack of... 不缺乏....
He said there was no lack of things for them to talk about.
lack vt. 缺乏...
lacking adj. 缺乏的
be lacking in... 缺乏...
汤姆尽管缺乏信心,但尽了一切努力,最终梦想成真。
Though Tom____________________confidence, he made every effort and his dream came true at last.
lacked/was lacking in
16. otherwise /ˈʌðəˌwaɪz/ adv. 否则;要不然
Make a note of the questions you want to ask; you will forget some of them otherwise.
否则 adv. 置于句首或句末
17 beyond the distant mountains
beyond repair /one’s control
18 current events swim against the current
19 figure out the problem
20 sufficient resources to survive
21 be keen on sth. a keen sense of smell
22 globe global globally
23. argue /ˈɑːɡjuː/ vt.&vi. 论证;争辩
argue with sb. (about/over/on sth.) 与某人争论某事
argue for/against (doing) sth. 赞成/反对(做)某事
argue sb. into/out of (doing) sth. 说服某人做/不做某事
argument
n. 争吵;争论
(1)I regretted _________(argue) with her about such a small question.
(2)After a long time of discussion they accepted the agreement without ___________ (argue).
(3)As our family income decreased, Father argued _______ an increase in our pocket money.
(4) 我们就校服的问题和老师发生了争论。
We ______________________________ the issue of the school uniform.
arguing
argument
against
argued with the teacher about
had an argument with the teacher about
24 shallow a shallow dish /person
25 result in =lead to =bring about
His carelessness resulted in his failure.
as a result :
He was careless.As a result ,he failed.
26 regular visitors /visit/meeting
on a regular basis 定期地
irregular adj. 不规则的,不规律的
27. limited /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/ adj. 有限的
a time/speed/age limit 时间/速度/年龄限制
set a limit to/on 对……加以限制
limited time limited resources
28. run out 用完;耗尽
run out vi. 不可用于被动语态 主语一般是物
run out of vt. 主语一般是人
She has run out of her money and her patience is also running out.
现在进行时表示将来
(1) With her money _________out, she has to ask her mother for some.
(2) The people were running out ___ fresh water when hit by the earthquake.
(3) Some people waste too much water. They don’t believe that it can _____
_______(耗尽) some day.
(4) He used ____ all his energy to finish the marathon.
词汇练习
running
of
run
out
up
29. attach /əˈtætʃ/ vt. 系;绑;贴
attach sth to... 把某物连接到附加到...上
I attached a label to each bag.
attach oneself to 依附...; 缠着...
The research centre is attached to the university .
attach importance/significance to... 重视;认为…重要/有意义
Don’t attach too much importance to what they say.
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