Unit 5 A fine balance课文解析（Developing ideas部分）2026-2027学年外研版英语九年级上册

九年级英语上册

Unit 5课文解析

（Developing ideas部分）

1.With a better understanding of panda protection, many farmers returned part of their farmland to the forests.

随着（民众）对大熊猫保护的认知不断加深，许多农民将部分农田退耕还林。

【用法讲解】 return为动词，译为“返回、归还”；return为名词，还可译为“返回、归还、收益”。

Eg: He will return home tomorrow.

他明天会回家。

The patient is slowly returning to health.

病人正在逐渐恢复健康。

The return of the investment was very high.

这项投资的回报率很高。

【常见搭配】 return sth.to sb./ sth.把某物归还给某人/某处

return to + 地点 = go back to 地点 回到某地

in return 作为回报（强调一种行为或态度的回应）

in return for ...作为对...的回报（强调一种明确的、具体的交换关系）

Eg: I returned the book to the library.

我把书还给了图书馆。

They will return to the office after the meeting.

会议结束后，他们会返回办公室。

She helped me move, and I cooked dinner in return.

她帮我搬东西，作为回报我做了晚饭。

He gave me a gift in return for my help.

他给了我一份礼物以报答我的帮助。

【即学即用】

( )1.I don’t know when we will _______ Beijing.

A.return back B.return to

C.return back to D.return

答案：B

2.We need to think more about how to get along with nature.

我们需要更多地思考如何和大自然和谐相处。

【用法讲解】 短语“get along (well/ badly) with sb./sth.”译为“与某人相处得（好/不好）”或“某事进展的（顺利/不顺利）”，就well/badly提问时用疑问词how。

Eg: I get along well with my classmates.

我和同学们相处得很好。

How are you getting along with this project?

这个项目进展如何？

How are you getting along with your new job?

你的新工作进展得如何？

【即学即用】

1.She gets along well with her neighbour.(就划线部分提问)

_______ ______ ______ _______ along with her neighbour?

答案： How does she get

3.Some people and organisations are harming the environment.

一些人和组织正在破坏环境。

【用法讲解】harm为名词，译为“伤害；损害”；harm也可为动词，译为“对……有害、伤害”。

Eg: Hard work never did anyone any harm.

努力工作对任何人都绝无害处。

Pollution can harm marine life.

污染会危及海洋生物。

【常见搭配】 do harm to sb./sth.对某人/某物有害

Eg: He did harm to me intentionally.

他故意伤害我。

【派生词】 harmful为形容词，译为“有害的”。

Eg: Harmful chemicals were released into the air.

有害化学物质被释放到空气中。

【常见搭配】 be harmful to +名词/代词 对……有害

It is harmful to do sth.做某事是有害的

Eg: Smoking is harmful to your health.

吸烟对你的健康有害。

It is harmful to drink too much alcohol.

过量饮酒有害健康。

【即学即用】

1.躺在床上看书对你的眼睛是有害的。

Reading in bed will _______ _______ _______ your eyes.

2.Tears help to protect the eye from potentially ________ (harm) foreign bodies.

答案：1.do harm to  2.harmful

4.Sea animals that can’t live with higher temperatures are suffering from global warming.

无法在高温环境下生存的海洋动物正遭受全球变暖带来的危害。

【用法讲解】 suffer为动词，译为“受苦、遭受”；名词形式为suffering，译为“痛苦、折磨”。

Eg: As long as I am here, I won’t let the child suffer.

只要有我在，就不能让孩子受苦。

【常见搭配】 suffer from ...遭受某种痛苦

suffer due to ...因某种原因而遭受

suffer in silence默默承受、忍受

Eg: She suffered from a bad cold last week.

上周她得了重感冒。

Many families are suffering due to lack of access to clean water.

许多家庭由于无法获得干净的水资源而受苦。

She suffered in silence rather than ask for help.

她选择默默承受，而不是寻求帮助。

【即学即用】

1.很多人有失眠的困扰。

Many people ________ ________ insomnia.

答案：suffer from

5.People must stop throwing rubbish into the ocean.人们必须停止向海洋里扔垃圾。

【用法讲解】 Stop为动词，译为“停止”，也可为名词，译为“停止、车站”。

Eg: She stopped the car.

她停下了车。

The bus stop is just around the corner.

公交车站就在拐角处。

【常见搭配】 stop to do sth. 停下来去做另一件事

stop doing sth. 停止正在做的事

stop ...from doing sth.阻止...做某事

Eg: I’m tired, let’s stop to have a rest.

我累了，让我们停下来休息一会儿。

I’m tired, let’s stop working.

我累了，让我们停止工作。

The heavy rain stopped us from going out for a walk.

大雨阻止了我们外出散步。

【即学即用】

1.我们应该采取措施防止污染变得更严重。

We should take measures to ________ the pollution _________ getting worse.

How can we stop them from _______ (cut) down the trees?

答案：1.stop; from  2.cutting

6.There is no time to waste.没有时间可以浪费了。

【用法讲解】 Waste可为名词，译为“废物、垃圾、浪费”等； waste也可为动词，译为“浪费、挥霍、滥用”。

Eg: Please throw the waste in the recycling bin.

请把废物扔进回收箱。

I wasted my time on that project.

我在那个项目上浪费了时间。

【常见搭配】 waste time/money on sb./ sth.在某人/某物上浪费时间/金钱

waste time/money (in) doing sth.浪费时间/金钱做某事

a waste of time浪费时间

Eg: She wasted a lot of money on clothes.

她在衣服上浪费了很多钱。

Tom never wastes too much time playing computer games.

汤姆从不在玩电脑游戏上浪费太多时间。

It’s a waste of time talking to him.

和他谈话是浪费时间。

【即学即用】

1.They wasted a whole day _________ (try) to fix the computer.

答案：trying

7.Logging means cutting down trees (often for sale).

伐木指砍伐树木（通常为了售卖）。

【用法讲解】 sale为不可数名词时，表示“销售行为”；sale为可数名词时，表示“特卖活动”。

Eg: The sale of alcohol is prohibited here.

此处禁止销售酒精饮料。

The store is having a big sale this weekend.

这家商店本周末有大促销。

【常见搭配】 on sale正在促销/出售中