内容正文:
Unit 1 The world of our sense语言点(二)
目标认知
重点词汇
reduce,volunteer,sniff,recognize,puzzle,attach,whisper,possibility,experiment
change, data, add, link, jewellery, attract, panic, likely, type, fit, risk, wound, distance, avoid, advice, frighten,
重点短语
contrary to, give up,result in
重点句型
引导从句的as...
whether/if…
however…
知识讲解
重点词汇
reduce
【原句回放】Pleasant smells reduced pain?(P9) 芳香的气味儿能减少疼痛。
【点拨】reduce vt. 减轻,减少
(1)缩减(体积、尺寸等);减少;降低
常用结构:
reduce by 减少了
reduce to 减少到
Try to reduce the amount of fat in your diet.
要尽量减少饮食中的脂肪。
The workforce will be reduced by around 30 percent.
劳动力将缩减大约30%。
The number of employees in the company has been reduced to 35.
这家公司的雇员已经减少到了35人。
(2)使陷入某种状态或状况中
Overwork has reduced him to a physical wreck.
过度劳累损害了他的健康。
The fire reduced the house to ashes.
这场火灾把那所房子化为灰烬。
[知识拓展]
reduction n.降低,减小,缩小,降价
reductive adj.简化的,缩减的
volunteer
【原句回放】During the experiment, volunteers were asked to sniff various pleasant smells and unpleasant smells.(P9) 在这个实验中,志愿者们要求闻各种好的和不好的味道。
【点拨】volunteer n. 志愿者
v. 自愿做;义务做;无偿做
常用搭配
volunteer to do sth.自愿做某事
volunteer for sth.自愿做某事
volunteer sth.自愿做某事;主动提供某物
Are there any volunteers for the event?
对那件事情有没有自愿要帮忙的人?
They volunteered to repair the house for the old lady. 他们主动替老太太修缮了房子。
He volunteered for the speech.他自愿参加这次演讲。
He volunteered his services as a driver.他自愿服务充当司机。
They were volunteers to run the Christmas Show.他们自愿组织这次圣诞节表演。
He volunteered information to us.他主动向我们提出忠告/提供信息
【拓展】voluntary adj. 自愿的,自动的,主动的
voluntary work 志愿工作
sniff
【原句回放】During the experiment, volunteers were asked to sniff various pleasant smells and unpleasant smells.(P9) 在这个实验中,志愿者们要求闻各种好的和不好的味道。
【点拨】sniff n. & v.
(1)n. [C]用鼻子吸气(声)
You can go out to get a sniff of sea air.
你可以出去呼吸一下海上的空气。
One sniff of this is enough to kill you.
此物一闻即足以致命。
(2)vt. & vi. 用鼻子吸气,抽鼻子;对……嗤之以鼻;闻;嗅
Amanda sniffed and wiped her nose.
阿曼达抽了抽鼻子,然后又抹了一下。
He sniffed the vapour up through his nose.
他用鼻子吸入蒸汽。
Critics tend to sniff at his music.
评论家们对他的音乐嗤之以鼻。
[知识拓展]
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