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重点词汇短语细解
一、重点词汇细解
1. phenomenon n. 現象;奇迹,罕见的人才或事物(pl. phenomena)
【教材原句】There is no doubt that the earth is becoming warmer and that it is human activity that has caused this global warming rather than a random but natural phenomenon. 毫无疑问,地球正在变暖,而地球变暖正是人类活动导致的,并非是一种无规律的自然现象。
【归纳拓展】
the phenomena of nature 自然现象
a social phenomenon 社会现象
例:
(1)Rain and snow are phenomena of the weather. 雨雪是天气现象。
(2)Beethoven was a phenomenon among musicians. 贝多芬是音乐家中的天才。
2. subscribe vi. 同意;捐赠;订阅 vt. (签署)文件;捐助
【教材原句】All scientists subscribe to the view that the increase in the earth’s temperature is due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, natural gas and oil to produce energy. 所有的科学家都赞同这种观点:地球温度的升高是由于为了产生能量而燃烧煤炭、天然气和石油等化石燃料。
【归纳拓展】
subscriber (杂志等)订购者,订阅者;(手机、电话等)用户;捐助者,资助者
subscribe to ... 同意,赞成;订购
subscribe sth. to ... 捐助
subscribe for ... 认购(书籍等)
[即学即练]
(1)完成句子
①I ________________ a Weekly Women’s magazine. 我订了一份《妇女周刊》。
②The ________________ you dialed is powered off. 您拨打的用户已关机。
③He did not ________________ my proposal. 他不赞同我的建议。
④He __________ 10,000 yuan __________ the charity every year. 他每年向慈善机构捐献10,000元。
⑤He __________ his name __________ a petition. 他在请愿书上签名。
(2)根据语境选出动词subscribe的词义:(A)订阅、(B)签署(文件)、(C)赞助;定期捐款、(D)同意。
①I was unwilling to subscribe to the contract, but it seemed that I had no choice. ______
②Don’t go and ask for her idea about our plan. Never will she subscribe to it for the trip. _____
③I’d like to subscribe to some magazines useful for our work. ______
④They subscribe to the Hope Project, which aims to help children return to school. ______
3. tend vi. 趋向;易于;照顾 vt. 照顾;护理
tendency n. 倾向;趋势(常与to/towards连用)
【教材原句】It means that more heat energy tends to be trapped in the atmosphere causing the global temperature to go up. 这意味着更多的热量将被困在大气层中,从而引起全球气温上升。
【归纳拓展】
tend to do sth. 倾向于做某事
tend towards/to 倾向于;趋于……
tend sb./sth. 照顾,护理某人/某物
例:
People under stress tend to express their full range of potential. 处于压力下的人容易发挥自己全部的潜力。
Prices are tending upward. 物价在上涨。
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