1、 Useful words and expressions Unit 2 Wildlife Protection 1.Talk about saving endangered wildlife pendanger vt. 使使面临危险危害;危及面临危险危害;危及 The health of our children is being endangered by air pollution. 我们孩子们的健康正在受到空气污染的危害。我们孩子们的健康正在受到空气污染的危害。 endangered/protected wildlife/species 濒危、受保护的野生动植物濒危、受保护的野生动植物
2、/物种物种 (endangered/protected过去分词作定语过去分词作定语) p become endangered/extinct 面临濒危、灭绝面临濒危、灭绝 2. What message do these posters share? pposter 【C】海报海报; ppost 3. Stop illegal hunting immediately. pillegal adj. 非法的非法的; 违法的违法的 legal adj. 合法的合法的 pillegally adv. 不合法地不合法地 4. hunt vt. 追捕追捕 (某人某人); 搜寻搜寻(东西东西) Whales
3、 are still being hunted and killed in the Arctic (北冰洋北冰洋). pgo hunting 去打猎去打猎 pgo job/house-hunting 去找工作去找工作、房子房子) hunt (for) an escaped prisoner 追捕逃犯追捕逃犯 hunt for a job/clue 寻找工作、寻找工作、线索线索=look/search for The hunt for a cure for cancer continues today. hunter 【C】 猎人猎人;搜寻者搜寻者(job hunters) 5. What on
4、 earth are we doing to our planet? pwh- + on earth 究竟究竟,到底到底(什么什么/谁谁.) (用于疑问词用于疑问词 之后表示强调之后表示强调) =wh- + ever 6. Our planets wildlife is dying out at an alarming rate. .正在以惊人的速度灭绝。正在以惊人的速度灭绝。 1) die out/disappear/become extinct at an alarming rate 以以惊人的速度灭绝惊人的速度灭绝 pdie out vi. (家族家族种族种族物种等物种等)灭灭 绝绝,
5、死光死光; (风俗风俗 习惯等习惯等)完全消失完全消失(=disappear completely) 由于栖息地遭到毁坏,这个物种一接近灭绝了由于栖息地遭到毁坏,这个物种一接近灭绝了。 The species has nearly died out because its habitat is being destroyed. pdie of/from (cancer) 因因而死而死 2) at a rate/speed (of 100 miles per hour)以以.速度速度 3) alarm vt.使使.惊恐惊恐, 使使.害怕害怕(frighen); 使使.担心担心 (worry) p
6、alarming adj.使人惊恐的使人惊恐的 palarmed adj. 感到惊恐的感到惊恐的 pbe/feel/look/become alarmed at/by/sth./to hear/find. 【U】惊恐】惊恐(=panic); 警报警报; 警报器警报器; 闹钟闹钟 The news about Tony _ me. The news about Tony filled me with _. I was _ at/by/to hear the news about Tony. Prison authorities have become increasingly _ by the
7、number of proisoners trying to escape. The rainforest is disappearing at an _ rate. Prices have risen _. pcry/look up in alarm/panic 惊恐地哭喊、抬起头来惊恐地哭喊、抬起头来 psound/raise/give the alarm 发出警报发出警报 alarmed alarm alarmed alarmed alarming alarmingly pset off the alarm 触发警报器、闹钟触发警报器、闹钟 pThe alarm went off. 警报
8、器、警报器、闹钟响了闹钟响了。 pset the alarm (clock) for 7 oclock 把闹钟定在把闹钟定在7点点 7. Between 150 and 200 species are becoming extinct every day. pextinct adj. (动植物、动植物、某种类型的人、习俗、思想等某种类型的人、习俗、思想等) 灭绝的灭绝的,消失了,消失了; 死的,不再活跃的死的,不再活跃的(volcano) pextinction 【U】灭绝,灭绝, 绝种绝种 Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.
9、=Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago. (=are dying out) extinct species/volcanoes 已经灭绝的已经灭绝的物种物种/死火山死火山 pbe in danger of extinction/dying out 处于灭绝的危险中处于灭绝的危险中 pbe close to extinction 濒临灭绝濒临灭绝 pface/be threatened with extinction 面临灭绝、受到灭绝的威胁面临灭绝、受到灭绝的威胁 phunt sth. to extinction 把把.猎杀到绝种猎杀到绝
10、种 psave/preserve sth. from extinction 保护保护.以免绝种以免绝种 8. mass extinction/production/destruction 大量的、大规模的灭绝大量的、大规模的灭绝/生产生产/破坏破坏 pa mass of snow/clouds/books/protectors 一大堆、一大群雪、云、书、抗议者一大堆、一大群雪、云、书、抗议者 9. We must make people aware of the problem and. =People must be made aware of . (我们我们) 必须让人们认识到这个问题必须
11、让人们认识到这个问题 pmake sb. (well) aware of./that 从句从句 使某人使某人(很好地很好地)意识意识/认识认识 pbe/become (well) aware of sth./that从句从句 =realize/recognize/appreciate sth./that从句从句 (开始开始)意识意识、认识到、认识到 pSmokers are well aware of the dangers to their own health. pbe very environmentally/politically aware 环保意识、政治敏感性很强。环保意识、政治敏
12、感性很强。 pas far as Im aware=as far as I know 据我所知据我所知 praise/increase/promote (ones) awareness of/about (health/safety/AIDS) 提高(某人)(健康、安全、提高(某人)(健康、安全、 对艾滋病的)意识、认识对艾滋病的)意识、认识 10. How many elephants are killed on average every day. paverage【C 使使.感兴趣感兴趣/关注关注/关心关心(=interest) concerns me is our lack of pr
13、eparation for the change. = concerns me that we lack preparation for the change. What It 让我担心的事情是缺乏对变化的准备。让我担心的事情是缺乏对变化的准备。 (that引导主语从句引导主语从句) pconcern oneself with/about (ones health/safety) p=be concerned about/for/with (ones health/safety) p =be worried about; care about 担心;担心; 关注,关心关注,关心 An incr
14、easing number of people are concerned with/about / are concerning themselves with/about current affairs/environmental issues. Theres nothing in the doctors report _ (concern) yourself about. _(concern) parents held a meeting to discuss the issue. to concern Concerned 2) 涉及,影响涉及,影响, 关系到关系到(=affect, i
15、nvolve) The environmental problems concern us all. It was a shock for all/everyone/those _ (concern). As far as money is concerned, the club is doing fairly well. (就钱而言)(就钱而言) 3) (文章文章/书等书等)关于,论及关于,论及 (be concerned with, concern itself with, be about, relate/refer to) Tonights programme concerns the
16、 effects of the law _ ordinary people. concerned (相关的(相关的所有人、每个人、人们所有人、每个人、人们) on We have questions _ (concern) the report. 4) 【U 引起对引起对.的忧虑的忧虑 Our main/primary/major concern is safety. =Safety is a main/primary/major concern for us. concerning 13.so its difficult to adapt to the changes. padapt (on
17、eself) to sth. 适应适应/习惯(新情况)习惯(新情况) =adjust (oneself) to sth. = get/become used to sth. 大部分学生不太难适应大学生活。大部分学生不太难适应大学生活。 Most students have little difficulty _ (adapt) (themselves) to college life. .=find it not so hard to adapt to adapting 14. What measures are being taken to help them? ptake measures
18、 to do sth. 采取措施做某事采取措施做某事 ptake action to do sth.采取行动做某事采取行动做某事 ptake steps to do sth. 采取步骤做某事采取步骤做某事 15. The authorities are under pressure to build elephant parks and tell people not to buy elephant products. 1)authority the authorities 官方官方, 当局当局 The health/local authorities are investigating th
19、e problem. 卫生卫生/地方当局地方当局. 2) 【U】权力,当权】权力,当权 phave the authority to do sth.有做某事的权力有做某事的权力 phave authority over sb. 有管理某人的权力有管理某人的权力 psomeone/a person in authority 当权当权/管事的人管事的人 3) 【U 遵守;庆祝,信奉(节日等)遵守;庆祝,信奉(节日等) pobserve sth/that/wh- 观察(到)观察(到) sb./sth. do sth. (观察观察/注意到某人做过某事注意到某人做过某事) sb./sth. doing
20、sth.(观察观察/注意到正在做某事注意到正在做某事) sb./sth. 观察观察/注意到某事被注意到某事被 做了做了(正在被做正在被做) She spent years _ (observe) and recording the animals daily activities. that observing (宾补)(宾补) Officers observed him _ (drive) at (a rate of) 90 miles per hour. The police observed him _ (enter) the bank. He was observed _ (enter
21、) the bank. 有人看见他正走进有人看见他正走进/走进了银行。走进了银行。 It is not common to observe wild animals _ (shoot/hunt) in China. pobserve the peace agreement/traffic rules 遵守和平协议遵守和平协议/交通规则交通规则 entering/to eneter entering/enter driving (being) shot/hunted pobserve Christmas 庆祝庆祝/过圣诞节过圣诞节 a nationally observed holidy 全国庆
22、祝的节日全国庆祝的节日 pobserver 【C】观察者,观察员】观察者,观察员 pobservation【U like sb./sth. very much) I was struck by her youth and enthusisam. 她的年轻热情,把我迷住了。她的年轻热情,把我迷住了。 You cant help being struck by her kindness.、 我情不自禁地被她善意所感动。我情不自禁地被她善意所感动。 Compare: pbe affected by sth (ones death) 为为.感到悲痛感到悲痛/伤伤 21. Im also reminde
23、d of the danger they are in. 我也让我想起了它们所处的危险。我也让我想起了它们所处的危险。 1) remind sb. of/about sth. 提醒某人注意某事;使某提醒某人注意某事;使某 人想人想 起记起某事起记起某事 Im sorry, Ive forgotten your name. Can/Will you remind me (of it)? (Hearing)That song always reminds me of my vacation in Mexico. Michael put up a picture of the man beside
24、the bed to keep himself_(remind) of his own dreams. reminded premind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人去做某事提醒某人去做某事 My roommates always remind me _(turn) off the electricity and water when I go out. premind sb. that/wh- . 提醒某人注意做某事提醒某人注意做某事 Passengers _ (remind) that no smoking is allowed on this train. Can someon
25、e remind me _ I should do next? are reminded what to turn 2) be in danger (of extinction/dying out) 处于(灭绝的)危险之中处于(灭绝的)危险之中 pput (sb./ones life) in danger 把某人把某人/物置于危险物置于危险 的境地的境地 pbe out of danger 脱离危险脱离危险 pbe a danger to sb./sth. 对某人对某人/物是一个危险物是一个危险 p=be dangerous to/for sb./sth. 22. The population
26、 dropped by more than 50 percent. pdrop/decrease/fall by.下降了下降了.(幅度)(幅度) pgo up/rise/increase by.上升上升/上涨了上涨了.(幅度)(幅度) House prices dropped/rose by an average 23% during 1998. preduce/shorten sth. by. 把把.减少减少/缩短了缩短了.(幅度)(幅度) Compare: pdrop/.rise/./reduce sth. (from.) to. (从(从.)下降)下降/增长增长/减少到减少到.程度程度
27、by (prep.)表示变化或相差的幅度表示变化或相差的幅度/程度程度 break the world record by 2.4 seconds 差差2.4秒打秒打 破世界纪录破世界纪录 miss the bus/bird by a few minutes/inches 差几分差几分 钟钟/英寸赶上公交英寸赶上公交/射中鸟儿射中鸟儿 be older by a year 年长一岁年长一岁 23. Hunters were shooting antielopes to make profits. 1) shoot (shot, shot) vt. ; 开(枪),射(箭)开(枪),射(箭) ps
28、hoot sb. dead 开枪杀死开枪杀死 pshoot sb. in the head/leg 射中某人头部射中某人头部/腿部腿部 pshoot at sb./sth. 向某人向某人/物开枪物开枪/射击射击 pshoot a gun/an arrow 开枪开枪/射箭射箭 2)make/earn a profit/profits (from/on sth.) (从(从.)赢利赢利; 盈利盈利 pmake a loss/losses 亏损亏损 This company is making losses now, but it will make a profit/profits from a
29、long perspective(角度角度). psell sth. at a profit/loss 盈利盈利/亏本销售某物亏本销售某物 24. In order to save this species from extinction, the Chinese government placed it under national protection. 为了使这一物种免遭为了使这一物种免遭灭绝灭绝,中国政府将其置于国家保护,中国政府将其置于国家保护 之下。之下。 pplace/put sb./sth. under (national/police) protection 把把.置于置于(
30、国家国家/警察警察)保护之下保护之下 pput/place sb./sth. (under pressure/stress/control / in danger/a difficult situation/position / at risk/an disadvantage / out of business/work/a job) 置某人置某人/物于物于.状态状态/境地境地 25. Zhaxi and other voluntees watched over the antelops day and night to keep them safe from attacks. 1) watc
31、h over sb./sth. 看护,保护看护,保护 (take care of, look after, protect or guard) Soldiers arrived to watch over the city and maintain (=keep) peace. Compare: pwatch sb./sth. (短时间短时间) 照看照看 (take care of or look after sb./sth. for a short time) Can you please watch my bag/kid while I make a phone call? pcare f
32、or sb. 照看(病照看(病/老老/幼)幼) pwatch out (for a thief/car/problem) 小心,注意,小心,注意, 提防提防=be careful (of.), look out (for.) 2) attack 【C 来来回回来来回回 pback and forth 来来回回来来回回 pin and out 进进出出进进出出 pnow and then 时而;不时时而;不时 phere and there 到处到处 26. The antelope population has recovered and in June 2015, the Tibetan a
33、ntelope was removed from the endangered species list. 藏羚羊的数量已经 藏羚羊的数量已经恢复恢复。 20152015年年6 6月,藏羚羊从濒危物种名单中月,藏羚羊从濒危物种名单中删除删除。 1) recover vi. & vt. recover (from the illness/operation/death/shock) (人人/经济经济/人口等从疾病或糟糕的经历中)痊愈,康复;人口等从疾病或糟糕的经历中)痊愈,康复; 恢复常态恢复常态 (=be/get back on ones feet) Shes in hospital, _ (
34、recover) from a heart attack/her operation/illness. recovering It can take many years _(recover) from the death of a loved one.(=get over) The economy/tourisst industry is recovering to pre-war levels. recover sth. (from.) vt. (从从.)重新获得;找回重新获得;找回 (被盗或丢失的东西被盗或丢失的东西);恢复(视力、知觉、情绪等);恢复(视力、知觉、情绪等) Four p
35、aintings _(steal) from the gallery have been recovered (from the oversea market). precover oneself/consciousness 镇定下来镇定下来/恢复知觉恢复知觉 precover ones sight/balance 恢复视力恢复视力/平衡平衡 to recover stolen precovery n. 康复;恢复;找回康复;恢复;找回 pmake a (full/quick/speedy/rapid/slow/good/ remarkble) recovery (from.) (从从.)(完
36、全、迅速、缓慢、很好、显著完全、迅速、缓慢、很好、显著) 康复康复/恢复恢复 be on the road to recovery 在康复在康复/恢复之中恢复之中 show signs of an ecomomic recovery 显示经济复苏的显示经济复苏的 迹象迹象 The recovery of the stolen car from the lake took two hours. 从湖里寻回被盗汽车花了两个消失。从湖里寻回被盗汽车花了两个消失。 2) remove sth. (from sth.) (从从)移走移走/搬走搬走、除掉除掉/清除清除、开除开除/免职免职 Referenc
37、e books are being removed form the library. be removed from power/office/the school/list 被解除权力被解除权力/职务职务/开除出校开除出校/移出名册移出名册 remove stains/doubts/fears/problems 清除污渍清除污渍j、 打消疑虑打消疑虑、消除恐惧消除恐惧/问题问题 premove clothes/glasses 脱衣服脱衣服 /取取下眼镜下眼镜(=take off) premove sth. to 把把迁移到迁移到 The statue was removed to anot
38、her site. 27. The government, however, does not intend to stop the protection programmes,since the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared. 然而,政府并不打算停止保护计划,因为对藏羚羊的然而,政府并不打算停止保护计划,因为对藏羚羊的 威胁尚未消失。威胁尚未消失。 1) intend to do/doing sth. 计划计划/打算打算/想要做某事想要做某事 =plan/want/mean to do sth. =propo
39、se to do/doing sth. pintend that./It is intended that. 计划计划/打算打算. pintend sb./sth. to do sth. 打算让某人做某事打算让某人做某事/某事发生某事发生 =want/mean sb./sth. to do sth. pintend sb./sth. as. 打算让某人事作为打算让某人事作为. p(sth.)be intended to do sth. 目的是做某事目的是做某事 for sb./sth. 为某人为某人/事提供事提供/设计设计 as. 被打算作为被打算作为. phave no intention
40、of doing sth. 不想不想/打算做某事打算做某事 p(do sth.) with the intention of doing sth. 打算做某事打算做某事 pIt is ones intention to do sth. 某人的目的是做某事某人的目的是做某事 I didnt intend (her) to see the painting until it was finished. =I had no intention of (letting her) seeing the painting. The headmaster intended Jim to deliver a
41、speech in front of the whole school. I intended it as a joke. 我只想开个玩笑。我只想开个玩笑。 It is intended that these meetings will become a regualr event. 计划中,这些会议将定期召开。计划中,这些会议将定期召开。 Festivals are intended to celebrate important events. The text books are meant/intended for (=to be used by) English beginners.
42、这些教材是为英语初学者尔编写这些教材是为英语初学者尔编写/提供的提供的 The present was meant/intended as/to be a surprise. 这个礼物本想作为一个意外的惊喜的。这个礼物本想作为一个意外的惊喜的。 2) threat (to/against/of/from)【C & U】 (一个一个)威胁;威胁; 带来威胁的人或事带来威胁的人或事 pmake/issue/carry out threats against/to sb. 对某人发出对某人发出/实施威胁实施威胁 pgive in to (terrorist) threats 屈服于屈服于(恐怖分子恐
43、怖分子)威胁威胁 preceive a (bomb/phone/death) threat from. 收到收到 来自来自.的威胁的威胁 p(be) under threat of attack/closure/war from terrorists 遭受遭受袭击袭击/关门关门/战争战争的的/来自来自恐怖主义的恐怖主义的威胁威胁 pface the threat of extinction/from hunters pbe (seen) a threat to sb./sth. (被看作)是对某人物一个威胁(被看作)是对某人物一个威胁 pthreaten sb. (with a gun/kni
44、fe) (用用.)威胁某人威胁某人 pthreaten sb.s life/health/survival 威胁威胁/危及到某人危及到某人 的生命的生命 pthreaten (to make/launch) a strike 威胁做某事威胁做某事 pthreaten that.从句从句 威胁说威胁说 pbe threatened with violence/destruction/extinciton 受到暴力受到暴力/毁灭毁灭/灭绝的威胁灭绝的威胁 pthreatening letters/behavior adj. 恐吓信恐吓信/行为行为 28. Only when we learn to
45、 exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet. 1) Only状语状语 + + 主语+谓语(一部分) (主句) (部分倒装句) Only when the war was at an end _ they able to go back to school. Only after her mother came to help her for the first few months _ she allowed to begin her project. Only i
46、f you ask many different questions _ you acquire all the information you need to know. Only then _we decide to answer violence with violence. Only in this way/through hard work/by working hard _ we be able to learn English well. were was will did will can we learn 此外还有下列词位于句首时, 主谓部分倒装: neither/nor/s
47、o not only (but also.) never, little, seldom, hardly, nowhere, in no way, by no means, at no time. not until. so(that), such(that) 2) exist/live/work in harmony/peace (with sb./sth.) (与某人与某人/物物) 和睦地和睦地/和平共处和平共处/生活生活/工作工作 29. It is reported that living spaces for wildlife are being reduced due to the
48、 cutting of trees. p(be) (largely/mainly) due to sth./sb. (主要)(是)因为(主要)(是)因为/由于由于 His absence from work was due to the heavy storm. (作表语)(作表语)= resulted from/was caused by =He was absent from work due to/owing to/because of/as a result of the heavy storm. (做原因状语)(做原因状语) The restaurants success was due largely to its new manager. .Homework.Homework 1.memorize new words 2. preview unit 2
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