1、Unit 2 Wildlife Protection Words and Expressions post 1. I have applied for the post and they have already sent me an offer. 2. In the post-war years, people led a hard life. illegal-legal 1. The system often complaints about “illegal operations”. 2. What I did was perfectly legal. 【拓展拓展】 look for s
2、eek for search for hunt Nowadays, it is harder for a job-hunter to hunt for an ideal post. Immediately Immediately she heard the news, she let out a cry in shock. 【拓展拓展】 Instantly, directly, the moment, the minute, the second; the instant, hardlywhen, no sooner,as soon as species, means , series 单复数
3、同形单复数同形 on earth 1. What on earth do you mean? 2. It is said that teaching is the most brilliant job on the earth.(under the sun) die out (1.2.3) 【拓展拓展】 die of/ die from/ die down/ die away/ die off/ be dying for alarm-alarmed-alarming 1. I felt alarmed at the sound of the alarming alarm. rate 1. It
4、 is a must to control the birth rate all over the world. 2. It is considered unwise to rate students only by their marks. 3. At the end of the semester, he got a triple- A rating. extinct- extinction 1. Some of the extinct animals remind us that it is time that we should do something to prevent peop
5、le from cutting down forests. If not, the extinction of ourselves will be on the way. mass 1. Large masses of clouds are gathering, promising a heavy rain. 1. We are aware that the great damage to their habitats endangered some rare animals. =we are aware that some rare animals are endangered becaus
6、e of the damage to their habitats. 2. He is aware of his mistakes. 3. We should raise the awareness of responsibility of our children average 1. I am only an average student in my class. 2. On average, we need to be here three times a week . 3. The average rainfall in this area is 300 mm per year. p
7、rogress Study hard and make progress day by day. 【拓展拓展】make an achievement make a breakthrough make a contribution concern 1) As for education, grades shouldnt be our only concern. 2) Parents are concerned about (with)their children when they are away. 3) Learning a foreign language are concern with
8、 many aspects of ones character. 4) Everything concerning music attracts me greatly. prince and princess waiter and waitress, actor and actress tiger and tigress living 1. If there were no water, there would be no living things. 2. Our living room is seldom used. 3. In ancient times, People here mad
9、e a living by fishing. (as fishermen) A living fish= a fish alive pressure 1. Some students work better under pressure. adapt 1. You should try your best to adapt to the new surroundings here. =You should try your best to adjust yourself to the new surroundings 2. Difficult books are sometimes adapt
10、ed for use in schools. reserve 1. You must reserve your strength for the tennis final 2. We offer help to reserve tickets and rooms in hotel. measure 1. We should take measures (take steps) to prevent students from being lazy. 2. It is hard to measure how important friendship is . make sth. to ones
11、measure 根据某人的尺寸 来制作衣服等 reserve 1. You must reserve your strength for the tennis final. 2. We offer help to reserve tickets and rooms in hotel. plain 1. Although he is rich, he leads a plain life. 2. The story is written in plain English. make out I cant make out what you are saying. figure out / fin
12、d out observe observe an experiment = watch observe a festival = celebrate observe the rules = follow/ obey sacred/ respected/ honored 1. The owl(猫头鹰) is sacred for many Californian Indian people. remind 1. The photo reminded me of my happy childhood. 2. Please remind me of the meeting next Monday.
13、He makes a profit of five dollars on his house. The watchdog watched over the sheep day and night. Once you show any sign of fear, he will attack you. 4. After the doctor took some effective measures, the patient began to recover from the illness. recover strength/ recover energy remove 1. He has be
14、en removed from his post. 2. Our office has removed to Shanghai from Beijing. 3. It is hard for him to remove his worry before an exam. threat n. threaten v. threatening - threatened 1. He threatened to revenge. intend 1. I had intended to help you, but I was busy myself. 2. The dictionary is intend
15、ed for English beginners. be prepared for/ be designed for/ be meant for harmony in harmony with 1. Man should live in harmony with animals and plants exist come into existence 1. In fact, dragon doesnt exist. 2. There exists such a story. It goes like this. reduce reduce to/ reduce by 1. The number
16、 of the students who ask for leave has reduced by a half. due to 1. The sports meeting has been put off due to bad weather. 2. The sports meeting is due to be held next Monday (be scheduled) search for in search of 1. The police are searching the mountain for the murderer. 2. In search of the murderer, the police are searching the mountain. unusual 1. It takes an unusual mind to be creative. 2. It is an unusual experience to be a volunteer in this area.
