1、 Unit 3 Environmental protectionVocabulary(1) Puzzle with printed EU flag and BREXIT words is placed on displayed stock graph in this illustration taken, Nov 8, 2021. graph /rf/ n. 图；图表；曲线图GAC Group, a leading automobile manufacturer based in Guangdong province, plans to make all its models electric
2、 by 2025, according to a senior company executive.Under the new strategy, we will focus on development of high-efficiency hybrid system, aiming to better reduce carbon emission, said Feng Xingya, president of GAC Group.emission/imn/ n. 排放物；散发物；排放emit imt v. 发出发出; 射出射出; 散发散发In addition, wetland soils
3、 are known for methane emission, a greenhouse gas.此外,湿地散发沼气这种温室气体,是人所共知的。The limitless emission of foreign currencies has an serious influence on the countrys economy.外汇的无限制发行严重影响了该国的经济。New regulations are aimed at reducing the vehicle emission.新规定的目的是要降低汽车尾气的排放。Emission of smoke from chimneys is an
4、 offense.在这里排放烟雾是违法的事情。Visitors enjoy some fun on a dragon boat on frozen Shichahai Lake, Beijing, on Thursday. With the first days of the Beijing 2022 Winter Games taking place during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, more and more people are choosing snow- and ice-related activities to spend the
5、ir holiday and experience the Winter Games atmosphere. On Thursday morning, crowds of people were seizing the tail of winter at a 160,000-square-meter outdoor rink in downtown Beijings Shichahai Lake. The ice will start to melt soon after the festival.melt vi. & vt.(使)融化；熔化；软化 melt-melted-melted用作不及
6、物动词用作不及物动词 (vi.)These chocolates really melt in your mouth.这些巧克力真正是入口即化。His heart melted when he saw the little girl crying.看到这个小女孩哭起来，他的心软了。If you warm ice it will melt into water.如果你把冰加热，它会融化成水。He melted into the thick fog.他慢慢消失在浓雾中。用作及物动词用作及物动词 (vt.)The sun melted the snow.太阳使雪融化。I miss your smil
7、e which sweety melt me.我想念你那能使我融化的微笑。You should melt the sugar in the mouth.你应使糖溶解在口中。Lead can be melted easily.铅容易熔化。The tide melted our sand castle away.潮水将我们用沙堆成的城堡冲散了The congregation gradually melted away.群众慢慢地散去。用作用作名词名词 (n.) Arctic melt may dry out US west coast.北极融化可能致美国西部海岸干旱。In Africa many
8、children _ to death.starvestarve v. 1)挨饿挨饿; 饿死饿死Millions of people starved to death during the war.2) (使某人使某人)得不到某事物而受苦或渴望获得某事得不到某事物而受苦或渴望获得某事物物; 缺乏缺乏The homeless children starved for love .3) to feel very hungry 感觉很饿感觉很饿, 仅用于进行仅用于进行时态时态 When will dinner be ready? Im starving.【知识拓展知识拓展】(1). starve t
9、o death=be starved to death: 饿死饿死(2). starve for sth: 渴望获得某物渴望获得某物 starve to do sth: 渴望做某事渴望做某事 be starved of: 渴望；渴望；缺乏缺乏be starving for渴望得到某渴望得到某物物(3). sb be starving:某人快饿死了某人快饿死了 (4)starvationn. 挨饿挨饿 starved adj. 饥饿饥饿的；缺乏的的；缺乏的 starvingadj. 极想的极想的, 渴望的渴望的Exx.1.Millions of people _during the war. 战
10、争中数百万人挨饿至死。战争中数百万人挨饿至死。2.这些这些无家可归的孩子渴望得到爱。无家可归的孩子渴望得到爱。 The homeless children _are starvinglonging for love.starved to death3.When will dinner be ready ? Im _晚饭什么时候做好？我快饿晚饭什么时候做好？我快饿死了。死了。4. die_ starvation 饿死饿死starvingof语法语法填空填空(1)The lonely student is _(starve) for friendship. (2)When the two men
11、entered into the deserted island, they got lost and starved _ death.(3)Millions of people will face_(starve) next year as a result of the drought. starvingtostarvationEpidemic control workers seal a residential community in Beijings Chaoyang district, March 9, 2022. One confirmed COVID-19 patient li
12、ves in the community. seal n. 海豹 n. 印章，图章印章，图章；密封， 封蜡，火漆封蜡，火漆；海豹 v. 封上（信封）；封上（信封）； 密封（容器）；密封（容器）； 确定，给涂上保护层； 盖印；封锁；1. The soldiers were deployed to help police seal the border.士兵被派去协助警察封锁边境。2. Two thousand grey seal pups are born there every autumn.每年秋天那里有2,000头灰色小海豹出生。3. The white seal is hunted fo
13、r its fur.人们猎杀白海豹以获取其皮毛。4. Factory robots cap and seal bottles.工业机器人给瓶子加盖并封口。5. To seal the pie, wet the edges of the pastry and press them together.捏合馅饼时，要弄湿饼的边缘然后压在一起。Chengdu Guixi Ecological Park boasts a lake and plantations. An aerial photo shows Baiyangdian Lake in Baoding city, North Chinas H
14、ebei province, in August, 2021. China has made resolute efforts to strengthen environmental protection over the past 50 years following the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm in 1972, Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu said Thursday. ecology n.生态；生态学 e
15、cological adj. 生态（学）的 ecologist n. 生态学者；生态保护论者e.g.Ecology helps us understand complex problems.生态学帮助我们把握复杂问题。He started to study ecology and decided to devote his whole life to the science.他开始研究生态学,并决心将他的一生献身于这门学科。The State Council, Chinas Cabinet, has established a team to investigate the collapse
16、of a building that left 53 people dead in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.The team will identify the liabilities in a comprehensive manner and give suggestions on punishment, the ministry said in a media release on Friday morning. All those resp
17、onsible for the accident will be held accountable.Rescuers pull out the tenth survivor, a female, from the debris on Thursday, about 132 hours after the collapse occurred. release vt.& n. 排放；释放；发布 release.from.把从释放用作名词用作名词 (n.)The prisoner was questioned before his release.囚犯被释放之前受到了审问。用作及物动词用作及物动词
18、(vt.)The puffball is ready to release its spores.尘菌已经要释放孢子了。The electrons in the upper band eventually release energy, thereby emitting photons.上层能带中的电子最后会发射光子释放能量。release a prisoner 释放犯人 release sb. from his suffering 免除某人的痛苦 release sb. from his promise 使某人不必履行诺言 a recently released film 新发行的电影 -
19、【应用应用】1) The prisoner has served his sentence and _ (release) tomorrow. 2) When she was alone, she burst into tears, _ (release) all her emotions.3) 油被排放入大海油被排放入大海 Oil_ _ _the sea.4) 从监狱里放出来后，他感到重生。从监狱里放出来后，他感到重生。 _ _ prison, he felt hopeful. will be released releasingwas released intoReleased fromF
20、eng Lianyong, a professor with the School of Economics and Management at the China University of Petroleum (Beijing), said China must reinforce innovations and applications of advanced technologies to make full use of its natural resources and strengthen domestic production of unconventional oil, na
21、tural gas, hydrogen, and methane.methane n. 甲烷；沼气 Methane gas does collect in the mines around here.甲烷气体在这里的矿井中积聚。A methane molecule is composed of one carbon atom attached to four hydrogens.1个甲烷分子由1个碳原子与4个氢原子构成。 Ningxia Baofeng Energy Groups solar-agriculture project involving goji berries farmed u
22、nder photovoltaic panels has won major accolades. China aims to peak its carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, major goals in a national green transition drive. This series looks at efforts in various sectors to meet the goals.carbon n.碳碳dioxide n. 二氧化物二氧化物c
23、arbon dioxide 二氧化碳二氧化碳Humans take in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. 人吸入氧气，呼出二氧化碳。Giant pandas rest in their habitats in Yaan, Sichuan province. habitable adj. 适合居住的 habitant hbtnt n. 居民，居住者 habitat hbtt n. （动植物的）生活环境，栖息地（动植物的）生活环境，栖息地1. Making the house habitable was a major undertaking.把这所房
24、子收拾得可以住人，那可是项大工程。2. About 70,000 buys a habitable house.大约7万英镑就能买一套宜居的房子。Investing in midwives is crucial for sustainable developmentA bank staff member counts RMB and US dollar notes in Nantong, Jiangsu province. Zhou Xiaochuan, former governor of the Peoples Bank of China said Chinas COVID-19 cont
25、ainment measures have successfully controlled the number of confirmed cases and mortality rate in the past two years, and have helped sustain stable economic performance. sustain vt.维持；遭受；承受住 sustainable adj. 可持续的；合理利用的e.g.His hope for future sustained him.对未来的希望支持了他。The ice will not sustain your we
26、ight.这冰承受不了你的体重。They had sufficient food to sustain life.他们有足够维持生命的食物。The trucking company was able to sustain the severe fuel shortage .该卡车公司能经受得了这严重的汽油短缺。1.She found it difficult _ (sustain) the childrens interest. 2. The aim of the meeting was to promote_(sustain) development in that area. to sustainsustainable 同义词辨析同义词辨析back, uphold, support, sustain, advocate这些动词均有支持，支援，拥护之意。back： 通常指对论点、行动、事业等的强有力支持。uphold： 既可指积极努力对陷入困境者的支持，也可指给某人在行动、道义或信仰上的支持。support： 含义广泛，多指在道义上或物质上支持某人，也可指对某项事业的支持。sustain： 侧重指连续不断的支持。advocate： 多指通过写文章或发表演说等来支持或拥护，往往暗示提倡某事或为某事辩护。Thanks
