1、 Unit 3 Environmental protectionVocabulary(2) Fossil of the Lantian biotaA photo taken on March 2, 2022 shows the prices of petrol and diesel fuel at a petrol station off of the M3 motorway near Fleet, southwest of London. Gas and oil prices hit new highs on Monday as concerns grew that supplies fro
2、m Russia may be disrupted as western nations consider sanctions on the Kremlins fossil fuel exports, reported The Times.fuel /fjul/ n. 燃料;刺激性言行fossil fuel化石燃料(如煤或石油)fossil/fsl/ n. 化石e.g.Fossil fuel could be used up one day.矿物燃料总有一天会用尽。Coal is usually referred to as a fossil fuel.煤通常被称为矿物燃料。 Photo sh
3、ows the beautiful scenery of Mount Qomolangma. China has started a new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, the worlds highest peak on the China-Nepal prehensive adj. 全部的;所有的;详尽的 comprehension n.理解力;领悟力;理解练习The reporter has made a comprehensive report.记者已做了全面的报道。She has a compreh
4、ensive grasp of the subject.她已全面掌握了这一学科。It is above comprehension.那是难于理解的。This event was a tragedy that strained all comprehension.这一事件是人们怎么也不能理解的一个悲剧。Its quite past my comprehension.这件事已远超出我的理解力了。Scientists in the United Kingdom are trialing a new blood-pressure medication that uses RNA technology
5、and can be injected twice a year, removing the need for daily pills for millions of people worldwide.worldwide adv. 遍及全球地 adj.世界各地的;影响全世界的用作形容词用作形容词 (adj.)The story has attracted worldwide attention.这件事已经引起了全世界的关注。Gasoline now has an almost worldwide use.汽油在全世界范围内被广泛使用。Our hotel have a worldwide rep
6、utation for good service.我们出色的饭店服务享誉世界。Our society expanded into a worldwide organization.我们的协会扩大成一个世界性组织。The company has worldwide distribution channels.这家公司拥有遍布全世界的销售网络。用作用作副词副词 (adv.)More than 100 million votes were cast worldwide.全世界投票总数超过1亿。【近义词】global international universal【反义词】localworldwide
7、 fame 誉满全球worldwide influence 世界性的影响 In this term, Tian Liang will _ 5 children alone. tend Residents camp at a local park in Nanjing, East Chinas Jiangsu province on May 2, 2022. China sees new consumption trend in May Day holiday trend/trend/ n. 趋势;趋向;动向vi.趋向;倾向;(在社交网站)被广泛讨论;e.g.The trend of price
8、s is still upward.物价仍有上涨趋势。The youth like to follow the latest trends in fashion.年轻人喜好追求最新的流行款式。The prices of houses are trending upwards.房价趋于上涨。trend,tendency,current这些名词均含“趋势,倾向”之意。trend指事物发展总的方向、倾向或趋势。tendency指固有或习得的倾向性,强调没有外来的影响或干扰。current指向某一方面发展或在确趋向中行动。trendy adj. 时髦的,赶时髦的,追随时髦的相似词tend v. 倾向于
9、;易于 vt. 照顾;护理tendency n. 趋向,倾向(常与to/towards连用) A doctor administers a vaccine targeted at the Omicron variant in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on May 1, 2022. Even after the new vaccine is introduced, one will still need to wear a mask, have ones body temperature measured before entering public place
10、s, and wash ones hands frequently.frequently adv. 频繁地;经常 frequent adj.频繁的,经常的 frequency n.频繁,发生的频率e.g.Buses run frequently from the city to the airport.公共汽车频繁地从城市驶往机场。The bicyclists must be hydrated frequently.自行车运动员必须频繁地喝水。His speech was frequently interrupted by stormy applause.他的演说不时被暴风雨般的掌声打断。He
11、 comes to visit me frequently.他经常来看我。always,often,usually,frequently,repeatedly,regularly这些副词均表示频度。always总是,永远。语气最强,指在一切时候,没有例外。often经常,语气弱于always,侧重动作发生的次数具有经常性,具体时间意味不强。usually通常,通例地,指习惯性动作,频度仅次于always,较often大,偶尔有间隔。frequently时常,经常,与often同义,可通用,但较正式,强调次数频繁。repeatedly屡次,强调次数多,但反复的频率不一定均匀。regularly用
12、于修饰经常而有规律性的动作。Photo shows a promotional film for the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 broadcasted in Xihu district of Hangzhou, East Chinas Zhejiang province, using naked-eye 3D rendering technologies, April 1, 2022.broadcast v.播送; 广播;传播 n.广播节目;电视节目名词: broadcaster 过去式: broadcast/broadcasted过去分词: broad
13、cast/broadcasted 现在分词: broadcasting 第三人称单数: broadcastsbroadcast, telecast这两个词都可作“播送”解,其区别是:broadcast指通过广播电台或电视台播送或播放新闻、节目等内容,也可指有线广播(与the连用),与radio broadcast相似; 而telecast专指用电视播送。用作动词用作动词 (v.)The chairmans speech will be broadcast nationwide.主席的讲话将向全国广播。She broadcasts on current affairs.她发表时事广播演说。The
14、 BBC broadcasts all over the world.英国广播公司向全世界播送节目。Before this play is broadcast several cuts must be made.这个剧目播出前必须经过数次剪辑。You dont have to broadcast my news to the whole world!你不能把我的事告知全天下。Broadcast of seeds is done by hand.用手撒播种子。用作名词用作名词 (n.)The broadcast was recorded, not live.这次广播是事先录音的,不是现场直播。H
15、ere is a political party broadcast before an election.这是某党派选举前的政治广播节目。Migrants are escorted in Dover Harbour by military personnel after being rescued while crossing the English Channel, in Dover, Britain, May 1, 2022. British policy treats refugees as commodities.They expressed their dissent from o
16、fficial policy.他们对官方的政策表示出异议。I will never swerve from my declared policy on this matter.我决不背离我已经宣布的在这个问题上的政策。policy n. 政策;方针;原则policy习惯上用于讨论政府的一些理论和实践,或是政府组员间的纠纷以及相关想法;Chinese policy,American policy,foreign policy等表达方式前一般不带the;policy解释为“策略”的意思,有时可加a,有时省略。It was policy to consent.It was (a) good poli
17、cy to consent.The policy of this course is doubtful.从句中the不能省略。policy解释为“保险单”的意思,要注意后面所接介词on/for的用法。例如a policy on her car,a life insurance policy for $200;句子I have taken out a fire insurance policy表示我保了火险。 President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee
18、 and chairman of the Central Military Commission, holds a shovel as he attends a tree-planting activity in Daxing district of Beijing, March 30, 2022. Participating in tree planting, switching to public transportation and practicing waste sorting have become more prevalent among Chinese citizens, wh
19、o are keen to reduce their carbon footprints.footprintn. 足迹;(某物所占的)空间量;面积 fingerprint n.指纹,指印A medical worker takes a swab sample from a delivery man for nucleic acid test at a testing site in Chaoyang district, Beijing, May 5, 2022. For more than two years, China has been putting peoples lives and
20、well-being first and sticking to its dynamic zero-COVID approach. In the meantime, it has been making dynamic conditions-based adjustments to its targeted epidemic control measures. All these efforts, coupled with an epidemic prevention focus to guard against both inbound cases and domestic resurgen
21、ce, have enabled the country to restrict the spread of the virus and minimize the epidemics impact.restrict vt. 限制,限定;束缚 restrict.to. 把限制在 restriction /rstrkn/ n.限制规定;限制法规;约束限制规定;限制法规;约束 restriction on. 对的限制 restrictive adj.限制限制(性性)的;约束的;约束(性性)的的 be restricted in ones movements 行动受约束 be restricted t
22、o 限于,局限于 be restricted within narrow limits 限于狭窄的范围内In a move to restrict imports, the government raised custom duties.政府在限制进口的措施中提高了关税。I restrict myself to smoking two cigarettes a day.我限定自己每天只抽两支烟。You are restricted to eight liters of duty-free wine.携带的免税酒不得超过八升。Their policy was to restrict our gr
23、owth.他们的政策是限制我们的发展。restrict, restrain这两个词都有“限制,约束,管制”的意思。restrain的语气比较温和,有时指自我约束; restrict是指限制在一个界限或范围内。limit,confine,restrict这些动词均有“限制,限定”之意。limit一般指事先确定空间、时间或数量的极限,一旦超越限度,就会造成不良结果。当然也可指不事先规定,而且自然的或固有的界限。confine侧重施加不可逾越的限制,有时暗示束缚、囚禁。restrict指把某人或物限制在一定范围之内。Exercise单句语法填空单句语法填空(1)To keep slim, I res
24、trict myself _three apples each day.(2)The swimming club is open to families in the neighborhood without _(restrict).(3)As a matter of fact, they didnt tell me about the restriction _smoking here.torestrictiononOfficial urges Chinas fund industry to seize opportunitiesA clerk counts cash at a bank i
25、n Nantong, Jiangsu province. seize (vt.)(1) Seize every opportunity to fulfil your potential.(2) Miyue seized power in a military coup.(3) She was seized by curiosity.(4) I didnt quite seize his meaning.词块提炼seize an opportunity抓住抓住(人人/事物事物);夺取夺取;(情绪情绪)突然控制突然控制;领会领会seize power夺取政权夺取政权seize sb. by the
26、 arm抓住某人手臂抓住某人手臂抓住机会seize, seize onupon这二者都可表示“抓住”。其区别是:seize onupon比seize更强调抓得迫切和突然,此外, seize onupon还常指头脑反应敏捷与迅速。例如:He quickly seized on a basic flaw in the argument that I was developing.他很快就抓住了我阐述的论点中的根本缺陷。be seized by, be seized with这两个短语都可表示“抓住”。其区别是:前者常跟人体部位,表示“被抓住某部位”; 后者跟物,常用于比喻,表示“患(病)”“突然感
27、到”。例如:The thief was seized by the arm.小偷被抓住了胳膊。He was seized with a cold.他突然感冒了。take,grasp,grab,snatch,seize, catch,hold,catch hold of这些动词均有“抓住,握紧”之意。take最普通用词,不带感情色彩。指用手抓、取某东西或控制某物。grasp指紧紧抓住、抓牢。grab指粗暴而急迫的抓住。snatch指突然抢走,侧重动作更快或更具暴力性质。seize指突然抓住某物,强调突然的猛烈动作。catch抓住,握住,赶上。常指从空中抓住某物,或指捕捉hold 指手持,握住,抱
28、着catch hold of抓住,抓牢.常指抓住某物不放手.Seize the chance, otherwise youll regret it.抓住这个机会,否则你会后悔的。Before he could run away, she seized him by the collar.在他逃跑之前,她抓住了他的衣领。In a climate of political unrest, a dictator can often seize power.在动荡的政治气候下,独裁者常常能夺取政权。He would seize upon any excuse to justify himself.他会利用任何借口为自己辩解。They seize the drugs and arrest the people on the boats.他们没收毒品,逮捕船上的人。1.In my opinion,only by facing difficulties bravely and _(seize) opportunities can one succeed. 2.seizingMake a sentence using the word“seize .Seize every possible chance to make yourself tougher. Thanks for watching