1、UNIT 5 Humans And Nature Lesson 1 A Sea Story UNIT 5 Humans And Nature Lesson 1 A Sea Story 单词+知识点单词*whirlpool/w l pu l/n.漩涡wave/we v/n.海浪;波涛radio wave 无线电波escape/s ke p/vt.逃离;逃避fire escape 安全梯,太平梯have a narrow escape 死里逃生 survive/s va v/vi.&vt.活下来;幸存 survival n 幸存,生存 survivor n 幸存者,生还者*float/f l t/
2、vi.浮;漂 file/fa l/n.档案,卷宗*descent/d sen t/n.下降,下落*tidal/ta dl/adj.潮汐的,潮水的 poetry/p tri/n.诗歌;作诗的艺术*mystery/m s t ri/n.神秘事物,难以理解的事物 soul/s l/n.灵魂frightened/f ra tn d/adj.受惊的,害怕的be frightened to death 吓得要死fright n 惊吓,恐怖frighten v 使惊吓,吓唬frightening adj 引起恐怖的,使惊恐的horrible/h r bl/adj.可怕的,吓人的,令人恐惧的horror n
3、震惊,恐惧,horribly adv 可怕地,非常地edge/e d/n.边缘on the edge of 在边缘;某事快要发生(尤指不好的事)*barrel/b r l/n.桶 curious/kj ri s/adj.好奇的 curiously adv 好奇地,奇怪地 curiosity n 好奇心,求知欲 oof curiosity 出于好奇 with curiosity 好奇地 satisfy/meet ones curiosity 满足某人的好奇心 observation/b z ve n/n.观察;观察结果 make observations 进行观察 observe vt 观察;注
4、意到;遵守(规则,法律等)observe the law 遵守法律 observe the local customs 遵守当地习俗 equal/i kw l/adj.相等的;相同的 unequal adj 不相等的,不平等的 equally adv 平等地,同样地 equality n 平等,相等 extent/k s ten t/n.面积;长度;范围;程度to a certain/some extent在某种程度上 to a great/large extent在很大程度上 to what extent在多大程度上 to such an extent到如此地步tube/tju b/n.圆管
5、,管子;(伦敦)地铁知识点1.wave n.C波浪,海浪;心潮,风潮;波,波状运动;挥手,招手 a wave of.一阵/一股 radio waves无线电波 give sb.a wave向某人挥手 Huge waves were breaking on the shore.巨浪拍打着海岸。When he heard her comforting words,a wave of happiness swept over him.听到她令人 感到安慰的话语,一阵幸福感涌上他的心头。Seeing her friend coming out of the station,she gave her a
6、 wave excitedly.看到朋友走 出车站,她兴奋地朝她挥手。2.escape v.n 逃脱,逃走 逃避(现实),(液体,气体等)漏出They succeeded in escaping from the burning bus,which was a terrible experience.他 们成功地从燃烧的公共汽车中逃脱,那是一次可怕的经历。For her,travel is an escape from the boredom of her everyday life.对她来说,旅行是为 了从乏味的日常生活中暂时解脱出来。He smelt an escape of gas an
7、d then opened the window.他闻到了泄漏的煤气味,于是 将窗户打开了。3.survive (1)vt.&i.(经历事故、战争或疾病后)活下来,幸存(不用于被动 语态)。作及物动词时其后常跟 war,accident,flood,fire,earthquake,air crash等 词语。She was the only person to survive the accident.她是这次事故的唯一幸存者。After the flooding,people were suffering in that area,who urgently needed clean wate
8、r,medicine and shelter to survive.洪水过后,那个地区的人们正在遭受苦难,他们迫切 需要清洁的水、药品和避难所才能生存。(江苏高考)4.frightened adj.受惊的,害怕的。它多用于修饰人或人的声音、表 情等。be frightened of(doing)sth.害怕(做)某事 be frightened to do sth.害怕做某事 常见搭配 be frightened that.害怕 Im frightened of walking home alone in the dark.我害怕在黑夜里独自走路回家。My daughter is a litt
9、le shy,so she is frightened to speak in public.我女儿有点腼腆,所 以她害怕当众讲话。Seeing the big snake,the little girl stood under the tree frightened to death.小女孩站在 树下,看到那条大蛇,吓得要命。She was frightened that the plane would crash.她害怕飞机会坠毁。5.in the direction of.朝着的方向 Upon seeing his mom,the little boy came running in t
10、he direction of her.一看见他 妈,小男孩就朝她的方向跑了过来。The suspects were last seen heading in the direction of Miami.最后一次有人看见犯 嫌疑人时,他们正朝着迈阿密的方向逃跑。6.horrible adj.吓人的,令人恐惧的,糟糕的,极讨厌的 From now on,dont take me to watch horrible movies.I was frightened to death last night.从现在起,不要带我去看恐怖电影了。我昨晚吓得要死。The weather has been r
11、eally horrible all week and we had to stay at home.一整个星期 天气都很糟,我们只能待在家里。7.become curious about.对变得好奇 Gradually,people are becoming curious about exactly how life on earth began.渐渐地,人们开始好奇地球上的生命究竟是如何开始的。I become curious about what they are talking about.我对他们正在谈论的内容变得好 奇起来。8.on the edge of为介词短语,表示处于的边
12、缘;将要发生(尤指不好的事)”。Chaplin hid in a small hut that was on the edge of a mountain during a snowstorm with nothing to eat.一场暴风雪中,卓别林躲在山边的一间小屋里,没有东西吃。Measures must be taken to protect the animals which are on the edge of extinction.我们 必须采取措施来保护濒临灭绝的动物。9.calm (1)adj镇静的,沉着的keep/stay/remain calm保持镇静 He usual
13、ly stays quite calm in meetings but this time he just lost his head.他在会议上 通常很镇静,但这次他却惊慌失措。(2)adj.(天气)无风的;(海洋)风平浪静的 The sky is blue,and the sea is calm.天空碧蓝,海上风平浪静。10.observation n.C,U观察,观测,监视;C观察结果 under observation受到监视powers of observation观察力 Most information was collected by direct observation of
14、the animalsbehaviour.大部分 信息都是通过直接观察动物的行为收集到的。He spent two nights under close observation in hospital.他在医院接受了两个晚上的 严密观察。This book contains observations about the causes of addictions.这本书包含关于上瘾原 11.equal adj.(大小、数量、价值等)相同的,相等的;(地位、权利等)平 等的,同等的;(能力、勇气等)相当的,能胜任的 be equal to sth.等于;能应付/胜任 be equal in sth
15、.在某方面平等/相同 equal in size/length/height of equal size/length/height 同等大小长度/高度 They are two pieces of wood equal in width/of equal width.它们是两块宽度相同的木头。Patricia would be equal to the task of running a large department.帕特里夏能胜任管 理一个大部门的工作。Not all men are equal in the ability.不是所有人都能力相当。12.recognise (1)vt.
16、辨别出,认出,认识 recognise ones voice辨别出某人的声音 recognise sb./sth.by.通过认出某人某物 The moment I answered the phone,I recognised his voice.我一接电话,就听出了他的 声音。There were so many people in the supermarket,but fortunately I recognised him by his red hair.超市里有如此多的人,但幸运的是我通过他的红头发认出了他。(2)vt.意识到,承认;认可,接受,赞成;公认 recognise tha
17、t/wh-从句意识到/承认 recognise.as/to be.承认/认为是 It is recognised that.人们意识到,人们公认 我们都承认他是一位英明的领导者。We all recognised that he was a wise leader.We all recognised him as/to be a wise leader.It is recognised that environmental pollution has become one of the most serious problems that people face.人们一致认为环境污染已经成为人
18、们面临的最严重的问题之一。13.pick up .(1)(从海里或危险处)营救,搭救 A lifeboat picked up survivors.救生艇把幸存者救起来。(2)搭载;(开车)接人 We drove to the airport the next morning to pick up Susan.我们第二天早上开车去机 场接苏珊。(3)捡起,拾起;拿起 I picked up the rubbish and threw it into the trash can.我把垃圾拾起来,扔进了垃 圾桶。(4)(偶然)得到,听到,学会 If you live in Paris,I am s
19、ure you will pick up French easily.如果你住在巴黎,我相信 你会很容易地学会法语。(5)接收(信号、声音、图像等)We picked up radio signals for help from the plane with a breakdown.我们接收到那架 发生故障的飞机发出的无线电求救信号。(6)取回,收集;(精神等)恢复;改善,好转 I picked up my coat from the cleaners at lunchtime yesterday、我昨天午饭时间从干洗 店取回了外衣。(7)接电话 The phone rang and rang and nobody picked up.电话铃响了又响,但没人接。(8)(碰巧或廉价地)买到 She picked up a valuable first edition at a village book fair.她在乡村图书展销会上买 到一本珍贵的首版书。