1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 Working the land 重点单词 1 statistic n (常 pl.)数据；统计；统计数字；统计资料 2 struggle n & vi.斗争；拼搏；努力 3 decade n十年；十年期 4 regret vt.遗憾；惋惜 n遗憾；懊悔 5 mineral n矿物；矿石 重点单词 6.skim vt.浏览；略读 7 underline vt.画底线标出；强调 8 comment n评论；议论 vi.& vt.表达意见；作出评论 9 output n产量；输出 input n输入 10 disturbing adj.引起烦恼的；令人不安
2、的 disturbed adj.心烦意乱的；扰乱的 disturb vt.扰乱；打扰 11 expand vt.& vi.使变大；伸展 expansion n扩张，扩大；发展 12 circulate vt.& vi.循环；流传 circulation n循环 13 freedom n自由；自主 free adj.自由的 14 equip vt.& vi.配备；装备 equipment n设备；装备 (不可 数 ) 15 export vt.& vi.输出；出口 import (反义词 )vt.输入；进口 16 nationality n国籍 nation n国家；民族 national ad
3、j.民族的 17 occupation n工作；职业；占领 occupy vt.占领，占据 18 confuse vt.使迷惑；使为难 confusing adj.令人迷惑的 confused adj.感到迷惑的 confusion n迷惑 19 bacterium n细菌 bacteria (pl.) 20 nutrition n营养；滋养；食物 nutritious adj.有营养的 21 discovery n发现；发觉 discover vt.发现；发觉 discoverer n发现者 22 reduce vt.减少；减缩 reduction n减少；减缩 23 summary n总结
4、；摘要；概要 summarize vt.总结 重点短语 1 since_then 从那时起 2 search_for 寻找 3 thanks_to 幸亏；由于；因为 4 rid?of/get rid o f 使 ? 摆脱；除去 【 精品教育资源文库 】 5 be_satisfied_with 对 ? 感到满意 6 would_rather 宁愿；宁可 7 build_up 逐渐增强；建立；开发 8 lead_to 导致；造成 (后果 ) 9 focus_on 集中 (注意力、精力等 )于 10 keep?free from/of 使 ? 免受 (影响；伤害等 )；使 ? 不含 (有害物 )
5、重点句型 1 if 引导的条件状语从句中的省略 If so, what did you do to grow them? (教材 P9) 2 what be called 意为 “ 所谓的 ?” Dr Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice.(教材 P10) 3 would rather do sth 宁愿做某事 He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.(教材 P10) 4 “not 含有全体概念的代词、形容词或副词 ” 表示部分否定 One dream is not alw
6、ays enough, especially for a person who loves and cares for his people.(教材 P10) 语法要点 动词的 ing 形式作主语和宾语 作主语： Since then, finding ways to grow more rice has been his life goal.(教材 P10) 作宾语： As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice output.(教材 P10) 1struggle vt.& vi.& n斗争；拼搏；努力；挣扎 ?
7、for whom he has struggled for the past five decades.(教材 P10) ? 过去 50 年来，他一直在努力帮助他们。 struggle? to do sth? make great efforts to do sth? 艰难地做某事；努力做某事for为 ? 而斗争with/against与 ? 作斗争；同 ? 搏斗to ones feet 挣扎着站起来 Helen Keller became deaf and blind when she was 19 months old, but she never gave up and struggle
8、d to_lead (lead) an active life. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 海伦 凯勒 19 个月大时就变得又聋又瞎了，但她从不放弃并努力过积极的生活。 We have to struggle against/with all kinds of difficulties from home and abroad. 我们必须和来自国内外的各种各样的困难作斗争。 Th e soldier was badly wounded but he struggled to his feet at last. 这位士兵受了重伤，但是最终他挣扎着站起来了。 2expand vt.& vi.使变
9、大；伸展 Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields.(教材 P10) 袁博士要在不增加土地面积的基础上寻求增收水稻的方法。 (1)expand? into 扩展成为 ? ；膨胀成为 ?on/upon 详细阐明；充分叙述 (2)expansion n扩展；扩大；膨胀 The small pocket dictionary was expanded into a fullsized one. 那部袖珍小词典经增订成为一部大型词典。 Im satisfie
10、d with your explanation, so there is no need to expand on/upon it. 我对 你的解释很满意，因此无需再作详细说明。 【比较网站】 expand 扩张，膨胀，不仅指尺寸的增加，还可以指范围和体积的扩大。 extend 延长，延伸，指空间范围的扩大，以及长度、宽度的向外延伸，也可以指时间的延长。 spread 伸开，展现，传播，指向四面八方扩大传播范围，如传播 (疾病 )，散布 (信息 )等。 stretch 伸展，拉长，一般指由曲变直、由短变长的伸展，不是加长。 The European powers extended their
11、authority in Asia. 欧洲列强在亚 洲扩大他们的管辖权。 The flag was spread out in the wind. 那面旗子在风中展开了。 Shes stretched out in the sun. 她伸开四肢躺在太阳下。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 3equip vt.& vi.装备；配备 He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture.(教材 P10) 于是，他资助几百万元供其他人进行农业研究。 (1)? equip?with 用 ?
12、 装备 ?equip?for/to do sth 为了 ? 而装备 ?be well/poorly equipped设备精良的 /较差的(2)? equipment n.U装备；设备a piece of equipment一件设备 Having_equipped (equip) himself with necessary knowledge and skills, the young man went to the job market with much confidence. 具备了必要的知识和技能后，这个年轻人满怀信心地去了就业市场。 She is_equipped/has_been_
13、equipped (equip) with the knowledge for the vocation. 她具备了从事这项职业的知识。 The countrys former government had poorly equipped local schools. 这个 国家的前政府对当地的学校教学设施配备少得可怜。 4confuse vt.使迷惑；使为难；使混乱；混淆 It is important to explain this again or we will confuse the students.(教材P13 ) 把这个再解释一遍很重要，否则我们就会使学生感到迷惑。 (1)co
14、nfuse?and/with 把 ? 和 ? 混淆 (2)? confusing adj.令人费解的；使人困惑的 ?物作主语 ?confused adj.困惑的，烦恼的 ?人作主语 ?be/get confused about对 ? 感到困惑(3)? confusion n.混乱；迷惑in confusion 处于混乱状态 I always confuse her with/and her twin sister: they look so alike. 我总分不清这对双胞胎姐妹，她们长得太像了。 There was a confused (confuse) look on his face
15、when he met with the confusing (confuse) problem. 当他遇到这个令人费解的问题时，他脸上露出了困惑的表情。 He looked at me in confusion (confuse) and did not answer the question. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 他困窘地看着我，没有回答问题。 5regret v可惜，后悔，遗憾；惋惜 n遗憾；抱歉 His father says that he has never regretted sending his son to study abroad.(教材 P13) 他父亲说他从不
16、后悔将他儿子送去国外学习。 (1)? regret?having done sthdoing sth 后悔做了某事regret to say/tell/inform that? 遗憾地说 /告知 ?(2)? with great/deep regret很遗憾to ones regret令某人遗憾 /抱歉的是 (3)regrettable adj.令人遗憾的 /懊悔的 After he considered the problem more carefully, he regretted making/having_made (make) such a hasty decision. 更仔细地考
17、虑这个问题后，他后悔作出了这么匆忙的决定。 I regret to_tell (tell) you that Mr White has departed from the world for ever. 我遗憾地告诉您怀特先生与世长辞了。 Much to our great regret, we will not be able to visit you next year. 让我们深感遗憾的是，我们明年不能去拜访您了。 6reduce vt.减少；缩小；降低；使 ? 陷入某种更糟的状态 A healthy soil reduces disease and helps crops grow s
18、trong and healthy.(教材P14) 健康的 土壤会减少病虫害并且帮助农作物茁壮生长。 (1)reduce? ?to? 降至 ?by? 减少了 ? (2)be reduced to 沦落为 ? We can reduce his statement to three simple facts. 我们可以将他的陈述归纳成三个简单的事实。 She reduced her weight by 6 kilos/to 50 kilos. 她的体重减轻了 6 公斤 /减到了 50 公斤。 Believe it or not, the rich man should be reduced to
19、 begging for a living. 信不信由你，那个富人竟然沦落至以乞讨为生。 7focus vt.集中注意力；聚焦 【 精品教育资源文库 】 n焦点；关注 (点 )；中心点 They focus on keeping their soil rich and free of disease.(教材 P14) 他们关心的是保持土壤肥沃并免受病害。 (1)? focus on集中于 ?focus ones attention/eyes/energy on集中注意力 /目光 /精力于 ?(2)the focus of? 的焦点 The meeting focused on whether we should build a new teaching building. 这次会议的主要议题是我们是否应该建一栋新的教学楼。 With his attention focused (focus) on his book, he didnt notice me enter his study. 他集中注意力看书，没
