Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!单元知识点

Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!
Section A
874.try to do…尽力做 try doing…试着做try one’s best to do…=do one’s best to do…尽某人最大的努力做
875.manatee n.海牛
876.furry adj.毛皮的；似毛皮的；长有毛皮的 fur n.毛；毛皮
877.enormous adj.巨大的；庞大的
878.playful adj.顽皮的；爱顽耍的
879.aggressive adj.侵犯的；挑衅的
880.gray adj.& n.灰色（的）；偏灰色（的）
881.spotted adj.有斑点的；有点子的
882.kangaroo n.袋鼠
883.chimpanzee n.黑猩猩
884.cheetah n.猎豹 P118
885.mangrove n.红树（一种热带树木，生于水中或水边）
886.swamp n.沼泽；沼泽地
887.habitat n.（动植物的）生长环境；栖息地
888.aquatic adj.水生的；水栖的 n.水生植物；水生动物
889.feed n.动物的食物；饲料
890.underwater adj.在水下的；在水中的
891.vegetation n.(总称)植物；草木
892.weigh v.称；称…重量 weight n.重量
893.pound n.磅；英镑
894.There used to be …过去曾有…There used to be a temple（寺庙）on the hill.There used to be a river here.
895.It is/was discovered that…发现… It’s known that…众所周知…
It’s thought that…大家认为… It’s believed that…大家相信… It’s said that…据说…
896.polluted adj.被污染的 pollute v.弄脏；污染 pollution n.污染
897.present progressive 现在进行时 the past Continuous Tense 过去进行时the past future tense过去将来时
898.present simple一般现在时 the past tense 一般过去时 the future tense一般将来时
899.infinitive n.动词原形；不定式 a verbal noun动名词
900.passive voice 被动语态 active voice主动语态
901.present perfect现在完成时 the Past Perfect Tense 过去完成时 P119
902.against prep.反对be against + 名词或动名词 其反义词组为be for. No one is against his advice.
另:倚在；紧靠:以…为背景He is standing against the wall. The picture looks good against that light wall.
903.visit=be on a visti to v.参观；访问
He with his friends is visiting the factory.=He with his friends is on a visit to the factory.
904.in one’s life 一生；一辈子 in his life; in our lives
905.suitable adj.合适的；适宜的 be suitable for适合于；适于 Is he suitable for the job?
906.tiny adj.极小的；微小的
907.cage n.笼子
908.disgusted adj.厌恶的；憎恶的
909.be surprsed to do sth惊讶地做某事 be surprised at 对…感到惊讶
to one’s surprise令某人惊讶的是 in surprise惊奇地；惊讶地
910.living活着的；人或物；表语，前置定语alive活着的；表语；后置定语lively活泼的；生动的，表语；定语
911.provide sb with sth=provide sth for sb为某人提供某物
offer sb sth=offer sth to sb提供某人某物 offer to do sth主动提出做某事；愿意做某事
912.educate v.教育；培养
913.public 公共的；公用的 the public公众；民从；作主语，单、复数皆可 in public公开的；当众
914.care for 关心；关怀；照顾；相当于look after; take care of; 另解“喜欢”，相当于like.
915.urge v.强烈要求；竭力主张 urge sb to do sth催促（力劝）某人做某事
916.expression n.词语；表达方式；表达 P120
Section B
917.recycle v.( use again after processing)再循环；回收利用
Recycling of rubbish costs money and requires special equipment.
回收利用垃圾的造价很高, 又需要专用设备。 P121
918.built v. build的过去式和过去分词
build v.建造；建筑 building n.建筑物
919.out of用…材料，不一定是完全利用
What did you make the toy out of?
920.stuff n.原料；材料 不可数名词
921.pull v.拉；拖；拔 draw v.(drew drawn) 拉；绘画 push v.推
如果表示将某物拖动了位置，用 draw 或 pull 均可以。如：
The horse was drawing/pulling a cart.马拉着一辆车.He drew/pulled her out of bed.他把她从床上拖起来。
如果没有位置变化，通常用 pull。如：
He pulled the door open. 他拉开了门。 He pulled her hair. 他拽着她的头发。
pull down拆毁；推翻；动副短语 They pulled down old buildings and built new ones.
922.glue v.粘贴；粘合； n.胶水
The carpenter glued two pieces of wood together.那个木匠将两片木头粘起来。
923.roof n.顶；屋顶；房顶
924.discard v.丢弃；抛弃 n. 打出的牌;废弃的东西
We will discard the old books.我们将不再使用这些旧书。
925.tile n.瓦片；瓷砖
926.fence n.栅栏；围墙
927.can n.（装液体等的）容器（如罐、壶、桶等）；听 aux. 能, 能够
928.recently adv.最近地 recent adj.最近的
929.planet n.行星
930.society n.社团；社会
931.president n.总统；总裁；会长
932.inspiration n.灵感；鼓舞人心的人（或事物） inspire v. 鼓舞, 激励
These events provided the inspiration for his first novel.这些事件给了他创作第一部小说的灵感。
His speech inspired the crowd.他的演说鼓舞了群众。
933.spare adj.多余的；空闲的
in one’s spare time=in one’s free time在（某人的）业余时间里
934.model n.模型 P122
Self-check
935.politely adv.礼貌地 polite adj.礼貌的 反义词：rude impolite P123
Review of units 11-15
936.material n.材料；物质；原料 adj. 物质的; 身体的; 肉体的
During my three months' stay in the village, I collected enough material for two or three books.
我在村里待了三个月, 搜集的材料足够写两三本书。 P124
937.business n.商业；生意
The company has done business with many countries.该公司与许多国家做生意。
938.plastic adj.塑料的（制）的 n.塑料 P125
939.certainly adv.确实地；无疑地；（口语）当然；行 P126
940.proud adj.自豪的；骄傲的
be proud of 以…而骄傲（自豪）
pride n.自豪；骄傲
be the pride of 是…的骄傲（自豪）
take the pride in sb/sth对某人/某物感到自豪
941.flag n.旗；旗帜 national flag国旗
the Five-Starred Red Flag (the national flag of the People's Republic of China)五星红旗 P127