Unit Two The environment
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do/cause damage to 对……造成损害
open the floor 自由发言
comment n/v 评论 make comments on/upon…
Don’t always make comments on others.不要总是对别人说三道四。
in addition /besides 另外 in addition to/besides 除……外,还
wipe out wipe out the stain擦去污渍 wipe out the village 毁灭村子
修饰可数名词 large numbers of/a large number of/a good many
修饰不可数名词 a great deal of/a sum of/an amount of
修饰可数/不可数 a quantity of/quantities of/a lot of/lots of/a mass of/masses of/plenty of
have a lasting effect on 持久的影响 have harmful effects on 有害的影响
population
What’s the population of Hai’an It has a population of about 960,000.
The population of Shanghai is larger than that of Beijing. 人口
The population in the south usually live on rice. 人们
grow/rise/reduce/decrease to 增加/减少到 grow/rise/reduce/decrease by 增加减少了
cut back on 削减 cut down
waste n./v waste time/energy/money on sth. / waste …in doing
It is a waste of…to do… It is no use doing…
be beneficial to… 对……有益 Walking is beneficial to our health.
Walking is of great benefit to our health.
Walking benefits our health. 对……有益 We can benefit from walking. 从……得益
concern vt.关心,涉及 The environmental problem concerns everyone.
be concerned about/for 关心 All of us were concerned about him.
be seen /considered /regarded /looked on / thought of as 被认为是……
be against… 反对 be for…/be in favor of… 赞成 be after… 寻找
hide from one’s responsibility 逃避责任
side by side /shoulder to shoulder 肩并肩
agree with one’s decision/words/opinion/ 赞同
The climate there doesn’t agree with him. 适应
agree to one’s plan/proposal/arrangement/suggestion/terms赞同,同意
agree to do 同意做……
be willing/unwilling to do 愿意/不愿意做--
do/cause harm to 对……有害 be harmful to
run out用光 vi. We are running out of the energy. The energy is running out.
convince sb of sth 说服某人干某事 be convinced of sth 确信;深信……
lie- lay- lain- lying 躺;位于 lie-lied-lied-lying 说谎 lay-laid-laid-laying 放置;下蛋
重要句型
1. The world’s population has grown to more than six times what it was in 1800. 世界人口已经增长到那时的6倍多。 6 times + what从句
2. My suggestion is that we (should) try to cut back on production.
3. What if we ran out of space 如果我们把空间用尽了,怎么办?
What if……倘使/万一….怎么办? What for 为什么 so what 那有怎么样
How come 怎么会呢 if so 如果那样
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environmental friendly环境友好的
plug…into… 把插头插入
make space/room for…为……腾出空间
practice/ practise doing 练习
worry about… 为……着急 (动作) be worried about…为……着急 (状态)
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to one’s disappointment/sadness/joy/delight/surprise/astonishment
clean up 清理,打扫
customs officer海关官员
watch sb. closely密切注视
make a statement 做陈述
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draw a conclusion得出结论
decrease desertification减少荒漠化
in the form of以……的形式
We ended the party in the form of singing.他们用歌唱结束了聚会。
be stocked /equipped with 装备有……/配备有……
Our school is stocked with technical equipment.
take measures/steps to do 采取措施做……
make a suit to one’s own measure 根据某人自己的尺寸定做套装
pick out
Although I hadn’t seen him for ages, I picked him out the moment I saw him at the party.认出
I couldn’t pick out her words in that situation. 领会
Just pick out some useful materials.挑选出
due to/because of/as a result of/owing to/on account of/thanks to/as a consequence of……因为,由于
take off 脱掉;(飞机)起飞;(事业)腾飞
get sb to do sth 让……做某事 have/ let/ make sb do sth
on (one’s) doing…. 一……就……
rather than 而不是 He,rather than me, is to blame.
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run across 穿过,横跨, 偶遇
The Great Wall runs across the north of China like a huge dragon.
长城象一条巨龙横亘在中国北方
I ran across/into an old friend in the street yesterday. 偶遇
raise/cause concern/worry 引起关注/担忧 raise/keep sheep 饲养
raise/put forward a question 提出 raise one’s hand/voice 提高
both nationally and internationally/at home and abroad 在国内外
deposit…into…把……丢弃进
rely on/depend on… depend on sb. to do 信任/依赖
It depends on the weather whether the sports meet can be held on time.取决于
result in/lead to/contribute to/cause造成/导致+结果
result from/lie in 由于/在于+原因
thankfully/luckily/fortunately幸运的是
stop /prevent the illegal hunting of animals
under way在进行中 on the way在路上 The storm was on the way.暴风雨就要来了。
The project is under way now.
focus on 关注,以…为中心 focus one’s attention/mind on 集中注意力于
work out solutions to sth … 找出解决问题的方法
replace …with… 用……来代替……
be home to 是……的家园/产地
a range of 一系列的,许多的
a nature reserve自然保护区
prohibit…from doing 禁止……做……(正式,官方)
have a long way to go有一段很长的路要走
concerning/regarding/about/关于
Please inform me concerning/of this matter.请把关于这件事的情况告诉我。
appreciate 欣赏/感激
I would appreciate it if you paid in cash.假如你支付现金的话,我会不甚感激的。
We shall appreciate hearing from you again.我们将乐于再收到你的信。
make an effort / efforts to do努力做 spare no efforts to do 不遗余力地做
without effort 毫不费力地
advise vt. advice n. give sb. advice on…
advise sb. to do advise that…(should) do… 虚拟语气
endanger vt 使……陷入危险
Smoking endangers your health.
The air here is badly polluted, endangering all the living things.
The giant panda is an endangered species.