(共37张PPT)
Unit 5
HUMANS AND NATURE
TOPIC TALK
目录/CONTENTS
PART 1 VOCABULARY
PART 2 TEXT BOOK
PART 1 VOCABULARY
第一部分
disaster /d zɑ st (r)/
e.g. Thousands died in the disaster.
n. 灾难;灾祸
a natural disaster
disastrous adj.糟糕的,灾难性的
flood /fl d/
n. 洪水,水灾
e.g. The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country.
v. (被)淹没, 涌进
drought /dra t/
n. 旱灾;干旱
e.g. Drought and famines have killed up to two million people here.
hurricane / h r k n/
n. 飓风
e.g. Hurricane Betty is now approaching the coast of Florida.
hurricane-force winds
飓风级大风
landslide / l ndsla d/
n. 滑坡;塌方 = landfall
e.g. She was expected to win by a landslide.
volcanic /v l k n k/
adj. 火山的;由火山作用引起的
e.g. Over 200 people have been killed by volcanic eruptions.
n. volcano 火山
eruption / 'r p ( )n/
n. 爆发
e.g. Volcanic ash showered down on the town after the eruption.
旱灾
drought
飓风
hurricane
滑坡
landslide
洪灾
flood
火山
爆发
volcanic
eruption
natural
disasters
earthquake ...
wildlife / wa ldla f/
n. 野生动植物,野生生物
e.g. Development of the area would endanger wildlife.
comment/ k ment/
n. 评论;意见
e.g. She made helpful comments on my work.
comment on/upon 就(某人某事)发表看法,批评
without comment 未做解释 对。。不做评论
no comment 无可奉告
crowded / kra d d/
adj. 拥挤的;挤满人的
e.g. In the spring the place is crowded with skiers.
be crowded with 挤满了
crowd n. 人群
landscape / l ndske p/
n. 风景,景色
e.g. This pattern of woods and fields is typical of the English landscape.
natural landscape (自然风景)
living / l v /
adj. 活的,活着的 n. 生计
e.g. Other living beings might exist in outer space.
living things 生物
live (vi.) 居住;活着
weed /wi d/
n. 野草;海藻 v. 除草
e.g. The yard was overgrown with weeds.
deer /d (r)/
n. 鹿
e.g. Images of deer and hunters decorate the cave walls.
insect / nsekt/
n. 昆虫
e.g. At rest the insect looks like a dead leaf.
同义词:bug
whale /we l/
n. 鲸
e.g. A whale was thrashing the water with its tail.
dolphin / d lf n/
n. 海豚
e.g. The dolphin is an intelligent animal.
shark / ɑ k/
n. 鲨鱼;诈骗者,坑蒙拐骗的人
e.g. Some sharks have very sharp teeth and may attack people.
kangaroo / k ɡ ru /
n. 袋鼠
e.g. We first spent some time with the kangaroos.
eagle / i ɡl/
n. 鹰
eagle eye 锐利的目光
e.g. The eagle was an emblem of strength and courage.
fox /f ks/
n. 狐狸;老狐狸,狡猾的人
e.g. The boss is a wily old fox.
living things
deer — deer
insect
fox — foxes
eagle
kangaroo
—kangaroos
shark
dolphin
whale
以-s, -x, -ch, -sh结尾
soil /s l/
n. 土壤
e.g.Farmers grow rice in the rich soil.
climate / kla m t/
n. 气候
e.g. The area is famous for its very mild winter climate.
e.g. The way coffee is grown affects the global ecology.
ecology /i k l d i/
n. 生态; 生态学
ecological /ik l d ikl/ adj.生态(学)的
jungle / d ɡl/
n. 热带丛林
e.g. The lion is the king of the jungle.
shock / k/
vt. 使震惊;使难以置信
shocking adj. 令人震惊的;
shocked adj. 感到震惊的
in shock 震惊;吃惊
to one’s shock 令人震惊的是
He is receiving treatment for shock.
lecture / lekt (r)/
n. 讲座,讲课;演讲
e.g. She wasn't taking notes on the lecture.
a lecture on ... (关于...的讲座)
deliver/give a lecture on ... (做...讲座)
overuse / v ju s/
vt. 过度使用;滥用
e.g. Supplies are under increasing threat from overuse and pollution.
overdo (v.)
overtake (v.)
overcome (v.)
overweight (adj. )
把…做得过火
赶上;追上
克服
超重的
million / m lj n/
n. 百万
e.g. He's a man in a million.
millions of 数百万的 millionaire
greenhouse / ɡri nha s/
n. 温室,暖房
e.g. It could add to greenhouse emissions.
greenhouse effect
turn one’s back (on sb./ sth.)
对……置之不理,对……撒手不管
e.g. The boss turned his back on the kid.
title / ta tl/
n. 标题,题目
e.g. The title is right at the top of the page.