Unit 13 We ’re trying to save the earth!
Ⅰ.重点单词
名词:
1.底部,最下部 n. bottom
2.渔民;钓鱼的人 n. fisherman
3.煤;煤块n. coal
4.优点;有利条件 n. advantage
5.垃圾箱n. bin
6.鲨鱼 n. shark
7.工业;行业 n. industry
8.法律;法规 n. law
9.大门 n. gate
10.瓶子 n. bottle
11.负责人;主席;总统 n. president
12.(音乐、艺术)作品 n. work
13.金属 n. metal
14.外卖食物 n. takeaway
15.链子;链条 n. chain
16.生态系统 n. ecosystem
17.餐巾;餐巾纸 n. napkin
18.灵感;鼓舞人心的人(或事物) n. inspiration
19.铁n. iron
20.创造力;独创性 n. creativity
21.(鱼)鳍 n. fin
22.运输业;交通运输 n. transportation
形容词:
1.丑陋的;难看的 adj. ugly
2.木制的;木头的 adj. wooden
3.残酷的;残忍的 adj. cruel
4.有害的adj. harmful
5.可重复使用的;可再次使用的 adj. reusable
动词:
1.承担得起(后果);买得起v. afford
2.回收利用;再利用 v. recycle
兼类词:
1.乱扔v.垃圾;废弃物n. litter
2.花费 v.花费;价钱 n. cost
词形变换:
1.fisherman n.渔民;钓鱼的人→fishermen(复数)
2.wood n.木头→wooden adj.木制的;木头的
3.harm n.伤害→harmful adj.有害的
4.science n.科学→scientist n.科学家→scientific adj.科学上的;科学的
5.use v.使用→reusable adj.可重复使用的;可再次使用的
6.advantage n.优点;有利条件→disadvantage (反义词)n.不利因素;缺点
7.cost v.花费n.花费;价钱→cost (过去式) →cost (过去分词)
8.law n.法律;法规→lawyer n.律师
9.inspire v.激励,鼓舞;赋予灵感→inspiration n.灵感;鼓舞人心的人(或事物)
10.afford v.承担得起(后果);买得起→affordable adj. 负担得起的
Ⅱ.重点短语
1.充满 be full of/be filled with
2.把……扔进…… throw ... into ...
3.关闭 close down
4.参与;在……中起作用 play a part in
5.减少;砍倒 cut down
6.代替;而不是 instead of
7.对……有益 be good for
8.有影响;起作用 make a difference
9.导致 lead to
10.听说 hear of
11.砍掉;切断 cut off
12.对……有害 be harmful to
13.在……顶部或顶端 at the top of
14.到目前为止 so far
15.处于危险中 in danger
16.参加 take part in
17.关掉 turn off
18.付费;付出代价 pay for
19.采取行动 take action
20.负担得起做某事 afford to do sth.
21.环境保护 environmental protection
22.空气污染 air pollution
23.噪声污染 noise pollution
24.水污染 water pollution
25.公共交通 public transportation
26.食物链 the food chain
27.骑自行车 ride a bike
28.不再 not ... any more
29.扔掉;抛弃 throw away
30.好好利用某物 put sth.to good use
31.拆下;摧毁 pull...down
32.上下颠倒;倒转 upside down
33.建立;建起 set up
34.获奖 win a prize
35.恢复;使想起;归还 bring back
Ⅲ.重点句型
1.这个城镇中的每个人都应该参与到清理它(河流)的行动中来!
Everyone in this town should play a part in cleaning it up!
2.这附近的空气真的已经受到污染了。
The air has become really polluted around here.
3.为了减少空气污染,我们应该乘公共汽车或地铁,而不是开车。
To cut down air pollution, we should take the bus or subway instead of driving.
4.因此,我们齐心协力就能带来变化,创造更加美好的未来!
So together, our actions can make a difference and lead to a better future!
5.当人们捕获鲨鱼时,他们会割下鱼鳍,然后把鲨鱼扔回海里。
When people catch sharks, they cut off their fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean.
6.在过去的二十到三十年里,某些种类的鲨鱼数量下降了百分之九十以上。
The numbers of some kinds of sharks have fallen by over 90 percent in the last 20 to 30 years.
7.没有科学研究表明鱼鳍对健康有益。
No scientific studies have shown that shark fins are good for health.
8.你可以通过离开房间时关灯来节约电。
You can save electricity by turning off the lights when you leave a room.
9.你经常扔掉你不再需要的东西吗
Do you often throw away things you don ’t need anymore
10.她住在英国,房子是她自己用废弃物建造而成的。
She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish.
11.艾米不是唯一擅长回收利用的人。
Amy isn ’t the only one who is good at recycling.
12.她开了一家小商店,出售她的包,她还建立了一个网站,在网上出售包。
She opened a small shop where she sells her bags, and she has also set up a website to sell them online.
13.艺术不但可以给他人带来快乐, 而且也说明只需要一点创造力,即便是冰冷的、坚硬的铁也可产生活力。
Not only can the art bring happiness to others, but it also shows that even cold, hard iron can be brought back to life with a little creativity.