(共21张PPT)
explorer
英/ k'spl :r /
释义:
[n.]探险者;勘察者
例句:
While he was on the way to Antarctica, he received a message from the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen which said he was going south, too.
在去南极洲的路上,他收到了挪威探险家罗尔德·阿蒙森的一封信,信中说他也要南下。
Unit 5 Lesson3
单词课件
preparation
英/ prep 're n/
释义:
[n.]预备,准备
例句:
Preparations began a week before the festival.
节前一周开始准备。
sledge
英/sled /
释义:
[n.]雪橇
例句:
After a while, Scott and his men had to push the sledges themselves.
过了一会儿,斯科特和他的人不得不自己推雪橇。
ski
英/ski /
释义:
[n.]滑雪板 [vi.]滑雪
例句:
He had teams of dogs pulling the sledges and all his men were on skis.
他有几队狗拉雪橇,所有的人都在滑雪板上。
tent
英/tent/
释义:
[n.]帐篷
例句:
But then a terrible storm started and they could not leave their tent.
但是接着一场可怕的风暴开始了,他们不能离开帐篷。
boot
英/bu:t/
释义:
[n.]靴子
例句:
He sat in a kitchen chair, reached down and pulled off his boots.
他坐在厨房的椅子上,弯腰脱掉了靴子。
captain
英/'k pt n/
释义:
[n.]队长;组长
例句:
The next to go was Captain Oates, who was having great difficulty walking.
下一个要去的是奥茨船长,他行动很困难。
polar
英/'p l /
释义:
[adj.]极地的,地极的
例句:
Then came the total darkness of the polar winter.
接着是极地冬天的黑暗。
base
英/be s/
释义:
[n.]基地,大本营;基础 [vt.]以……为基地
例句:
Amundsen and his team arrived safely back to their starting base on 25 January, 1912, ten days ahead of their planned schedule.
阿蒙森和他的团队于1912年1月25日安全返回出发基地,比他们计划的时间提前了10天。
anxiously
英/' k sli/
释义:
[adv.]焦虑地;不安地
例句:
Scott and Amundsen waited anxiously for spring.
斯科特和阿蒙森焦急地等待春天的到来。
break down
释义:
停止运转,出故障
例句:
The telephone system has broken down.
电话系统瘫痪了。
ambition
英/ m'b n/
释义:
[n.]抱负,雄心;追求,夙愿
例句:
Well, we have now lost the goal of our ambition and must face 800 miles of hard pushing — and goodbye to most of our dreams.
好吧,我们现在已经失去了雄心壮志的目标,必须面对800英里的艰苦跋涉——告别大部分梦想。
exploration
英/ ekspl 're n/
释义:
[n.]探险;探索
例句:
The return journey was one of the worst in the history of exploration.
这次返程是探险史上最糟糕的一次。
cheerful
英/'t f l/
释义:
[adj.]高兴的,兴高采烈的
例句:
We are very cheerful, but what each man feels in his heart I can only guess.
我们很高兴,但每个人心里的感受我只能猜测。
prove
英/pru v/
释义:
[vt.]证明;证实
例句:
Scientists have proved that there is a two-way effect between smiling and mood: when we're happy, we naturally smile; and when we smile, even if we don't feel like it, it can also make us feel happy.
科学家已经证明,微笑和情绪之间存在双向效应:当我们高兴的时候,我们会自然地微笑;当我们微笑的时候,即使我们不喜欢它,它也能让我们感到快乐。
distant
英/'d st nt/
释义:
[adj.]久远的;遥远的
例句:
Later, these rocks proved that at one time in the distant past, the continent of Antarctica was covered by plants.
后来,这些岩石证明,在遥远的过去,南极大陆曾一度被植物覆盖。
continent
英/'k nt n nt/
释义:
[n.]洲,大洲;大陆
例句:
She loved the African continent.
她热爱非洲大陆。
honesty
英/' n sti/
释义:
[n.]坦诚;诚实,正直
例句:
Even Amundsen was moved by Scott's death saying "Captain Scott left a record, for honesty, sincerity, for bravery, for everything that makes a man."
就连阿蒙森也被斯科特的死所感动,他说:“斯科特船长为诚实、真诚、勇敢,以及造就一个人的一切留下了记录。”
sincerity
英/s n'ser ti/
释义:
[n.]真诚,真挚,诚实
例句:
I was impressed with his deep sincerity.
让我铭记在心的是他深切的诚意。
bravery
英/'bre v ri/
释义:
[n.]勇气;勇敢的行为
例句:
Tu Youyou was noted for her bravery in being a scientist during a difficult time for science in China.
屠呦呦如此有名的原因是:在中国科学困难时期勇敢地选择成为科学家。(共25张PPT)
rescue
英/'reskju:/
释义:
[n., vt.]营救;救援
例句:
Today, we're talking about professional teams who work in natural disaster rescue.
今天,我们讨论的是从事自然灾害救援的专业队伍。
Unit 5 Lesson2
单词课件
vehicle
英/vi: k l/
释义:
[n.]交通工具,车辆
例句:
So we use search and rescue vehicles and trained dogs to look for anyone who is still alive and try our best to save them.
所以我们用搜救车和训练有素的狗来寻找任何还活着的人,并尽我们最大的努力去救他们。
trap
英/tr p/
释义:
[vt.]困住;使陷于危险中
例句:
They were trapped in the burning building.
他们被困在燃烧着的楼房里。
attempt
英/ 'tempt/
释义:
[n., vt.]努力,尝试,企图
例句:
They made no attempt to escape.
他们没有企图逃跑。
interrupt
英/ nt 'r pt/
释义:
[vt.]打断讲话
例句:
Sorry for interrupting again.
抱歉,又打断你了。
death
英/deθ/
释义:
[n.]死,死亡
例句:
And the fifth event, which occurred 66 million years ago, caused the death of the dinosaurs.
第五次事件发生在6600万年前,导致了恐龙的死亡。
loss
英/l s/
释义:
[n.]丧失;死亡
例句:
But it's our duty to try our best to reduce suffering and the loss of life.
但我们有责任尽最大努力减少痛苦和死亡。
damage
英/'d m d /
释义:
[n.]伤害,损伤,损害
例句:
As you know, natural disasters like earthquakes, floods and landslides can cause death and other loss and damage that is hard to measure.
如你所知,地震、洪水和山体滑坡等自然灾害会造成死亡和其他难以衡量的损失和伤害。
measure
英/'me /
释义:
[vt.]估量,衡量;测量
例句:
Success is not measured by how much money you have but by how you understand the true meaning of life.
成功并不取决于你拥有多少钱,而取决于你如何理解生活的真正含义。
operation
英/ p 're n/
释义:
[n.]行动,活动;手术;操作
例句:
Will I need to have an operation
我需要动手术吗?
overseas
英/ v 'si:z/
释义:
[adv.]在海外,在外国
例句:
Mr Wang, I know you have been part of many rescue operations overseas, as well as in China, for example the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008.
王先生,我知道你参与了许多海外救援行动,也参与了中国的救援行动,例如2008年的汶川地震。
site
英/sa t/
释义:
[n.]场所,地点
例句:
Well, in the rescue attempts our first and most important goal is to save lives, for example at an earthquake site.
嗯,例如在地震现场,在救援行动中,我们的第一个也是最重要的目标是拯救生命。
process
英/'pr ses/
释义:
[n.]过程,进程
例句:
Sounds like a very challenging process.
听起来是一个非常有挑战性的过程。
battle
英/'b tl/
释义:
[n.]较量,竞争;斗争;战斗
例句:
Yes. It was a battle against time.
对。这是一场与时间的战斗。
duty
英/'dju:ti/
释义:
[n.]职责,义务;责任
例句:
But it's our duty to try our best to reduce suffering and the loss of life.
但我们有责任尽最大努力减少痛苦和死亡。
suffering
英/'s f r /
释义:
[n.](肉体或精神上的)痛苦;折磨
例句:
The suffering of other people appalls me.
他人的痛苦使我大为震惊。
conduct
英/k n'd kt/
释义:
[vt.]实施;进行;执行 [vi., vt.]指挥
例句:
You've told us a lot about how you conduct rescue attempts, but could you please tell us more about protection
你已经告诉我们很多关于你如何进行营救的事情,但是你能告诉我们更多关于防护的事情吗?
protection
英/pr 'tek n/
释义:
[n.]保护;防护
例句:
In addition to her research, she has been whole-heartedly committed to environmental protection.
除了研究,她还全心全意地致力于环境保护。
lamp
英/l mp/
释义:
[n.]灯
例句:
If you're indoors, stay away from anything that can break or fall, like windows or lamps.
如果你在室内,远离任何可能破裂或坠落的东西,比如窗户或灯。
nearby
英/'n ba /
释义:
[adv.]附近
例句:
Sorry, but my advice is to knock on a wall to help people find you and only shout when someone is nearby.
对不起,但我的建议是敲击墙帮助人们找到你,只有当有人在附近的时候才大声叫喊。
breathe
英/bri: /
释义:
[vi., vt.]呼吸
例句:
Without forests, we would have no air to breathe, and without clean water we would be unable to survive.
没有森林,我们将没有空气呼吸,没有干净的水,我们将无法生存。
breathe in
释义:
吸气
例句:
She breathed in deeply.
她深深地吸了口气。
dust
英/d st/
释义:
[n.]灰尘;尘埃
例句:
This is because shouting can cause you to breathe in a dangerous amount of dust.
这是因为大喊大叫会使你吸入大量危险的灰尘。
run out
释义:
用完;耗尽
例句:
The men were soon very tired and were running out of food.
这些人很快就非常累了,食物也吃完了。(共33张PPT)
Unit 5Topic Talk
单词课件
disaster
英/d 'zɑ:st /
释义:
[n.]灾难;灾祸
例句:
Today, we're talking about professional teams who work in natural disaster rescue.
今天,我们讨论的是从事自然灾害救援的专业队伍。
flood
英/fl d/
释义:
[n.]洪水,水灾
例句:
More than 70 people were killed in the floods, caused when a dam burst.
大坝决堤引发的洪水灾吞噬了七十多人的生命。
drought
英/dra t/
释义:
[n.]旱灾,干旱
例句:
Week after week the drought continued.
干旱持续了好多个星期。
hurricane
英/'h r k n/
释义:
[n.]飓风
例句:
Hurricane Betty is now approaching the coast of Florida.
飓风贝蒂正在逼近佛罗里达海岸。
landslide
英/'l ndsla d/
释义:
[n.]滑坡;塌方
例句:
As you know, natural disasters like earthquakes, floods and landslides can cause death and other loss and damage that is hard to measure.
如你所知,地震、洪水和山体滑坡等自然灾害会造成死亡和其他难以衡量的损失和损害。
volcanic
英/v l'k n k/
释义:
[adj.]火山的;由火山作用引起的
例句:
Over 200 people have been killed by volcanic eruptions.
已有两百多人死于火山喷发。
eruption
英/ 'r p n/
释义:
[n.]爆发
例句:
According to scientists, they include volcanic eruptions, asteroids hitting the Earth from space, changes in sea levels, the decrease of the oxygen content of the sea and global warming.
据科学家称,它们包括火山喷发,小行星从太空撞击地球,海平面变化,海洋中氧含量下降和全球变暖。
wildlife
英/'wa ldla f/
释义:
[n.]野生动植物,野生生物
例句:
We've got Sarah Hughes from West London Wildlife.
我们请到了“西伦敦野生动物”的莎拉·休斯。
comment
英/'k ment/
释义:
[n.]评论;意见
例句:
Every article has reader's comments below it and anyone can express what they think.
每一篇文章下面都有读者的评论,任何人都可以表达自己的想法。
crowded
英/'kra d d/
释义:
[adj.]拥挤的;挤满人的
例句:
He peered slowly around the small crowded room.
他慢慢地仔细打量着那间拥挤的小房间的每个角落。
landscape
英/ l ndske p/
释义:
[n.]风景,景色
例句:
The landscape seemed to stretch into infinity.
风景似乎延伸到了无穷远处。
living
英/'l v /
释义:
[adj.]活的,活着的
例句:
Humans, animals, plants and all other living things live in it.
人类、动物、植物和所有其他生物都生活在其中。
weed
英/wi:d/
释义:
[n.]野草;海藻
例句:
By the 1920s, the weed was rampant.
到了20世纪20年代,野草猖獗。
deer
英/d /
释义:
[n.]鹿
例句:
My favourite animals are deer.
我最喜欢的动物是鹿。
insect
英/' nsekt/
释义:
[n.]昆虫
例句:
The roof timbers were affected by rot and insect attack.
屋顶的木料已经腐朽并遭虫害。
whale
英/we l/
释义:
[n.]鲸
例句:
A whale was found washed up on the shore.
一头鲸被发现冲到了岸上。
dolphin
英/ d lf n/
释义:
[n.]海豚
例句:
The dolphin is an intelligent animal.
海豚是聪明的动物。
shark
英/ ɑ:k/
释义:
[n.]鲨(鱼)
例句:
The shark has sharp teeth.
鲨鱼有锐利的牙齿。
kangaroo
英/ k g 'ru:/
释义:
[n.]袋鼠
例句:
The kangaroo is a native of Australia.
袋鼠是澳大利亚的本土动物。
eagle
英/ i g l/
释义:
[n.]鹰
例句:
An eagle circled high overhead.
一只鹰在头顶上空盘旋。
fox
英/f ks/
释义:
[n.]狐狸
例句:
He was as cunning as a fox.
他像狐狸一样狡猾。
soil
英/s l/
释义:
[n.]土壤
例句:
For example, gardeners have been using a form of cloning when they take a cutting from a plant and place it in a suitable medium, such as soil.
例如,园丁们一直在使用一种克隆形式,他们从植物上切下一段,然后将其置于合适的培养基中,如土壤中。
climate
英/'kla m t/
释义:
[n.]气候
例句:
Traffic is one of the major causes of global warming and climate change, as car engines produce various types of greenhouse gases.
交通是全球变暖和气候变化的主要原因之一,因为汽车发动机会产生各种类型的温室气体。
ecology
英/ 'k l d i/
释义:
[n.]生态;生态学
例句:
Oil pollution could damage the fragile ecology of the coral reefs.
石油污染可能破坏珊瑚礁脆弱的生态环境。
jungle
英/'d g l/
释义:
[n.](热带)丛林
例句:
The lion is the king of the jungle.
狮子是丛林之王。
shock
英/ k/
释义:
[vt.]使震惊;使难以置信
例句:
They were shocked when they saw the Norwegian flag.
他们看到挪威国旗时感到震惊。
lecture
英/'lekt /
释义:
[n.]讲座,讲课;演讲
例句:
So how was that lecture you went to yesterday
你昨天去的那个讲座怎么样?
overuse
英/ v 'ju:z/
释义:
[vt.]过度使用;滥用
例句:
Don't overuse heated appliances on your hair.
别在头发上过度使用发烫的电器。
million
英/'m lj n/
释义:
[n.]百万
例句:
They say that phones bring people closer together but in reality, my mind is always a million miles away.
他们说电话将人们间的距离拉近了,但实际上,我的大脑始终在百万英里之外。
greenhouse
英/'gri:nhaus/
释义:
[n.]温室,暖房
例句:
And the greenhouse effect is quite obvious.
而且温室效应相当明显。
turn one's back (on sb / sth)
释义:
对……置之不理,对……撒手不管
例句:
He turned his back on me and refused to lend me any money when I lost my job.
当我失去我的工作的时候, 他对我置之不理,一点钱都不愿意借给我。
title
英/'ta tl/
释义:
[n.]题目,标题
例句:
Just like the title of the lecture — Living with Nature — we should protect nature.
就像演讲的标题“与大自然一起生活”一样,我们应该保护自然。(共22张PPT)
Unit 5 Lesson1
单词课件
whirlpool
英/'w :lpu:l/
释义:
[n.]漩涡
例句:
With the wind and waves, we were going in the direction of the whirlpool.
伴随着风浪,我们朝着漩涡的方向前进。
wave
英/we v/
释义:
[n.]海浪;波涛
例句:
A huge wave covered our boat and my younger brother fell into the sea.
一股巨浪淹没了我们的船,我弟弟掉进了海里。
escape
英/ 'ske p/
释义:
[vi., vt.]逃离;逃避
例句:
This is when the person says nothing and tries to escape or ignore the situation.
这是指一个人什么也不说,试图逃避或忽视这种情况。
survive
英/s 'va v/
释义:
[vi., vt.]活下来;幸存
例句:
At first, his doctors did not believe that he would survive.
起初,他的医生不相信他能活下来。
float
英/fl t/
释义:
[vi.]浮;漂
例句:
So I tied myself to a barrel to help me float.
所以我把自己绑在一个木桶上帮助我漂浮。
file
英/fa l/
释义:
[n.]档案,卷宗
例句:
I'm still looking for that lost file.
我还在找那份丢失的档案。
descent
英/d 'sent/
释义:
[n.]下降,下落
例句:
The plane began its descent to Heathrow.
飞机开始向希思罗机场降落。
tidal
英/'ta dl/
释义:
[adj.]潮汐的,潮水的
例句:
You want to ripple the waters, not create a crushing tidal wave.
你要制造的是滔天巨浪而不是像潮汐一样高低起伏。
poetry
英/'p tri/
释义:
[n.]诗歌;作诗的艺术
例句:
I'm doing a project on comparing English and Chinese poetry.
我正在做一个比较中英文诗歌的项目。
mystery
英/'m st ri/
释义:
[n.]神秘事物,难以理解的事物
例句:
I love the mysteries in them.
我喜欢其中的奥秘。
soul
英/s l/
释义:
[n.]灵魂
例句:
That was the day when it took only six hours to break my body and soul.
那一天,我的身体和灵魂只用了六个小时就支离破碎了。
frightened
英/'fra tnd/
释义:
[adj.]受惊的,害怕的
例句:
The moment I heard the word I became very frightened.
我一听到这个词就非常害怕。
horrible
英/'h r b l/
释义:
[adj.]可怕的,吓人的,令人恐惧的
例句:
We went round and round, nearer and nearer to the horrible edge of the whirlpool.
我们绕来绕去,越来越接近可怕的漩涡边缘。
edge
英/ed /
释义:
[n.]边缘
例句:
Anyway, I'm now looking for a remote house on the edge of the city.
不管怎样,我现在要找的是城市边缘的一所偏僻的房子。
on the edge of
释义:
在……边缘;某事快要发生(尤指不好的事)
例句:
It may appear strange, but at that moment, when we were on the edge of the whirlpool, I felt calmer than when we were moving towards it.
这也许看起来很奇怪,但在那一刻,当我们在漩涡的边缘时,我感到比我们向漩涡靠近时更冷静。
barrel
英/'b r l/
释义:
[n.]桶
例句:
I saw clearly that there were other objects in the whirlpool — trees and barrels.
我清楚地看到漩涡里还有别的东西——树和桶。
curious
英/'kj ri s/
释义:
[adj.]好奇的
例句:
After a while, I became curious about the whirlpool itself.
过了一会儿,我开始对漩涡本身感到好奇。
observation
英/ bz 've n/
释义:
[n.]观察;观察结果
例句:
I then made three important observations.
然后我做了三个重要的观察。
equal
英/'i:kw l/
释义:
[adj.]相等的;相同的
例句:
He has also inspired people around the world to fight for equal rights and justice.
他还启发了世界各地的人们争取平等的权利和正义。
extent
英/ k'stent/
释义:
[n.]面积;长度;范围;程度
例句:
To what extent do you think that social pressure can cause stress
你认为社会压力会在多大程度上造成压力?
tube
英/tju:b/
释义:
[n.]圆管,管子;(伦敦)地铁
例句:
We came by tube.
我们乘地铁来的。