1、必修2 Unit 4 ,Wildlife protection【重点词汇】1. threaten vt. 威胁；恐吓；预示 vi. 威胁；可能来临He tied her up and threatened her with a six-inch knife.他把她绑起来，拿着一把6英寸长的刀威胁她。The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers.新来的人直接威胁到原有工人的生计。The cloudsthreatensnow.乌云预示着要下雪。Do youmean tothreaten? 你是想威
2、胁吗?Its threatening to rain.天可能要下雨。2. hunt vt. 打猎；搜索vi. 打猎；搜寻n. 狩猎；搜寻Detectives have been hunting him for seven months.7个月来警探们一直在追捕他。As a child I learned to hunt and fish.我孩提时代就学会了打猎和捕鱼。A forensic team was hunting for clues.法医小组正在搜寻线索。The couple had helped in the hunt for the toddlers.这对夫妇曾帮着寻找那些蹒跚学步
3、的孩子。He set off for a nineteen-day moose hunt in Nova Scotia.他开始了在新斯科舍为期19天的猎驼鹿行程。3. relief n. (痛苦、忧虑）的减轻、消除；救济；安慰Seeing the lost children, the mother was in relief.见到失踪的儿子这位妈妈如释重负。I breathed a sigh of relief.我安心地松了一口气。Thedoctorstreatmentgave norelieftothepatient.那医生的治疗并未使病人的病情减轻。Needyandhandicapped
4、peopledepend ongovernmentrelieffor theirsupport.穷人和残疾人依靠政府的救济维持生计。4. mercy n. 仁慈，宽容；怜悯；幸运；善行Theywere treatedwithmercy.他们受到仁慈的待遇。Wewill notpitynorspare,nor havemercyto theenemy.对敌人我们不会同情，不会宽恕，也不会发慈悲。It really was a mercy that hed gone so rapidly at the end.这真幸运，他最后走得那么快。Sailor is at the mercy of the
5、weather. 水手受到天气的摆布。 5. contain vt. 包含；控制；容纳The book doesnt contain all the required information. 这本书里面并不包含所有需要的信息。The envelope contained a Christmas card.该信封里装有一张圣诞贺卡。Watermelon contains vitamins and also potassium.西瓜含有维生素也有钾。More than a hundred firemen are still trying to contain the fire at the pl
6、ant.一百多名消防队员仍在努力控制工厂火势。6. affect vt. 影响；感动；侵袭；感染As a matter of fact, your opinion will not affect my decision.事实上，你的观点不会影响我的决定。Most people present at the meeting were deeply affected by his speech.出席会议的人都被他的演讲深深感动。7. appreciate vt. 欣赏；鉴赏；感激；意识到 The happiest are not those who own all the best things,
7、 but those who canappreciatethe beauty of life. 最幸福的人们并不一定什么都是最好，只是他们懂得欣赏生活的美好。I appreciateJohnshelping in time. 我感谢约翰的及时帮助。Id appreciate it if you could teach me how to use the computer. 假如你能教我怎样使用电脑我将不胜感激Weappreciateyour difficulty. 我们意识到了你们的困难。Do youappreciatethe full meaning of this letter? 你意识到
8、了这封信的含义了吗？8. succeed vi.成功 vt. 接替；继任He was too inexperienced and too inexpert tosucceed. 他太缺乏经验，太不熟练，难以成功。Only by working hard can wesucceedindoingeverything. 只有努力，才能成功。Obama succeeded Bush as president in the USA.奥巴马接替布什成了美国的总统。9. employ vt.雇佣； 利用（时间、精力）The companyemployed 18 staff. 公司雇用了18名员工。Your
9、 time could be usefullyemployed in attending to professional matters. 你可以有效地利用时间处理一些专业问题。Mary is employed in doing her homework.玛丽在忙她的家庭作业。10. harm vt./ n. 损害；危害 Drinking too much does harm to our health，but some dont care. 喝酒太多对我们的身体有害，但有些人不在乎。He may say no，but there is no harm in asking.他可能拒绝，但问一问
10、也无妨。【重点短语】1. die out （动、植物的）灭绝，灭亡；（风俗、习惯等的）逐渐消失、不存在；（火、光等）逐渐熄灭This kind of bird is dying out. 这种鸟快要灭绝了。The old custom died out many years ago.这种古老的风俗习惯许多年前就消失了。2.protect.from protect.against 保护不受(危害)The medicine is used to protect all the animals against infection. 这种药用来为所有的动物预防传染病。Its important to
11、protect your skin from the harmful effects of the sun. 保护皮肤免受阳光的有害影响是重要的。To protect the environment，most industrial societies have established stringent laws. 为了保护环境，大多数工业领域制定了严格的法律。3. burst into laughter burst out laughing 突然大笑起来；大声笑了出来Suddenly, my sister burst into laughter / burst out laughing. 突
12、然，我妹妹大笑了起来。All the people burst into laughter / burst out laughing as a man spoke about his experience in the forest. 当一位男士描述到自己在森林里的经历时每个人都大笑起来。e into being 出现；形成；产生 When did the Roman Empirecomeintobeing? 罗马帝国是什么时候形成的？When did the term of new-new peoplecomeintobeing, please? 请问“新新人类”一词是什么时候才出现的呢？T
13、he Chinese Red Army came into being after the defeat of the first great revolution. 中国红军产生于第一次大革命失败之后。5. in danger 处于危险之中The dam was in danger because of the rising flood. 洪水猛涨，大坝告急。At present many rare animals are in danger of dying out. 现在许多珍稀动物正濒临灭绝。6.so that 为了；以致于，结果He studied hard in high scho
14、ol so that he entered a key university finally. 他在高中努力学习,结果他最后进入重点大学He listens to the tapes every morning so that he can improve his ability of listening. 为了能够提高自己的听力能力，他每天早上听磁带。【重点句型】1. We used to be an endangered species. 我们过去是一种濒危物种。【考点】used to do “过去经常”I used to write poetry when I was young我年轻时
15、常常写诗。Do you play golf? No, but I used to. “你打高尔夫球吗?” “不打，但我过去打。”He usednt (didnt use) to come.他过去不常来。You used to go there, usednt (didnt) you?你过去常到那儿去，是吗?Where did you use to live?你过去是住哪儿的?2. They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being千百万年前恐龙就在地球上生活，远在人类
16、产生之前。【考点】long before早在之前，很早，很久以前此短语后面可以跟名词、代词或句子，也可单独作状语，常用于过去时或过去完成时。He became famous long before the war. 早在战前很久他就出名了。I knew Betty long before you got married to her. 早在你和贝蒂结婚之前，我就认识她了。They said they had known each other long before. 他们说他们很久以前就相互认识了。The area was inhabited long before the dawn of r
17、ecorded history. 早在有历史记载之前的很长时间里，这个地区就有人居住了。3.When scientists inspected the bones, they were surprised to find that these dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb trees.当科学家检查那些骨头时，他们惊讶地发现这些恐龙不仅可以跑，而且可以爬树。【考点】be surprised to do to do作状语They often get up early to see sunrise. 他们经常早
18、起去看日出。(目的状语)I am glad to meet you. 我很高兴见到你。(原因状语)He hurried to the station, only to be told that the train had left.他匆忙赶到车站，结果却被告知火车已经离开了。(结果状语)【重点语法】现在进行时被动语态的用法1. 表示此时此刻正在进行的被动动作The boss is being interviewed now.老板正在被采访。2. 表示现阶段正在进行的被动动作（该动作在说话的瞬间未必正在进行）Many interesting experiments are being carried out these days.如今许多有趣的实验正在被进行着。（说话时，并不一定正在进行）3. 表示一种经常性的被动行为，常和always, constantly等表示频度的副词连用，这用法常常带有赞扬或厌恶的感情色彩。The boy is always being praised by his father.那个男孩经常被父亲表扬。4. 可与部分情态动词连用，表示对正在发生事情的推测。She may be being punished by her mother.她也许正被母亲惩罚着。