1、Section 3 Words and expressions from Unit 4 Wildlife protectiondie out 消失,灭绝 1.The English of today is very different from the English of500 years ago. In time, some even die out completely. 现在的英语与500年前的英语已大不相同，有一些甚至会在今后完全消失。2.No one have come up with a convincing explanation of why dinosaur die out
2、. 尚未有人能对恐龙的灭绝做出一个令人信服的解释。3.Many old customs are dying out. 很多古老的习俗正在消失。hunt n. 狩猎,追捕,搜寻v. 狩猎,打猎,搜索1.Winter is the best time for hunting in mountain areas. 冬季是山区狩猎的最佳时间。2.The hunt is on for the culprit. 正在搜捕该罪犯。3.I had a good hunt for that key. 那把钥匙我找了好一阵子。4.The police are on the hunt for further clu
3、es. 警方正进一步寻找线索。5.He found it after a long hunt.他找了很长时间才把它找到。6.The huntsman and I hunt the animals out of the garden. 猎人和我把动物赶出花园。7.Wolves hunt in packs. 狼总是成群猎食。in peace 安祥地1.Please let me do my work in peace. 请让我安静地工作。2.All the villagers live together in peace. 所有村民都和睦相处。3.May he rest (ie lie in hi
4、s grave) in peace. 愿他安息。4.The two communities live together in peace (with one another). 这两个社区和平相处。in danger 在危险中1.If man put his country in danger by helping the enemy, his life and possessions were forfeit to the crown. 任何人如帮助敌人危害本国，他的生命财产便被国家没收。2.It portends we are in danger. 这预示我们陷入危险。3.We shoul
5、d keep our composure in danger. 我们在危险的时候应该保持冷静。4.You are in danger of catching a cold if you dont take any medicine. 如果你不吃药的话, 就有感冒的危险。5.You are so kind-hearted that you always give me a hand when I am in danger. 你心肠真好, 总是在我危困时帮助我。6.His life was in danger. 他有生命危险。7.Dont apply for that job: youre in
6、danger of overreaching yourself. 不要申请那份工作, 以免有不自量力之嫌。8.You must keep sight of one fact: your life is in danger. 有一件事你必须明白, 你有生命危险。in relief浮雕一般鲜明地显着地1. He saw the tower in relief against the sky. 他看到那塔耸立在空中，轮廓十分鲜明。 2. The young man carved a figure in low relief. 这个年轻人刻了一座浅浮雕人像。3. His integrity stood
7、 out in relief from the corruption of certain officials.某些官员腐化堕落,相形之下他的廉正更引人瞩目。burst into laughter突然大笑All the classmates burst into laughter when David acted out the episode. 当戴维表演完那段插曲时，全班同学都捧腹大笑。 containv. 包含,容纳,容忍1. The atlas contains forty maps. 这个地图集有四十幅地图。 2. This book contains all the informa
8、tion you need. 这本书包含你所需的一切资料。 3. Try to contain your anger! 设法抑制你的怒火！ 4. Her statement contained several inaccuracies. 她的言词有几处不确切。5. This barrel contains 50 litres. 这个桶容量为50升。6. Please contain your enthusiasm for a moment. 请你暂且控制住感情。 7. She could hardly contain her excitement. 她抑制不住内心的激动。 8. Whisky
9、contains a large percentage of alcohol. 威士忌所含酒精的百分比很高。 affect v. 影响,作用,感动1.He affected not to hear me. 他假装没有听见我。2.He was much affected by the sad news. 这个悲惨的消息使他非常难过。3.The climate affected his health. 气候影响了他的健康。4.We were deeply affected by the news of her death. 她死亡的噩耗使我们深为感伤。5.The tax increases hav
10、e affected us all. 加税已经影响了我们大家。6.Cancer had affected his lungs. 癌已侵及他的肺脏。7.Their opinion will not affect my decision. 他们的意见不会影响我的决定。8.She affects the helpless female. 她装成柔弱女性。pay attention to 注意1.Pay attention to your float! 注意你的浮子！2.Please pay attention to this clause in the sentence. 请注意看句中的这个从句。3
11、.Please pay attention to the difference between the two words. 请注意这两个词之间的区别。4.You must pay attention to your teacher in the class. 上课的时候必须专心听老师讲课。5.I hope you will pay attention to this problem. 希望你对此给予关注。6.You must pay attention to your study. 你必须专心学习。appreciatev. 欣赏,感激,赏识1. We appreciate your help
12、ing us. 我们感谢你们的帮助。 2. We all appreciate a holiday after a year of hard working. 经过一年辛苦工作之后，大家都能领略假期的乐趣。 3. I really appreciate a good cup of tea. 有好茶一杯, 我就真乐在其中了。4. You dont seem to appreciate how busy I am. 你似乎不能体念我多么忙。5. You cant fully appreciate foreign literature in translation. 看翻译作品很难欣赏到外国文学的精
13、髓。6. I appreciate that you may have prior commitments. 我体谅你可能事先已另有承诺。7. I appreciate your problem, but I dont think I can help you. 我理解你的困难, 但却爱莫能助。8. Local property has appreciated (in value) since they built the motorway nearby. 自从附近修建了高速公路, 本地的地产（价值）已经增值。succeedv. 成功,继承,继续1. If you work hard you
14、will succeed. 如果你努力工作，你就会成功。 2. When the duke dies, his eldest son will succeed to the title. 公爵去世之后，他的长子将继承他的爵位。 3. Our plan succeeded, and soon we were in complete control. 我们的计划顺利完成了，于是我们很快就控制了局面。 4. I won the essay prize, and then was offered a scholarship: nothing succeeds like success! 我的作文得了奖
15、，接着就获得了奖学金，真是一顺百顺！ 5. The silence was succeeded by the striking of a clock. 时钟鸣响声打破了寂静。6. When the king died, his eldest son succeeded (to the throne). 国王死后, 其长子继位。7. The attack succeeded, and the fort was taken. 这次袭击成功, 拿下了堡垒。8. Who succeeded Churchill (as Prime Minister)? 继邱吉尔出任（首相）的是谁? employ雇用,使
16、用1. The police had to employ force to break up the crowd. 警察不得不使用武力驱散人群。 2. The children were employed in weeding the garden. 孩子们忙着给花园除草。 3. Our company employed about one hundred people. 我们公司雇佣了大约一百人。 4. He has fifteen workers in his employ. 他雇佣的工人有十五名。 5. He employed his knife as a lever. 他把刀子当杠杆用
17、。6. How long has she been in your employ (ie employed by you)? 你雇用她多长时间了? 7. He was busily employed in cleaning his shoes. 他忙着擦鞋。8. She hasnt been employed (ie has not had a job) for six months now. 她现在已半年没有工作了。harm伤害,损害,危害1. It wouldnt do him any harm to work a bit harder. 工作努力点对他没什么害处。 2. His fail
18、ures did his reputation a lot of harm. 他屡次失败使他的声誉受到很大损害。 3. There was a traffic accident in this street, but no one was harmed. 这街上发生了交通事故，但没有人受伤。 4. If we interfere, it may do more harm than good. 倘若我们进行干预，那可能弊多利少。 5. Ill go with her to make sure she comes to no harm. 我要和她同去以免她受到伤害。6. Put that vase
19、 out of harms way so the children cant break it. 把那只花瓶放在安全的地方, 免得孩子们打碎了。7. A few late nights never did anyone any harm. 熬几个晚上对任何人绝无害处。8. He may not be able to help but theres no harm in asking him. 他可能帮不了忙, 但是求他一下倒也无妨。biten. 咬,一口v. 咬1. The little cat gave me a playful bite. 小猫顽皮地轻轻咬了我一下。 2. Their do
20、g bit a hole in my trousers. 他们的狗把我的裤子咬了个窟窿。 3. He was taken to the hospital to be treated for snake bite. 他因遭蛇咬而被送到医院治疗。 4. Another of my great ideas bites the dust! 我的一个好主意又碰壁了。 5. That dog just bit me in the leg. 那条狗刚咬了我的腿。6. She bit into the apple. 她咬了一口苹果。7. The miners strike is really starting
21、 to bite. 矿工罢工就要真正显出威力了。8. Wheels wont bite on a slippery surface. 车轮打滑。come into being vi. 出现(存在,产生,形成,成立)1.A new rule will soon come into being. 一个新规则很快就要出台了。2.A car comes into being through a series of complex operations. 汽车经过一连串的复杂作业程序而制成。inspectv. 检查,调查,监查,检阅1. It was strange that nobody inspec
22、ted my ticket before I got on the train. 很奇怪，我上火车前，竟然没有人查看我的车票。 2. The customs officer inspected my passport suspiciously. 海关官员颇为怀疑地检查了我的护照。3. A man employed to inspect and repair railroad tracks. 铁路养路工检查和修理铁轨的工人。4. Police were called out to keep at the airport, and inspect the arriving planes. 警察们被
23、紧急召集起来去守卫机场，并对到达的飞机进行检查。 5. The stewards will inspect the course to see if racing is possible. 那些干事将检视赛马场看是否适宜比赛。 according toprep. 按照,根据1. According to facts in my possession he can not possibly be guilty. 根据我所掌握的事实，他是不可能有罪的。 2. According to the old legend, Romulus was the founder of Rome. 按照古老的传说，
24、罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。 3. According to expert opinions, they gave up the experiment immediately. 根据专家们的意见，他们马上放弃了这项试验。 4. In dictionaries, words are listed according to their orthography. 在词典中, 词是按照字母拼写顺序排列的。5. According to the result of the dissection, the man died from heart attack. 根据解剖结果，此人死于心脏病发作。 6. Ac
25、cording to these figures, our company is doing well. 从这些数字来看，我们的公司经营得不错。 7. According to our records, the books you have borrowed should now be returned to the library. 根据我们的记录，你借的书现在应该还给图书馆了。 8. The books in the library were distributed according to subjects. 图书馆里的藏书按科目分类。 so thatconj. 以便(以致)1. We
26、made a strategic withdrawal, so that we could build up our forces for a renewed attack. 我们作了一次战略性退却，以便我们能积蓄力量再次进攻。 2. Making something by hand has become the exception in many countries todayso much so that giving a homemade gift is sometimes considered extraordinary. 当今用手做东西，在许多国家已经成为很特殊如此地特殊，以致赠送自
27、制礼物有时被认为是不寻常的。 3. She simplified the instructions so that the children could understand them. 她简化了指令以便于儿童理解。 4. The term and condition are printed in very small letter so that they are difficult to read. 条款与条件是用很小的字体印刷的，以致难以阅读。 5. They put a screen around his bed so that the doctor could examine him. 他们在他床的四周放上屏风，以便医生给他检查。 6. Bring it closer so that I may see it better. 把它拿近点儿，让我看看仔细。 7. We turned on the light so that we might see (=so as to see) what it was. 我们把灯打开，以便看看它是什么。 8. I study hard, so that I may not fail in the examinations. 我用功，免得考不及格。
