1、课题：Language points 1. Scientists have reported that human beings are causing changes in the Earths climate-something previously seen as beyond our control.beyond 在那边/超出的范围This book on literature is beyond our reach. This bicycle is beyond repair2. They claim that gases pumped into the Earths atmosph
2、ere by the factories and vehicles have been speeding up the process of global warming and affecting our climate. What is the function of the underlined part “pumpedvehicles”?It is used as attributive (定语).speed up 反义: slow down affect have a bad effect on sth. 3. Global warming refers to an average
3、increase in the Earths temperature that, in turn, leads to climate change.1) refer to 提到,谈到Dont worry. I dont think the manager referred to you.Promise me not to refer to the matter again.2) lead to(1) 通向 This road leads to the library. (2) lead to=result in=bring about The fight led to their divorc
4、e.4. increaseby 增加了 increaseto 增加到The temperature of the room is increased by 12C, that is, the temperature of the room is increased to 29C.Cf : reduceby / reduceto rise by / rise to 5. insist:(1) urge in a forcible manner 坚决主张, 坚决要求e.g. He insisted I (should) go with them. =He insisted on my going
5、with them. 6. release:(1) allow to go; set free 释放When coal is burning, it will release a lot of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.(2) allow (news/films) to be known or published 发布,发行 The news has been released. 7. quantity: (1) the property of things which can be measured, e.g. size, weight, numb
6、er. 物质的属性,量e.g. I prefer quality to quantity. (2) amount, sum or number 数量e.g. Weve had quantities of rain this summer. 今年夏天雨下得很多。He buys things in quantity / in large quantities. 他总是大宗采购东西。8. pin sth. on somebody 把某事归罪于某人Tom is innocent. They just tried to pin the blame on him.9. add up 加起来total up / add up to =total up to 加起来为He added up the numbers and the numbers added up to 233.
