Unit 3 The land down under
I. 重點(diǎn)單詞
territory, claim, govern, criminal, resemble, diverse, transform, strengthen
differ, immigration, fellow
II. 短語(yǔ)
1.as a consequence (of) / as a result (of) 作為…的結(jié)果
2.break out ( 指激烈事件)突然發(fā)生(補(bǔ)充break down/up/into/…)
3.feed on 喂養(yǎng),給…食物(和live on的區(qū)別)
4.round up 使集合在一起
5.down under ---- in Australia
6.plan a trip to a place計(jì)劃去…旅行
7.be made up of/make up/consist of 由…組成
8.be surrounded by 被…包圍
9.have a …influence on 對(duì)…有…的影響(effect)
10.suffer from感到疼痛,不適,受苦
11.transform…into 使…轉(zhuǎn)變(化)成…
12.differ from sb/sth 與某人/某事物不同,有區(qū)別
13.give birth to 生,產(chǎn)生
14.keep sb/sth out (of) 不讓某人或某物進(jìn)入某處
15.all the year round 整年
16.change one’s attitude towards 改變對(duì)…的態(tài)度
17.benefit from 從…獲益
18.warn sb of sth 提醒某人,警告
19.represent/stand for 代表,象征
20.be harmful to /do harm to有害的,可致?lián)p傷的
21.get away from sb/…逃離或擺脫開(kāi)(某人或某地)
22.hand sth down (to sb)傳遞某物,把某物往下傳
23.be suitable for/to(sb/sth)適合的,適宜的,恰當(dāng)?shù)?/p>
24.other than (1)除了(表示所說(shuō)的不包括在內(nèi))
He never speaks to me other than to ask for something.
(2)不同于,而不 ( 他除了向我要東西,從不跟我說(shuō)話。)
She seldom appears other than happy.(她很少有不高興的時(shí)候)
區(qū)別other than ;rather than; more than
25.set foot on/in 進(jìn)入或參觀某地;到達(dá)
III.重點(diǎn)詞講解
claim vt. (1)(根據(jù)權(quán)利)要求,認(rèn)領(lǐng); 索賠
Did you claim on the insurance after your car accident?
(你的車子出事以后,要求領(lǐng)保險(xiǎn)金了嗎?)
I claimed the coat that the teacher found.(我認(rèn)領(lǐng)了老師找到的外套)
2)聲稱,自稱,主張
She claims that she is related to the Queen./claims to be related to the Queen.
(她聲稱和女王有親屬關(guān)系)
n. 索款(作為保險(xiǎn)金,賠償,增薪);對(duì)某事物的權(quán)利;陳述,聲稱
They made a claim for higher pay. (他們提出更高報(bào)酬的要求)
His claim to ownership is invalid.(他的所有權(quán)是無(wú)效的)
Nobody believed his claim that he was innocent.(他說(shuō)他清白,沒(méi)人相信)
2.govern./transform/differ/resemble/fellow( 見(jiàn)優(yōu)化設(shè)計(jì))
3.diverse adj.各種各樣的,不同的。同義詞----various, different
eg. Her interests are very diverse.
vt. diversify使(某事物)多樣化;使不同(vary, differ)
4.immigration n. 移民
immigrate vi. immigrate to/into…移入(enter a foreign country in order to live there)
immigrant n. 移民;移居另一國(guó)者
emigrate vi. emigrate (to)(from)…自本國(guó)移入他國(guó)
(go away from one’s own country to another to settle there.)
emigrant n.自本國(guó)移入他國(guó)者
emigration n.自本國(guó)移入他國(guó),移民
5.mate n. (1)(口語(yǔ))朋友;伙伴;同事(常作稱呼用)
Where are you going, mate? (老兄,你去哪?)
(2)鳥(niǎo)獸之偶
the lioness and her mate (母獅與其配偶)
(3)(口語(yǔ))配偶(夫或妻)
vt&vi (1)(使)成配偶;mate with a man or woman
(2)(使)緊密結(jié)合 mate words with deeds (言行一致)
擴(kuò)展:classmate, playmate, schoolmate, roommate, shipmate…
6.medium adj. 中庸的;中等的;普通的
a man of medium height
a medium-sized firm
n.(pl mediums 或media) 媒介;方法;手段
擴(kuò)展:the media(通常用單數(shù)動(dòng)詞)大眾傳播工具(如電視;無(wú)線電;報(bào)紙)
7.entire/all/whole/total 全部的;整個(gè)的
all 整個(gè)的;全部的;所有的;一切的。用法最廣,可以代替這組詞中的任何一個(gè)詞。
可用在冠詞,物主代詞和其他限定詞之前。當(dāng)它與名詞復(fù)數(shù)連用時(shí),表“所有的”
“一切的”;而與物質(zhì)名詞或抽象名詞連用時(shí),則表“整個(gè)的”,“全部的”。
He has been working all day.
All the students went there.
She lived on the small island all her life.
Not all the members were present.
entire 全部的,完整的;整個(gè)的,完全的。用來(lái)強(qiáng)調(diào)事物的整體,有具體的和抽象
的兩種含義。通常形容一種物質(zhì)的,數(shù)目的,時(shí)間性的或品質(zhì)上的實(shí)體。
The enemy burned the entire city.
He wrote the entire novel in only six months.
He has in entire ignorance of the matter.
total 全體的,總計(jì)的,全部的。只暗示一個(gè)可計(jì)量的總體,指某事全部被計(jì)算,測(cè)量或考慮過(guò)之后得出的總數(shù)。
My effort ended in total failure.
His total earnings for 1998are 40,000 dollars.
whole 全體的,全部的,完全的。只沒(méi)有被分割的整體,?膳call換用,但
他們的位置不同。Whole 常放在冠詞,物主代詞和其他限定詞之后;當(dāng)用來(lái)修飾名詞復(fù)數(shù)時(shí),表“整個(gè)的”,一般不與物質(zhì)名詞和不可數(shù)名詞連用,語(yǔ)氣比entire 隨便。
The whole world was surprised at the news.
It took him a whole day to repair the car.
Tell me the whole thing frankly.
8.criminal adj.(1)(通常作定語(yǔ))刑事的,犯罪的
criminal offences/damage/negligence--- 刑事犯罪,損害罪,過(guò)失罪
(2)(作定語(yǔ))關(guān)于犯罪的
criminal law 刑法 a criminal lawyer 刑事辯護(hù)律師
(3)可恥的,不道德的
a criminal waste of public money 浪費(fèi)公款的可恥行為
n. 犯人,罪犯
擴(kuò)展: crime [cn]. 罪,罪行 commit a crime 犯罪
[un]犯罪活動(dòng),不法行為 an increase in crime 犯罪活動(dòng)的增加