【词汇讲解】 Module 5 Cloning知识拓展.docVIP

【词汇讲解】 Module 5 Cloning知识拓展 1. My candle was almost burnt out when, by its tiny light, I saw the yellow eye of the creature open. 蜡烛即将燃尽,这时借着微弱的灯光, 我看见怪物睁开了黄色的眼睛. burn 烧尽，烧光因缺乏燃料而停止燃烧 1)burn out 熄灭,烧坏 The stove was burnt out before I woke up. 我醒来以前, 炉子就灭了 The short circuit burned out the fuse. 短路烧坏了导线 2)burn up使生气，使发怒： Their rudeness really burns me up. 他们的无礼真的让我生气 2. It breathed hard, and moved its arms and legs. 他喘着粗气,挪动着四肢． breathe vi.呼吸 When we breathe, we draw air into our lungs. vt.呼吸 He became ill after breathing coal dust for many years. 他因多年吸入煤灰而生病了。 breath n 呼吸；气息 How long can you hold your breath? 你能屏住气多长时间？ Take a deep breath, and then you may feel relaxed. 深深地吸一口气,那样你会觉得轻松的。 take breath歇息 out of breath喘不过气来 take a deep breath深深地吸一口气 3. But these things contrasted horribly with his yellow eyes, his wrinkled yellow skin and black lips. 但是, 这些东西却和他的黄眼睛, 皱巴巴的皮肤和黑嘴唇形成了骇人的对比. Contrast n.差别； 明显差异 Black and white show a striking contrast. 黑和白形成明显的对比。 .vt. 对照， 对比 Compare and contrast English with Chinese. 将汉语与英语比较对比。 vi. 形成对照 This white peak contrasts finely with the blue sky. 雪白的山峰同蔚蓝的天空交相辉映。 4. Cloning will be beneficial to humans. 克隆将对人类有益 1)beneficial adj.有利[益]的(to); Sunshine is beneficial to plants. 阳光对植物有益 2)benefit (1)n. 利益, 好处 This dictionary will be of great benefit to me. 这部字典将对我有很大裨益。 for the benefit of 为了...的好处 (2)vt.有益于 Exercise benefits our health. 运动有益于我们的健康。 (3)vi.受益 We benefit by [from] daily exercises. 每天做操对我们有益。 5. Sentences A and B refer to an imaginary situation in the present or future. A句和B句指的是现在或未来假设的一种情况. 1)imaginary adj.“想象的”、“虚构的”,: Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are imaginary. 虽然小说里的人物写得栩栩如生, 但都是虚构的。 2)Imagine vt .(1)想象 Imagine youve been shipwrecked. 想象你遭遇到了船舶失事。 Now imagine being a rich man and what you will do. 现在想象一下成为一个富翁, 你将会做什么. (2)以为, 认为, 相信 Dont imagine yourself to be always correct. 不要以为自己总是对。 6. Most countries think it is beneficial and encourage it, and cloning has become comm