第6课世界上最危险的生物.doc

第 6 課 世界上最危險的生物 Words for Production 1. creature ?The problem of global warming is threatening all the living creatures on earth. ?The Loch Ness Monster (尼斯湖水怪) is a legendary lake creature. No one knows if it really exists. 字詞搭配 a creature of habit 墨守成規者 ?Selina is a creature of habit. She always does the same things in the same way. 詞類變化 creature n.[C] 傀儡 ?Being the creature of the president, the government official has no power over major social policies. 2. cause / cause ?Several food poisoning cases have caused concern over the restaurant’s food safety. ?The flight delay caused me a lot of trouble. I not only missed the meeting but also upset an important client. ?The root cause of the athlete’s failure is a lack of practice. ?The sciences basically involve analyzing causes and effects. 字詞搭配 cause sb./sth. to VR 導致某人做某事／導致某事發生 cause problems/trouble/damage 造成問題／麻煩／傷害 cause of death 死因 cause and effect 某事的前因後果 die from natural causes 因自然因素死亡 ?The police announced that the mayor had died from natural causes. In other words, he was not murdered. 詞類變化 cause n. [C] 理由 ?You have finished the job in the way I wanted. There is no cause for me to complain. cause n. [C] 目標；理想 ?The children are raising money for a good cause: to help provide better care for stray cats and dogs. 3. profit / profit ?Avatar, one of the most successful movies of all time, made $2.8 billion in profit. ?To make a bigger profit, the company decided to place an advertisement in a newspaper. ?The students profited greatly from the field trip and gained a great deal of practical knowledge. ?Don’t be frustrated by your mistake. Just make sure you learn your lesson and profit from the experience. 字詞搭配 at a huge/big profit 以極高的利潤…… make/earn a profit 獲利 profit from sth. 從……當中獲益 詞類變化 profitable　adj. 有益的；有利可圖的 ANT unprofitable ?I had a profitable conversation with my teacher today. ?Online shopping can be a very profitable business because you don’t need to rent a store to sell your products. non-p