Module3 The violence of nature第二课时 Reading课件外研版必修3.ppt

1．current 1)n. [C]水流；潮流；气流 ①He swam to the shore against a strong current. 他逆着急流游向岸边。 ②Birds use warm air currents to help their flight. 鸟类利用暖气流帮助飞行。 2)n. [C, U]电流 The current includes a direct current and an alternating current. 电流分直流电和交流电。 3)n. [C]思潮；潮流；趋向 Ministers are worried by this current of anti-government feeling. 部长们被这股反政府情绪所困扰。 4)adj. 现在发生的；当前的；现在的(只用在名词前) He is your current employer. 他是你现在的雇主。 5)adj. 通用的；流通的；流行的 That word is no longer in current use. 那个词已不通用。 知识拓展 currently adv. 现时；当前 current account 活期存款账户；往来账户 current affairs 时事 即学即用 将下列词组译成英语。 (A)一股冷空气________ (B)一股强大的电流________