环球航行.ppt

Unit 2 Sailing Round the World环 球 航 行 I.?Word Study and Word building 1. single-handed (a. ad.) 单独的（地） e.g. This man has changed the whole situation almost single-handed. She accomplished the task by her single-handed efforts. 2.?adventure (n.) 冒险（活动） e.g. Have you read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? Every journey outside the house is an adventure to the baby. 3.?determined (to do sth) (a.) 下定了决心的 e.g. He is determined that his child will not lead a poor life. The Government is determined to further the reform. She is a determined woman and has brought up her children single-handed. 4.?retire (vi) (1)?退休 e.g. Professors usually retire at 60 in China. Next year I will retire from the school. (2)? go away; withdraw 退下；离开；退却；撤退 e.g. After dinner, the ladies retired to the drawing room, leaving the men to their cigars and drinks. Each side retired 15 miles from the frontier. (3)? (formal) go to bed （正式用语）就寝 e.g. The writer usually retires at midnight. 5.?voyage (n.) sea journey 航海；航行 e.g. The letter was written on Hemingway’s voyage from the US to Paris. The first space shuttle voyage was devoted entirely to astronomy. (v.) go on a sea journey 航海；航行 e.g.The seaman has almost voyaged around the world. 6. device (n.) 设备；装置 e.g. Hunters use different devices to trap different animals. A wind vane (风向标) is a device to tell from which direction the wind blows. 7.?damage (vt.) cause harm to 损坏 e.g. Hurricane Andrew damaged thousands of homes. The scandal damaged his career. (n.) harm; loss 损坏 e.g. We must find ways to repair the damage. Hurricane Andrew did great damage to the crops. 8.?previously (ad.) before 以前 e.g. Previously the two were good friends. We planned previously to visit the museum, but we simply do not have the time. 9.?attempt (n.) effort to do sth 试图，尝试 e.g. A true friend will make every attempt to help you. The enemy’s attempt at a surprise attack failed. (vt.) try to do sth 试图，尝试 e.g. Don’t attem