高级英语(黄源深版教案).pptVIP

Apology to the future By rights (pa.1)—rightly; with good reason It is often used with “should” or “ought to”, and carries little meaning but strengthens the modal meaning. By rights, I should have been promoted instead of him. I should by rights speak German, my mother’s German, but I only know a few words. I should not by rights have told you. Rendered well-nigh uninhabitablemade almost unsuitable for people to live on Habitable, inhabitable, uninhabitable Inhabitable is much less common because of its ambiguity. As part of the world be _____, millions of people will try to migrate to more hospitable areas. They were desperate for _________ land. When we first moved into this old house, it was barely __________. Forces set in motion (pa.2) Set sth. In motion: start sth.; cause sth. To start working The news set the British war machinery in motion. (cause it to start operating) We will set the wheels in motion, and you will be hearing from us in a few weeks. ----destructive forces which are activated or set to work I wish I could say… but we do. (pa.2) I wish it were all because we have less than enough knowledge to make us realize we are doing wrong./ I wish I could say we do all this damage to Earth out of ignorance. The harsh truth, however, is we do have enough knowledge to convince ourselves of our wrongdoings. Dumping heedlessly—discarding without proper care Alternatives to …nuclear energy (pa.3)---such as solar energy, energy from water or wind, etc., all of which are presently being tapped in some form, but none of which can so far replace fossil fuels The lion’s share…man’s doing (pa.4)---It is man who causes the greatest part of damage to the environment The lion’s share: the greatest part; nearly all; He never offers to buy any wine, but when a bottle is opened, he always takes the lions’ share. Or so we say (pa.4)—if in fact that is not a problem for the future to solve, at least we think so. Or (So) is used to make a concession to the previous s