高中英语必修2(人新课标)Unit 4 Wildlife protection 知识点总结.docxVIP

高中英语必修2（人教新课标）Unit 4 Wildlife protection?知识点总结 一、重点词汇 ? 词义辨析：die out/die of/die from/ die away/ die down/die off ? ?die out 灭绝、灭亡 ?die of 死于…（通常指疾病、衰老等内因） ?die from 死于…（通常指交通事故等外因） ?die away （声音、风、光线等）渐息，渐弱 ?die down （慢慢）熄灭，平静下来 ?die off 相继死去 ? How did the dinosaur die out? ? 恐龙怎样灭绝的？ ? Her grandfather died of cancer.? ? 他祖父死于癌症。 ? Many villagers die every year from snake bites.? ? 每年都有许多村民死因被蛇咬而死亡。 ? The sound of the car died away in the distance.? ? 汽车的响声消失在远处。 ? The rain remained steady though the wind had died down. ? 尽管风势已经减弱，雨还是下个不停。 ? The deer in the forest are all dying off from disease. ? 森林中的鹿一只接一只地病死了。 ? ?decrease ?vi.vt.减少；（使）变小；或变少 ? ? 1. decrease to …：减少至… ? 2. decrease by…：减少了… ? By 1881, the population of Ireland had decreased to 5.2 million. ? 到1881年，爱尔兰的人口减少到520万。 ? Student numbers have decreased by 500.? ? 学生人数减少了500名。 ??拓展： ? 1. reduce to/reduce by： ?减少到…/减少了… ? 2. increase to /increase by： 增加到…/增加了… ? ?certain ?adj. 确定的；一定的；某一 ? ? 1. be certain of/ about sth.：对…有把握（=be sure of/about sth.） ? 2. be certain to do sth.：一定会做… ? 3. a certain amount of：一定量的 ? 4. to a certain extent：一定程度上 ? 5. It is certain that…：肯定，一定会….（不能说It is sure that…） ? She is a confident woman who is certain of her views.? ? 她是一位充满自信的女性，对自己的观点深信不疑。 ? We are certain to have a good time at the party tonight. ? 我们今晚肯定会在聚会上玩得很开心。 ? I received a certain amount of sympathy immediately after the attack. ? ? 遇袭之后，人们立即对我表示了些许同情。 ? To a certain extent, I am responsible for the delay.? ? 在一定程度上，我对拖延负有责任。 ? It is certain that something is wrong with the machine. ? 机器肯定出了毛病。 ? ?threaten to do sth.：威胁做某事 ? ? He said the enemies had threatened to destroy the town. ? 他说敌军曾威胁要摧毁那座小镇。 ? ?mercy ?n. 怜悯，同情 ? ? 1. have/take mercy on sb.：怜悯某人，同情某人 ? 2. at the mercy of sb./sth： 在某人/某物支配下 ? She begged the president to have mercy on her husband. ? ? 她恳求总统宽恕她的丈夫。 ? The poor cat is at the mercy of the naughty boy. ? 可怜的小猫任由调皮的小孩儿摆布。 ? ?hunt for sth.：猎取某物，寻找某物 ? ? Bats sleep in the daytime and come out to