Unit 1 Man and Nature.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * hostile: a. Detailed Reading_t2_hostile showing extreme dislike or disapproval; unfriendly Senator Lydon was hostile to our proposals. 工程进展得很慢，因为不少学者对普通人持敌对态度。 The project proceeded slowly because many scholars were hostile to the common people. retreat: vi. Detailed Reading_t2_retreat1 move back or leave a center of fighting or other activity, esp. when forced to do so Perry lit the fuse and retreated to a safe distance. 从公众生活中隐退是不明智的。 It was not a sensible choice to retreat from public life. 这些动词均含“退下，退却”之意。 　　指从公开或公共场合退下到私下场所，也指被免除职务或自动辞职、退役等。例如: I retired from teaching three years ago. 三年前我就不再教书了。 CF: retire, retreat withdraw retire Detailed Reading_t2_retreat2 　　 含消极意味，多指被迫采取退下或退却的行动。 强调因某种原因而有意离开，常含礼貌、谦恭等理由。也指军队的撤退。 The enemy was forced to retreat. 敌军被迫撤退了。 As the troops withdraw , the entire city celebrated the liberation. 部队撤退时,整个城市欢庆解放。 retreat withdraw concerned: a. Detailed Reading_t3_concerned affected by something or worried about it; believing something is important All the people present are concerned with children’s education. 很多政客更关注的是权力和控制而不是人民的利益。 Many politicians are more concerned with power and control than with the good of the people. concerned with 关注，关心；与……相关 concerned about / for 担心，关爱 concerned to do sth. 专注于做某事 as far as … is concerned 就……而言 Collocations: ominous: a. Detailed Reading_t3_ominous making you feel that something bad is going to happen The car is making an ominous rattling sound. 不祥的黑云预示着雷暴的到来。 The ominous black clouds predicted the coming thunderstorm. acute: a. Detailed Reading_t3_acute severe; very great The housing shortage is more acute than first thought. 一颗蛀牙可以引起强烈的疼痛。 A bad tooth can cause acute pain. acute disease 急性病 acute anxiety 急剧焦虑 acute shortage 严重短缺 acute sense 敏锐的感觉 acute mind 机智的头脑 Collocations: substance: n. a material; type of matter Detailed Reading_t3_substance The leaves were covered with a stran