高中英语必修2(人教新课标)Unit4Wildlifeprotection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 hunt for food at night. ?? 蝙蝠白天睡觉，而夜间出来觅食。? ?in peace：和平地；和睦地；安详地