Module 6 Animals in danger Reading.pptVIP

3. What has the Chinese government done to help the antelopes A. It is protecting the antelope in a nature reserve. B. It has sent police to countries where “shahtoosh” is sold. C. It has closed the border with India. 4. What’s happened to the trade in “shahtoosh” A. It has grown quickly. B. It has become legal. C. It has become harder to sell “shahtoosh.” 5. What will happen to the Tibetan antelope A. Its number will continue to increase. B. It may survive. C. It will soon become extinct. What do the numbers and dates refer to? 50,000 —— By the 1990s the number of the antelopes had fallen to about 50,000. $ 5,000 ——The price of a shawl made from “shahtoosh” is $5,000. * Reading 北极狼 朱鹮 军舰鸟 黑犀牛 剑羚 白脸牛羚 东方白鹤 黑叶猴 北山羊 猕猴 蒙古野驴 朱鹭 指 猴 1. struggle v. 挣扎，斗争 struggle against/with 同…作斗争 struggle for为…而斗争 Use of the words He struggled against cancer for two years. Millions of people are struggling for survival. The two leaders are struggling for power. struggle to do 努力，挣扎，奋斗 She struggled to get away from her attacker. I struggled to get free. struggle to overcome one’s shortcoming 努力克服缺点 struggle to one’s feet 挣扎着站起来 struggle n. 战斗、斗争 fight 努力、奋斗 effort the struggle for existence 为生存而挣扎 A foreign language is a weapon in the struggle of life. 外语是一种生存的武器。 We will not surrender without a struggle. 我们绝不会不战而降。 2. be worth doing/n. 值得…… The film is worth seeing again. He thought the book worth the money. The house must be worth quite a lot of money now. A lot of the small towns in the area are definitely worth visiting. 3. on the spot 在现场、到现场； 当场、立即 He decided the matter on the spot. 就此事他当场拍板。 He was hit by a falling tree and killed on the spot. Luckily there was a doctor on the spot. The police were on the spot within a few minutes of my telephone call. 4. raid 突袭；突击搜查；抢劫 n. a raid on/upon sb./sth. vt. raid sth. vi. raid on sth. 对…进行突击搜查 The enemy made a raid on the oil field. 敌人对油田进行了突袭。 The police made a raid on a shop in London and found 138 shawls. 警察对伦