Unit4 Weather and Climate.pptVIP

Overview Text 1 What Makes the Weather? Text 2 Types of Climate Scanning Do the reading comprehension exercise on page 48 and 49. Key words and expressions fluctuate ?(L1) v [I, Ipr] ~ (between A and B) 1 (of a price, number, rate, etc) rise and fall; change irregularly （指价格﹑ 数量﹑ 比率﹑ 费用等）涨落, 波动: The price fluctuates between 5 and 6. 价格在5英镑与6英镑之间波动.  2 (of an attitude or a state) change continually and irregularly; waver （指态度或状态）变化不定, 动摇: fluctuating opinions 变化不定的意见. fluctuation [C, U] ~ (of/in sth): wide fluctuations of temperature 温度的巨大变化 fluctuations in the state of his health 他健康状况时好时坏的变化. prevail ?(L5) v [I] ~ (among/in sth/sb) exist or happen generally; be widespread 普遍存在; 普遍发生; 盛行; 流行: The use of horses for ploughing still prevails among the poorer farmers. 用马耕作的现象在贫苦农民中仍然十分普遍.  [I, Ipr] ~ (against/over sb/sth) (fml 文) fight successfully (against sb/sth); defeat 战胜（某人[某事物]）; 击败: Virtue will prevail against evil. 美德定将战胜邪恶. prevailing adj [attrib 作定语] (a) 普遍的; 盛行的; 流行的: the prevailing customs,fashions, style, etc 流行的风俗﹑ 式样﹑ 款式等. (b) （指风）某一区域里最常刮的: The prevailing wind here is from the south-west. 这里最常刮的风是西南风. slanting, vertical (L9) equator (L16) 赤道 Globe-related words saturated adj [L42] 1 [usu pred 通常作表语] very wet; soaked 极湿; 湿透: I went out in the rain and got saturated. 我冒着雨出门, 浑身都淋透了. 2 [usu attrib 通常作定语] (chemistry 化) (of a solution) containing the greatest possible amount of the dissolved substance （指溶液）饱和的: a saturated solution of salt 饱和的食盐溶液. condense ?(L43) v [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (into/to sth) (a) (cause sth to) become thicker or more concentrated （使某物）变稠或变浓; 浓缩: condensed milk, soup, etc 炼乳﹑ 浓缩汤等. (b) (cause sth to) change from gas or vapor to a liquid （使某物）由气体或蒸气变成液体; 凝结: Steam condenses/is condensed into water when it touches a cold surface. 蒸气接触冷的表面而凝结成水珠. constant ?(L50) 1 [usu attrib 通常作定语] going on all the time; happening again and again 经常的; 不断发生的: constant chattering, complaints, interruptions 没完没了的饶舌﹑