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Unit 1 Fighting with the Forces of Nature Words and Expressions 1. (L 5) raw: adj. cold and wet; not cooked, refined, processed, organized or analyzed *The event took place on a raw February morning. 这块砧板是专门用来切生肉的。 （＝This cutting board is only used to cut raw meat.） *Raw materials are the natural substances from which industrial products are made. 2. (L 7) launch: vt. 1) start * Beginning in the early 1960s, humans launched probes to explore other planets. 这家电脑公司今年开始生产一种新产品。 （＝This computer company launches a new product this year.） 2) send (sth.) o