Unit4Savethetrees解剖.doc

Unit 4 Save the trees I. Words W1. save v. 拯救；储蓄；贮存 safe adj. 安全的 safely adv. 安全地 safety n. 安全 ≈rescue v. 拯救 save money 存钱 save water 节水 e.g. He saved the boy from the fire. He saved a lot of money. Let’s save the Earth together because it is in danger（处于危险之中）. W2. pine n. 松树 v. 渴望（pine to do sth. 渴望做某事） pine tree 松树 pine nut 松子 pine cone 松球 pine needle 松针 squirrel n. 松鼠 pineapple n. 菠萝 e.g. The hill is covered with pines. She is pining to travel abroad. W3. discuss v. 讨论 ≈talk about 谈论；讨论 discussion n. 讨论；商讨 discuss sth. 讨论某事 discuss sth. with sb. 与某人讨论某事 discuss dong sth. 讨论做某事 have a (hot) discussion about/on sth. 对某事进行（热烈的）讨论 e.g. I discussed the problem with my parents. We had an interesting discussion about philosophy. 同义句：We are discussing the matter with the teachers. = We are having a discussion about/on the matter with the teachers. W4. branch n. 树枝；分公司；分店；分行；分支 （pl. branches） a branch of a river 河的支流 e.g. We often cut some branches off the trees in our city in early spring. The bank has branches all over the country. Birds are on the branches. W5. root n. 根 the root 根源；基础 rooter 拉拉队员 the root of a plant 植物的根 the root of a tooth 牙根 pull up by the roots 连根拔起 take a root 生根 remove a disease root and branch 彻底治疗疾病 e.g. Trees need roots to take in water and food from the soil（土壤）. Let’s get to the root of this matter. W6. fight v. 与……作斗争；打架；战斗；争吵；争取 fight-fought-fought fighter n. 战士；斗士 区别：flight n. 航班 fright n. 惊吓 fight an enemy 打敌人 fight the fire 救火 fight a battle 打仗 fight用法： (1)fight for后面一般接抽象名词（如自由、真理、权利等）： e.g. They are fighting for freedom. (2)fight against后面接事物名词或人和国家名词： e.g. They fought against the enemies. (3)fight with后面接人或国家名词，表示“同……并肩战斗”： e.g. They fought with the Italians in the last war, but they fought against them in this. W7. against prep. 反对 ≠for prep. 赞成 e.g. We are for peace and against war. Many people are aga