高一英语必修2 U4 language points 课件 (ppt).pptVIP

* decrease 1) n. the process of decreasing 减少；减弱；减轻 There has been a steady decrease in the number of visitors. 游客的数量持续下降。 Vt. To make sth. become less 减少；降低 We have decreased our demand for papers. vi. To become less 变少 The number of whales has decreased sharply this year. 今年鲸鱼的数量急剧下降。 die out (家族，物种等)灭亡；风俗、做法等(消失)，过时 在过去的几十年里，许多动物灭绝了。decade(十年) Many animals have died out in the past decades. The fire is dying down. The members of the family all died off. The noise of the car died away in the distance. 火焰,风暴，疼痛逐渐消失 （家族，种族）等相继死去 （声音，光线，风等）渐弱，渐熄 endanger vt. 使… 遭受危害 Smoking endangers health. in danger 处于危险之中 The patient is in danger. be in danger of 有… 危险 be out of danger 脱离危险 endangered adj. 濒危的 dangerous 危险的 relief n. a feeling of happiness that sth. unpleasant has not happened or has ended 轻松感，欣慰感 Daisy had always longed to help endangered species of wildlife. long作动词时，后接不定式“to do”或 以for 引导的介词短语，意思是对……渴望，很想有…… I’m longing to see you again. She longed to have a holiday to go home and see her family again. Children are always longing for holidays. 我盼望再见到你。 她渴望放假回家，再次见到她的家人。 孩子们总是渴望假期的。 It was such a relief to hear that Martha was found safe and well. 听到玛莎安然无恙的消息，我们都感到很欣慰。 burst into ＋n. 表示“突然迸发” burst into laughter / song / tears burst into flames 让我很吃惊的是，本突然唱起歌来。 Much to my surprise, Ben suddenly burst into song. in relief 如释重负 mercy n. kindness and forgiveness shown towards someone whom you have authority over 仁慈；怜悯；慈悲 They showed mercy to their enemies. The farmers hunted us without mercy. 农民们毫不留情地捕杀我们。 have mercy on … at the mercy of … 对 …发慈悲 处于… 的控制 protect … from … :to keep safe; especially by guarding or covering An umbrella is used to protect people from rain. 保护 …不受 …（危害） stop/prevent sb (from) doing sth 阻止某人做某事 The school stopped the students from playing computer games. keep sb. from doing sth. affect v. :have an effect on 影响 A sudden change in the weather may affect your health. effect n. : change produced by an action or cause; resu