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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.) on its course *On October 4, 1957, Soviet scientists launched the world’s first artificial satellite, called Sputnik. Collocation: launch an attack 发动进攻 launch a massive campaign 发动一场大规模的运动 launch a company 开一家公司 launch threats at sb. 向某人发出威胁 launch into （积极有力地）开始 * 3. (L 10) campaign: n. a series of military operations or planned activities with a particular aim （＝The government is launching a massive campaign against corruption.） 在我们城市开展的灭鼠运动开端良好。 （＝The campaign against rats in our city got off to a good start.） 4. (L 15) efficient: adj. working well, quickly and without waste *To cut back on fossil fuels, we should build more efficient cars. 雇佣未受良好训练的工人效果是不会好的。 （＝It is not efficient to hire poorly trained workers. ） 5. (L 16) conquest: n. conquering, defeat *Hitler badly miscalculated when he assumed the conquest of the USSR would be simple. 1939年德国征服了波兰。 （＝The year 1939 had witnessed the conquest of Poland by Germany.） 6. (L 21) retreat: v. move back or withdraw when faced with danger or difficulty *After a fierce battle, the troops retreated southward. 我们采取如下策略：敌进我退，敌退我追。 （＝ We adopted the following strategies: When the enemy advances, we retreat: when they retreat, we pursue.） 7. (L 24) engage: vt. 1) begin fighting with sb. *The commander ordered the soldiers to en