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Unit 4 Wildlife protection 1. die out 灭亡，灭绝；（风俗、习惯等）消失 die away （声音、光线、风等）逐渐平息 / 减弱 die down 平息；平静下来 die off （家族、种族等）相继死亡；（草木等）先后枯死[来源:Zxxk.Com] die for … die of … 因患 …而死 (内因 --- 年老、疾病、贫寒) die from … 由于 … 而死 (外因 --- 灾祸、负伤) be dying for sth. 极想得到 … ; 渴望做 … As a result these endangered animals may even die out. This species has nearly died out because its habitat is being destroyed. Many animals have died out in the past decades. The wild population of koalas is in danger of dying out. 数量 / 正濒临消亡的危险 The practice of sending only boys to school is dying out. No one knows why this kind of plant has died out. No one has come up with a better explanation of why dinosaurs died out. Many old traditional customs have died out because they are out of date. The noise of the car died away in the distance. 消失在远方 He hid behind the door until the footsteps had died away. 一直 / 脚步声渐渐远去 / 完全消失 We could also eat the remains when the fire died down. (P9, B10) I had a face-to-face talk with three astronauts yesterday afternoon. It took a long time for the excitement to die down. 2. in danger (of …) out of danger a danger to … 对 … 有危险；对 … 是危险的物（人） be dangerous to … endanger vt. Why are they in danger of disappearing? He drove so fast that I really felt my life was in danger. The drowning girl was obviously in immediate danger. If he carries on like this he’s in danger of losing his job. How many factory workers are in danger of losing their jobs? The old building is in danger of collapsing. She was badly wounded and in danger of losing her life at any time. The terrible earthquake which happened on March 11th 2011 in Japan made thousands of people in danger. 成千上万 The poor man is in danger. We should do all we can to help him out. The doctors say he is now out of danger.[来源:学。科。网Z。X。X。K] The sick man’s life had been in danger, but now he was out of danger. 一度有生命之危 As far as I’m concerned, he is a danger to society. 社会的危险分子 Police said the man was a danger to the public.