英语译林牛津版选修8Unit3：导学案（必备短语）.docVIP

英语译林牛津版选修8Unit3：导学案（必备短语） talented artists 有天赋的艺术家 I was amazed to learn that... 我很惊讶地了解到... develop different styles of painting 形成不同的绘画风格 I thought it was going to be boring. 我本以为它会很无聊。 make a lot of scientific discoveries 作出许多的科学发现 in the field of astronomy 在天文学领域 range from....to.... 从....到... float on the surface of a pond 飘在池塘的水面上 fly over a thunderstorm 飞越一场雷暴 devote oneself to doing 致力于做某事 distribute ... to ... 把 ... 分发给 ... negotiate a successful sale 谈成一笔成功的生意 negotiate with sb. about sth. 和某人谈判某事 adore doing 喜爱做某事 be off to 离开去... have an appetite for 喜爱，渴望 start from scratch 白手起家 make a reservation 预约，预订 Considering his later fame, they got a real bargain.考虑到他后来的名气，他们真是买到了便宜货。 be admitted to/into 获准进入，被 ... 录取 set up a studio 建立画室 experiment with 用 ... 做实验 be made up of 由 ... 制成 serve as 担任，充当 cut up 切碎 take a photo of 拍照片 draw the outline 画出轮廓 be stuck onto the card 被粘到卡片上 lay out 铺开，铺放 dip into 蘸，浸入 cut out 裁剪出 have a go at试一试 try out 试验 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 We already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change:　Use less energy. With a little effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or more—doing the Earth a favor while also helping our wallets. Not long ago, my wife, PJ, and I tried a new diet—not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. Scientists have reported recently that the world is heating up even faster than predicted only a few years ago, and that the consequences could be severe if we don’t keep reducing emissions(排放) of carbon dioxide(CO2) and other greenhouse gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere. We decided to try an experiment. For one month we recorded our personal emissions of CO2. We wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. The average US household(家庭) produces about 150 pounds of CO2 a day by doing common-place things like turning on air-conditioning or driving cars. That’s