Module4《SandstormsinAsia》IntroductionReadingandVocabulary课件（外研版必修3）.ppt

1. cut down 砍倒 【原句】Deserts are also created because people cut down trees and dig up grass. （P31） 人们砍树挖草也造成了土壤的沙化。 请理解下列句子中cut down的不同含义： ▶Don’t cut down the tree that gives you shade. （砍伐、砍倒） （谚）不要忘恩负义。 ▶The whistling bullets cut the enemy soldiers down like corn. （杀死） 呼啸的子弹如割庄稼般把敌兵扫倒。 ▶My mother cut down father’s trousers to fit me. （缩小尺寸） 母亲把我父亲的裤子改小了给我穿。 ▶May I suggest that you cut down the quantity of your order by half? （减少） 我建议你的订单上的数量削减一半, 怎么样? ▶I’ll cut down（on） my smoking, maybe cut it out entirely. 我要少抽点烟, 也可能完全戒掉。 ▶John was cut up about his failure to win Mary. 约翰没有赢得玛丽的芳心, 感到十分伤心。 ▶As we were talking, she cut in with a question whether we could cut across the square. 我们正在谈话, 她插嘴问我们是否可以抄近路穿过广场。 If you don’t _______ your smoking, I will ______ your supply. A. cut up；cut down B. cut down on；cut off C. cut in；cut off D. cut in；cut up 【解析】选B。句意：若你不少抽烟, 我会断绝对你的供给。cut down on减少；cut off切断, 断开。 2. major adj. 主要的；多数的；主修的；较重要的 n. 主修课程；主修学生 vi. 主修（+in）；专攻 【原句】Sandstorms have been a major disaster for many Asian countries for centuries. （P32） 几个世纪以来沙尘暴一直是许多亚洲国家的主要灾难。 ▶There were calls for major changes to the welfare system. 有人要求对福利制度进行重大改革。 ▶Mary is an English major student and she also majors in German. 玛丽是英语系学生同时也主修德语。 ▶The minority is subordinate（隶属的）to the majority. 少数服从多数。 ▶The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking. 大多数人支持禁烟。 ▶He was voted in by a handsome majority. 他以可观的多数票当选。 Eugene is a student at Harvard University, ______ in physics for a degree in Natural Science. A. majored B. majoring C. to have majored D. to be majoring 【解析】选B。major in主修……课程, 并与Eugene是主动关系, 故用其-ing形式。 3. mass adj. 大量的, 大规模的, 广泛的