Unit1Book4语言点[供复习].docVIP

PAGE  PAGE 11 Unit 1 Book 4 Text A Man in the Realm of Nature 1. Words and Expressions 1) (L 1) realm: n. a country ruled over by a king or queen; a general area of knowledge, activity, or thought *The king had to call representatives of different classes of the realm into consultation upon the national economic crisis. 影片将孩子们带入了幻想的王国。 (=The movie has brought children to a realm of imagination.) Collocations: public realm 公众领域 *He always projects an image of success in public realm. 他总是以成功人士的形象出现在公众面前。 within the realms of possibility 有可能的 *It was actually within the realms of possibility. 这是完全有可能的。 2) (L 2) interact: vi. if people or things interact with each other, they affect each other eg. Lucy interacts well with other children in the class. 所有事物都是互相联系又互相作用的。 (=All things are interrelated and interact with each other.) 3) (L 7) transform: vt. to completely change the appearance, form, or character of something or someone, especially in a way that improves it *Increased population has transformed the landscape. 这部戏几乎在一夜之间把她从一个不为人知的校园女生变成了演艺巨星。 (=The play transformed her almost overnight from an unknown schoolgirl into a megastar.) cf. change, convert transform 这些动词均有“变化，改变”之意。 change指任何变化，完全改变，强调与原先的情况有明显的不同。 convert指进行全部或局部改变以适应新的功能或用途。指信仰或态度时，强调较激烈、大的改变。 transform指人或物在形状、外观、形式、性质等方面发生的彻底变化，失去原状成为全新的东西。 (Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. 1. In order to _____ their environment, he drew up the project. (=transform) 2. Carbon dioxide can be _____ into oxygen through the agency of plant. (=converted) 3. Why do the leaves on trees _____ colour in autumn? (=change) 4. He always attempts to _____ others to a particular doctrine or belief. (=convert) 4) (L 8) convert: v. to change something into a different form of thing, or to change something so that it can be used for a different purpose or in a different way *They converted the spare bedroom into an office. In the process, the light energy converts