综合英语2 Unit 4 water cycle.pptVIP

Unit 4 Water cycle treaty: a written agreement between two states or sovereigns 条约；协议, 协商 multilateral/bilateral/unilateral treaty be in treaty with sb. for 为某事与某人谈判 make treaty 立约, 订合同 withdraw from treaty 退出条约 at a cost:以…的价格 at all costs: Eg: The bridge must be repaired within three days?at all costs. 要不惜一切代价在三天内把桥修好。 at cost: 按成本价格出售的货物 at the cost of sth. 以牺牲某事物为代价 Eg: 年轻女士牺牲健康来减肥是不可取的。 It is not good for young ladies to keep slim?at the cost of?their health.? against all odds: although there are great difficulties e.g. Against all odds, he finished the work. We applaud this kind of person when they climb mountains, cross deserts, sail oceans and survive against incredible odds. rather than: 1.(要)…而不…, 与其…倒不如… 我们与其在礼堂里开会, 不如在教室开会。 Well have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the auditorium. 2.instead of sb/sth 而不是 他们这样增加了而不是减少了粮食年产量。 They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminished it. reduce something to something: to change something into a shorter simpler form e.g. Many jobs can be reduced to a few simple points. reduce somebody to doing something: to make someone do something they would rather not do, especially when it involves behaving or living in a way that is not as good as before: e.g. Eventually Charlotte was reduced to begging on the streets. ‘relish: [verb transitive] to enjoy an experience or the thought of something that is going to happen 近义表达：take pleasure in, receive/derive pleasure from, get enjoyment from relish the prospect/thought/idea e.g. I dont relish the thought of you walking home alone. He didnt relish the prospect of having to explain his behavior. 他不喜欢对他自己的所作所为作出解释。 rejuvenate [r??d?u:v??ne?t]?: make younger or more youthful 使变得年轻, return to life; get or give new life or energy使恢复活力 e.g. Irans leaders think a nuclear weapon could rejuvenate their tired revolution. I came back from holiday feeling rejuvenated. radical: a radical change or difference is very