U4 B6 Words and Expressions (语言点).ppt

Words and Expressions ——Unit4 Book6 1. consume 1. consume (v.) : to use sth esp. fuel energy or time； to eat or drink 消耗、耗费；吃，喝；消费 Hungrily the cat consumes the fish. The British consume a vast amount of tea each year. （n.） consumer消费者; consumption -consuming oil-consuming countries... 石油消费国 It is very space-consuming. 这东西很占地方。 1. Ive never subscribe to the theory that people are more important than animals. 我从来没有同意过人比动物更重要的理论。 2. Are you going to subscribe to the opera this season? 你要订购这一季的歌剧票吗？ 3. They subscribed to local charities. subcription n. 订金,订阅 subscriber n. 订户，捐献者 4. quantity n．量；数量 The problem begins when we add huge quantities of extra carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.(P26)当我们向空气中排放大量的多余的二氧化碳的时候，问题就开始了。 Quantities of food were spread out on the table. 许多食品被摊放在桌子上。 ①in quantity＝in large amounts大量地 ②a large/small quantity of大/少量的 ③quantities of大量；许多 5．tend v．趋向；易于；照顾；护理 It means that more heat energy tends to be trapped in the atmosphere causing the global temperature to go up.(P26) 这就意味着更多的热量被困在大气层中，从而引起全球温度上升了。 1. Janet tends to get very angry if you disagree with her. 你如果不顺着珍妮特，她往往会大发脾气。 2. The sort of music he listens to varies，but tends toward popular music.他所听的音乐形形色色，不过倾向于流行音乐。 ①tend to do sth.易于/往往会做某事 ②tend to/towards sth.有……的趋势；倾向于…… ③tend to sb./sth.照料；照管 ④have a tendency to do sth.有做某事的倾向/可能性 ①result from...由……造成；因……而产生 ②as a result 结果 ③as a result of...由于……的结果 ④without result 没有结果；白费 7. oppose vt.反对；反抗；与(某人)较量 On the other hand，there are those，like George Hambley，who are opposed to this view and believe that we should not worry about high levels of carbon dioxide in the air.(P27) 另一方面，还有一些人像George Hambley反对上述观点，认为我们不必担心空气中会有高含量的二氧化碳。 1. I would oppose changing the law. 我将反对改变这个法规。 2. My father was violently opposed to my going abroad. 我父亲极力反对我出国。 8. state v．陈述；说明 n．状态；情况 ...Hambley states，“More carbon dioxide is actually a positive thing.” (P27) Hambley说，“二氧化碳含量的增加实际上是件好事。” The witness stat