必修二Unit4-Wildlife-protection语言点.ppt

Unit 4 1. decrease 1) n. the process of decreasing 减少；减弱；减轻 There has been a steady decrease in the number of visitors. Vt. To make sth. become less 减少；降低 We have decreased our demand for papers. vi. To become less 变少 The number of whales has decreased sharply this year. 2. die out (家族，物种等)灭亡；风俗、做法等(消失)，过时 在过去的几十年里，许多动物灭绝了。decade(十年) Many animals have died out in the past decades. The fire is dying down. The members of the family all died off. The noise of the car died away in the distance. 火焰,风暴，疼痛逐渐消失 （家族，种族）等相继死去 （声音，光线，风等）渐弱，渐熄 3. in danger 处于危险之中 The patient is in danger. be in danger of 有… 危险 be out of danger 脱离危险 endangered adj. 濒危的 dangerous 危险的 relief n. a feeling of happiness that sth. unpleasant has not happened or has ended 轻松感，欣慰感 2.turn round : 转过去，围绕…旋转 The earth turns around the sun. turn on /off 打开/关掉 turn up/ down 开大/减弱 turn to 向…求助 turn against 反对 turn out 关闭，生产 turn over 翻转，考虑 turn away 解雇 turn back 折回 4. suggest sth/ doing sth. 提议,建议 I only suggest the plan. You decide. I suggest taking part in the singing competition. 他的秘书建议我们下周再来。 His secretary suggested that_________________ __________________ we (should) come next Monday. suggest (that) sb (should) do / be(虚拟语气) suggest还可作“表明，说明，暗示”解。陈述语气 Her expression suggested that she was angry. He came to my class every week, but his attitude suggested he______ not really interested in the class. A. is B. be C. was D. were C thick adj. thick black hair a thick forest a thick door thick smoke a thick rope 浓密的头发 茂密的森林 厚重的门 浓烟 粗绳 5. The knife can protect you from a robber. The fur can protect the antelopes against the cold. protect sb from sth/sb.保护……免受…… protect sb against sth 防御…… Eg. He is wearing sunglasses to protect his eyes from the strong sunlight. 他戴着太阳镜以遮挡强烈的阳光 keep sb from doing sth stop sb from doing sth 阻止某人干某事 prevent sb from doing sth The