初三英语上册unit15重难点解析.doc

Unit15 We are trying to save the manatees! 重难点解析（1） 重点词汇 save gentle furry enormous playful aggressive gray spotted African strong mangrove swamp habitat aquatic feed underwater vegetation foot weigh pound against suitable tiny cage educate public urge recycle stuff material pull bottle glue roof discard tile fence can inspiration spare politely environment care for pull down be made from 详解 1． save [seiv]vt. vi. 抢救, 节省, 储蓄, 顾全。 【例】 （1）The doctors tried their best to save the patient’s life. 大夫们尽力抢救这个病人。 （2）Your kind help saved me a lot of trouble. 你好心的帮忙省了我很多麻烦。 （3）Every month they have been trying to save 10 percent out of their monthly pay, so that in time they’ll be able to buy a computer. 他们每月把百分之十的工资储蓄起来，准备买一台电脑。 （4）He said that just to save his face. 他这么说只是为了保全面子。 2． feed [fi:d] n. 饲料，牧草。作动词用表示“喂食物，供给”等意思。 【例】（1）There is enough feed for the animals. 动物的饲料足够。 （2）He feeds his horse on beans. 他用豆子喂马。 （3）The lake is fed by four big rivers. 有四条大河流入这个湖。 （4）The bird refuses to feed. 这只鸟不肯吃食。 （5）The stream feeds into a pond. 这条小溪流入一个池塘。 3． foot [fut]n. 英尺，脚，脚步，底部，它的复数是feet。它可作动词用。 【例】 （1）She has never set foot on American soil. 她从来没有到过美国。 （2）He has a light foot. 他脚步轻快。 （3）The village lies at the foot of a green hill. 村庄坐落在青葱的小山脚下。 （4）The road is twenty feet long. 这条路有二十英尺长。 （5）We missed the last bus and had to foot it. 我们误了最后一班车，只好步行。 （6）They told me to foot up the account. 他们叫我结账。 （7）He footed the bill for us all. 他替我们大家付了账。 （8）The expenses footed up to four hundred Canadian dollars. 全部费用共计四百加拿大元。 4． weigh [wei]vt. vi. 称……重量，考虑，重压，有影响等。它的名词是weight。 【例】 （1）She weighed two apples in her hand and gave me the bigger one. 她用手掂量两个苹果，把大一点的给了我。 （2）Young people sometimes do things before weighing the consequences. 青年人办事有时不考虑后果。 （3）The branches of the apple tree were weighed down by the fruit. 苹果树的枝子被果实压弯了。 （4）The airplane weighs five tons when unloaded. 这架飞机不载货时重五吨。 （5）Your eloquence will not weigh with us. 你的雄辩不会对我们起什么作用。