Unit 4Wildlife Protection语言点与语法讲解(含练习).doc

Unit 4 Wildlife Protection Word usage: protection n. [U] the act of protecting or state of being protected [C] a person or thing that protects Eg: You’d better turn to an adult for protection if there is a bully in your class who makes your life difficult. This hat will give protection against the sun. Shoes are a protection for the feet. enemy n. [C] a person who hates or dislikes another person; one of two or more people who hate or dislike each other. [C] someone or something that hurts, wants to harm or is against (someone or something) Eg: He made many enemies during his political life. John and Paul are enemies (of each other). Cancer is an enemy of/ to mankind. 3. loss n. 1) [U] the act of fact of losing possession 2) the pain, harm, damage caused by losing sth. 3) [C] a failure to win or obtain Eg: Did you report the loss of your jewellery to the police? He’ll try his best to make up the loss. What make him unhappy was the loss of yesterday’s football match. 4. reserve n. 1) [C] a piece of land reserved for a purposse 2) [C] a quantity of sth. kept for future use. 3) v. to keep for a special purpose. 4) v. book Eg: We drove the car slowly and watched the lions in the nature reserve. I must keep a good reserve of energy for tomorrow’s match. You’d better reserve the money for future need. We must reserve two seats on the plane. 5. area n. 1) [C] a particular space or surface; a part or division of the world. 2) [C] the size of a surface Eg: You haven’t cleaned the area under the table. There aren’t many wild birds in this area. What’s the area of China? It covers an area of more than 9 600 000 square km. 6. hunt v. n. 1）v. to chase in order to catch and kill (animals and birds) either for food or for sport. 2) v. to search (for) 3) n. an act of hunting Eg: He likes hunting very much. Knowing a foreign language sometimes is a must in job hunting. He is on the hunt for a better job. 7. peace n. 1) [U] calmness, quietness 2) [