专业英语基础（共用课） 8 Heart Function.pptVIP

Lesson 8The Heart Function Objectives read the text fluently and answer the questions properly; role-play the dialogue; be familiar with the terms on the structure and function of heart; complete all the exercises. Warm-up How does the hearts rate of pumping oxygen-rich blood develop? Words and Phrases clench She clenched her teeth and refused to move. to clench one’s fist Words and Phrases in the meantime In the meantime, an unconscious and nonbreathing adult nearby could die from lack of emergency medical care. 同义短语： at the same time ; meanwhile Words and Phrases hollow, empty, blank, vacant 这四个词都可以表示“空的”。hollow意为里面有一个空洞，如：A hollow tree is one in which the inside has rotted away, leaving the trunk empty. empty指中间空无一人或一物，如：The house was empty when the fire broke out. blank指表面上空无一物或者一片空白，如：a blank page in a book. vacant侧重于表示里面没有人，未被人占用的，也可以指心灵空虚的，其反义词为occupied, 如：A vacant house is unoccupied, with no one living in it, though it may have furniture. Words and Phrases divide into Leukemia may be divided into acute and chronic Leukemia. All the things on earth are divided into two classes: living things and nonliving things. Words and Phrases circulate The blood circulates round the body. Rumors circulated rapidly. The agent of the private enterprise has started to circulate false stories about the union. The prince circulated from group to group at the party. Words and Phrases in other words With most diseases or injuries, the blood pressure changes in a parallel fashion, in other words, both rise or both fall. Words and Phrases survive He survived his wife by many years. I hope l shall never survive my usefulness. The house survived the storm. Words and Phrases dispose of He disposed of the problem quickly. The murderer was unable to dispose of the body. The despot disposed of all his enemies, real or imagined. Words and Phrases recommendation speak in recommendation of sb. /sth. sb.s personal recommendations follow sb.s recommendations recommendati