Lesson 17 A man-made disease学科知识.pptVIP

* * Lesson 17 A man-made disease第十七课人造疾病 by RITCHIE CALDER from Science Makes Sense Food chain 17-1. In the early days of the settlement of Australia, enterprising settlers unwisely introduced the European rabbit. 【译文】澳大利亚殖民初期，一些有事业心的移居者不明智地引入了欧洲兔子。 【单词和短语】 enterprising: 有事业心的，有进取心的（having the ability to think of new activities or ideas and make them work），例如： He invented the Nobel Prize for enterprising scientists. 他为有进取心的科学家创设了诺贝尔奖。 unwise:不明智的，愚蠢的，不审慎的，轻率的，鲁莽的（not based on good judgement），例如： It is unwise to delay going to the doctor if you are sick. 生了病却拖延就医是不明智的。 unwise的名词形式为unwisdom，副词形式为unwisely。 17-2. This rabbit had no natural enemies in the Antipodes, so that it multiplied with that promiscuous abandon characteristic of rabbits. 【译文】这种兔子在澳大利亚没有天敌，因此便以兔子特有的杂乱交配迅速繁殖起来。 【讲解】so that…of rabbits是结果状语从句。with that…of rabbits作方式状语，修饰multiplied。that promiscuous abandon中的that是副词，修饰promiscuous。characteristic of rabbits作abandon的定语。 Abandon with reckless Wild abandon Abandon oneself to alcohol/his emotions/sorrow Spend money with abandon Laugh with abandon Weep with abandon Grow in wild abandon 【单词和短语】 promiscuous：乱交的，杂交的（having many sexual partners），例如： The story printed had implied that he was promiscuous. promiscuous的名词形式为promiscuity。 abandon: 放任，放纵，无拘无束（if someone does something with abandon, they behave in a careless or uncontrolled way, without thinking or caring about what they are doing），例如： spend money with abandon 乱花钱 laugh with the abandon of a child 孩子般地放声大笑 weep with complete abandon 号啕痛哭 The grapes grew in wild abandon. 葡萄长得异常繁茂。 17-3. It overran a whole continent. 【译文】它们向整个大陆蔓延开来。 【单词和短语】 overrun：（杂草、蔓藤等）覆盖，蔓延于；（害鸟、害虫等）大批出没于，侵扰(if unwanted things or people overrun a place, they spread over it in great numbers)，例如： Weeds soon overrun the garden. 花园里很快就长满了杂草。 a house overrun with mice 鼠害猖獗的房子 Overcharge Overcome Overhaul 大修 Overhear 不经意听见 Overlap 交叠 Overload Overreact Overrule Overtake 超过 Overwhelm 制服 17-5. Scientists discovered that this particular