《现代大学英语精读3Unit5 Silent Spring》.ppt

23. Immune to (---17): unable to be harmed or affected because of special qualities in yourself. Be immune to 对…有免疫力，不受…影响 Be immune from 受…保护，免除… Usually, adults are immune to certain diseases. He was totally immune to those gossips. AIDS 1. What principles should we follow to solve the pest problem? (para. 19) 2. How did the pest problem come into being? intensification of agriculture (para. 20) invasion of imported species (paras. 21-23) 3. Does spreading of organisms to new places happen in nature? How does it happen? What is the primary factor in this natural process? geological element, i.e. separating and rejoining of lands which took millions of years to complete (para. 21) Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part V: Discussion 24. Nature…holds the species within bounds by the built-in checks and balances. (---20) Nature keeps living things in proportion, regulating their number through the check and balance mechanisms of itself. In other words, when the population of one species is too big/small, Nature has a way of leveling it off. Para 20: words and phrases Within bounds Built-in checks and balance 内在的制约与平衡 Habitat:生活习性 Set the stage for: pave the way for… Build up: increase, strengthen Be intermingled with: be mixed with out of bounds a. If a place is out of bounds, people are not allowed to go there. b. If something is out of bounds, people are not allowed to do it, use it, see it, or know about it. Examples: All our trading activities are within the bounds of the law. This area is out of bounds to unconcerned persons. within bounds （para 20） being under legal or moral obligation * Nature has introduced great variety into the landscape and holds the species within bounds by the built-in checks and balances.(para20) 固有的，内在的 a mechanism of controlling or preventing from sth and keeping them in a stable position paraphrase Nature keeps living things in an appr