人教课标版高中英语必修2 Unit4_Reading_重难点词汇详解.docVIP

PAGE 1 / NUMPAGES 27 Unit4 Reading 重难点词汇详解 1. protection n. 保护 protect vt. 保护 protect…from/against… 保护……不受伤害 under the protection of… 在……保护下 protective adj. 保护的；防护的 教材原文 Wildlife protection 野生动物的保护 经典例句 ①To decrease the amount of rubbish and to protect the environment, more and more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 为了减少垃圾的数量和保护环境，越来越多的政府正在要求人们回收利用材料。 ②In summer, many people usually wear dark glasses to protect their eyes from the sunlight. 在夏天，很多人通常戴墨镜以保护他们的眼睛不受阳光的刺激。 ③The workers can use their own rights accordingly under the protection of the law. 在法律的保护下工人们可以相应地行使他们自己的权利。 ④As is known to us all, shoes play an important role in our life, for they can protect our feet from being hurt. 众所周知，鞋子在我们的生活中起着重要的作用，因为它们能保护我们的脚免受伤害。 ⑤The cave can provide protection from the rain and wind. 那个洞可以保护我们免受风雨的侵袭。 温馨提示 keep…from doing sth. , stop…from doing sth. , prevent…from doing sth. 都表示“阻止……做……”。 2. decrease vi. vt. n. 减少；降低 on the decrease 减少 decrease in… 在某方面减少 decrease by… 减少了…… decrease to… 减少到…… increase n. 增加 教材原文 If their habitat is threatened or they cannot find enough food, their numbers may decrease. 如果它们的栖息地受到威胁，或者找不到足够的食物，它们的数量可能会减少。 经典例句 ①The population growth is decreasing by 1. 4% each year. 人口增长率正在以每年1. 4%速度下降。 ②The population decreased to 1 million last year. 人口去年减少到1百万。 ③There was a 20% decrease in his earnings. 他的收入减少了20% ④The newspaper has decreased in size, but not in quality. 这份报纸虽然版面减少了，但质量并未降低。 ⑤The population of this city is on the decrease. 这个城市的人口正逐渐减少。 3. die out(动、植物）灭绝；（风俗、习惯等）逐渐消失 教材原文 As a result these endangered animals may even die out. 结果这些濒危动物甚至可能会灭绝。 经典例句 ①In fact, half of the 6, 000～7, 000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century. 事实上，现在世界上使用的6, 000~7, 000种语言中的一半到下个世纪很有可能就消失了。 ②With the living environment becoming worse and worse, many of the earths species are dying out. 随着生存环境变得越来越糟，地球上的很多物种正在逐渐灭绝。 ③The sound of their laughter died away. 他们的笑声渐渐消失了。 ④Altho