1、Section 3 Words and expressions from Unit 4Wildlife protectiondie out 消失,滅絕1.The English of today is very different from the English of500 years ago. In time, some even die out completely. 現在的英語與500年前的英語已大不相同，有一些甚至會在今后完全消失。2.No one have come up with a convincing explanation of why dinosaur die out.

2、尚未有人能對恐龍的滅絕做出一個令人信服的解釋。3.Many old customs are dying out. 很多古老的習俗正在消失。hunt n. 狩獵,追捕,搜尋v. 狩獵,打獵,搜索1.Winter is the best time for hunting in mountain areas. 冬季是山區狩獵的最佳時間。2.The hunt is on for the culprit. 正在搜捕該罪犯。3.I had a good hunt for that key. 那把鑰匙我找了好一陣子。4.The police are on the hunt for further clues

3、. 警方正進一步尋找線索。5.He found it after a long hunt.他找了很長時間才把它找到。6.The huntsman and I hunt the animals out of the garden. 獵人和我把動物趕出花園。7.Wolves hunt in packs. 狼總是成群獵食。in peace 安祥地1.Please let me do my work in peace. 請讓我安靜地工作。2.All the villagers live together in peace. 所有村民都和睦相處。3.May he rest (ie lie in his

4、grave) in peace. 愿他安息。4.The two communities live together in peace (with one another). 這兩個社區和平相處。in danger 在危險中1.If man put his country in danger by helping the enemy, his life and possessions were forfeit to the crown. 任何人如幫助敵人危害本國，他的生命財產便被國家沒收。2.It portends we are in danger. 這預示我們陷入危險。3.We should

5、keep our composure in danger. 我們在危險的時候應該保持冷靜。4.You are in danger of catching a cold if you don't take any medicine. 如果你不吃藥的話, 就有感冒的危險。5.You are so kind-hearted that you always give me a hand when I am in danger. 你心腸真好, 總是在我危困時幫助我。6.His life was in danger. 他有生命危險。7.Don't apply for that job: y

6、ou're in danger of overreaching yourself. 不要申請那份工作, 以免有不自量力之嫌。8.You must keep sight of one fact: your life is in danger. 有一件事你必須明白, 你有生命危險。in relief浮雕一般鮮明地顯著地He saw the tower in relief against the sky. 他看到那塔聳立在空中，輪廓十分鮮明。 The young man carved a figure in low relief. 這個年輕人刻了一座淺浮雕人像。His integrity s

7、tood out in relief from the corruption of certain officials.某些官員腐化墮落,相形之下他的廉正更引人矚目。burst into laughter突然大笑All the classmates burst into laughter when David acted out the episode. 當戴維表演完那段插曲時，全班同學都捧腹大笑。 containv. 包含,容納,容忍1. The atlas contains forty maps. 這個地圖集有四十幅地圖。 2. This book contains all the inf

8、ormation you need. 這本書包含你所需的一切資料。 3. Try to contain your anger! 設法抑制你的怒火！ 4. Her statement contained several inaccuracies. 她的言詞有幾處不確切。5. This barrel contains 50 litres. 這個桶容量為50升。6. Please contain your enthusiasm for a moment. 請你暫且控制住感情。 7. She could hardly contain her excitement. 她抑制不住內心的激動。 8. Whi

9、sky contains a large percentage of alcohol. 威士忌所含酒精的百分比很高。 affect v. 影響,作用,感動1.He affected not to hear me. 他假裝沒有聽見我。2.He was much affected by the sad news. 這個悲慘的消息使他非常難過。3.The climate affected his health. 氣候影響了他的健康。4.We were deeply affected by the news of her death. 她死亡的噩耗使我們深為感傷。5.The tax increases

10、 have affected us all. 加稅已經影響了我們大家。6.Cancer had affected his lungs. 癌已侵及他的肺臟。7.Their opinion will not affect my decision. 他們的意見不會影響我的決定。8.She affects the helpless female. 她裝成柔弱女性。pay attention to 注意1.Pay attention to your float! 注意你的浮子！2.Please pay attention to this clause in the sentence. 請注意看句中的這個

11、從句。3.Please pay attention to the difference between the two words. 請注意這兩個詞之間的區別。4.You must pay attention to your teacher in the class. 上課的時候必須專心聽老師講課。5.I hope you will pay attention to this problem. 希望你對此給予關注。6.You must pay attention to your study. 你必須專心學習。appreciatev. 欣賞,感激,賞識1. We appreciate your

12、helping us. 我們感謝你們的幫助。 2. We all appreciate a holiday after a year of hard working. 經過一年辛苦工作之后，大家都能領略假期的樂趣。 3. I really appreciate a good cup of tea. 有好茶一杯, 我就真樂在其中了。4. You don't seem to appreciate how busy I am. 你似乎不能體念我多么忙。5. You can't fully appreciate foreign literature in translation. 看翻

13、譯作品很難欣賞到外國文學的精髓。6. I appreciate that you may have prior commitments. 我體諒你可能事先已另有承諾。7. I appreciate your problem, but I don't think I can help you. 我理解你的困難, 但卻愛莫能助。8. Local property has appreciated (in value) since they built the motorway nearby. 自從附近修建了高速公路, 本地的地產（價值）已經增值。succeedv. 成功,繼承,繼續1. If

14、 you work hard you will succeed. 如果你努力工作，你就會成功。 2. When the duke dies, his eldest son will succeed to the title. 公爵去世之后，他的長子將繼承他的爵位。 3. Our plan succeeded, and soon we were in complete control. 我們的計劃順利完成了，于是我們很快就控制了局面。 4. I won the essay prize, and then was offered a scholarship: nothing succeeds li

15、ke success! 我的作文得了獎，接著就獲得了獎學金，真是一順百順！ 5. The silence was succeeded by the striking of a clock. 時鐘鳴響聲打破了寂靜。6. When the king died, his eldest son succeeded (to the throne). 國王死后, 其長子繼位。7. The attack succeeded, and the fort was taken. 這次襲擊成功, 拿下了堡壘。8. Who succeeded Churchill (as Prime Minister)? 繼邱吉爾出任

16、（首相）的是誰? employ雇用,使用1. The police had to employ force to break up the crowd. 警察不得不使用武力驅散人群。 2. The children were employed in weeding the garden. 孩子們忙著給花園除草。 3. Our company employed about one hundred people. 我們公司雇傭了大約一百人。 4. He has fifteen workers in his employ. 他雇傭的工人有十五名。 5. He employed his knife a

17、s a lever. 他把刀子當杠桿用。6. How long has she been in your employ (ie employed by you)? 你雇用她多長時間了? 7. He was busily employed in cleaning his shoes. 他忙著擦鞋。8. She hasn't been employed (ie has not had a job) for six months now. 她現在已半年沒有工作了。harm傷害,損害,危害1. It wouldn't do him any harm to work a bit hard

18、er. 工作努力點對他沒什么害處。 2. His failures did his reputation a lot of harm. 他屢次失敗使他的聲譽受到很大損害。 3. There was a traffic accident in this street, but no one was harmed. 這街上發生了交通事故，但沒有人受傷。 4. If we interfere, it may do more harm than good. 倘若我們進行干預，那可能弊多利少。 5. I'll go with her to make sure she comes to no ha

19、rm. 我要和她同去以免她受到傷害。6. Put that vase out of harm's way so the children can't break it. 把那只花瓶放在安全的地方, 免得孩子們打碎了。7. A few late nights never did anyone any harm. 熬幾個晚上對任何人絕無害處。8. He may not be able to help but there's no harm in asking him. 他可能幫不了忙, 但是求他一下倒也無妨。biten. 咬,一口v. 咬1. The little cat

20、gave me a playful bite. 小貓頑皮地輕輕咬了我一下。 2. Their dog bit a hole in my trousers. 他們的狗把我的褲子咬了個窟窿。 3. He was taken to the hospital to be treated for snake bite. 他因遭蛇咬而被送到醫院治療。 4. Another of my great ideas bites the dust! 我的一個好主意又碰壁了。 5. That dog just bit me in the leg. 那條狗剛咬了我的腿。6. She bit into the apple

21、. 她咬了一口蘋果。7. The miners' strike is really starting to bite. 礦工罷工就要真正顯出威力了。8. Wheels won't bite on a slippery surface. 車輪打滑。come into being vi. 出現(存在,產生,形成,成立)1.A new rule will soon come into being. 一個新規則很快就要出臺了。2.A car comes into being through a series of complex operations. 汽車經過一連串的復雜作業程序而制

22、成。inspectv. 檢查,調查,監查,檢閱1. It was strange that nobody inspected my ticket before I got on the train. 很奇怪，我上火車前，竟然沒有人查看我的車票。 2. The customs officer inspected my passport suspiciously. 海關官員頗為懷疑地檢查了我的護照。3. A man employed to inspect and repair railroad tracks. 鐵路養路工檢查和修理鐵軌的工人。4. Police were called out to

23、 keep at the airport, and inspect the arriving planes. 警察們被緊急召集起來去守衛機場，并對到達的飛機進行檢查。 5. The stewards will inspect the course to see if racing is possible. 那些干事將檢視賽馬場看是否適宜比賽。 according toprep. 按照,根據1. According to facts in my possession he can not possibly be guilty. 根據我所掌握的事實，他是不可能有罪的。 2. According t

24、o the old legend, Romulus was the founder of Rome. 按照古老的傳說，羅穆盧斯是古羅馬的建國者。 3. According to expert opinions, they gave up the experiment immediately. 根據專家們的意見，他們馬上放棄了這項試驗。 4. In dictionaries, words are listed according to their orthography. 在詞典中, 詞是按照字母拼寫順序排列的。5. According to the result of the dissecti

25、on, the man died from heart attack. 根據解剖結果，此人死于心臟病發作。 6. According to these figures, our company is doing well. 從這些數字來看，我們的公司經營得不錯。 7. According to our records, the books you have borrowed should now be returned to the library. 根據我們的記錄，你借的書現在應該還給圖書館了。 8. The books in the library were distributed according to subjects. 圖書館里的藏書按科目分類。 so thatconj. 以便(以致)1. We made a strate