Unit6Earthfirst词汇知识点清单-高中英语

高中英语必修二U6 Earth first 知识清单
【词汇拓展】
1.alarm v.使惊恐/担心alarming adj.令人忧虑的，让人担心的
2.terror n.terrify v.使害怕terrifyingterrified—terroristterrorism
fright n.害怕frighten v.使害怕—frightenedfrightening
scare n.害怕/v.使害怕—scaredscary
be afraid / scared / frightened of
fear n.害怕—in fear 害怕地( in silence in detail )
3.horror n.恐怖—horrible adj.可怕的
4.surface v.浮出水面
5.strongstrength 力量/气；优势/点—strengthen v.加强，巩固
6.cruel—cruelty残忍
7.longheld idea 长期持有的想法
8.admitadmitted v.承认；准许进入—admission n.承认；门票
be admitted to 被...所录取9 .target v.以...为目标/n.靶子；目标10.extinct adj.灭绝的extinction灭绝11.advocate v.提倡n.拥护者，支持者12.remend sth to sb—remendation 13.featurev.以...为特点/n.特点14.downstream 下游15.infect—infection—infectious
16. persuade persuasionpersuasive 有说服力的
17.proposeproposal
【短语】
1. carry out 执行、实行 carry out the survey 做调查
2. contribute to 有助于、捐献、投稿
3.cut off 切割；
4.have an effect upon/on 对……有影响
5.see……as……把……看作……
6.the other way round 相反的
7.resuable water bottle可重复使用的水瓶
8.protect……from……使……免受……
9.raise awareness of 唤起……的意识
10.have/take /hold…… attitudes to/towards 对……持有……的态度
11.be willing to 乐意做……，愿意做……12.devote one`s life /oneself
to…致力于be devoted to 13.urge sb to do sth 鼓励/督促某人做某事14.aim at 目的是……，目标是……5.involve…in…参与；涉及；卷入
be /get involved in 16.water supply 水资源供应
17.keep/stop/prevent …from…阻止；抑制18.water conservation 水源保护，节约用水 19.renewable energy 可再生资源20.carbon footprint 碳足迹 21.greenhouse effect 温室效应 22.global warming 全球变暖23.solar energy 太阳能 24.wind power 风力，风能
25.carbon dioxide emission二氧化碳排放26.replace A with B 用B代替A 27. limited resource 有限的资源 28.air pollution 空气污染
29.be aware that 意识到…… 30.the majority of 大多数的……
31.take steps/measures to do采取措施去做…..32. mistake A for B错把A认成B 33.break down 分解；出故障；（身体上）垮掉
34.the amount of ……的数量 35.standby mode 待机模式
36.remove…from…移除，移开 37.power supply 电源
38 mon sense 常识 39.in some cases 在某些情况下；有时候
40.take...into account/consideration 把……考虑进去
41.in detail 详细地，具体地 42.call on 拜访；号召；请求
43.save ……from……使……免于…… 45.be concerned that 关心……
46. mon sense 常识 47.sustainable development 可持续发展
48.by mistake 无意/错误地49.Clear Your Plate Campaign 光盘行动
【句式】
1.People have always been scared of sharks ,but Jaws made things worse.人们一直都恐惧鲨鱼,但《大白鲨》令事情变得更糟糕。

2.Finning is a type of fishing where sharks are caught and their fins cut off.生切鱼鳍是一种鲨鱼被捕获、鱼鳍被切断的捕鱼方式。

cut off在句中意为“切断,切掉;剪下”,此外,还有“中断;隔离;隔绝”之意。

3.Today,as we learn more about sharks, more people than ever want to protect them from extinction.今天,随着对鲨鱼了解得更多,越来越多的人都想保护它们免遭灭绝。

4..Some people stopped swimming in the sea, afraid of the
horrible creature from the film.有些人因为害怕电影里可怕的生物而停止在海里游泳。

5.It was an area where fishermen were finning,and the sea floor was covered with dead sharks.这是一个渔民生切鱼鳍的地方,海底布满了死去的鲨鱼。

6.Now,she is a model and performance artist devoted to ocean conservation.现在,她是一位致力于海洋保护的模特和表演艺术家。

devoted在此处是形容词,意为“专心的;献身的;全心全意的;忠诚的”。

7.We’ve also seen droughts and floods caused by these
changes,which affect the water supply downstream.我们还看到这些变化引起的干旱和洪水,影响下游供水。

句中的supply是名词,意为“供应”,其复数形式表示“补给品,供应(量)”,作动词,意为“供给,供应”。

8.Reduce waste by choosing reusable products...选择可重复使用的产品来减少浪费……
9.The less energy you use,the less carbon dioxide is released.你使用的能量越少,二氧化碳的释放就越少。

10..However,making a paper bag uses four times as much energy as
making a plastic bag and up to three times the amount of water.然
而,制造一个纸袋所需的能量是制造一个塑料袋的四倍,所需的水是制造一
个塑料袋的三倍。

①倍数as + 形容词原级+as
②倍数+形容词比较级+than
③倍数+the +计量名词（size,height,weight,length,width等）+of
My car is twice as expensive as yours.
My car is twice more expensive than yours.
My car is twice the price of yours.
I am twice older than you.
China is almost five times the size of Mexico in area.
Asia is four times as large as Europe.
11.It urges people to save food by not wasting anything on the dining table.它敦促人们节约食物,不要在餐桌上浪费任何东西。

urge是及物动词,意为“敦促,强烈要求,竭力主张”。

12.The average score of our group is...我们组的平均分数是……。

13.Most of us are aware that we must take care of the environment,and the majority o
f us take steps to save energy and reduce waste and pollution.我们大多数人都意识到
必须要保护环境，也采取了各种行动以节约能源，减少浪费和污染。

14.It takes hundreds of years for plastic to break down,but much less time for paper.塑料的降解需要数百年的时间，而纸的分解时间要短得多。

15.Environmental awareness is now part of daily life.环保意识已经融入了人们的
日常生活。

16.We are writing this letter to call on everyone to take part in the Clear Your Plate Ca mpaign.我们写这封信是为了呼吁人们参与“光盘”行动。

17.Environmental awareness is now part of daily life. But it’s worth checking mon ideas and opinions to see what’s really green.环保意识如今融入了人们的日常生
活。

但我们仍需仔细辨别我们习以为常的理念和观点中哪些才是真正“绿色环
保”的。

18. It is the production of food, not its transport, that uses most of the energy and produces most of the greenhouse gases.
相比于运输，食物的生产过程消耗大部分能源和产生大部分温室气体。