Book 2 Unit 4 Language Points1

5. In danger (of)….“在(…)危险的处境中” dangerous “危险的” out of danger 脱离危险
He is _________. in danger A in danger B dangerous Keep away from the dog. It’s __________. dangerous in danger of dying out. Some birds are ___________ in danger The sick man’s life had been__________, out of danger but now he was ______________. in public
Those who suffer from headache will find they get _____ from this medicine. (山东2010) A. relief B. safety C. defense D. shelter 【点拨】 选A。题意：那些头痛的人会发 现这种药物能减轻疼痛。relief 符合题 意。safety 安全；defense 防御，防护； shelter 遮蔽，庇护。
Language points
1. If their habitat is threatened or they cannot find enough food, their numbers may decrease.
decrease v. 减少；降低
The number of new students decreased from 210 to 160 this year. They are making every effort to decrease the production cost. decrease…by；decrease…to 表示数量减少的 幅度，即在原有的基础上“增加或减少了多 少”；to则表示“减少到多少”。
Translate the phrases.
1. die out 灭亡；逐渐消失 2. in piece 平和地；和睦地 3. in danger of 有 ... 的危险 4. long to do sth. 渴望做 ...... 5. wake up 醒来 6. by one’s bed 在某人床边 7. take sb. to … 带某人去…… 8. at once 立刻；马上 9. fly away 飞走 10. as a result 因此；结果
years ago.
die vi. 死 dead adj. 死的 death n. 死亡 dying adj. 垂死人；快要死的 deadly adj. 致命的 adv. 非常；极；死一般地 deadly poison 致命毒药 deadly pale 非常苍白 deadly tired 累极了 lovely可爱的/likely可能的/lively生动的 friendly友好的/orderly有秩序的 brotherly兄弟般的/fatherly慈父般的 motherly慈母般的
6. Daisy had always longed to help endangered species of wildlife.
long 在这里是动词，意思是“渴望，热望， 极想”。 long作动词时，后接不定式“to do”或以for引导的介词短语，意思是 对……渴望，很想有……。
long for sth.
long to do sth.
渴望再见到你。 I’m longing to see you again.
孩子们总是盼望假期。
Children are always longing for holidays.
7. Daisy responded immediately.
respond v. 回答；响应；做出反应 response n. 反应；回答；响应；答复
answer, reply, respond这些动词均有“回 答”之意。
answer: 常用词，指用书面、口头或行动 对他人的请求、询问、质问等作出回答 或反应。
reply: 较正式用词，较少用于口语。侧重 经过考虑的较正式答复。
respond: 正式用词，指即刻的、以口头 或行动对外来的号召、请求或刺激等作 出回答或响应。
11. turn around 转身 12. in relief 如释重负 13. burst into laughter 突然笑起来 14. without mercy 毫无仁慈地 15. a number of 一些 16. protect … from 保护……不受…… 17. pay attention to 注意……
8. In relief Daisy burst into laughter. relief n. (痛苦,负担等的) 缓和，减轻；解除 in relief 如释重负；松了一口气 relief from sth. 减轻…… 考试过后，我感到无比（incredible） 轻松。 After the exam, I felt an incredible sense of relief. 这种药（drug）可以减轻一些痛苦。 The drug gives some relief from pain.
她回了你的信了吗？
Has she responded to your letter?
我邀请她吃晚餐但她没回应。
I invited her to dinner but she did not respond.
response n.回应;回答,答复;反应 respond to 对……回答/有反应/有作用 respond that ... 回答说…… in response to 回答;回应 give/make a response to ... 对……作出回答/回应 Eventually, the President had to leave office B public pressure in order to ease the tension of the situation. A. in favor of B. in response to C. in return for D. in honour of
True or False exercises: He has died for two years. He has been dead for two years. It is two years since he died. He died two years ago.
(F) (T) (T) (T) NhomakorabeaThe man was sentenced to _____ for illegally possessing _____ weapons. A. death; dead B. death; deadly C. die; dying D. die; deadly The fish in the river ___ water pollution. A. died of B. died from C. died off D. died out Although the wind has ____ , the rain remains steady, so you still need a raincoat. A. turned up B. gone back C. died down D. blown out
3. Too much hunting hunt v.&n. 打猎；猎取；搜寻
hunt for 搜寻
对……穷追到底；追捕到 hunter n. 猎人 别猎杀野生动物。 Don’t hunt wild animals. John开始找工作。 John set out to hunt for work.
4. About 30-40 remain after being left in peace with no hunting in peace 平静地，和睦地，处于平静状态 所有的村民和睦地生活在一起。
All the villagers live together in peace.
让我安静地做事。 Please let me do my work in peace. 类似短语：in surprise 惊奇地 in rags 衣衫褴楼地 in tears 流着泪；哭
die 是非延续性动词，其完成时不能和for一段 时间的状语连用 pass away lose one’s life give one’s life 逝世；去世 丧生 捐躯；献身
die of + 疾病；情绪；饥饿；年老等名词 因……而死 die from + 外部创伤；间接的原因等以外的名词 die from overwork/a wound/a traffic accident die away (声音，风或光线)消逝；平息；静下来； 指渐行渐远而平息 die down （火，风或感情）平息；静下来；熄灭 指在原地平息 die for 为……献身 die off 绝种；枯死；强调一个接一个死去 die out 熄灭；绝种；不复存在 be dying for 渴望；极想 be dying to do sth. 渴望/极想做某事
in nature
in history
It is reported that ________ mountain lion is in ________ danger of dying out. A. a; / B. the; / C. a; the D. the; a 解析：the 后面跟名词的单数，常用来 表示这一类别。in danger of 是常用短 语。答案选B。
用以上含die的短语填空。 died out because 1. The fish in the lake has ________ the water is seriously polluted. 2. In big cities during cold winter months, many die from the polluted air. old people ________ died away 3. She waited until the footsteps had__________. died of hunger. 4. The poor woman ________ die out if men were 5. Elephants would _________ allowed to shoot as many as they wished.