Unit 4Wildlife protection重点单词1threaten vt.& vi.恐吓；威胁2decrease vi.& vt.减少；(使)变小或变少3loss n损失；遗失；丧失 4reserve n保护区5income n收入 6bite vi.& vt.咬；叮；刺痛7inspect vt.检查；视察 8incident n事件；事变9fierce adj.凶猛的；猛烈的 10ending n结局；结尾11protection n保护protect vt.保护protective adj.防护的12hunt vi.& vt.打猎；猎取；搜寻hunter n猎人13respond vi.回答；响应；作出反应response n回答；反应14distant adj.远的；远处的distance n距离；远方；疏远15relief n(痛苦或忧虑的)减轻或解除；减轻痛苦的事物relieve vt.使减轻；缓解16mercy n仁慈；宽恕；怜悯merciful adj.仁慈的；慈悲的；宽容的17contain vt.包含；容纳；容忍container n容器18affect vt.影响；感动；侵袭affection n喜爱；感情effect n影响；效果；作用19appreciate vt.鉴赏；感激；理解；明白appreciation n感激；欣赏；鉴别20succeed vi.成功vt.接替；继任success n成功successful adj.成功的successfully adv.成功地21secure adj.安全的；可靠的security n安全22employ vt.雇用；利用(时间、精力等)employer n雇主employee n雇员employment n雇用；就业；利用unemployment n失业；失业率23harm n& vt.损害；危害harmful adj.有害的harmless adj.无害的重点短语1long_to_do_sth 渴望做某事2die_out 灭亡；逐渐消失3in_peace 和平地；和睦地；安详地 4in_danger_(of) 在危险中；垂危out_of_danger 脱离危险5in_relief 如释重负；松了口气 6burst_into_laughter 突然笑起来；大声笑了出来7protectfrom 保护不受(危害) 8pay_attention_to 注意9come_into_being 形成；产生 10according_to 按照；根据所说11so_that 以至于；结果；为了 12do_harm_to 损害；伤害；对有害重点句型1not onlybut also不但而且When scientists inspected the bones, they were surprised to find that these dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb trees.(教材P30)2the waythat/in which定语从句They learned this from the way the bones were joined together.(教材P30)3tooto太而不能Others think the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more.(教材P30)语法要点现在进行时被动语态的结构和用法Were being killed for the wool beneath our stomachs.(教材P26)Our fur is being used to make sweaters for people like you.(教材P26)1mercyn仁慈；宽恕；怜悯Farmers hunted us without mercy.(教材P26)农民们总是惨无人道地捕杀我们。(1)(2)merciful adj.宽大的；仁慈的；慈悲的(3)mercifully adv.仁慈地；宽大地(4)merciless adj.毫不怜悯的；无情的；残忍的Fire and water have no mercy.水火无情。When they were about to kill him, he begged them to have mercy on him.在他们准备杀他时，他求他们对他仁慈一些。Having lost engine power, the boats crew found themselves at the mercy of the wind.在失去引擎动力之后，船员们只能任凭风力摆布了。It was a mercy that the whole family survived the earthquake.这次地震中一家人都幸免于难，真是不幸中之万幸。2containvt.包含；容纳；克制(强烈的感情等)It contains a powerful drug which affects mosquitoes.(教材P26)它含有一种强效的药物可以防止蚊虫叮咬。【一词多义】 写出下列句中contain的含义。The hall can contain/hold/seat/admit 3,000 people. 容纳This sheet contained a list of problems a patient might like to raise with the doctor.包含At the sight of this cruelty, they could hardly contain their anger.克制【比较网站】include包括，侧重被包含者只是整体中的一部分。contain包括，侧重“整体内有”，指在某一范围或容器内能容纳某物。不用于进行时态。The container contains many kinds of fruits, including a pineapple/a pineapple included. 这个容器盛放着许多种水果，其中包括菠萝。3affectvt.影响；感动；(疾病)侵袭It contains a powerful drug which affects mosquitoes.(教材P26)它含有一种强效的药物可以防止蚊虫叮咬。(1)be greatly/deeply affected by被深深打动(2)be affected(3)She was deeply affected by the news of his death.他去世的消息使她深感悲痛。We want to know whether the new drug has an effect on peoples health.我们想知道这种新药对人的健康是否有影响。4appreciatevt.鉴赏；感激；意识到；欣赏You should pay more attention to the rainforest where I live and appreciate how the animals live together.(教材P26)你们应该多关注我生活的热带雨林，并欣赏一下动物们是如何在一起生活的。(1)(2)appreciation n欣赏；感激I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than older ones do. 我认为小孩对现代图画往往比年长者更有鉴赏力。I really appreciate working (work) with someone who does such a good job.我非常乐意与工作如此出色的人共事。I would appreciate it very much if you would help me with my English.如果你能帮助我学英语，我会十分感激。Id like to show/express my appreciation (appreciate) for everything youve done.我谨对您所做的一切表示感激。【提示】 当appreciate, hate, dislike, love, like, depend/rely on等词后接宾语从句时，一般先加it，再接宾语从句。5succeedvi.成功；继承vt.接替；继任What must be done if wildlife protection is to succeed？(教材P27)如果野生动物保护计划要想成功的话必须要做什么？(1)succeed(2)success nU 成功，成就 C 成功的人或事物(3)(4)successfully adv.成功地The astronauts succeeded in returning from the moon to the earth according to the plan. 宇航员们按计划成功地从月球返回到地球。He had to succeed to the business when his father passed away.他父亲去世后他不得不继承父亲的事业。As far as I know, John succeeded Tom as chairman of the students union.据我所知，约翰接替汤姆成为学生会的主席。6employvt.雇用；利用(时间、精力等)；使忙于，使从事于n受雇；雇用；使用Can they be employed to work in the park and not hurt the animals？(教材P27)他们可以被雇用在公园工作而不伤害这些动物吗？(1)employ(2)employ oneself/be employed in doing sth忙于做某事(3)in ones employ/in the employ of sb替某人工作；为某人所雇用(4)(5)employment n工作，职业；受雇；雇用；使用The general manager employed her as his private secretary.总经理聘请她当私人秘书。The police had to employ force to break up the crowd.警察不得不使用武力驱散群众。Every time I came to visit my teacher, he was always employed in reading.每次我去看望我的老师，他总是在忙于阅读。The boss of the company