Unit 4 Wildlife Protection -- Language Point.pptVIP

Unit 4 Wildlife protection Language points 1. decrease vt./vi. /n. 减少, 使变小或变少 on the decrease 在减少中 decrease to 减少到 decrease by 减少了 ① The membership decreased to 150. ② He decreased the speed of his car. decreasing adj. 减少中的，在递减的 2. die out: 1) Elephants would die out soon if men were allowed to shoot as many as they wish. Many old customs are dying out. 3）The fire died out in the end. 灭绝，绝种 逐渐消失 熄灭 die away: (光、声音)慢慢消失；（风）停下来 ① He hid behind the door until the footsteps had died away. ② The wind died away, and the leaves became silent. die off: 一一死去；先后死去 ③ The members of the family had all == died off for no reason. die from一般指除了疾病，情感，饥寒以外的原因而造成的死亡，指死于外因。 die of 常指由于疾病， 情感，饥寒等原因而造成的死亡，指死于内因。 ① He died from drinking / smoking / overwork. ② His father died of cold and hunger before liberation. be dying for 很想要,渴望 be dying to do 很想做某事 The old man _________ drinking dirty water. The old man ______ cancer. died from died of 请用适当的介词填空 1. Whales will die ___, if we don’t protect them. 2. Nowadays every woman is dying ___ fair skin（白皙的皮肤）. 3. About 10 million people die __ cancer every year. 4. Some people die ______ the lack of water in the dry areas. out for of from 3. hunt He likes hunting very much. We’ve been hunting for the lost boy all over. 3) It was an exciting hunt, but the fox escaped. 4) He is on the hunt for a better job. 打猎 有哪些信誉好的足球投注网站 打猎 搜寻 hunter 猎人 huntress 女猎人 a hunting dog 猎狗 a hunting ground 狩猎场 hunt for/after 追逐，寻找 go hunting 去打猎 4. endanger 使……遭受危害 ① Smoking endangers health. in danger 处于危险之中 ② The patient is in danger. be in danger of 有…… 危险 be out of danger 脱离危险 endangered adj. 濒危的 dangerous 危险的 in+ n. in turn in return in trouble in vain in time in need I hear Tim once was ___ of losing his life, but now he is ___. A. in danger, out of dang