2015年高中英语 Unit1 Building the future Language points 牛津译林版选修10.ppt

Unit 1 Building the future;Language points;1. The gravity of the situation shocked Bob Geldof, an Irish musician, so he organized a charity concert called Live Aid to raise money for the victims of hunger in Ethiopia.;gravity n. 严重性；重力；地球引力 e.g. Newton’s law of gravity 牛顿万有引力定律 I don’t think you realize the gravity of the situation. 我认为你没有意识到形势的严重性。;shock 1) v. to surprise and upset somebody 使 震惊 e.g. I was shocked at the news that bird flu had been found in our city. 禽流感病毒在我市被发现使我感 到很震惊。;2) n. a bad feeling as a result of something unpleasant happening unexpectedly 震惊，打击 e.g. He got a shock when he touched the water. 当他碰到水的时候他吓了一跳。;2. The concert also made the headlines around the world, and put great pressure on politicians and statesmen to do something about the problem of world hunger.;headline n. 原指新闻的大字标题，尤其是指头版头条的标题。 headline news 头条新闻 hit/make the headlines 成为重要新闻 e.g. The scandal was in the headlines for several days. 这一丑闻连续几天都刊登在头版头 条。;put (great) pressure on somebody (to do something) 的意思是“给某人施压”。 e.g. Industrial development has put (great) pressure on the environment. 工业发展已给环境带来了（巨大的） 压力。;【拓展】 under pressure from 在来自……的压力下 pressure sb. into doing sth. 迫使某人做某事;3. In wrestling with the dilemma of worldwide hunger, the United Nations set up an agency called WFP in 1963.;She had spent the whole weekend wrestling with the problem. 她整个周末都在绞尽脑汁处理这个问题。;dilemma n. 困境，进退两难 e.g. I seem to be in a dilemma. 我似乎陷入了一种困境中。;4. This is beyond doubt an amazing achievement, but is it enough? beyond prep. 超出(……之外)； 非……所能及；在(或向)……的那一边 beyond doubt 毫无疑问 beyond doubt = without doubt;e.g. He is without/beyond doubt the cleverest student I’ve ever taught. 他确实是我所教过的学生中最聪明 的。;I don’t doubt that … 我不怀疑…… I doubt whether/if … 我怀疑是否…… I have no doubt tha