牛津英语高三模块10unit1Languagepoints.ppt

“备”则“倍” 有准备、有规划的人生更精彩！ 3. The exercise was ________ the abilities of most of the class. 4. The chances of a full recovery will depend on the ________ of her injuries. beyond gravity Review the language points of this unit. 2. Make preparations for the Word power of this unit. * 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. wrestle vi. 奋力对付；努力处理；全力解决；摔跤 e.g. Armed guards wrestled with the intruder. 武装警卫和闯入者打起来了。 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.