大英四Unit 1 Language points.doc

Unit 1 Fighting with the forces of nature Text A Language points 1. (L 5) raw: adj. cold and wet; not cooked, refined, processed, organized or analyzed *The event took place on a raw February morning. 这块砧板是专门用来切生肉raw meat.） *Raw materials are the natural substances from which industrial products are made. 2. (L 7) launch: vt. 1) start * Beginning in the early 1960s, humans launched probes to explore other planets. 这家电脑公司今年开始生产一种新产品。 （＝This computer company launches a new product this year.） 2) send (sth.) on its course *On October 4, 1957, Soviet scientists launched the world’s first artificial satellite, called Sputnik. Collocation: launch an attack 发动进攻 launch a massive campaign 发动一场大规模的运动 launch a company 开一家公司 launch threats at sb. 向某人发出威胁 launch into （积极有力地）开始 * He launched into a long speech about the danger of taking drugs. 他开始作关于吸毒危险性的长篇演说。 launch out （精力充沛或戏剧性地）开始 * She wants to be more than a singer and is launching out into films. 她不是仅仅想当一名歌手，而且正在积极涉足电影界。 3. (L 10) campaign: n. a series of military operations or planned activities with a particular aim (插入声音文件 （＝The government is launching a massive campaign against corruption.） 在我们城市开展的灭鼠运动开端良好。 （＝The campaign against rats in our city got off to a good start.） CF: campaign, battle war 这三个词都是词有之意Change the form where necessary. Many _____ criminals were proceeded against following World War II. (=war) The American presidential _____lasts for eighteen months. (=campaign) It was a decisive ____ ? we won the ___ because of it. (=battle, war) The Philippines had suffered grievously under the Japanese occupation. A highly effective guerilla ____ controlled sixty percent of the islands, mostly jungle and mountain areas. (=campaign) 4. (L 15) efficient: adj. working well, quickly and without waste *To cut back on fossil fuels, we should build more efficient cars.