大学英语通识教程第二册Unit 2 Evironment.ppt

8. phr. 被浪费; 被糟蹋掉 If something goes to waste, it remains unused or has to be thrown away. So much of his enormous effort and talent will go to waste if we are forced to drop one hour of the film. 如果我们被迫把电影缩短1小时，那么他付出的许多努力就会白费，他的才华也将大半被淹没。 Mexican cookery is economical, she says. Nothing goes to waste. “墨西哥的烹调注重俭省，” 她说，“任何东西都不会浪费。” 9. phr. 摧毁; 把…变为荒地 If something or someone lays waste an area or town or lays waste to it, they completely destroy it. The war has laid waste large regions of the countryside. 这场战争摧毁了大片村庄。 cities laid waste by the decline of traditional industries 因传统工业衰落而没落的城市 The aphid is now laying waste to the wheat and barley fields. 蚜虫正在毁掉一片片的小麦和大麦田地。 Unit 2 Environment All-Dimension College English Book 2 大学英语通识教程（第二册）电子教案 needy 1. adj. 贫苦的; 穷困的 Needy people do not have enough food, medicine, or clothing, or adequate houses. a multinational force aimed at ensuring that food and medicine get to needy Somalis. 旨在确保将食物和药品送至贫困的索马里民众手中的多国部队 The needy are people who are needy. 贫困者; 穷人 There will be efforts to get larger amounts of food to the needy. 将努力为贫困者筹措更多的食品。 a needy family 贫穷的家庭 food for the poor and needy 穷人的食物. Unit 2 Environment All-Dimension College English Book 2 大学英语通识教程（第二册）电子教案 greedy adj. 贪婪的；贪心的；贪吃的 If you describe someone as greedy, you mean that they want to have more of something such as food or money than is necessary or fair. He attacked greedy bosses for awarding themselves big rises. 他抨击那些贪心的老板为他们自己大幅加薪。 She is greedy and selfish. 她既贪婪又自私。 Unit 2 Environment All-Dimension College English Book 2 大学英语通识教程（第二册）电子教案 3. vt. 起身；站立 If you raise yourself, you lift your body so that you are standing up straight, or so that you are no longer lying flat. He raised himself into a sitting position. 他坐了起来。 She raised herself on one elbow. 她用一只胳膊肘撑起身体。 4. vt. 增加；提高 If you raise the rate or level of something, you increase it. The Republic of Ireland is expected to raise interest rates. 爱尔兰共和国预计会提高利率。 Two incidents