高中英语教学：B3U4--USING LANGUAGE.docx

IS EXPLORING SPACE A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY? Countries around the globe are spending billions of dollars and lots of time on various space missions. 世界各国正投入数十亿美元的资金和大量时间执行各种太空任务。 spend time/ money on sth 花费时间/金钱在某事物上 spend time/ money (in/on) doing sth 花费时间/金钱做某事 Some people argue that we should stop wasting time and money exploring space. Instead, we should feed the world’s poor and find immediate solutions to other problems, such as pollution and fatal/deadly disease. 一些人主张我们应该停止浪费时间和金钱去探索太空。相反，我们应该解决世界上穷人的温饱问题，并尽快找到污染、致命性疾病等其他问题的解决方案。 argue vt. 争辩；主张，认为 argument n. find solutions to sth = find ways to solve sth 找到某事物的解决方法 Sb doesn’t do A. Instead, sb does B. 某人没有做A这件事情。相反的是， 他做了B这件事情。 Others feel this is a shallow view which fails to realize how exploring space helps us. 另一部分人觉得这是一种肤浅的观点，没有认识到探索太空给我们带来的好处。 Sb fails to do sth. 某人没有做成功一件事。 Exploring space has already made a difference in the fight against world hunger. 太空探索已经在对抗世界饥饿的斗争中发挥了重要作用。 result in/ lead to 导致 careful analysis 仔细分析 provide useful recommendations and advice for farmers 为农名提供有用的建议 feed Earth’s increasing/growing population 为地球上不断增长的人口提供食物 promote technological improvements 推动技术进步 high-end products 高端产品 everyday/ daily products 日常产品 advanced technology 先进技术 meet the requirements for space exploration 满足太空探索的需求 heart monitor 心脏监测器 other machines that doctors regularly use 医生经常使用的其他设备 limited resources 有限的资源 provide for such a rapidly increasing/ growing population 满足快速增长的人口的需求 in closing 总而言之 short-term and long-term 短期的和长期的