Unit 4 Space Exploration一、重點單詞

1、determine v.查明；確定；決定

(1)確定失火的原因: determine the cause of fire

(2)確定：determine that ...

(3)決定做某事: determine to do sth.

(4)使某人下決心做某事: determine sb to do sth.

(5)決定: determine on/upon sth.

→ determined adj. 有決心的；意志堅定的

be determined to do sth 決心做某事(表狀態(tài))

→ determination n. 決心；決定

2、disappointed adj. 失望的；沮喪的

(1)對某事感到失望: be disappointed at/by sth

(2)對某人感到失望: be disappointed with/in sb

(3)因做某事而感到失望: be disappointed to do sth

(4)因......而感到失望: be disappointed that ...

→disappoint vt. 使失望

→disappointment n. 失望

令某人失望的是: to one’s disappointment

→disappointing adj. 令人失望的

→disappointedly adv. 失望地

3、independent adj. 獨立的；自立的

independently adv. 獨立地；自立地

(1)獨立的國家: an independent country

(2)變得獨立: become independent

(3)使某人自立: make sb independant

(4)不依賴: be independent of

→ independently adv. 獨立地；自立地

→ independence n. 獨立(之日)；自主；自立

4、lack vt. 沒有；缺乏

(1)缺乏信心:lack confidence

lack n. 缺乏；短缺

(1)不乏某物: no lack for...

(2)缺乏......:lack of ...

(3)因缺乏......: for lack of ...

(4)不乏......: there is no lack of ...

→ lacking adj. 缺乏的；短缺的

缺乏......: be lacking in

5、keen adj. 熱衷的；渴望的

(1)渴望做某事: be keen to do sth

(2)對做某事著迷；熱衷于做某事: be keen on sth

(3)渴望......（從句謂語常用should +do ath）be keen that

(4)對......有敏銳的眼光: have a keen eye for

→ keenly adv. 熱切地

→ keenness n. 熱切；渴望

6、argue vt/vi 論證；爭辯；爭論

(1)與某人爭辯某事: argue with sb about/over sth

(2)提出理由支持、反對: argue for/against

(3)說服某人做某事、不做某事: argue sb into/out of doing sth

(4)為那位可憐的老人辯護:argue for the poor old man

(5)反對捕鯨: argue against hunting whales.

(6)主張......認為......；爭辯道......argue that….

→ argument n. 爭論；爭吵；論點

have an argument with sb 與某人爭吵

beyond argument 無可爭辯

settle an argument 解決爭端

7、regular adj.定期的；經常的；正常的

定期訪問: regular visit

→ regularly adv. 經常；定期地

定期鍛煉: take/do exercise regularly

8、attach vt. 系；綁；貼

(1)把......固定在/附在......上: attach ...to ...

(2)認為......很重要、重視......: attach importance to ...

→attached adj. 依戀的

be attached to ... 附屬于......；依戀......

9.signal vt.& vi. 標志著；標明；發(fā)信號 n. 信號；標志

signal (to) sb to_do sth 示意某人做某事

signal (sb) that ... 發(fā)信號/示意……

a danger/warning signal 危險/警告信號

traffic signals 交通信號

a/the signal for ……的信號

send/give out a signal 發(fā)出信號

10、limited adj. 有限的

be limited to 受限于……

→limit v. 限制；限定

limit ... to 限制……在(……范圍內)

→limit n. 限制；限度

set a limit to 限定范圍在……

there is a/no limit_to……是有限/無限的

within limits 在某種程度上；有一定限制

二、重點短語

1、carry on 繼續(xù)做，堅持做

(1)從事某事: carry sth

(2)繼續(xù)某事: carry on with sth

(3)繼續(xù)做某事: carry on doing sth.

2、on board 在宇宙飛船上；在船上；在飛機上

3、in the hope of doing sth 抱著做某事的希望

(1)抱著......的希望:in the hope that +從句

(2)希望做某事hope to do sth

(3)希望......hope that 從句

4、so as to do sth 為了；以便

5、弄懂；弄清楚；弄明白: figure out

(1)認為......figure that…

(2)身材好: have a good figure

6、result in ... 導致；造成

result from... 由……而引起的

as a result 結果(在句中作狀語)

as a result of... 因為，由于(＝because of)

without result 毫無結果，徒勞

7、run out 用完；耗盡（不及物）

用完、耗盡（及物）: run out of

三、重點句式

1、非常......以至于......be+adj+enough to do

教材原句

(1)首先， 你必須足夠聰明才能獲得相關大學學位。

First of all, you must be intelligent enough to get a related college degree.

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(2)他很強壯，能舉起這個重箱子。

He was strong enough to lift the heavy box.

2、第一個做......、的......

教材原句

(1)尤里’加加林成為世界上第一個進入太空的人。

Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to go into space.

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(2)安迪和魯比累的喘不過氣來， 他們第一登上了泰山。

Tired and short of breath, Andy and Ruby were the first to reach the top of Mount Tai.

3、This /that is because…..

(1)這是因為盡管存在巨大的風險，人們依然相信進行太空探索的重要性

This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite the huge risks.

(2)座頭鯨有時被稱為海洋的表演者。這是因為他們潛水時能做出令人印象深刻的動作。

Humpback whales are sometimes called performers of the ocean. This is because they can make impressive movements when they dive.

4、So that +目的狀語從句

教材原句

在太空中，宇航員收集所有的臟水， 這樣它們后期就可以循環(huán)利用了。

In space, astronauts collect all dirty water so that it can be recycled for later use.

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他們決定為這項工程增加工人，以免被耽擱。

They decide to have more workers for the project so that it won’t be delayed.

5、It takes ….to do sth 花費......做某事

教材原句

.......到達離地球最近的行星----火星以及往返，需要兩年多的時間。

It would take over two years to get to the closet planet, Mars, and back.

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我花了很多的時間在網站上搜索有用的信息。

It took me much time to search for useful information on the website.