Unit 2　Working the land

　　假如你住在一個(gè)涉外小區(qū)。社區(qū)委員會(huì)請(qǐng)你幫忙根據(jù)以下提示用英文寫(xiě)一封電子郵件，將社區(qū)邀請(qǐng)居民參加“鄉(xiāng)村耕作活動(dòng)”的細(xì)節(jié)傳達(dá)給住戶。

　　活動(dòng)宗旨 親近自然，鍛煉身體

　　參加人員 所有感興趣的小區(qū)居民

　　內(nèi)容 種菜、養(yǎng)花、喂魚(yú)等

　　時(shí)間 本周六上午9：00—12：00(如果天氣允許)

　　地點(diǎn) 距離小區(qū)5千米遠(yuǎn)的一家農(nóng)場(chǎng)

　　出行方式 集體騎自行車前往

　　　精彩美文　

　　Hi, everyone!

　　To get close to nature and do more exercise, all residents who are interested in farming are invited to take part in an activity organized by the Committee of our community. Weather permitting, we'll ride bicycles to do some farming this Saturday on a farm, about 5 kilometres away from our community from 9：00 am to 12：00 am. We can grow some vegetables, plant some flowers, and raise fish in the lake nearby. You will be trained and guided while farming. Not only will you enjoy the pleasure of labour and relax, but also you can taste fresh products picked by your own hands if you are willing to.

　　Everyone is welcome to attend!

　　　名師點(diǎn)睛　

　　1．文章體裁：應(yīng)用文——電子郵件。

　　2．行文邏輯：寫(xiě)郵件的目的→郵件的內(nèi)容→表達(dá)愿望。

　　3．詞匯短語(yǔ)：運(yùn)用了較高級(jí)的詞匯和短語(yǔ)。如：be interested in(對(duì)……感興趣)，take part in(參加)，raise fish(養(yǎng)魚(yú))，be willing to do(愿意做……)等。

　　4．句式句法：運(yùn)用了多樣化的句式結(jié)構(gòu)。如：①定語(yǔ)從句：who are interested in farming are invited to take part in an activity organized by the Committee of our community；②獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)：Weather permitting；③現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)作狀語(yǔ)：while farming；④倒裝句：Not only will you enjoy the pleasure of labour and relax, but also you can taste…；⑤過(guò)去分詞作定語(yǔ)：picked by your own hands；⑥狀語(yǔ)從句：if you are willing to等。

　　Ⅰ.單詞薈萃

　　1．________adj.引起煩惱的；令人不安的→________v．打擾；麻煩

　　2．________vt.& vi.循環(huán)；流傳→________n．循環(huán)；流傳

　　3．________n．自由；自主→________adj.自由的；免費(fèi)的

　　4．________vt.& vi.配備，裝備→________n．設(shè)備

　　5．________n．工作，職業(yè)；占領(lǐng)→________v．占用，使從事，把注意力集中于……；占領(lǐng)， 占據(jù)

　　6．________vt.使迷惑；使為難→________adj.感到迷惑的→________adj.令人迷惑的

　　7．________vt.& n．后悔，遺憾→________adj.后悔的，遺憾的

　　8．________n．生產(chǎn)，制造→________adj.生產(chǎn)的→________v. 生產(chǎn)，制造

　　9．________n．發(fā)現(xiàn)，發(fā)覺(jué)→________v．發(fā)現(xiàn)

　　10．________vt.減少，縮減→________n．減少，縮減

　　Ⅱ.短語(yǔ)檢測(cè)

　　1．從那時(shí)起　_____________________

　　2．尋找

　　_____________________

　　3．幸虧，由于，因?yàn)?/p>

　　_____________________

　　4．使……擺脫/除去

　　_____________________

　　5．對(duì)……感到滿意

　　_____________________

　　6．寧愿，寧可

　　_____________________

　　7．逐漸增強(qiáng)；建立；開(kāi)發(fā)

　　_____________________

　　8．導(dǎo)致，造成(后果)

　　_____________________

　　9．集中(注意力、精力等)于

　　_____________________

　　10．使……免受(影響、傷害等)；使……不含(有害物)

　　_____________________

　　Ⅲ.佳句再現(xiàn)

　　1．Yuan Longping grows _________________________ super hybrid rice.

　　袁隆平種植的水稻被稱為超級(jí)雜交水稻。

　　2．Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests __________________before.

　　用他的雜交水稻種子，農(nóng)民們種出的糧食比以前多了一倍。

　　3．____________________leads to poor health and, therefore, sickness.

　　沒(méi)有足夠的食物導(dǎo)致身體不健康，從而引發(fā)疾病。

　　4．____________________hunger is very important for some African countries.

　　對(duì)一些非洲國(guó)家來(lái)說(shuō)，擺脫饑餓是非常重要的。

　　5．______________new scientific farming methods, they have been able to use less farmland than in the past.

　　有了新的科學(xué)的耕種方法，他們能夠使用比過(guò)去少的耕地(生產(chǎn)出與過(guò)去同等量的稻子)。

　　Ⅳ.課文回顧

　　Yuan Longping, 1.________(know) as China's “father of hybrid rice”， is one of China's most famous scientists. Over the past five decades, he 2.________ (struggle) for an approach to increasing the output of rice without expanding the area of the fields. Born in 1930, Dr Yuan graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then, 3.________ (find) ways to grow more rice has been his life goal. At that time, 4.________ (hungry) was a 5.________ (disturb) problem in many parts of the countryside. In 1973, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world 6.________ (grow) rice that has a high output. His dream to help the world get rid of hunger came true.

　　Dr Yuan devoted himself to the research into agriculture and 7.________(honour) by UNESCO & FAO. He is quite 8.________ (satisfy) with his life but doesn't care about being famous or leading a 9.________ (comfort) life. 10.________he is 70 years old, he is still working on the research into agriculture.

　　　單詞點(diǎn)睛　

　　1 struggle　vi.& n．(to try very hard to do sth when it is difficult or when there are a lot of problems)斗爭(zhēng)，拼搏；努力；掙扎

　　struggle with　與……斗爭(zhēng)

　　struggle for

　　為爭(zhēng)取……而斗爭(zhēng)

　　struggle against

　　與……斗爭(zhēng)；為反對(duì)……而斗爭(zhēng)

　　struggle to do sth (＝make great efforts to do sth)

　　努力做某事

　　struggle to one's feet

　　掙扎著站起來(lái)

　　【易混辨析】

　　struggle, fight與battle

　　(1)struggle意為“斗爭(zhēng)”，指那些費(fèi)力、艱苦、時(shí)間也較長(zhǎng)的斗爭(zhēng)。

　　(2)fight意為“戰(zhàn)斗”，指人與人或動(dòng)物與動(dòng)物用武器或者不用武器的戰(zhàn)斗。

　　(3)battle 常指戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中的一次戰(zhàn)役。

　　【活學(xué)活用】

　　(1)[2024·陜西卷·閱讀D] Robinson suggested that may be because parents themselves struggle to understand the tasks.

　　魯賓遜暗示這可能是因?yàn)楦改缸约涸谂斫夂⒆觽兊墓φn。

　　(2)[2024·陜西卷·閱讀C] Why do Americans struggle ____________watching their weight, while the French, who consume rich food, continue to stay thin?

　　為什么美國(guó)人拼命注意體重，而法國(guó)人吃著油膩的食物卻仍然很瘦？

　　(3)Most animals have to ____________existence in a dangerous world.

　　大多數(shù)動(dòng)物得在這個(gè)充滿危險(xiǎn)的世界上為生存而競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

　　(4)The soldier was badly wounded but he struggled __________his feet at last.

　　這個(gè)戰(zhàn)士受了重傷，但最后他還是掙扎著站了起來(lái)。

　　(5)The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle ____________(hear)．

　　在用餐時(shí)孩子們高聲談話以至于我必須大聲說(shuō)話以被聽(tīng)到。

　　2 equip　vt. (to supply sb/sth with what is needed for a particular purpose) 裝備，配備

　　(1)

　　(2)

　　【活學(xué)活用】

　　(1)[2024·湖北卷·閱讀A] When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well-equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera.

　　當(dāng)我十三歲的時(shí)候，帶著鋼筆、日記和相機(jī)，我徒步在一個(gè)大峽谷進(jìn)行了一場(chǎng)長(zhǎng)途旅行。

　　(2)We must equip young teachers __________(deal) with difficult students.

　　我們必須讓年輕教師具備應(yīng)對(duì)問(wèn)題學(xué)生的能力。

　　(3)When they leave school, they ______________________ for obtaining office jobs.

　　離校時(shí)，他們將有能力獲得在辦公室工作的機(jī)會(huì)。

　　(4)________________himself with necessary knowledge and skills, the young man went to the job market with much confidence.

　　具備了必要的知識(shí)和技能后，這個(gè)年輕人滿懷信心地去了就業(yè)市場(chǎng)。

　　3 regret　vt.(to feel sorry, disappointed, or distressed about)為……感到遺憾，惋惜 n．遺憾， 悔恨

　　(1)to one's regret讓某人遺憾的是

　　regret to do sth

　　為要做的事感到遺憾(未做)

　　regret doing sth

　　為做過(guò)的事感到遺憾、后悔 (已做過(guò))

　　have no regrets

　　沒(méi)有遺憾

　　with great regret

　　非常遺憾

　　(2)regretful adj.

　　后悔的；失望的

　　【活學(xué)活用】

　　(1)[2024·福建卷·完形] He could have gone on regretting it, as too many of us do.

　　和我們中的許多人一樣，他本來(lái)可能一直遺憾下去。

　　(2)Much ______________， I can't accept your invitation.

　　很抱歉，我不能接受你的邀請(qǐng)。

　　(3)We regret ____________ (inform) you that your application has not been successful.

　　我們很遺憾地通知您，您的申請(qǐng)未通過(guò)。

　　(4)I regret ____________(leave) the work unfinished; I should have planned everything ahead carefully.

　　我很遺憾未能完成工作，我本來(lái)應(yīng)該事先仔細(xì)地把每件事情都規(guī)劃好。

　　4 focus　n. (the thing or person that people are most interested in; the act of paying special attention to sth and making people interested in it)焦點(diǎn)；中心點(diǎn) vt.(to give attention, effort, etc. to one particular subject, situation or person rather than another)集中；聚焦

　　(1)focus on集中(注意力、精力等)于

　　focus…on…

　　把……聚集在……上面

　　(2)adjust the focus

　　調(diào)整焦距

　　in focus

　　對(duì)準(zhǔn)焦距

　　out of focus

　　沒(méi)對(duì)準(zhǔn)焦距

　　[溫馨提示] 和focus…on同義的短語(yǔ)還有concentrate…on, fix…on等。

　　【活學(xué)活用】

　　(1)He always wants to be the focus of attention.

　　他總想成為關(guān)注的焦點(diǎn)。

　　(2)I don't like taking those drugs; they make my eyes go ____________ and I can't see clearly.

　　我不喜歡服用那些藥，因?yàn)槟切┧巶业难劬Γ刮铱床磺宄|西。

　　(3)When the coin failed to appear, attention __________once more on poor Lebeau.

　　當(dāng)找不到那枚硬幣以后，大家的注意力再次轉(zhuǎn)移到了可憐的Lebeau身上。

　　(4)When Lisa stood before the audience, she felt very uneasy with all the eyes __________ her.

　　當(dāng)莉薩站在觀眾面前的時(shí)候，由于所有的目光都集中在她的身上，她感到很不自在。

　　5 confuse　vt. (to cause to be unable to think clearly)使迷惑；使為難；使混亂；混淆

　　(1)confuse with　混淆；把……混同；辨別不清

　　be confused by

　　被……弄混/糊涂

　　(2)confused adj.

　　糊涂的，迷惑的(表示人的內(nèi)心感受)

　　be confused about

　　對(duì)……糊涂/不解

　　(3)confusing adj.

　　難以理解的，不清楚的(表示事物的狀態(tài))

　　【活學(xué)活用】

　　(1)[2024·重慶卷·完形B] Imagine the first days in a new time zone. Slow to respond to the change, your body clock is confused.

　　想象一下剛到一個(gè)新時(shí)區(qū)的頭幾天，因?yàn)槟愕纳镧娺€是混亂的，所以要慢慢去適應(yīng)這種變化。

　　(2)[2024·新課標(biāo)全國(guó)卷Ⅰ·閱讀C] With its focus divided, the lion becomes __________and is unsure about what to do next.

　　當(dāng)注意力被分散后，獅子開(kāi)始變得困惑，不確定接下來(lái)該做什么。

　　(3)It's hard to see any scheme in this piece of writing; it's very ________．

　　很難看出這篇文章的結(jié)構(gòu)，因?yàn)樗浅；靵y。

　　(4)The situation remains ________ as both sides claim success.

　　由于雙方均宣稱獲勝，故形勢(shì)依然不明朗。

　　6 reduce　vt. (to bring down)縮減，減少；使變?nèi)?/p>

　　reduced adj.減少的；簡(jiǎn)化的

　　reduce to…

　　降至……

　　reduce by…

　　減少了……

　　be reduced to…　淪落為……(to為介詞)

　　be reduced to despair

　　陷入絕望

　　reduce weight/speed

　　減肥/減速

　　reduce one's expenditure

　　減少某人的開(kāi)支

　　【活學(xué)活用】

　　(1)[2024·廣東卷·閱讀C] One traditional belief about television is that it reduces a child's ability to think and to understand the world.

　　關(guān)于電視的一種傳統(tǒng)看法是，它會(huì)降低孩子的思維能力和理解世界的能力。

　　(2)[2024·新課標(biāo)全國(guó)卷Ⅱ·閱讀B] The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 __________ 9.

　　超標(biāo)排放一氧化碳的城市數(shù)量已經(jīng)從40個(gè)減少到9個(gè)了。

　　(3)His ____________ wages have forced him to send 20 per cent less money home to his mother.

　　他工資的減少使他不得不將寄給他母親的錢減少了20%。

　　(4)During the famine, many people were reduced to __________(eat) grass and leaves.

　　許多人在饑荒時(shí)被迫靠吃青草啃樹(shù)葉來(lái)充饑。

　　　短語(yǔ)儲(chǔ)存　

　　1 build up　積累；建立；開(kāi)發(fā)

　　add up加起來(lái)；合計(jì)

　　come up

　　(太陽(yáng))升起；發(fā)生；被提及

　　pick up

　　撿起；學(xué)會(huì)

　　______ up

　　拿起；開(kāi)始；從事

　　look up

　　向上看；查找

　　eat up

　　吃光；吃完

　　【活學(xué)活用】

　　(1)He has built up a good business over the years from a small beginning.

　　幾年后他已從小本經(jīng)營(yíng)發(fā)展為一個(gè)大的企業(yè)。(建立)

　　(2)To learn a language well you must build up a useful vocabulary.

　　要學(xué)好一種語(yǔ)言，你必須逐步積累有用的詞匯。(積累)

　　(3)The movie company spent much money building up its new picture.

　　這家電影公司花了大量的錢給它的新片子做廣告宣傳。(宣傳，夸耀)

　　(4)用up短語(yǔ)的適當(dāng)形式填空。

　　①The two countries have been ____________ a great deal of confidence and trust over the last few years.

　　②His wife told him to __________ some picture books for the children on his way back.

　　③Influenced by a high-school biology teacher, he __________ the study of medicine.

　　2 lead to　導(dǎo)致；造成(后果)

　　(1)lead/have/live a(n)…life　過(guò)著……的生活