Book 4 Unit 2 Language Points

• consider v. 考虑；认为• consider sth/doing sth/wh- to do• consider sb/sth (as/to be) + n. 认为某

人 / 某物……

• consider sb/sth (to be) + adj.• Are you considering

______________________ ( 买一台新的电脑 ).• I consider it a great honour

____________ ( 受到邀请 ).• We’re still considering _______________

( 下一步做什么 ).• Many things were considered

_______________ ( 不可能 ) in the past.

buying a new computer

to be invited

what to do next

(to be) impossible

• need n. 需要，需求• be in need of 需要• satisfy/meet one’s need(s)• There is no need (for sb) to do sth…• There is no need for sth• We are __________ ( 需要 ) fresh air. • _________________________________ ( 你没必要

在这儿等 ).• _________________________________ ( 为满足学

生们的需要 ), our school bought many new books.

• The government recognizes ____________ ( 有必要 ) immediate action.

in need ofThere is no need for you to wait

herIn order to meet the students’ needs

the need for

• Dr. Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvest without expanding the area of fields.

• search 搜查

• search sb 搜身； search someplace 搜查某地

• search for 寻找

• in search of // in the/one’s search for 寻找

• The police searched the woods for the lost child.

• Scientists are still searching for a cure for the common cold.

• Dr. Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist.

• more A than B 与其说是 B 还倒不如说是 A

• The words were spoken more in sadness than in anger.

• more than + 名词“不仅仅是……”

• Learning is more than reading.• more than one/a + 单数名词“不止一个”• More than one house was burnt down

in the fire.• more than + 形容词“非常，极其”• I’m more than glad to show you

around our school.

• feed vt. 喂养，饲养；养活• feed sth/sb on sth // feed sth to

sth/sb• He often feeds his horse ____ grass.• He often feeds grass ____ his horse.• 他要养活一大家子人。• He has a large family to feed.

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• Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger.

• thanks to 幸亏，多亏，由于，因为 =because of; owing to; due to

• ______________________, we won the game ( 由于你的支持 ).

• rid…of… 使摆脱，使除去

• get rid of sth/sth 摆脱，除去；丢弃，扔掉

• I opened the window to get rid of the smell.

• We got rid of all the old furniture.

Thanks to your support

• He doesn’t care about being famous.

• care about (be concerned about) 关心，介意；后跟从句时， about 常省略。

• The only thing he cares about is

money.

• He doesn’t care whether his team

wins or loses.

• care for 照顾，照料；喜欢，想要

• She came back home to care for her

parents.

• Would you care for a drink?

• He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.

• would rather 宁愿，宁可

• He’d rather work in the countryside.

• would rather do than do

• =would do rather than do

• I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema.

• Facing the enemies, our soldiers would die rather than surrender.

• would rather 后跟从句，表示主语宁愿某人做某事。从句谓语应用虚拟语气：

• 一般过去时：现在或将来要做的事• I would rather you came with us.• 过去完成时：过去做的事• I would rather you hadn’t done that.

• George is going to talk about the geography of his country, but I’d rather he ____ more on its culture.

A. focus B. focused

C. would focus D. had focused

• Have you ever grown any plants? If __,

what did you do to grow them? If ___,

what kind of plant would you like….

• Please correct the mistakes, if ____.

(=if there are any mistakes).

• I will go to his party, if ______.

(=if it is possible)

• I will go to his party, if ______.

(=if it is necessary)

• struggle v. 奋斗，努力，争取；挣扎；艰难地移动

• a country struggling for independence

• struggle with/against illness

• He struggled to pass the final

examinations.

• They managed to struggle along somehow.

挣扎着生活下去

• I struggled up the hill with the heavy bags.

• He struggled to his feet.

• struggle n.

• So he gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture.

• equip vt. 装备，配备；使有能力，使能够（做某事）• to be fully/poorly/well/badly equipped

• equip…with… 用……装备起来，使具备• We should equip ourselves with

knowledge.

• The training had equipped her to deal with difficult problems.

• Higher education will equip students for a better future.

• equipment [U]

• supply sb with sth • =supply sth to sb• provide sb with sth• =provide sth for sb• offer sb sth • =offer sth to sb ( 用法同 give)

• focus n. 焦点，中心

• the focus of the discussion/conference

• She always wants to be the focus of

attention.

• focus v. 集中（注意力、精力于……） focus…on…

• focus on… // focus…on…

• We will focus on three main topics.

• Please focus your attention on your

work.

• focus one’s mind on sth

• focus efforts/energy on sth

• regret (-tt-) v. 懊悔，（为……）感到遗憾 / 惋惜• I regret that I will not go with you.

• regret doing/having done 后悔做过某事• She deeply regretted losing her temper.

• I/We regret to say [tell/inform you] that… 我（们）很遗憾地说 / 告诉 / 通知你……

• We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.

• It was with great regret that I accepted your resignation.

• I lost touch with her, much to my regret.

4. Hunger was a disturbing problem in mangy parts of the countryside.

• disturbing adj. 引起烦恼的，令人不安的，引起恐慌的• disturbed adj. 心理不正常的，心理紊乱的；不幸的，

坎坷的，多灾多难的； 心神不安的， 烦恼的• a school for emotionally __________ children• The killer had a __________ family background.• I was deeply __________ by the __________

news.• disturb vt. 打扰，干扰；搅乱，弄乱；使焦虑，使不安• If you get up early, try not to disturb everyone

else.• The students’ arrest disturbed their friends.• Don’t disturb the papers on my desk.

disturbed

disturbeddisturbed

disturbing

• The company ________paper to the printers.

• When money is in short ______ many

businesses fail.

• We ____________food for the hungry children.

• The_______ is not enough to meet the demand.

• It is a duty for a husband to ________food and

clothes for one’s family.

• Cows _____________us with milk.

• He _________________me a glass of wine.

• He held out a job ____________to me.

supplies

supply

providedsupply

provide

supply

offered

offer

10. Now Dr Yuan has another dream: to export his rice so that it can be grown all over the globe.

• export v. 出口，输出 < 反 > import• We export wheat to Russia and import

silk from Japan.• export [U] 出口，输出； [C] 出口产品，输出品

< 反 > import• They prohibited / forbade the export of

certain raw materials during the war.• Wheat is one of the country’s chief

exports.

11. … or we will confuse the students.• confuse vt. 使迷惑；弄混• Her expression confused me. 她的表情使我困惑。 • confuse with/and 混淆；把……混同；辨别不清• Students always confuse Austria with Australia.• confused adj. 糊涂的，迷惑的；混乱的，不清楚的• confusing adj. 令人混淆的，令人困惑的• All your changes of plan have made me totally

confused.• This is a confusing word because it has two

meanings.• confusion n. 混乱；紊乱；混乱状态

13. This also keeps the air, soil, water and crops free from chemicals.

• free from / of 没有…的，不受… ( 伤害或影响等 ) 的• He wished to live a life entirely free from troubles.• Most of the roads are now free of snow.• The apple will keep you free from every disease. • Eating well and good exercise keep you free

from/of cold. • free of 远离，摆脱• They like living in a village, free of crowds and

noise.• free of charge [cost] 免费• I just managed to keep myself from falling.

• She knew that Paul was keeping something from her.

14. He often refers to a dictionary to find the meaning of words.

refer to 参考 , 咨询 ; 所指 ; 谈及 , 提及While he was writing the essay, he

referred to some other books. I was not referring to her when I said

so.    The boy referred to is my seatmate.

15.workvt. 耕种 (土地 ); 创造 (奇迹 ); vi.（办法、计划等）行得通They are working the land together.I don’t think that your suggestion will

work.

16. Dr Yuan grows what is called super hybrid rice.

What =the thing(s) that / all that

He told me _________you had said to him.

We arrived in _________looked like a super market.

__________seemed a very long time, the wounded soldier came back to life.

all that/ what

what

After what

1.______the emperor saw was quite different from_______ the old minister told him.

A. What, that B. That, whatC. Which, that D. All, all 2. It is pretty well understood

_______controls the flow of carbon dioxide in and out the atmosphere today.

A. that B. when C. what D. how

17.Dr. Yuan graduated from Southwest Agriculture College in 1953.

graduate n. a person who has completed a university degree course. 毕业生undergraduate 本科毕业生post-graduate 硕士毕业生，研究生graduate from 毕业于 graduation n. 毕业

After his graduation from college, he went to work as an engineer in a company.

bachelor’s degree 学士学位master’s degree 硕士学位doctor’s degree 博士学位