《大学基础英语U》PPT课件.ppt

Unit 8 Antarctica Author: Iran Cameron(1924- ) pen name of Donald Gordon Payne, British novelist and writer of documentaries. His publications include The Midnight Sea(1958), The Wind at Moring(1973) and Antarctica: The Last Continent(1974). Seen from the space Pre-reading question What do you know about Antarctica? Cold ? Ice? Or penguins? The Antarctic continent is the land except the surrounding The Antarctic continent is the land except the surrounding islands, is the worlds latest discovery of the continent, it is islands, is the worlds latest discovery of the continent, it is lonely at the southernmost tip of the planet. Antarctica has an lonely at the southernmost tip of the planet. Antarctica has an area of more than area of more than 98%98% of the thickness of a high snow- of the thickness of a high snow- covered , known as “covered , known as “white continentwhite continent“ .There are 6 continents “ .There are 6 continents around the world, the Antarctic continent is larger than the around the world, the Antarctic continent is larger than the Australian mainland, ranking No. 5. Antarctica and Australia, Australian mainland, ranking No. 5. Antarctica and Australia, the mainland which are the worlds only surrounded by the sea the mainland which are the worlds only surrounded by the sea , surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, , surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, forming a circle around the earths great water, was completely forming a circle around the earths great water, was completely closed state.closed state. Important words/phrases: Let alone, 更不用说 Let sb/sth go, to stop holding sb/sth 放手，松手 Let yourself go, to behave in a relaxed way without worry about anything 放松，随心所欲 Let (sb) down ,to fail to help or support sb as they had hoped or expected使失望 Let on (to sb) ,to tell a secret 泄密 Set food in/on sth, to visit or go to a place Set about sth , to start doing sth 开始做，着手做 tenure,noun the legal right to use a piece of land 占有，所有权 outweigh , verb to be greater of important than sth 重于，大于，超过 hem, noun 边，缘 verb to surround sb/sth 包围，给围上边 habitation noun the act of living 居住 habit verb栖息 habitat noun栖息地 habitable adj 可居住的 tempestuous, adj full of extreme emotion 激烈的，狂暴的，有暴风雨的 Incline, verb to trend to think or behave in a particular way 有。趋势 adj inclined A hand full of, 一把（的量），很少的 obscure 1. adj, not well kown 无名的，鲜为人知的 2. Adj, difficult to understand 费解的 3. Verb，to make sth difficult to see, hear or understand 使 模糊 shatter verb 1. To suddenly break into piece 使分解，破裂 2. To destroy sth completely, especially ones felling, hope or belief disintegrate verb 1. To break into small pieces or parts and be destroyed 使分解 2. To become less strong or united and be graduated destroyed Inviolate, adj that has been or must be respected and can not be attacked or destroyed 不容侵犯的 haul verb 用力拉，用力拖 a good/big haul 一大网鱼，一大笔收入 a long haul 长途旅行或运输，很长时间 in/over the long haul 在长时间中 haul in 拉近 core noun 果核，中心，核心 to the core 彻底的，完全的 unveil verb 1. To remove a cover or curtain from a painting, statue so that it can be seen in public for the first time 为。 。揭幕，揭开。帷幕 2. To show or introduce a new plan or product to the public for the first time 介绍，将。公之于众 Other words： radiate verb 发光发热 thickness noun 厚度，浓度 spectacular adj 壮观的 landmass noun 地块，陆块 precipitation noun 急躁，倡促 outback noun 内地 accumulation noun 堆积物 hood noun 头巾 wax noun 蜡 granule noun 颗粒 mercury noun 汞，水银 haul verb 用力拖 Injurious adj 有害的 disrupt verb 使混乱，使瓦解 pore noun 毛孔，孔隙 knot noun 结 drawback noun 困难 every other person 此短语的意思是“每两个人中就有一个人”。在英语中有 两种方式表示“每隔。” 1. every+ 序数词+单数名词。 2. every+基数词+复数名词。 如：every four days “