Lesson Two
Spare that spider
• T: Listen to the passage (or read it silently) and answer this question:
• How much of each of year do spiders spend killing insects?
• Why should we “spare that spider”?
• In what way are spiders our friends?
• Insects are some of our greatest enemies, are’t they?
• Would it be possible for us to live in the world without spiders?
• If there were no spiders, what would insects do to all our crops?
• If there were no spiders, what would insects do to all our crops?
• What would happen to our flocks and herds? • What other creatures eat insects? • Do they destroy as many insects as spiders do? • How much harm do spiders do to us or our belon
gings? • Are spiders and insects closely related? • What do many people think about spiders? • What can one tell almost at a glance? • What is the difference?
• Has anyone made a census of spiders? • Where was the census carried out? • How many spiders did the expert estimate there
were in one acre? • How many spiders would that mean on a footbal
l pitch? • For how much of the year are spiders busy in kil
ling insects? • Can we calculate how many insects are killed by
spiders? • What weight of insects has been estimated to be
destroyed by spiders in Britain in one year?
spare
• adj.-unused/ unwanted/extra/left/thin 多余的, 空暇的,瘦的
• A tall, spare man/a spare meal
• I have no/ very little spare time/ money/wheel.
spare • vi,vt 不伤害, 赦免, 宽宥
• Spare one’s life/ spare sb his life
• If we are spared we may meet again.
• 如果我们不死,也许会见面的
spare • Spare the rod and spoil the child
• 孩子不打不成器
• Enough and to spare
• 绰绰有余
The human beings in spiders’ eyes
Why should…? 表示“不能理解”有时表生气或愤怒
• Why should it get colder when go up a mountain?
• Give me a cigarette.
• Why should I ?
devour
• The dog devoured that piece of meat.
• She devoured the new book she bought yesterday.
• She was devoured by jealousy.
• 吞噬,吞食 / 占有,完全吞没
一组“吃”• Devour-to eat sth eagerly and in la
rge amounts so that nothing is left
•Gulp down –to swallow large quantities of food or drink quickly
•Eat up/ finish off-to eat all of sth
•Overeat-to eat too much
一组“吃”• Overindulge(to eat or drink too m
uch) 吃喝放纵•Suck on ( to hold sth in the mout
h and pull on it with tongue and lips )吸食
•Sip ( to drink sth slowly, taking very small mouthfuls )小口地喝,抿
一组“吃”•Pick at ( to only small amonts of food bec
ause of lack of hunger or dislike of the food )
Owe …to…
• If I have improved in any way, I owe it all to you.
• We owe to Newton the principle of gravitation.
• 为感激…,归功于…
• Do harm to sb /sth 对某人 / 某物• 造成伤害• Do sb./sth harm
• Smoking does harm to one’s health.
• The flood did a lot of harm to the crops.
At a glance 望一眼• It is manifest at a glance.
• A quick glance at the word list below will help you to understand better what you are going to hear.
Be engaged in
• He said he had been engaged in repairing air-conditioning for 2 years.
• Although he is engaged in a important work these days, he can always help me with my problems in time.
• 从事于…活动 / 工作等
census • Last year, that government
carried out /took/made a census of the population.
• Few doctors in the hospital have made a census of the amount of the survivals amount those who accepted kidney graft.
一组与“调查,普查”有关的词
• Survey- an examination of opinions/ behavior, made by asking people questions.
• Opinion poll-an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people.
• Questionnaire-a list of questions that a number of people are asked so that information can be collected and analyzed
Something like 大约, 将近• This book cost me something like $ 10.
• It is shaped something like a ball.
Be content with… • I’m quite content with the
offer you’ve made for the house.
• She’s now perfectly content with her present salary.
• 对…感到满意
一组同义词 • Field- an area, usually covered
with grass, used for playing sport 比赛场地
• Pitch- an area marked for playing particular sports, especially football 球场
一组同义词 • Stadium –a building for public e
vents, especially sports and large rock music concerts 体育馆
• Gymnasium- a large room with weights for lifting, horizontal bars and other equipment for exercising the body and increasing strength)体育馆 / 健身房
一组同义词 • Court – an area marked out on th
e ground which is used for playing sports such as tennis and basketball
• Arena-a large flat enclosed area used for sports or entertainment
• 竞技场
虚拟语气简单回顾 • If it were not for 要不是
• We would have arrived much earlier if it hadn’t been for the snow.
• If it were not for these interruptions, the meeting would have finished earlier.
虚拟语气简单回顾 • But for 要不是
• But for my classmates’ help, I would not have finished the work in time.
• But that 要不是• But that I was poor, I had already h
elped you.
虚拟语气简单回顾 • If only 要是…就好了
• If only she would listen to me.
include
• Is service included in the bill?
• My job doesn’t include making coffee for the boss.
• 包括,包含
include
• Please include me in the list.
• There are 4 of us in the family, or 5 if you include the dog.
• 把…包括在内
Estimate
• The value of the painting was estimated at several thousand dollars.
• I estimate that he earns at least over 400,000 yuan a year.
• 估计, 估价
Estimate
• We have an accurate estimate of the cost of our living.
• My estimate of him turned out to be wrong.
• 评价,看法