Unit 2　Working the land

　　假如你住在一個涉外小區。社區委員會請你幫忙根據以下提示用英文寫一封電子郵件，將社區邀請居民參加“鄉村耕作活動”的細節傳達給住戶。

　　活動宗旨 親近自然，鍛煉身體

　　參加人員 所有感興趣的小區居民

　　內容 種菜、養花、喂魚等

　　時間 本周六上午9：00—12：00(如果天氣允許)

　　地點 距離小區5千米遠的一家農場

　　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!

　　　名師點睛　

　　1．文章體裁：應用文——電子郵件。

　　2．行文邏輯：寫郵件的目的→郵件的內容→表達愿望。

　　3．詞匯短語：運用了較高級的詞匯和短語。如：be interested in(對……感興趣)，take part in(參加)，raise fish(養魚)，be willing to do(愿意做……)等。

　　4．句式句法：運用了多樣化的句式結構。如：①定語從句：who are interested in farming are invited to take part in an activity organized by the Committee of our community；②獨立主格結構：Weather permitting；③現在分詞短語作狀語：while farming；④倒裝句：Not only will you enjoy the pleasure of labour and relax, but also you can taste…；⑤過去分詞作定語：picked by your own hands；⑥狀語從句：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；流傳→________n．循環；流傳

　　3．________n．自由；自主→________adj.自由的；免費的

　　4．________vt.& vi.配備，裝備→________n．設備

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

　　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，制造→________adj.生產的→________v. 生產，制造

　　9．________n．發現，發覺→________v．發現

　　10．________vt.減少，縮減→________n．減少，縮減

　　Ⅱ.短語檢測

　　1．從那時起　_____________________

　　2．尋找

　　_____________________

　　3．幸虧，由于，因為

　　_____________________

　　4．使……擺脫/除去

　　_____________________

　　5．對……感到滿意

　　_____________________

　　6．寧愿，寧可

　　_____________________

　　7．逐漸增強；建立；開發

　　_____________________

　　8．導致，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

　　1．Yuan Longping grows _________________________ super hybrid rice.

　　袁隆平種植的水稻被稱為超級雜交水稻。

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

　　用他的雜交水稻種子，農民們種出的糧食比以前多了一倍。

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

　　沒有足夠的食物導致身體不健康，從而引發疾病。

　　4．____________________hunger is very important for some African countries.

　　對一些非洲國家來說，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.

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

　　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，拼搏；努力；掙扎

　　struggle with　與……斗爭

　　struggle for

　　為爭取……而斗爭

　　struggle against

　　與……斗爭；為反對……而斗爭

　　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

　　【易混辨析】

　　struggle, fight與battle

　　(1)struggle意為“斗爭”，指那些費力、艱苦、時間也較長的斗爭。

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

　　(3)battle 常指戰爭中的一次戰役。

　　【活學活用】

　　(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為父母自己在努力理解孩子們的功課。

　　(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?

　　為什么美國人拼命注意體重，而法國人吃著油膩的食物卻仍然很瘦？

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

　　大多數動物得在這個充滿危險的世界上為生存而競爭。

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

　　這個戰士受了重傷，但最后他還是掙扎著站了起來。

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

　　在用餐時孩子們高聲談話以至于我必須大聲說話以被聽到。

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

　　(1)

　　(2)

　　【活學活用】

　　(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.

　　當我十三歲的時候，帶著鋼筆、日記和相機，我徒步在一個大峽谷進行了一場長途旅行。

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

　　我們必須讓年輕教師具備應對問題學生的能力。

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

　　離校時，他們將有能力獲得在辦公室工作的機會。

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

　　具備了必要的知識和技能后，這個年輕人滿懷信心地去了就業市場。

　　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

　　為做過的事感到遺憾、后悔 (已做過)

　　have no regrets

　　沒有遺憾

　　with great regret

　　非常遺憾

　　(2)regretful adj.

　　后悔的；失望的

　　【活學活用】

　　(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。

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

　　我們很遺憾地通知您，您的申請未通過。

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

　　我很遺憾未能完成工作，我本來應該事先仔細地把每件事情都規劃好。

　　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；中心點 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

　　調整焦距

　　in focus

　　對準焦距

　　out of focus

　　沒對準焦距

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

　　【活學活用】

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

　　他總想成為關注的焦點。

　　(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，因為那些藥傷我的眼睛，使我看不清楚東西。

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

　　當找不到那枚硬幣以后，大家的注意力再次轉移到了可憐的Lebeau身上。

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

　　當莉薩站在觀眾面前的時候，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(表示人的內心感受)

　　be confused about

　　對……糊涂/不解

　　(3)confusing adj.

　　難以理解的，不清楚的(表示事物的狀態)

　　【活學活用】

　　(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.

　　想象一下剛到一個新時區的頭幾天，因為你的生物鐘還是混亂的，所以要慢慢去適應這種變化。

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

　　當注意力被分散后，獅子開始變得困惑，不確定接下來該做什么。

　　(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構，因為它非常混亂。

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

　　由于雙方均宣稱獲勝，故形勢依然不明朗。

　　6 reduce　vt. (to bring down)縮減，減少；使變弱

　　reduced adj.減少的；簡化的

　　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

　　減少某人的開支

　　【活學活用】

　　(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.

　　關于電視的一種傳統看法是，它會降低孩子的思維能力和理解世界的能力。

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

　　超標排放一氧化碳的城市數量已經從40個減少到9個了。

　　(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.

　　許多人在饑荒時被迫靠吃青草啃樹葉來充饑。

　　　短語儲存　

　　1 build up　積累；建立；開發

　　add up加起來；合計

　　come up

　　(太陽)升起；發生；被提及

　　pick up

　　撿起；學會

　　______ up

　　拿起；開始；從事

　　look up

　　向上看；查找

　　eat up

　　吃光；吃完

　　【活學活用】

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

　　幾年后他已從小本經營發展為一個大的企業。(建立)

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

　　要學好一種語言，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短語的適當形式填空。

　　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　導致；造成(后果)

　　(1)lead/have/live a(n)…life　過著……的生活