新起点unit8texta.ppt

新起点大学基础英语教程 读写教程 教学课件 BOOK TWO,Unit Ten,Text A Wild Jaguars in Arizona,Text,Words and Expressions,Main Ideas,Detailed Understanding,Text-related Exercises (I),Pre-reading Tasks,,Text-related Exercises (II),Pre-reading Tasks Discuss the following questions in class.,1. Are you interested in wildlife? What kind of wildlife do you like best? 2. Do you think it is interesting to take pictures of wild animals? Why?,HOME,New Words and Expressions,,jaguar rare capture border automatic motion camera virtually desert southwest wildlife precisely,,fox illegal immigrant human confirm sight sighting hound chase turn out,attempt colonize recolonize roam expand princess ugly frog prince wind up with lion bear,HOME,jaguar,n. a large feline mammal of Central and South America, closely related to the leopard and having a tawny coat spotted with black rosettes. 美洲豹，美洲虎（两种译名实为同一动物，目前译名不统一）：一种产自中美及南美地区的大型猫科哺乳动物（ 猫科），与豹有很近的血缘关系，长有黄褐色带黑色花斑的皮毛,BACK,rare,adj. 1. infrequently occurring; uncommon 罕见的，稀少的，珍贵的 e.g. a rare event / 罕见的事件 a plant that is rare in this region / 在本地区很少见的植 物 2. excellent; extraordinary 优秀的，不寻常的 e.g. a rare fine view / 极好的风景,BACK,capture,v. 1. to take captive, as by force or craft; seize 俘虏;捕获 e.g. The bots captured butterflies in the field. 2. to gain possession or control of, as in a game or contest 赢得，夺取 e.g. captured the liberal vote / 赢得自由党的选票 3. to attract and hold 引起（注意）并吸引住 e.g. tales of adventure that capture the imagination / 引起想象的探险故事 4. [转义]记录, 接收, 拍摄 n. 1.捕获, 夺得, 俘获 2.俘虏; 战利品,BACK,border,n. 1. a part that forms the outer edge of something 边界，边缘 e.g. a picture frame with a wide border 2. the line or frontier area separating political divisions or geographic regions; a boundary 边境 v. 1. to put a border on 作为······的边界 2. to lie along or adjacent to the border of 相连 e.g. Canada borders the United States / 加拿大与美国毗邻,BACK,automatic,n. 自动机械,自动装置 adj. 1. acting or operating in a manner essentially independent of external influence or control自动的 2. self-regulating 自动调节的 e.g. an automatic washing machine /自动洗衣机 3. 无意识的, 机械的,BACK,motion,n. 1. the act or process of changing position or place 运动 e.g. motion and rest 运动和静止 2. active operation 积极运转 e.g. set the plan in motion / 执行该计划 3. the manner in which the body moves 姿态 e.g. Her motion on the stage is very graceful. v. to direct by making a gesture 打手势 e.g. motion us to our seats / 用手势指示我们的座位,BACK,camera,n. 照相机 [习语] in camera = in private 暗地里，私底下 off camera: outside the field of view of a television or movie camera 避开,BACK,virtually,adv. 1. in fact or to all purposes; practically 实际上;实质上地 e.g. The city was virtually paralyzed by the transit strike. 这个城市实际上已陷于交通运输罢工的瘫痪状态。

2. almost but not quite; nearly 近乎 e.g. Virtually everyone gets a headache now and then. 每个人几乎都要不时地头疼 [扩展] virtual adj.,BACK,desert,n. 1. a dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation 沙漠,不毛之地 2. [喻]荒凉的境地; 枯燥无味的事物; 历史上的荒芜时代 e.g. a cultural desert / 文化荒原,BACK,southwest,n. 西南方 adj. 西南的, 向西南方的 [扩展] southwesterly adj. 向西南的 southwestern adj. 西南的, 来自西南的 southwesterner n. 住在西南部的人 [S- ]美国西南部人,BACK,wildlife,adj . wild animals and vegetation, especially animals living in a natural, undomesticated state 野生生物：野生的动物和植物，尤指生长在天然和未驯化状 态中的动物 e.g. a wildlife sanctuary / 野生动物保护区,BACK,precisely,adv. 1. in a precise manner 精确地, 准确地;明确地 e.g. Tell me precisely what you want. 2.used as an intensive (加强语气)恰好; 正好, 正是 e.g. Precisely so. 正是这样. [扩展] preciseness n. 1. 精确,确切,准确 2. 拘泥, 呆板 precise measurements 精确的尺寸 to be precise [用作插入语]确切地讲 at that precise moment 恰恰在那个时刻,BACK,attempt,v. 1. to try to perform, make, or achieve 试图，尝试 e.g. The boys attempted to leave for camping but were stopped by their parents. 男孩子们想去野营但被他们的父母们拦住了。

I attempted to read the entire novel in one sitting. 我试图一次读完整本小说 2. 夺取 e.g. attempt sb.’s life / 企图杀害某人 n. 1. an effort or a try 企图, 努力,试图 2. an attack; an assault 袭击；攻击,BACK,colonize,v. to migrate to and settle in; occupy as a colony, or to form or establish a colony 移民, 开拓殖民地 [扩展] colonizer n. 殖民地开拓者； 殖民地者 colony n. 殖民地 colonial adj. 殖民地的,BACK,recolonize v.再次向殖民地移民,roam,v. to move about without purpose or plan; wander 漫游, 闲逛, 徜徉, 游历 [近] wander e.g. roam about the forest / 在林间徘徊 Scientists have more to do than to allow their imaginations to roam at large. 科学家在任其想象力自由遨游之外还有更多的事情要做。

n. 漫步, 漫游, 徘徊,BACK,expand,v. 1. to increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge 扩大 [近] increase, enlarge e.g. She expanded her store by adding a second room. 2. to open (something) up or out; spread out 张开；展开 e.g. The bird expanded its wings and flew off. The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放 3. to express at length or in detail; enlarge on 详述 e.g. He expanded his remarks afterward. [扩展] expandable adj. expansion n.,BACK,princess,n. 1. a woman who is ruler of a principality 女王 2. a woman member of a royal family other than the monarch, especially a daughter of a monarch 公主 3. the wife of a princ。