Unit 6 Going west (詳案)

(1) the first dog race was a race against time. ( t )
(2) the disease which struck the nome was called flu. ( f )
(3) if doctors couldn’t get enough vaccine, the children would die quite soon. (t )
(4) the doctors could do nothing but use the dog team to deliver the vaccine because there were not enough ships and planes. ( f )
(5) during the journey, the dogs and their drivers should fight against the hot weather. ( f )
(6) when the dogs and their drivers arrived on time, they were warmly welcomed. ( f )
step 4 language study
1.anniversary 周年紀念；周年紀念日
a wedding anniversary the 20th anniversary of our country’s independence
2.deliver: 釋放，移交，投遞，發表，給予，表達
deliver sb. from sth.把某人從…解救出來 deliver sth to/over sb把某物交付某人.
deliver a message 帶信,傳話 deliver a speech發表講話
deliver over (up) (to) 移交,交給 deliver a baby生孩子
he delivered himself up to the police. 他向警方自首了.
i delivered the message and parcel to her. 我把信和包裹交給了她.
3. stake n.樁,水刑柱,賭注 v.系于柱上,打賭
tie sth to a stake把…拴在柱子上 play for high stakes下大賭注賭錢
stake…on…把…押在…上 be at stake 生死攸關
he staked all his hopes on his son’s success as a stateman.
他把所有的希望都寄托在兒子身上,盼望他成為成功的政治家
he left the gambling game when they played for high stakes.
賭注太高時他離開了賭局
i’m going to stake $5 on that watch. 那塊表我押5 美元.
our children’s life is at stake. 孩子們的生命瀕臨危險.
4. risk n.風險, 保險對象 vt. 冒…的危險
do sth at the risk of one’s life=risk one’s life to do sth冒生命危險去做…
at all risks=at any risk無論冒什么危險,無論如何
at (one’s) risk 有危險
run(take) a risk (risks)=risk doing sth 冒險
if you go out without your raincoat, you run the risk of getting wet.
如果你出門不帶雨衣,就有可能被淋濕.
we can’t risk your catching the measles.我們不能讓你冒染上麻疹的危險
too many lives were at risk. 太多的人有生命危險
5.prevent v. prevention n. preventable 可預防的 preventive預防的
prevent sb from doing prevent disease
try to prevent fires in dry weather.干旱天氣預防火災
there was nothing to prevent him becoming engaged.沒有什么能阻止他訂婚
prevention of illness is better than curing it.防病勝過治病
6.cover vt.掩蓋,掩護,包括,走過,支付,報道 n. 蓋子,封面
be covered with 蓋著… from cover to cover從頭至尾
cover 6 miles 走了6 英里 cover a conference采訪會議
cover the expense 負擔費用 a cover for…蓋子
she covered her face with her hands. 她用手蒙住了臉.
i didn’t cover as much ground as i had wanted.我沒有走完我原打算走的那么多路.
this report covered all aspects of the problem.這個報告涵蓋了這個問題的所有層面