2019高考英語一輪復習Unit 10
professor stevenson has devoted himself to protecting the milu deer.
史蒂文森教授獻身于保護麋鹿的工作。
after he graduated he continued to devote himself to research.
畢業以后他繼續致力于研究工作。
鏈接•拓展
(1)devote...to...把(時間、精力等)用于
she devoted her life to helping homeless children.
她把一生用來幫助無家可歸的孩子們。
(2)be devoted to 喜愛；疼愛；忠于；致力于
her son,to whom she was so devoted,died in fighting the flood.
她非常疼愛的兒子在抗洪中犧牲了。
some of them were devoted to the study of natural science.
他們有些人專門研究自然科學。
練：he wants to be a scientist and_______ science.
a.devote to b.devotes to
c.devote himself to d.devotes himself to
提示:空格處是和wants并列的謂語動詞；devote oneself to...是固定短語。
答案:d
4.cut down
講：該短語意為：砍倒；病死；減少
例：when the farmers cut down trees,tigers can no longer hide and hunt.
農民把樹砍倒后，老虎無法藏身和獵食。
you should try your best to cut down the accident rate.
你們應該盡力減少事故。
we need to cut the article down to 1000 words.
我們得把這篇文章壓縮到一千字。
he ought to cut down the volume of work.
他應該減少工作量。
鏈接•拓展
(1)cut away 剪去；砍掉；割掉；切除
(2)cut off切下；割下；砍下；切斷電話線使某人通話中斷,阻斷；停止食物等的供應
(3)cut up切碎；切成碎片；使難過,使痛苦
he always cuts up his food before he eats it.
他在吃東西之前,總是把它切碎。
(4)cut in 打斷；打擾
she always cuts in when we are talking.
我們談話的時候她老是插嘴。
(5)cut out刪掉；停止
you can cut out what you don’t like.
你可以刪去你不喜歡的。
(6)cut through 抄近路；開辟(出路或通道)
i came by cutting through the lane.
我抄近路來的。
練：with no electricity,many towns and villages had their water supply________.
a.cut off b.cut down c.cut up d.cut through