Unit 2 Working the land
1 what is special about his rice? (make it possible to do …)
this special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.
2 what is his contribution to the world? (thanks to … / rid … of …)
thanks to his research, the un has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger.
3 what is his attitude to life? (be satisfied with … / care about …)
dr yuan is satisfied with his life. however, he doesn’t care about being famous.
step vi homework
finishing the exercises in learning about language. exercise 1, 2 and 3 are about useful words and expressions. finish them. next time we’ll check the answers. ok, class is over. see you next time.
period 2
language points
here are some explanations about the boldface words in our text.
一 vocaburary
1. struggle v to make great efforts
e.g. they have struggled for years to free their country from the enemy.
stuggle to do sth 掙扎做某事
他努力控制住自己的脾氣。 he _____ ____ control his temper.
i’m struggling to finish the huge the work you gave me.
2. sunburnt adj sun-tanned
e.g. his sunburnt skin looks healthy.
3. super adj (infml) excellent; splendid
e.g. you’ll like her, she’s super.
you look super in your new clothes.
it was super of you to help.
4. expand v
(cause sth to) become greater in size, number or importance
e.g. metals expand when they are heated.
why not try to expand your story into a novel?
6. equip v
supply sb/sth (with what is needed, for a particular purpose)
equip sb with sth用……裝備 equip sb for sth為……裝備
be equipped with 裝備有
你的訓練使得你能夠勝任將來的工作。
your training will equipe you for your future job.
translate:
the worker equipped the bike with a head light.
那個工人給自行車裝了一個前燈。
7. export v
send (goods) to another country for sale
e.g. india exports tea and cotton to many different countries.
this company has a large home market but doesn’t export.
8 regret
后面常跟動詞的ing 形式，只有在對將談到的事情表示遺憾時用動詞的不定式。
regret doing sth __________________ regret to do sth ______________________
她為自己發了脾氣而深感后悔。she deeply _____ ______her temper.
translate:
we regret to inform you that your passport application has been refused.
9. rid ... of make sb/ sth free from (sb/ sth unpleasant)
e.g. we all wish that we would rid the world of famine.
the farmer recently tried to rid the house of rats.
10. lead ... a life, live ... a life