Unit 4 Global warming
iii 詞性變化 （旨在提供語法填空所需材料） 1.agree v.同意disagree v.不同意agreement/disagreement n.同意/不同意2. exist v.存在existence n.存在3.state v.陳述，說明statement n.聲明，闡述4. environment n.環境environmental adj.周圍的，環境的environmentalist n.環境保護主義者【練習】根據句子結構，用括號內所提供詞的適當形式填空1) the ________ pointed out that the change of ________ will cause certain great ________ disaster.(environment) 2) it was ______ that the new-elected president of u.s.a made a ________ announcing new policies to reduce the consequence of economy crisis.(state)3) though the two party usually _______ with each other, they have reached an ________ on the levels of green house gases they will allow. (agree)4) in the survey, people found it funny that many of the longest-lasting marriages in ______ are those between people who ________ in frequent quarrel.(exist)keys: 1) environmentalist; environment; environmental 2) stated; statement 3) disagree; agreement 4) existence; existiv 重點詞匯 （旨在提供綜合運用所需材料）1. phenomenon n. 現象;奇跡，罕見的人才或事物 phenomena(pl.) [典例] 1) rain and snow are phenomena of the weather. 雨雪是天氣現象。2) beethoven was a phenomenon among musicians.貝多芬是音樂家中的天才。3) the phenomena of nature自然現象4) a social phenomenon社會現象[練習] 漢譯英1) 月蝕是一種罕見的現象。________________________________________________________________________________________2) 你能向我解釋下這一奇怪的自然現象嗎？________________________________________________________________________________________3) 盡管中途退出了XX年奧運會，劉翔依然是跨欄項目的罕見的人才。________________________________________________________________________________________keys: 1) an eclipse of the moon is a rare phenomenon. 2) could you explain to me the strange natural phenomenon?3) though quitting in the beijing olympic games, liu xiang is still a phenomenon in hurdle racing.2. tend vt. 趨向, 往往是；照管, 護理[重點用法]tendency n. 趨向，傾向（常與to/towards連用）[典例]1) most of boys tend to enjoy playing basketball.大部分男孩都喜歡打籃球。2) the older women tend to believe in strangers easily.老人更容易輕信陌生人。3) a team of medical workers were sent to tend the survivors of wenchuan earthquake.一組醫護人員被派去照料汶川地震的幸存者。4) nowadays there is a growing tendency for people to shop on internet.如今人們網上購物有增加的趨勢