Unit 12
Reading 1
? The Green Revolution
? Pre-reading Questions
? 1,What does the,Green Revolution”
refer to?
? 2,Why did various writers predict
that there would be widespread
famine?
? 3,Name some countries with serious
food shortages.
? 4,What is,miracle rice”?
? 5,What are some of the factors
that caused the famines?
? 6,What did the World Food
Conference held in 1974 do for the
world?
? 7,Can technology alone help to feed
the world’s people in the future?
? 8,What did Dr,Borlaug think about
technology development in grain
production?
famine:
? a very serious lack of food for a great
people,causing illness and death.
Award,reward & prize
? Award implies a decision by judges
but does not connote overt
competition
– The Olympic winner received a gold
medal as an award.
– He received honors and awards from the
government for his contribution to
agriculture.
Reward:refers to sth
given in recompense for a
good deed or for merit
? He was presented with a gold
watch as a reward for his service.
Prize:implies sth won by
competition or,often,in
a lottery or game of
chance
? Frank won the first prize in the
chess tournament.
breeder
? She was one of
country’s top sheep
breeders.
sponsor:
? A large department store
is the sponsor of the annual
Christmas celebration.
? The sponsor of the TV play
is Ports Garment Company.
? In regard to the test tomorrow,it is
postponed.
? I will write to you later in regard to
this matter.
In regard to,about
organism,a single living plant,
animal,bacterium or virus
pathologist,an expert in
study of disease,esp,one
who examines a dead
person’s body,often by
cutting it open,to discover
how they died
humanitarian:
?l The prisoner has been
released for humanitarian
reasons
?l The United Nations is sending
humanitarian aid to the areas
worst affected by the conflict.
yield, n,v --- supply or
produce sth as a profit
?l That tree yields plenty of
fruit.
?l The stock yields 8%
interest a year.
productive
?l Talks to end the strike
had been very productive,有
成果的
?l Farming is a very
productive labour,有收益
的
attain,suggests a being goaded on by
great ambition to gain an end regarded
as beyond the reach of most persons
? He attained the position of
headmaster.
? The idea of attaining fame and gain
is comtemptible.
? Attain power/ prosperity/
knowledge/ wisdom
decisive,有决定性的，果断的
?l The year 2001 is the decisive year of
my life.
?l The enemy’s lack of inspired
leadership was decisive to its defeat.
?l A decisive person is needed to deal
with the situation.
? Borlaug’s picture
Reading 2
The Irish Famine
? Pre-reading Questions
? 1,When did the Irish famine occur?
? 2,Are its effects still felt today?
? 3,Did lots of people suffer during the
famine?
? 4,What does one find it hard to believe?
? 5,How did the 19th-century eyes
look at the famine? What was
thought to be the right thing to do?
? 6,Would a little more humanity
shown by the British government
have done any harm?
? 7,What was the result of the
famine?
? 8,How did the Irish people fell
about British after the famine?
shape,influence sth,such as a
belief,opinion etc and make it
develop in a particular way
? Mother’s good temper helps to shape a
child’s character.
? This event shaped his whole life.
? A powerful person who can shape
events
Look back on,in retrospect,
recall and think about sth
? When I look back on those days,I
realize I was desperately unhappy.
Magnitude,the large size
or importance of sth
?The professor is the scientist of considerable
magnitude.
?People had been conscious of the problem
before but the event made them aware of its
magnitude.
Avert:prevent sth from
happening
? 1,Accident can be averted by careful
driving.
2,She averted her eyes from the
terrible sight.
In the light of,taking sth
into consideration,according
to
o 1,In the light of the change,we must revise
the plan.
2,In the light of what you have told me I shall
? Supreme
? 1,the highest
? the Supreme Court
? the Supreme Commander
? 2,the most important
? He treated them with supreme
contempt.
? By supreme effort,he won the race.
Undertake,undertaking
Do,begin to do,promise
that you’ll do sth
? But it was one of the hardest jobs that
I ever undertook.
? Who will undertake the job of
decorating the room.
? Building one’s own house is
tremendous undertaking.
Laisez-faire,unwillness to get
involved in or influence other
people’s activities.
? If a government has a policy ot laisez-
faire,it doesn’t have many laws and rules
which control the buying and selling of
goods or services.
? The problems began long before he
became headmaster,but they worsened
under his laisez-faire attitude.
Intervene,to become involved,
intentionally in a difficule situation in
order to improve it or preventing it
from getting.worse.
? The argument between the two boys
became so fierce that Dad had to
intervene to tell them to behave.
? The referee intervened before the
players hurt each other.
? A nation refused the intervene the
Vietnam War.
? 1,emigrate是指某人离开自己的国
家去另一国家, 永久性居住在那里 。
? He received permission to emigrate to the
United States.
? 2,emigration指人们移居另一国家
的过程
? … the encouragement given to peasant
emigration
? 3,emigrant移居移居别国的人
? Thousands of emigrants boarded the ships
for the New World.
? Despise
? I despise situation
comedies.
? Honest boys despise lies
and liars.
? Strike-breakers are
despised by their
workmates.
? Exploit,exploitation
? 1.剥削
? The company exploited its workers with
long hours and low pay.
? Exploit child labour
? 2.开发, 利用
? You must exploit every opportunity to
learn new things.
? Exploit oil under the sea
? Overthrow,to remove from power
? They will fight until they overthrow
capitalist system.
? Fascism had lawlessly overthrown
the demoncratic government of the
country.
? The overthrow of the dictator was
greeted with cheers.
? Advocate
?l He advocated,though he did’t practice,
the prohibition of alcohol.
?l West German labour unions advocate
35-hour week in order to create more jobs.
? n,a person who advocates
?l advocate of capitalism
?l advocate of free trade
Discussion
? Do you think such an event as
“the Irish Famine” would take
place anywhere in the world today?
Why or why not?
Reading 1
? The Green Revolution
? Pre-reading Questions
? 1,What does the,Green Revolution”
refer to?
? 2,Why did various writers predict
that there would be widespread
famine?
? 3,Name some countries with serious
food shortages.
? 4,What is,miracle rice”?
? 5,What are some of the factors
that caused the famines?
? 6,What did the World Food
Conference held in 1974 do for the
world?
? 7,Can technology alone help to feed
the world’s people in the future?
? 8,What did Dr,Borlaug think about
technology development in grain
production?
famine:
? a very serious lack of food for a great
people,causing illness and death.
Award,reward & prize
? Award implies a decision by judges
but does not connote overt
competition
– The Olympic winner received a gold
medal as an award.
– He received honors and awards from the
government for his contribution to
agriculture.
Reward:refers to sth
given in recompense for a
good deed or for merit
? He was presented with a gold
watch as a reward for his service.
Prize:implies sth won by
competition or,often,in
a lottery or game of
chance
? Frank won the first prize in the
chess tournament.
breeder
? She was one of
country’s top sheep
breeders.
sponsor:
? A large department store
is the sponsor of the annual
Christmas celebration.
? The sponsor of the TV play
is Ports Garment Company.
? In regard to the test tomorrow,it is
postponed.
? I will write to you later in regard to
this matter.
In regard to,about
organism,a single living plant,
animal,bacterium or virus
pathologist,an expert in
study of disease,esp,one
who examines a dead
person’s body,often by
cutting it open,to discover
how they died
humanitarian:
?l The prisoner has been
released for humanitarian
reasons
?l The United Nations is sending
humanitarian aid to the areas
worst affected by the conflict.
yield, n,v --- supply or
produce sth as a profit
?l That tree yields plenty of
fruit.
?l The stock yields 8%
interest a year.
productive
?l Talks to end the strike
had been very productive,有
成果的
?l Farming is a very
productive labour,有收益
的
attain,suggests a being goaded on by
great ambition to gain an end regarded
as beyond the reach of most persons
? He attained the position of
headmaster.
? The idea of attaining fame and gain
is comtemptible.
? Attain power/ prosperity/
knowledge/ wisdom
decisive,有决定性的，果断的
?l The year 2001 is the decisive year of
my life.
?l The enemy’s lack of inspired
leadership was decisive to its defeat.
?l A decisive person is needed to deal
with the situation.
? Borlaug’s picture
Reading 2
The Irish Famine
? Pre-reading Questions
? 1,When did the Irish famine occur?
? 2,Are its effects still felt today?
? 3,Did lots of people suffer during the
famine?
? 4,What does one find it hard to believe?
? 5,How did the 19th-century eyes
look at the famine? What was
thought to be the right thing to do?
? 6,Would a little more humanity
shown by the British government
have done any harm?
? 7,What was the result of the
famine?
? 8,How did the Irish people fell
about British after the famine?
shape,influence sth,such as a
belief,opinion etc and make it
develop in a particular way
? Mother’s good temper helps to shape a
child’s character.
? This event shaped his whole life.
? A powerful person who can shape
events
Look back on,in retrospect,
recall and think about sth
? When I look back on those days,I
realize I was desperately unhappy.
Magnitude,the large size
or importance of sth
?The professor is the scientist of considerable
magnitude.
?People had been conscious of the problem
before but the event made them aware of its
magnitude.
Avert:prevent sth from
happening
? 1,Accident can be averted by careful
driving.
2,She averted her eyes from the
terrible sight.
In the light of,taking sth
into consideration,according
to
o 1,In the light of the change,we must revise
the plan.
2,In the light of what you have told me I shall
? Supreme
? 1,the highest
? the Supreme Court
? the Supreme Commander
? 2,the most important
? He treated them with supreme
contempt.
? By supreme effort,he won the race.
Undertake,undertaking
Do,begin to do,promise
that you’ll do sth
? But it was one of the hardest jobs that
I ever undertook.
? Who will undertake the job of
decorating the room.
? Building one’s own house is
tremendous undertaking.
Laisez-faire,unwillness to get
involved in or influence other
people’s activities.
? If a government has a policy ot laisez-
faire,it doesn’t have many laws and rules
which control the buying and selling of
goods or services.
? The problems began long before he
became headmaster,but they worsened
under his laisez-faire attitude.
Intervene,to become involved,
intentionally in a difficule situation in
order to improve it or preventing it
from getting.worse.
? The argument between the two boys
became so fierce that Dad had to
intervene to tell them to behave.
? The referee intervened before the
players hurt each other.
? A nation refused the intervene the
Vietnam War.
? 1,emigrate是指某人离开自己的国
家去另一国家, 永久性居住在那里 。
? He received permission to emigrate to the
United States.
? 2,emigration指人们移居另一国家
的过程
? … the encouragement given to peasant
emigration
? 3,emigrant移居移居别国的人
? Thousands of emigrants boarded the ships
for the New World.
? Despise
? I despise situation
comedies.
? Honest boys despise lies
and liars.
? Strike-breakers are
despised by their
workmates.
? Exploit,exploitation
? 1.剥削
? The company exploited its workers with
long hours and low pay.
? Exploit child labour
? 2.开发, 利用
? You must exploit every opportunity to
learn new things.
? Exploit oil under the sea
? Overthrow,to remove from power
? They will fight until they overthrow
capitalist system.
? Fascism had lawlessly overthrown
the demoncratic government of the
country.
? The overthrow of the dictator was
greeted with cheers.
? Advocate
?l He advocated,though he did’t practice,
the prohibition of alcohol.
?l West German labour unions advocate
35-hour week in order to create more jobs.
? n,a person who advocates
?l advocate of capitalism
?l advocate of free trade
Discussion
? Do you think such an event as
“the Irish Famine” would take
place anywhere in the world today?
Why or why not?
