Dictation of Unit 5
Words
1,The opportunity or right to use or see something; 2,The most typical;
3,Striking or unusual in appearance; 4,Make first public appearance;
5,Do things not in the accepted way; 6,和解,妥协 ; 7,非赢利的 ;
8,混乱 ; 紊乱 ; 9,顾问 ; 10,任意的,随意的,
Phrases
1,接上因特网 _ _ _ _ _; 2,快速移动 _ _;
3,不受时空限制 be _ _ _ _ _; 4,摆弄,想出主意 _ _ ;
5,无限的 _ and _; 6,比其他的任何人都 _ _ _ _ ;
7,在每个转折关头 _ _ _ ; 8,追踪 _ _ _ ;
9,利用 …获利 _ _ _ ;
10,通用语,混杂语 _ _.
Lead-in of Unit 6
We are living on a beautiful planet,Seen from the outer space,it looks
like a huge bright blue sapphire (the birthstone of the people who was
are born in September,transparent blue precious stone.),Our planet is
unique for no organisms (living being) have been found yet somewhere
else till now although people try to find some track of life in Mars,The
world of nature on our earth is colorful and wonderful,in
which there are 2 parts,the non-living(the physical environment) and
the living (all living things),These two parts affect and interact upon
each other and make up of the ecosystem (a system which relates all
the plants,animals and people in an area to their surroundings and the
system is considered as a whole),In the ecosystem,there are all kinds
of organic life,millions of species (a group of plants or animals of the
same kind,which are alike in all important ways and which breed
together to produce young of the same kind),such as lion,tiger,wolf,
humans,etc,P106
Predator,a wild animal that lives on other animals by killing and eating
them
Parasite,a plant or animal that lives on or in another and gets its food
from it; it also refers to the person who is supported by
others and gets something for nothing
Lead-in
Among predators,there are some species of animals that depend
entirely on animals they kill,which are called carnivore ( flesh-eating
animals)
Q,What are the characteristics of the carnivore in your mind?
What about the parasite?
Q,Since the predator is large and powerful,which is the natural
enemy of many animals,shall we take measures to control the
number to protect the weak animals? Why?
In fact,all organic life is of equal importance in the world of nature,
with every species having its own role to play to maintain ecological
balance / an ecosystem’s balance,Nothing can survive unless it fits into
the balance of nature within its environment,All life must work
together to maintain ecological balance,and any attempts to violate
the balance of ecology are likely to end in failure.
We can take advantages of the natural rules,but we can not be against
the rules.
scanning
Stylistic features of Text I:
1) formal language; 2) long sentences;
3) complex sentence structures; 4) technical terms (jargon);
5) objective statement and logical reasoning.
Typical organization of scientific writing
1) supplying definitions for the technical terms;
2) citing examples to illustrate them.
Find out the definitions,examples and characteristics of the following
terms respectively:
predators; parasites,biological control; symbiosis;
commensalism; mutualism.
Detailed studies
1,Predator,consumers that kill other animals for food.
not necessarily bad; do not have an easy time of it;
2,Parasites,organisms that live on or in other living things.
very numerous
3,Biological control,limiting pests by using living organisms.
sometimes works; sometimes does not.
4,Symbiosis,living organisms,living together”
numerous
5,Commensalism,one organism benefits,other not affected
6,Mutualism,both organism benefit
Detailed studies
L1.
ecosystem,ecological unit consisting of a group of plants and living
creatures interacting with each other and with their
surroundings,生态系统
ecology ecologist ecologically
L2
…the word predator usually brings to mind pictures of lions…
Meaning,The word predator usually makes us think of pictures of lions
bring/ call (sth.) to mind,remind sb,Of sth,使人想起,忆起
e.g,The photographs at the exhibition brought to mind the street
scenes on the eve of shanghai liberation.
看到这些孩子熟练地在因特网上搜取信息,使我想起了我的孩提时代,
The sight of the children’s skillful search for information on the
Internet brought to my mind my own childhood.
bring something to… 使 …处于 …状态中
e.g,~ an end/a close/ a halt/ light / a climax / a dead end / safety/
victory / terms / sb.’s attention / sb.’s notice
Detailed studies
L7
…predators do prey upon farm animals…
do,an auxiliary verb used to emphasize the affirmative nature or to
add emphasis to an imperative.
prey on / upon,hunt and eat (living things) for food 捕食
e.g,Cats prey on mice,Hawks prey on small birds.
In the animal world,stronger animals prey upon the weaker.
steal from,plunder 掠夺,劫掠
e.g,Our coasts were preyed upon by pirates,
(of fears,etc.) trouble greatly 使苦恼
e.g,Anxieties preys upon my mind.
prey n.----- an animal that is hunted and eaten for food 被捕食的动物,受害人
e.g,The young buck wandered in the jungle and fell prey to a tiger.
Away from his family and friends,the young man soon fell a
prey to those more cunning than himself.
be / become / fall a prey to 被捕食,深受其害
easy prey 容易捕获的猎物,容易上钩者,头脑简单的人
a beast / bird of prey 猛兽 猛禽
Detailed studies
L9
People try to wipe out entire populations of predators:
Meaning,People try to kill off all the predators.
wipe out,destroy or get rid of completely 清除 彻底毁灭
e.g,~ wipe out a disgrace
The disease / epidemic almost wiped off the entire population of
the out-of-the-way (remote) village.
L9
… with the mistaken idea that they are doing good…
e.g,许多人对他们居住的城市里雨后春笋般地冒出摩天大楼而深感自豪,误
以为摩天大楼是现代化的同义词,
Many people are very proud of the skyscrapers that have
mushroomed in their cities,with the mistaken idea that
skyscrapers are the synonym of modernization.
do sb,Good, be beneficial or useful to sb.
e.g,Fencing is a good sport which will do you good especially in terms
of muscle coordination.
Swimming every day will do you a world of good.
Detailed studies
L11.
People usually believe that predators have an easy time of it,killing
defenseless prey.
Meaning,People usually think that predators do not have to make an
effort to kill the prey animals,since the prey have no means
to protecting themselves.
have an easy time of it,have a comfortable life,get what one desires
without having to work hard for it; do something which
requires little effort,过得很安逸
it in this idiom refers to nothing.
e.g,People tend to take it for granted that the heavyweight boxing
champion will have an easy time of it,but beating his opponent
might be harder than everyone thinks.
Being a famous actor,he actually does not have an easy time of it.
He must constantly improve his acting to meet new challenges.
Detailed studies
L13
seemingly,adv,In appearance; apparently 看上去,表面上
an array of, a collection of,一列整齐的
acute sense,sharp sense
formidable,causing fear or dread 令人畏惧的,难以克服的
at will,as one wishes 随心所欲的,任意的
e.g,The international fair includes an array of all the most up-to-date
computer software.
An increasing number of countries have passed the law which
forbids anyone to hunt wildlife at will on the territory of their
countries.
L16
contrary,n,the opposite
on the contrary; contrary to sth,;
to the contrary; by contraries
Detailed studies
e.g,The dream goes to _____.
___,I have piles of work to do.
The reality goes _____ the dream.
L22
It is a non-restrictive relative clause introduced by as,As refers to
the main clause the wolf is an opportunist.
be true with,be true of 适用的,适宜的
e.g,What you said about them in your lectures is also true with / of us.
The mastery of gymnastic skills requires years of training,The
same is true with / of the mastery of English skills.
L25
equip with
superb (see SB P105)
L 26
be safe from wolf attack
v,/ n,/adj,+ from…, indicating separation,removal,prevention,
escape,avoidance,deprivation,etc.
Detailed studies
L28
the revise is true of parasite
Meaning,parasites have the opposite characteristics.
I.e,they are small but greater in number than their hosts.
L46
…in hope that…,hoping that / in the hope that / in hope that
L49
take to n,/ doing sth.:
begin as a practice and continue 开始,从事,喜欢上,亲近,养成 …恶习
e.g,Take to drinking / gardening
After retirement,he took to developing educational games for
children.
L61
advance study,a study in advance 事先预知的
e.g,An advance payment advance information
预付款 预告
L83 warn sb,Of sth,
Detailed studies
Words
1,The opportunity or right to use or see something; 2,The most typical;
3,Striking or unusual in appearance; 4,Make first public appearance;
5,Do things not in the accepted way; 6,和解,妥协 ; 7,非赢利的 ;
8,混乱 ; 紊乱 ; 9,顾问 ; 10,任意的,随意的,
Phrases
1,接上因特网 _ _ _ _ _; 2,快速移动 _ _;
3,不受时空限制 be _ _ _ _ _; 4,摆弄,想出主意 _ _ ;
5,无限的 _ and _; 6,比其他的任何人都 _ _ _ _ ;
7,在每个转折关头 _ _ _ ; 8,追踪 _ _ _ ;
9,利用 …获利 _ _ _ ;
10,通用语,混杂语 _ _.
Lead-in of Unit 6
We are living on a beautiful planet,Seen from the outer space,it looks
like a huge bright blue sapphire (the birthstone of the people who was
are born in September,transparent blue precious stone.),Our planet is
unique for no organisms (living being) have been found yet somewhere
else till now although people try to find some track of life in Mars,The
world of nature on our earth is colorful and wonderful,in
which there are 2 parts,the non-living(the physical environment) and
the living (all living things),These two parts affect and interact upon
each other and make up of the ecosystem (a system which relates all
the plants,animals and people in an area to their surroundings and the
system is considered as a whole),In the ecosystem,there are all kinds
of organic life,millions of species (a group of plants or animals of the
same kind,which are alike in all important ways and which breed
together to produce young of the same kind),such as lion,tiger,wolf,
humans,etc,P106
Predator,a wild animal that lives on other animals by killing and eating
them
Parasite,a plant or animal that lives on or in another and gets its food
from it; it also refers to the person who is supported by
others and gets something for nothing
Lead-in
Among predators,there are some species of animals that depend
entirely on animals they kill,which are called carnivore ( flesh-eating
animals)
Q,What are the characteristics of the carnivore in your mind?
What about the parasite?
Q,Since the predator is large and powerful,which is the natural
enemy of many animals,shall we take measures to control the
number to protect the weak animals? Why?
In fact,all organic life is of equal importance in the world of nature,
with every species having its own role to play to maintain ecological
balance / an ecosystem’s balance,Nothing can survive unless it fits into
the balance of nature within its environment,All life must work
together to maintain ecological balance,and any attempts to violate
the balance of ecology are likely to end in failure.
We can take advantages of the natural rules,but we can not be against
the rules.
scanning
Stylistic features of Text I:
1) formal language; 2) long sentences;
3) complex sentence structures; 4) technical terms (jargon);
5) objective statement and logical reasoning.
Typical organization of scientific writing
1) supplying definitions for the technical terms;
2) citing examples to illustrate them.
Find out the definitions,examples and characteristics of the following
terms respectively:
predators; parasites,biological control; symbiosis;
commensalism; mutualism.
Detailed studies
1,Predator,consumers that kill other animals for food.
not necessarily bad; do not have an easy time of it;
2,Parasites,organisms that live on or in other living things.
very numerous
3,Biological control,limiting pests by using living organisms.
sometimes works; sometimes does not.
4,Symbiosis,living organisms,living together”
numerous
5,Commensalism,one organism benefits,other not affected
6,Mutualism,both organism benefit
Detailed studies
L1.
ecosystem,ecological unit consisting of a group of plants and living
creatures interacting with each other and with their
surroundings,生态系统
ecology ecologist ecologically
L2
…the word predator usually brings to mind pictures of lions…
Meaning,The word predator usually makes us think of pictures of lions
bring/ call (sth.) to mind,remind sb,Of sth,使人想起,忆起
e.g,The photographs at the exhibition brought to mind the street
scenes on the eve of shanghai liberation.
看到这些孩子熟练地在因特网上搜取信息,使我想起了我的孩提时代,
The sight of the children’s skillful search for information on the
Internet brought to my mind my own childhood.
bring something to… 使 …处于 …状态中
e.g,~ an end/a close/ a halt/ light / a climax / a dead end / safety/
victory / terms / sb.’s attention / sb.’s notice
Detailed studies
L7
…predators do prey upon farm animals…
do,an auxiliary verb used to emphasize the affirmative nature or to
add emphasis to an imperative.
prey on / upon,hunt and eat (living things) for food 捕食
e.g,Cats prey on mice,Hawks prey on small birds.
In the animal world,stronger animals prey upon the weaker.
steal from,plunder 掠夺,劫掠
e.g,Our coasts were preyed upon by pirates,
(of fears,etc.) trouble greatly 使苦恼
e.g,Anxieties preys upon my mind.
prey n.----- an animal that is hunted and eaten for food 被捕食的动物,受害人
e.g,The young buck wandered in the jungle and fell prey to a tiger.
Away from his family and friends,the young man soon fell a
prey to those more cunning than himself.
be / become / fall a prey to 被捕食,深受其害
easy prey 容易捕获的猎物,容易上钩者,头脑简单的人
a beast / bird of prey 猛兽 猛禽
Detailed studies
L9
People try to wipe out entire populations of predators:
Meaning,People try to kill off all the predators.
wipe out,destroy or get rid of completely 清除 彻底毁灭
e.g,~ wipe out a disgrace
The disease / epidemic almost wiped off the entire population of
the out-of-the-way (remote) village.
L9
… with the mistaken idea that they are doing good…
e.g,许多人对他们居住的城市里雨后春笋般地冒出摩天大楼而深感自豪,误
以为摩天大楼是现代化的同义词,
Many people are very proud of the skyscrapers that have
mushroomed in their cities,with the mistaken idea that
skyscrapers are the synonym of modernization.
do sb,Good, be beneficial or useful to sb.
e.g,Fencing is a good sport which will do you good especially in terms
of muscle coordination.
Swimming every day will do you a world of good.
Detailed studies
L11.
People usually believe that predators have an easy time of it,killing
defenseless prey.
Meaning,People usually think that predators do not have to make an
effort to kill the prey animals,since the prey have no means
to protecting themselves.
have an easy time of it,have a comfortable life,get what one desires
without having to work hard for it; do something which
requires little effort,过得很安逸
it in this idiom refers to nothing.
e.g,People tend to take it for granted that the heavyweight boxing
champion will have an easy time of it,but beating his opponent
might be harder than everyone thinks.
Being a famous actor,he actually does not have an easy time of it.
He must constantly improve his acting to meet new challenges.
Detailed studies
L13
seemingly,adv,In appearance; apparently 看上去,表面上
an array of, a collection of,一列整齐的
acute sense,sharp sense
formidable,causing fear or dread 令人畏惧的,难以克服的
at will,as one wishes 随心所欲的,任意的
e.g,The international fair includes an array of all the most up-to-date
computer software.
An increasing number of countries have passed the law which
forbids anyone to hunt wildlife at will on the territory of their
countries.
L16
contrary,n,the opposite
on the contrary; contrary to sth,;
to the contrary; by contraries
Detailed studies
e.g,The dream goes to _____.
___,I have piles of work to do.
The reality goes _____ the dream.
L22
It is a non-restrictive relative clause introduced by as,As refers to
the main clause the wolf is an opportunist.
be true with,be true of 适用的,适宜的
e.g,What you said about them in your lectures is also true with / of us.
The mastery of gymnastic skills requires years of training,The
same is true with / of the mastery of English skills.
L25
equip with
superb (see SB P105)
L 26
be safe from wolf attack
v,/ n,/adj,+ from…, indicating separation,removal,prevention,
escape,avoidance,deprivation,etc.
Detailed studies
L28
the revise is true of parasite
Meaning,parasites have the opposite characteristics.
I.e,they are small but greater in number than their hosts.
L46
…in hope that…,hoping that / in the hope that / in hope that
L49
take to n,/ doing sth.:
begin as a practice and continue 开始,从事,喜欢上,亲近,养成 …恶习
e.g,Take to drinking / gardening
After retirement,he took to developing educational games for
children.
L61
advance study,a study in advance 事先预知的
e.g,An advance payment advance information
预付款 预告
L83 warn sb,Of sth,
Detailed studies
