Unit 4 Wildlife
Words and expressions
1.mercy A. to go down to a lower level
2. affect B. to answer
3.decrease C. losing; something that is lost
4.respond D. to try to catch or kill animals
5.relief E. removing of pain, distress
6.loss F. to have sth. inside
7. hunt G. to have an effect on
8. certain H. kindness shown to sb.or sth.
9.contain I. gain one`s purpose or reach an aim
10.succeed J. not doubtful
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1.decrease vt.&vi.
1.They are making every effort to decrease the production cost.

2.The price of the wheat has decreased _____15%.
小麦价格降低了15%。
3.The number of new students___________________320_______260 this year.
今年新生人数从320减少到260
他们正尽力降低生产成本。
by
decreased from
to
减少到
减少了
从…减少到
(1) They suffered a heavy loss as a result of the terrible accident.

(2) Honestly speaking, I’m ___________what to do next.
诚实的说，我不知道下一步怎么办。
2.loss n.损失，遗失
由于可怕的事故，他们遭受了重大的损失。
at a loss
(1)respond to 回应…； 对…做出反应
respond that… 回答说…
(2) response n. 响应，回答
in response to 作为对…的答复（通常做状语）
make response to 对…做出反应（强调动作）
3. respond vi.回答；做出反应
He ______________he would be pleased to attend the party.
他回答说她很高兴参加派对。

(2) The product was developed ______________ customer demand.
这种产品是为了满足顾客的需要而开发的。
responded that
in response to
relief of/ from …的减轻或消除
in relief 如释重负；松了口气
to one`s relief 令人感到欣慰的是
4. relief n. （痛苦或忧虑的）减轻或解除
(1)__________________, (令我们大为欣慰的是)the children all arrived home safely.(2)I smiled __________after I heard I had passed the exam.听说我考试通过了，我轻松的笑了。
(3)(2010山东高考） those who suffer from headache will find they get ____from this medicine.
A.relief B. safety C. defense D. shelter
解析：选。 “那些患头痛的人服用此药后，症状会得到缓解。”
To our great relief
in relief
A
5. mercy n. 仁慈，宽恕，怜悯
beg/ask for mercy 乞求宽恕
show mercy to
have/take mercy on
without mercy 残忍的
at the mercy of sb./sth.任由某人、某物摆布或控制
对…怜悯；宽恕
He was such a cruel man that he_________________ others.
He went down his knees and _________________.
The little boat __________________the storm at the sea.
if you don’t want to ___ others, you’ll have to start a business of your own.
A. be at the mercy of B. have mercy on
C. show mercy to D. take mercy on
showed no mercy to
begged/asked for mercy
was at the mercy of
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6.certain adj. 确定的；某一，某些
(1)He is certain to pass the exam.
=_________________he’ll pass the exam.
(2)_______________is waiting for you outside now.
有个王先生在外面等你。
(3)_________________________________,he didn’t attend the meeting.
因某个、某些原因，他没参加会议。
It is certain that
A certain Mr. Wang
For certain (some) reasons/ a certain reason
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7. contain v. 包含；容纳；容忍
container n 容器
The book contains 10 units, including two mainly revisions.
He was so excited that he could hardly contain himself.
The room is not big enough to contain so many people.
包含；含有
控制；容忍
容纳
7.contain vs. include
I’m on a diet. I have to avoid food ___________fat and sugar.
Twenty-three people, __________three babies, were injured in the traffic accident.
= Twenty-three people , three babies ________, were injured in the traffic accident.
(3)How much water do you think this bottle ________?
(4)I was so angry that I couldn’t _________myself.
(5) Orange is a kind of fruit which ________ a lot a Vitamin C.
containing
including
included
contains
contain
contains
(1)事实上，你的意见不会影响我的决定。
(2) Most people present at the meeting_____________________________ by his speech.
出席会议的大多数的人被他的演讲感动了。
(3) The disease_______________ millions of people in the world every year.
这种疾病每年使全世界数百万人受到感染。
8.affect vt. 影响；感动；侵袭
were deeply affected/moved
As a matter of fact, your opinion will not affect my decision.
has affected
have an effect on/upon sb./sth…
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9. appreciate vt. →appreciation n.
1) 感激；感谢
eg. I appreciate your help.
我感谢你的帮助。
2) 鉴赏；欣赏；赏识
eg. Do you appreciate good wine?
你会鉴赏好酒吗？
3) 察觉；意识到
eg. We appreciate the danger ahead.
我们意识到危险临头。
I would appreciate it if …要是…我将不胜感激
appreciate doing sth. 感激做某事
9. appreciate vt. 鉴赏；感激；意识到
(1)如果你能帮我学英语，我将不胜感激。

(2)We appreciate ______________ to us very much in time of difficulty.
我们对你在我们困难时期提供的帮助非常感激。
(3)His abilities are not fully appreciated by the boss.
_______________________________________
他的能力没有完全得到老板的欣赏。
your offering help
I would appreciate it if you help me with my English.
10.succeed v 成功；接替，继任，继承
succeed in (doing)sth.=manage to do成功做的了某事
succeed to sth. 继承
succeed sb. as 继某人之后担任
Obama succeeded Bush as a President in the USA.
Our plan succeeded.
He succeeded in solving the problem.
employ sb. to be/as雇佣某人任…
employ sb. to do 雇佣某人干某事
employ sb./oneself in (doing) sth.从事于，忙于
11.employ vt.雇佣；利用（时间，精力等）
employer
As an employer, John has rights to fire his employees
12.die v. dead dying death
1.He has been _____ for ten years.
2.He _____ ten years ago.
3.A _____ man’s body was found in the river last week.
4. I’m ____ for water after every football match.
5.His _____ was a great loss to us.
dead
died
dead
dying
death
与die相关的短语
（声音，风，光等）慢慢变弱，渐渐消失
（兴奋，火等）渐弱；渐息；平息
相继死亡，种群突然急剧的衰减
灭亡；灭绝
因…而死（外因：外伤，车祸，污染等）
因…而死（内因：疾病，饥饿）
13.bite—bit—bitten
Once bite, twice shy.
14.incident n. 事件；事变
bite + sb.+介词 +the + 部位
The dog bit the thief in the leg.
1. in danger (of)在危险中，垂危;
out of danger脱离危险;
a danger to对…有危险

2.burst into laughter ;
burst out laughing突然笑起来

3. protect…from/against保护以免于

4. pay attention to注意
fix/ focus one`s attention to
将注意集中到
draw/ attract/catch/get one’s attention to吸引某人的注意力
have one`s attention请某人注意
come into fashion 开始流行
come into power 开始执政
come into use 开始使用
come into reality 实现
5.come into being…无被动，无进行
No one exactly knows when the universe came into being.
6.according to…按照；根据…所说
据电视报道，明天会是晴天。
According to the TV, it will be fine tomorrow.
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16.inspect vt 检查；视察
inspector n 检查员；视察员
inspection n 检查
eg: The teacher walked around inspecting their work.
老师走来走去检查他们的作业。
The president inspected the troops.
总统检阅了部队。
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