Unit 1 Great Scientists
Language points
比较
1 discover & invent & create

2 character & characteristic
Who discovered America ?
Who invented the steam engine?
God created the world.
1 be different in character 品质， 特质，特征
2 the leading characters in the novel 角色
N
adj.& N
特有的, 典型的
1 my friend's characteristic laugh
2. physical characteristics
特性, 特征, 特色
短语
1 the way of doing sth.=
“做…..的方法”
2 put forward =
3 draw a conclusion =
提出(建议想法等)
the way to do …
come up with
conclude: vi./vt 结束， 作结论，断定
The meeting concluded at ten o'clock.
They concluded that he was guilty.
to conclude: 最后（一句话），总之
To conclude, I want to thank you for your help.

put away
put down
put on
put off
put out
put up
put up with…
拓展
收起，放好
写下来
穿上;上演
耽误;延期
熄灭(灯);
扑灭 (火)
建立;建造
忍受……
1.
expert n./adj
be +at/in/on sth.
attend v.(to)(1) 处理 deal with
Who will attend to the matter? (2)注意,留意 to give attention If you don’t attend to the teacher，you’ll never learn anything.
Language points for reading I
(3) to take good care of /look after
照看,照料.如:

The doctor attended the patients.
(4)to be present at 出席,到场. 如:
attend school 上学
attend a lecture 听讲座
2.But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people exposed to cholera.
exposed to cholera 在句子中是过去分词用作后置定语,表示被动.意为 “患霍乱的”.如:
The book written by LuXun is very popular. 鲁迅写的书是很受欢迎的.
expose 揭露, 透露, 揭发
使面临, 使接触
使遭受
Miles of sand are exposed at low tide.

2.The people of some Asian countries were exposed to the tsunami in 2004.

3. He exposed the plan to the newspaper.
to uncover
to make suffer
to make known
3.cure n.治疗办法
There is no cure for cancer yet..

v治愈
cure sb of sth.
Parents try to cure their children of bad habits
不可救药 beyond cure
inform/convince/remind/warn sb of sth
cheat/rob/ cure sb of sth
suspect / accuse sb of sth.
归纳：
V + sb + of sth 结构
4.So many thousands of terrified people died every time there was an outbreak.
every time 在这里是连词，引导时间状语从句，意为“每次，每当”
e.g. Every time I meet him, I always think of the things happened between us.
每次见到他，我就想起发生在我们之间的事情。
注意: immediately, the moment, directly, instantly 等与 every time一样，都可以用作连词引导时间状语从句，意为 “一…..就”
5 Suggest v
1 暗示，表明 从句用真实语气
The first suggested that cholera multiplied in the air.
2 建议 后面从句用 虚拟语气should do, should 可省
To prevent this from happening again, John Snow suggested that the source of all the water supplies be examined”
Kane suggested leaving early for the airport.
6.The second suggested that people absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals .
absorb…..into 吸收 如：
e.g. The big company has gradually absorbed these small companies into its own organization.
这家大公司逐渐将这些小的公司吞并了。
Water absorbs oxygen.
absorb v. (1)吸收
(2)吸引；使专心；使全神贯注 如:

The book absorbed his attention.
be ～ed in …　被…吸引；专心于；
全神贯注于某事 如:
The writer was so absorbed in his writing that he forgot to flick the ashes from his cigar.
A. unpleasant or dangerous weather
B. very strict
C. very bad or serious to worry about
D. extreme criticism or punishment
severe :严重的, 剧烈的, 严厉的
1. He has such a severe illness that he has been in hospital.
2. I was caught in a severe storm last night and couldn’t go back home in time.
3. Come on! Don’t be so severe with the children.
4. His report contains severe criticism of the company’s actions.
C
A
B
D
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blame sb. for sth/doing sth 为某事责备某人
They blamed me for the delay of the plan.
blame
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* be to blame: be responsible for sth. bad 无被动
He was not to blame for the traffic accident.
take/accept/bear the blame 对某事负责
He is ready to take the blame for this accident.
blame sth. on/upon sb 把某事归咎于某人
It’s no use blaming our defeat on him.
put/lay the blame for sth on sb 将某事归咎于某人
9. Next,John Snow looked into the source of the water for these two streets.
其次，约翰.斯诺调查了这两条街的水源。
look into 看…...里面；to investigate
如：
We’ll look into this matter together.
我们将一起调查这个问题。
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link…to... 把…与…连接；联系 如：
Fingerprints linked the suspect to the crime.
指纹证实了嫌疑犯的犯罪事实。
be linked to 连接 如：
The two towns are linked by a railway.
10. In another part of London, he found supporting evidence from two deaths that were linked to the Broad Street outbreak.
在伦敦的另一个地区，他从两个与宽街爆发的霍乱有关联的死亡病例中又发现了有力证据
11.With this extra evidence John Snow was able to announce with certainty that polluted water carried the virus.
announce v. to make known publicly 如：
The captain announced that the plane was going to land.
有了这个证据，约翰.斯诺就能够肯定的宣布，这种被污染的水携带病毒。
机长宣布飞机就要着陆了。