Module 9 Population.
Unit1 The population of China is about 1.37 billion.(读作one point three seven billion或one point thirty-seven)
1. China has a population of about 1.37 billion.
=China has about 1.37 billion people.
=There are around 1.37 billion people in China.
(注意population与people不连用)
划线提问
What’s the population of China?
=How many people does China have?
=How many people are there in China?
a large/big/small population
翻译:重庆的人口比北京多。
Chongqing has a larger/bigger population than Beijing.
The population of Chongqing is larger/bigger than that of Beijing.
Half of the population in the town are farmers.
2. prepare (sth.) for…= get (sth.) ready for…
note n. 笔记;便笺;钞票;音符;声调,语气
vt. 注意;记录;对…加注释;指出
take/write/make notes 做笔记
3. a report called the growing/increasing population 过去分词短语做定语
grow-grew-grown v.增长(大);生长;种植;长高,变老
4. We’re in the right place to talk about…正是谈论…的恰当时机。
5. cause problems/trouble/worry
vt. 成为…的原因;导致;引起;使遭受
cause sb sth.=cause sth. to sb. (后接双宾语)
cause sb./sth. to do (宾语补足语)
Driving carelessly is likely to cause accidents.
粗心大意的驾驶可能导致车祸。
His rude behavior caused him a lot of trouble.
n. 原因;动机;(某种行为、感情等的)理由;缘故
Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease.在可以预防的引发死亡和疾病的因素当中,吸烟排在第一位。
6.too much traffic/noise/rubbish/pollution
too many cars/problems/flats/pupils
pollute [pəˈlu:t] vt. 污染
The air is heavily/seriously polluted.
空气被严重污染了。
noise n. [U] 噪音;[C]声音
noisy adj.
noisily adv.
Don’t make a noise.或Don’t make any noise.
I can’t stand(忍受)the ____ in the classroom because it’s too_____. They are talking _____.
7. population increase [ˈinkri:s] n.
[ɪnˈkri:s] v.
增加,增大,增多 ; 增强,增进,提高
an increase in population 人口增长
The world’s population/The population of the world is still increasing.
8. That makes over 131.4 million births a year.
那就造成每年一亿三千一百四十万的婴儿出生。
注意大数字的读法
one hundred and thirty-one point four million
What makes a good League member?
优秀的团员应具备什么样品质?
give birth to sb. 生下某人
9.分数的读法:分子用基数词,分母用序数词,当分子大于1的时候,分母要加s
五分之一: a/one fifth
五分之二: two fifths
四分之一: a/one fourth (a quarter)
四分之三: three fourths (three quarters)
二分之一: a/one second (a half)
三分之二: two thirds
分数/百分比+of+名词作主语,谓语动词取决于of后面的名词
Three quarters of the earth is covered with water. 地球四分之三覆盖着水。
One percent of the strawberries in the box have gone bad. 箱子里百分之一的草莓已经变质了。
11. hang on a minute稍等 hang-hung-hung
wait a minute= just a moment
12. at the start/beginning of…
at the end of…
13. be free to do sth. 自由地做…
adj. 空闲的;免费的;免税的;
She is fond of shopping in her free time.
I have two free tickets. Would you like one?
He got the suit for free. 他免费得到这套西装。
14….that is,….即;就是;换句话说;更确切地说(表进一步解说)
Unit2 Arnwick was a city with 200,000 people.
1.Arnwick was a city with a population of 200,000.
阿恩威克是一个20万人口的城市。(注意:population和people不连用)
2.move to sp. (家)搬到……
move sth. away 把……移开、搬走
The stone is in the way. Do you mind moving it away? 那块石头挡道了。你介意把它移开吗?
(mind doing介意某人干某事)
moving adj. moved adj.
The report in today’s newspaper was so moving that everyone was moved to tears.
今天报纸上的报道感人至深,每个人都感动得流泪了。
3. have problems in doing sth.做某事有问题
solve problems 解决问题
(1)problem是客观存在的问题,如 population/pollution/environmental/housing problem人口问题、污染问题、环境问题、住房问题
math problems 数学问题
(2)question是指疑难问题,需要解答的
ask/answer questions 提问,回答问题
quest [kwest] n.& v.
They travelled in quest of gold.
in quest of liberty/peace/adventure
追求自由、追求和平(安宁)、追求冒险活动
in the quest for truth/a bright future
探索真理、追求光明的未来
4. 实义动词的用法:有人称、数和时态的变化,即三单和一般过去式
人做主语need sth./sb. need to do sth
To stay healthy, you need to do sports regularly and keep a balanced diet.为了保持健康,你需要有规律地运动并保持均衡的饮食。
物做主语 need doing=need to be done
The shoes need repairing.
= The shoes need to be repaired.
情态动词的用法:只用于否定或疑问句中
-Need I rewrite the composition?
我需要重写这篇文章吗?
-No, you needn’t/you don’t have to.
-Yes, you must. Sorry, you have to./I’m afraid you have to.
need n.
A friend in need is a friend indeed. [谚]患难见真情.
There’s no need of/for money.不需要钱。
There’s no need to set off so early.
不需要这么早动身。
5. in the city centre= in the centre of the city
in the middle of… 指一条线上的中间,这条线可以是空间也可以是时间。
in the centre of 指一片区域的中心。
英语拼法 (Br E) 美语拼法(Am E)
公斤、千克kilogramme kilogram
方案、节目programme program
举止、行为behaviour behavior
颜色colour color
特别喜爱的favourite favorite
风味flavour flavor
荣誉honour honor
劳动labour labor
中心centre center
纤维fibre fiber
公尺metre meter
剧场 theatre theater
组织organise organize
实现realise realize
旅行 travelling traveling
grey(灰色的) gray
shop(商店) store
autumn(秋天) fall
railway(铁路) railroad
holiday(假期) vacation
film(电影) movie
cinema(电影院) movie theatre
6. a block of flats 一幢公寓大楼
flat adj. 平的;单调的;不景气的;干脆的
a flat tyre 一只瘪了的轮胎
a pair of flat shoes 一双平底鞋
You’d better avoid lying flat. 你最好避免平卧。adv.
7. become part of… (became)
8. be crowded with… 挤满……
be covered with…铺满…….
be filled with….装满…..充满…….
(1)The coach was crowded with passengers.
(2)The fields were covered with snow and everything was white.
(3)The bottle is filled with grape juice.
The room is filled with smoke.
9. local people/school/products
当地人,当地学校,土特产
10. close down 关闭,倒闭
11.It takes an hour to get there by bus.
12. clear adj.