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课件网) Unit5 Language points of Reading and Thinking Yet, he considers himself a farmer because he continually works the land in his research. 然而，他把自己看作是一位农民，因为在研究过程中他不断耕耘土地。 1.work sth. 在…工作；从事…工作 farmers working the fields 在田间劳作的农民 Reading and Thinking Indeed, his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has devoted his life. 确实，他瘦削但结实的身躯，与其为之奉献毕生的千千万万的中国农民无异。 The weather in Beijing is much colder than _____ in Guangzhou. The cars made in Shanghai are more expensive than _____ made in Xi’an. 2. devote vt.（与to连用）献身；专心于；把…用于--学案P.84/ 1. devoted adj. 忠实的；深爱的；专用于…的 be devoted to sth/sb. …致力/专注于某事; 非常爱/挚爱 devote one’s life / time /money/ energy / attention to … 把某人的生命/时间/金钱/精力/注意力奉献于…… that those The report recommends that more resources _____ four year olds.该报告建议投入更多的资源用于四岁儿童的教育。 2) President Xi urged them _____the motherland and the people.习主席希望他们为祖国和人民贡献青春和力量。 3) You will never gain success _____ (除非你完全投入工作). 4) _____to the football game on TV, Mike didn’t notice my coming. 5) It’s a major touring exhibition _____ to the work of disabled artists. 6)The two professors made up their minds to devote all they had to _____ (建立) nature reserves. 7) She has a strong _____ to the cause.她事业心很强。 be devoted to teaching to devote their youth and strength to Devoted devoted devotion unless you are fully devoted to your work setting up However, what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat. 然而，他最关心的是农民经常粮食歉收，有时甚至出现严重的食物短缺。 3. shortage (in/ of ) [c/u]短缺，不足，缺乏 --学案P.85/ 2. _____of teachers in remote mountain areas. 偏远山区教师严重短缺。 There is a serious shortage To tackle（处理=deal with / handle） this crisis（pl.crises）, he chose to study agriculture and received an education at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing. 为了应对这一危机，他选择学习农业，在位于重庆的西南农学院接受教育。 Instead, farmers needed to boost yields in the fields they had. 而是农民们需要提高他们已有土地上农作物的产量。 4. boost vt. 加强(strengthen/improve)；增加(increase)；提高(raise) n. [usually singular ] （数量的）增加; 推动；激励；促进 a boost in （数量的）增加/ to 对……的推动(激励) boost sb’s confidence增加信心 1）Passing the test was such _____ my confidence.[n.] 通过了考试使我自信心大增。 2) Innovation will boost both economic development and green transition. 创新将推动经济发展和绿色转型。 a boost to 5. yield n.[c] 产量; 收益 yield (to) vi. 屈服;让步 …give in to vt. 产出/生长出; 产生 1) 我们决不屈服于困难。 We shall never yield to the difficulties. 2) Talks between the two sides _____. 双方的会谈没有结果。 yielded no results How this could be do ... ...
