Period 2 Welcome to the unit & Reading—Language points 1．惊奇地 with wonder 2．一系列，各种a range of 3．即将发生(在某人身上)，等待着(某人) in store (for sb) 4．对(某人)有吸引力；向(某人)呼吁appeal to 5．一个充满梦想和魔力的世界 a world of dreams and magic 6．努力做某事make an effort to do sth 7．自然和社会环境 the natural and social environments 8．总之 in a word 9．没有被注意到 remain unnoticed 10．使……引起某人的注意 bring...to one’s attention 11．能够；有能力be capable of 12．在于lie in 13．在某人面前 in the presence of sb 14．由……产生，出自 come out of 15．人性human nature 16．承担；呈现；雇用；录用take on 17．总的来说in summary 18．以……形式in forms of 19．书面语言the written record 20．思想和感情thoughts and feelings devote oneself to 献身，致力，专心(devote vt.献身于，专心致志于devoted adj.忠实的；深爱的 devotion n．奉献) [教材原句P43]．..that whatever I have devoted myself to，I have devoted myself to completely；that in great aims and in small，I have always been thoroughly in earnest. ……我致力于做的任何事，我都会全身心投入；无论是大的目标，还是小的目标，我都会非常认真。 ·devote...to (doing) sth把……用于/献给(做)某事 ·be devoted to致力于，献身于；忠诚于 (1)Everyone should devote himself to building(build) our motherland into a strong country. (2)Devoting(devote) himself to getting a doctor’s degree，he spares no effort to study every day. [写作佳句] (3)(话题写作之人物介绍)我最尊敬的人是袁隆平爷爷，他终生致力于研究杂交水稻(hybrid rice)和为人民服务。正是他的奉献和无私为他赢得了国内外的赞誉和尊重。 The person I respect most is Grandpa Yuan Longping，who devoted his whole life to studying hybrid rice and serving the people/devoted himself to/was devoted to studying hybrid rice and serving the people in his whole life.It was his devotion and selflessness that won him much praise and respect both at home and abroad. appeal vi.有吸引力；申诉；呼吁 n．吸引力；申诉；呼吁(appealing adj.有吸引力的，有感染力的) [教材原句P44]Let a little song appeal to the ear，or a great book to the heart，and we discover a new world，a world of dreams and magic. 让一首小曲愉悦我们的耳朵，或者让一部巨著触动我们的心灵，这样我们便会发现一个全新的世界，一个充满梦想和魔力的世界。 [人教版]Whichever and whatever you like，there is an incredible theme park that will appeal to you! 无论你喜欢哪一个，无论你喜欢什么，总有一个令人难以置信的主题公园会吸引你！ ·appeal to sb/sth吸引/迎合某人/某物 appeal to sb for sth为某事而向某人呼吁 appeal (to sb) to do sth呼吁(某人)做某事 ·make an appeal to sb for sth为某事向某人呼吁或请求 make an appeal to sb to do sth呼吁/恳求某人做某事 (1)(北师大版)The acts appealing to children were particularly popular. (2)I’m more than excited to apply for the position，which I find quite appealing(appeal) to me. [写作佳句] (3)(2023·北京，书面表达)何不制作一些短视频来呼吁公众为建设绿色北京做出贡献呢？ Why not make some short videos to appeal to/make an appeal to the public to make contributions to building a green Beijing determine vt. ... ...
