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课件网) Unit 6 Unit 6 Survival Plan B: Life on Mars 1. In the 1960s and 1970s, the greatest fear was that the human race, and possibly all advanced life forms on the planet, could be wiped out by nuclear missiles, just at the push of a button. that引导表语从句，表语从句中的主语为the human race, and possibly all advanced life forms on the planet。 Paraphrase: The human race, and possibly all advanced life forms on the planet, could be eliminated by nuclear missiles easily. That was the greatest fear in the 1960s and 1970s. 表语从句常用的关联词有that, what, which, who, how, if, whether等。 This is why she failed to pass the exam. The trouble is that I have lost the letter. eg advanced adj. having the most modern and recently developed ideas, methods, etc. 高级的,先进的 advance n. forward movement 前进 progress in the development or improvement of something 发展，进步 money given to someone as a loan or before the usual time of payment 预支，借钱 advance v. to move forward 前进，行进 to make progress, especially in your knowledge of something；提升 to bring an event, or the time or date of an event forward to an earlier time or date；提前，提早 to give someone money before they have earned it 预支，预付 advance adj. planning etc. that is done before an event 预先的，事先的 This is the most advanced type of engine available. 这是现有的最先进的引擎。 I was given an advance of a month’s pay. 我预支了一个月的工资。 The date of the meeting has been advanced from Friday to Wednesday. 会议日期从星期五提前到了星期三。 We got no advance warning of the changes. 我们没有事先得到这些变化的警告。 eg in advance 预先，提前; 在某事发生之前 in advance of 超前于某人/某物; 比某事物先进 make advances in 在……方面取得进步/进展 advance on/upon/towards 向……推进/挺进 Many thanks, in advance, for your help. 对你的帮助预先表示万分感谢。 Galileo’s ideas were well in advance of the age in which he lived. Galileo的思想超前于他所生活的时代。 eg 【语境应用】翻译句子。 1) _____ (先进的制造业和现代服务业) registered rapid growth. 2) This research has done much _____ _____ (促进我们对语言学习的理解). 3) We received _____ (没有预先收到风暴的预警). no advance warning of the storm to advance our understanding of language learning Advanced manufacturing and modern services wipe v. to rub a surface with something in order to remove dirt, liquid etc 擦，拭，揩 wiped out: to destroy a place or a group of people or animals completely 彻底毁灭 Bill wiped his eyes and apologized. 比尔擦干眼泪，道了歉。 He wiped his mouth on the back of his hand. 他用手背抹了抹嘴。 The whole village were wiped out by the earthquake. 整个村庄都被地震摧毁了。 eg 2. Films such as The Martian enjoy worldwide popularity. More governments and organisations are making efforts to educate the public on the Red Planet, for example, the Mars Desert Research Station in the Utah desert of the US and the Mars Village in North-west China’s Qinghai Province. Parap ... ...
