Unit 4 Wildlife protection语言点

目标认知

重点词汇:

mercy，affect，decrease， loss， reserve，hunt ， contain，certain，appreciate，succeed

重点短语:

die out，protect...from...，pay attention to，in danger

重点句型:

1."主语+be+形容词+to do"结构。

2. It will be long before...+从句

知识讲解

重点词汇

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mercy

【原句回放】Farmers hunted us without mercy. 农民们毫不留情的猎杀我们

【点拨】1. mercy ( cn ./un.) 仁慈；宽容；怜悯

They showed mercy to their enemies.

His death was a mercy.

The ship was at the mercy of the storm.

Mercy (on us)! What a noise!

mercy killing

2. Adj. merciful 仁慈的，宽容的。

She was merciful to the prisoners.

This judge is merciless towards anyone found guilty of murder.

3. Adv. mercifully

The play was very bad, but mercifully it was also short!

【拓展】

at the mercy of sb. /sth. 任......处置；对......无能为力；任由摆布

throw oneself on sb's mercy 指望某人能宽容

without mercy 残忍地

affect

【原句回放】It contains a powerful drug which affects mosquitoes.

它含有一种影响蚊子的强效药物

【点拨】affect (Vt.) 影响；使感动。

The change in climate may affect your health.

Their opinion will not affect my decision.

Cancer had affected his lungs.

We were deeply affected by the news of her death.

She affected a foreign accent.

辨析：

affect, effect, affection

Alcohol affects drivers' concentration.

Alcohol has a very bad effect on drivers.