综合英语Book III Unit 15 A Fable for Tomorrow.ppt

Unit 15 A Fable for Tomorrow,Unit 15,1.Pick out the chunks in the text2.About the author3.Language Points4.Vocabulary work,Unit 15,Rachel Carson was born on a farm in Springdale,Pennsylvania.She graduated from Pennsylvania College for Women(now Chatham College),earned a Masters in Marine Biology at Johns Hopkins,taught Zoology at the University of Maryland,and eventually took a job with the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service.While there,she wrote three books about the sea which gave her the financial independence to quit her government job and begin the book which made her famous-and infamous.In Silent Spring(1962)she challenged the practices of agricultural scientists and the government,and called for a change in the way humankind viewed the natural world.,Unit 15,fable noun C or Ua short story which tells a general truth or is only partly based on fact,or literature of this type:the fable of the tortoise and the hare,Unit 15,orchard noun Can area of land where fruit trees(but not orange trees or other citrus trees)are grown:an apple/cherry orchard,Unit 15,oak noun C or Ua large tree that is common especially in northern countries,or the hard wood of this tree:a mighty oakThe timbers of those old sailing ships were mainly oak.an oak table/cupboard,Unit 15,maple noun C or Ua type of large tree which grows in northern areas of the world,or the wood of this tree:a maple leafmaple trees,Unit 15,birch(TREE)noun Ca tree with a smooth,often white bark and thin branches,Unit 15,flicker vi.闪动,闪烁,摇动,扑动翅膀,美俚昏倒,假装昏倒 vt.使摇曳,使闪烁 1 I to shine with a light that is sometimes bright and sometimes weak:I felt a cold draft and the candle started to flicker.2 I or T to appear for a short time or to make a sudden movement:A smile flickered across her face.Hed been in a coma for weeks,when all of a sudden he flickered an eyelid.,Unit 15,pine(tree)noun C or Uan evergreen tree that grows in cooler areas of the world:a plantation of pinesa pine forestpine noun Uthe wood of pine trees,which is usually pale in color:pine furniturePine is a softwood.,Unit 15,fox(ANIMAL)noun1 C a wild mammal belonging to the dog family which has a pointed face and ears,a wide furry tail and often reddish-brown fur2 U the skin of this animal used to make coats and hats3 C usually singular someone who is clever and good at deceiving people:Hes a cunning/sly/wily old fox.,Unit 15,deer noun C plural deera quite large four-legged animal which eats grass and leaves.The male has antlers(=wide branch-like horns).The female is called a hind or a doe and the male a stag or buck:a herd of deer,Unit 15,reindeer noun C plural reindeera type of deer with large horns,which lives in the northern parts of Europe,Asia and America:Father Christmas travels in a sleigh pulled by reindeer.,Unit 15,laurel noun C or Ua small evergreen tree which has shiny leaves and small black fruit,Unit 15,Viburnum n.荚莲属的植物:any of a genus(Viburnum)of widely distributed shrubs or trees of the honeysuckle(n.植忍冬,金银花)family with simple leaves and white or rarely pink cymose(adj.植聚伞花序的,聚伞状的)flowers,Unit 15,alder:n.植桤木 any of a genus(Alnus)of toothed-leaved trees or shrubs of the birch family that have catkins(n.植柔荑花(如柳絮等)which become woody,that grow in moist ground,and that have wood used in turnery(n.车削产品,车床工厂,车工工艺),Unit 15,fernnounCa green plant with long stems,feathery leaves,and no flowers,Unit 15,berrynounCany of various small,round fruits that grow on plants and trees,Unit 15,migrate verb I When an animal migrates,it travels to a different place,usually when the season changes:These animals migrate annually in search of food.In September,these birds migrate 2000 miles south to a warmer climate.migrant noun CThese birds are winter migrants from Scandinavia.,Unit 15,trout(FISH)n.鲑,鲑鱼noun plural trout or trouts1 C or U a fish that is a popular food,especially a brown type that lives in rivers and lakes or a silver type that lives in the sea but returns to rivers to reproduce:Thousands of young salmon(鲑鱼,大麻哈鱼)and trout have been killed by the pollution.2 U the flesh of this fish eaten as food:I love smoked trout,dont you?,Unit 15,barn noun Ca large building on a farm in which hay and grain are kept,Unit 15,blight noun 枯萎病,不良影响,打击vt.破坏,使枯萎1 a disease that damages and kills plants2 something which spoils or has a very bad effect on something,often for a long time:His arrival cast a blight on the wedding day.,Unit 15,spell(RESULT)verbspell disaster/trouble,etc.to cause something bad to happen in the future:The new regulations could spell disaster for small businesses.This cold weather could spell trouble for gardeners.,Unit 15,malady noun C FORMAL1 a disease:All the rose bushes seem to be suffering from the same mysterious malady.2 a problem within a system or organization:Apathy（冷漠）is one of the maladies of modern society.,Unit 15,moribund（dying）adjective FORMAL DISAPPROVING(especially of an organization or business)not active or successful:How can the Trade Department be revived from its present moribund state?,Unit 15,throb verb I-bb-1 to produce a strong,regular beat:Both records have a good throbbing bass which is great to dance to.2 If a part of your body throbs,you feel pain in it in a series of regular beats:His head throbbed,and his body ached.The throbbing pain in his leg was becoming unbearable.,Unit 15,robin noun C(LITERARY robin redbreast)a small brown European bird with a red front,or a similar but slightly larger brown bird of North America:Robins mostly appear in the winter and are commonly pictured on Christmas cards.,Unit 15,Catbird:an American songbird that is dark gray in color with a black cap and reddish coverts under the tail and is related to the mockingbird be(sitting)in the catbird seat American,old-fashionedto be in a position of power and importanceHell be sitting in the catbird seat when the boss retires.,Unit 15,jay noun CJay The common name given to the number of birds of the crow family found in Europe,Asia and of the Americas.In America the best known is the Blue Jay and the Canada jay.,Unit 15,wren(BIRD)noun Ca very small,brown bird,Unit 15,marsh noun C or Uground near a lake,river or the sea,that tends to flood and is always wet:At the mouth of the river is a large area of marsh.Rain had been falling steadily all day and the ground had become a marsh.,Unit 15,pollinate noun U(授粉）a powder produced by the male part of a flower,which is carried by insects or the wind and causes the female part of the same type of flower to produce seedspollinate verb T Bees pollinate the plants by carrying the pollen from one flower to another.pollination noun UMany species of tree depend on the wind for pollination.,Unit 15,angling noun Uthe sport of trying to catch fish with a rod,line(=plastic thread)and hookangler noun Ca person whose hobby is catching fish,Unit 15,gutter(CHANNEL)noun C1 the edge of a road where rain flows away2 an open pipe at the lower edge of a roof which collects and carries away rainthe gutter noun Sthe lowest level,especially of society:Born to a poverty-stricken family,she dragged herself out of the gutter to become one of the wealthiest people in Britain today.,Unit 15,eaves plural nounthe edge of a roof that sticks out over the top of a wall,Unit 15,shingle(STONES)noun Usmall round stones that cover a beach or the ground by the edge of a river:a shingle beachI love the noise of the waves on the shingle.shingle(PIECE)noun Ca thin flat tile usually made of wood,that is fixed in rows to make a roof or wall covering,Unit 15,granule noun Ca small grain-like piece of something:coffee granulesgranular adjectivemade of,or seeming like,granules:a granular texture,Unit 15,lawn noun C or Uan area of grass,especially near to a house or in a park,which is cut regularly to keep it short:Will you mow the lawn at the weekend?,Unit 15,grim(WITHOUT HOPE)adjective grimmer,grimmestworried or worrying,without hope:The future looks grim.Her face was grim as she told them the bad news.The expression on his face was one of grim determination.,Unit 15,spectre UK noun1 the spectre of sth the idea of something unpleasant that might happen in the future:The awful spectre of civil war looms over the country.2 C(US specter)LITERARY a ghost,Unit 15,stark(BARE)adjectivebare,simple or obvious,especially without decoration or anything which is not necessary;severe or extreme:It was a stark room with its white walls,and a bed and chair as the only furniture.The stark reality is that we are operating at a huge loss.,Unit 15,Vocabulary1.bloom2.abundance3.migrant4.malady5.deserted6.moribund,1.flower2.a great quantity,plenty3.bird that travels regularly from one part of the world to another according to the seasons of the year4.an illness5.left empty6.at the point of death,Unit 15,7.litter8.angler9.eaves10.shingle11.granular12.spectre,7.all the newly born young ones of an animal8.a person who fishes with a hook and line9.the edges of a sloping roof which come out beyond the walls10.small thin pieces of building material laid in rows to cover a roof or wall11.grain-like12.ghost,Unit 15,1.Pick out the chunks in the text2.Language Points3.Translation work,Unit 15,threshold(ENTRANCE)noun Cthe floor of entrance to a building or room,Unit 15,Fascinating,Bewitching,Bewildering.Thats Calcutta,the capital of West Bengal 孟加拉邦and Indias largest city,a seething沸腾的,火热的mass of activity with a cosmopolitan Atmosphere.,Unit 15,West Bengal is one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse states of India.Different ethnicity,religion,languages and culture adds to this rich landscape and unifies the people instead of separating them.West Bengal nestled in the eastern part of India.,Unit 15,1.抱很大期望2.超出某人期望3.辜负某人期望4.符合某人期望5.把钱存入银行6.兑换钱 7.赚钱8.从银行提款,9.筹款 10.退款 11.省钱 12.喜庆日子13.欢乐日子14.庆祝某日子15.大好机会16.工作机会,1.entertain great expectations2.exceed/surpass ones expectations3.fall short of ones expectations4.answer/come up to/meet ones expectations5.bank money/deposit money in a bank6.change money,7.make money8.draw money from a bank9.raise money10.refund money11.save money12.a festal/festive occasion13.a happy/joyful occasion14.celebrate/mark/observe an occasion,15.a capital opening16.a job opening,