Unit 15 We’re trying to save the manatees!

Warming up Animals are man’s friends

What’s this? And how to describe it? enormous, gray

What’s this? And how to describe it? noisy

What’s this? And how to describe it? playful

What’s this? And how to describe it? gentle, shy

What’s this? And how to describe it? playful

What’s this? And how to describe it? aggressive, funny

aggressive gray fast spotted 1b Listening gentle furry enormous playful noisy shy aggressive gray fast spotted

I am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent I am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent. I like water and I like to eat vegetables. You’re like an elephant. No.

You’re like a Manatee. Yes.

2a Listening 1. endangered 2.mangroves swamps 3.habitat 4.aquatic feed a. the place where something lives b. there aren’t very many of them c. underwater plants and vegetation d. a place where trees grow in water

Explanation 1.I am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent. Be like=look like=be similar to 像，看起来像。如： He is like his father。他像他的父亲。 = He looks like his father. = He is similar to his father.

这里的like作介词，意思为“像”，like 还可做动词用，表示“喜欢”，like（doing） sth. 喜欢做某事。如： He likes his father very much. 他很喜欢他的父亲。 Mary likes playing volleyball. 玛丽喜欢打排球。

2.How big are manatees? 海牛有多大？ How big... 询问体重。以how组合的疑问词组有很多，如： how old 询问年龄 how often询问频率 how long询问动作持续的长短 how much询问质量或者价钱 how far 询问距离 how many询问数量 how soon 询问过多久

3….they weigh about 1,000 pounds, ……他们大约重1000磅。 weigh 称……重量，测……重量。如： He weighed the stone in his hand. 他用手掂了掂这块石头的重量。 The piece of meat weighs four pounds. 这块肉重四磅。

weight 还可用做名词，重量。 如： What is your weight？ 你的体重是多少？

4. We’re trying to save the manatees. 我们正在竭尽全力拯救海牛. Try to do =try one’s best to do 努力去做某事。如： Every student should try to study hard in order to study in a university. 为了进入大学学习，每个学生都应该 努力学习。

5. I’m writing to say that I am against building a new zoo in our town. against 介词, 反对, 违反, 与……相反(=opposite) 如: Are most people against the proposal? 大多数人反对这项提议吗?

against 介词还有触,碰,倚,靠的意思。 如: Put the piano there, with its back, against the wall. 把钢琴放在那里,背靠着墙. Be against doing sth. 反对做某事, 反义词组是 be for doing sth, 赞成某事

如: All the people around the world are against cloning human beings. 全世界的人民反对克隆人类。 All of us are for peace and against war. 我们都赞成和平,反对战争。

6. I’ve visited a lot of zoos in my life, and I have never seen one I liked or one that was suitable for animals to live in. (1) be suitable for sb to do sth. 表示 “适合某人做某事”,这里suitable 是suit的形容词形式,表示 “合适的”。

如: This kind of bamboo is not suitable for pandas to eat. 这种竹子不适合给熊猫吃。 This dress suits you very much, but unfortunately it doesn’t fit you. 这套女装款式非常适合你,只可惜大小不合适。

(2)to live in 在此处作animals的后置定语。英语中动词不定式短语做名词定语,放在后面。如: There is nothing for us to worry about. 我们没有什么可以担心的。

7. The animals are kept in tiny cages.动物被关在极小的笼子里。 tiny=little 很小的 ,带有感情色彩. 区别, the tiny country 国家小 (含可爱的意思) a small country 小国家(与large country 相对应)

a little boy 爱怜之意,(不含身材矮小) tiny 和little 常做定语,一般不做表语,small 既可以做定语,也可以做表语。 little 还可表示 “一点点的”,修饰不可数名词。如： There is a little milk in the bottle. 瓶里有一点点的牛奶。

8. I was surprised to find hardly anyone there. 我非常惊讶地发现在那几乎没有人。 surprised 在这里是过去分词做形容词。 常用词组:be surprised at sth. 对某事感到惊讶

be surprised to do sth. 很惊讶地做某事 in surprise 惊奇地 To one’s surprise 使某人惊奇地 如: I was surprised at the news to hear the news. 听到这个消息我很吃惊。 surprise =amaze 使……惊讶

surprising 惊讶的 (侧重指事物本身具有的特点) 如: His words surprised me. 他的话使我大吃一惊。 It is surprising news. 它是一个令人惊讶的消息。

9.They provide homes for many endangered animals, and help to educate the public about caring for them. (动物园)他们为许多濒危的动物提供了家,也有助于教育众人来关心这些动物。

provide sb. with sth. provide sth for sb. 提供给某人某物 The firm provided me with a car. 公司给我一辆汽车。

Can you provided accommodation for thirty people? 你能为30人提供住宿吗? provide for sb. 供应某人所需。如: They worked hard to provide for their large family. 他们努力工作以供养一家人。

I disagree with you. I feel that zoos provide clean and safe places for endangered animals to live. I think that animals should not live in zoos.

He has a large family to provide for. 他要养活一个大家庭。 The public 指 “民众,公众”。在英语中, 定冠词the 后接形容词表示一类人。

如: the young 年轻人 the wounded 受伤的人 care for 可做 “照顾,照料,看护”的意思。如: Would you like care for a cup of tea? 你要不要来杯茶?

10. I urge all of your readers to visit our wonderful zoo soon. 我们竭力主张你们所有的读者赶快来参观我们的很棒的动物园。 urge 力劝, 鼓励, 怂恿, 极力主张, 强调。如:

They urged us to go with them. 他们怂恿我们一起去。 She urged the important of speed. 她强调速度的重要性。

urge 强烈的欲望, 冲动, urgent 紧急的 如: He has an urge to travel. 他有去旅行的强烈欲望。 词组: urge sth., on/upon sb.极力推荐urge sb. on sth. 鼓励某人做某事 urge against 极力反对

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