译林版英语八年级上册Unit 6单词及短语

Unit 6 Birdwatching

名词Nouns

1. market 市场

e.g.: I often go to the market to watch the birds.

2. hen 母鸡

e.g.: The hen ate the grains of corn on the ground.

3. wing 翅膀

e.g.: The swan flapped its wings noisily.

4. nature 大自然，自然界

e.g.: Zhalong Nature Reserve is in Heilongjiang Province in North-east China.

5. cover 庇护所

e.g.: Birds can find food and cover in Zhalong.

6. stay 停留，逗留

e.g.: I enjoyed my stay in Shanghai.

7. cent 分；分币

e.g.: The rice costing thirty cents a few weeks ago is now being sold for up to one dollar.

8. space 空间

e.g.: That desk takes up too much space.

9. fisherman (pl. fishermen) 渔民，钓鱼的人

e.g.: In the opera he plays the part of an old fisherman.

10. government 政府

e.g.: Now the Chinese government has made laws to prevent all these things in Zhalong.

11. society 协会；社会

e.g.: He joined the society for political ends.

12. change 改变，变化

e.g.: There was no change in the patient’s condition overnight.

13. tourist 旅行者，观光者

e.g.: Every year, a lot of tourists go to Zhalong to watch the birds.

14. speaker 说话人；演讲者

e.g.: She was a guest speaker at the conference.

15. tour 旅行

e.g.: By popular demand, the tour has been extended by two weeks.

16. form 表格；形式

e.g.: I filled in/out a form on their website.

17. address 地址

e.g.: I’ll give you my address and phone number.

18. chairperson 主席

e.g.: The chairperson is chosen by secret ballot.

19. birdwatching 观鸟

e.g.: Once a year, the members of our Birdwatching Society go to study the birds in

Zhalong.

20. crane 鹤

e.g.: What do cranes look like?

21. sparrow 麻雀

e.g.: With a flap of its wings the sparrow flew off.

22. feather 羽毛

e.g.: The little girl was as light as a feather.

23. swan 天鹅

e.g.: A group of swans floated by.

24. eagle 鹰

e.g.: I can see an eagle’s nest on the rocks.

25. type 种类

e.g.: There are only 15 types of cranes.

26. wetland （尤指为野生动物保存的）湿地

e.g.: It is one of the world’s most important wetlands.

27. wildlife 野生动物

e.g.: The area is rich in wildlife.

28. per cent <英>百分之… =<美> percent

e.g.: There are not many cranes left in the world, and 40 per cent of them live in

Zhalong.

29. importance 重要性

e.g.: Do you know the importance of the reserve for wildlife?

30. red-crowned crane 丹顶鹤

e.g.: Yancheng is the largest home to red-crowned cranes in China.

31. binoculars 【复】望远镜

e.g.: You’d better take a pair of binoculars.

32. application 申请

e.g.: Someone has mixed up all the application forms.

动词Verbs

1. provide 提供

e.g.: The area provides food and cover for a lot of wildlife.

2. lead 领导，带领 – lead to 导致

e.g.: This will lead to less and less space for wildlife.

3. fish 捕鱼；钓鱼

e.g.: You need a license to fish in this river.

4. record 记录

e.g.: We record their types and changes in their numbers.

5. count 计算（或清点）总数；数数

e.g.: We need more people to count and describe the birds.

6. describe 描述

e.g.: He also encouraged us to describe the birds.

7. understand 理解，明白

e.g.: We hope this will help people understand the importance of the wetlands.

8. cover 覆盖；包括

e.g.: The reserve covers an area of over 4530 square kilometers.

9. introduce 介绍

e.g.: Let me introduce myself.

10. prevent 防止，预防

e.g.: They took active steps to prevent the spread of the disease.

形容词Adjectives

1. perfect 极好的，完美的

e.g.: It is a perfect place for some rare birds.

2. natural 自然的，天然的

e.g.: I enjoy the natural world.

3. yummy <口>美味的，可口的

e.g.: I’ll bet they have yummy ice cream.

4. broad 宽的，宽大的

e.g.: The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river.

5. rare 罕见的，稀有的

e.g.: They’re rare birds.

副词Adverbs

1. round 周围，绕一整圈；转过来 – all year round 一年到头

e.g.: Many birds live in Zhalong all year round, while some go there only for a short

stay.

2. easily 容易地，不费力地

e.g.: Most birds are active in the daytime, so you can easily watch them there.

3. clearly 清晰地

e.g.: They’ll help you see the birds more clearly.

4. moreover 此外

e.g.: Moreover, fishermen keep fishing there.

连词Conjunctions

1. while 然而

e.g.: While I am willing to help, I do not have much time available.

感叹词Exclamations

1. yeah <口>是的

e.g.: Uh, yeah, I guess so.

短语Expressions

1. in order to 以便，为的是

e.g.: Some people want to make the wetlands smaller in order to have more space for

farms and buildings.

2. less and less 越来越少

e.g.: As time went by, we saw less and less of each other.

3. write down 写下，记下

e.g.: Take a note with you to write down what you see.