M6 U4 Helping people around the world
Welcome & Reading
1. be(feel) _pleased/happy/fortunate/ lucky / sorry to do/have done sth. 因做(了)某事感到很高兴/幸运/抱歉
feel very honored to have done sth=feel it a great honor to have done sth 做某事深感荣幸
2. as it is more often referred to 这个名称更常用
as it turned out结果; as sb puts it正如某人所说
the man referred to just now刚提到的那个人
refer to /consult the dictionary/an expert查字典/咨询专家
refer to sb. as ..认为某人是(be referred to as对羟基联苯被认为是……)
3. an international organization made up of(consisting of) countries that want to promote
world peace 由愿意促进和平的国家组成的国际组织 promote respect for human rights增进对人权的尊重
promote education and cultural development 促进教育和文化发展 4. take on this role担当这个角
take on laid-off workers/responsibilities/a new look/foreign students 雇佣下岗工人/ 承担责任/ 呈现新貌/招收外国学生
5. give a short description/account of the UN简要描述联合国
describe sth in brief/in detail简要/详细描述郑媛媛事件完整照片
6. develop friendly relationships among nations发展各国之间的友好关系
7. work together in solving international political conflicts合作解决国际间各种政治上的冲突(:cooperate)
8. touch the lives of people 触及人们的生活 9. help end some of the world’s most horrible conflicts 帮助解决世界上最可怕的冲突 end sth =put/bring an end to sth结束某事;
(sth) come to an end(某事)结束
棉杆end up doing sth./ in/ as/ with sth. 以…告终
10. with the help/aid/assistance of the worthy organizations 在令人敬佩的组织的帮助下;
(sth)be worthy of being done/to be done;
(sth.) be worth doing(vt.)某事值得做;
It’s worthwhile to do / doing sth. 值得做某事
11. increase people’s knowledge/awareness of the work of the UN增进人们对联合国工作
的认识
12. encourage people working on the projects鼓励从事这些项目的人
13. draw local people’s attention to the situation使当地人注意到局势
bring sth to one’s attention使某人注意到
turn (one’s attention) to…中央工艺美术学院转向
fix one’s attention on 将注意力集中在…;
pay attention to doing sth.重视
14. add the money to some money contributed by the government 将这些钱和政府资助的钱加在一起 add A to B 将A加到B上 add to 增加 add up to 总计达到
15. with luck(=luckily) their group will be able to expand幸运的话他们的团体会扩大.
Metals expand when (they are) heated.金属遇热则膨胀
expand one’s vocabulary扩大词汇量 【expansion】
16. transform people’s lives改变人们生活 (change sth for the better使……变得更好)
17. under the umbrella of the UN 在UN的管理保护下
18. <n.>lack of education 教育的缺乏
because of /for lack of funds 由于缺乏资金; <vt.>lack money 缺钱
<adj.> be lacking in confidence/ courage/ creativity 缺乏自信(勇气,创造力) 【lacking adj. 作表语或补足语】
19. agree to try and meet eight development goals by the year 2015同意最迟到2015年争取实现8个发展目标
20. complete primary education 完成初等教育(5到应建成12岁的小学教育)【USA:elementary education】
12 years of compulsory education/schooling 12年制的义务教育
21. look it up on the UN website/in a dictionary在网络上/字典里查询某物
22. express an opinion in favor of something by speaking 文化沙龙in an enthusiastic manner
通过用热情的方式说来表达赞成的观点
23. be decorated with beautiful traditional patterns装饰有美丽的传统花纹图案
24. fetch a high price on the international market在国际市场上售得高价
fetch water with containers from miles away用容器从数英里外取水(P59)
25. earn/make a profit赚钱;
do sth for a profit 为盈利而做某事
profit/benefit from sth得益于……
There is no profit in doing sth. 做某事无利可图。
26. contribute to (定期)捐赠;contribute small amounts of money to sb捐少量的钱给某人
促成,导致(lead to/result in);贡献(=make contributions to doing sth.); 投稿contribute articles to magazine
*We contributed£5,000 to the earthquake fund.
*China had the confidence and ability to maintain economic steady and continue to contribute to world economic growth.
*Anyone can improve their cultural intelligence and there are many things that contribute to it.
*She has contributed a number of articles to the magazines.
27. get the project going使项目运转起来; get the car running使车子跑起来(get sb/sth doing使…开始动起来)
28. make people aware of how they can help people in need使人意识到他们如何帮助需要帮助的人
Important sentences in Reading
29. When there is a lack of food, there is hunger. 当缺乏食物时,就会发生饥荒。
(Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者,事竟成。)
30. In addition, the UN helps protect human rights and works to improve international laws, for example, those on child labor and on equal rights for minorities and women. 此外,联合国还协助保护人权,致力于改进各种国际法律,如有关童工的法律,有关少数民族和妇女平等权利的法律。
31. Apart from the urgent problems caused by wars and conflicts, the UN helps countries with other problems such as lack of education, starvation, disasters, AIDS and other diseases. 除了由于战争和冲突所引起的各种紧急问题外,联合国还帮助其成员国的其他问题,如教育匮乏、饥荒、灾害、艾滋病和其他疾病等。