新人教必修4教案 Unit2 Working the land[Reading2 & Vocabulary]
would rather宁愿,宁可:I would rather not go. I would rather drink tea than coffee.
violin n. 小提琴:play the violin, play music on the violin, He is the first violin. 他是第一小提琴手。
motorcycle n. 摩托车:ride a motorcycle, the motorcycle riders
sorghum n. 高粱:grain sorghum production,sorghum flour高粱面,sweet sorghum growing at a research station in China
grain n.谷物;粮食;颗粒:grain sorghum, a grain of rice, grains of sands, grind grain into flour把谷物磨成粉
peanut n. 花生:a peanut farmer, a peanut grower, spread peanut on the bread 把花生酱抹在面包上
export vt. & vi. 输出, 出口:export… to a country 向某国出口某物
II. Words for Learning about Language
suitable a. 合适的;适当的:be suitable for…, a suitable answer, be suitable to do sth.
darken vt. & vi. (使)变暗;(使)变黑:He darkened the room by turning out the light. The sky darkened as the storm approached.
organic a. 有机的;器官的:organic life生物, organic farming 有机农业耕作
chemical a. 化学的;关于化学的:a chemical change, 化学变化, a chemical experiment 化学实验
fertilizer n. 肥料,化肥:fertilizer manufacturing company,a fertilizer spreader化肥撒播器
III. Words for Using Language
(ORGANIC FARMING)
refer to查阅:谈到,指的是:refer to it indirectly 间接提到它,refer to web documents 查阅我的网页
mineral n. 矿物, 矿石:mineral exploration and mining 矿物勘探和开采,Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources 土地和矿产资源部/ Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes. The term "mineral" encompasses not only the material's chemical composition but also the mineral structures. Minerals range in composition from pure elements and simple salts to very complex silicates with thousands of known forms (organic compounds are usually excluded). The study of minerals is called mineralogy.
fertile a. (指土地)肥沃的:fertile land, a fertile imagination丰富的想象, a place fertile of wheat 盛产小麦的地方
reduce vt. 减少:reduce… to… 把……减少到……, reduce staff裁员
supply n. vt. 补给, 供应:supply sb. with…,supply… to sb. , have enough supply of food
bacteria n. 细菌:I do not know how bacteria spreads. / Bacteria (singular, bacterium) are a major group of living organisms. They are microscopic and mostly unicellular, with a relatively simple cell structure lacking a cell nucleus, cytoskeleton, and organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts. Their cell structure is further described in the article about prokaryotes, because bacteria are prokaryotes, in contrast to organisms with more complex cells, called eukaryotes. The term "bacteria" has variously applied to all prokaryotes or to a major group of them, depending on ideas about their relationships.
pest n. 害虫:pest control technicians 害虫控制技术员, natural enemies of pest species 害虫的天敌
soybean n. 大豆:soybean products,soybean farmers,soybean grower,in many soybean growing regions
level n. 水平,级别:a high level of civilization, above [below] the ordinary level, attain the world level
whatever pron. 凡是……;无论什么 a. 无论怎样的:eat whatever you like, Whatever you do, do your best.
summary n. 总结;摘要:a summary of the discussion, the Summary Report
exchange vt. & n. 交换,兑换;exchange sth. with sb. 与某人互换某物, exchange A for B ,以A交换B
nutrition n. 营养;食物:Public Health and Nutrition Research,learn about eggs and good nutrition/ Nutrition is interpreted as the study of the organic process by which an organism assimilates and uses food and liquids for normal functioning, growth and maintenance and to maintain the balance between health and disease. Also included is the idea of an optimal balance of nutrients and whole foods, to enable the optimal performance of the body.
certain a. 确定的;必然的:be certain that, be certain why, be certain of, be certain to do sth. It is certain that, for certain, make certain





