牛津高中英语模块五 unit3 Reading2 language points

1、Unit 3 The perfect copy Language points1.Even though human cloning is causing a lot of anxiety, it is good news for Faye Wilson, a 41-year-old saleswoman who cannot have a baby. (Line 21-22) 尽管克隆人类引发了很多忧虑，但这对于不能生育的41岁女销售员费依威尔逊来说却是个好消息。(1)Even though even though=even if 即使eg.即使他犯了错误,你也应该原谅他Even thoug

2、h he has made a mistake, you should forgive him. (2)anxiety n. 忧虑;焦虑;不安 . show anxiety about/ over 对感到焦虑母亲为女儿的健康显得十分焦虑。The mother_ her daughters health.showed great anxiety aboutanxious 焦虑的;不安的;担忧的;渴望的 adj. be anxious for sth. a.渴望得到某物；渴望得到某物；b.对对担心担心 be anxious about sth. 对对担心担心 be anxious to do st

3、h. 渴望做某事渴望做某事 eg.1 他渴望在南京开一家自己的咖啡馆。 He is _ _ _ his own coffee shop in Nanjing. eg.2 玛丽考试前并没有显示出任何焦虑。似乎她已经准备得相当充分了。 Marybefore the examination. She seemed_ _ _ for it pretty well. anxious to openshowed no anxietyto have preparedeg.3 他担心她的安全。He was anxious for/about her safety.2. I dont want to adopt

4、 someone elses child-if I had the chance, I would have a cloned baby right now. (line 23-24) 我不想领养别人的孩子如果我有这个机会，我会立即要一个克隆婴儿。 (1)adopt v.领养,收养 eg.他收养了那孤儿。 He adopted the orphan 此外，此外，adoptadopt还有还有“采纳，采用采纳，采用”的意的意思。如：思。如：Can you adopt my idea?你们可以采纳我的建议吗？你们可以采纳我的建议吗？（2）if I had the chance， I would ha

5、ve 虚拟语气虚拟语气与过去事实相反与过去事实相反，主句用：主句用： If +主语主语+ had +过去分词，过去分词，从句用：主语从句用：主语+would/should/could/might + have+过去分词过去分词3.While cloning human embryos is not legal in many countries. (Line25)尽管克隆人类胚胎目前在尽管克隆人类胚胎目前在许多国家属于非法许多国家属于非法。while 是连词，意为是连词，意为“虽然，尽管虽然，尽管”eg.虽然我喜欢这顶帽子的颜色,但我不喜欢它的形状.While I like the color

6、 of the hat, I do not like its shape.4are already pushing ahead with research in order to produce a cloned human baby. （Line 24） push ahead with 义无反顾地进行；努力推进 5.China has succeeded in producing clones of cows and goats. (Line 30)中国已经成功克隆出奶牛和山羊。中国已经成功克隆出奶牛和山羊。成功做某事：succeed in doing = be able to do be

7、successful in doing sth.have success in doing sth.6. If we toy with nature, we will have to deal with the consequences. Line 35 consequence n. 后果；结果你必须面对自己行动的后果。You have to face the consequence of your action.take the consequence 承担后果由于；因为 as a consequence of= as a result of= in consequence ofHe was

8、 found cheating, and lost his job _ it. A. together with B. in the name of C. in consequence of D. in charge ofC7.The human race is using up the Earths natural wealth. Line 37人类正在耗尽地球的自然资源人类正在耗尽地球的自然资源 use up 用完，耗尽eg. 我们把钱用光了。 We used up our money. Our money was used up.8. I would like to comment on

9、 your article. Line44comment on:评论，就发表看法9.I am in complete agreement with human cloning.be in complete agreement with完全同意，赞同eg.我完全赞同你 I am in complete agreement with youMatch each paragraph with its correct main ideaPara 1 f. An announcement about the first cloned human embryo caused much debate. b. The first cloned mammal was Dolly. a. Ian Wilmut is shocked that some scientists are considering cloning human beings.d. A woman wants to have a cloned baby. c. Cloning human embryos is illegal in many countries, but some scientists still want to clone human b