Unit+1+Nature+in+the+balance+Extended+reading+词汇讲解 高中英语牛津译林版(2020)必修第三册

ExtendedReadingNewWords1.imagen形象，图像，意向

imaginevt想象imaginationn想象力Theadvertisementsareintendedtoimprovethecompany'simage.Thesimpletunesandbeautifulnaturalimagesareoftensuggestiveofcountrysidesurroundings.2.springtomind突然想起Itoccurstosbthat……某人突然想起Ithits/strikessbthat某人突然想起springup突然出现，涌现springtoone’sfeet跳起来Ifanyquestionsspringtomind,don’thesitatetocontactme.Hisnamedoesn’tspringtomindimmediately.Itsuddenlystruckmehowwecouldimprovethesituation.Whenmoreandmorechannelsspringup,theremaybesomeprogramswithpoorquality.3.trackvt跟踪，追踪

n足迹，小道，轨道，跑道，路线

beontrack步入正轨keeptrackof掌握……情况Thepolicewouldtrackandarrestthecriminals.Wesetoffoncemore,overaroughmountaintrack.Withonethousandemployees,it’sverydifficulttokeeptrackofthemall.Guestsarereturninginincreasingnumbers—asuresignthatweareontherighttrack.4.nowhereadv无处，哪里都不

nowheretobeseen到处都见不到get/gonowhere没有结果，毫无进展Nowhereelseintheworlddoesthiskindofcustomexist.NowhereelsecouldMarygoexceptCalifornia.Michaelglancedanxiouslydownthestreet,butJohnwasnowheretobefound.Wewereluckytofindahotelinalane,otherwisewewouldhavehadnowheretostay.Anegativeattitudewillgetyounowhere.5.entirelyadv完全地，全部地，完整地Theendingofthebookwasentirelypredictable.Areyousureyouentirelyunderstandtheimportanceofthistask?HehadspenthisentirelifeinChinaasadoctor.6.getridof摆脱，丢弃，扔掉beridof摆脱rid…of…使……摆脱Youaresupposedtogetridofcarelessness,foritoftenleadstoterribleerrors.We’removing,sowehavetogetridofalotofourfurniture.SchooluniformsaretraditionalinBritain,butsomeschoolsarestartingtogetridofthem.Itisnoteasyforthenaughtyboytoridhimselfofabadhabit.7.protestv反对，抗议，坚持声称n抗议，反对

protestagainst…反对……withoutprotest心甘情愿地，不反对的Thebuildingwillgoahead,despiteprotestsfromlocalresident.Theworkersstagedaprotestagainstthechangesintheircontracts.Sheacceptedthechargewithoutprotest.Heprotestedthatthejourneywastoofarbycar.8.profitn利润，利益，好处vt获益，得到好处（benefit）

profitableadj盈利的，有益的non-profitadj非营利的makeaprofit赚钱，盈利profitfrom/by从……中收益Hispurposewastomakeaprofitbyimprovingthecompany’sperformance.Becauseoftheeconomiccrisis,investorssufferedahugedropinprofits.Notjustthepeopleofournation,butthepeopleoftheworldhaveprofitedfromhisinvention.Irememberthedayduringourfirstweekofclasswhenwewereinformedaboutoursemesterprojectofvolunteeringatanon-profitorganization.9.defencen辩护，防御

indefenceof为……辩护，保卫……defendv防御，保护，保卫defend……against防御……defend......from保护……不受defensiveadj防御的，保护的MrGreenstoodindefenceofthe16-year-oldboy,sayingthathewasn’ttheonetoblame.Thenativeswerefightingagainstthefloodwiththehelpofthevolunteersindefenceoftheirownhomes.Allourpolicemenaretrainedtoknowhowtodefendthemselvesagainstknifeattacks.Bodylanguagecangiveawayalotaboutyourmood,sostandingwithyourarmsfoldedcansendoutasignalthatyouaredefensive.10.processn过程，步骤vt加工，处理

intheprocessof……在……过程中inprocess在进行中Givingupsmokingwasalongandpainfulprocessforhim.Wastematerialsfromthedustbinscanberecycledandprocessed.Theprojecthasbeenapprovedandisinprocess.Weareintheprocessofsellingouroldfurniture.11.economicadj经济的，经济上的；可赚钱的

economyn经济economicaladj经济的，节约的economicsn经济学economicgrowth/reform/crisis经济增长/改革/危机Thisbookdealswiththesocial,economicandpoliticalissuesoftheperiod.Rapideconomicdevelopmentthreatensanimalhabitat.It’smoreeconomicaltobuyvegetablesatasmallstallthaninthesupermarket,becausethepricesofthoseinthestallareusuallylower.MoreexpresswayswillbebuiltinSichuansoontopromotethelocaleconomy.12.strategyn策略，部署strategicadj战略性的economic/military/developmentstrategy经济/军事/发展策略Nowthecompanyhassetupastrategyforexpandingoverseas.Studentsusesomereadingstrategiestoenhancetheirunderstandingofthepassage.Alarmsarepositionedatstrategicpointsaroundtheprison.13.recyclevt回收利用

recyclableadj可回收利用的recyclingn回收利用Whentheenvironmentallyfriendlyshoeswearout,customerscanreturnthematnocosttoacompanythatusestherecycledmaterialstomakeotherproducts.Ifwetryourbesttorecyclewaste,wecanreducepollution.Thesemoderntoothbrushesaremadefrom100%recyclablematerials.15.formeradj昔日的，以前的（previous）

theformer……thelatter……前者……后者……Thisbeautifuloldbuildinghasbeenrestoredtoitsformerglory.Hehadtochoosebetweengivinguphisjobandgivinguphisprinciples.Hechosetheformer.16.poisonvt污染，毒死n毒物，毒药

poisonousadj有毒的Hatredisapoisonthatwilldestroyyourlife.Properfirst-aidcouldsaveone’slife,especiallywhenheorsheisheavilybleedingordeeplypoisoned.Hewasbittenbyapoisonoussnakeandwassenttothehospitalimmediately.17.chemicaladj化学的；化学作用的n化学制品

chemicalreaction化学反应chemistryn化学chemistn化学家，药剂师Thewholefoodchainisaffectedbytheoveruseofchemicalsinagriculture.Thesechemicalscomefromtheinjuredpartsoftheplantandseemtobeanalarm.18.consequencen结果，后果；重要性

asaconsequenceof/inconsequenceof由于，因为asaconsequence/inconsequence结果consequentlyadv结果，因此Manyspecieshavediedoutasaconsequenceofman’sactivities.Thereisnodoubtthatitishumanactivitiesthatresultinthebadenvironment.Asaconsequence,allcountriesintheworldshouldtrytheirbesttoimproveit.Goodlanguagelearnerslookforopportunitiestousethenewlanguageoutsidetheclassroomandconsequentlylearnthelanguagemo