高中英语必学二单词及语言点总结Unit 4 Wildlife ProtectionWord usage:1. protection n.1) [U] the act of protecting or state of being protected2) [C] a person or thing that protectsEg: You’d better turn to an adult for protection if there is a bully in your class who makes your life difficult.This hat will give protection against the sun.Shoes are a protection for the feet.2. enemy n.1) [C] a person who hates or dislikes another person; one of two or more people who hate or dislike each other.2) [C] someone or something that hurts, wants to harm or is against Eg: He made many enemies during his political life.John and Paul are enemies .Cancer is an enemy of/ to mankind.3. loss n.1) [U] the act of fact of losing possession2) the pain, harm, damage caused by losing sth.3) [C] a failure to win or obtainEg: Did you report the loss of your jewellery to the police?He’ll try his best to make up the loss.What make him unhappy was the loss of yesterday’s football match.4. reserve n.1) [C] a piece of land reserved for a purposse2) [C] a quantity of sth. kept for future use.3) v. to keep for a special purpose.4) v. bookEg: We drove the car slowly and watched the lions in the nature reserve.I must keep a good reserve of energy for tomorrow’s match.You’d better reserve the money for future need.We must reserve two seats on the plane.5. area n.1) [C] a particular space or surface; a part or division of the world.2) [C] the size of a surfaceEg: You haven’t cleaned the area under the table.There aren’t many wild birds in this area.What’s the area of China? It covers an area of more than 9 600 000 square km.6. hunt v.2) holdEg: Sea water contains salt and 11 other minerals.This book contains all the information you need.The hall can contain 500 people.12. affect v.1) to cause some effect and change in, influence.2) to cause feelings of sorrow, anger, love etc. inEg: The climate affected the amount of the rainfall.The audience was deeply affected.She was deeply affected by the news of his death.13. recently adv. Lately, in recent time; not long ago.Eg: I haven’t seen her recently.The accident happened quite recently.The way of life has changed a great deal in recent years.Useful phrases:1. as a result : because of sth. that has happenedeg; In San Francisco, four hundred people were killed as result of the earthquake.2. die out : disappear completelyEg: This kind of bird is dying out.Many traditional customs have die out because they are out of date.The fire is dying out. You’d better add some firewood.3. in danger: at riskEg: The little boy was once in danger of losing his sight. Which doctor helped him out of danger?4. protect…from : protect …againstEg: He is wearing sunglasses to protect his eyes from the strong sunlight.A new material was painted to protect the roof from rain.5. pay attention to 注意Eg: A great deal of attention has been paid to protecting the environment.You speak English well, but you’d better pay more attention to your written English.