Module5 Unit 3 Science versus nature語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)
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1. On the other hand, some scientists point out that if you clone an embryo, you can produce valuable human tissues---such as bone or lung tissue—that could be used to save human lives. On the other hand, many people, including some scientists, disagree and are afraid that, if mankind toys with nature in this way, we may be on our way to producing a real-life Frankenstein’s monster.
(1) on (the) one hand…on the other hand…一方面…另一方面…
On one hand, rapid development of the economy will improve the living conditions of people. On the other hand, it will speed up environmental destruction.
(短語(yǔ)) at hand 在手邊，在附近 by hand 用手；親手
in hand 手頭現(xiàn)有的，正在進(jìn)行，在處理中 hand in 交上來(lái)
hand out 分發(fā) hand over移交
hand down 把…傳下去 hand in hand手拉手
(2) point at，point to和point out的意思都與“指”有關(guān)，但還是有一定區(qū)別。
point at習(xí)慣上表示指向離說(shuō)話人較近的事物，意為“指著”，at是介詞，著重于指的對(duì)象。point to多用來(lái)表示指向離說(shuō)話人較遠(yuǎn)的事物，意為“指向”，to也是介詞，著重于指的方向。point at可分開使用，point后直接跟名詞或代詞作賓語(yǔ)，at表示方向，而point to卻沒(méi)有這種用法，但它還表示“顯示、說(shuō)明”的意思。
point out表示的是給某人指示方向，要點(diǎn)或錯(cuò)誤等，意為“指出”，out是副詞。
根據(jù)句意，用point at，point to或point out的適當(dāng)形式填空。
1.The teacher is pointing at/to the map on the wall.
2. Both the hour hand and the minute hand point to twelve. It was noon.
3..Can you point out the man you suspect?
4. All the evidence points to his guilt.
5. They pointed their guns at her head but she was not afraid.
On the point of doing sth when正要做某事。。。突然
to the point擊中要害 a turning point 轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)
explain …point by point逐點(diǎn)解釋
(3) toy with玩弄；不認(rèn)真對(duì)待
她指責(zé)那個(gè)年輕人玩弄她的感情。
She accused the young man of toying with her feelings.
那個(gè)小女孩只是把食物撥弄著玩兒，因?yàn)樗⒉火I。
The little girl just toyed with her food , as she wasn’t really angry.
(4) on one’s (the) way to doing sth. “正在做某事的過(guò)程中,即將成功,離…不遠(yuǎn)了”. to是介詞，后接名詞、代詞或動(dòng)名詞短語(yǔ).
1.他即將成為一個(gè)導(dǎo)演。
He is on his way to becoming a director.
2.期中考試就要臨近了，因此他學(xué)習(xí)更加刻苦了。
The mid-examination is on its way, so he is working harder.
我正在去上學(xué)的路上，這時(shí)我偶然遇到了我的一位朋友
On the/my way to school, when I came across a friend of mine.
A. (練習(xí)) I’ve just heard a warning ______the radio that a storm may be ____ its way.
A. on, on B. over, in C. on, above D. from, on
復(fù)習(xí)下列短語(yǔ)：
in the way防礙，擋道 by the way 順便問(wèn)問(wèn)，順便說(shuō)說(shuō)
in a way在某種意義上，在某種程度上 by way of途經(jīng)
in no way決不 all the way 一路上；至始至終
make way for為...騰出地方；讓路 make one’s way to(辛苦地) 前進(jìn)
2. Instead, he thinks research efforts should concentrate on creating new tissues and organs that can be used to cure diseases like cancer.
concentrate /focus/ fix on/upon 集中注意力在…上
concentrate one’s attention/energy/efforts/oneself on/upon 把…集中在…上
由于外面太吵， 我不能集中注意力在學(xué)習(xí)上。
I couldn’t concentrate on my study because of the loud noise outside.
Efforts should be concentrated on how to produce more products to meet the needs of people.
3. However, some people consider that cloning human embryos with the intention of destroying them shows no respect for human life.
intention (n.) 目的，打算，意圖
intend (v.) 意欲，打算 intended (adj.) 打算的，計(jì)劃的
with the intention of 為了，以…為目的或意圖 without intention 沒(méi)有目的的
intend to do sth. 想要做某事 be intended to do sth.旨在做某事
He went to Paris to learn French.
He went to Paris with the intention of learning French.
對(duì)不起，我不想傷害你的感情，我只是想告訴你真相。
Sorry , I didn’t intend to hurt your feeling; I just wanted to tell you the truth.
這項(xiàng)旨在保護(hù)環(huán)境活動(dòng)正在進(jìn)行中。
The campaign intended to protect environment is under way.
4. I don’t want to adopt someone else’s child—if I had the chance, I would have a cloned baby right now.
adopt “收養(yǎng)，領(lǐng)養(yǎng)” ；“采用”
Many families have to adopt children because they cannot have a baby of their own.領(lǐng)養(yǎng)小孩
They adopted different methods to try to solve the problems. 采用不同的方法
If I had met (meet) him yesterday, I would have told(tell) him about it.
Should it rain (rain) tomorrow, the crops would be saved.
5. While cloning human embryos is not legal in many countries, some scientists are already pushing ahead with research in order to produce a cloned human baby.
(1) while : conj. 1) though盡管，雖然; 2) when/as…的時(shí)候; 3)而
雖然我理解你所說(shuō)的,但我不同意你的觀點(diǎn).
Though I understand what you said, I can't agree with you
母親在做飯我在看電視.
Mother was cooking while I was watching TV.
B. I do every single bit of housework ________ my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.
A. since B. while C. when D. as
A. We thought there were 35 students in the dining hall, _____, in fact, there were 40.
A. while B. whether C. what D. which
D. _____English can be difficult to learn, it is a very useful tool for communication.
A. Because B. As C. Once D. While
(2) push ahead with推進(jìn)，推行
這樣不得人心的政策是很難推行下去的。
It is hard to push ahead with such an unpopular policy.
6. China has succeeded in producing clones of cows and goats, and continues to research ways in which cloning can benefit mankind.
(1) succeed in doing sth 成功做某事
He succeeded in turning to being a businessman.
=He managed to turn to being a businessman.
(2)benefit (n.) 利益，好處；(vt.)使…受益
(詞組) be of benefit to =be beneficial to對(duì)…有裨益
for the benefit of…為了…的利益
benefit sb./sth. 有益于某人/某物 benefit from/by 從…中獲益
It is said Yoga is of great benefit to health.
=It is said Yoga is very beneficial to health.
這種愚蠢的行為對(duì)你沒(méi)有好處。（benefit sb）
This foolish behaviour didn’t benefit you.
許多學(xué)生都得益于這本好字典。（benefit from/by）
Many students have benefited from/by this good dictionary a lot.
7. I would like to comment on your article ‘The perfect copy’.
comment (n.& vi.) 評(píng)論，評(píng)注
make (a comment)comments on/upon sb./sth.= comment on/ upon sb./sth. 評(píng)論某人（某事）
He made several comments on the book.
We would like the audience to comment on our new play.
8．On a personal note, cloning would totally transform my life.
on a …note “以…語(yǔ)氣，以…論調(diào)”
He ended his speech to his employees on a humorous note.(用幽默的語(yǔ)氣)
On a more serious note(以更加嚴(yán)肅的語(yǔ)氣), the manager mentioned the accident last month.
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1.Not everything that is best for nature is good for people.
句中that引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾everything。
否定詞not 出現(xiàn)在含有all, both, everything, everyone以及every+名詞的句中表示部分否定，not可位于這些詞的前面，也可以位于他們后面。
e.g. Not both of them have read this book.=Both of them haven’t read this book.
All bamboo doesn’t grow well. =Not all bamboo grows well.
Not everything that is best for nature is good for people.
= Everything that is best for nature is not good for people.
2．Would anyone say that development should be stopped in favor of nature?
in favour of: 有利于，贊同（接名詞、代詞和動(dòng)名詞）
ask a favour of 請(qǐng)某人幫忙
do sb. a favour = do a favour for sb. 幫某人一個(gè)忙
我們贊成這個(gè)建議。
We are in favor of this suggestion..
我和朋友談過(guò)，他完全贊同放棄這個(gè)計(jì)劃。
I talked to my friend about it, and he is all in favor of giving up the plan.
3．Should they be blamed for destroying hundreds of thousands of acres of rainforest if it means a better income for their people?
blame v.& n.
blame…for…因?yàn)槟呈仑?zé)備某人 blame sth. on把某事歸咎于某人
sb. be to blame (for sth.)= sb. should be blamed (for sth.)某人因受責(zé)備
She blamed his failure on her carelessness.
She didn’t blame anyone for the mistake.
A. Who is ________ the fire?
A. to blame for starting B. to blame to start
C. to be blamed for starting D. to be blamed to start
4．Nowhere is this truer than with genetically modified food.
本句為倒裝句，nowhere… truer…是比較級(jí)的形式，表示最高級(jí)的意義。
我們班沒(méi)有人比他學(xué)習(xí)更用功。
No one in my class works harder than him.
當(dāng)時(shí)我找不到一個(gè)可以幫助我的人。
Nowhere could I find a person to help me at that time.
5.Research has been limited to increasing production profits, rather than making sure—that GM foods are safe.
be limited to +n/ doing局限于
school Education should not be limited to gaining(gain) knowledge only.
limit n. 限度；限制
the age limit 年齡限制 the speed limit 速度限制
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