Unit 15 LearningSection Ⅳ Lesson 4Ⅰ.重点单词1．acquire vt. 获得，得到2．hinking n. 思考，考虑3．rank n. 职衔4．worthy adj. 值得的5．approve v. 赞成；认可；同意6．urge vt. 力劝，强烈要求7．inspire v. 启发；鼓舞8．conventional adj. 传统的，保守的9．civilisation n. 文明10．vital adj. 极其重要的11．image n. 景象，形象；比喻12．unwilling adj. 不情愿的13．shadow n. 阴影；影子14．religion n. 宗教→religious adj. 宗教的15．defence n. 保卫，保护→defend v. 保卫，保护16．ignore vt. 忽视，不顾→ignorance n. 忽视17．assumption n. 假定，假设→assume vt. 假定，假设18．beneficial adj. 有用的，有益的→benefit n. 益处，好处 v. 对……有益Ⅱ.核心短语1．o_start_with 首先2．be/get_accustomed_to 习惯于……3．go_against 违背4．come_to_one's_defence 为某人辩护5．end_to 往往会，倾向于6．make_assumptions_about 对……作出假设7．(be) based on 以 …… 为基础 8．put forward 提出 9．approve of 赞成 ， 赞许 10．in other words 换句话说 11．be vital to 对 …… 重要 12．be beneficial to 对 …… 有益 Ⅲ.经典句式1．with 复合结构在句中作状语At that time, people believed more in religion than in facts and people like Galileo Galilei (1564—1642), who proved scientific ideas such as “the Earth is not the centre of the universe”， were often punished by the church with no one coming to their defence.在当时，人们更多地相信宗教，而不是事实。像伽利略·伽利莱(1564—1642)这样证明了诸如“地球不是宇宙的中心”等科学观点的人常常被教会惩罚，而没有人来为他们辩护。2．what 引导的名词性从句作 challenge 的宾语。The church and many people tended to ignore the facts and were unwilling to challenge what_they_had_always_comfortably_believed.教会和很多人往往会忽视事实，他们不愿向自己一直相信的事实发出挑战。3．“It is＋adj.＋that 从句”，其中 it 作形式主语，真正的主语为 that 从句。 It_is_not_surprising_that people wanted to believe these ancient views as ...
