Unit 5 The power of nature Section Ⅱ Learning about Language Using LanguageⅠ.重点单词1.tremble vi.摇晃;摇动;颤抖2.diverse adj.多种多样的;不同的3.guarantee vt.保证;担保4.candidate n.候选人;候补者5.precious adj.贵重的→preciously adv.昂贵地6.uncomfortable adj.不舒服的→comfortable adj.(反义词)舒适的→comfort vt.安慰7.unconscious adj.失去知觉的→conscious adj.有知觉的;清醒的8.shoot vt.射中;射伤→shot/shot (过去式/过去分词)9.appreciation n.感激;欣赏→appreciate v.感激;欣赏10.anxious adj.忧虑的→anxiety n.担心;焦虑11.panic v./n.惊慌;恐慌→panicked/panicked (过去式/过去分词)Ⅱ.核心短语1.glance through 浏览2.be home to... 为……的栖息地;原产地3.be rewarded with 奖赏……4.vary from...to... 由……到……不等5.give birth to 生产;产生6.have a gift for 有……的天赋7.generally speaking 大体上说来;一般说来8.pick up 拾起;收听;(无意中)学会;顺便接(某人)Ⅲ.经典句式1.Having heard a scream, I rushed downstairs only to see my hostess lying unconscious on the floor, surrounded by her guests.听到一声尖叫后,我冲到楼下,却看到我的女主人躺在地上,不省人事,周围都是她的客人。2.The land varies in height from 700 metres above sea level to over 2,000 metres and is home to a great diversity of rare plants and animals.这里地面的高度从海拔 700 米到 2 000 多米不等,是各种各样稀有动植物的生长地。3.When you arrive you are rewarded not only with the sight of its clear waters, but also by the view of the other sixteen mountain peaks that surround Tianchi.你一到达山顶就会得到回报——你不仅可以看到天池那清澈的湖水,而且可以看到天池四周的另外 16 座山峰的景色。4 . It is said that this boy, who had a great gift for languages and persuasion, is the father of the Manchu people.据说这个男孩就是满族人的祖先,具有很强的语言天赋和说服力。5.If you are lucky enough to visit the Lake of Heaven with you...