Module 6Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World核心单词1. attack vt. 进攻，袭击；攻击；（疾病）侵袭，抨击；着手处理n. 攻击；（疾病）侵袭，发作The minister was attacked by the newspapers for promising to help the workers.部长因答应帮助工人们而遭到了报纸的抨击。The enemy were attacked at midnight. 午夜时分敌人遭到袭击。Tigers rarely attack a person from the front.老虎很少从正面攻击人。We will attack the matter at once. 我们将立即着手处理这件事。When is the zero-hour for the attack?发动攻击的确切时间是什么时候？常用结构：make an attack on 对……进行攻击/抨击attack ...for ... 因……而攻击/抨击……under attack 在攻击下air attack 空袭a heart attack 心脏病突发A heart attack or stroke may be the first warning of underlying disease.心脏病发作或中风可能是潜在疾病的最初警告。attacker n. 攻击者attackable adj. 可侵蚀的，可腐蚀的2. claim vt. 要求（应得权利）；声称；断言；夺去（生命）；认领vi. 要求；声称n. 要求；主张;断言常用结构：claim sth. 要求得到……;认领……claim sth. back 要回/索回某物claim+that-clause/to do sth. 声称……；声称做某事lay claim to (doing) sth. 声称有得到……的权利have no claim to sth./on sb.无权要求某物或某人make a claim for ...提出……的要求He claims to have discovered a new planet.他声称发现了一颗新行星。Have you claimed the insurance yet? 你索取保险金了吗？Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.渔夫和水手们有时声称自己看到过海里的妖怪。You have no claim to the throne. 你没有获得王位的权利。The government’s claim that war was necessary was clearly mistaken.政府声称战争是必需的，这种说法显然是错误的。用心 爱心 专心3. calm adj. （天气、海洋）平静的；无风的；镇静的；沉着的v. （使）平静; （使）镇定It is the most important to keep calm when handling the urgent matter.在处理紧急事情时要记住最重要的就是保持镇定。They stayed calm in face of danger.面对危险，他...
