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Unit3Protectingourselves●Reading1.InanAfricanvillage,eleven-year-oldAjanihearsafar-offscreamashewasheshislittlesisterinabaththatleakswater.(page34)far-off:adjective(1)describesatimethatisalongwayfromthepresent,orinthedistantpastorfuture:somepointinthefar-offfuture(2)describesaplacethatisagreatdistanceawayas:conjunctionwhile;duringthetimethat:IsawhimasIwascomingintothebuilding.Hegetsmoreattractiveashegetsolder.leak:verb[IorT](1)(ofaliquidorgas)toescapefromaholeorcrackinapipeorcontaineror(ofacontainer)toallowliquidorgastoescape:Waterwasleakingfromthepipe.Oilleakedoutofthecar.Thetinwasleaking.Thecarleakedoilalloverthedrive.(2)toallowsecretinformationtobecomegenerallyknown:Heleakedthenamestothepress.Newsofthepaycutshadsomehowleakedout.2.Unprotectedsexisthemostcommonwaythatthevirusisspread,accountingfor75percentofadultinfectionsworldwide.(page34)unprotectedadjective(1)notprotectedandthereforeabletobeharmedordamaged:Waterandotherliquidscanstainedunprotectedwoodsurfaces.Althoughsomemarinemammalsareprotectedbyenvironmentallaws,manyremainunprotected.Thelackofashellleavesthelarvaeunprotectedagainstpredators.(2)unprotectedsexsexualactivitywithoutacondomcommonadjectivethesameinalotofplacesorforalotofpeople:It'squitecommontoseecoupleswhodressalike.Thesurname'Smith'isverycommoninBritain.accountforsthphrasalverbtoformthetotalofsomething:Studentsaccountforthevastmajorityofourcustomers.3.Toavoidthis,someinfectedwomenseekanabortionratherthanrisktheirchild’shealth.(Page34)avoid:verb[T]tostayawayfromsomeoneorsomething,orpreventsomethingfromhappeningornotallowyourselftodosomething:ItrytoavoidsupermarketsonSaturdays-they'realwayssobusy.[+ingformofverb]ItrytoavoidgoingshoppingonSaturdays.Thereportstudiouslyavoidedanymentionofthecontroversialplan.用心爱心专心Theplanenarrowlyavoideddisasterwhenoneoftheenginescutoutontake-off.Unnecessarypaperworkshouldbeavoidedatallcosts.seek:verb[T]sought,sought(1)totrytofindorgetsomething,especiallysomethingwhichisnotaphysicalobject:"Areyouactivelyseekingjobs?"sheasked.Hundredsofdissidentsareseekingrefuge/asylumintheUSembassy.(2)totryorattempt:Theysoughttoreassurethepublic.risk:verb[T](1)todosomethingalthoughthereisachanceofabadresult:"It'sdangeroustocrosshere.""I'lljusthavetoriskit."[+ingformofverb]Heriskedlosinghishousewhenhiscompanywentbankrupt.(2)Ifyourisksomethingimportant,youcauseittobeinadangeroussituationwhereyoumightloseit:I'mnotriskingmylife/INFORMALneckinthatoldcar.Heriskedlifeandlimbtogetthecatdownfromthetree.Shewaspreparedtoriskeverythingonalastthrowofthedice.4.AlthoughmanypeoplearefamiliarwithAidsandhowitistransmitted,morethanafewpeoplesubscribetotheviewthatHIVandAidsareanAfricanproblembecausetheinfectionratesthereareveryhigh.(Page34)arefamiliarwith:熟悉…的；通晓…的Areyoufamiliarwiththistypeofcar?你熟悉这种型号的汽车吗？Areyoufamiliarwiththerulesofbaseball?你熟悉棒球规则吗?Heisfamiliarwiththatbook.他熟悉该书。HeisfamiliarwithChineseancienthistory.他通晓中国古代史。Cf:befamiliarto为某人所熟悉Thestreetwasfamiliartome.transmit：verb-tt-（1）topasssomethingfromonepersonorplacetoanother:asexuallytransmitteddiseaseCholeraistransmittedthroughcontaminatedwater.Somediseasesaretransmittedfromonegenerationtothenext.[R]Somehowyourpanicandfeartransmitsitselftothehorsethatyou'reriding.（2）[IorT]tobroadcastsomething,ortosendoutorcarrysignalsusingradio,tele...