Unit 2 The United Kingdom Language points (15min) 1
consist of : include; be made of 由…组成e
Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen
divide : 划分;把整体分成若干部分;separate : 分隔;把原来连在一起或靠近的分隔开来
The world is divided into five continents
The grinding machine separates the grain from the husk
碾谷机把米和糠分开
consist in = lie in 存在与;在于 (无被动形式 ) eg: The beauty of air travel consists in its speed 3
debate : 1) [c, u] 讨论;争论;辩论会 e
hold a debate on a subject 就某一题目举行一次辩论There has been little public debate on these issues
对于这些问题还没有什么公开的讨论
讨论 /辩论 debate the question 辩论这个问题debate about sth
为……争论争辩 e
We debated about the project for a week
clarify vt
1 )阐明;澄清,(使某事物)清楚易懂e
Can you clarify that statement
你能把那句话的意思再澄清一下吗
clarify the issue 澄清问题 2)使(液体等)澄清: clarify butter 使黄油纯净 5