外研版选修四Unit5重点单词短语句式

Unit 5 Into the unknown 重点单词短语句式 背诵版

1. be intrigued by 对··感兴趣

2. make an incredible discovery 有一个惊人的发现

3. correspond to 与··一致；与··通信

4. be based on 基于··

5. be surrounded by 被··包围surroundings周边环境

6. complex structure 复杂的结构sophisticated

7. complicated writing system 复杂的书写系统

8. accurate calendar 准确的日历

9. accuracy-inaccurate

10.

11. on top of

12. technologically primitive

13. all the more mysterious

14. cause the local to abandon their city

15. abandon oneself to depression

16. at its peak

17. begin to decline/collapse

18. conflict

19. expand his business

20. dig canal

21. drill a hole

22. flight instinct

23. be tempted to do

24. set out=set off=head off

25. set out to do=set about doing

26. shrink from responsibility

27. look into=investigate

28. check out a strange object

29. nervous system

30. be involved with the vision

31. be involved in

32. estimate/over-estimate/underestimate

33. attempt to do

34. set sail

35. in shallow waters

36. offer a window on/into

37. be equivalent to

38. illegal substances

39. beyond the reach of

40. within reach

41. damp climate

选背

1. be taken back by the jungle

n.准确性 不准确的

把··应用于application 应用；申请

除了··之外 in addition to

技术落后/原始

=more 更加神秘

造成当地人抛弃他们城市

沉湎于沮丧

在巅峰期

开始衰落

冲突

拓展业务expansion

挖运河-dug-dug

钻孔

逃跑本能

忍不住，被诱惑做··

动身，出发

开始做

逃避责任

调查

检查一个奇怪的物品

神经系统nerve 神经，勇气，情绪

与视力有关visual 视觉的

参与，涉及

估计-高估-低估

企图，试图做某事

启航 sailor水手

浅水区

了解··的窗口

相当于

违法物品

超出某人的能力范围、够不着

能力所及；触手可及within sight视线内 潮湿的

被丛林占领

2. a sharp decline in its profits 利润骤减

3. Her health was declining rapidly. 她的健康状况迅速恶化。

4. decline an offer/invitation 谢绝对方的主动帮助╱邀请

5. claim its riches 掠夺，索要财富

A lot of lost property is never claimed. 许多失物从未被认领。

she claimed.. 声称

The car crash claimed three lives. 车祸夺走/夺去三条生命。

She has finally claimed a place on the team.=gain,achieve赢得，获得（她成了那个队的一员）

6. thrive 繁荣，昌盛

7. retreat to caves 撤退到洞穴

8. subdue fear 忍受恐惧

9. endure hostile environments 忍受恶劣的环境

10. delve into the unknown 探索未知

11. 三思而后行 think twice before taking action

12. nevertheless=nonetheless =however然而

13. given our limited 非谓语；考虑到

14. transparent forehead 透明的前额

15. open up a new frontier 开辟新疆域

16. sth be familiar to sb/sb be familiar with sth 对··熟悉

17. lack concrete evidence 缺乏确实的证据

18. dispute=dismiss these theories 质疑，否认

19. coincidence 巧合

句式

1. 书写系统是如此的复杂以至于迄今为止没有人能完全解释。

The writing system was_______complicated _________ no one ____________(be) able to

interpret it so far.

倒装_______________________________________________________________________-

2. 在我们完全搞清楚这个复杂的器官之前仍然有很长的路要走。

_____________________________before we completely figure _______ the workings of this

complex organ.

3. ___________(intrigue) by Maya civilization, he _____(make) an incredible discovery at 15.

4. __________(base) on this, he believed he spotted an unknown city________(bury) deep in the

jungle.

5. The rise and fall of this civilization must also leave us ____________(think) about our own

destiny(命运）.

6. On top of all these discoveries ________(be) an achievement unique in the Americas at that

time.

7. Lying under waters across the globe ________(be) more than three million shipwrecks.

8. ___________ Maya civilization collapsed remains a mystery.

9. ___________ caused the Maya people to abandon their cities remains unknown.

10. The fact ________ Maya society was technologically primitive makes its achievement all the

more ______________(mystery).

11. His story shows ___________ powerful the secrets of Ancient Maya civilization was among

people.