高中英语常用句子 [高中英语重点句子摘要]

Module 1: My First Day at Senior High

1. And we have fun

fun是不可数名词，如：a lot of fun 非常快乐

2．I don’t think I will be bored in Ms Shen’s class!

请注意本句中英汉在否定表示法上的区别。如：I don’t suppose I will come again.我想我不会再来了。

3．…we worked by ourselves.

by oneself 单独地，独自地

4. in other words

5…., there are three times as many girls as boys.

as … as… …和…一样，前面可加修饰成分，这里加了three times。

6. They say that… 据说…

7. They painted the walls at the start of the year.

at the start of 在…开始

8. Secondary school in the US usually covers seven years, grades six to twelve. cover 包括，包含

9.The school year is divided into two semesters.

be divided into 被分成……

10. We start school at 7:50am.

Module 2: My New Teachers

1. My first impression of Mrs. Li was that she was nervous and shy.

one’s (first) impression of 某人对…..的（最初）印象

2. I’ve always hated making mistakes or pronouncing a word incorrectly when I speak English…

always 强调“一直是这样”。

3. Mrs. Li just smiles, so that you don’t feel completely stupid!

so that （引导表示结果的从句）表示“因此，这样……就”

4….we don’t dare to say a word unless she asks us to

unless=if … not 要不是。这句话也可以说成：We don’t dare to say a word if she doesn’t ask us to.

5….because her teaching is so well organized and clear/

在本句中，organize表示“使……..有条有理”。

6….as a result my work is improving.

as a result 是一个固定结构，承上启下，表示“结果……”。

7….this is one class you do not fall asleep in.

fall asleep入睡，睡着

8. It is interesting to look at differences between schools in different countries. difference between ……之间的区别，差别

9. In America, students and teachers are quite relaxed with each other.

be relaxed with 和……相处随意而轻松

10…., but teachers can have big problems with discipline.

have problems with会碰到……问题

Module 3: My First Ride on a Train

1. We got on in Sydney and we got off in Alice Springs, right in the middle of Australia…

1) 请注意上下车的表示法；

get on 上（车、船等）；get off下（车、船等）；get into 上（车）；get out of 下（车）

2）in the middle of 在……的中间，中部

2. We ate great meals cooked by experts!

注意：这里的great不解释为“伟大的”，而是“绝妙的，美味的”意思。

3. During the day, I sat and looked out of the window, and sometimes talked to other passengers.

During the day在白天，在白天期间；look out of 从…..往外看

4. One night, at about midnight, I watched the night sky for about one hour.

at midnight 在半夜。请注意at的用法，如：at noon, at night, at midnight, at dawn, at sunset, at dinner time, at Christmas , at one time

5. Ghan is short for Afghanistan Ghan.

be short for 是……的缩写

6. Traveling at a speed over 400 kilometers per hour, the train can complete the 30-kilometer journey in eight minutes.

per hour每小时，请注意per的用法，如：

per minute, per day, per year

7. magnetically levitated train 磁悬浮火车

8. the opening ceremony 开幕式，开幕典礼

Module 4: A Social Survey-- My Neighborhood

1. There are a lot of tourists around.

around adv. 到处，相当于 on all sides。 如：Clothes lay in the room around.房间里到处都放着衣服。

2. Oh, look at that huge apartment block!

此句中的 apartment block意思为“公寓楼”，美国英语为 apartment building。

3….， this is the business district. They’ve put up a lot of high-rise building recently …

第一句中的 business district 意思为“商业区”；第二句中的 put up相当于build, high-rise building 意思为“摩天大厦”，相当于very high buildings, skyscrapers.

3. I’m starving!

starve v.= feel very hungry

Module 5: A Lesson in Lab

1. When we use metals, it is important to know how they react with different substances…

react with 对……起反应

2. The reaction of metals with these substance can be put in order.

put… in order 把…按顺序排列

3. Add some oil to the water. This will keep air out of the water.

add sth to the else 把某物加到其他物质中去；keep sth out of sth else防止某物进入其他物质

4. Iron does not rust in air-free water.

air-free 没有空气的

5. The science facilities are very good, with laboratories that have all the latest equipment.

with 在此句中意思为“带有……”，其引导的短语对句子作附加说明；that have all the latest equipment为定语从句，修饰laboratories。

6. Our chemistry teacher, Mr. Longford, takes us to public science lectures about four times a term.

public science 大众科学

7…., and these are always very interesting, as the lecturers are people who have made real discoveries in their area of science.

who have made real discoveries in their area of science为定语从句，修饰people。

8. The Nobel Prize is the highest scientific prize there is, so we should be very proud of that.

there is 为定语从句，修饰prize; be proud of 为……感到骄傲

9…., as both are supposed to have good Physics Departments.

Module 6: The Internet and Telecommunications

1. They created a network of computers called DARPANET

短语called DARPANET是过去分词短语，在句中充当定语，相当于一个定语从句。如：

a boy called Li Ping一个名叫李平的男孩儿；a website called sohu 一个名叫搜狐的网站

2. NSFNET became known as the Iner-Network , or “Internet”

become/ be known as 作为……而闻名

3. Berners-Lee built his first computer while he was at university using an old television!

本句中using an old television 是动词的-ing形式充当方式状语。

Book 2

Module 1: Our Body and Healthy Habits

1. When Zhou Kai"s mother saw him heading towards the front door without a jacket on, she eyed him anxiously.

head towards 朝···方向运动； with\without clothes on穿\没穿衣服

2. You can at least go and get your jacket.

at least 至少

3. My mother has always made sure we eat healthily.

make sure 确保

4. But I"m lucky because I don"t have a sweet tooth.

have a sweet tooth 喜好甜食

5. And I"m not too heavy, so I never have to diet, or anything like that.

anything like that 类似的事情

6. I think I don"t get these things because I take a lot exercise and am very fit. take exercise 做运动，参加体育锻炼

7. Two years ago I poke my arm playing football.

playing football动词的-ing 形式表示时间，相当于 when\while I was playing football

8. I am crazy about football.

crazy about 为···而疯狂

9. I am captain of the class team at school.

Captain前面没有冠词

Module 2: No Drugs

1. I used to be a drug addict.

used to do 过去常常做某事

2. Users who inject the drug are also in more danger if they share needles with other users.

3. Crack cocaine is the most addictive form of cocaine.

4. I was in terrible pain.

in pain 处于痛苦之中

5. The next day, I poke into a house and stole a television and a video recorder. poke into a place 破门进入某处

6. As a result, cocaine users sometimes have heart attacks.

have heart attacks 患心脏病

Module 3: Music

1. But he changed the symphony into a long piece for a large orchestra.

change```into```把···变成···

2. After studying music in Vienna, Haydn went to work at the court of a prince in eastern Austria, where he became director of music.

where 引导的是定语从句，修饰Austria

3. By the time he was 14, Mozart had composed many pieces for the harpsichord,

piano and violin, as well as for orchestra

As well as 不仅，相当于 in addition to

4. Haydn met Mozart in 1781 and was very impressed with him.

be impressed with 对···留下印象

5. However, it was Haydn who encouraged Beethoven to move to Vienna.

It was```who```是强调句，改强调句强调了主语，正常语序为:Haydn encouraged Beethoven to move to Vienna

6. Beethoven became very popular in Austria capital and stayed there for the rest of his life.

the rest of 余下的

7. As he grew older, he began to go deaf.

go deaf 变得耳聋，这里的go为系动词，意思为“变得”，相当于become

Module 4: Fine Arts- Western, Chinese and Pop Arts

1. This is a painting by the Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso, considered to be the greatest western artist of the twentieth century.

considered to be该短语为过去分词短语，在句中作定语，修饰Pablo Picasso

2. Cubist artists painted objects and people, with different aspects of the object or the person showing at the same time.

with 引导的短语作状语，表示伴随

3. Pop art( from the word "popular") was an important modern art movement that aimed to show ordinary twentieth-century city life.

aim to do 目标是做某事

4. Chinese painting is known for its push drawings in black inks and natural colors. be known for 以···而闻名，相当于be famous for

5. I am studying at art school, and I enjoy it a lot, although I can get tired of looking at pictures all the time.

get tired of 对···感到厌倦

6. But I can"t stand that picture of a golden-haired girl.

stand 忍受

7. My parents are fond of going out to art galleries and often take me with them, so I developed an interest in art.

be fond of 喜欢； develop an interest in 对···产生兴趣

Module 5: Newspapers and Magazines

1. Yang was in space for twenty-one and a half hours and made 14 orbits of the earth. make an orbit of 围绕···转圈

2. When he was orbiting in the capsule, he took photographs of planet earth. take a photograph\photographs of 拍摄···的照片

3. When Yang took off from Jiuquan in northwest China at 9 am yesterday, Chian became the third nation to send a man into space.

take off 飞机等起飞

4. In total, these astronauts have spent more than 26,000 days in space.

in total 总共

5. Lu, whose parents were born in China, spoke to Yang in Chinese during his fright.

Module 6: Films and TV Programmes

1. Now, to everyone"s surprise, Ang Lee, director of a number of excellent films, has made a martial film called Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

to one"s surprise 使某人吃惊的是

2. Theses stories tell of nineteenth -century martial arts masters with unusual abilities. tell of 讲述，关于

3. A man and a woman, Li Mubai( played by Chow Yun-Fat) and Yu Xiulian( played by Michelle Yeoh ), both masters of martial arts , are in love with each other. be in love with sb 爱着某人

4. As in the old wuxia stories, characters leap through the air every now and then, with beautiful. Graceful movements, while audiences chout in surprise.

5. Brave, good and strong, Xiulian is the character we care about most.

care about 关心，注意

6. Beautiful Zhang Ziyi plays the part of Yu Jiaolong, a young woman who is not as good as she seems.

a young woman 是Yu Jiaolong 的同位语

7. But one cannot forget the wonderful Chow Yun-Fat, who is as good with a sword as with a gun.

8. His romantic scenes with Yu Xiulian are very moving, as their eyes show all the love that they must not express in words.

Book 3

Module 1: Europe

1. Paris is the capital and largest city of France, situated on the river Seine.

situated on the river Seine是过去分词作定语，修饰Paris。句中的on the river Seine的意思为在塞纳河边

2. The most popular place for tourist is the Eiffel Tower, the famous symbol of Paris.

3. The city is also famous for its restaurants, cafes and theaters.

be famous for 以···而闻名，相当于be well known for.

4. Gaudi worked on the project from 1882 until his death in 1926.

work on sth 从事某事，相当于spend time\ energy on sth

5. During the Renaissance, some of the greatest painters of all time lived and worked in Florence.

of all time 有史以来

6. Athens, the capital of Greece, is known as the birthplace of western civilization. be known as 作为···而闻名，比较：be known for 以···而闻名

7. Their work has influenced other writers ever since.

ever since 自从那时起

8. The expanded European Union has a population of more than half a billion people, twice as big as the population of United States.

twice as big as 有···两倍大

9. The Sagrade Familia was designed by an architect called Antonio Gaudi called Antonio Gaudi作定语从句修饰architect

Module 2: Developed and Developing Countries

1. The index measures a country"s achievement in three ways: life expectancy( how people usually live), education and income.

index 指数，指标； in```way 在···方面

2. The index has some surprises.

句中的surprises 为可数名词， 意思为sth\sb that is surprising令人惊讶的人或事

3. Norway is at the top of the list, while the US is at number 7.

While 引导一个从句，表示对照

4. The bottom ten countries are all African countries, with Sierra Leone( in West

Africa) at the bottom of the list.

with 引导的短语可表示附加说明

5. For example, in nine years(1953-1962), China increased life expectancy by 13 years.

by 引导的短语可以表示谓语动词增加或减少的数量

6. The report shows that we are making some progress but that we need to make greater efforts.

Make progress 取得进步； make effort 作努力

7. Although developed countries give some financial help, they need to give much more.

developed countries 发达国家; developing countries 发展中国家

8. About 115 million are not being educated.

are not being educated 被动语态的现在进行时

Module 3: The Violence of Nature

1. A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground. column of air 由空气组成的柱状物

2. Tornadoes can pick up cars, trains and even houses and put them down in the next street- or even in the next town.

pick up sth 把某物拿起来

3. They can destroy houses, but leave the furniture inside exactly where it was.

4. On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.

5. By the time it ended, more than 700 people had been killed and 2,700 had been injured.

by the time 到了···的时候，引导时间状语从句，相当于when

6. The cemetery where Coghlan was buried was destroyed by the hurricane and Coghlan"s coffin ended up in the sea.

end up 以···告终

7. The Gulf Stream had carried it 3,000 kilometers up the eastern US coast to Price Edward Island.

up a place沿着某个地方，常常是由南向北，由下游至上游。假如方向相反，则用down

Module 4: Sandstorm in Asia

1. There was nothing to be done. 什么也干不了

There was nothing to do. 没事可做

2. It was the most frightening and the most dangerous situation I"ve never been in. I"ve never been in为定语从句，修饰situation

3. Sandstorms in China appears to have increased in recent years as a result of "desertification".

as a result of 由···产生的后果，相当于because of

4. Citizens wake up to an orange sky and strong winds that cover the city in a thick, pown- yellow dust.

5. The storms sometimes continue all day and traffic moves very slowly because the thick dust makes it difficult to see.

本句中的traffic意思为行驶中的车辆; makes it difficult to see中的to see为真正宾语，it是形式宾语。

6. To be cycling in a sandstorm is frightening.

7. Some countries are better than others at looking after the environment.

At 是介词，后面looking为动名词

Module 5: Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China

1. Ancient China was a place where states were often at war with each other. at war with 和···处于战争状态

2. But it was also a time when there were many great philosophers.

a time 一个时期，一个时间段

3. Confucius( 551BC-479BC) is the whose influence has been the greatest. whose influence has been the greatest为定语从句，修饰philosopher

4. He stressed the importance of kindness, duty and order in society.

5. Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very similar to those of Confucius. similar to sth 与···相似； those为代词，代指teachings,those of Confucius相当于the teachings of Confucius.

6. ```,and he was pought up by his mother.

ping sb up 把某人养大成人

7. Maozi was another teacher who was very influential.

8. He also taught that the purpose of government and state is to make possible the happiness of its citizens.

make sth possible 让某事成为可能

make possible sth

Module 6: Old and New

1. Mao Zedong wrote a poem in which he dreamed of “walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges”.

dream of sth.梦寐以求的事物

2. Now his dream has come true.

come true (希望 梦想)得以实现，注意come true必须用主动语态

3. It is the largest hydro-electric power station and dam in the world.

4. Three quarters of China’s energy is produced by burning coal.

by doing sth 作方式状语，意思为通过某种手段

5. In 1993, China used 1.2 billion tons of coal for heating and generating electricity. for doing sth 短语用作定语，表示所修饰名词的用途

6. The dam will generate electricity equal to about 40 million tons of coal without causing so much air pollution.

equal to 等同于

Book 4

Module 1: Life in the Future

1. No one knows for sure, and making predictions is a risky business.

2. No smoking will be allowed within a future city’s limits.

3. Everyone will be given a telephone number at birth that will never change no matter where they live.

no matter 经常和疑问词where, when, what, how连用，引导让步状语从句

4. All cars will be powered by electricity, solar energy or wind, and it will be possible to change the color of cars at the flick of a switch.

at the flick of a switch 轻轻一拨开关

5. Distance surgery will become common as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away, with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic. with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic是一个独立结构，其形式为with +名词\代词+现在分词短语。

6. Senior citizens and people with disabilities will be able to go anywhere in the world using high-tech cameras attached to their head.

attached to their head 是过去分词短语作定语，相当于一个定语从句which\that are attached to their head.

Module 2: Traffic Jam

1. Simply raise your hand, and a taxi appears in no time.

in no time 立刻，马上

2. You should check the cab has a business permit, and make sure you ask for a receipt.

check= make sure

3. Higher numbers have destinations in the suburbs.

4. However, there is also a night bus service, provided by buses with a number in the 200s.

provided by buses with a number in the 200s是过去分词短语作定语，修饰bus service.

crowded public transport in some areas.

6. Trains are fast and convenient, but rush hours can be terrible.

can 表示有可能

Module 3: Body Language and Non-verbal Communication

1. Although these are very important, we communicate with more than just spoken and written words.

More than 在这里意为不只是，远甚于

2. Like other animals, we are on guard until we know it is safe to relax.

be on guard 有警惕，心存戒备

3. If our right hand is busy greeting someone, it cannot be holding a weapon. be busy doing sth\ be busy with sth 忙着做某事

4. Nowadays, it is quite a common greeting.

quite通常放在冠词a\an的前面，如： quite a success.

5. Look at your friends and family and see if you are a mind- reader!

a mind- reader 能猜出别人心事的人

Module 4：Great Scientists

1. In the rice-growing world, the Chinese scientist, Yuan Longping, is a leading figure.

本句中的world指“领域”、“界”

2. Yuan Longping was born and pought up in China.

ping up抚育，养育

3. He thought that the key to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly.

the key to doing sth.做某事的关键，这里的to是介词

4. First Yuan Longping experimented with different types of rice.

experiment with对……进行实验

5. This was the peakthrough.

peakthrough意为“突破”，它由动词peak though转化而来

6. As a result of Yuan Longping’s discoveries,Chinese rice production rose by 47.5 percent in the 1990’s.

Module 5: A Trip Along the Three Gorges

1. The sun was shining pightly as we sailed downstream though a hilly region.

本句中的downstream是副词，意思是“顺流而下”，downstream也用作形容词，其反义词是upstream。

2. Men rode bamboo rafts along the river’s edge and coal boats went past.

3. As the sun set we docked at Fengdu.

dock常作名词，意思是“码头”、“船坞”。用作动词时，意思是“驶进码头”、“停在码头”。

4. The gorge narrows to 350 feet as the river rushes through the two-mile-high mountains.

narrow用作动词时，意思是“使变窄（decrease the width）”

5. It was a lovely morning as we went through the Wu Gorge.

6. Every rock looked like a person or animal, every stream that joined the great river carried its legends, every hill was heavy with the past.

7. On a distant mountain was a sign in 20-foot characters. “Build the Three Gorges Dam, Exploit the Yangtze River,” it said.

1foot(ft.) = 0.3048米

Module 6: Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural world

1. The “Monster of Lake Tianchi” in the Changbai Mountains in Jilin Province, northeast China, is back in the news after several recent sightings.

be back in the news 再次成为新闻，再次被新闻关注

2. Although no one really got a clear look at the mysterious creature……

get a clear look at sth 看清楚某物

3. He claims to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water. to have seen 是动词不定式的完成形式，表示动作发生在谓语动词claims之前。

4. Many people think the monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland.

5. They also think that there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world.

there might be 表示猜测，“可能有”，“或许有”的意思。

6. They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.

it’s (not) likely that+从句表示“有/不可能”的意思。

7. It is 2,189 metres high and covers an area of about ten square kilometers. cover an area of是个常见词组，意思为“占地”。

Book 5

Module 1: British and American English

1. British and American English are different in many ways.

in ```way 在这里表示在某方面，它还有“以某种方式”的意思

2. As a tourist, you will need to use the underground in London or the subway in New York.

3. The British queen up; Americans stand in line.

4. The British say Have you got```? while Americans prefer Do you have```?

While 经常用作对比，表示：而

5. The accent, which is most similar to British English, can be heard on the East Coast of the US.

be similar to 与···相似

most 前面没有冠词，不表示最高级，是“很，非常”的意思

6. A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.

Have difficulty (in) doing sth 做某事有困难

7. But it has also led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English```

lead to 引起，导致

8. For Americans things are a little bit easier, thanks to the work of Noah Webster, a teacher who graduated from Yale University in 1778.

thanks to 幸亏，多亏

Module 2: A Job Worth Doing

1. Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are frequent.

in ```condition 处于···状况

2. One road in particular, which goes north from La Paz, is considered the most dangerous road in the world.

in particular 尤其，特别

3. Although there is not a lot of traffic, on average, one vehicle comes off the road every two weeks.

on average 平均

4. In theory, the road can only be used by traffic going uphill in the morning, and by traffic coming downhill from 3 in the afternoon. But in practice, few drivers respect the rules.

in theory 理论上 in practice 实际上

5. Then one day while he was working as a lorry driver he had a close encounter with death.

6. But often they just passed by, taking the human traffic signal for granted, take ```for granted 视···为当然

7. This last experience had a profound effect on Timoteo.

Have an effect on 对···产生影响，有效果

8. And so every morning, week in, week out, from dawn to dusk, Timeteo takes up his place on the bend and directs the traffic.

week in, week out 一周又一周

9. According to a survey published by an American university, the ten fastest growing jobs will be related to computers and health.

be related to 与···有关

10. And social workers will continue to be in demand.

in demand 非常需要，受欢迎的

Module 3: Adventure in Literature and the Cinema

1. Suddenly, by the light of the lightning, we saw something in the middle of the river.

2. It had hit the rock and was half in and half out of the water.

3. So we paddled over and climbed on to the steamboat, keeping as quiet as mice.

4. To our astonishment, there was a light in one of the cabins.

to one’s astonishment\joy\surprise\disappointment```使某人大吃一惊\高兴\惊讶\失望的是```

5. It was quite dark, but I could see a man lying on the floor, tied up with rope.

6. “I have enough of you. I’m going to shoot you now,”```

shoot 指用枪，炮，弩，箭等射杀；shoot at 指仅用枪，箭等瞄准

7. “He sounds as if he’s going to die of fright!”

die of 死于

8. Mark Twain```was no exception

9. Like Huck, Mark Twain led an adventurous life.

have\live a```life 过着···的生活

10. He arrived in New Orleans without a penny in his pocket only to find there were no boats for South America

only to find that 是结果状语从句

11. Forced to change his plans, he worked for several years as a pilot on a steamboat``

Module 4: Carnival

1. For weeks on end people walked round the streets wearing masks, doing what they wanted without being recognized.

on end 连续地

2. Ordinary people could pretend to be rich and important , while famous people could have romantic adventures in secret.

in secret 密秘地

3. Many crimes went unpunished.

4. Their use was limited by laws, the first of which dates back to the fourteenth century.

dates back to= dates from 追溯到

5. If they poke the laws, they were put into prison for up to two years.

6. The arrival of the Europeans in America , and the opening of huge farms and plantations to grow cotton, fruit and vegetables, meant there was an immediate need for people to work on them.

7. ```millions of people were taken by force from their homes in Africa and transported to the new world to work as slaves.

by force 用暴力迫使

8. They painted their faces white, imitating their masters and making fun of them. make fun of 捉弄，嘲笑

9. With the passing of time, the white inhabitants of the island began to take part in the carnival, too```

take part in 参加

Module 5: The Great Sports Personality

1, They included six out of seven gold medals at the 1982 World Championship, and three at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles( as well as two silver and a ponze).

2. But even if he had won everything it was possible to win in his sport, Li Ning retired with the feeling that he had failed.

3. but it was this sense of failure that made him determined to succeed in his new life. It is\ was +that\who+ 谓语 是强调结构

4. He made the unusual choice, for a Chinese person, of choosing his own name as the pand mark.

5. The number of young people with money to spend was on the increase—and sports had never been so popular.

the number of ```···的数量，a number of 一些···

6. A pair of the Nike trainers, for example, could cost up to five as much as a similar Li Ning product.

7. Today a Li Ning product is purchased every ten seconds.

every 每隔一段时间或距离

9. As the leader comes into the stadium to run the last few meters of the 42-kilometer race, the crowd rises to its feet to shout and cheer.

10. When the leader, an Italian, entered the stadium he turned the wrong way and fell into the ground.

11. The Americans protested and in the end the American runner was declared the winner.

12. The Marathon is the final Olympic event because it is thought to be the hardest.

Module 6: Animals in Danger

1. On a freezing cold day in January in 1994, Jieseng Suonandajie found what he was looking for—a group of poachers who were killing the endangered Tibetan antelope.

2. He had given his life to save the Tibetan antelope.

give one’s life to 为···献身

3. By the 1990s the number had fallen to about 50,000

By ```到···为止，多与完成时态连用

4. A shawl made from the wool( known as “shahtoosh”, or “king of wools” in Persian) can sell for five thousand dollars.

5. Often working at night, the poachers shoot whole herds of antelopes at a time, leaving only the babies, whose wool is not worth so much.

at a time 一次

6. The animals are sinned on the spot and the wool taken to India, where it is made into the shawls.

on the spot 当场，现场

7. But in the 1990s the shawls came into fashion among rich people.

come into fashion 成为时尚

8. Meanwhile, in those countries where the shawls are sold, police are getting tough with the dealers.

get tough with 对···采取坚决的态度，对···采取严厉的措施

9. The initials, WWF, stand for World Wide Fund for Nature.

stand for 代表

10. In the 1980s, the WWF became interested in all activities which have an effect on the environment, such as pollution and the way we use energy.

11. Today there are more than thirty staff working on twenty projects all over the country.

Module 7: Revision

1. It may not be as well known as other endangered species such as the panda, but the red wolf is one of the rarest animals on the planet.

2. An adult red wolf weighs up to 30 kilos and measures up to 1.8 meters long, including the tail.

3. Only very rarely will it attack larger mammals.

Only引导的状语放在句首时往往用倒装结构