Unit 4

1.go hungry 挨饿                 2.go almost mad   几乎发疯

3.go worse  恶化                 4.go wrong        出毛病

5.in the European Union 在欧盟            6.food production 粮食产量

7.80% of the land                  百分之八十的土地

8.result in a fairer society           导致一个更为公平的社会

9.cash crops      经济作物       10.land ownership 土地所有制

11.saty a little longer 多呆一会儿   12.know first aid 懂得急救

13.save many lives 挽救许多生命   14.be in debt    欠债

15.less-developed countries         不太发达的国家

16.borrow money from richer countries  从比较富裕的国家借钱

17.be in debt to Tom for 100 yuan      欠汤姆100 元

18.go on with the project            继续搞这项工程

19.raise one’s children 养育子女     20.raise(keep) dogs   养狗

21.be chosen (the) head of the factory  被选为工厂的厂长

22.can’t afford to buy such expensive things 买不起这样昂贵的东西

23.sales of beef 牛肉的销售量       24.two geese     两只鹅

25.be lost in storage 在储存中损失掉 

26.up to 30% of the food  高达30％的粮食

27.earn one’s living at the age of 12    12 岁时自谋生活

28.an unusual plant                 一种奇特的植物

29.traval/turn round the sun           绕太阳转

30.order a glass of beer 要了一杯啤酒  31.the Middle East 中东

32.take one’s order 给某人点菜   33.bring one’s order 给某人端菜

34.a pair of trousers 一条裤子    35.be out of order 失灵；坏了

36.four in (out of ) ten students         十个学生中有4个

37.the accident that happened yesterday     发生在昨天的交通事故

38.on (upon) returning from work        一下班回来

39.in the last(past) 10 years             在过去10年时间里

40.consider attending Jack’s birthday party考虑参加杰克的生日聚会

41.break away from one’s family        与家庭决裂

42.with the world population growing     随着世界人口的增长

43.pump water from low-lying areas      从低洼地抽水

44.now and then 时而       45.the Chinese government 中国政府

46.make great efforts 作出巨大地努力   47.be out of debt 不欠债

48.increase agricultural production       提高农业产量

49.be suitable (good)for growing crops    适合种庄稼

50.a remarkable variety of plants         品种繁多的植物

51.in mountainous areas在多山的地区52.make a decision 作出决定

53.be busy with the irrigation 忙于灌溉  54.irrigated land 灌溉地

54.how to operate the computer 如何操作电脑

55.in the river valley of the Nile   在尼罗河谷

56.any other type of work 其它任何类型的工作

57.in the form of a question 以一个问题的形式

58.two thirds of the earth’s surface 地球表面的三分之一

60.take….for example = take …as an example 拿….为例

61.produce new types of plants which produce heavier crops 培育新

62.make sense 有意义;讲得通                   型的高产植物

63.make sense of the sentence 弄懂这个句子

64.pay off the country’s debts还清国债 65.that’s settled 就这样定了

66.the traffic accident交通事故  67.result in 3 deaths 导致3人死亡

68.damage the government’s popularity 给政府的声望带来很大损害

69.be completely destroyed 被彻底破坏

70.all the same = just the same 尽管如此,但还是仍然

71.a beautiful land 美丽的国土      72.break up 分解;粉碎

73.in a (one) word 总之;简言之      74.in other words 换句话说

75.in words 用语言 76.result from lack of exercise 缘自于缺乏锻炼

77.generally speaking 一般说来     78.strictly speaking 严格说来

79.starve to death 饿死            80.be sick to death 病死

81.be tired to death 累死           82.be kicked to death 被踢死

83.be beaten to death 被打死       84.be frozen to death 被冻死

85.from birth to death 从出生到死亡

86.improve day by day 日益提高

87.help him out of trouble 帮他摆脱困境

88.a jar full of water装满水的罐子 89.many politicians 许多政治家

90.a European boy 一个欧洲少年  91.salty land 盐碱地

92.have lunch in a café 在咖啡馆里吃午饭

93.my only regret 我唯一的遗憾

94.because of the mad cow disease   由于疯牛病

95.order some computers =place an order for some computers

定购一些电脑

96.one billion people  10 亿人

97.an old English saying 一句古老的英国格言

98.can’t help doing sth.    情不自禁地做某事

99.can’t help do sth.      不能够帮助做某事

100.can’t wait to do sth.   迫不急待做某事