【單詞積累】extinction 牛津必修3U1人教必修2U4

extinction/?k?st??k?n/n. 滅絕,消亡
一、單詞記憶
首先我們來學(xué)習(xí)一個(gè)名詞:丁克,指的是那些具有生育能力而選擇不生育,除了主動不生育,也可能是主觀或者客觀原因而被動選擇不生育人群。然后我們來看我們今天的這個(gè)單詞extinction,最前面的前綴ex表示out,“出去”的意思,最后面的tion,表示這個(gè)名詞,中間的tinc的讀音就很像丁克,如果地球上所有人都丁克的話,那么人類就會從地球上out了,所以extinction就是“滅絕,消亡”的意思。
二、單詞用法
extinction/?k?st??k?n/n. 滅絕,消亡
One consequence of global warming is extinction.
全球變暖的后果之一是物種滅絕。

[鞏固練習(xí)]
(1)這些措施不足以保護(hù)海龜免于滅絕,我們還需要考慮人類的活動對它們生存造成的影響。(account)
答案:(1)These measures are not enough to protect turtles from extinction, and we need to take into account the impact that human’s activities have had on their survival.
三、拓展
extinct/?k?st??kt/adj. 滅絕的;消亡的
As is known to all, the panda is in danger of becoming extinct.
眾所周知,熊貓瀕臨滅絕。

[鞏固練習(xí)]
(1)有些動物滅絕的原因是它們無法適應(yīng)新的環(huán)境,因此我們必須注意保持生態(tài)平衡。(adapt)
答案:(1)The reason why some animals became extinct was that they were unable to adapt to the new environment, so we must pay attention to keeping the balance of nature.