Unit 6课文的难点要点（整理岳福新 2007.11.15）Unit 6 Animal Intelligence
1.
主题：虽然动物的智能有限，但动物是有智能的。
2.
文章的风格：说明文，提出问题，思考，大量的例子从不同的角度说明观点，文章内容繁杂，但条理清楚。
3.
第一部分: 提出问题：动物是有智能的
第二部分: 三个例子说明动物的智能
第三部分: 总结全文，指出动物智能研究的意义
Objectives
1.
understand
the main idea --- some animals seem capable of thinking when it is in their own
interests to do so
2.
appreciate
the importance of examples in exposition
3.
language
points
4.
four
skills
Language
study
1. controversy: a public discussion
A new controversy arose regarding the
finance.
2. intelligence:
power of learning，understanding and reasoning, mental
ability.
3.
consciousness: state of being aware; ideas, thoughts, feelings
4. vets;
veterinary surgeon; cure diseases and injuries of the animals
5. encounter:
meet unexpectedly; meet; find
She encountered an old friend on the
street.
5.
convince:
make sb feel certain; cause sb to realize;persuade. His parents managed to
convince him that teaching was the most suitable profession for him.
6.
lack ;A
deficiency or an absence:缺乏或没有：
a lack of money.缺乏金钱Something needed or wanted.欠缺的事物：缺乏或寻求的某物
v.（动词）
lacked， lacking， lacks I
lacked for nothing.我不需要任何东西
7.
reveal
;make known
8.
feats;
skill; strength or courage,
9.
held
as a prisoner; unable to escape
10.
dominant;
most important or prominent
11.
species;group/class/order/family/sort/type
12.
conservationist/
a person who is interested in preserving the natural environment.
13.
suspicious/of/about
sth.ab.
14.
bank;
without interest
15.
negotiate;
try to reach agreement by
discussion
16.
make a
deal: reach an agreement
I will make a
deal with.
1.
negotiate:
discuss in order to come to an agreement
We will
negotiate for a pay increase of 3.5%.
2.
relieve:
free in the pattern of relieve sb. Of sth.
Drugs can
relieve much of the pain.
3.
Figure
out: understand
I can’t figure
out why he quit his well-paid job to undertake such tedious work.
4.
extend
cf. expand
Rain is expected
to extend to all parts of the country.
The air in the
balloon expands when heated.
5.
in
sb’s interest: for or to sb’s advantage
It would be in
your interests to undertake this task although it’s difficult.
6.
assess: The value of the diamond was assessed 20.
Language
Points
1.
（ L. 10 ）reveal 后面是一个宾语从句从句，其中what 又引导一个主语从句。
Who、whom、whose、what、which引导主语从句，连接词在句子中充当句子成分，也有连接作用，What you need is practice.
2.
（ L. 34 ）catch up
with 找到，找出
3.
（ L. 40 ）cooperate
with sb. In doing/to do sth.
Cooperate with friends in starting a social club.
4. （ L. 45 ）They
assessed the value of the house at $500,000.
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