八年级英语短语7(2).doc

Unit 7 W hat’s the highest mountain in the world?

一、重点短语
1. as big as 与……一样大
2. one of the oldest countries 最古老的国家之一
3. feel free to do sth. 随意地做某事
4. as far as I know 据我所知
5. man-made objects 人造物体
6. part of... ...... 的组成部分
7. the highest mountain 最高的山脉
8. in the world 在世界上
9. any other mountain 其他任何一座山
10. of all the salt lakes 在所有的咸水湖中
11. run along 跨越… …
12. freezing weather •冰冻的天气
13. take in air 呼吸空气
14. the first people to do sth. 第一个做某事的人
15. in the face of difficulties 面临危险
16. give up doing sth. 放弃做某事
17. achieve one’ s dream 实现某人的梦想
18. the forces of nature 自然界的力量
19. reach the top 到达顶峰
20. even though 虽然;尽管
21. at birth 在出生的时候
22. be awake 醒着
23. run over with excitement 兴奋地跑过去
24. walk into sb. 撞到某人
25. fall over 摔倒
26. take care of 照顾;照料
27. every two years •每两年
28. cut down the forests 砍伐林木
29. endangered animals 濒危动物
30. fewer and fewer pandas 大熊猫越来越少
31. be in danger 处于危险之中
32. the importance of saving these animals
拯救这些动物的重要性
二、重点句型
1. It is -\~adj. + (fo r sb. ) to do sth.

It is also very hard to take in a ir as you get near the top.
当你接近山顶时，连呼吸都会困难。
2. . . . is because...
One of the main reasons is because people want to
challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
其中的一个主要的原因是人们想要在面临困难时挑战自己。
3. . . . show(s) that...
The spirit of these climbers shows us that weshould never
give up tryin g to achieve our dreams.
这些登山者的精神向我们证明：我们永远都不应
该放弃实现自己的梦想。
4. How high/ deep/. . . is ... ?
How high is Qomolangma?
珠穆朗玛峰有多高？
5. Although. “ ，…
Although Japan is older than Canada，it is much smaller.
虽然日本比加拿大有更悠久的历史，但是日本比加拿大小多了。
6. sb. spend tim e/money doing sth.
Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating
about 10 kilos of bamboo.
成年大熊猫一天要花1 2 个多小时的时间吃大约