Unit 3 Protecting ourselves 1、 abrupt adj. 突然的，意外的；唐突的，鲁莽的 (sudden/unexpected) abruptly adv. ＝suddenly ◆The heavy snow caused an abrupt change in our plan.
大雪导致了我们计划的突然变化。 ◆I'm afraid your abrupt words offended him a lot.
恐怕你唐突的话冒犯了他。 ◆Abrupt climate changes endanger many animals.
气候的突变使许多动物处于危险之中。
The children's poor health was ______ from their physical appearance.
A. complicated
B. apparent
C. abrupt
D. commercial B 孩子们的体格明显表明健康状况不佳。 2、 bid
n. 企图，努力；喊价，出价，投标 vt. & vi. 出价，投标 vt. 命令，吩咐；说(问候话); 致意 ◆The young salesman is working hard to make a bid for promotion to sales manager.
这位年轻销售员努力工作，争取被提拔为销售经理。
◆We bid for the construction of a bridge.
我们投标造一座桥。
◆Do as he bids.
照他的吩咐去做。 3、trap
vt. 诱捕；使……受限制；使……陷入困境
vi. 设陷阱 n. 陷阱；圈套 ◆He used some cheese to trap the rat. 他用了些乳酪诱捕耗子。 ◆Trapped in the burning house, he could not escape. 他被困在起火的房子里无法逃脱。 ◆Thirty miners were trapped underground after the fire.
起火后有30名矿工被困在地底下。 ◆The hunters were busy trapping. 猎人们正忙于设陷阱。 ◆The tiger fell into a trap and struggled in vain. 老虎掉入陷阱后徒劳地挣扎。
Vehicles go faster than ever, but they often remain ______ in traffic jams!
A. trapping
B. to trap
C. being trapped
D. trapped D remain作为谓语，trapped被困住了为过去分词作表语。 4、wipe
vt. & vi. 擦，拭，抹 wipe away 擦去，揩去，消除；抹去 wipe out 擦净，擦掉；彻底摧毁，消灭 ◆They wiped away my tears. 他们擦去了我的眼泪。 ◆We'll wipe out any enemy that dare to invade our country.
敌人胆敢来犯，我们就把它消灭。 汉译英 ①我的记忆无法完全抹掉。 _______________________________________
①I can't just wipe away all my memories. ②I paused to ______ the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.
A. wipe
B. cut
C. put
D. send
②A 擦去前额的汗水。 这是一个含有从属连词when引导的条件状语从句的复合句。主句是The work of … is even more important。 1、The work of international organizations is even more important when you consider how much more severe the situation could become. 当你考虑到情况会变得多么严重时，国际组织的工作就显得更为重要。 汉译英 ①既然他们不听我的，我怎能帮他们理解呢？ ______________________________________ ①How can I help them to understand when they won't listen to me?
②我身上仅有15 美元，而我想要的字典需20美元。 ___________________________________________
②I had only fifteen dollars on me when the dictionary I wanted cost twenty.
③我在河边钓鱼，突然听到有人呼救。 _______________________________________
③I was fishing by the river when someone called for help.
④我正要动身，电话突然响了。 ______________________________________
④I was about to leave when the telephone rang. / I was on the point of leaving when the telephone rang.
此句中when caught by police是连词when后接过去分词短语，构成时间状语从句，此从句将主语及谓语的一部分省略了。完整的结构是：when this person is caught by police。 2、 The type and quantity of illegal drugs a person is carrying when caught by police determine the punishment.
一个人被警察抓获时所携带的非法毒品的种类和数量决定了惩罚的轻重。 除时间状语从句外，if等引导的条件状语从句、though等引导的让步状语从句、as等引导的方式状语从句以及than等引导的比较状语从句都可以省略某些成分。 ◆Though (the room is) not large, the room was well lit by a window. 这个房间虽然不大，但一扇窗户把它照得很亮。 ◆He came here earlier than (he was) expected. 他来这儿比预计的时间要早一些。
______ the right kind of training, these teenage soccer players may one day grow into international stars.
A. Giving
B. Having given
C. To give
D. Given D 如果把句子补充完整就不难看出：If they are given the right kind of training, 可知主语they 即these teenage soccer players与give 之间是被动的关系，所以用过去分词。根据主、从句主语一致可省略从句主语的原则，连词if 也可省，所以得出given the right kind of training形式。