Unit 6 Earth first Understanding ideas 語言點 高中英語外研版（2019）必修第二冊

Sharks:DangerousorEndangered?1

Weseeawomanswimmingatnightinadarksea.Suddenly,sheispulledunderwater.Shesurfaces,criesinfear,thendisappearsforever.Thisistheopeningscenefromthe1975filmJaws,showingasharkattack.Ittellsthestoryofagreatwhitesharkthatattacksandkillsswimmers.Jawswasagreatsuccess,attractinghugeaudiencesandwinningmanyawards.Itstrengthenedpeople'euptothesurfaceofwater

a.strongn.strengthinsurpriseinpain

apityadangerafailure2

Peoplehavealwaysbeenscaredofsharks,butJawsmadethingsworse.Itmade

people

frightenedofsharks,especiallyofthegreatwhiteshark.Manypeoplewhosawthefilmstartedtobelievethatsharkswerebadanimalsthatatehumans.Somepeoplestoppedswimminginthesea,afraidofthehorriblecreaturefromthefilm.Otherpeoplestartedfishingforsharks,killingasmanyastheycould.Atthattime,nobodycaredifsharkswerekilled,orhowmanywerekilled.Peoplejustwantedthemkilled.Tomakethingsworse,itbegantorain.

Helayinbed,asleep.

seethekiteblownaway;findthehousebrokeninto

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After1975,thenumberoflargesharksaroundAmericafellquickly,andsoonfellaroundtheworld.Thiswasnotonlyduetofearofsharks,butalsofinning.Finningisatypeoffishingwheresharksarecaughtandtheirfinscutoff.Thesharksarethrownbackintotheseawheretheydieslowlyandpainfully.Thefinsareusedinsharkfinsoup.Finningkillsmillionsofsharksayear.fall-fell-fallenItisacasewherethingsbecomescomplex.

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4FinningwouldhaveanunexpectedeffectuponPeterBenchley,themanwhowrotethebookthefilmJawswasbasedon.In1980,Benchleywasdivingwhenhecameacrossanawfulsight.Itwasanareawherefishermenwerefinning,andtheseafloorwascoveredwithdeadsharks.Benchleysawsharksbeingkilledandthiscausedadeepchangeinhim.Hecametoseepeopleas

a

dangertosharks,ratherthan

theotherwayround.Fromthatdayon,hefoughttoprotectsharks.Headmittedthathisbookwaswrongaboutsharks'behaviour.“Sharksdon'ttargethumans,”hesaid.Expertshaveprovedthatsharksdonotseepeopleasfood,andtheyattackusbymistake.Onlyaroundsixpeoplearekilledbysharkseveryyear.make/haveanimpacton/uponencounter.

景象

seesharkskilled.

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開始做某事

regard/consider...as...

bymistake誤做byaccident偶然

theotherwayround:

theoppositesituation相反的情況Ididn'tleaveyou.Itwastheotherwayround.我沒有離開你，是你離開了我。targetn.靶子；目標；針對的對象v.瞄準；面向；以...為（攻擊）目標Thecompanyhastargetedadultsasitsmaincustomers.這家公司將成年人作為其主要顧客。ThemissilesweremainlytargetedattheUnitedStates.導(dǎo)彈主要瞄準的是美國。5

Fortunately,noteveryonewhowatchedthefilmJawsbecameafraidofsharks-somebecameinterestedinunderstandingthem.Today,aswelearnmoreaboutsharks,morepeoplethaneverwanttoprotectthemfromextinction.conj.隨著后接句子

associetydevelopswithsocietydeveloping1.Shesurfaces,cries____fear...2.jawswas_____greatsuccess,______(attract)hugeaudiencesand_____(win)manyawards.3.It______(strong)people’sidea...4.bescared/frightened______=beafraidof5.使情況更糟6.Peoplejustwantedthem______(kill).7.由于8.Finningisatypeoffishing_______sharksarecaughtandtheirfins