一、重點詞匯
1. trial n. 試用；試驗；考驗；審判
This new drug is undergoing clinical trial.
on trial 在試驗中；受審 He is on trial for murder.
trial and error 反復試驗；不斷摸索
It was by/through trial and error that I learnt most of what I know about gardening.
2. note v. 注意到，發現；記錄
note sth. down 把……記下來 The policeman noted down every word she said.
note 作名詞時的相關短語：
make/take a note/notes of... 把……記下來 take note of 注意到
take/make notes 做筆記 be noted for/as 因為/作為……而出名
leave a note 留下便條
She sat there taking notes of everything that was said.
Please take note of this announcement.
3. name v. 給……命名; 說出……的名字; 提名
name sb. sth. 給某人取名為…… name... after... 以……名字命名
The child was named after its father.
name 作名詞時的相關短語：
by the name of 名叫……的 in the name of 以……的名義
4. wonder adj. 非凡的，奇妙的，神奇的 n.奇跡，神奇；奇觀；驚奇 v. 想知道
注意 wonder 的重點句型：
It's a wonder that you recognized me after all these years. 奇怪的是……
（It's) no wonder you can't sleep when you eat so much. 難怪……
I was wondering whether/if I could borrow your car.
5. relief n
緩和，減輕 The pills gave her some relief.
輕松，寬心 Hearing the news.，he breathed a sign of relief.
救濟物品，救濟金 Relief was flown to the flood-hit areas.
to one's (great) relief 使某人寬慰的是
bring relief to sb. 給某人帶來欣慰/解脫,減輕某人的痛苦
relieve v. 減輕(病痛、憂慮、負擔等），緩解；救濟
relieve pains/ anxiety/pressure/ traffic jams...
relieve sb. of sth. 解除某人的負擔責任等
6. pleasure n.
[u]愉快，高興 He finds great pleasure in reading.
[c]樂事；趣事 It is a pleasure to work with you.
1) --- Thank you very much for your help.
---(It's) My pleasure.
2)---Could you help me with my English after school today?
---With pleasure.
7. point n. 點，位置；尖端；要點；分數
point of view 觀點
on the point of 正要……的時候 She was on the point of going out when the telephone rang.
to the point 中肯扼要；切中要害
There is no point in doing sth. 做某事是沒有用或意義的
There is no point talking to her. She never listens.
8. adj.life-saving 救命的 blood-thinning 稀釋血液的 bacteria-killing 殺菌的
二、重點難點語言點
1. ASA could reduce the risk of colon cancer by 40 per cent.
ASA可以降低40%的結腸癌發病率。
reduce the risk of doing sth. 減少做某事的風險
Eating a lot of green food helps reduce the risk of heart disease.
His good reputation is now at risk 處境危險
You have no right to take risks with our lives. 冒險
He saved his son at the risk of losing his own life. 冒著……風險
2. They were able to produce it in large quantities. 他們可以大量生產它。
in large quantities 大量地 in small quantities 少量地
注意：“quantities of+可數名詞與不可數名詞”作主語，后面的名詞無論是可數名詞的復數
還是不可數名詞，謂語都用復數；“a quantity of+可數名詞與不可數名詞”做主語，謂語動
詞與名詞保持一致。
Great quantities of milk are needed in this city.
A large quantity of potatoes have been sold.
3. It was a dream come true.
a dream come true 是固定短語，意為“夢想成真”.
需注意的是如果come true 單獨使用的話，后面不接賓語。如：
Owning a big house is now a dream come true, although I never thought it would come true.
4. It was fundamental to saving many thousands of lives...
be fundamental to doing sth./to sth. 對……是十分重要的或必不可少的
I think that hard work is fundamental to success.
5. One theory suggests that acupuncture blocks pain signals from reaching the spinal cord or brain.
block sb./sth. from doing sth. 相當于 prevent/stop/keep sb./sth. from doing sth.阻止……做
The tall building blocked me from viewing the beautiful scenery in the distance.
三、 重點句子
Reading
1. If you open up any medicine cupboard in the world, there is a high probbability that you will find
aspirin and penicillin.（P18,L2)
2. In fact, 3500years ago, some recipes recommended drinking a tea made from the dried leaves of a
particular plant to reduce body pains.(P18,L7)
3. The first trials of this medicine took place in 1899 when the company Hoffmann worked for began
giving the medicine in powder form to physicians to use with patients.(P18,L17)
4. Not only has aspirin saved many people's lives by reducing fever and helping stop pain, but there
are also other things that aspirin can help with.(P18,L20)
5. Lawrence Carven, a doctor from the USA, is the author of several published reports, one of which
introduced the idea in 1953 that aspirin could reduce the risk of heart attacks by thinning blood.
(P18,L21)
6. The bacteria-killing medicine is considered by many to be one of the most important medicines in
contemporary society.(P19,L36)
7. He saw that the cells of the bacteria were clear, which meant that they were dead and that the
mould had killed them(P19,L39)
8. However, it was not until World WarⅡthat two other scientists managed to use new chemical
techiques to purify it. (P19,L46)
9. If penicillin had not been available, many people would have died from illness including
pneumonia, an illness that affects the lungs.(P19,L51)
10. So, although Fleming discovered penicillin, it was over a decade before someone else turned
penicillin into the great drug of the 20th century.(P19,L55)
Project
1. They think that the use of acupuncture began during the Stone Age when stone knives or sharp-edged tools, called 'bian', were used to make holes on swollen areas of the body.(P30,L5)
2. Acupuncture involves putting stainless steel needles into the skin at certain points on the body so that a disease can be cured or a health problem solved.(P30,L19)
3. In the West, accupuncture has become very popular, as has Chinese traditional herbal medicine.
(P31,L42)
Workbook
1. The sun gives off energy in the form of heat and light.(P110,A1)
2. How did it come about that you were able to study overseas? (P112, C1)
3. It was Edward Jenner, a doctor in the countryside of England in the late 1700s, who brought the virus under control.(P114,L7)
4. He could have claimed that he owned the smallpox vaccine, and then the companies that made the vaccine would have had to pay him.(P114,L17)
四、 重點難點復習
1. 請用以下動詞短語的適當形式填空。
focus on look out for carry out try out leave behind put off turn up split up
open up let out look around make out turn into decide on take down put through
1). How to desert farming land is a question worth discussing.
2). Sally her Christmas present with delight.
3). Be more careful next time. Never any of your things on the bus again.
4). A study in the USA showed that the medicine could prevent a stroke.
5). Teachers should students who may be having eyesight problems.
6). Jack showed me a weekly magazine mainly endangered animals.
7). Have they a date for the wedding?
8). You've got to buy a ticket to the castle.
9). We have the match until tomorrow because of the bad weather.
10). The missing letter eventually inside a book.
11). Everyone a cry of surprise upon hearing the news.
12). You should learn to important things in your English class.
13). It was too dark, and I couldn't the words written on the wall.
14). Fleming this mould on another bacterium.
15).Could you please me to the manager?
16). We were inti groups to discuss the question.
2. 翻譯句子
1). 該隊的成功在很大程度上是由于他的努力。
飛機定于五點到達倫敦。 （due to)
2). 政府應立即采取有效措施減少污染保護環境。(take measures)
3).老師建議我們聽講座的時候要記筆記。（recommend)
4).直到20世紀80年代，我的家鄉才發生了這些變化。（強調句型）
5）他最終成功地克服了電腦游戲癮。（addiction)
6) 新來的秘書會減輕一些我們文案工作(paperwork)的負擔。(relieve)
7）我們需要三個月才能把這部字典編完。（before)
8) 凱特被大多數學生認為是全校最優秀的老師之一。（consider)