unit 4 wildlife protection 第4单元 野生动物保护（重点短语）
1. die out 灭绝；逐渐消失；灭亡
联想拓展
die for 渴望；很想
die to do 渴望；很想
die away（尤指声音、光、风）逐渐消失;停止
die down （兴奋、激动等情绪）渐弱；渐息；平息
die off （家族，种族等）相继死亡；（草木）枯死
die from/of 因……而死；通常由疾病、饥寒、情感原因造成的死亡用die of,除此之外的原因用die from。
many species will soon die out if we don’t take action. 如果我们不采取行动，许多物种将很快灭绝。
many old customs have died out. 许多旧的风俗已不复存在。
(1)单项填空
①this kind of plants are . some day they will forever. （2009·12·甘肃天水检测）
a. dying off；die out
b. dying away；die off
c. dying down；die out
d. dying out；die away
②unfortunately, the soldier died a wound in the chest.（2009·12·山东德州检测）
a. from b. out
c. off d. down
(2)填空练习：用die的相关短语填空
①the noise of the car in the distance.
②the old traditions are .
③the man a wound.
④i’m something to eat.
答案及解析:(1) ①选a。前面句子用了进行时，表示正在灭亡，故用die off。后面表示有一天会永远消失，故用die out。
②选a。根据句意此处soldier死的原因应该是胸部受伤。
(2) ①died away ②dying out ③died from ④dying for
2. protect ...from ... 保护……免受……，后接较小的事情或危害，如：frost, harm, catching cold。
联想拓展
protect ...against ...后接较大的事情，如：战争、灾害、重税、威胁等。
keep sb. from doing sth. prevent/stop sb.(from) doing sth.阻止某人做某事
keep sb. doing sth. 使某人一直做某事
defend ...from/against保卫……以抵御……
易混辨析
defend/protect/guard/preserve
defend 保卫；防护；防守（含有采取措施抵制进攻的意思）；
protect 常含有提供安全的方式来驱开不适、伤害或进攻的意思；
guard 含有看守的意思；
preserve 指采取措施维护、保护、保存。
you must learn to protect yourself from the danger. 你必须学会保护自己，免遭危险。
she had to defend herself against the guard dog. 她不得不防备看门狗咬她。
a policeman was guarding the entrance to the embassy. 一位警察正守卫在大使馆出口处。
it is one of the duties of the police to preserve public order.警察的职责之一是维持公共秩序。
单项填空
use the umbrella to yourself from the rain.
a. prevent b. protect
c. defend d. protection
答案及解析：选b。prevent sb. from doing sth.防止某人干某事，意思类似于stop/keep sb. from doing sth.；protect sb. from sth.保护某人免遭伤害；defend保卫；防护；防守（含有采取措施抵制进攻的意思）。
3. pay attention to 注意
联想拓展
bring sth. to one’s attention 使某事引起某人注意
call/draw one’s attention to sth. 使某人注意某事
draw/catch/attract one’s attention 引起某人的注意
fix/focus/concentrate one’s attention on sth. 集中注意力于某事物
you should pay attention to your spelling.你要注意自己的拼写。
完成句子
①他的提议没有引起任何注意。
no attention his advice.
②他提醒我注意一些新的证据。
he some new evidence.
答案：①was paid to
②called/drew my attention to
4. come into being 形成；产生（不可用于被动语态或进行时）
联想拓展
come into existence 形成；产生；开始存在
come into effect/force/operation开始生效；开始实施
come into use 开始被使用
come into power上台执政
come into fashion 开始流行
come into office 就职
come into action 开始行动
we do not know when this world came into being. 我们不知道世界是何时形成的。
单项填空
before the computer , people could never imagine it could bring about such great changes to human life.（2009·12·福建龙岩一中检测）
a. came into being b. was discovered
c. was come into being d. was formed
答案及解析：选a。句意为：在电脑出现之前，人们绝不会想到它会给人类的生活带来如此巨大的变化。电脑不能说是“被发现”或“被形成”的，排除b、d两项。come into being不能用于被动语态和进行时，排除c项，故选a。