Unit 8 First Aid
Warming Up
1.aid v. 援助、帮助 n. 帮助、援助；补助器具
come to one’s aid 来帮助某人
with the aid of sb.= with sb’s aid 在某人的帮助下
in aid of… 为了…., 做为…的帮助
aid sb. to do sth. 帮助某人去做某事
aid sb. in/ with ….. 为….事帮助某人
first aid 急救　　　hearing aid 助听器　　　　teaching aids 教具　　　
The local community aided us in our investigation.
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( 当地社区协助我们调查)
睡眠有助于恢复健康
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(Sleep aids recovery)
我帮助他继续做研究
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( I aided her to continue her study.= I aided her in continuing her study.)
他来帮我忙
＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
（He came to my aid ）
Dictionaries are a great aid in learning languages.
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( 字典对学习语言有很大的帮助　)
2. catch fire 着火，开始燃烧
　棉花易着火
　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
（ Cotton catches fire easily.）
七月里敌人来了，　把所有的房子都放火烧光了．
＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
（In July, the enemy came and set fire to all the houses.）

sth. be on fire 起火 / 兴奋的，热衷的　　　　 play with fire 玩火
set fire to sth….= set sth. on fire 放火烧．．　　make a fire 生火
light a fire 点火　　　　　　　　　　　　 put out the fire 扑灭火　　　　　　　
　
Reading
I. Comprehension
1. By saying “ Seconds count in an emergency, ” the writer means ________.
A. time is countable
B. you can count numbers by the second
C. time is life
D. to be calm down, in an emergency, just say numbers by the second
2. What should you do if you want to do first aid correctly ?
A.Learn with a teacher.
B. Remember the letters DR ABC
C. Stay calm
D. All of the above
3. According to the passage, people in the accident_______.
A. can be helped by anyone who’d like to do so
B. should be waken up as soon as possible
C. should be put in the recovery position when having been given first aid
D. can be given first aid even without checking the DR ABC
4. Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A. DR ABC should be remembered
B. Remembering the letters DR ABC is enough for first aid
C. Why first aid is important and what the letters DR ABC stand for in an emergency
D. What the letters DR ABC mean
5. In the passage., the author seems to be _________.
A.explaining the meaning of the letters DR ABC
B.telling us the importance of the first aid
C.showing the importance of DR ABC
D.giving some basic information about first aid
( Key C D C C D )
II. Language study
1.witness v. 目击,注意到
全世界都注意到中国在科学技术上取得的巨大进步.
______________________________________________________________________________.
( The whole world has witnessed the great progress China has made in science and technology.)
The 1980s witnessed increasing unemployment throughout Europe.
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( 上世纪八十年代整个欧洲失业率上升.)
n. 目击者, 见证人; 证明,证词
警察找到了那件谋杀案的目击者
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( The police found the witness to/of the murder case.)
I was called as a defense witness.
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( 我被传唤做被告证人 )
* bear witness to 为…作证, 作…的证人
2. Seconds count in an emergency….紧急情况下分秒必争.
count vi ① 有价值.. 有影响, 重要的
Some people think honesty doesn’t seem to count much in these days.
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( 有些人认为当今诚实不那么重要了.)
It’s not how much you read, but what you read that counts.
( 重要的不在于你读了多少书, 而在于你读了什么书.)
② 点数;③ 计算…在内; ④把…视为
His son, aged 4, can count backward from 100 to one.
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(他儿子4岁能从100倒数到1.)
We are a party
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