高二英语第十四单元Satellites（卫星）
I’ve a meeting on tomorrow afternoon .
注意：on 为副词，该词组等于 have sth on , 还表示“穿着”的意思，但不用进行时，如：She had on her best red dress . 她穿着那件最漂亮的红色连衣裙。
3. do a study of = make a study of 研究
She has done a study of the danger of smoking .
I’m planning to do a special study of satellites next term .
4. send back (to) 发送（到），发回（到）；退货
What can satellites send back to the earth ?
They make a study of the information sent back to earth from weather satellites .
You can send back the computer back to the shop if you are not satisfied .
5. in space在太空，在宇宙空间
A satellite travels in an orbit round another object in space .
I hope I’ll be able to walk in space some day .
注意：space作“太空，宇宙空间”时为不可数名词，其前不能用冠词。
The earth moves through space .
From space , the earth looks like a huge water-covered globe .
6. fall back (to) 落回（到）；退回（到）
If the rocket does not reach its speed , it will fall back to the earth .
I’m sure the price of TV sets will fall back .
7. send up 发射；使上涨
This satellite has to be sent up into space successfully .
Such bad weather will send the price of vegetables up .
8. make A from B 用B制成A
It has equipment for making electricity from sunshine .
We can make hundreds of useful things from waste material .
注意：make A into B把A 制成B 。下面三句意思一样：We can make paper into these beautiful flowers . = We can make these beautiful flowers from paper . = These beautiful flowers can be made from paper by us .
9. fold up 折叠
Sun panels are folded up inside the satellite .
Please fold up the table to make room for the piano .
10. at a speed of 以……的速度
Signals travel at the speed of light .
It is said that jet plane can fly at a speed of more than 2000 miles per hour .
11. be likely to do 很可能
A fire is likely to break out in such places .
She is likely to give you a ring at supper .
12. the next day or two 未来的一两天
Is it possible for us to say what the weather is like in the next day or two ?
注意：在表示时间的“下一个”时，next 前常不用 the ；在表示“第二……，以后……时”next 前多加 the 。试对比：
She will bring you the magazine next week .
She brought you the magazine the next week .
13. keep out of 不使进入；不去惹事
This notice will keep those who have nothing to do with the meeting out of the building .
I hope you’ll keep your brother out of trouble while I’m away .
14. bring back 带回；归还；使回想起
You must bring these library books back to me next week .
The film brought back my happy childhood .
15. dozens of 几十个
She talked with dozens of scientists at the meeting .
16. put into把……安放进去
Today dozens of satellites have been put into space .
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>注意：put into 相当于 send up into ，课文中作者把space看成一个大容器，用put into 更显得生动传神。另外，put into 还表示“把……译成；投入”。
17. with the help of sb = with one’s help 在某人的帮助下
18. tell the difference between A and B = tell A from B 说出A 和B的区别
She can’t tell the difference between right and wrong .
19. be diseased 有病了，害了病的
These trees are diseased . You must cut away the diseased branches as soon as possible .
20. look into 调查；研究；往里面看
The government will look into the living conditions of the teachers .
I looked into the room but no one was there .
21. get a clear picture (of) 获得（……）的清晰图象
With the help of space satellites we can get a clear picture of space .
In the film you can get a beautiful picture of my hometown .
22. collect information about 收集关于……的信息
People are using satellites more and more to collect information about space .
23. carry out 开展；贯彻；执行
The “Reemployment Project”has been carried out in China since 1995 .
They still have some difficulty carrying out the experiment .
24. make a call to sb 给某人打电话
I made a long-distance telephone call to my mother once a week .
注意：打电话还可以用 phone sb , call sb up , ring sb up , give sb a call , give sb a ring 等。
25. be connected with把……和……连接起来；和……有联系
The wires with which the machines were connected were very old .
He has been connected with our company for years .
26. circle around = circle round = circle about环行；围绕……旋转
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