一、词组

1. 在许多方面 in many ways
2. 在某些方面 in some ways
3. 照顾；照料 care for = take care of = look after
4. 被照顾；照料 be cared for = be taken care of = be looked after
5. 火星上的生活 life on Mars
6. 够到我的食物 get to my food
7. 能够做某事 be able to do sth.
8. 帮助某人做某事 help sb. with sth.=help sb. (to) do sth.
9. 呈现药片的形状 in the form of pills
10. 使某人感到非常难受 make sb. feel very ill
11. 使某人镇定下来 make sb. calm down
12. 使这人梦想成为现实 make this dream become true
13. 提供某物给某人 provide sb. with sth. = provide sth. for sb.
14. 变得越来越拥挤 become more and more crowded
15. 目前；现在 at present = at the moment = now
16. 以 ……. 速度 at the speed of … 以光速的一半运行 travel at half the speed of light
17. 首先 first of all
18. 许多 large numbers of = a number of = many
19. 漂入太空中 float away into space
20. 飘浮在空中 float in the air
21. 因住在那里而生病 get ill from living there
22. 将 A 连接到 B 上面 connect A to B
23. 将 A 和 B 相连接 connect A with B
24. 被连接到 …… be connected to …
25. 进行考试 take exams
26. 和 ……. 一样美味 as tasty as …
27. 压缩食品；干缩食品 dried food
28. 数码相机 digital camera
29. 伤害某人 do harm to sb. = harm sb.损伤某物 do harm to sth.= harm sth.
30. 去火星的旅行 the journey to Mars
31. 太空睡袋 space sleeping bag
32. 准备做某事 prepare to do sth.
33. 愿意做某事 be willing to do sth.
34. 在太空旅行 travel in space
35. 在地球的表面 on the surface of Earth
36. 在电脑的控制下 under the control of computers
37. 以 ……. 开始 start with…= begin with…
38. 搬到地球之外 move out of Earth
39. 第一个住在火星上的人 the first to live on Mars
40. 让某人做某事 have/make/let sb. do sth.请某人做某事（让某事被做） have sth. done
41. 担心（做某事） worry about (doing) sth.= be worried about (doing) sth.
42. 某事让某人担心 sth. worry sb.
43. 害怕做某事 be afraid of doing sth. = be afraid to do sth.
44. 让某人远离 ……. keep sb. away from ….
45. 花费某人一些时间做某事 It takes sb. some time to do sth.
46. 阻止某人做某事 keep/stop/prevent sb. from doing sth.
47. 防止飘浮 prevent floating
48. 拍高质量的图片 take high-quality images
49. 有许多存储空间 have lots of memory space
50. 被储存很多个月 be stored for many months
51. 地球直径的一半 one-half the diameter of Earth
52. 不太阳系里 in the solar system
53. 很难发现 be hard to find
54. 最不重要的 the least important
55. 代替 …….( 动词短语 ) take the place of ….
56. 坐在窗户旁边 sit by the window
57. 匆匆浏览；快速阅读 run over
58. 值 be worth = cost 值得做某事 be worth doing sth.
59. 2100 年火星生活指南 a guide to living on Mars in 2100
60. 某个安静的地方 somewhere quiet
61. 更喜欢做某事 prefer to do sth.
62. 起飞 take off
63. 确信某事；对某事有把握 be sure/certain of 确信做某事；有把握做某事 be sure/certain to do sth.
64. be sure/certain _+ that 宾从

二、重点句型

1. How do you like life on Mars?= What do you think of life on Mars?
2. I thought you liked Mars. 我原以为你喜欢火星。
3. Daniel is thinking about what life will be like in the future .
4. It may be difficult to imagine.
5. Our planet, Earth, is becoming more and more crowded and polluted .
6. At present, our spacecraft are too slowly to carry large numbers of people to Mars—it takes months.
7. By 2100, the journey might take only a very short time in space shuttles (that travel at half the speed of light .)
8. Humans need food, water and air to survive .
9. However, it is not sure if these plants could produce water.
10. The gravity on Mars is only about three-eighths of the gravity on Earth .
11. There will be many different designs for settlers to choose from .
12. Every student will have a computer at home ( connecting to an inter-planet computer network.)
13. I am wondering if/whether there will be many people willing to move to Mars .
14. We could get ill from living there.
15. 50% of the students would like to move out of Earth .
16. It worries me.
17. It would be great to have robots do all the work for us.
18. It takes Mars about two years to revolve completely around the sun .
19. The surface of Mars is more like the surface of Earth than any other planet in our solar system.
20. A very popular form of entertainment is online games.
21. Things from Earth are hard to find. = It is hard to find thing from Earth.
22. She's too nervous to relax.
23. Robots could be the first to live on Mars . 机器人可能是第一批生活在火星上的（人）。
24. We will be cared for by robots.
25. Food will be in the form of pills.

三、语法

1. 掌握 can, could, may, might 四个情态动词在 表示请求 时的用法。
2. 宾语从句。（注意： 时态、语序、人称 三个方面）
3. ① that 引导陈述句的宾语从句。在口语中常省略。
4. ② if/whether 引导由一般疑问句转变而来的宾语从句。（要用陈述句语序并注意 if/whether 的区别）