What made him unhappy was the loss of yesterday's football match．昨天的足球比赛输了使他很不高兴。

【拓展】

the loss of sth. 损失/丢失/输掉某物

suffer a loss (of) 蒙受损失

make up a loss 弥补损失

at a loss 不知所措，困惑

lose one's way 迷路

lose oneself 迷路，迷失方向；沉湎于lose one's balance失去平衡

lose a game/match by ( 以......之差)输掉比赛

be lost in 沉迷于

[联想](派生)

lose v. 失去；丢失；损失；输

lost adj. 丢失的，失去的，输掉的

loser n. 失败者

4．Wo long Nature Reserve卧龙自然保护区

reserve

【原句回放】We drove the car slowly and watched the lions in the nature reserve．我们慢慢驾车观察自然保护区里的狮子。

(1) [C]保护区，禁猎区

(2) [C]储藏，储备

I must keep a good reserve of energy for tomorrow's match．

我必须为明天的比赛储备充足的体力。

I have little money in reserve．我几乎毫无积蓄。

(3) v. 保留

You'd better reserve the money for future need．

你最好保留那笔钱以备将来之需。

(4) v. (=book)预约，预订

We must reserve two seats in the cinema．

我们必须在电影院预订两个座位。

【拓展】

a forest reserve 保护林

a game reserve 禁猎区

in reserve 储备，备用

without reserve 坦率地，毫无保留地

keep a reserve of...for(=reserve sth. for)保留......以备

reservation n. 保留地；居留地

reserved adj. 内向的；说话不多的

unreserved adj. 未被预订的

[提示]reserve容易与deserve(应得；值得)混淆。

hunt

【原句回放】too much hunting in the 1950s。 20世纪50年代的过度猎杀