Unit 3 Environmental Protection Build up 選擇性必修第三冊

BuildupyourvocabularyUNIT3ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONgraphn.圖;圖表;曲線圖paragraphn.段落Translation:ThereislittledoubtthatEarthisgettingwarmerandwarmer(seethegraph).毫無疑問，地球正變得越來越溫暖(如圖)。emissionn.排放物;散發(fā)物;排放emitv.發(fā)射；散發(fā)meltvi.&vt.(使)融化;熔化;軟化meltingadj.融化的；感人的；溶解的meltedadj.融化了的Translation:Awarmingoceanandatmospherealongwithmeltingiceandrisingsealevelsprovideevidenceofadramaticchangeintheglobalclimate.海洋和大氣變暖，以及冰層融化、海平面上升，都為全球氣候急劇變化提供了依據。starvevi.&vt.(使)挨餓;餓死starvingadj.挨餓的；即將餓死的starvationn.餓死；挨餓?starvefor渴望……；急需……starvetodosth渴望做某事starvetodeath餓死?

dieof/fromstarvation餓死；死于饑餓Translation:Anexpertwhohasstudiedpolarbearsforyearssaidthatfromthepositionofitsdeadbody,thebearappearedtohavestarvedanddied.一位長期研究北極熊的專家說，從尸體的姿勢看，這只北極熊像是餓死的。sealn.海豹Translation:Expertsclaimedthatlowsea-icelevelscausedbyclimatechangemeantthebearcouldnothuntsealsasbefore,soithadtotravelgreaterdistancesinordertofindfood.專家稱，氣候變化導致的海冰面降低意味著北極熊無法像以前那樣捕食海豹，于是它只能長途跋涉去尋找食物。ecologyn.生態(tài);生態(tài)學ecologicaladj.生態(tài)學的ecologistn.生態(tài)學家biologyn.生物學biologicaladj生物學的biologistn.生物學家ecologyenvironment生態(tài)環(huán)境Translation:ThisalarmingcaseshowedhowtheincreaseintemperaturehadanimpactonEarth'secology.這一令人驚恐的案例反映了氣溫上升對地球生態(tài)造成的影響。releasev.&n.排放;釋放;發(fā)布releasepressure釋放壓力releasesbfrom從...釋放某人agoodwayofreleasingstress釋放壓力的好辦法Translation:Theheatisreleasedbackintospaceatlongerwavelengths.這一熱量以更大的波長被釋放回大氣層。methanen.甲烷;沼氣carbonn.碳dioxiden.二氧化物carbondioxide二氧化碳habitableadj.適合居住的habitatn.（動植物的）生活環(huán)境；棲息地naturalhabitat自然棲息地Translation:Greenhousegasesintheatmosphere,suchasmethaneandcarbondioxide,trapsomeoftheheat,keepingEarth'sclimatewarmandhabitable.

大氣層中甲烷、二氧化碳等溫室氣體困住了部分熱量，從而使地球保持氣候溫暖、適宜居住。sustainv.維持;遭受;承受住sustainableadj.可持續(xù)的;合理利用的sustainedadj.持續(xù)的；持久的sustainabledevelopment可持續(xù)發(fā)展Translation:Withoutthisprocess,Earthcouldnotsustainlife.如果沒有這一過程，地球就無法維系生命。fossiln.化石fueln.燃料;刺激性言行fossilfuel化石燃料(如煤或石油)Translation:Whenpeopleproducehugeamountsofextragreenhousegasesbyburningfossilfuels,moreheatenergyistrappedintheatmosphere;Earth'ssurfaceandcausestemperaturetorisequickly.Translation:Whenpeopleproducehugeamountsofextragreenhousegasesbyburningfossilfuels,moreheatenergyistrappedintheatmosphere;Earth'ssurfaceandcausestemperaturetorisequickly.當人類由于燃燒化石燃料產生了大量額外的溫室氣體，更多的熱能被困在大氣層中，導致地表溫度迅速上升。comprehensiveadj.全部的;所有的;詳盡的comprehendv.理解；領悟comprehensionn.理解力；領悟能力beyondone'scomprehension令人費解worldwideadv.遍及全球地

adj.世界各地的;影響全世界的globaladj.全球的internationaladj.國際的反：localadj.當?shù)氐膗niversaladj.全世界的；廣泛的allovertheworld全世界Translation:Thereisstrongandcomprehensiveevidencethattheriseintemperaturehasledtoanincreaseinextremeweatherandnaturaldisastersworldwide,notonlycausingseriousdamage,butalsocostinghumanlives.確鑿、全面的證據表明，溫度上升導致全球極端天氣和自然災害增多，不僅造成嚴重破壞，而且使人喪命。trendn.趨勢;趨向;動向tendv.易于；傾向tendencyn.傾向tendtodosth.傾向于做某事=haveatendencytodoTranslation:Climatescientistshavewarnedthatifwedonottakeappropriateactions,thiswarmingtrendwillprobablycontinueandtherewillbeahigherpricetopay.Translation:Climatescientistshavewarnedthatifwedonottakeappropriateactions,thiswarmingtrendwillprobablycontinueandtherewillbeahigherpricetopay.氣候學家已發(fā)出警告:如果我們不采取適當?shù)男袆樱@種變暖的趨勢可能會持續(xù)下去，而我們將為此付出更大的代價。frequentlyadv.頻繁地;經常frequentadj.頻繁的;經常的frequencyn.頻率broadcastvt.&vi.(broadcast,broadcast)播送;廣播;傳播

n.廣播節(jié)目;電視節(jié)目alivebroadcastanewsbroadcast一檔新聞節(jié)目現(xiàn)場直播Translation:Infact,newsreportsarefrequentlybroadcastaboutextremerainstormsandheatwavescausingdeathsandeconomiclosses.事實上，有關極端暴風雨和熱浪造成死亡和經濟損失的新聞報道已屢見不鮮。policyn.政策;方針;原則foreignpolicy外交政策domesticpolicy國內政策adoptapolicy采取一種政策復數(shù)：policiesn.政策;方針;原則Translation:Governmentsneedtoconsidermakingpoliciesandtakingappropriateactionsandmeasurestoreducegreenhousegasemissions.各國政府需考慮制定政策并采取適當?shù)男袆雍痛胧┮詼p少溫室氣體的排放。footprintn.足跡;(某物所占的)空間量;面積restrictvt.限制;限定;束縛restriction限制規(guī)定;限制法規(guī);約束restrict...to...把...限制在...restrictoneself/sbto(doing)sth.限制自己/某人做某事Translation:Weasindividualscanalsoreduceour“carbonfootprint”byrestrictingtheamountofcarbondioxideourlifestylesproduce.作為個人，我們可以通過限制生活方式產生的二氧化碳量來減少我們的“碳足跡”。seizev.抓住;奪取;控制seizeanopportunity抓住機會Translation:Itisourresponsibilitytoseizeeveryopportunitytoeducateeveryoneaboutglobalwarming,alongwithitscausesandimpacts,becausethisisthemostseriousissueaffectingallofusonthisplanet.Sowhatwillyoudotohelp?我們有責任抓住每一個機會，教育每個人了解全球變暖，包括其成因和影響，因為這是影響這個星球上我們所有人的最嚴重的問題。Translation:Itisourresponsibilitytoseizeeveryopportunitytoeducateeveryoneaboutglobalwarming,alongwithitscausesandimpacts,becausethisisthemostseriousissueaffectingallofusonthisplanet.basinn.流域;盆地;盆penguinn.企鵝reformvi.&vt.改革;(使)改正;改造n.改革;變革;改良reformationn.改革；改進；改善reformern.改革者undergovt.(underwent,undergone)經歷;經受(變化、不快等)undergotest接受考驗implementv.使生效;貫徹;執(zhí)行implementationn.實施；貫徹implementmeasures實施措施harmoniousadj.和諧的harmonyn.融洽；和諧harmoniouslyadv.和諧地aharmonioussociety一個和諧的社會moderateadj.適度的;中等的;溫和的

vi.&vt.緩和;使適中moderationn.緩和；減輕＋lyadv.submitvt.&vi.提交;呈遞;屈服submitted;submittedsubmissionn.屈服；投降；提交submitsthtosb.向某人提交某物annualadj.每年的;一年的n.年刊;年鑒＋lyadv.tropicaladj.熱帶的;來自熱帶的anannualevent一年一度的大事chaosn.混亂;雜亂;紊亂chaoticadj.混亂的inchaos處于混亂狀態(tài)onbehalfof代表(代替)某人=onsb'sbehalfnuclearadj.原子能的;核能的;原子核的sensitiveadj.敏感的;善解人意的;靈敏的sensen.感覺sensibleadj.明智的；合理的besensitiveto...對..敏感/過敏junglen.(熱帶)叢林;密林smogn.煙霧(煙與霧混合的空氣污染物)smoggyadj.煙霧彌漫的smoglessadj.無煙霧的originatevi.&vt.起源;發(fā)源;創(chuàng)立originn.起源；出身；起因originaladj.最初的；原始的originallyadv.最初地；起初originatefrom起源于volumen.量;體積;(成套書籍中的)-卷garbagen.垃圾;廢物Translation:Previously,waterqualityintheLiRiverhadsufferedgreatlyfromanincreasingvolumeoftourists,manyofwhomfrequentlythrewgarbageintotheriver.過去，游客數(shù)量的增加使漓江的水質嚴重惡化，許多游客常常將垃圾拋入江中.enterprisen.公司;企業(yè);事業(yè)enterprisingadj.有事業(yè)心的；有進取心的enterprisern.企業(yè)家Translation:Thegrowthintourismalsomeantthelocalpopulationroserapidly,aswellasthenumberofcommercialandindustrialenterprises.旅游業(yè)的增長意味著當?shù)厝丝诤凸ど唐髽I(yè)的數(shù)量迅速增加。restorev.恢復;使復原;修復restorationn.恢復；復原restorefaith恢復信心restoresth.tosth.使某物恢復到某種狀態(tài)Translation:Localofficialswereconcernedthatthepollutionwasdamagingthenaturalenvironmentandfeltthaturgentstepsshouldbetakentorestoretheriver'soriginalbeauty.地方官員擔心水污染對自然環(huán)境的破壞，認為必須采取緊急措施以恢復漓江昔日的美麗。conservationn.(對環(huán)境、文物等)保護;保持conservevt.保存；保護conservativeadj.保守的；守舊的Translation:Theconstructionofwastewatertreatmentfacilitiesimprovedthewaterqualityandwaterconservation.廢水處理設施的建設改善了水質，促進了水資源保護。dozen打;十二個dozensof許多;很多表示數(shù)量的詞或短語:①接不可數(shù)名詞:alargeamountof,much,agreatdealof,alittle等②接可數(shù)名詞復數(shù):many,dozensof,scoresof,anumberof,afew等.③既可接可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)又可接不可數(shù)名詞alargequantityof,plentyof,alotof,lotsof,some等。Translation:Dozensofpollutingenterpriseswereclosedormoved.regulationn.章程;規(guī)章制度regulatev.約束；管理；調節(jié)regulatatoryadj.監(jiān)管的Translation:Thelocalgovernmentsetupstrictregulationsregardingfurtherindustrialdevelopment.當?shù)卣贫擞嘘P工業(yè)進一步發(fā)展的嚴格規(guī)定，同時也出臺了關于游船路線和垃圾處理方法的新規(guī)定。disposaln.去掉;清除;處理disposevt.&vi.處理；處置dis