新概念英语第三册 Lesson47(3)
第三部分 LANGUAGE POINTS1. 推荐背诵:Pollution is the price we pay for an overpopulated, over industrialized planet. 污染就是我们为这个人口过密、过度工业化的星球所付出的代价。
the price we pay for 为...负出代价,如:
Losing health is the price he paid for his hard work. 失去健康是他过度工作而负出的惨重代价。
2. There are only four ways you can deal with rubbish: dump it, burn it, turn it into something you can use again, attempt to produce less of it.
dump it, burn it, ... produce less of it, 并列平行结构,如:
There are some good ways to study English well: listen, speak, read and write. 强调动作study
There are four good ways to study English: listening, speaking, reading and writing. 强调方法ways
另外句中,turn it into something you can use again可以改成reuse it或 recycle it更简洁些。
3. 推荐背诵:We keep trying all four methods, but the sheer volume of rubbish we produce worldwide threatens to overwhelm us.
threaten to do 威胁,预示(危险),如:
The coming earthquake threatens the village. 即将发生的地震威胁着这个村庄。Dark clouds threaten a heavy storm. 乌云预示着有一场风暴。(threaten 预测厄运)The sun promises a good day. 阳光预示着一个好的日子。(promise 预测好的未来)
4. 推荐背诵:The need to produce ever-increasing quantities of cheap food leads to a different kind of pollution. 日益增长的对廉价食物的需求导致了另一种形式的污染。
leads to: result in, cause, bring about 导致
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