1、We must be careful not to overfish the dams and rivers , otherwise there will be no fish left.fish n. 鱼 v. 钓鱼;捕鱼4. circulate v. (使)循环; (使)传播;发行,销售;(宴会等中)在人群中周旋The heart circulates blood round the body. 心脏使血液在全身循环。Blood circulates in the body. 血液在体内循环。The news was circulated through the office. 这消息在办
2、公室里传开了。Rumour circulates rapidly. 谣言传得很快。This journal is widely circulated among teenagers.这杂志在十来岁的少男少女中行销甚广。The host circulated at the party, talking to lots of people.主人在聚会上周旋,与许多人交谈。circulation n. 循环, 流通, 发行额 stimulate the circulation of blood 促进血液循环 put into circulation使流通; 发行circle n. 圆周, 圆形物,
3、派系, 循环 v. 围, 环绕;盘旋circulating adj. 流通的, 循环的, 运行的cycle n. 周期, 循环, 自行车, 一段时间, 整套, (电学)周波 v. (使)循环, 骑自行车Cf circle指“圈,环状物”,较具体;cycle着重“(周期)循环”,较抽象。5. chain n. 链条;链;一连串(+of);连锁商店food chain 食物链 biological chain 生物链 island chain列岛 chain store连锁店a mountain chain 山系 a chain of coincidences一连串的巧合 a watch chai
4、n 表链She wore a gold chain around her neck. 她的脖子上戴了一条金项链。The dog was fastened to a post by a chain. 那条狗被链条拴在柱子上。The traffic accident led to a chain of events. 交通事故引起了一连串的事件。He owned a hotel chain. 他拥有多家旅馆。 vt. 用链条拴住chain (sb.) to (sth.) 把(某人)拴在(什么)上be chained to ones work 忙得难以脱身6. limit n. 限度,限制 = bo
5、undarygo beyond/over the limit 超过限度 within limits 适度地, 有限地 set a limit for 限制; 控制;对设限Limits have been set for the number of fish to be caught at one time. 已经对一次捕捞量作了限制。reach the limit of ones patience 达到了忍无可忍的地步There is a limit to everything. 凡事都有限度。He knows his own limits. 他自知能力有限。Its dangerous to
6、use atom bombs without limit. 无约束地使用原子弹是很危险的。On the highways between cities, the speed limit is usually 55miles per hour.城市之间的高速公路上常限速每小时55英里。v. 限制;限定 (+to)The teacher limited his students to 500 words for their compositions.老师把学生的作文限制在五百字以内。We must limit ourselves to one cake each. 我们必须限定每人只吃一块蛋糕。l
7、imitless adj. 无限的, 无限制的That will provide designers limitless space of imagination. 那将给设计者提供无限的想象空间。limited adj. 有限的, 狭窄的, 缺乏创见的 limited edition 限量版unlimited adj. 无限的, 无约束的7. tropical adj. 热带的tropical zone热带 a tropical plant 热带植物 tropical storm热带风暴tropical weather 炎热的天气 tropical suiting 夏季衣料Bananas a
8、re tropical fruit. 香蕉是热带水果。8. coral n. 珊瑚,珊瑚虫Coral is often used for making jewellery. 珊瑚常用来制作首饰。Kate is wearing a coral necklace. 凯特戴着一条珊瑚项链。True coral needs no painters brush. 谚真珊瑚不用上红漆(本质好的东西无需装饰)。9. reef n. 暗礁,珊瑚礁Beyond the coral reef the open sea was dark blue. 珊瑚礁之外的大海是一片深蓝色。Nearly half of the
9、 worlds coral reefs may be lost in the next 40 years unless urgent measures are taken to protect them against the threat of climate change, according to a new report released Tuesday by the World Conservation Union.10. shellfish n. 水生贝壳类动物canned shellfish 贝类罐头 edible shellfish 食用贝类 frozen shellfish
10、冻贝类Shellfish are good to eat. 水生贝壳类动物很好吃。Is it shellfish poisoning? 这是吃贝类中毒了吗?shell n. 贝壳, 壳, 外形, 炮弹 v. 剥壳Peanuts have shells. 花生有壳。The seashore was covered with shells. 海滩上到处是贝壳。the shell of a walnut 胡桃壳 a tear shell 催泪弹cast the shell 脱壳, 蜕皮 shell peas 剥豌豆11. diver n. 潜水员;蛙人;跳水运动员 a pearl diver 采珠人
11、dive vi. / n. 潜水, 跳水, 下潜, 俯冲 diving n. 跳水(运动比赛项目)12. souvenir Cn. 纪念物,纪念品She spent the morning buying souvenirs. 她上午去买纪念品了。When Uncle Bill went abroad to live, he left me his watch as a souvenir.比尔叔叔出国时把表留给我作为纪念品。13. dump v. 倾倒(垃圾等) n. 垃圾堆,脏乱之处He dumped the garbage into the river, which was illegal.
12、 他倒垃圾在河里,这是违法的。Youll be fined if you dump here. 在这儿倒垃圾要被罚款的。This town is a real dump. 这个城市真是又脏又乱。The truck dumped its load of sand on the driveway. 卡车将沙子卸在车道上。They dump their surplus production on foreign countries. 他们向外国倾销剩余产品。14. pollutant Cn. 污染物beach pollutants 海滩污染物 marine pollutants海洋污染物 indus
13、trial pollutants 工业污染物environmental pollutants 环境污染物 organic pollutants 有机污染物pollute vt. 弄脏, 污染 pollution n. 污染,污秽物15. pile v. 堆起,叠起 He piled the books on top of each other. 他把书一本本地叠起来。They piled the cart with fruit and vegetables. 他们把水果和蔬菜装上大车。pile up 累积,聚积,堆积Her work is piling up. 她的工作越积越多。Books a
14、re piling up on my desk. 我桌上堆满了书。Shes been piling up money ever since she got the job. 自从得了那份工作以来,她一直在攒钱。 n. 一堆;大量 (+of)A pile of dirty clothes lay by the washing machine. 一堆脏衣服放在洗衣机旁边。Hes got piles of work to do this morning. 今天上午他有大量工作要做。16. long-term adj. 长远的,长期的long-term investments 长期投资 long-te
15、rm behavior长期行为 long-term approach 长期办法The elderly need long-term care. 老人们需要长期的照顾。Europe should develop a long-term relationship with China. 欧洲应当和中国发展长期的关系。17. solution n. 解决(办法),解答(常用+to);溶液 solute n. 溶解物, 溶质a solution of / for / to a trouble 纷争的解决What is the solution to your trouble? 你解决困难的办法是什么?
16、It may take a long time to find a solution to the problem.也许要花很长时间才能找到解决这个问题的办法。The solution of the problem requires a lot of time. 解决这个问题需要很多时间。This is the only practicable solution imaginable. 这是唯一想得出的切实可行的解决办法。She rinsed her mouth with a solution of salt in water. 她用盐水漱口。solve v. 解决;解答18. regulat
17、ion n. 规则,法令;调节,校准the regulation of affairs 事务管理 the school regulations 校规keep to the regulations 遵守规则 laws and regulations 法令He was fined for breaking traffic regulations. 他因违反交通规则而被罚款。Once you get the card, you should obey the rules and regulations of the library.一旦你拿到图书卡,你就应该遵守图书馆的规章制度。the regula
18、tion of heat 调节暖气 the regulation of a clock 钟的校准adj.规定的; 正规的 a regulation game正式比赛 drive at a regulation speed按规定速度行驶regulate v. 控制;调节Schools regulate the behavior of students. 学校规范学生行为。The speed of the machine may be automatically regulated. 机器的速度可自动调节。19. enforce v. 强制执行,实施;强制(+on/upon)enforce the
19、 rules / a regulation 强制实施规则 enforced education 义务教育The police department enforces the law. 警察部门执行法律。Traffic rules should be strictly enforced. 交通规则应该严格执行。Dont enforce your will on the child, please. 请别把你的意愿强加给这孩子。She enforced silence on the children. 她强令孩子们安静。enforced adj. 强迫的 enforcer n. 实施强制者 enf
20、orcement n. 执行, 强制20. patrol (patrolled; patrolling) n. / v. 巡逻;巡查patrol boat 巡逻艇 a patrol dog 警犬Every hour a policeman patrolled our street.每隔一小时就有一名警察在我们这条街上巡逻。Weve been patrolling for days but have seen nothing. 我们已巡逻了好几天,但什么也没有发现。I saw women patrolling the streets with rifles on their backs.我看到妇
21、女背着枪在街上巡逻。The policeman was on patrol. 警察在巡逻。Patrols were set up on the streets. 街上组建了巡逻队。Language points:1. threat C n. 威胁,恫吓;造成威胁的人或事(+to);凶兆 under threat of punishment 在处罚的威胁下 (under 后不加冠词)He carried out his threat to make my secret public. 他威胁说要把我的秘密公开。The threat of war has depressed business ac
22、tivity. 战争的威胁使商业变得不景气。He took not notice of the criminals threat. 他不理会犯罪分子的恐吓。 Nuclear weapons are threats to world peace. 核武器是世界和平的威胁。Some people think that machinery is a threat to their jobs.一些人认为机器是对他们工作的一种威胁。a threat against sb.s life 对某人生命的威胁There was a threat of typhoon. 有刮台风的兆头。 The dark clo
23、uds brought a threat of rain. 乌云带来要下雨的征兆。threaten v. 威胁,恫吓;预示着.的危险;(坏事)逼近 Nuclear weapons threaten the peace and security of the world. 核武器威胁着世界的和平与安全。I dont mean to threaten. 我没有威胁的意思。threaten sb. with sth. 用恐吓某人 threaten him with death 用死威胁他 The robber threatened me with a gun. 那强盗用枪恐吓我。 I was thr
24、eatened with a beating if I didnt obey. 如果我不服从, 就要挨打。threaten to do sth. 威胁说要做某事 He threatened to make the photo public.His father threatened to beat the boy if he stole again.男孩的父亲威胁说如果他再偷东西的话,就要揍他。 The clouds / Dark skies threaten rain. 云/阴沉的天空预示有雨。 The day before attack, a storm threatened. 在进行攻击
25、的前一天, 看来要有一场暴雨。 The river of liquid rock threatened to surround him completely, but he managed to escape just in time. 这股岩浆威胁着要将他团团围住,但他还是设法及时躲开了。threatening adj. 威胁的;险恶的 a threatening letter 恐吓信 threateningly adv.2. resource n. 资源;物力,财力常用复数;办法C,智谋U;消遣,娱乐C exploit natural resources 开发自然资源 material r
26、esources 物力resource of labour force 劳动力资源 resource of production 生产资源 a man of great resource 足智多谋的人 a man of no resources 毫无办法的人at the end of ones resources 山穷水尽, 无计可施, 智穷才尽 Reading is a great resource. 读书是一种极好的消遣。source n. 来源;根源 the sources of the Nile 尼罗河的发源地 trace to its source 追本溯源3. effect n.
27、结果;效果,影响causes and effects 因果His stomachache is an effect of overeating. 他因为吃得过量而肚子痛。produce / make / have / bring about an effect on (upon) . 对产生/有影响What Mother said had a great effect upon the future of the son. 母亲的话对儿子的将来影响很大。Coffee can also produce negative or even poisonous effects on small chi
28、ldren. 咖啡对孩子也能产生负面的甚至是有害的影响。take effect 生效The medicine / law didnt take effect. 那药/那条法律没有生效。in effect = in fact; in practice 事实上,实际上The two methods were in effect identical. 那两个办法实际上是一样的。 effective adj. 有效(果)的;生效的They took effective measures to develop the city. 他们采取有效措施来发展那座城市。The new law becomes effective on April 1st. 那项新法律将于4月1日开始生效。4. affect vt. 影响;使感动;(病)侵袭Smoking affects health. 吸烟影响健康。The amount of rain affects the growth of crops. 雨量影响作物的生长。The story affected us deeply. 这个故事深深打动了我们的心。He was deep
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