泛读3Unit10讲解.docx

1、泛读3Unit10讲解Unit 101.precipitation prIsipten n.the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) 【术语】（雨、雪等的）降落；降水量eg. There will be precipitation on northern hills tonight.今夜北面山上有降雨。Phrase:probable precipitation可降水量 amount of precipitation降雨量 dust precipitation除尘 chemi

2、cal precipitation化学沉淀precipitateprsptet v(cause to) happen suddenly or sooner; hasten(使)突然发生.eg. A cool breeze caused aprecipitatedrop in the temperature. 冷风使温度急降. throw sb/sth suddenly into使突然陷入eg. The cart overturned andprecipitatedus to the ditch.车子翻了，我们被摔进了沟里。cause a substance to do this 沉淀,析出eg

3、. Iron and aluminum compoundsprecipitateas a voluminous sludge.铁和铝的化合物成为一种体积庞大的蓬松的游渣沉淀下来。Phrase:precipitate as 凝结成 precipitate into突然使某人物进入某种状态2.insulatenslet v.protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material 使绝缘，使隔绝eg. Rubber is used toinsulateelectric wires.橡皮用来给电线绝缘。plac

4、e or set apart 隔离，使孤立eg. Trying toinsulateherself from the chaos surrounding her.竭力把她自己与周围的混乱隔开。Phrase:insulate against防止,与隔绝 =separate from sth insulate from (v.+prep.)(使)与隔绝,(使)免于的危害 =separate from sth so as to protect3.crustkrst n.a hard outer layer that covers something硬外表，外壳eg. Thecruston the s

5、now was thick enough for us to walk on it.外层的雪已经冻硬，可以在上面行走。面包皮 eg. 1.Thecrustof the bread is burnt.这块面包的外皮烤焦了。Phrase:dry crust干面包皮 earth crust地壳 rice crusts锅巴4.surgesrd v. rise and move, as in waves or billows .在浪涛中或如同波浪般前进eg. The crowdsurgedpast him. 人们从他身边涌过。rise rapidly; 急剧上升eg. The value of expo

6、rtssurgedlast year. 去年出口值激增。n.a sudden or abrupt strong increase 突然发生，激增eg.It failed to stimulate asurgeof investment in industry.这没有能刺激工业投资的激增。a sudden forceful flow 向前或向上的运动 eg. The greatsurgehad built up in the Gulf Stream.汹涌的巨浪在墨西哥湾流形成了。Phrase:surge protector浪涌电压保护器 storm surge风暴大潮,风暴潮 surge lim

7、it波动极限Question1Indirect impacts climate change has on human health include which part？Answer: Include air pollution，vector-borne disease,water quality and quantity,nutritional health and food supplies,vulnerable sectors of society made more vulnerable.Difficult sentence:Combined with storm surges,wh

8、ich occur when low pressure weather systems and strong onshore winds raise water levels to a meter above normal, areas that had never experienced flooding before could be at risk for flooding.5.erosion r()n n. the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over

9、 it).腐蚀，侵蚀，磨损. Eg:More familiar landscapes have been sculpted by surface erosion.还有更多熟悉的地貌是因地表侵蚀形成的。Phrase: 1.wind erosion 风蚀；风力侵蚀 2.erosion rate 侵蚀率6.vulnerablevlnrbl adj. (1). susceptible to attack易受攻击的，有弱点的 eg:But modern humans were more vulnerable to the cold . 但是现代人更容易受到寒冷的攻击. (2)capable of bei

10、ng wounded or hurt. (指人) 易受伤害的，脆弱的 eg：Lacking self-confidence and maturity, many teenagers are left feeling very vulnerable. 许多十几岁的孩子既缺乏自信又不够懂事，所以感情上十分脆弱。 Phrase:1.vulnerable group弱势群体 2.vulnerable part 薄弱部分7.contaminatekntmnet v.(1)make radioactive by adding radioactive material;污染 eg:All over the

11、world, oil spills regularly contaminate coasts. 在世界各地，油溢出物经常污染着海岸。 (2)make impure弄脏eg：Contaminate your bed, and you will one night suffocate in your own waste. 如果你弄脏了自己的环境,总有一天会窒息在你所丢弃的垃圾之中。 （3） 玷污 eg：We have to constantly guard our heart and not allow and contaminate us. 人生在世,必须时时刻刻保守自己的心,不让这个世界的不义

12、玷污我们。 Phrase: contaminate environment 污染环境 8.deterioratedtriret vt/vi vt.become worse or disintegrate (使破裂)使恶化eg：There are fears that the situation might deteriorate into full-scale war. 人们担心形势可能恶化而演变成一场全面战争。vi. grow worse;变坏 eg:This food will deteriorate rapidly on contact with air. 这种食物一接触到空气即迅速变坏

13、。 Phrase:1. environment deteriorate 环境恶化 2.deteriorate degree 退化程度 3.significantly deteriorate 显著恶化 Question 2 :What is the direct effect of climate change on human health? Answer: The direct effect of Climate change is it may cause extreme weather and it risk of death or injury due to floods,storms

14、,or other disaster . Difficult sentence:Integrating climate change into existing planing processes is an effective approach to adaptation. 9.Prevailprvel v盛行,流行be generally seen, done, etc.Eg:This fashion still prevails.这种式样仍在流行。获胜,占优势 gain victory; occupy a dominant positionEg:Justice has prevailed

15、; the guilty man has been punished.正义得到伸张,罪犯受到惩罚。10.Combustionkmbst()n n. a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light燃烧，氧化Eg:Thismeansitcanuseoxygenfrom the atmosphereforcombustioninsteadof carrying iton board.这意味着它可以利用空气中的氧气进行燃烧，而不必随机携带氧气。11.Dramatical drmtik,-kl adj.suitable to or characteristic of drama 戏剧的Eg:However,theGreatDepression of the 1930shas dramaticalinfluenceson businesscycleresearch.然而，30年代的大萧条对经济周期研究产生