【升華】新概念英語(yǔ)單詞:Lesson 47 Too high a price? 代價(jià)太高?
Lesson 47 Too high a price? 代價(jià)太高？
pollution [p??lu???n] n. 污染
【擴(kuò)】contamination 污染
【搭】air pollution 空氣污染 water pollution 水污染
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A: Living in the country is not as convenient as in the city.
B: You can say that. But don't you think there is too much noise and pollution in the city?
A：住在農(nóng)村不如住在城市方便。
B：你可以那樣說。但你沒發(fā)現(xiàn)城市里太嘈雜，污染嚴(yán)重嗎？
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overpopulated [??uv??p?pjuleitid] adj. 人口多的
over-industrialized [??uv?in?d?stri?laizd] adj. 過度工業(yè)化的
sheer [?i?] adj. 純粹的，不摻雜的
【派】sheerly 全然地，完全地
【擴(kuò)】unmixed 純粹的
【搭】sheer weight 凈重
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A: She fainted from sheer weariness.
B: Having enough rest is very important.
A：她純粹是因?yàn)閯诶鄱鴷灥沟摹?
B：確保足夠的休息十分重要。
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worldwide [?w??ld?waid] adv. 在全世界
overwhelm [??uv??welm] v. 制服，使不知所措
【派】overwhelming 壓倒性的
【例】No one will be able to overwhelm us.
誰也壓不垮我們。
【擴(kuò)】bedaze 使茫然
pollute [p??lu?t] v. 污染
pesticide [?pestisaid] n. 殺蟲劑
fertilizer [?f??tilaiz?] n. 肥料
【擴(kuò)】manure 肥料
【例】They couldn't grow so well without fertilizer.
沒有肥料它們長(zhǎng)不了那么好。
【搭】chemical fertilizer 化肥
salmonella [?s?lm??nel?] n. 沙門氏菌
listeria [li?sti?ri?] n. 利斯特桿菌
vegetarian [?ved?i?te?ri?n] n. 吃素的人
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A: I want to spend two days in the mountains with friends. The city is too noisy. Do you know Songshan Temple?
B: I have been there. It is in the middle of the mountains. It is not noisy there and you have to be a vegetarian.
A：我想和朋友去山里玩兩天，城里太吵了。你知道松山寺嗎？
B：我去過，在半山腰上。那兒可不吵鬧，但要吃素。
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organically-grown 有機(jī)培植的
insidious [in?sidi?s] adj. 暗中為害的
【派】insidiously 陰險(xiǎn)地
【搭】insidious disease 隱患
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A: We should examine it carefully, and nip the insidious disease in the bud.
B: That's for sure.
A：我們要認(rèn)真檢查，將隱患扼殺在搖籃中。
B：那是肯定的。
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urban [???b?n] adj. 城市的
burglar [?b??ɡl?] n. 竊賊
【派】burglary 盜竊行為
【擴(kuò)】picaroon 海盜
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A: The burglar was taken to the police station.
B: Thank you for helping me.
A：竊賊已被帶到警察局去了。
B：謝謝你幫我。
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burgle [?b??ɡ?l] v. 入室偷竊
scream [skri?m] v. 尖叫
【派】screaming 發(fā)出尖叫聲的
【例】The boy was screaming with pain.
這男孩痛得尖叫起來。
【擴(kuò)】shriek 尖叫
profound [pr??faund] adj. 極度的
irritation [?iri?tei??n] n. 煩躁
incessant [in?ses?nt] adj. 連續(xù)不斷的
【派】incessantly 不斷地，不停地
【搭】incessant talk 連續(xù)交談
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A: Her incessant complaint is tiresome to everyone.
B: Why not ask her to shut up?
A: 她沒完沒了的抱怨使每個(gè)人都很厭煩。
B：為什么不讓她閉上嘴呢？
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whine [wain] v. 發(fā)嗚嗚聲
helicopter [?helik?pt?] n. 直升飛機(jī)
maximum [?m?ksim?m] adj. 最大的
【反】minimum 最小的
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A: I think this is the maximum quantity we can supply at present.
B: Well, we want the first half to reach us within two months.
A：我想這是目前我們所能提供的最大數(shù)量。
B：好吧，我希望一半貨能在兩個(gè)月內(nèi)到達(dá)。
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technology [tek?n?l?d?i] n. 技術(shù)
contribution [?k?ntri?bju???n] n. 貢獻(xiàn)
【搭】make a contribution to 捐獻(xiàn)
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A: Your company has created record for earnings this year.
B: This is not the contribution by myself.
A：你們公司今年的贏利創(chuàng)了紀(jì)錄。
B：這不是我一個(gè)人的功勞。
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mobile [?m?ubail] adj. 可移動(dòng)的
snore [sn??] v. 打鼾
offender [??fend?] n. 冒犯者
【例】The offender apologized when he sobered up.
冒犯者醒酒后道了歉。
staggering [?st?ɡ?ri?] adj. 令人驚愕的
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A: It was a staggering project.
B: Yes, I'm sure it will succeed.
A：這是個(gè)令人吃驚的計(jì)劃。
B：是的，我相信會(huì)成功的。
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trumpet [?tr?mpit] v. 吹號(hào)
partner [?pɑ?tn?] n. 伙伴
【派】partnership 合伙關(guān)系
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A: Let's draw for partners!
B: OK. It is fair.
A：我們抽牌來決定搭檔吧。
B：好的，那樣很公平。
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