雅思閱讀分類詞匯--環(huán)境問題

conservation 保護(hù)，保存 (ß conserve)v.s. conversation

environmentalist = conservationist

acid 酸 酸的 (<>alkali)acid rain

carbon 碳 (C) v.s. charcoal (炭)carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide

fume exhaust fumesv.s. smoke, fog, smog

petroleum 石油à petrol (BE) = gasoline/gas (AE)à unleaded petrol/gas

ozone 臭氧 (o + zone)ozone layer

ooze 滲出 滲出物

radiation 輻射ultraviolet(UV) radiation~ radioactive

greenhouse 溫室greenhouse effect/gases

solar 太陽的 (solar energy)^ lunar (lunar calendar)

phenomenon 現(xiàn)象

catastrophe = disaster, cataclysm

deterioration 惡化 (ß deteriorate)

extinction 滅絕 (ß extinct)

species endangered species

drought 干旱 (^ “找它”)>>> famine v.s. flooding

recurrent 反復(fù)發(fā)生的re + (oc)cur + rentv.s. concurrent

inundate 淹沒 ^ “淹掉它”

embankment 筑堤 (em + bank + ment)

sediment 沉積(物)= deposit

delta 三角洲the Pearl River Delta

alluvial 沖積的

desertification ß desert (v.s. dessert)

dust-storm 沙塵暴^ thunderstorm, brainstorm

barren 貧瘠的，不育的，無效的

dune sand dunethe game “DUNE”!

attributable 歸因于be attributable to…

deforestation 濫砍濫伐(森林)de + forest + ation<> afforestation/reforestation

log 原木，日志 伐木v.s. logo

vegetation 植物，植被v.s. vegetable, vegetarian

habitat 棲息地ß habit (Habit is the second nature.)

ecosystem 生態(tài)系統(tǒng) (eco + system)~ ecology

viability ß viable “vi”: life養(yǎng)育能力One tool for assessing the impact of forestry on the ecosystem is population viability analysis.

demographic 人口統(tǒng)計(jì)的 demo(people) + graph(write) + ic

interdependence inter + dependence

counterbalance 使平衡，彌補(bǔ) (=offset)counter(against) + balance

mechanism 機(jī)理，機(jī)制

precipitation 陡降，降水 (ß precipice)<> evaporation

circulation 流通，循環(huán)

tide à tidal wave (海嘯)<> ebb <<< earthquake

typhoon ~ tornado, hurricane

meteorology 氣象(學(xué))

volcano 火山

eruption 噴發(fā) (ß erupt)volcanic eruption >>> lava

granite 花崗巖

imminent = impending v.s. eminent

Celsius 攝氏的 37OCv.s. centigrade

Fahrenheit 華氏的

latitude 緯度(另) longitude, altitude

tropical ß (the) tropicstropical/torrid zone, temperate zone, frigid zone

glacier 冰川

dump 傾倒，傾銷à anti-dumping

contaminate 弄臟 (à contaminant)

recycle 回收再利用

irreversible 不可逆的 (= irrevocable)

reclaim 開墾，改造 à reclamation

contentious 有爭議的 (ß contend)Many environmental issues today are highly contentious.

opt 選擇(+ for) à option

prioritize 優(yōu)先考慮 (ß prior, priority)