雅思阅读分类词汇--环境问题
conservation 保护,保存 (? 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 渗出 渗出物 radiation 辐射ultraviolet(UV) radiation~ radioactive greenhouse 温室greenhouse effect/gases solar 太阳的 (solar energy)^ lunar (lunar calendar) phenomenon 现象 catastrophe = disaster, cataclysm deterioration 恶化 (? deteriorate) extinction 灭绝 (? extinct) species endangered species drought 干旱 (^ “找它”)>>> famine v.s. flooding recurrent 反复发生的re + (oc)cur + rentv.s. concurrent inundate 淹没 ^ “淹掉它” embankment 筑堤 (em + bank + ment) sediment 沉积(物)= deposit delta 三角洲the Pearl River Delta alluvial 冲积的 desertification ? desert (v.s. dessert) dust-storm 沙尘暴^ thunderstorm, brainstorm barren 贫瘠的,不育的,无效的 dune sand dunethe game “DUNE”! attributable 归因于be attributable to… deforestation 滥砍滥伐(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 栖息地? habit (Habit is the second nature.) ecosystem 生态系统 (eco + system)~ ecology viability ? viable “vi”: life养育能力One tool for assessing the impact of forestry on the ecosystem is population viability analysis. demographic 人口统计的 demo(people) + graph(write) + ic interdependence inter + dependence counterbalance 使平衡,弥补 (=offset)counter(against) + balance mechanism 机理,机制 precipitation 陡降,降水 (? precipice)<> evaporation circulation 流通,循环 tide à tidal wave (海啸)<> ebb <<< earthquake typhoon ~ tornado, hurricane meteorology 气象(学) volcano 火山 eruption 喷发 (? erupt)volcanic eruption >>> lava granite 花岗岩 imminent = impending v.s. eminent Celsius 摄氏的 37OCv.s. centigrade Fahrenheit 华氏的 latitude 纬度(另) longitude, altitude tropical ? (the) tropicstropical/torrid zone, temperate zone, frigid zone glacier 冰川 dump 倾倒,倾销à anti-dumping contaminate 弄脏 (à contaminant) recycle 回收再利用 irreversible 不可逆的 (= irrevocable) reclaim 开垦,改造 à reclamation contentious 有争议的 (? contend)Many environmental issues today are highly contentious. opt 选择(+ for) à option prioritize 优先考虑 (? prior, priority) |