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06 Discovering useful structures
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【核心词汇】
1.reduce vt.减少
(教材p.18)It is reported that living spaces for wildlife are being reduced due to the cutting of trees.
据报道,由于砍伐树木,野生动物的生存空间正在减少。
(1)reduce
(2)reduction n. 减少;缩小
(3)rise/increase
[佳句]
If you want to lose weight, try to reduce the amount of fat in your diet.
如果你想减肥,请尽量减少饮食中的脂肪含量。
The number of endangered animals has been reduced by 30%, and there is still 70% left.
濒危动物的数量已经减少了30%,还剩下70%。
2.(教材p.18)due adj.由于;因为
be due to 由于,归功于……
be due to do sth 预定/计划(做)某事
be due to sb 应支付/给予/归于某人
be due for sth 应用某物;应得到某物
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I think my long and active life must be due to the healthy life I live.
我想我(之所以)长寿而且精力充沛,要归功于我的健康生活。
【语法解析】
①They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur.
②Much is being done to protect wildlife, but if we really want to save the planet, we must change our way of life.
③These large animals are being killed illegally for their body parts that are considered valuabl