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U8 Reading Club
词汇学习
landfill
/ˈlændfɪl/
n.废弃物填埋场
clean-burning
adj.清洁焚烧的
waste-to-energy
adj.以垃圾作为能源的
energy (n.) — energetic (adj.)
e.g. Sweden has 32 clean-burning waste-to-energy plants(发电厂).
footwear
/ˈfʊtweə/
u.n. 鞋类
e.g. Old car tyres and clothing are turned into footwear that’s sold around the world.
annually
/ˈænjuəli/
adv.每年;一年一度地
annual (adj.) 每年的
How did the dinosaurs die out?
near-surface
adj.近地表的
surface (n.) 表面
build-up
/ˈbɪld ʌp/
n. 增长;加强
pollutant
/pəˈluːtənt/
c.n. 污染物
e.g. It’s caused by the build-up of carbon dioxide and other pollutants in the atmosphere.
pollute (v.)
pollution (n.)
flooding
/ˈflʌdɪŋ/
n.水灾,洪水泛滥
overflow
/ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/
vi.&vt. 满是,有许多;泛滥
flow (v.) 流动
flow — flowed — flowed
e.g. overflowing landfills
Reading Club 1
Waste management is a major global issue. In Europe, Sweden is setting a great example when it comes to recycling. ... less than 1% of that waste ends up in landfills.
set an example (for sb.) (为……树立榜样)
set — set — set (setting)
when it comes to sth. (当谈及到...的时候)
Sweden
Well, a lot of waste is burnt — around half of the country’s household and industrial waste is turned into energy. Sweden has 32 clean-burning waste-to-energy plants, which burn waste to produce electricity.
A huge amount of waste — 800,000 tonnes — is imported each year to produce Sweden’s electricity.
an amount of + 不可数名词 (大量...)
Sweden
1. ... there are business _________ (tackle) the problem.
2. make the best of ... (充分利用)
tackling
Africa
Reading Club 2
Useful Expressions
related to sth.
a wide range of ...
it is predicted that ...
apart from sth.
take resposibility for
与...有关
范围广的; 各种各样的
根据预测., ...
除了...
负责
responsible (adj.) —— responsibility (n.)
be responsible for
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