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Section Ⅳ Extended reading & Project & Assessment
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①matter v.要紧,有关系
②resident n.居民,住户
③chief n.首领,最高领导人
adj.主要的;首席的
④committee n.委员会
⑤awful adj.让人讨厌的,糟糕的
⑥entirely adv.完全地,全部地,完整地
⑦smog n.雾霾,烟雾
⑧get rid of 摆脱,丢弃,扔掉
⑨protest vi.反对,抗议vt.反对;坚持声称,申辩n.抗议,反对
⑩respond v.回答,回应
irresponsible adj.不负责任的,不可靠的
profit n.利润,利益;好处vi.&vt.获益,得到好处
make profit赚取利润
defence n.辩护;防御,保护;防御物;国防;防守
in defence of为……辩护;为保证……
point out指出
various adj.各种不同的,各种各样的
process n.过程,进程;步骤,流程vt.加工,处理
even though即使
draw your attention to将你的注意力吸引到……
economic adj.经济的,经济上的;可赚钱的
on the rise在增加;在上涨
deal with处理,应对,解决
policy n.政策,方针;原则
observe v.遵守
hand in hand 携手,手牵手
branch n. (政府或机构)部门;分部;树枝;支流;分支
strategy n.策略,行动计划;策划,部署
communitywide 全社区性的
recycle vt.回收利用,再利用
subway n.地铁;地下人行道
former adj.昔日的,前任的;以前的,从前的
official n.官员,要员adj.公务的;正式的,官方的
poverty n.贫穷,贫困;贫乏
inseparable adj.不可分离的
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News that Matters:pollution in Norgate
HOST:Good evening and welcome to News that Matters①.Our topic today is pollution in Norgate. Joining us in the studio tonight are James Smith,【1】a local resident②;Vincent Brown,senior manager of a local factory; and Julie Archer,chief③ of the Norgate Environmental Protection Committee④.Welcome.
【1】画线部分是完全倒装句。作为谓语一部分的动词ing形式或者过去分词短语放于句首时引起倒装,将谓语中的be动词提前至主语前面。
Norgate’s rapid development has had significant environmental costs. Mr Smith,you’ve lived in this city for over 20 years. How would you describe the effects of pollution over that time?
SMITH:It’s been awful⑤,really. When I first moved here,the air was fresh,the grass green and the water clear. Then heavy industry factories moved in,and things became entirely⑥ different. I don’t enjoy outdoor activities any more. The river is dirty and smelly. The smog⑦ in the air has coloured the sky a smoky grey; it’s also given me a cough that I can’t get rid of⑧.【2】For health and safety reasons alone,heavy industry has to go.
【2】that引导定语从句,修饰先行词a cough,that在从句中作宾语,也可以用which或者省略。
HOST:Mr Smith protested⑨ against heavy industr