除了記單字,也要將常見用法記起來。
Reading
11-1 passage I :Crop-growing skyscrapers
urban construction
proponent 提議人 |
frame 骨架/陷害、構成/有木架的 Within the that same time frame, we evolved into an urban species. |
compost / fertilise 施肥 |
despoil 剝奪 |
eliminate 排除 |
incidence 發生率 |
verdant 翠綠的 |
shelter 避難所 |
infectious 傳染的 infectious diseases |
arid 乾燥的 semi-arid desert |
rigours 嚴酷的 |
tractor / tugger 拖拉機 |
methane 甲烷 methane generation 甲烷產生 |
monsoon 季風 |
interface 交界處 agriculture interface |
edible 食物/可食的 non-edible |
drawback 缺點 |
stack 堆/大量的 in stacked tray |
demographic 人口學 |
|
detrimental 有害的/有害的人 detrimental impact |
By the year 2050, nearly 80% the Earth’s population will live in urban centers. A new land estimated about 20% lager than Brazil will be needed to grow enough food to feed them. Proponent claim the concept of indoor farming.
Do you think this is a positive or negative development?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples.
11-1 passage II : The Falkirk Wheel
canal / aqueduct 溝渠 |
propeller 螺旋槳 |
bolt 閂上 |
displace 移開 |
dismantle 拆開 |
ribcage 胸腔 |
immense 巨大的 |
hydraulic 水力的 |
commemoration 紀念 |
spine 脊椎 |
weld 焊接 |
clamp 夾子、螺絲鉗 |
tilting 傾斜的 :tilting tanks |
assemble 集合、裝配 |
diametrically 直徑的/radius 半徑 |
dock 對接/碼頭 |
axle 車軸/axe 斧頭 |
painstakingly 辛苦地 |
basin 盆地、水池 |
array 一系列 an array of ten hydraulic motors |
11-1 passage III: Reducing the effects of Climate Change
emission 散發 |
disperse 分散 |
iodide 碘化物 |
dimming 變暗 |
stride 步幅 |
algae 水藻 |
sulphur 硫磺/sulphide 硫化物 |
scrutinize 細閱 |
stemming 填塞物 |
replenish 把~裝滿 |
hydrogen 氫 |
birch 樺樹 |
intentional 有意的 |
latitude 緯度 /longitude 經度 |
dioxide 氧化物 |
shed 脫下 |
|
aerosol 噴霧 |
precipitation 急速下降 |
stratosphere 平流層 |
11-2 Passage I: Raising the Mary Rose
warship 軍艦 fleet 艦隊 |
degradation 退化 |
intermitten 間歇的 |
climax 高潮、頂點 |
seabed 海床 |
intact 原封不動的 |
pump 泵 |
frame skeleton 骨架 |
overladen 裝載過多 |
obstruction 阻礙 |
wreck 殘骸 wretch 可憐的人、卑鄙的人、無名小站 |
trove 珍藏品 |
undisputed 無疑問的 |
obscurity 晦暗 |
excavation 挖掘 |
artefact 人工製品 |
erode 腐蝕 erosion 腐蝕 |
protruding 突出的timber 木料 protruding timber |
stray 走失的 stray pieces of timber |
salvage 海上救助 salvage operation |
feasible 可行的 While the original aim was to raise the hull if at all feasible, the operation was not given the go-ahead until January 1982. |
crane 起重機、吊車/鶴
|
delicate 精巧的 |
|
hydraulic jacks 水力的插座 |
cradle 支船架 |
stabbing 刺穿的 |
|
suction 吸入 |
cushioning 緩衝器、墊子 |
|
|
留言列表