时间:2018-12-29 作者:英语课 分类:新视野大学英语:视听说教程 3


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IV. Speaking Out

MODEL 1   Our globe is in danger

John:  How is your Grandma getting along during this usually hot weather?

Nora:  Over the last few years, Granny has been complaining that the hot, humid weather is killing 1 her. She believes the weather has changed.

John:  What she means is the climate’s long-term conditions; weather refers only to day-to-day conditions.

Nora: Yeah, she says summer is hotter, and winter wetter. But I tried to comfort her, saying, “It’s all in your mind, Granny.”

John: She’s right, you know. The greenhouse 2 effect does bring global warming and rain.

Nora: How can I explain global warming and greenhouse gases to a 97-year-old Granny?

John: Tell her the earth now is like a real greenhouse made of glass panels 3 that let in light and trap heat.

Nora: Think she’ll want to know that carbon monoxide from earth makes greenhouse gases?

John: Everybody should know what cause global warming; otherwise we won’t stop it.

Nora: I’ll tell Granny not to burn any more wood or coal, or to use spray 4 on the hair.

John: OK, joke about it, but it won’t be so funny when the polar icecaps melt and oceans rise.

 



n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
n.花房,温室,玻璃暖房
  • Behind the green house was a greenhouse.在那所绿房子后面是一个花房。
  • The tomatoes were grown in the greenhouse.这些西红柿是在温室栽培的。
镶板( panel的名词复数 ); 面; (门、墙等上面的)嵌板; 控制板
  • One of the glass panels in the front door was cracked. 前门的一块方玻璃破裂了。
  • Make sure the panels are treated with a wood preservative. 确保镶板用木材防腐剂处理过。
v.喷,(使)溅散;n.浪花,飞沫;喷雾
  • The liquid came out of the bottle in a spray.液体从瓶子里呈雾状喷出。
  • We were wet with the sea spray.我们被海水的浪花溅湿。