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Unit 1 A Greener Future Passage 1 Green, Greener, Greenest wage, boost, slash, shape, launch, ambush, feature, market, devastate, spare, generate rigorous, sustainable, exacting take root with an established reputation crop up in conjunction with step in wage: vt. to fight a war or organize a series of activities in order to achieve something.实行，进行 wage war (on somebody/something) The police are waging war on drug pushers (毒贩)in the city. wage a campaign/struggle/battle etc The council has waged a vigorous campaign against the proposal. boost: 1). to increase or improve something and make it more successful 促进，提高 The new resort area has boosted tourism. boost somebody‘s confidence/morale/ego/提高信心 /士气/自尊心 The win boosted the teams confidence. 2) also boost up to help someone reach a higher place by lifting or pushing them:帮助，提升 He boosted her up. 他帮助她树立起了信心。 3) if a rocket or motor boosts a spacecraft, it makes it go up into space or go in a particular direction 推动 spare: vt. to decide not to hurt or destroy something or someone. By reducing workers’ hours, the company spared some peoples jobs adj. not being used, or more than what is usually needed. I keep my spare change in a jar. a spare tyre 备胎 spare no effort ( also spare no expense)： to achieve something by working as hard as possible or spending as much money as is necessary. She spared no expense in decorating her office. Slash: 1) to cut or try to cut something violently with a knife, sword etc. 挥砍；鞭打 Someone had slashed the tires. 2) to greatly reduce an amount, price etc - used especially in newspapers and advertising大幅削减 The workforce has been slashed by 50%. slash one’s wrists: to cut the veins in one’s wrists with the intention of killing yourself. ambush: If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them devastate v. to destroy a place or thing completely or cause great damage launch v. (BEGIN) to begin something such as a plan or introduce someth