Development第八组第二篇课程.ppt

“ ” “ ” Vocabulary Phrase Sentence Nothing Wasted, Everything Gained Vocabulary overcrowd By the end, the majority of the population lived in cities, and these cities were overcrowd and polluted. (paragraph 1 line 6) Guess from context: [??v?kra?d] 最后，大多数人居住在城市，并且这些城市变得过度拥挤和污染。 vt. 使过度拥挤 overcrowd Dictionary: a) cause to crowd together too much vt. 使过度拥挤；把…塞得过满 b) crowd together too much vi. 过度拥挤；塞得太满 Common phrases: ① overcrowd city 拥挤的城市 Sample sentence: The manager of that theatre created a dangerous situation by allowing people to overcrowd the balcony. 那家剧场的经理让过多的人拥挤在楼厅里，造成了一种危险的情形。 Vocabulary desolate Gaviotas, a rural area in Colombia, is an example of how even desolate places in the countryside can be developed for sustainable human use. (paragraph 1 line 13) Guess from context: [des(?)l?t] Gaviotas，哥伦比亚的一个农村地区，是即便荒凉的农村也可以被建设成人类可持续使用的地方的例子。 adj. 荒凉的 desolate Dictionary: a) providing no shelter or sustenance adj. 荒凉的；无人烟的 b) leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch vt. 使荒凉；使孤寂 Common phrases: ① desolate living 世俗苍凉 ② everywhere desolate 满目凄凉 Sample sentence: These travelers had expected it was a desirable travel, but now they lost their ways in the desolate desert. 这些旅游者原本以为这是次称心的旅游，但现在他们在荒凉的沙漠里迷了路。 Vocabulary sustainable Gaviotas, a rural area in Colombia, is an example of how even desolate places in the countryside can be developed for sustainable human use. (paragraph 1 line 13) Guess from context: [s?ste?n?b(?)l] Gaviotas，哥伦比亚的一个农村地区，是即便荒凉的农村也可以被建设成人类可持续使用的地方的例子。 adj. 可持续的 sustainable Dictionary: a) capable of being sustained adj.①支撑得住的；能承受的; ②能保持的，能维持的，能持续的;