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Useful Expressions: Book 3 Unit 1: Passage A: 环境问题 environmental issues 2. 无视… be blind to 3.全球气候变暖 global warming 4. 破坏生态环境 upset the ecosystem 5. 净化地下水 purify underground water 6. 把…转化成… convert… to 7. 对…是至关重要的 be vital to 8. 把…变为… transform ... into 9. 是由 …引起的 result from 10. 矿物燃料 fossil fuels 11. 导致 result in 12. 温室气体 greenhouse gases 13. 远道而来 all the way 14. 影响 impact on 15. 并非取之不竭 not inexhaustible 16.无可挽回的地步 the point of no return 17. 与…分享你的智慧 share your wisdom with 18.过着双重标准的生活 live divided lives 19.贪得无厌 be greedy for 20. 上瘾的消费者 addicted consumer 21. 滥用资源 abuse resources 22. 采取行动 take action 23.袖手旁观 sit back 24.处理 deal with Passage B: 几桩怪事 a couple of odd things …很惬意 It is a joy to… 在…住下 take up residence in… 反之亦然 vice versa 有一种强烈的欲望 be overtaken by an urge to… 全球气候变化 global climate change 物种指示灯 indicator species 绿色的深浅度 shade of green 用全力 with full force 内里朝外 turn …inside out 我们已到达了……的时刻 we have reached the time when… Unit 2: Passage A: 1. 以疑虑的眼光盯着 stare with questioning eyes 2. 卧病在床 sick in bed 3. 开启智力 stir one’s intellect 4. 哄骗某人做某事 fool sb. into doing sth. 5. 强烈地好奇 passionately curious 6. 来访 come over 7. 遇见，发现 come upon 8. 一点也不，绝不 in no way 9. 简朴的美 beauty of simplicity 10. 某人可以理解的 be accessible to sb. 11.浓缩…的精华 condense the essence of 12.想出，提供 come up with 13.力求取得 push for 14.在于 lie in 15.给…留下印象 make an impression on 16.惊奇地 in wonder 17.满足好奇心 pursue one’s curiosity 18.相对论 Theory of Relativity 19.激发好奇心 spark the curiosity 20.最终的追求 ultimate quest Passage B: 1.开创性工作 groundbreaking work 2.大学教学人员 faculty member 3.通向国际科学领域前沿的道路 the path to the forefront of the international science arena 4.丰富的经验 a wealth of experience 5.轻松地使自己的成绩在班上名列前茅 sail to the top of his class 6. 正统的理科教育 classical science education 7.结果／事实证明 as it turned out 8.从……到……的过渡 a transition from…to… 9.若干顶尖的…… the top handful of… 10.受到全体教职工、校方与系里的欢迎 be well received by the staff, administration and faculty 11.开始运作；开始进行 off and running 12.追问进展情况 track the