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Unit 5 (FGH) Vocabulary Part 1 Warming up species: n. a class of plants or animals whose members have the same main characteristics and are able to breed with each other 物种 The origin of Species was written by Chares Darwin. veil: n. a piece of thin soft cloth that women sometimes wear over their heads and which can also cover their face面纱； 掩饰； 覆盖物 Shes got long fair hair but shes got a veil over it... 她有一头金色的长发，但她用头巾包住了。 The eruption has left a thin veil of dust in the upper atmosphere...火山爆发在高层大气中留下了一层薄薄的尘土。 vitality: n. great energy and liveliness 活力; 生气; 生命力 Mr Li said Chinas reforms had brought vitality to its economy. 李先生说中国的改革给其经济注入了活力。 organism: n. animal or plant, especially one that is so small that you cannot see it without using a microscope有机体；生物体；微生物 Not all chemicals normally present in living organisms are harmless. 并不是所有常见于生物体中的化学物质都无害。 awesome: adj. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder 令人敬畏的 Jay Chou is an awesome king of music from top to bottom. 周杰伦整就是个让人敬畏的音乐天王。 fragile: adj. easily broken or damaged or destroyed 脆的；易碎的good enough for people to live in 可居住的；适于居住的We may not have enough habitable land, water, energy or food to cope with these changed circumstances. 我们可能没有足够的适于居住的土地、水、能源或食品，来应对环境的改变。 n. the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material木材；木料 These Michigan woods have been exploited for timber since the Great Fire of Chicago. 自芝加哥大火灾之后，密歇根的森林一直被砍伐作木材用。 v. cut down Even in tropical countries, where most deforestation takes place, Brazil is not alone in becoming more reluctant to chop down trees. 即使森林砍伐最为严重的热带国家也纷纷采取措施遏制森林砍伐，从这个意义上说，巴西并不“孤单”。 过度包装The proliferation of over-packaging in the market, forcing consumers to pay extra for large packing charges; 过度包装在市场上泛滥，迫使消费者支付额外的巨额包装费。 no longer in existence 灭绝的，绝种的At the current rate of decline, many of the rain forest animals could become extinct in less than 10 years. 按照目前的下降速度，许多雨林动物不到十年就会绝种。 rise dramatically 暴涨；迅速成长Sales shot up by 9% last