Language Study 语言学习.pptxVIP

;;We have been tampering with this powerful force, unaware, like the Sorcerer’s Apprentice of the potentially disastrous consequences of our actions. （3）[translation] tamper with: to interfere with, esp. to damage Sorcerer’s Apprentice: see p 38 and also on PPT We have been doing things without knowing that they may have serious effects on the planet Earth. ;;Sorcerers Apprentice;Even if the global warming catastrophe never materializes, and the ozone hole remains an esoteric, polar phenomenon, already human activity has profoundly altered global conditions in ways that may not register on the camera. (4)[translation] materialize: to happen in the way you expected register: an instrument registers an amount or if something registers on it, the instrument shows that amount (记录，显示) ;即使全球变暖这种灾难永不发生， 即使臭氧洞仍然只是一种深奥的极地现象， 人类活动也已极大地改变了全球条件，这些也许是照相机拍不下来的。 … great forests have been cut down, destroying ecological niches and their resident species. （4） 生态小环境及生活在小环境中的物种;;A car, for example, imposes itself on the neighborhood rather than being defined by it. .. (7) impose A on B: force B to accept A A car does not respond to its environment but insists on its own needs being met. 汽车立于社区却不受其限制 ;;Uranium is mined, processed into nuclear fuel which, in generating power, becomes highly radioactive waste that must be carefully guarded—ineffectually thus far—from contaminating the environment for thousands of years. (11) highly radioactive waste: 发射性极强的核废料 ineffectually thus far: not having the ability, confidence, or personal authority to get things done so far. ;;;;;;;;;;Supplementary ;;