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Oxford English Book 9B Chapter 1 The Green Consumer Reading 1 accidentally accidental accident adv. adj. n. 意外地，偶然地 Every year, a few people accidentally drown in swimming pools. 2 act action active activity actor actress v. n. adj. n. n. n. 行动；扮演（角色） 3 atmosphere n. 大气层；气氛 The area of atmosphere around our planet is essential to all living things. 4 author （近）writer n. n. 作者 Who are the authors? billion n. （英德）万亿； （美法）十亿 Seven billion drink cans are thrown away in Britain each year. burn burner burning v. n. adj. The burning of the rain forest makes the Greenhouse Effect worse. CFC n. 氟里昂 We are making holes in the ozone layer by using chemicals called CFCs. compare comparison v. n. 比作，比较 The writers compare the atmosphere to the glass. consumer consume n. v. 消费者 A consumer is anyone who buys and uses things. cover covered n. v. adj. 涉及，包括 The covering of ozone around the earth protects us from the sun. damage n.v. 损害，损毁 We should only buy and use things that do not damage the environment. destruction destructive destroy destroyer n. adj. v. n. 破坏，毁坏 dioxide n. 二氧化物 Carbon dioxide is produced by burning fuels such as petrol. drown v. 溺死；淹没 The Greenhouse effect may cause the level of the sea to rise and drown cities and even whole countries. environment n. 环境 What are the threats to our environment? erosion erode n. 侵蚀，腐蚀 Floods cause the erosion of soil. fizzy adj. 气泡的 flood flooding flooded v. n. n. adj. 淹没，泛滥 洪水 洪水泛滥 The burning and cutting down of trees causes erosion of soil and flooding. fuel n. 燃料 We use fuels to provide us with heat and power. greenhouse Greenhouse Effect n. 温室 温室效应 illustrate layer n. v. 层 把…分层堆放 Without the ozone layer, the sun would burn us up. level n. 水平高度；级别 More CO2 in the atmosphere will cause the sea level to rise. lifeless adj. 无生命的 Firemen removed two lifeless bodies from the wrecked cars. malaria n. 疟疾 Malaria occurs in parts of Africa. massive mass adj. n. 巨大的，