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PAGE 34 全日制 硕士专业学位研究生英语教程教学参考 PAGE 37 Unit 4 Unit 4 Text A　 II. Language points 1. Our water supply is becoming increasingly contaminated — and not just by big factories dumping pollutants into the rivers. (Para. 1) Our water supply is becoming more and more polluted — and not just because big factories dump polluting substances into the rivers. contaminate: v. to make impure, esp. by touching or mixing; pollute e. g. They are contaminating the minds of our young people with these subversive ideas. pollutant: n. substance that pollutes e. g. Pollutants are constantly released into the atmosphere. 2. It is consumers, often unwittingly, who are poisoning rivers and oceans by sending potentially toxic chemicals down the drain. (Para. 1) It is consumers, often unconsciously, who are poisoning rivers and oceans by dumping chemicals down the drain which are possibly poisonous. unwittingly: ad. without knowledge or intention; unconsciously e. g. Walkers can unwittingly damage the fragile environment in which the birds live. 3. In the U.S., however, it was another twenty years before the scientific community began to take notice, largely in response to the efforts of one scientist, Christian Daughton. (Para. 2) In the U.S., however, it took the scientists another twenty years to begin to notice the dangers of pharmaceuticals and personal care products, mainly due to the efforts of one scientist, Christian Daughton. 4. In 1999, Daughton co-wrote, with Thomas A. Ternes of the Institute for Water Research and Water Technology in Germany, the first comprehensive article on pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the U.S. water supply. (Para. 3) In 1999, Daughton, together with Thomas A. Ternes of the Institute for Water Research and Water Technology in Germany, wrote the first article introducing the overall situation of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the U.S. water supply. comprehensive: a. of broad scope or content; including all or much e. g. An