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Unit 6 Man and Environment New words and expressions for Reading One: landfill: A landfill is a large deep hole in which very large amounts of rubbish are buried. The rubbish in modern landfills does not rot. ...the cost of disposing of refuse in landfill sites. diaper: A diaper is a piece of soft towel or paper, which you fasten round a babys bottom in order to soak up its urine and faeces. (AM; in BRIT, use nappy) He never changed her diapers, never bathed her. aluminum: Aluminum is a lightweight metal used, for example, for making cooking equipment and aircraft parts. (AM; in BRIT, use aluminium) refuse: Refuse consists of the rubbish and all the things that are not wanted in a house, shop, or factory, and that are regularly thrown away; used mainly in official language. The District Council [(英国市或乡的)区自治会] made a weekly collection of refuse. = waste, rubbish toss: If you toss something somewhere, you throw it there lightly, often in a rather careless way. He screwed the paper into a ball and tossed it into the fire... He tossed Malone a can of beer, and took one himself. municipal: Municipal means associated with or belonging to a city or town that has its own local government. The municipal authorities gave the go-ahead（计划等的最终核准）for the march. ...next months municipal elections. ...the municipal library. excavate: To excavate means to dig a hole in the ground, for example in order to build there. The turtle excavates a hole in the sand and then lays its eggs in it. Work is under way to excavate the ancient city. Workers had already begun excavating the foundations for the house. biodegrade: materials, chemicals etc that biodegrade are changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment pack down: to press snow, soil, sand etc down so that it becomes hard and firm pack something down Pack the soil down firmly. intact: Something that is intact is complete and has not been damaged or changed. Most of the cargo was left intact afte