美国城市休斯顿文化服务与油田发展概述.pdfVIP

TOPICS

AmericanCities:Houston;howtobecomeaofficer;incredibleversus

unbelievable;toruletheroost;tosortout

GLOSSARY

tobenamedafter(someone/something)–tobenamedinhonorofsomeone

orsomething;tobegiventhenameofsomeone,usuallybecausethatis

importantorfamous

*Tobywasnamedafterhisgrandfather,andAliciawasnamedafterthecity

whereshewasborn.

oilfield–areaswheretherearemanymachinesthatdrill(digdown)intothe

groundtogetoil

*Thislandusedtobeusedforraisinganimals,butnowitisanoilfield.

culturaloffering–thingsforpeopletodothatarerelatedtothearts,music,and

dance;entertainmentactivitiesrelatedtothefinearts

*Beforewedecidetogoonvacationtothatcity,let’sfindoutmoreaboutits

culturalofferings.

urbansprawl–theuncontrolledgrowthofacityarea;theexpansionofacity

fromthecenterouttowiderandwiderareas

*ThecityofPhoenixgrewveryquicklyandyoucanseesignsofurbansprawlin

everydirection.

lotsize–theamountoflandforeachhomeorbuilding;thesizeoftheland

aroundahouseorabuilding

*Welikethishousealot,butthelotsizeistoosmallandtherewon’tbeenough

roomforaswimmingpoolinthebackyard.

low/highurbandensity–havingfew/manypeoplelivinginanarea;anareain

thecitywithfew/manypeoplelivingthere

*Ourcompanyislookingtoopennewstoresinareaswithhighurbandensity.

forensics–usingscientificmethodstoinvestiecrime;usingscientifictests

andtechniquestotrytosolveacrime

*Theforensicsteamfoundbloodinthesuspect’scar.

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