Sandstorms in Asia语义突破1. Scientists have tried many ways to solve this problem and in China, a
mass campaign has been started to help solve it. (p32)
【突破1】mass n. 意思有:团,块,群
,众多,大量,大部分,主要部分,大众,民众。例如:
I've masses of work to do.我有许许多多的工作要做。
There was a mass of children in the yard.院子里有一大群孩子。
The mass of public opinion is in favor of the new foreign
policy.大部分的舆论拥护新的外交政策。
I wonder if they are truly concerned with the interests of the
masses.我不知道他们是否真正关心民众的利益。
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【拓展】I. adj. 意思有:大众的,民众的,大量的,大规模的,例如:
Mass education is essential in promoting
democracy.民众教育对提倡民主是非常重要的。
We want to promote literacy on a mass scale.我们要大规模地提高文化水平。
II. vi. 意思为:聚集起来,例如:
Dark clouds massed and we expected rain.乌云密布,看起来就要下雨了。
【搭配】 in the mass总体上; a mass of/ masses
of大量的(既可跟可数名词也可跟不可数名词); mass communication大众传播
(学); mass media大众传播媒体
【派生】masses n.平民;群众; massed adj. 群集的;集体的
【突破2】campaign n. 活动,战役。例如:
Their office starts a campaign against smoking
.他们办公室发起了禁止吸烟的活动。
They are having an advertising campaign to promote a particular product
.他们正在进行广告宣传活动,以推销一种产品。
He fought in the north African campaign during last war
.在上次战争中,他在北非战役参战。
【拓展】 v. 参战,作战。例如:
We have campaigned against all kinds of pollution in the past few
years.在过去的几年里,我们一直同各种各样的污染作斗争。
2. This is a process that happens when land becomes desert because of
climate changes and because people cut down trees and dig up grass .
(P32)
【突破1】process n. 意思有:过程, 作用, 方法, 程序, 步骤, 进行,
推移,例如:
Producing a dictionary is a slow process. 编成一本字典是一个缓慢的过程。
I started moving the china ornaments but dropped a vase in the
process.我动手搬那些瓷制饰物,但在移动时摔了一只花瓶。
Teaching him Greek was a slow and difficult
process. 教他希腊文是很吃力的事。
We're still in the process of moving house.我们还正在搬著家呢。
【拓展】process vt. 意思有:加工, 处理。例如:
It may take a few weeks for your application to be
processed. 审查你的申请书也许要等几个星期。
【突破2】 cut down 砍倒,减少,降低,缩短,例如:
The little boy cut down the young tree with an axe.
那个小男孩用一把斧子砍到了那棵小树。
The doctor told me to cut down smoking and drinking.
大夫告诉我要降低吸烟和喝酒。
【拓展】cut up的意思为“切碎,粉碎,摧毁”;cut
off的意思为“切掉,割掉,剪下,删去,中断,打断”。例如:
He cut up the wood for firewood. 他砍碎这些木头作柴火。
We were told to pay the bill or the electricity would be cut off.
我们被告知叫电费,否则就会中断供电。
3. The Chinese Central Weather Station can forecast a sandstorm some weeks
before it arrives in Beijing , but the strength of the storm sometimes
surprises people.(p32)
【突破1】forecast v, 意思有:预测;预报,例如:
Hurricane has been forecast for tomorrow afternoon.
天气预报说明天下午有飓风。
Do you listen to the weather forecast from the local radio station every
morning? 你们是不是每天早晨听当地电台的天气预报?
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