Unit 4
World News: Earth and Environment Part Ⅰ Warming up
key words:
dertification沙漠化
The transformation of arable or habitable land to dert, as by a change in climate or destructive land u.
沙漠化：由于气候的变化或对土地无限制地使用将可耕耘的或能居住的土地变成沙漠excel引用另外一个表格的数据
endangered reptile濒危的爬行动物endangered：Faced with the danger of extinction濒临灭绝的：面临绝种的危险的reptile：Any of various cold-blooded, usually egg-laying vertebrates of the class Reptilia, such as a snake, lizard, crocodile, turtle, or dinosaur, having an external covering of scales or horny plates and breathing by means of
lungs爬行动物：一种爬行纲的冷血的、通常是卵生的脊椎动物，例如蛇、晰蜴、鳄鱼、乌
龟或恐龙，具有鳞状外皮或角质板块结构并用肺进行呼吸
oil spill
智能电饭煲怎么用spill：To run or fall out of a container or containment溢，溅：从容器或包围物中流出或溢出
wildfires【林】①林野火灾
②野火<；未受消防措施影响在森林野地自由燃烧的火>
directory通讯录
简简单单才是真A book containing an alphabetical or classified listing of names, address, and other data, such as telephone numbers, of specific persons, groups, or
firms通讯录，工商行名录，号码簿：内含按字母顺序排列分类的人名、地址和其他资料的书，如特定的人、团体或公司的电话号码
Vocabulary:
climatologist[klaimə'tɔlədʒist]气象学家deformity畸形
A bodily malformation, distortion, or disfigurement.
畸形：身体的变形、扭曲或缺陷
salamander['sæləmændə]蝾螈
战神5号火箭Any of various small lizardlike amphibians of the order Caudata, having porous scaleless skin and four, often weak or rudimentary100以内
legs蝾螈：有尾目中一种像蜥蜴的小型两栖动物，具有多孔无鳞的皮肤和四条常无力或发育不完全的腿
alligator['æli.geitə]短吻鳄
Either of two large reptiles,Alligator mississipiensis of the southeast United States or A. sinensis of China, having sharp teeth and powerful jaws. They differ from crocodiles in having a broader, shorter
snout短吻鳄：两种大型爬行动物，美国东南部的密西西比鳄或中国的扬子鳄
中一种，它们有尖利的牙齿和有力的颚部。和一般鳄鱼相比它们有更宽，更短的鼻子
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herbicide灭草剂
塞里岛
A chemical substance ud to destroy or inhibit the growth of plants, especially weeds灭草剂：用来摧毁或抑制植物，尤指杂草的生长的化学物质
blaze火光
A brilliant burst of fire; a
flame火光：熊熊烈火；火焰
xeriscape无水绿化；旱生园艺；节水型花园National Geographic Society
World Conrvation Union
Coast Guard
The branch of a nation's armed forces that is responsible for coastal defen, protection of life and property at a, and enforcement of customs, immigration, and navigation laws海岸卫队，海岸警备队：国家武装力量的分支，负责海岸防卫，保护海上生命和财产，实施海关法、移民法和航行法
一锤子买卖Everglades National
Park湿地国家公园
El Nino
厄尔尼诺现象，即赤道中、东太平洋海水表面温度偶尔增暖的现象。El Nino
在西班牙语的意思为圣婴，所以也译作“圣婴现象”。
