(UnitTwo)词汇学习.docx

PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT5 综合学术英语教程第二单元词汇学习 Reading 1 积极词汇 1. anthropogenic [,?nθr?p?d?en?k] adj. 人为的，人类活动产生的 Aviation has long been blamed for its share of anthropogenic global warming. 2. methane [mi?θe?n; meθe?n] n. 甲烷；沼气 Methane is often regarded as the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. 3. manure [m?nj?? (r)] n. 肥料；粪肥 Pig-breeding not only improves the people’s diet; it makes more manure available. 4. convert [k?nv??t] vt. 使转变；转换 In order to convert hearers into listeners, you need to know why they should listen to you –and tell them if necessary. 5. oxygen [?ks?d?(?)n] n. 氧气，氧 Carbon dioxide consists of carbon and oxygen. 6. demolish [d??m?l??] vt. 拆除；破坏；毁坏； Since the advent of modern urbanization, people have been confronted with the dilemma whether or not they should demolish old houses and buildings that seem to have spoilt the cityscape. 词组或短语(含固定和词汇共现型搭配) 1. split … up into 分成；使分裂成 2. greenhouse gas 温室气体 3. fossil fuels [?f?sl fju?l] 化石燃料 4. organic matter [?:?g?n?k] 有机物质 5. eco system 生态系统 生僻词汇 1. tundra [t?ndr?] n. 苔原；冻原；冻土地带 Reading 2 积极词汇 1. crusade [kru?se?d] n. 改革运动 My crusade to inspire will continue whether people think it’s possible or not. 2. validation [,v?l?de??n] n. 确认 In this example, for clarity, we left some of the validation inside the test method. 3. pollutant [p??lu:t?nt] n. 污染物 While the atmosphere’s ozone protects us from the sun’s rays, ground-level ozone is a pollutant. 4. toxin [?t?ks?n] n. 毒素，毒质 This helps get rid of parasite that produce some of the toxins in our body. 5. harness [hɑ?n?s] vt. 利用 The Korean scientists, however, want to harness a different kind of power source: sound waves. 6. definitely [def?n?tl?] adv. 清楚地，当然；明确地，肯定地 It has not yet definitely settled. 7. radiant [re?d??nt] adj. 光芒四射的 It would fly wildly with the stumps of its burned wings towards that radiant portal. 8. architect [ɑ?k?tekt] n. 建筑师 They commissioned an architect to design the new library. 9. document [d?kj?m?nt] vt. 记录；证明；用