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Unit 9 Words and Expressions ecology n. 生态;生态学 →ecologist n. 生态学家 coal n. 煤 Shan Xi is rich in coal. △issue n. 问题;争议;发行 This is a big issue; we need more time to think about it. This article appeared in the fifth issue of English Weekly this year. vt. 发行;分配 The magazine is issued monthly. Masks were issued to everyone during the time when SARS broke out. =Everyone was issued with a mask... △environmentalist n. 环境论者;研究环境污染问题的专家 summarise vt.＆vi. (作)概括;(作)总结 →summary n. In summary/ To summarise, this unit is not that difficult. content n. 内容;目录;容量 She hadn’t read the letter so she didn’t know its contents. She dropped her purse and the contents fell out on the floor. adj. 满足;满意 be content with…=___/___ Those who are not content with the progress that they have made will have greater success. 练习We should never ___ ourselves ___ what we have achieved. A. satisfy; to B. satisfy; of C. content; with D. content; by be content to do sth.=___/___/___ All my classmates are content to help each other. 注意 He nodded with a contented/ satisfied smile. the United Nations 联合国 representative n. 代表;典型;议员 adj. 有代表性的;典型的 →represent v. △Johannesburg n. 约翰内斯堡(南非城市) △South Africa 南非 (非洲南部国家) △sustainable adj. 能持续的;能维持的;能承受的 sustainable development →sustain vt. The ice will not sustain your weight. killer n. 杀人者; 口造成灾难的事物 △contaminate vt. 弄脏;污染;毒害 △sanitation n. 公共卫生;环境卫生;卫生设备 access n. 接近;进入;接近(或进入)的方法;到达(或进入、使用、走访)的权利(或机会) This is the only access to that building. All of the students have access to the library. Access to the mountain village is very difficult because of the bad roads. Her ex-husband has access to the children at weekends. She gave me access to her records. In this area over a third of the population have no access to health care. 注意 access常与介词to连用 →accessible adj.容易取得的 △rural adj. 农村的;乡村的 →urban adj. △poverty n. 贫穷;贫困;贫乏 Many people live in poverty. violence u.n. 暴力;侵犯;猛烈;强烈 Whatever happens, I will never use violence. You don’t