土木工程英语Unit 8 Lecture 2.pptx

Unit8

ArchitecturalenvironmentalengineeringLectureIITermsandexpressions

1.SomewordsyoushouldknowThefollowingarethewordsthatappearinthisunit.Pleasegetfamiliarwiththem.

sustainableadj.capableofbeingsustained;able?to?continue?overaperiod?of?time“Loyaltycanbringjustasgoodresultsasfearorgreed,andprobablymore?sustainable?growth.?”

utilityn.a?supply?of?gas,?electricity,water,ortelephone?service?tohomes?and?businesses,orabusiness?that?supplies?suchservicesn.(USEFULNESS)ability?to?satisfy?a?particularneed;?usefulness“Administer?all?industrialestates?to?continuouslydevelop?and?maintain?highstandard?ofits?publicutility.”

awningn.?An?awning?isaroofofmaterialplacedoveradoorway,window,ordecktoprovideshelterfromtherainorsun“An?elderly?couple?stood?under?a?store?awning?on?the?edge?ofthe?tent?village.”

insulationn.Insulation?isathicklayerofasubstancethatkeepssomethingwarm,especiallyabuilding

porchn.?A?porch?isashelteredareaattheentrancetoabuilding.Ithasaroofandsometimeshaswalls.?“Athome,?I?watch?them?fromthe?porch.”

gridn.A?grid?issomethingwhichisinapatternofstraightlinesthatcrossovereachother,formingsquares.Onmaps,thegridisusedtohelpyoufindaparticularthingorplacen.?A?grid?isanetworkofwiresandcablesbywhichsourcesofpower,suchaselectricity,aredistributedthroughoutacountryorarea“The?grid?is?above?,?below?and?on?all?sides?of?me.”“Theelectricpower?grid?dependsonmeteringperhapsmorethananyothersinglefactor.”

infrastructuren.?thestockofbasicfacilitiesandcapitalequipmentneededforthefunctioningofacountryorarea.“It?makes?me?thinkof?our?infrastructure.”

2.GeneralvsSpecializedmeaningsWordGeneralmeaningSpecializedmeaningutility效用公共设施site地点选址grid格子输电网insulation孤立绝缘，隔热renovation革新装修，翻修process过程处理

3.ExamplesofspecializedmeaningsPleasecompletethesesentencesusingthewordsintheprevioustable.1.