Unit Three,Environmental Protection
第三单元，环境保护

graph
The graph shows how house prices have risen since the nineteen eighties.
这张图表显示了自20世纪80年代以来房价是如何上涨的。

emission
Radiation is the emission of energy.
辐射会发出能量。

melt
The snow showed no sign of melting.
雪没有一点融化的迹象。

starve
The new job doesn't pay as much but we won't starve.
新工作的工资不多,但我们不至于挨饿。

seal
Seals eat fish and live in and near the sea usually in cold parts of the world.
海豹以鱼为食，通常生活在世界寒冷地区的海洋中和附近。

ecology
Development has been guided by a concern for the ecology of the area.
关注本地区的生态状况一直是发展的指导原则。

release
They haven't released any more details yet.
他们还没有公布更多细节。

methane
Methane is often regarded as the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide.
甲烷常被认为是仅次于二氧化碳的重要温室气体。

carbon
We all need to look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint.
我们都需要寻求降低碳排放量的方法。

carbon dioxide
This may provide a quick and accurate way of monitoring the amount of carbon dioxide in the air.
这也许能提供一个监测空气中二氧化碳含量的既快又准的方法。

habitable
The house should be habitable by the new year.
房子到新年时应该就可以住进去了。

sustain
The love and support of his family sustained him during his time in prison.
家人的关爱和支持帮助他度过了狱中岁月。

sustainable
The creation of an efficient and sustainable transport system is critical to the long-term future of London.
建立一套高效稳定的交通体系对伦敦的长远发展意义重大。

fossil
Fossil hunters have discovered the bones of an elephant believed to be five hundred thousand years old.
化石搜集者们发现了一具大象骨骼,据信距今已有50万年。

fuel
They ran out of fuel.
他们的燃料用完了。

fossil fuel
Burning fossil fuels uses oxygen and produces carbon dioxide.
燃烧化石燃料消耗氧气并产生二氧化碳。

comprehensive
The government gave a comprehensive explanation of its plans for industry.
政府对其工业计划作了全面的说明。

worldwide
The story has attracted worldwide attention.
这件事已经引起了全世界的关注。

trend
There is a growing trend towards earlier retirement.
提早退休者有增加的趋势。

frequently
Buses run frequently between the city and the airport.
公共汽车频繁地来往于市区与机场之间。

broadcast
I don't like to broadcast the fact that my father owns the company.
我不想宣扬这家公司为我父亲所有。

policy
This policy is doomed to failure.
这项政策注定会失败。

footprint
His footprints were clearly evident in the heavy dust.
他的脚印在厚厚的尘土中清晰可见。

restrict
Having small children tends to restrict your freedom.
有了小孩往往会限制你的自由。

restriction
The government has agreed to lift restrictions on press freedom.
政府已经同意撤销对新闻自由的限制。

seize
He was seized by curiosity.
他好奇心顿起。

basin
Place the eggs and sugar in a large basin.
把鸡蛋和糖放在一个大碗里。

penguin
Thousands of penguins have already died from a shortage of krill.
数千只企鹅因为磷虾匮乏已经死亡。

reform
She thought she could reform him.
她觉得她可以使他洗心革面。

undergo
My mother underwent major surgery last year.
我母亲去年动过大手术。

implement
I wonder how he might best implement his purpose.
我想知道他怎样才能最好地实现他的目标。

harmonious
Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.
他们关系融洽，部分原因是他们目标相似。

moderate
The team enjoyed only moderate success last season.
上个赛季,这个球队只取得了中等成绩。

submit
Completed projects must be submitted by the tenth of March.
完成的方案必须在3月10日前提交上来。

annual
The market has shown annual growth of twenty per cent for several years.
几年来，该市场的年增长率为20%。

tropical
The hurricane center warns people not to take the threat of tropical storms lightly.
飓风中心警告人们,不要对热带风暴的危险掉以轻心。

chaos
Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads.
大雪导致道路上交通一片混乱。

on behalf of
On behalf of the department I would like to thank you all.
我谨代表全系感谢大家。

nuclear
He claims that several countries have developed nuclear weapons secretly.
他声称有几个国家已经秘密研制出了核武器。

sensitive
She is very sensitive to other people's feelings.
她很能体谅他人的感受。

jungle
The area was covered in dense jungle.
这个地区丛林密布。

smog
Cars cause pollution both smog and acid rain.
汽车造成的污染既有烟雾也有酸雨。

originate
The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics.
这种疾病据说起源于热带地区。

volume
How do you measure the volume of a gas?
你如何计量气体的体积?

garbage
Don't forget to take out the garbage.
别忘了扔垃圾。

enterprise
There are plenty of small industrial enterprises.
有许多小型工业企业。

restore
The measures are intended to restore public confidence in the economy.
这些举措旨在恢复公众对经济的信心。

conservation
He is interested in wildlife conservation.
他对野生动物保护很感兴趣。

dozen
Only about half a dozen people turned up.
只有六七个人到了。

dozens of
Dozens of doctors and nurses have been working day and night for weeks.
很多医生和护士已经夜以继日地工作数周了。

regulation
Under the new regulations spending on office equipment will be strictly controlled.
根据新的规定,办公设备开支将受到严格控制。

disposal
Congress passed a law that regulates the disposal of waste.
国会通过了一项管理废物处理的法律。

inspection
The head went on a tour of inspection of all the classrooms.
校长巡视了所有的教室。

fine
She was fined for speeding.
她因超速而被罚款。

campaign
During his election campaign he promised to put the economy back on its feet.
在竞选活动中,他承诺恢复经济活力。

waterway
The waterway is blocked up.
水道堵塞了。

tolerate
This sort of behaviour will not be tolerated.
这种行为是不能容许的。

agenda
For the government, education is now at the top of the agenda.
对政府来说,现在教育是当务之急。