# Unit2 ## Vocabulary * modern 現代化的adj. * access 進入/接觸某物的權利或機會n. * quality of life 生活品質n. * trash 垃圾n.modern 現代化的adj. * access 進入/接觸某物的權利或機會n. * quality of life 生活品質n. * trash 垃圾n. * environment 環境n. * traffic 交通n. * improve 進步v. * subway 地鐵n * pleasant 令人感到愉快的adj. * jobs 工作 * beautiful 美麗的adj. * green 綠色的;環保的adj. * natural beauty 天然之美 * efficiently 有效率地adv. ### 課文本體 算了讀不完，就讀Skimming的内容選填和背一下Reading考填空的順序猜的像好了。 但還是稍微滑一下比較好peko。 講義pdf版本[下載](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KtsXa9FIjgy1MkKMGKBomqKSpNLnC_RE) ## Skimming 考文章閲讀 ### A #### 詞 - the human population began to grow more rapidly. rapidly: 迅猛地adj. #### 文 > With the new and much more dependable sources of food that became available through agriculture, the human population began to grow more rpidly. 随着农业提供了新的、更可靠的食物来源，人口开始更加迅速地增长。 #### Topic The growth of human population throughout history 历史上人口的增长 #### Main idea Human population has grown rapidly on Earth with more dependable sources of food. 地球上的人口迅速增长，食物来源更加可靠。 ### B #### 詞 - the annual increase now amounts about 82 million people annual 每年的adj amounts to: 相當於 #### 文 > #### Topic World population in 2018 and beyond #### Main idea If the same rate of growth continues, the Earth will not be able to support the projected number of people. ### C #### 詞 #### 文 #### Topic The population in developing countries 发展中国家的人口 #### Main idea With the problems urban centers in developing countries face, adequate care cannot be provided. 针对城市中心发展中的问题 国家面临的问题是无法提供足够的护理。 ### D #### 詞 limited: 有限的adj. place: 放置v. remain: (v.) 停留，留下；保持不變，仍然是 - The facts virtually demand that we restrain population growth. 事实上要求我们限制人口增长。 virtually: 實際上(adv.) demand: 堅決請求(v.) restrain: 遏制(v.) #### 文 > The facts virtually demand that we restrain population growth. 事实上要求我们限制人口增长。 #### Topic Earth’s limited resources 地球资源有限 #### Main idea Stabilizing the human population is necessary to saving the planet. 稳定人口对于拯救地球是必要的。 ### E #### 詞 rate of 比率 element: 部分; 元素 n. additional: 額外的adj. industrialized:工業化的adj. #### 文 > Finding a way to do so is the greatest task facing humanity. 找到实现这一目标的方法是人类面临的最伟大的任务。 #### Topic Uneven population distribution 人口分布不均 #### Main idea There are efforts underway to stabilize the world population, but it remains the biggest task facing humanity. 人们正在努力稳定世界人口，但这仍然是人类面临的最大任务。 ### F #### 詞 - it would help people become more aware of the issue of population decline. 它将帮助人们更加意识到人口下降的问题。 be/ become aware of 注意到 issue 議題n #### 文 > The United Nations partlu attributes this decline to the increased economic power and social status of women. 联合国将这种下降归因于妇女经济实力和社会地位的提高。 #### Topic A decline in the world population growth rate 世界人口增长率下降 #### Main idea The increased social and economic power of women and education is credited to the decline in the world population in the 20th and 21st centuries. 20 世纪和 21 世纪世界人口的下降应归功于妇女社会和经济力量以及教育的增强。 ### G #### 詞 account for: （在數量上）佔 whereas:儘管；但是；卻 (conj.) #### 文 > #### Topic Key factors to sustain the world’s resources 维持世界资源的关键因素 #### Main idea Per capita consumption of resources is also a key factor to sustain the world’s resources. 人均资源消耗也是维持世界资源的关键因素。 ### H #### 詞 commit oneself to + N./Ving 委身於 #### 文 > #### Topic The world’s problems can be solved 世界的问题是可以解决的 #### Main idea If we understand the problems that threaten the Earth and commit to doing something about them, the world’s environmental problems can be solved. 如果我们了解威胁地球的问题并致力于解决这些问题，世界的环境问题就可以得到解决。 ## Reading 考填空，背順序 ### 第一段 There's no **doubt** that one of the most important **issues** we face today as a human race has to do with Earth's natural resources. According to scientists, in the last 40 years, the amount of natural resources we **consume** has **tripled** and that's a huge problem because these resources won't **last** forever. 毫无疑问，我们今天作为人类面临的最重要的问题之一与地球的自然资源有关。据科学家称，在过去 40 年里，我们**消耗**的自然资源数量**增加了两倍**，这是一个巨大的问题，因为这些资源不会永远**持续**。 * **d**oubt: 懷疑n. (a feeling of not being certain about something.) * **i**ssue: 議題n. (a subject or problem that people are thinking and talking about) * **c**onsume 大量地消耗v. (to use fuel, energy, or time, especially in large amounts) * **t**riple 使成三倍v.(to increase three times in size or amount, or to make something do this.) * **l**ast 持續v. (to continue to exist) ### di ctl ### 第二段 From coal, oil and steel to water, soil and timber, we **rely heavily on** what our planet has to offer. We can't live without these resources, yet we're not doing enough to protect them. 从煤炭、石油和钢铁到水、土壤和木材，我们**严重依赖**我们星球所提供的资源。没有这些资源我们就无法生存，但我们在保护它们方面做得还不够。 In fact, some say that we're using them at such a rate that by 2050 there won't be any more for us to use and that we'll need to find a new planet to **colonize**. Even if this isn't true, we **urgently** need to **address** this problem if we want to protect Earth and future **generations**. 事实上，有人说我们使用它们的速度如此之快，到 2050 年，我们将不再可以使用它们，我们需要找到一个新的星球来**殖民**。即使这不是真的，如果我们想保护地球和子孙后代**，我们**迫切**需要**解决**这个问题 * rely on: 依賴 to need (someone or something) for support, help, etc * **c**olonize: 殖民v. (to send people to live in and govern another country) * **u**rgently:迫切地adv. (in a way which requires immediate action or attention) * **a**ddress: 處理 (= deal with = cope with) * **g**eneration: 世代n. (a period of about 25 to 30 years, in which most human babies become adults and have their own children) ### cu ag ### 第三代 So what solutions are there? First of all, we need to try to use fewer resources and try using them more efficiently. We can do this by recycling and reusing materials **particularly** in rich countries where people consume 10 times as many materials as in the poorest countries. 廢話，看下面這段就好 Secondly, governments need to **invest** more in **renewable** energy sources such as **solar** energy, wind power, and **geothermal** energy. These types of energy are **sustainable** and they can provide us with clean power without having a **negative** **impact on** the environment. 其次，政府需要对**可再生**能源进行更多的**投资**，例如**太阳能**、风能和**地热能**。这些类型的能源是**可持续的**，它们可以为我们提供清洁能源，而不会对环境产生**负面**影响。 * particularly = especially 特別是adv. * **i**nvest 投資;投入v. (to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage) * **r**enewable 可更新的adj. (capable of being renewed) * **s**olar: 來自太陽的adj. (relating to or determined by the sun) * **g**eothermal地熱的adj. (relating to or produced by the internal heat of the earth) * **s**ustainable可長期保存的;可持續的adj. (able to continue over a period of time) * have impact on 對～有影響 (=have influence on) * negative: 負面的;有害的adj. (bad or harmful) ### irs gs ### etc Topic: the Earth’s natural resources 地球的自然资源 Main idea: the overconsumption of Earth’s natural resources. the overconsumption of Earth’s natural resources.