1. preserve n. 保护区 & vt. 保护,维护 例: The scientist tries his best to preserve the natural habitat of the butterflies. (这位科学家尽全力保护那些蝴蝶的自然栖息地。)
2. relatively adv. 相对地;相当地 例: Nowadays, the birthrate in Taiwan is relatively low. (现今台湾的出生率相当低。)
3. population n. 人口 注意: population 为集合名词,常用单数形,或与不定冠词 a 并用。 a large/small population人口众多 稀少 a population of 200,00020 万的人口 例: Taipei has a population of nearly seven million people. (台北有将近 7 百万的人口。)
4. abundant a. 大量的;丰富的 例: This jungle has abundant natural resources. (这座丛林有丰富的天然资源。)
5. be home to...是┅┅的大本营 例: Madagascar is home to various kinds of wild animals. (马达加斯加岛是各种野生动物的大本营。)
6. a wide range of...各式各样的┅┅ = a wide variety of... 例: Our school offers a wide range of courses in your field. (我们的学校提供和你领域相关的各式课程。)
7. contrast n. 对比,对照 in contrast to...与┅┅成对比 对照 例: In contrast to my brother's fast-paced lifestyle, mine seems rather dull. (与我哥哥快节奏的生活方式相对照之下,我的生活显得相当无趣。)
8. never fail to V总会┅┅,一定会┅┅ 例: Larry never fails to take a nap after lunch. (赖瑞吃过午饭後一定会小睡片刻。)
9. at a price of...以┅┅价钱 例: At a price of NT$150 million, the house of our dreams was out of reach. (我们梦想的房子价格高达 1 亿 5 千万,实在遥不可及。)
10. undergo vt. 经历 例: John underwent a lot of setbacks before becoming what he is today. (约翰经历了许多挫败才有今天的成就。)
11. concentrate vt. 聚集,集中 例: The population is concentrated in one part of the city. (该城市的人口集中在某一区。)
12. transform vt. 使改变,使转变 transform A into B将 A 变成 转变成 B = change A into B 例: The witch transformed the prince into a frog. (巫婆把王子变成了青蛙。)
13. swarm vi. 蜂拥 例: The reporters swarmed to the police station when the singer was arrested for drunk driving. (那名歌手因酒驾被捕,所以记者们都朝警察局蜂拥而去。)
14. subside vi. 消退;平息 例: After the laughter subsided, there was an extended silence. (笑声停止後,接下来是一阵漫长的沈默。)
15. engage in...从事┅┅ 例: Gary is a rich man because he engages in all kinds of business opportunities. (盖瑞是个有钱人,因为所有赚钱的生意他都参一脚。)
16. It is estimated + that 子句据估计┅┅ 例: It's estimated that 200 people were injured in the huge blast. (据估计有 200 人在那场大爆炸中受伤。)
17. one-third of...3 分之 1 的┅┅ = a third of... * 基数-序数 + of...几分之几的┅┅ 基数∶one、two、three... 序数∶third、fourth、fifth... 注意: 在上述用法中,基数若为 2 以上时,则序数之後须加 -s。表『2 分之 1』时则多用 half 或 one half 表示。 例: Two-thirds of the students failed the math exam. (有 3 分之 2 的学生没有通过这次的数学测验。)
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