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*ecological ［ˌiːkəˋlaːdʒIkl］

adj. 生态的；生态学的

**ecology ［iˋkaːlədʒi］

n. 生态学

**ecosystem ［ˋiːkoʊsIstəm］

n. 生态系统

*counterbalance ［ˌkaʊntərˋbæləns］

vt. 对…起平衡作用；抵消（to act as a balance to sb./sth.）

【记】counter（反对，相反）+balance（平衡）→相反的两边保持平衡→抵消

**contaminate ［kənˋtæmIneIt］

vt. 污染（to defile; pollute）

【例】The Department of Resources notified the town council that the water supply was contaminated.

*collectible ［kəˋlektəbl］

adj. 可收集的，可回收的

【例】Still, the resale market for high-end collectible books remains somewhat murky and difficult to track.

*fauna ［ˋfɔːnə］

n. （某一地区或某一时期的）动物群落

**sewage ［ˋsuːIdʒ］

n. 下水道；污水，垃圾

*boulevard ［ˋbʊləvaːrd］

n. 林荫大道（a wide city street, often with trees on each side）

*submarine ［ˌsʌbməˋriːn］

n. 潜水艇

【例】a submarine officer

*canal ［kəˋnæl］

n. 运河

【例】The Suez Canal joins the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.

*fume ［fjuːm］

n. （浓烈或难闻的）烟，气体

*mutualism ［ˋmjuːtʃuəlIzəm］

n. 共栖，互利共生（the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other）

【例】The exchange exemplifies a perfect mutualism.

*decibel ［ˋdesIbel］

n. 分贝

Exercise

填空题

1. The carnival parade was a magnificent______.

2. After the winter rains, the stream becomes a raging______.

3. She gave him a look of______honesty.

4. The male is recognizable by its yellow______.

5. Tears were______down her cheeks.

6. The______mountain forest turns red gradually in the autumn wind.

7. The bombing was the latest in a______of terrorist attacks.

8. A security number had been______on the car window as a protection against theft.

9. The autumn leaves are______, leaves to become like gold to shine.

10. There’s too much______in your diet.

11.______mushrooms are plentiful in the southwest Algeria desert.

12. There is______tropical vegetation in our country.

13. Bees and butterflies______the trees in the orchard.

14. The accused’s right to silence was a vital______to the powers of the police.

15. Tourism is damaging the______and fauna（plants and animals）of the island.

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Answers

填空题答案

1. The carnival parade was a magnificent spectacle .

2. After the winter rains, the stream becomes a raging torrent .

3. She gave him a look of limpid honesty.

4. The male is recognizable by its yellow crest .

5. Tears were trickling down her cheeks.

6. The verdant mountain forest turns red gradually in the autumn wind.

7. The bombing was the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks.

8. A security number had been etched on the car window as a protection against theft.

9. The autumn leaves are overblown , leaves to become like gold to shine.

10. There’s too much starch in your diet.

11. Truffle mushrooms are plentiful in the southwest Algeria desert.

12. There is luxuriant tropical vegetation in our country.

13. Bees and butterflies pollinate the trees in the orchard.

14. The accused’s right to silence was a vital counterbalance to the powers of the police.

15. Tourism is damaging the flora and fauna（plants and animals）of the island.

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