1. preserve n. 保護區 & vt. 保護,維護
例: The scientist tries his best to preserve the natural habitat of the butterflies.
(這位科學家盡全力保護那些蝴蝶的自然棲息地。)
2. relatively adv. 相對地;相當地
例: Nowadays, the birthrate in Taiwan is relatively low.
(現今台灣的出生率相當低。)
3. population n. 人口
注意:
population 為集合名詞,常用單數形,或與不定冠詞 a 並用。
a large/small population 人口眾多/稀少
a population of 200,000 20 萬的人口
例: Taipei has a population of nearly seven million people.
(台北有將近 7 百萬的人口。)
4. abundant a. 大量的;豐富的
例: This jungle has abundant natural resources.
(這座叢林有豐富的天然資源。)
5. be home to... 是……的大本營
例: Madagascar is home to various kinds of wild animals.
(馬達加斯加島是各種野生動物的大本營。)
6. a wide range of... 各式各樣的……
= a wide variety of...
例: Our school offers a wide range of courses in your field.
(我們的學校提供和你領域相關的各式課程。)
7. contrast n. 對比,對照
in contrast to... 與……成對比/對照
例: In contrast to my brother's fast-paced lifestyle, mine seems rather dull.
(與我哥哥快節奏的生活方式相對照之下,我的生活顯得相當無趣。)
8. never fail to V 總會……,一定會……
例: Larry never fails to take a nap after lunch.
(賴瑞吃過午飯後一定會小睡片刻。)
9. at a price of... 以……價錢
例: At a price of NT$150 million, the house of our dreams was out of reach.
(我們夢想的房子價格高達 1 億 5 千萬,實在遙不可及。)
10. undergo vt. 經歷
例: John underwent a lot of setbacks before becoming what he is today.
(約翰經歷了許多挫敗才有今天的成就。)
11. concentrate vt. 聚集,集中
例: The population is concentrated in one part of the city.
(該城市的人口集中在某一區。)
12. transform vt. 使改變,使轉變
transform A into B 將 A 變成/轉變成 B
= change A into B
例: The witch transformed the prince into a frog.
(巫婆把王子變成了青蛙。)
13. swarm vi. 蜂擁
例: The reporters swarmed to the police station when the singer was arrested for drunk driving.
(那名歌手因酒駕被捕,所以記者們都朝警察局蜂擁而去。)
14. subside vi. 消退;平息
例: After the laughter subsided, there was an extended silence.
(笑聲停止後,接下來是一陣漫長的沈默。)
15. engage in... 從事……
例: Gary is a rich man because he engages in all kinds of business opportunities.
(蓋瑞是個有錢人,因為所有賺錢的生意他都參一腳。)
16. It is estimated + that 子句 據估計……
例: It's estimated that 200 people were injured in the huge blast.
(據估計有 200 人在那場大爆炸中受傷。)
17. one-third of... 3 分之 1 的……
= a third of...
* 基數-序數 + of... 幾分之幾的……
基數:one、two、three...
序數:third、fourth、fifth...
注意:
在上述用法中,基數若為 2 以上時,則序數之後須加 -s。表『2 分之 1』時則多用 half 或 one half 表示。
例: Two-thirds of the students failed the math exam.
(有 3 分之 2 的學生沒有通過這次的數學測驗。) |