【重點詞匯】

1.cope with vt. 對付，應付，處理如：Our ancestors have to cope with cold, hunger as well as attack from wild animal.
我們的祖先必須應付寒冷，饑餓以及野獸的襲擊。

For all his learning, he didn't know how to cope with the situation.
他雖然學識淵博，但對這種情況他也不知道如何應付。

Inexperienced she was, she could cope with the difficulties wonderfully well.
盡管她沒有經驗，但她能巧妙地克服這些困難。

2.absorb vt. 吸納，吸引 ... 的注意，吞并

如：Plants absorb minerals and other nutrients from the soil.
植物從泥土中吸收礦物質和其他養料。

Dry sand absorbs water.
干沙吸收水份。

3.mound n. 土墩，堤，小山

如：He lay in his bunk under a mound of blankets.
他躺在鋪上，身上蓋了一大堆毯子。

There is a mound of papers on my desk.
我的辦公桌上放了一大堆文件。

4.evacuation n. 撤離，疏散

如：Difficult, incomplete, or infrequent evacuation of dry, hardened feces from the bowels.
便秘有困難的、不完全的或不經常從腸道排泄干燥且硬的大便

Order go out to prepare for the evacuation of the city.
為撤離該城作準備的命令已下達。