1.deforestation n.毀林
Severe deforestation has accelerated soil erosion and reduced productivity.
嚴重的亂砍濫伐加快了水土流失,降低了生產力 。
2.rickshaw n. 人力車
In those days his father made a living by pulling a rickshaw.
那時他父親靠拉人力車過活 。
3.traditional adj.傳統的
We're still a traditional school in a lot of ways.
我們在很多方面仍是一所舊式學校 。
4.connection n.連接
She used her connections to full advantage.
她充分利用了自己的人脈 。
5.But deforestation – or the cutting down of trees -- has led many of them to settle in one place.
cut down 削減;砍倒
He cut down on coffee and cigarettes, and ate a balanced diet.
他喝咖啡和吸煙都比以前少了,飲食也均衡了 。
A vandal with a chainsaw cut down a tree.
一個故意破壞公物的人用鏈鋸伐倒了一棵樹 。
6.But deforestation – or the cutting down of trees -- has led many of them to settle in one place.
settle in 遷入
He took a long time to settle in to big-time football.
他花了很長時間才在頂級足球聯賽站穩腳跟 。
You will need time to settle in and assess your surroundings.
在新居安頓下來并評估環境是需要時間的 。