1.According to some environmental pressure groups, the next five years is a critical period for the rainforests. If we don't take action in this period, the rainforests will disappear in ten years' time.
詞匯解析:
Pressure group 壓力集團(tuán), 類似的有interest group 利益集團(tuán)
Environmental 環(huán)保
Rainforest 雨林
Take action 行動(dòng)
參考筆記:
Ev Pre gp: 5y★--→rainf
×ac--→rainf×
2.According to a recently published medical report, pop singers have got voice problems and they really need to be more selective about where they work. They shouldn't work in smoky atmospheres and they shouldn't smoke themselves.
詞匯解析:
Medical report 醫(yī)學(xué)報(bào)告
Selective 有挑選的;挑剔的
Smoky atmosphere 煙霧繚繞的空氣
參考筆記:
Medi Rp: Po sin-----voic pb
↘★whe: ×smok at/smok
3. The modern trend in dressing behavior is usually referred to as one of increased informality, but this is misleading. In reality, there is no law of formality, merely the exchange of old formalities for new.
詞匯解析:
Trend 潮流;趨勢(shì)
Informality 休閑;非正式
Misleading 誤導(dǎo)的
Laws of formality 正式的法則