妙語佳句:

原句:insect-eating birds were also targeted causing an increase in insect pests.

insect pest:蟲害

An insect pest fatal to cotton had struck the crop.

棉花遭受了一種致命的蟲害。

原句:Efforts to make China self-reliant in steel resulted in 10% of the country's forests being felled to feed the furnaces.

make effort:作出努力

The workers are making effort to overfulfil this year's plan.

工人們正在努力超額完成今年的計劃。

result in:導致, 結果是

Excessive dosage of this drug can result in injury to the liver.

這種藥使用過量會損害肝臟。

原句:This had a profound impact on China's environment.

impact on:對 ... 產生影響

Her speech made a tremendous impact on everyone.

她的演說對大家震動很大。

原句:As modern China engages with the outside world.

engage with:與 ... 接洽, 與 ... 銜接

She has the ability to engage with young minds.

她能夠與年輕人心意相通。

Do we want to engage with the Syrians?

我們是否想跟敘利亞接觸？

原句:destroying non-cereal crops and uprooting fruit trees in the process.

in the process:在過程中

We are in the process of building socialism.

我們正在建設社會主義。

考考你:

自力更生大煉鋼鐵的結果導致了百分之十的森林被砍伐。

由于現代中國與外部世界的交流更加頻繁，這種觀點似乎占據了主導地位。

上期答案:

When there are so little to go around,it doesn't take much for the situation to turn critical

The live stock and the wild horses compete for the same food