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SectionⅢLesson2&Lesson3[读文清障][原文呈现]①seevt.某时/某地发生某情况，经历，经受，常用物作主语，以增添语言色彩。②grand/grænd/adj.巨大的③scale/skeIl/n.规模，范围onalarge/grandscale大规模的/地④changeable/'tʃeIndʒəbəl/adj.多变的NatureisturningonusThelastfewyearshaveseen①environmentaldisastersonagrand②scale③，andexpertsarepredictingfarworsetocome.JinLireportsonourEarth'schangeable④weatherpatterns.[读文清障][原文呈现]AInthelastdecade,thunderstorms⑤，floods,earthquakes,typhoons⑥，volcaniceruptions⑦，tsunamis⑧andforestfireshavebecomeincreasingly⑨common.TherehasbeenterriblefloodinginAsia,Africa,AmericaandOceania.⑤thunderstorm/'θʌndəstɔːm/n.雷暴，雷雨⑥typhoon/ˌtaI'fuːn/n.台风⑦eruptionn．爆发，发生⑧tsunami/tsʊ'nɑːmi/n.海啸⑨increasinglyadv.越来越多地，相当于moreandmore。[读文清障][原文呈现]⑩with...hurricaneshitting...是“with＋宾语＋v.ing形式”的with的复合结构。⑪rainfall/'reInfɔːl/n.降雨量⑫irrigation/ˌIrI'geIʃən/n.灌溉(1)________Stormshavebeengettingworseeverywheretoo,withagrowingnumberofhurricaneshitting⑩theUS,andCentralAmerica.Reducedrainfall⑪hasaffectedlargeareasofAfricaforyearsleavingirrigation⑫canalsdryandmanyotherzonesarebecomingdrier.[读文清障][原文呈现]⑬anumberof许多，后接可数名词的复数形式。⑭arm/ɑːm/vt.武装armedadj.武装的⑮conflictn．冲突，战斗beinconflict有冲突⑯resultin导致resultfrom起因于，由于(2)________Anumberof⑬nationshavealreadybeeninarmed⑭conflict⑮overwater,andreducedrainfallinthewestoftheUShasresultedin⑯hugeforestfires.大自然对我们的报复[第1～2段译文]在过去的几年里，人们已经见证了大规模的环境灾难，专家们预测更为严重的灾难即将到来。金莉报道了关于地球多变天气的模式。A在过去的10年里，雷雨、洪水、地震、台风、火山爆发、海啸和森林火灾变得越来越频繁。亚洲、非洲、美洲和大洋洲都发生过非常严重的洪涝灾害。(1)________不断增多的飓风袭击美国和中美洲地区，与此同时各地的暴风雨灾害也越来越严重。多年来降雨量减少影响了非洲的大片地区，使得灌溉渠道干涸，而许多其他地方则变得更加干旱。(2)________已经有几个国家因为水的问题而发生武装冲突，而美国西部由于降水减少导致了森林大火。[读文清障][原文呈现]BVolcaniceruptionsandearthquakeshavealwaysbeenathreat⑰incertainpartsoftheworld.Avolcaniceruptionnearlywipedout⑱thesmallislandofMontserratin1997,andtherehavebeenseriousearthquakesinmanypartsof⑰threatn．[C]威胁；恐吓⑱wipeout彻底毁灭，去除[读文清障][原文呈现]Asia,EuropeandSouthAmerica.Inthelastthreeyears,Indonesiahashadarough⑲time⑳，suffering○21severalkillerquakes○22anditisstillrecoveringfrom○23theAsiantsunamicausedbyanoffshore○24earthquakeonDecember26th,2004○25.⑲rough/rʌf/adj.艰难的⑳havearoughtime过得很艰难，过着艰难的生活○21suffervt.遭受，承受○22quake/kweIk/n.地震sufferingseveralkillerquakes是现在分词短语作伴随状语。○23recoverfrom从……中恢复○24offshore/ˌɒf'ʃɔː/adj.在近海岸的○25causedbyanoffshoreearthquake...是过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰theAsiantsunami。[读文清障][原文呈现]Thetsunamikilled132,000Indonesiansandanother100,000peopleofothernationalities.Thiscatastrophe○26isstillveryfreshinthemindsofpeopleworldwidewhohavenotyetgotover○27theirseparation○28fromlovedoneslostinthetsunami○29.○26catastrophe/kə'tæstrəfi/n.巨大的灾难○27getover恢复○28separation/ˌsepə'reIʃən/n.分离，分开○29whohavenotyetgotover是who引导的定语从句，修饰people。lostinthetsunami在句中作后置定语，修饰lovedones。[读文清障][原文呈现]○30turnon突然攻击○31disturbingadj.引起烦恼的，令人不安的○32attherateof以……的速度CSowhyisnaturebeginningtoturnon○30us?(3)________Thepopulationoftheworldisgrowingatthedisturbing○31rateof○3210,000peopleanhour,nearly90millionayear,withmostofthegrowthinthedevelopingworld.Peopleinagriculturalareas,[读文清障][原文呈现]○33means/miːnz/n.方法(单复数同形)○34earnone'sliving谋生○35construct/kən'strʌkt/vt.建造○36shabbyadj.破烂的○37clay/kleI/n.黏土○38whatevermaterialstheycanfind是whatever引导的名词性从句，在此作from的宾语。○39brick/brIk/n.砖，砖块○40slip/slIp/vi.滑落withoutanymeans○33toearntheirliving○34，movetothecities,andthenconstruct○35shabby○36homesfromwhatevermaterialstheycanfindonpoorclay○37soil○38.Thesehomes,seldommadeofbricks○39，caneasilyfalldowninearthquakesorslip○40and[读文清障][原文呈现]○41slide/slaId/vi.滑行○42mountainous/'maʊntInəs/adj.多山的○43destructionn．毁灭，破灭slide○41downhillinlandslides,especiallyinmountainous○42areas.(4)________Thishasmainlybeencausedbythehugeamountsofcarbondioxideproducedbyfactoriesandvehicles,andthedestruction○43oftheworld'sforests.Asaresult,ahotteroceancausesmorepowerfulwinds.[读文清障][原文呈现]○44howl/haʊl/vi.咆哮，怒吼Atlantichurricanes—theirhowling○44windswithspeedsofover300kilometresanhour—are40%strongernowthantheywere30yearsago.[读文清障][原文呈现]○45asaroundhalftheworld'spopulation...是as引导的原因状语从句。○46eruptvi.发生，爆发DVolcanoesandearthquakesareevenmoredangerousthaninthepastasaroundhalftheworld'spopulationnowlivesincities○45.Therearemorethan300activevolcanoes,aboutfiftyofwhicherupt○46eachyear,andmorethan500millionpeoplenow[读文清障][原文呈现]○47withintherangeof在……范围之内○48randomadj.随机的，随意的atrandom任意地；随便地○49inadvance提前livewithintherangeof○47avolcaniceruption.Becausethesenaturaldisastersoccuratrandom○48times,itisdifficulttowarnpeopleinadvance○49.InMay2006,thousandsofIndonesianslivingnearMtMerapi(whichmeansmountainoffire)[读文清障][原文呈现]○50flee/fliː/vt.&vi.逃生○51atrisk处于危险中○52tosomedegree在某种程度上○53claimvt.使失踪或死亡，夺去hadtoflee○50astheythoughtitwasabouttoerupt.Anevengreaternumberofpeopleliveatrisk○51，tosomedegree○52，fromearthquakeswhichhaveclaimed○53morethan1.6millionlivesinthelasthundredyears.[读文清障][原文呈现]○54potential/pə'tenʃəl/n.可能性，潜在性○55thereisthepotentialthat...是固定句式，意为“有可能……”。that从句作potential的同位语。EMostdisasterexpertsbelievethereisthepotential○54that○55thingscouldgetalotworse.ProfessorHouMing,ofBeijingUniversitystudiesvolcanoesandhewarnsthattheworldhasnotseentheworstnaturecando.Theworsteruptio