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UNIT 8 GREEN LIVING(一)
1．They came up with(提出，想出) the idea of running mangrove safaris(观光游) for tourists in
Vengurla’s Mandavi River.
2．Strike while the iron is hot.(趁热打铁)
3．Kill two birds with one stone.(一举两得；一石二鸟)
4．Bite off more than you can chew.(想一口吃成胖子；不自量力)
5．The world’s top climate scientists of the IPCC have just released(v.发布) a landmark
report，warning about the future of the planet.
6．The IPCC is a U．N.body of 195 member states that assesses(v.评估) the science related
to(与……相关) the climate crisis on behalf of(代表) governments every few years.
7．Hundreds of scientists work on a series of(一系列；一连串) reports，which(引导非限制性
定语从句) take years to produce.
8．In some cases，extreme storms could become three times more frequent and drop(v.下降，减
少) 30% more rainfall in a day.
9．If every country，every business shifts away from burning gas，coal and oil over the next 30
years or so，we could probably limit this warming trend to(将……限制到……)a total of less
than 3.5°F.
10．The lake sank to nearly six meters below the long-term average(n.平均水平)．
11．The lake’s shrinking threatens to upend(v.颠倒)the ecosystem，disturbing the migration
and survival of 10 million birds，including ducks and geese.
12．The decades-long decline in lake level is raising alarm bells(引起警觉) for millions of
people who live in the region.
13．As water disappears，salts are left behind(遗留，遗忘；把……抛在后面)．
14．The modern era is arguably the greatest time in the history of the world for innovation，but
none of it would have happened(虚拟语气) without the invention of electricity supplied on
demand.
15．With that one advancement，in came(方位副词放句首，引起全部倒装) the fastest-
changing period in human history and the greatest population growth，too.
16．People eat better，and more safely，because of innovations we now take for granted(认
为……理所当然)like the refrigerator，the oven and running tap water.
17．Even entertainment has changed because no longer do(否定副词放句首，引起部分倒装)
people have to make their own fun by playing games.
18．How(引导主语从句) people communicate，work，eat，travel，shop is all subject to(受
制于，易受影响) innovation and invention.
