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UNIT 6 THE ADMIRABLE(一)
1．And the Barbie is partnering(熟词生义：vt.合作) with the Jane Goodall Foundation and her
Roots & Shoots program，which inspires young people to protect others，animals and the
environment.
2．The main message is “every day you live，you make an impact on(对……有影响) the
planet and you get to choose what sort of impact you make”．
3．It doesn’t really matter if(it作形式主语，if引导的从句作真正的主语) they have a career
in conservation，as long as(只要) they live conservation in their daily lives.
4．Streaming services(流媒体服务) have seen(熟词生义：v.历经，目睹)an explosion of tracks
in the last year consisting entirely of(由……组成) recordings of rainfall，ocean waves and
winds.
5．They set aside(留出) a total pot for royalties，which is then divided up between distributors，
record labels，recording artists and songwriters.
set常用短语
set about doing sth＝set out to do sth开始干某事
set aside暂时不考虑；省出，留出钱、时间、土地等
set up建立，创立，设立
set down放下，记下
set off出发，动身；引起，激起；使……爆炸
6．The third-generation hybrid rice which was developed by Yuan Longping，the “father of
hybrid rice”，and his team underwent its first public yield(产量) monitoring(n.检测) from
Monday to Tuesday and achieved high output.
7．Some previous high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in China took 160 to even 180 days from
sowing to harvesting，while the figure(数字) was shortened(v.缩短) to around 125 days for the
new variety.
figure n.数字；图形；人物；身材；人影v.计算；想；估计；认为
keep one’s figure保持体形
figure out弄明白；计算出
8．This is one of the most important characteristics(one of＋the＋形容词最高级＋n.pl表示
“最……之一”) of the third-generation hybrid rice that can reduce the use of pesticides and
fertilizers，thus reducing cost and improving production efficiency(现在分词短语作结果状语)．
9．Unlike the previous two generations that required a large amount of(大量的) water and
fertilizers as well as(也，又，还) demanding growing conditions and technological support...
10．At present，Yuan’s team has nine third-generation hybrid rice combinations under trial(正
在试验中)，which are expected to achieve commercial seed production in the following three to
four years，and hopes to apply(v.应用) the technology into the research of sea rice.
11．Seen(过去分词作状语) from the foot of the mountain，the sky was gray and cloudy.
12．The road was more slippery(adj.湿滑的) than the day before，so we had no choice but
to(别无选择而只好) get down from our horses and walked on foot.
13．Thousands of ball-shaped objects floated(v.飘浮) slowly in the distance，shining golden
beams of light，as though(引导虚拟语气)the whole sky were filled with countless glowing
lanterns.
14．Meanwhile，we all just froze(熟词生义：v.因害怕等停住不动) there，speechless[adj.(因
气愤、震惊、惊讶等)说不出话的，无语的] with wonder，appreciating the incredible(adj.不可
思议的，难以置信的) views.
