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UNIT 10 CONNECTIONS(二)
1．Moran works at the California Academy of Sciences，which is capped by(熟词生义：v.占地；
覆盖) 2.5 acres of living roof where nearly 1.7 million plants，insects and birds flourish(v.茁壮
成长)．
2．The building has been painstakingly(adv.煞费苦心地，仔细地) designed to be among one of
the most environment-friendly(adj.环境友好的) in the world.
3．Automatic skylights open and close to help regulate(v.调节) the temperature inside the
building while(意为“同时”，引导时间状语从句) natural sunlight is used to light(v.照明) the
building as much as possible.
4．This jobs growth comes from a growing need(n.需求) for buildings that can deal with(处理；
安排；对付) multiple problems：meeting(v.满足) tough climate-change targets；rising energy
costs，water shortages(n.短缺) and an increased risk of extreme weather conditions.
5．In China the government has set an ambitious(adj.雄心勃勃的) goal as part of its five-year
plan that requires(vt.需要) 50% of all new urban buildings to be green certified.
6．In reality(实际上，事实上)，such victories of the hunted over the hunter were a fantasy in the
cruel world of industrial(adj.工业的 industry n．工业 industrialize v．使工业化
industrialization n．工业化) whaling.
7．The biggest cetacean of them all，the blue whale，had all but disappeared from the Southern
Ocean(南冰洋) by the time a ban on(针对……的禁令) hunting it was introduced(熟词生义：v.
推行，实施) in 1967.
8．In 2017，the Natural History Museum established a 25m skeleton(骨架) of a blue whale and
named it Hope，intending(v.打算；想要 intention n．意图；目的；打算 intentional adj.故意
的；有意的) to inspire(v.激励，鼓舞；激发，唤起 inspired adj.品质优秀的；能力卓越的
inspiring adj.鼓舞人心的 inspiration n．鼓舞人心的人或事物；灵感) new generations to build
a sustainable future.
①intend to do sth/doing sth打算做某事
be intended to do sth专为做某事而设计；旨在做某事
be intended for专门为……设计/打算
②with the intention of目的是……
9．Ecological wrongs(熟词生义：n.错误的行为) can be righted(熟词生义：v.纠正；矫正)，or at least mitigated，with sufficient(adj.足够的；充足的) will and organisations.
10．The more general comeback of the whale—for which(“介词＋which”引导定语从句)
environmental campaigners should take a great deal of credit(熟词生义：n.称赞，赞扬)—can be
an inspiration for victories yet to be won.
11．To communicate better and enrich his later life(丰富他以后的生活)，I bought him an
iPhone，but my father strongly resisted using(resist doing sth 抵制做某事) it.
12．For a long time，I could still picture(picture此处为熟词生义，意为“想象”)Dad’s ear
emerging on the screen，which(引导非限制性定语从句) made me laugh.
13．He caught on(学会) fast and became crazy about(对……痴迷) it.
14．As is known to all(众所周知)，we humans are social by nature(天生地；生性)．
15．The connections we build with others are critical to(对……至关重要)social，emotional，
and physical health.
16．Knowing how to maintain interpersonal relationships can help you build a support system
that/which provides strength as you cope with(应对，处理) life’s challenges.
17．To maintain strong bonds with others，there needs to be a mutual give-and-take when it
comes to(就……而言；当提到……时) sharing information with one another.
